Chapter 2815: Cross-System Cooperation and Laying the Foundation

Niya did not stay in the Laboratory for long; she left after finalizing the content for the upcoming Mythallar update, leaving Xia Duo and Aiboke to continue the experiment.

In the following days, Xia Duo's main body maintained a research rhythm of experimenting in the morning and discussing in the afternoon, while occasionally heading to the Territory to inspect the construction progress of Linshui Town.

Meanwhile, in Evereska, the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory's research into the Mist Region of Siluwende had reached a bottleneck; it was now basically certain that the Mist Region was caused by a Time-Related Magic Ritual.

This conclusion was actually not as easy to confirm as one might imagine; after all, the Mist Region was a place one could enter but never leave, as if it existed in another space-time.

And that was indeed the case.

Currently, the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory's assessment of the essence of the Mist Region was that it was a "region with a chaotic and undetermined time line." Generally speaking, the time line deflection in normal areas of the Main Plane was negligible.

Anything exceeding one-hundred-thousandth would produce all sorts of supernatural phenomena, let alone the outskirts of the Mist Region, which had already exceeded one percent—this was already a massive difference in magnitude.

As for the interior of the Mist Region, the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory had made numerous attempts but had yet to detect any accurate results, only making estimates based on the situation at the outskirts.

But the reality might be far from ideal.

At present, the Northland Alliance had only discovered two Mist Regions. According to the laboratory's research on Time-Related Magic Rituals, to overturn the time line, it was necessary to increase the overall time line deflection of the Main Plane to at least 10%—the lower it was, the worse it would be.

It is all cross-system; it doesn't matter who one crosses with.

It is not to say that it is very likely that when the next Mist Region is discovered, the overall time line deflection of the Main Plane will suddenly increase to 1%, and then to 10% the next time; no one dares to gamble.

Not only that, he would also re-examine all members based on the importance of their positions and their destructive potential (regarding their subconscious, via the Spirit Thought Network).

As for how long the Northland Alliance could maintain this state of high alert during this recent period, it was actually a question mark.

Over these past few days, Xia Shao's avatar had been basically busy with this; by comparison, presiding over the Spirit Thought Network was actually an easy job.

"There are no other requirements. From here on, this place is handed over to Ke'er Construction. I will come back to check in a while."

In fact, in a research institution where Elf Mages were the vast majority, having a few more Netherese Mages was actually of no use at all.

At the very least, he might only feel more relaxed once the personnel of the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory stabilized.

The increase in Mist Regions was not a linear relationship with the increase in the overall time line deflection of the Main Plane.

Therefore, once a new ritual was completed, the Northland side would certainly be able to detect it immediately.

So, regardless of whether sending people to join the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory was useful, it still had to be done to take a look; at the very least, it could provide some reference experience for future cross-system cooperation.

Taking High Mages as an example, once such individuals were infiltrated or had entered with malicious intent, the danger was extreme. Xia Duo checked them twice every day; fortunately, the number of High Mages currently joining the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory was small, so he did it as a matter of course.

"The preparation stage is currently complete. If Lord Xia Shao has no other requirements, then I will arrange for construction to begin."

It was just that such a response was far from enough. The Demon Descendants were in the shadows; even if they did nothing, the pressure brought to the Northland Alliance would only grow greater and greater.

As personnel continued to increase, Xia Duo worried that the Northland Alliance's screening intensity might decrease, or that the Demon Descendants would increase their infiltration efforts; he would personally re-examine every new member who joined.

A few humans mixed in were not conspicuous at all. Besides Xia Duo, he was currently inspecting the construction site with Schneider, the current person in charge of Ke'er Construction—a sturdy Gold Elf.

Due to the lack of results in the investigation of the Demon Descendants, coupled with slow research progress, the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory had added nearly a hundred new members in just the last few days.

Demon Descendants were active in the Northland most of the time. Many mages, including Xia Duo, who participated in the research of Time-Related Magic Rituals, speculated that the Demon Descendants' rituals would also be in the Northland.

But the number of Senior Mages and Elite Mages was much higher, especially the latter; many were in key positions, or rather, there were basically no unimportant positions in the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory.

One could even simply use this opportunity to explore a cross-system cooperation model. If Elf Mages were too busy, one could first try with Dwarf Mages who were also unable to participate.

On a piece of open ground to the north between the Sword Academy and the Magic Academy, in a place that was originally quite remote, a large group of Elves and a construction site had now appeared.

Now that he had explained what needed to be explained, whether to Kelake and the others or to Ke'er Construction, he just needed to wait.

It does not mean that there will be no cooperation in the future.

However, regarding this matter, it had already been discussed at this month's council meeting. The final decision was to let the First Tower send people to check the situation first, while other councilors could wait and see for now.

In fact, after the people from the First Tower arrived in Evereska, the various Elf nations specifically dispatched a batch of mages to cooperate with the Netherese Mages in exploring a cross-system cooperation model.

Pressure does not necessarily translate into action; these are two completely different things. This is the case under normal circumstances, let alone when there are already Demon Descendant elements lurking within the Alliance.

Therefore, while Xia Duo's avatar was presiding over the Spirit Thought Network to support the research, he was also conducting secret checks on the members of the Time-Related Research Laboratory.

But up to now, the Northland Alliance could only manage post-event detection and had no way to provide early warning; they could only increase patrols and Scrying in various regions, and conduct investigations immediately upon discovering anomalies.

Currently, the time line deflection of the Main Plane is far from reaching that value. It looks like it is still very safe, but there is a very big misconception here, which is—

Therefore, at present, the Northland Alliance is frantically searching for Demon Descendants on one hand, and constantly establishing observation outposts throughout the Northland on the other, to monitor the time line deflection of corresponding locations in real time.

Currently, there is no suitable case reference for cross-magic-system research cooperation, but just because there isn't one now does not mean there won't be in the future; just because cooperation is impossible now does not mean it will be impossible in the future.

Evereska, south of the city.

The vast majority of these are Elite Mages, but there are also Senior Mages; there are no High Mages.

Just now, Elder Laruian also attended the ceremony as a representative of the Evereska side, but he left after the ceremony ended; Xia Duo, on the contrary, stayed a little longer.

Xia Duo had previously captured a High Mage of the Demon Descendants. In the other party's memory, the Demon Descendants did not need to conduct rituals everywhere in the Main Plane to overturn the current time line; they only needed to complete corresponding rituals before certain specific time nodes, and in the end, it was possible to turn the current time line into the one where Ailan dominated the Main Plane.

Xia Duo actually came over today by taking time out of his schedule. It was mainly because He Sai told him that Kelake and the others were not very confident in communicating with the Elves. He came this time to boost the confidence of Kelake and the others, and of course, to witness the groundbreaking ceremony.

But judging from the current situation, no country has stopped stuffing people into the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory, and even Netheril is no exception.