Chapter 2448: New Ideas

Not long after, Zhenna returned, a trace of fatigue still on her face; it seemed the operation in the south had not yielded much.

However, Xia Duo did not pay much attention to it, because in his recent chat with Saide, he had already learned that Zhenna had collected fourteen Arcane Crystals before going south.

These alone were enough for the Tower of Time to use for a long time.

The only pressure was the issue of funds, but considering the mass-produced hot-selling products currently in the Tower of Time, as well as the new Communication Magic Tool that would soon be publicly released.

This bit of financial pressure was still within a manageable range.

"President Zhenna, thank you for your hard work!"

"Lord Xia Duo, why did you suddenly end the acquisition? If you gave me more time, I could have collected more."

"Because of some special reasons."

After thinking for a moment, Xia Duo decided to tell Zhenna about the return of the people from the Sweet Water Plane and the possibility of revising the Seville Covenant; after all, accomplishing such a thing required uniting more allies.

At present, Zhenna was indeed closely related to the Seven Towers, or rather, Zhenna's Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce was closely related to the Seven Towers, but once the covenant was revised, it would be of great benefit to both Zhenna and the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce.

Of course, before revealing such a major matter, it was better to complete the transaction first and secure those dozen or so Plane Crystals.

Fortunately, as a merchant, Zhenna was not the type to get to the bottom of things. Seeing that Xia Duo had no intention of explaining, she began to prepare for the transaction. She had Saide bring a box from outside, opened it in front of Xia Duo, and then took one from her person and placed it inside.

"I could only collect these fifteen in a short time. Lord Xia Duo, please check them."

"Mm."

Xia Duo nodded. He did not pretend to be generous by not checking; although he trusted Zhenna's reputation relatively well, business is business, and the necessary procedures could not be skipped.

The fifteen Plane Crystals in the box were all different; some had a dreamy purple color like stars inside, while others were Crimson, as if ignited by some strange fire.

But these were normal manifestations of Plane Crystals, because the source of Plane Crystals is the destruction of a plane, and their remains present different attributes depending on the plane's properties.

Judging from their appearance alone, these Plane Crystals could definitely be called top-tier Gemstones, and they were Energy Gems at that.

Of course, the Plane Exploration Array does not actually use their energy, but rather the special resonance the plane remains have with the plane itself, though every activation causes wear on the Plane Crystal.

They are not infinitely usable.

As for what impact these attribute differences would have on Plane Exploration, due to the small sample size, Xia Duo did not know for the time being.

But having obtained so many Plane Crystals of different attributes this time, he could completely allow the Plane Exploration Center to conduct controlled variable research specifically on the planes already discovered, and he believed there would be findings.

Xia Duo mostly just checked these fifteen Plane Crystals and moved on, not paying too much attention to them, except for one that caught his attention.

That was a Plane Crystal that looked very much like an ordinary White Crystal, but Xia Duo deliberately checked it several times more, confirming that it contained energy far exceeding that of a White Crystal, which also matched most of the criteria for a Plane Crystal.

Then, combined with his previous speculation, this type of Plane Crystal that looked like a White Crystal was very likely the product of the destruction of a plane without obvious elemental tendencies.

Generally speaking, having no obvious elemental tendency meant that it was highly likely a Habitable Plane during its lifetime!

But who would destroy a Habitable Plane to create a Plane Crystal?

Even the Seven Towers couldn't be that extravagant, could they?

Or was it that some Netherese in a certain plane had been suppressed for resisting the Seven Towers, and the plane they were in was destroyed along with them?

However, this possibility was extremely small. First, the value of a Habitable Plane might exceed the cost of letting these people return to the Main Plane; second, once such a thing was exposed, the Seven Towers would instantly lose the legitimacy of their Executive power.

Furthermore, even if they really did it, it was unlikely they would let one of the pieces of evidence, the Plane Crystal, fall into the hands of others; wouldn't it be better to destroy it directly?

Therefore, Xia Duo was more inclined to believe that this Plane Crystal resembling a White Crystal might have been obtained from the destruction of a man-made Semi-plane. Although the probability of obtaining a Plane Crystal from destroying a Semi-plane was very low, as long as the number of attempts was high enough, there would always be some harvest.

Xia Duo building the 【World Incubator】 was largely to try to obtain a stable source of Plane Crystals, but his experiment there hadn't even had a chance to be conducted when he obtained a Plane Crystal suspected to be from the destruction of a Semi-plane here.

This greatly boosted his confidence in the success of his future experiments.

So he wanted to know more information about this Plane Crystal. "President Zhenna, if it is convenient, could you tell me where this Plane Crystal came from?"

"This one?"

Zhenna recalled. Before this moment, she had never considered the differences between Plane Crystals, but now there were indeed differences. After thinking for a moment, she found the memory regarding this Plane Crystal.

"I need to keep the seller confidential, just as I keep your identity confidential, but I can tell you where the seller obtained it!"

"The Seven Towers?"

"Yes, more accurately, the Giles Tower."

"Have others obtained this kind of Plane Crystal that looks like a White Crystal?"

"That's hard to say. After all, a Plane Crystal is a Plane Crystal, and no one has paid attention to this issue before. If Lord Xia Duo wants to know, I can help you check."

"Then I will trouble you, President Zhenna." Xia Duo was not polite; after all, it was more convenient for Zhenna to send someone to do this.

"Lord Xia Duo, is there a problem with this kind of Plane Crystal?"

"No problem, it's just a normal Plane Crystal. I am just interested in it for some personal reasons."

"Alright then! I'll help you check."

Zhenna didn't think much of it. After all, Plane Crystals had existed for such a long time; if there were any problems, they would have been discovered long ago, or it really was just a matter of personal taste.

After the transaction ended, Xia Duo took his leave. He did not pay for the fifteen Plane Crystals on the spot, but instead offset the cost with future payments for consigned goods. For the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce, which had been cooperating with the Tower of Time for several years, this was not a big problem.

At worst, there was still Xia Duo's reputation, so Zhenna had no objections to this plan of Xia Duo's; instead, she inquired about what new products the Tower of Time would have next.

Xia Duo did not directly say it was a brand-new Communication Magic Tool capable of supporting a Communication Mythallar, but left a bit of suspense, only saying it would be an epoch-making product.

Zhenna was extremely curious about this, but she could do nothing since Xia Duo wouldn't say.

As for Xia Duo, after leaving the Headquarters of the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce, he headed straight for the Arcane Union, preparing to discuss it with Yinaole first.