Chapter 2924: Phase Four Inheritance, Social Experiment

When Xia Duo arrived at the laboratory, Ximeng had already left; twenty soldiers were sitting in a circle in a corner of the laboratory, holding their Identity Cards and constantly simulating various transfer scenarios with their companions nearby.

As for Aiboke, he had occupied the spell experimentation area and was currently conducting experiments related to Order Force spells.

Stopping the soldiers from standing up to salute, Xia Duo walked directly over to Aiboke, observed for a moment, and then asked, "How is the progress?"

"It's alright!" Aiboke paused his experiment, then turned around and said to Xia Duo, "It's just that I'm a bit too busy on my own. How about that request I mentioned to you last time about increasing manpower?"

"Can't you just recruit people yourself? Do you really need me to do it?"

"You know what I mean by increasing manpower!"

After Aiboke replied with that, he turned back to busy himself with his experiment. Seeing this, Xia Duo couldn't help but smile bitterly. Of course, he knew what Aiboke meant by increasing manpower; it wasn't about just recruiting anyone from the new Mages, but rather Quasi-High Mages who had undergone the Inheritance Ritual.

However, the selection of candidates for the Inheritance Ritual had a fixed process, and the relevant personnel were all arranged well in advance. It could even be said that the demand for personnel existed first, and only then would the selection for the Inheritance Ritual begin, not the other way around.

Logically speaking, Order Force research was also worthy of an Inheritance Ritual, but the problem was that other projects had already queued up for several phases of the Inheritance Ritual; one couldn't just cut in line.

Not to mention that Order Force research wasn't that urgent, and since all fingers are part of the same hand, if he let the Order Force Laboratory cut in line today, could he agree to other project teams asking to cut in line tomorrow?

The soldiers looked at each other, and finally, a person who looked like a Captain stood up to answer on behalf of everyone, "Replying to the Lord, that balance function is very convenient; we have used it several times and are no longer unfamiliar with it!"

After finishing the topic of recruiting, Xia Duo then asked about the key project in the laboratory recently, "How is the Virtual Balance Identification experiment going? You see, these people from the guard are playing with it quite enthusiastically!"

It seems that Iron Wood is somewhat inappropriate now. On one hand, the Iron Wood material cannot be standardized; after all, it is natural wood, and there are always differences. Although one can identify the authenticity through Order Force marking, the differences themselves are a problem.

Furthermore, the current Identity Card design is also somewhat outdated; one could completely consider a major upgrade when launching the balance function!

On the other hand, of course, the Iron Wood discovered in the Territory is very limited. Wood is something that, even if called Iron Wood, is actually impossible to truly compare with steel. In the past, when the Territory had only a few hundred or a few thousand people, it didn't feel like much.

This time, it was Aiboke who felt a bit embarrassed, "Are you really going to talk to Niya? If you do, don't say it was me who asked."

But if it is a project involving individual real Order Cornerstones like currency marking, I am afraid it will still require real people to cooperate with the experiments.

The growth cycle of Iron Wood is long, and even if Magic is used to accelerate its growth, it is not easy to cultivate. Rather than investing too much cost in this, it is better to change to a different material.

After speaking, Xia Duo no longer disturbed Aiboke, but instead walked to a corner of the laboratory. A few soldiers saw him and wanted to stand up again, but this time Xia Duo did not stop them.

"You also know the scheduling of the Inheritance Ritual. You can pick anyone you want from the Second Phase, or you can go discuss it with Niya and let her give you a portion of the people from the Second Phase. Anyway, the Second Phase Inheritance Ritual hasn't started yet."

Xia Duo's Identity Card was also made of an Iron Wood slice, but he had recently been considering changing the material for the Identity Cards. The main reason he chose to use Iron Wood for the Identity Cards back then was that the Territory lacked more suitable materials at the time.

But now, Aiboke was already asking him for people, and he was so persistent, so Xia Duo naturally just went ahead and assigned a few assistants to Aiboke.

The total population of the Territory has now exceeded 500,000 (including the Savile Territory), so the consumption of Iron Wood by so many people is no longer the small amount it used to be.

Only afterwards would he organize the experimental process uniformly and then record it directly into the corresponding notes using spells. These physical records were not actually for himself, but more for the Mages of the Tower of Time.

"Don't worry, I won't mention you. It's me who wants the people, alright!"

Doing experiments and recording them himself, even handling the entire process alone, is considered a habit of all Traditional Mages, but Xia Duo did not see it that way. When he was in the Red Heart Alliance, he was accustomed to laboratory personnel having different divisions of labor.

"Perhaps this is the essence of Order Force! Using virtual identities to conduct experiments can actually be considered a departure from order. As for the future, conducting real social experiments is not impossible."

"That's good, come and try transferring money to me!"

As he spoke, Xia Duo took out his own Identity Card. Although it was strange for a Lord to have his own Identity Card, he was not an ordinary Lord; he naturally recognized and abided by the order he had established himself.

Regarding this question, Xia Duo didn't think much of it at the beginning, but now that Aiboke mentioned it again, he stated his own speculation:

The name "Second Generation Identity Card" could also add a sense of historical weight when spoken.

The person actually in charge of the project doesn't even necessarily need to do it themselves; with each person having their own division of labor, relevant personnel can focus on their own domains instead of causing internal friction due to unclear responsibilities.

If it were research on Order Spells, perhaps it could still be completed within the laboratory.

Currently, the Tower of Time does not yet have the conditions to provide the laboratory with a complete personnel configuration, but assigning a few laboratory assistants to Aiboke is not a difficult task.

"Are you all able to use the balance function on the Identity Card proficiently now?" Xia Duo asked.

On the other hand, of course, it is the inertia of Traditional Mages.

Besides that, the Tower of Time has now opened Intermediate Courses. Not everyone wants to take a shortcut and undergo the Inheritance Ritual. There are a bunch of dregs, but how much value can those people actually generate when recruited into the Order Force Laboratory?

After speaking, Xia Duo gave Aiboke another suggestion, "Even if you squeeze some people from the Second Phase, it might not be enough. Some things that don't necessarily require a High Mage can be handed over to others."

Order Force originates from order, and more specifically, it comes from the individuals who truly constitute order.

After all, he couldn't always squat on the ground to talk!

As for himself, because he can trace his memories at any time and has the assistance of a brain-computer, he does not need laboratory assistants in the conventional sense. Many times, he does not make any records when conducting experiments.

It's just that whenever this was brought up before, Aiboke always habitually refused. On one hand, this was because the research Aiboke was doing in the past was on the conversion of Divine Magic, which was not convenient for ordinary Mages who had not perceived Holy Power to intervene.

Upon hearing this, Aiboke turned around abruptly, "You're using Niya to block me again. You also know that the Second Phase Inheritance hasn't started yet, so how long do I have to wait for the Second Phase you promised? If you really care about this Order Force research, you go talk to Niya yourself."

It can achieve standardization, and it is also easier to replenish.

"Fine, then I'll go talk to her!" Xia Duo considered it and agreed.

"That means it's very smooth! Come to think of it, it's strange. Finding real people to come over for experiments is no problem at all, but we have problems when we operate virtual identity transfers ourselves. Does this mean all related experiments must be done this way in the future?"

The material Xia Duo is considering now is Adamantine; after all, this kind of material is inherently sturdy and not easily damaged, and it can be mass-produced!

"The Tower of Time has dozens of new Mages every month. Not everyone wants to continue with the Middle School Course. Later, I will go to the Mission Office to post a task and recruit a few assistants for you, so you don't have to do even the experimental records yourself."

"Hmm, then I'll go take a look over there, you continue with your work!"