Chapter 2814: The Inclusiveness of a Powerful Civilization

Aiboke put forward a very bold prediction: if all the functions of the Communication Magic Tool that Xia Duo and Niya spoke of were realized, the current atmosphere of the Tower of Time would certainly change drastically.

It might even influence the entirety of Netheril.

Regarding Aiboke's concerns, Niya also felt a trace of hesitation, but Xia Duo took a broader view: "The era is developing; even if we don't do these things, others will do them in the future."

In fact, with the continuous expansion of the Tower of Time, the learning atmosphere within the tower has already shifted; after all, it is now completely effortless for these New Apprentices to enter the Tower of Time—as long as they are of the appropriate age, they have no choice but to come.

Actually, the true name of this so-called "compulsory education" should be "forced education."

Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible to guarantee that all enrolled students will study as desperately as the Tower of Time Apprentices of the past; in reality, not even all the apprentices of the past were studying desperately.

It is just that, in the past, there was only one path to change one's fate—studying desperately—but now, the fate of the people in Daxia Territory has already changed; it is no longer a state where one cannot survive without studying desperately.

The Daxia Code has been promulgated and implemented, order is becoming increasingly stabilized, and most of the territory's residents have a certain expectation for their future; at the very least, it will not be worse than in the past.

Under these circumstances, not only adults but also children are affected, losing some of their motivation to strive.

However—

Regarding the personal development of the territory's residents, my consistent attitude is to encourage and support; I encourage residents to actively progress and support residents in pioneering and innovating, but I also allow residents to "lie flat" and enjoy themselves.

Xia Duo looked at Niya with some surprise; Niya actually knew the significance of the existence of the Progress Association, but knowing it did not necessarily mean she understood it, and even less that she agreed with it.

But the era will not stop its pace for a minority; if these people can wait until longevity technology is popularized, Xia Duo believes that the vast majority of these people will still be able to become self-aware.

Having nothing to fear because one has backing is exactly what describes him.

In general, as long as they follow the Daxia Code and follow basic moral standards, no matter what the residents do, Xia Duo will not forbid it.

He can be self-aware, so others can certainly be self-aware too; low-level interests cannot be maintained for long, and one must have some higher-level pursuits for a person to be complete.

……

If they cannot wait, the cases of these people regretting it one day in the future can also serve as a negative example to warn others.

Just like Xia Duo now, he certainly enjoys himself, and he is also enjoying himself, but at the same time, he will not forget his normal work and will not neglect serious matters because of enjoyment.

However, before leaving, Niya still promised Xia Duo, "At most in a week, I will produce a New Mythallar with added functions like an interactive interface, groups, and an address book for you to test."

If they encounter setbacks in the future, Niya might not necessarily part ways with him, but she would certainly raise objections; therefore, Xia Duo hopes more that Niya can truly understand him and truly walk with him, rather than just agreeing.

"Mm, I believe you can do it."

This, of course, also includes students not studying well.

It is just that because the two have a close relationship, and because all of Xia Duo's decisions until now have not produced any obviously bad results, Niya is willing to believe him.

Xia Duo did not delve deeper into this issue; for the moment, it is enough to seek common ground while reserving differences. He believes that as magic civilization develops bit by bit, everyone will be able to understand and support him.

As for the entertainment functions of the Communication Magic Tool, there is even less need to impose restrictions; if one does not even have that bit of self-control, they would be tempted by other aspects even without the Communication Magic Tool.

Letting everyone achieve full development—"lying flat" and enjoying oneself is naturally one way of personal development, because he does not believe that anyone is truly willing to be addicted to enjoyment forever; there will always be a time for self-awareness.

"I now understand a bit about the significance of the existence of the Progress Association."

Using him as a medium, he can let Niya also use that Spirit Thought Network composed of Elf Mages; those Elf Mages are at least senior mages, and the vast majority have studied Mythallars.

For Niya, this can absolutely be called an excellent cheat, with an effect perhaps second only to Xia Duo's personal guidance.

But, hasn't Xia Duo recently had his avatar join the Northland Alliance's Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory? The Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory needs him precisely to use the Spirit Thought Network, and as an Information Coordinator for the Spirit Thought Network, he can almost be said to be the person with the highest Permission Level for this network.

It is the Spirit Thought Network; Niya had already started using it, but in the past, the Spirit Thought Network access points Niya used were all Tower of Time members, and that network was of little help to Mythallar research—at most, it saved some time on her own calculations.

By comparison, Xia Duo would even rather have those people be addicted to the entertainment functions of the Communication Magic Tool! It is better than being tempted and used by enemies, and then breaking the law and being punished.

……

Sharing a bit of computing power from the Spirit Thought Network of the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory for his own research is entirely one of his benefits as an Information Coordinator; it is just that he is now sharing this benefit with Niya as well.

Xia Duo is not worried that doing so will be discovered; not to mention whether the Northland Alliance side can find someone capable of interpreting Subconscious Information (if they could find one, they wouldn't need to find Xia Duo), even if they did find one, faced with the massive stream of consciousness information generated by the Spirit Thought Network almost every moment, who has the leisure to check it one by one?

Just adding a few new Mythallar functions is not something Xia Duo worries Niya cannot complete; although time is a bit tight, he has already prepared a cheat for Niya.

It cannot unleash the true function of the Spirit Thought Network—providing inspiration!

With the current open and inclusive environment of the Tower of Time and Daxia Territory, as long as one wants to progress, they will always receive support; why would one want to "lie flat" and enjoy oneself?

Therefore, Xia Duo is more inclined to believe that those people are just temporary, wanting to rest for a while; he allows those people to rest.

Xia Duo explained his views to Niya and Aiboke; Aiboke was still a bit worried, but Niya suddenly said:

A powerful civilization must have such inclusiveness.

Therefore, Xia Duo will not blame or forbid residents from "lying flat" and enjoying themselves, but will first ask himself where he failed to do enough, and how he let the residents "lie flat" and enjoy themselves.

The Progress Association—its fundamental purpose is, of course, to advocate progress, demonstrate progress, and lead progress; if one only views it as a political tactic for Xia Duo to rule the Tower of Time, that would be too superficial.

Even if someone were truly bored enough to check and found an extra user, Xia Duo could just wash his hands of it; who could chase him all the way to Netheril to beat him?

Xia Duo believes that learning is actually a very personal matter; even with a compulsory education system, it is impossible to install a supervisor in every student's brain, and rewarding them if they don't study is clearly against human nature.

Having determined the most important functions for the upcoming Mythallar update, the rest are just minor details and do not necessarily have to be completed in this update.