Chapter 2284: Able People Bear Heavy Burdens

————Only two chapters written today, another one will likely have to wait until the weekend~

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Xia Duo politely declined Prince Aben's invitation to introduce Creation Magic to Xilu, even though he knew his refusal would cause Yimaska to block much of the foundational Knowledge of the Creation Domain from him.

But coming from Earth civilization, he was not entirely ignorant of the potential development of Creation Magic; even without the specific Knowledge provided by the other party, he could gradually figure it out.

Of course, these were not the key points; Yimaska knew nothing of this, and perhaps they would not completely block all Knowledge as he had imagined.

The more they opened up, the faster he could integrate the advantages of Creation Magic into Arcane Magic.

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Next, Xia Duo attempted a few more Creation practices, still using water as the substrate, and Prince Aben did not refuse to provide guidance because of his previous rejection.

During these few Creation practices, Xia Duo completely gave up on exploring the laws of Creation, as this was not something he had the ability to do at the current stage; he focused most of his energy on the Control of Creation Power.

He judged that Yimaska would very likely block the secret devices for controlling Creation Power, or even Knowledge regarding the manufacture of such secret devices, which would make it difficult to crack them even if he obtained those secret devices through some unconventional means later.

Thus, his own precision in controlling Creation Power became the key factor for his subsequent experiments; while the other party was still willing to provide guidance, he certainly had to make the most of it.

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Besides controlling Creation Power, Xia Duo also devoted part of his energy to observing the transformation process of the Creation target.

The real world exists objectively, and the laws of the world will not change because of the use of different Magic systems; Creation Magic can transform matter, and Arcane Magic certainly can too.

It was just that what the transformation process was exactly, and how to convert Creation Magic into Arcane Magic, was something he needed to research.

He had already foreseen that Yimaska would set up obstacles for him in many fields of Creation Magic, especially the secret devices for controlling Creation Power that were visible right now; without such secret devices, it would be very difficult to conduct Creation practice.

Relying solely on himself was completely unrealistic; currently, only Xia Duo in the Tower of Time, or rather Daxia Territory, had perceived Creation Power, and whether others could would basically depend on Yimaska's attitude.

Or he could wait until he researched a combination of secret devices to assist in perceiving Creation Power, but this was equally unrealistic.

Therefore, Creation Magic must be converted into Arcane Magic so that the existing achievements of Yimaska could be utilized more efficiently, just like the two types of cheap Energy-Conducting Material that Prince Aben had just provided as alternatives to Mithril.

At the same time, opening up the conversion between the two Magic systems was also an important supplement to Arcane Magic, directly converting Creation achievements that originally had a high threshold for replication into Arcane Magic.

But one must know that the practice and theory of Arcane Magic are highly correlated, and this would very likely promote the further development of Arcane Magic Theory.

It could be said that in Xia Duo's eyes, the current Yimaska was completely a gold and silver mountain exposed to the open, just waiting for him to pick up a shovel and dig away!

Although the process would be very hard, compared to the gains, it was not worth mentioning.

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Returning to his residence, Xia Duo entered the Floating City as usual, summoned Niya, Saville, and Aiboke, and shared with them the process of his perception of Creation Power.

Niya reacted the fastest and immediately proposed a line of thought that could allow more people to share Creation Power: "You said that Creation Power is a trend of change existing above the macroscopic structure of the Magic Net; could this be seen as the prototype of a Mythallar?"

"If it is further perfected, and a brand-new Creation Mythallar is created with Creation Power as the core, wouldn't it be possible for everyone to indirectly master this power?"

Niya had been researching the Communication Mythallar recently, so as soon as Xia Duo mentioned the essence of Creation Power, she connected this magical power with the Mythallar and even proposed an even bolder plan.

After hearing Niya's explanation, Xia Duo's eyes suddenly lit up; since Yimaska had no intention of opening up the secret devices for controlling Creation Power, he could completely take another path.

Or rather, Creation Power naturally goes well with the Mythallar!

In the subsequent discussion, the group simply gave up on discussing the perception of Creation Power; after all, having just heard Xia Duo describe the perception process, it was extremely difficult to perceive it on one's own without auxiliary measures.

Even if they all perceived Creation Power, it wouldn't have much significance; could they really outperform so many craftsmen in Yimaska? Not to mention that the other party had thousands of years of accumulation.

How much confidence would one need to believe that a group of people who had just come into contact with Creation Magic could defeat the other party on their home turf?

To overtake on a bend, one must find another way, and the Mythallar happened to be the power closest to Creation Power, a power mastered by Xia Duo and the others.

But before the group could rejoice, Saville poured a bucket of cold water on them: "Keman has been trading with Yimaska for so many years; could it be that they have already mastered Creation Power and used it to build a Creation Mythallar?"

That's right!

Xia Duo suddenly became alert; although Keman had been in a state of decline for these years, having traded with Yimaska for so long, it was hard to guarantee they wouldn't have created a Creation Mythallar.

Perhaps Keman's persistence in trading with Yimaska was for the same goal as Xia Duo's—to convert Creation Magic into Arcane Magic.

The Elven Magic System also belongs to Arcane Magic, but its focus is different from Netheril Magic, and because of the affinity of Elven Magic for the Magic Net, it would make Elven Mages more easily able to precisely control Creation Power.

Coupled with the fact that the Mythallar also originated from the Elves, researching a Creation Mythallar was not a delusion, but a fact with a high probability of realization!

Reminded by Saville, Xia Duo also personally felt an invisible pressure spreading from the east; the Elves already put great pressure on him due to their huge potential far exceeding that of humans, and now there was a Creation Mythallar.

For a moment, he was truly a bit bewildered.

But doing nothing was obviously impossible; regardless of whether Keman had researched a Creation Mythallar or not, it was not a reason for Xia Duo to give up.

It was just that while he might have been able to research at a leisurely pace before, there was now an extra layer of pressure, and in the future, regarding interests in Yimaska, Daxia Territory or rather Netheril might become a competitor with Keman.

Of course, this was the worst-case scenario; the best case was that Keman had no such plans at all, and the trade was just a trade.

But in doing things, Xia Duo considers defeat before victory, always considering things thoroughly and making the worst preparations, so that he would not be unprepared and collapse at the first blow when changes actually come.

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After thinking for a moment, Xia Duo made the following arrangements:

"Niya, continue to research the Communication Mythallar; this is a benefit that can be seen in the short term, so you must not slack off. Saville, research the Creation Mythallar with me. As for Aiboke—"

"My research has reached a critical moment, and I really cannot spare much energy; besides, I don't know much about the Mythallar, so you don't need me, right!"