Chapter 2594: Special Contribution Award

Main Plane, inside the Study of the Tower of Time.

While chatting with Niya about topics regarding the Cultural and Arts Festival, Xia Duo was simultaneously controlling the Magic Computer to perform complex calculations; at this moment, he once again missed the superior research environment of the Red Heart Alliance plane.

The Spirit Thought Network was a more powerful auxiliary tool than the Magic Computer, but the problem was that the individuals at the Tower of Time on the Main Plane simply could not support an effective Spirit Thought Network related to a Mythallar.

Yet in the Red Heart Alliance plane, Elves specializing in Mythallars were as common as could be, and there was simply no worry in this regard.

The Magic Computer he was currently using was essentially just a Consciousness Copy of his, only streamlined and scaled up to enhance its computational capabilities; it looked like he was just using himself, but in reality, it was not as easy to use as a Spirit Thought Network composed of other researchers.

As for the Magic Computer, Xia Duo had currently only managed to produce a Double-string 5th-ring Calculator; as for a truly complete Magic Computer, it was not even a glimmer of hope yet!

"What are you thinking about?"

Niya suddenly asked. She was quite dissatisfied with Xia Duo's recent state of occasionally being distracted. Although she also knew that Xia Duo was currently exploring a Midi related to the Dragon Madness Mythallar, if he didn't want to waste time talking to her, he could have just refused, rather than being distracted during their conversation.

As for Niya's sudden question, even though only a portion of Xia Duo's consciousness was in his main body, he still realized at the first moment that Niya was a bit angry, and he also realized the reason for her anger.

So he brought Niya to the Detection Laboratory in the Floating City Research Zone and, pointing to the avatar image that was one of the feedback effects of the Detection Array, explained to Niya:

In the laboratory, Xia Duo pulled Niya heavily into his arms, once again splitting off a portion of his consciousness to make his main body's emotional expression more intense, and said heavily in Niya's ear:

"How has Aiboke been feeling lately? Has his body shown signs of accelerated aging before the Restoration Ritual?"

……

After Xia Duo's reminder, Niya was lost in thought and said to Xia Duo: "I will be careful to look after Father. If it really doesn't work, I'll have Uncle Aipusi force an examination. Things that are inconvenient for us juniors to handle will be fine if Uncle Aipusi does them."

After spending some time affectionately with Niya, the two chatted again about the topic of the Cultural and Arts Festival. Niya told Xia Duo, "Master Yinaole has already confirmed he isn't coming, but the Tower of Time intends to send someone."

Regarding this, Xia Duo could only express his regret. As for the Tower of Time sending someone, Xia Duo was not surprised, because he had previously sent an invitation to the Tower of Time while in Seventon.

"Is it really that urgent?"

There was certainly a utilitarian purpose in maintaining this relationship to facilitate longevity, but at least at this very moment, his feelings for Niya were real and not fake.

"The Restoration Ritual certainly won't have any sequelae. Even if there is a phenomenon of accelerated aging, it is a normal phenomenon. But your father's soul was damaged before; even after being healed, it is never as good as its initial state. You must tell me if any accelerated aging phenomenon appears; don't hide it. You must tell me, and I will think of a way."

"I don't want to say anything about 'with great power comes great responsibility,' but at least under possible circumstances, do what you can, even if it's just for yourself."

"Father feels very good. He always says he feels like he has returned to when he was fifty." Mentioning her father, Niya's scattered attention was immediately gathered.

I think it is necessary to set up a special Contribution Award within the Tower of Time and present this award to Aipusi during next year's Midsummer Festival!

"Do you still remember that there is a saying in my hometown: 'When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact'? Once the Dragon Madness Mythallar collapses, we will have to abandon the Main Plane and wander; that is certainly not a good thing."

Besides, one can also probe Aipusi's stance. His peers Aiboke and Sain already have such grown-up daughters, yet he remains single. Perhaps one could introduce a partner to Aipusi.

Of course, Xia Duo was not completely disregarding Niya's emotional needs; even when the Midi exploration was at its most intense, he would always set aside a certain amount of time to accompany Niya.

Xia Duo had once suggested to Aiboke that he sleep and recuperate, but Aiboke had hinted more than once that he would rather die than miss Niya's growth stage again, and he forbade Xia Duo and Niya from mentioning this matter.

Niya knew about the Dragon Madness Mythallar crisis. Regarding Xia Duo's choice, she could understand it rationally, but it was not very easy to accept emotionally.

"It really is urgent!"

During this recent period, Yinaole had been handling matters in this regard. The most troublesome part of this was clearing up the resources and revenue that the Arcane Union had accumulated over the past few hundred years.

Actually, the best way to let Aiboke recover faster was to let Aiboke's consciousness sleep and then keep his body in a Life Support Pod; that way, after a few decades, he might be able to recover to the state he was in before encountering the Aging Curse.

When talking about her father's performance, she couldn't help but reveal a smile. Aside from the reduced time spent meeting with Xia Duo, this period could be said to be the time she had lived most happily.

If he were completely unaware of all this, then of course he could choose to be affectionate with Niya without any burden. But with an extinction crisis ahead, every bit of time wasted now meant one more possibility of destruction in the future.

This looked like a job of counting a warehouse, but in reality, it was a process of auditing and docking. If this step wasn't handled well, there would be endless disputes in the future.

"Right now, most of my attention is invested in the exploration of this Midi. If it weren't for the need to utilize the Magic Computer, it would actually be better for this main body to be asleep."

Xia Duo knew Niya's feelings; after all, the two had been married for many years and already understood each other, not to mention that at this moment, the two were in the same Spirit Thought Network. Some things might not have been said out loud, but they had already been revealed in their inner emotions.

Regarding Yinaole's absence, Xia Duo had more or less some regrets. After all, the first Cultural and Arts Festival was the most commemorative; once missed, one could never go back.

"Mm, I have also received news about this matter."

When Niya said in all seriousness to have Aipusi force an examination, Xia Duo really couldn't help but laugh out loud. Aipusi could truly be called the best model worker of the Tower of Time—wherever he was needed, he was moved there.

This made Xia Duo feel troubled, but he still agreed. It was just that not mentioning it at all was also not feasible, so there was this indirect reminder.

"By the way, you suddenly said that—could it be that the Restoration Ritual still has some sequelae?"

At the same time, this was also a reminder to Aiboke. Hiding an "illness" was of no benefit to anyone; he should not be clever enough to hide the accelerated aging situation on his own body.

When the conversation reached this point, Niya's emotions stabilized a bit, but it was only on the surface; inside, there was still confusion, but Xia Duo did not say much more on this topic and instead changed the subject—

But this kind of method was something neither Niya nor Aiboke could accept. The former was easy to persuade, but the problem was that the current Aiboke had just been freed from the curse and was certainly unwilling to fall into an unconscious state again.

If there were no surprises, this time it was likely that Bulundesi would represent the Tower of Time to come over. Of course, it was also possible that Huo En would come in person; the Tower of Time had not yet provided information in this regard. She did not want Xia Duo to be a person who only had magic and the Territory in his eyes, because then she would feel that Xia Duo was very far away from her, not like a vivid husband, but more like a cold symbol.

But Yinaole's explanation was also very reasonable. The Nan Jing could be looked at at any time, but the pile of matters regarding the Arcane Union, which had been incorporated under the Seven Cities Council under the new system, needed to be handled as soon as possible; this was also something that, once missed, could never be gone back to.

During this period, in order to ask Aiboke to help cooperate with the promotion of the integration of the two places, Xia Duo had also invited Aiboke to drink tea several times. The two chatted very deeply, especially on the topic of Niya.