Chapter 266: I Can Fly Now

After lunch, Xia Duo went to the Library to return those two Spellbooks, then went to the Liyadun Chamber of Commerce to discuss the introduction of the Langasi with Manager Yarman. Of course, there was also the matter of the three partner chambers of commerce, Hans, Silaiwen, and Shanjin; the Silaiwen Chamber of Commerce in particular might be the ones to take on the task of introducing the Langasi.

Afterward, Xia Duo "happened" to take a look at the development progress of the Savile Territory, but the situation was rather stimulating to him.

The Savile Territory had mobilized thousands of people, along with quite a few Official Mages. The forest near the village had already been completely cleared, and the farmers were working in groups of three or five to turn the soil, seemingly preparing for the upcoming autumn sowing.

With the Midsummer Festival approaching, there was still some time before the autumn harvest. Xia Duo looked on with some envy; if all these people were given to him, the Daxia Territory could be developed in minutes.

Primitive accumulation is too important. Currently, the Daxia Territory only has a few stray cats and dogs; it is unknown if they can even catch up to this year's autumn sowing!

If they cannot catch up, they will have to wait until next spring to sow, and all the grain will need to be purchased during the period until the next harvest.

Moreover, the most important thing is that without fields to cultivate, the hearts of the people in the territory will never truly be at ease.

Having seen the development scene of the Savile Territory, Xia Duo became increasingly aware of the importance of people. Since the Netherese are not easy to introduce, then he would introduce the Langasi.

In any case, Xia Duo has no concept of discrimination against other races. When it comes down to it, in this world, everyone except him is of another race. If he were to really discriminate, he would have nothing to do all day long.

……

Now that he has become an Intermediate Mage, Xia Duo finally feels that his time has become sufficient. Some things do not need to be rushed, and for some things, rushing is useless.

He strolled leisurely through the town, comparing the development of the Daxia Territory while thinking about what else the territory needed.

Of course, he is not always this leisurely, but after becoming an Intermediate Mage, his mindset has changed, becoming more composed. He no longer treats the acquisition of power as his sole pursuit, but rather treats being a Mage as a profession.

Since it is a profession, there must be work and rest. Power is roughly equivalent to a salary, and outside of his main profession, he can also engage in a side job, such as being a lord.

Compared to the days when he first arrived, he is truly very relaxed now. Even after seeing Niya yesterday, he is not even that worried about the Mythallar anymore.

This is not an interest large enough to warrant silencing him; on the contrary, perhaps this Mythallar is not as important as the annual 【Nether Scroll】 reading Permission Level!

And most importantly, given the rationality Xia Duo has displayed, as well as his attitude of sharing the Mythallar, how could the other party still want to put him to death! As long as one is not dead, everything is possible.

At this point, Xia Duo can be considered to have completely taken root in this world. As for how the future will develop, he is full of confidence!

……

When Xia Duo returned to the Mage Tower, the sky had not yet darkened, but he was not surprised; the summer days in Netheril are longer than the nights.

By the day of the Midsummer Festival, the daytime can even last for 16 hours.

After getting food in the dining hall, Xia Duo returned to his residence to continue researching spells, not the series of Transmutation spells like 【Feather Fall】 or 【Levitation】, but the 【Flying Chair】.

He is truly not skilled in Transmutation magic; the only thing that can make him fly in a short time is probably the 【Flying Chair】.

What boy does not yearn for the superpower to fly through the sky and burrow into the earth! Xia Duo is no exception. Since he was a child, he fantasized about being able to fly into the sky one day, flying across the five lakes and four seas, and flying to the moon to see Chang'e.

And his fantasies also allowed him, besides being a programmer, to start weaving his own world, a world in which all his fantasies could be satisfied.

After transmigrating, Xia Duo learned that people really can fly, and even spatial teleportation is not a problem. Now, he is closer to flight than ever before, so close that it is almost within reach.

If collecting Knowledge is compared to collecting food, then research is eating the food. He has now chosen his favorite, "flight," as his food.

The difficulty of the 【Flying Chair】 is not great, but inside the Mage Tower, in order to conceal that he has become an Intermediate Mage, he cannot conduct complete Spellcasting experiments and can only test partial elements.

But even so, it is much better than being completely in the wild.

……

Three days later, Xia Duo found an uninhabited area by the Wolfburg River, preparing for the final test. In these three days, he confirmed all the elements of the 【Flying Chair】! He had created a new Spell!

On the riverbank, Xia Duo forcibly suppressed his excitement, but at the thought of being able to fly into the sky immediately, he still could not help but feel his heart flutter.

The 3rd-circle 【Fireball】 is simpler and easier to obtain for Xia Duo than a Flight Spell, but he still chose to research a Flight Spell first.

Not for anything else, but for the flight dream deeply buried in his heart.

After all, there is no essential difference between 【Fireball】 and 【Light】; the difference is only that one is fire and one is light, one is fast-cast and one is slow-release.

Of course, from a realistic perspective, being able to fly means that ordinary people can almost no longer threaten a Mage. Xia Duo has no reason not to choose it.

Deep breath, again imitating the Meditation of an Elf, but none of this could make Xia Duo truly calm down; instead, it made him increasingly excited.

Even his bloodline became excited, and a layer of water vapor appeared around his body.

Splash—

Xia Duo jumped into the river very decisively, letting himself sink to the bottom. The cool river water made him calm down instantly, and the gentle undercurrents constantly soothed his restless heart.

Thus, Xia Duo touched the Magic Net at the bottom of the water just like that, weaving a brand-new Flight Spell—【Flying Chair】.

A Force Field board appeared beneath Xia Duo, and immediately after, the Force Field shaped itself, turning into something similar to a roller coaster seat, fixing Xia Duo tightly in place.

Whoosh—

The invisible chair carried Xia Duo as he rushed out of the water and straight into the sky. However, before he had flown even a few meters, like a stone thrown into the air, the momentum drained away, and he was about to fall back to the ground.

Splash—

Xia Duo fell into the water, but he was not disappointed that the Spell had failed; instead, he was very happy, because he had just flown!

Even if it was only for a few seconds, it still counted as flying.

It was just that he had underestimated the difficulty of controlling the 【Flying Chair】 Spell. At the moment of rushing into the sky, Xia Duo's heart was pounding, and he had barely managed to maintain the Spell.

But once in the air, he still could not help but relax, and so the Spell could not be maintained, and he fell down.

The biggest difference between the 【Flying Chair】 and the authentic Transmutation 【Flight】 is that this Spell requires continuous focus to maintain the existence of the chair.

And 【Flight】 is more like a state; once the buff is successful, it remains effective for the duration, and one can even cast other Spells, such as 【Fireball】, while flying.

But this 【Flying Chair】 of Xia Duo's is quite troublesome; not to mention casting other Spells, even a slight distraction would cause him to fall from the sky.

It requires a lot of practice to master it proficiently.

(End of chapter)