Chapter 2903: Translation Device

Although Xia Duo had already made up his mind not to concern himself with the Alliance's standing high-specification mage corps, he still received a Sending from Badijiaer shortly after returning to the Xiu Xi Shi to discuss the matter.

Of course, the main reason for Badijiaer's Sending this time was still regarding the Spirit Thought Network, and he did not hide his purpose from the very beginning—

"Does a Spirit Thought Network composed of Elven Mages have a boosting effect on human mages?"

"It does, but I will not hide it from you, Speaker: the effect of human mages using a Spirit Thought Network of Elven Mages is very limited, unless the person themselves is also proficient in Elven Magic."

Although this question was not asked during the previous talks with the representatives of the Five Kingdoms, Xia Duo knew that this question could not be avoided in the end; just now in the conference room, Danzo had maintained a cold attitude and only asked a few casual questions at the very end, clearly also worried about this point.

If one were to say that Netheril Magic and Elven Magic are related, then Dwarf Magic and Elven Magic are complete strangers with nothing to do with each other.

Dwarf mages also receive a boost when using a Spirit Thought Network composed of Elven Mages, but the effect is far inferior even to humans, let alone elves.

It was just that earlier in the conference room, the Ilafarn representative asked about the revenue and expenditure of the Public Computing Resource Pool, and the answer Xia Duo gave was that it could be self-sustaining, or even become a major source of income for the Northland Alliance.

Based on his consistent principle of neutrality, and given that his territory is located in the Underdark and has no direct conflict or competitive relationship with the various nations on the Surface, Danzo would basically not oppose the establishment of a Public Computing Resource Pool as long as they were not asked to pay for it, even if it could not actually be of much use to them.

But Netheril Spirit Thought is different; when it is known that the Public Computing Resource Pool can provide a huge boost to magic research, even if Netheril does not need to pay, Netheril might still firmly oppose it.

"Since that is the case, I feel that building such a Public Computing Resource Pool is not a good choice! At least for us in Netheril, it is not a good choice. What does Councilor Xia Duo think?"

This is not something that a little bit of monetary gain can compensate for.

Imaska's Creation Magic is not Netheril Magic, and neither is Psionic Magic, while as for Dwarf Magic, although it looks rigid and conservative, it is essentially the same as Netheril Magic.

The reason is simple: humans cannot fully utilize this Public Computing Resource Pool like elves can, and humans and elves still have a competitive relationship on the Surface; if humans gain less, it is equivalent to incurring a loss to a certain extent.

It is possible to conduct a thorough investigation and screening of hidden Demon Descendant elements through the Arcane Network!

It is just that at the moment, whether it is Badijiaer or the Seventon Council he represents, there seems to be a trend of opposing the Arcane Network, so Xia Duo can only take out a loan for now.

This is indeed a line of thought, and Xia Duo had wanted to do research in this area a long time ago, but that research was mostly just to facilitate human mages studying Elven Magic, or Elven mages studying human spells.

At the very least, such a Translation Device is theoretically completely achievable, it is just that whether it can be researched in a short time remains an unknown.

As for Elven mages studying human spells, not to mention whether Elven mages would study them, even if they did, wouldn't having a translation device be equivalent to aiding the enemy?

It is just that he had only just guaranteed the privacy and security of the Arcane Network to the representatives of the Five Kingdoms, so he could not turn around and tell Badijiaer that he could detect Demon Descendants through the Arcane Network.

"Of course there is; whether it is Netheril Magic or Elven Magic, neither exceeds the scope of Netheril Magic, and the principles of Netheril Magic are unique; different magic systems are just different forms of expression."

Therefore, when Badijiaer sent a message to Xia Duo, he started by confirming the situation of human mages using an Arcane Network where Elven mages are in the majority; Xia Duo could not lie about such things, because it would be very easy to verify in the future.

He was also unsure whether it could be successfully researched, and how long it would take to have results—whether good or bad.

So in the past, such a Translation Device for different magic systems could basically be described as "tasteless," but now it seems it could truly play a role.

If there is really a need, one could completely research it temporarily or find more professional people, and it would not delay things too much, because the issue of translating spells between two systems is basically unlikely to be a very urgent matter.

The more one explains this, the less the Netherese Mages might be able to accept the Arcane Network; after all, this is all said by Xia Duo himself, and for the time being, he is the only such case, so if others cannot verify it, it would naturally be very difficult to believe.

To a certain extent, the Northland Alliance can be considered an alliance of Netheril Magic, which is the basis for communication, learning, and mutual progress.

Badijiaer did not directly say that he opposed it, or that the Mage Tower opposed it, or even that the Councilors opposed it, but Xia Duo still felt the pressure.

"If that is the case, can't Dwarf mages also fully utilize the Public Computing Resource Pool in this way?" Badijiaer seemed to have thought of something and asked hurriedly.

But Xia Duo can detect them because he can parse the subconscious, and he is not directly invading other people's consciousness, but determining a certain situation through indirect analysis of a large amount of information.

"Does Councilor Xia Duo really have such a Translation Device?" Badijiaer asked again, his tone seeming to have a subtle change compared to just before.

He was still thinking about setting up a Public Computing Resource Pool in Netheril! If it were revealed that it could detect Demon Descendants, wouldn't it also be able to detect more content? I am afraid that any Mage Tower organization that knew this would never agree to this project.

Speaking of this, Xia Duo decided to play a trump card: "Actually, the problem that Speaker Badijiaer is worried about does not exist at all. I can design a Translation Device to perform real-time translation for conversion issues involving Netheril Magic and Elven Magic. It does not need to be equipped by every human mage; it only needs to be installed in the Gateway between Netheril Spirit Thought and the Main Network of the Public Computing Resource Pool to achieve this."

It is just that this is different from the finished Gateway Magic Tool; regarding the Translation Device, Xia Duo previously only had such an idea and had not actually done it.

Xia Duo did not think his reputation was high enough that everyone would believe him just because he said something casually, so on this issue, he could only persuade from another angle.

But the reality is that Netheril Magic and Elven Magic have long had relatively clear boundaries; usually, Netherese Mages will not spend too much energy studying Elven Magic, and at most, they will just learn some Elvish.

It is just that the Arcane Network is of great importance; not to mention its practical use, it is a concrete manifestation of the further development of relations between the countries of the Northland. Besides, there is one more thing that Xia Duo cannot speak of, and that is—

"The Arcane Network is of great significance, and its practical effect is also very great; I think Speaker Badijiaer will not deny this! As for the problem that the effect of human mages using the Alliance's Public Computing Resource Pool is not as good as that of Elven mages, the key is actually not the Arcane Network itself. If the majority of the users of this network were humans, then it would be the Elven mages complaining that the usage effect is not as good as humans."

Regarding this, Xia Duo gave an affirmative answer, and at the same time mentioned, "But my understanding of Dwarf Magic is limited, and I cannot design a Translation Device that adapts to Dwarf Magic."

Not to mention the future, even now it can be verified through the usage of the human mages at the Time-Related Magic Research Laboratory.