Chapter 2890: Road Conflict, Requesting Xia Duo to Come Out of Seclusion

On the other side, Xia Duo's analysis work inside the Secret Ritual Chamber was actually quite boring. Analyzing Magic Artifacts already has a set, fixed procedure; how to analyze multiple artifacts, and how to analyze a unique item—Xia Duo had long since developed his own methods along the way.

These procedures are actually handed over to assistants to perform, but he currently does not have a qualified assistant capable of performing War Magic Artifact analysis work, so he has to do this labor himself.

However, because this work is mostly tedious and does not require consuming too much energy—far more relaxed than interpreting Pafen's conscious information previously—he could still spare more rituals on his main body to study Order Force together with Aiboke, who had just returned from Evereska the day before yesterday.

This project also cannot be relaxed; he was still thinking about finalizing the Credit Currency Identifier based on Order Force before the Mithril Mine in the Grey Peak Mountains produced output!

Besides this, his frequency of contact with Zhenna had also increased quite a bit during this period. On one hand, it was to pay attention to the sales situation of the Third Generation Communication Artifact of the Tower of Time; on the other hand, it was, of course, to probe Zhenna's determination regarding Currency Order.

The results were mixed. The bad news was that Zhenna still held expectations for Currency Order and had invested a lot, and this was not her individual will alone, but that the Great Arcanists were already consciously carving up the Ascension Order.

If she gave up Currency Order, Zhenna would definitely have to switch to another Ascension Order; in such a situation, it would be inevitable to have a path conflict with other Great Arcanists.

But it was not without good news. Although Zhenna valued Currency Order very much, she did not place all her hope for advancement entirely on it, but rather used Ascension as a backup plan for Mages to advance.

If there were no other plans, she would not necessarily have to choose that one.

After all, the Arcane path is inherited and has traces to follow; if one were to switch to the Godly Path, that is entirely an unfamiliar domain, and the road ahead might not necessarily be smoother than the current one.

So he gave the butler Lajieer a certain Permission Level to contact him when encountering some necessary situations; there was naturally no need to disturb him for non-essential situations.

It can be foreseen that once the next successful case appears, I am afraid that someone will immediately rush to seize the godhood, thereby kicking off the prelude to the Ascension Race.

The Eastern World has been immersed in the field of Order Force for so long; Xia Duo actually hoped that more Main Plane Mages would study Order Force more after the two sides made contact, not asking to immediately catch up to the Eastern World.

Although Xia Duo's avatar was in seclusion at Yunfeng Manor, he was not completely unconcerned about the outside world; after all, he still held an important position in the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory!

"It is not very safe. If Ambassador Tiao does not mind, we can go to my Secret Ritual Chamber to talk." Xia Duo felt a bit fortunate at that moment that he had just tidied up the Secret Ritual Chamber, otherwise he would have had to temporarily set up various spells for Avoidance of Detection in the Reception Room.

Upon learning that Ambassador Tiao was visiting in the name of an urgent matter, Xia Duo simply processed the experimental progress inside the Secret Ritual Chamber, then immediately came to the Reception Room and saw Tiao, who had almost lost his composure.

Seeing that Xia Duo was so easy to talk to, Tiao felt a sense of relief in his heart. What he was most worried about coming here this time was not being able to see Xia Duo, and secondly, he was worried that Xia Duo would refuse; after all, blocking a ritual also has risks, otherwise why would they be called volunteers!

But on the other hand, the Great Arcanists of Netheril all started from the Arcane path—except for a very few—they always still held a glimmer of hope for the Arcane path, so they were also looking forward to a breakthrough in the Arcane path.

Although they would give rewards and compensation afterward, some things are not necessarily done by someone just because rewards and compensation are given; Tiao had seen through this point long ago.

The only uncertainty is when the Eastern World will connect with the Main Plane. According to Xia Duo's judgment, the Eastern World is highly likely to be near the Main Plane or is simply a part of the Main Plane.

Connection is sooner or later.

So when the time is right, even if it is to persuade Zhenna to give up Currency Order, Xia Duo would choose to actively disclose the existence of Order Force. Besides letting the Main Plane understand the Eastern World in advance, more importantly, he did not want to be an enemy of the whole world.

……

Very soon, the two arrived at the Secret Ritual Chamber. The neat and orderly laboratory benches, the experimental instruments of a familiar style, and some Mithril materials all made Tiao feel at ease.

After Xia Duo set up the spells, Tiao could not wait to explain the purpose of his visit—

"Is it safe to talk here? This matter is indeed very urgent and very important!"

So now there are actually many people waiting and expecting. On one hand, they hope for another Ascension experimenter; the previous failure of Master E'erwen told them that Ascension is not one hundred percent successful.

……

Xia Duo did not care whether Order Force was exposed or not. It was something from the Eastern World anyway; once the two worlds connected, even if he didn't say it, there would definitely be plenty of Main Plane Mages going to study it.

The Order Force system is more of multiple branching paths within one order system advancing side-by-side, while the Ascension Order is the continuous strengthening, development, and even sublimation of a single order.

Order Force is not considered an Arcane path, but another system and another path, but this could still exert a huge attraction to the Great Arcanists.

"The Alliance has monitored Time-line Fluctuation Signals produced by Demon Descendant Time-Involving Rituals, and the frequency is high. We judge that the Demon Descendants will have one or even multiple actions. The Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory does not have the confidence to stop the Demon Descendants, so we would like to ask Lord Xia Duo to take action personally."

Probing that Zhenna indeed did not treat Ascension as the only hope for advancement was likely the biggest harvest Xia Duo had gained during this period, because this meant that he might not necessarily have a path conflict with the other party in the future.

Order Force is clearly able to accommodate Ascension Order; the two are not necessarily the same path, but they do have some overlap to some extent.

At least they can understand a little more, so as to avoid collapsing at the first touch after the two sides make contact; that would not be beautiful.

That possibility of the Princess might just be an extremely rare individual case; otherwise, why would the Elves who could bring out this technology not have more Ascended Gods?

Xia Duo did not mind giving a gesture of goodwill first, because he knew that with the status of Ambassador Tiao, for even the other party to think it is an urgent matter, it is highly likely a matter that he himself considers important.

Which kind is better, Xia Duo also cannot say clearly, but Order Force is clearly able to be compatible with the development of civilization, while Ascension Order is actually more suitable for individuals and is unfavorable to the development of civilization; this could not help but make him develop a certain inclination.

"What matter makes the Ambassador so uneasy? Is there anything I can help with?"

As long as he reveals Order Force, he has a not-small chance of making Zhenna give up Currency Order. Whether she switches to his side or not, he is not sure, but at least she would not become an enemy.

Actually, this Reception Room also had them, but Tiao spoke so seriously that Xia Duo did not want to take the risk.

That day, Xia Duo was still the same as usual, analyzing War Magic Artifacts while studying Order Force with Aiboke, but he unexpectedly received an urgent contact from the Yunfeng Manor butler, Lajieer.