Chapter 2788: Not Primitive, The Arrival of Talafu

The next day.

Xia Duo arrived at the Laboratory early to attempt Lanjiasi Primitive Sorcery several times, but he did not delve deep into it because he discovered a potentially very serious problem, which was—

Order Force—or rather, the Order Force he currently possessed, might no longer be a type of Yuan Shi Zhi Li.

The reason lay in the fact that he had pushed the Order Force to construct an Order Cycle according to the steps of the Ascension Ritual; this was a key step in the Ascension Ritual, and afterwards, one only needed to use Faith to guide the Primal Force to collide with the Order Force to give birth to Divine Fire, and the Ascension to Godhood would be considered a success.

Of course, the Princess had improved the ritual, which was another matter, but even so, the step of constructing the Order Cycle could not be omitted, and in the improved ritual, the Order Cycle had instead become even more important.

Although Xia Duo had no intention of ascending to godhood through such a method, necessary contingencies still needed to be kept, so he had completed the construction of the Order Cycle a long time ago.

Only, in this way, the Order Force was no longer in its primitive state, but had been artificially shaped; perhaps it did not affect its inherent nature, but using it to form Primitive Order Spell might not be so easy.

According to the (Pseudo) Order Spell Authorization attempted with Niya previously, the Order Cycle should be a necessary step for subsequent Order Spell authorization, only Xia Duo had done it too early, and had completed the construction of the Order Cycle before even figuring out a true Order Spell.

This was an advanced experience brought about by different Magic systems, and also a roadblock that might hinder the development of existing Magic systems; Xia Duo now had a deep understanding of this.

However, Xia Duo did not immediately attempt to undo the Order Cycle; in the morning, when he was conducting the sorcery ritual, he had received a Wind Message from Ruide, and the other party would arrive at Great Xia Territory in the afternoon.

Just a moment ago, when he teleported here, Ruide sent him a Sending, saying that he was prepared to conduct the first practical moon exploration at the end of this month.

Although such an operation had been planned long ago, when it really came time to implement it, Xia Duo still could not help but worry; he certainly did not want Yierlan to suffer another extra-dimensional exile.

……

When Magic develops to a certain degree, it will always touch upon God's Domain; should one just not do it because it might touch upon divine taboos?

And at this time, the Floating Platform personally controlled by Xia Duo also moved to Saville, and at the same time, he sent a message: "Welcome Saville to visit Chang'an City."

His attitude toward Xia Duo was completely unlike the business-like manner he had toward the Elves in Talafu, and it had a bit more sincerity and kindness.

It was indeed Saville himself!

It was not just around the moon; even around the sun, he was prepared to explore it! It was just that it was still too early to talk about those things now; everything would be discussed after this exploration was completed.

……

Although only a few days had passed since the two last parted, the more Ruide came into contact with the Elves in Talafu, the more he could feel Xia Duo's sincerity, not to mention the help Xia Duo had previously given to the Mairide Family.

It was just a pity that it was afternoon; if it were morning, it would be easier to observe facing the sunlight.

Friendships are built like this.

By around eight or nine in the morning, news came from the Wide-Area Detection duty room of the Floating City that a powerful Elemental Creature was galloping from the west and would soon arrive at Great Xia Territory.

After another three or five minutes or so, Xia Duo could now clearly perceive a powerful wind element flying toward the Floating City, and could even observe the blurred air distortion phenomenon.

Furthermore, Saville arriving at Great Xia Territory at this time most likely meant he had come straight over after finishing the banquet in Talafu without resting; since the other party was so proactive, Xia Duo naturally had to respond accordingly.

Ruide indeed felt Xia Duo's goodwill; he hugged Xia Duo forcefully, "We meet again, my friend!"

Moreover, the first moon exploration operation was not like what Yierlan did before, acting directly during the Moon God Celebration Ceremony; the first operation would only explore the moon as observed from the Main Plane.

This might be a Projection, not touching the moon itself, and it could even be said that what they were about to explore was not the moon, but the area around the moon.

Hengchun Square.

The ground projection was less than thirty new miles from Great Xia Territory, and the actual distance was actually quite far, but with Xia Duo's advanced vision and his bloodline's keen Perception of wind elements, he could barely locate the other party at this distance.

……

Although the exploration was imperative, in the early stages of development, it was indeed necessary to avoid some behaviors that might touch upon taboos as much as possible; Xia Duo believed Yierlan had the ability to grasp the balance between exploration and offense, but he trusted himself more.

Xia Duo then stopped his conversation with Niya, "Saville has arrived, I will go to welcome him."

Saville left the wind element he brought outside, while he himself stepped onto the platform, using the platform to pass through the distorted space barrier of the Floating City.

It could even be a more serious Divine Punishment.

He believed Ruide could also understand, as Netherese people always gave the impression of rarely having physical contact with others.

Xia Duo squinted his eyes, watching the red sun that had just risen in the southeast, feeling the slight warmth of the sunlight on his body, and could not help but feel a trace of trepidation in his heart.

Being able to return alive last time was already a stroke of luck, and that took nearly a hundred years; if it happened again, there might not be another chance to return.

Who could say for sure!

After pondering for a moment, Xia Duo sent a message to Ruide, telling him that he agreed to this operation, but required Ruide to submit a detailed exploration process before the end of the month, which was before the operation began.

Therefore, Xia Duo only shallowly attempted Primitive Sorcery a few times before leaving the Laboratory, then lowered the Floating City to a low altitude, and performed a spatial transformation using the level where Hengchun Square was located as the surface to welcome Saville's arrival.

After saying this, he teleported from the Study of the Tower of Time to Hengchun Square in the Floating City; actually, with his current status, there was no need to personally welcome Saville, but who made him so obsessed with the Element Ranch!

"Welcome! Saville, my friend!"

Afterwards, it landed on the reserved space on Hengchun Square, and Saville walked off the platform, just like a guest from afar walking down an airplane boarding stair.

"Understood, continue observing."

"Chairman, the target's ground projection is less than thirty new miles from Great Xia Territory."

Xia Duo opened his arms and walked over; this was not Elven etiquette, but the greeting of the people of Calimshan, hugging or even cheek-kissing, but Xia Duo only managed the hug, as cheek-kissing was truly impossible to accept.

But this matter had to be done; even if he felt trepidation, Xia Duo was not prepared to give up. Let alone that Ruide was leading the team now, even if he were doing it himself, he would not give up.

Before long, a massive cyclone approached the Floating City from far to near, from high to low, and the next moment, a powerful body manifested from the cyclone.