Chapter 3101: Double-Blind Experiment, Yierlan's Conditions

Returning to the laboratory, Xia Duo posted a private task at the Tower of Time Task Management Office through the Tower Spirit to recruit four experimental assistants, while he himself seized the time to rearrange the laboratory.

He hid the several sets of scrapped Gateway Magic Tools he had brought back, which had not yet been inspected, in the experimental area with a relatively even distribution, while the Psionic Detection Crystal Ball was placed in the very center, where it could be seen by the experimental assistants.

As for the experimental design, it was also very simple: to test the speed at which different users triggered the Psionic Detection Crystal Ball, while simultaneously recording the state of the detection Mist expanding in all directions.

Of course, this was just a cover; Xia Duo's true purpose was actually to see if any abnormal disturbances would occur when the psionic detection Mist passed over the hidden scrapped Gateway Magic Tools.

Since those four experimental assistants did not know the truth, their thoughts could not influence the interaction between the psionic detection Mist and the residual psionics of the scrapped Gateway Magic Tools.

Although there was a possibility of an outrageous situation where "what the experimenter does not know exists cannot be detected," the likelihood of such a situation occurring was not high.

Psionic Mages were clearly able to perceive other Psionic Mages; they would not fail to perceive them just because they did not know of the other's existence, which meant that psionics also possessed a certain degree of reality and objectivity, at least when facing their own kind.

Therefore, Xia Duo was not particularly worried about this aspect; the only thing he might have been worried about was that the residual psionics of the scrapped Gateways had already dissipated or that the Psionic Detection Crystal Ball would not last for four uses.

However, these were not small problems; the scrapped Gateways I brought back that time had all been preserved for a period of time, and there were no freshly baked ones before.

And the Psionic Detection Crystal Ball could not be reacquired; as long as it was a Magic Artifact that had not been used, it was not troublesome to reset it, though it might not necessarily still be in the form of a crystal ball.

First, it was not allowing the spread of Netheril Magic, but only allowing the spread of necessary Magic Knowledge for the Magic Artifact Manufacturing Factory; in other words, it was "only training technicians, not training real Mages."

But the Yierlan side had not relaxed their vigilance either; in the new plan that Tiao was asked to pass on to me this time, several important principles were emphasized—

In short, the experiment I designed now was not unrepeatable; although it had slight flaws, it was enough to achieve my purpose.

If there was no management power over finances and the right to distribute subsequent benefits, then why would I invest so much capital? It would be better to directly send money to Yierlan regularly, which would also save so much laborious process in the middle.

At the same time, it also prohibited the comprehensive spread of such knowledge; that is, it did not allow Xia Shao to spread Magic Knowledge indiscriminately, and it could only be taught to Magic Technicians willing to enter the factory.

It could be seen that Yierlan really wanted to build Ailan into the super factory that Xia Shao described as capable of continuous profit, but many of the conditions they proposed were unacceptable to Xia Shao.

After Xia Shao finished replying, he came outside the laboratory and called over Si Kan De, one of his assistants at the Tower of Time who was responsible for conveying research project information.

If he did not agree, then this development plan should not be carried out.

After giving a few simple instructions, he completely left the laboratory and even turned his consciousness back to Aifuruisi where his avatar was located; he was not prepared to participate in the subsequent four experiments, nor would he even pay attention to them.

From this behavior itself, it could be seen that the Yierlan side actually did not want to guard the mess that was Ailan and still hoped to obtain more benefits from the Ailan side.

The Ailan development plan could indeed make money, but Xia Shao's main purpose was not to make money, but to change Ailan, thereby disrupting the plans of the Darkness Society and forcing the other side to end their final madness ahead of schedule.

Xia Shao's avatar was here, continuing to maintain the illusion of conducting some important experiment, but in reality, he was re-examining the Ailan development plan that the Yierlan ambassador had passed to him through Tiao.

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Even the temporarily recruited experimental assistants could be repeatedly replaced.

There was no need to pay attention to the Tower of Time for the time being, so he had to find something to do for himself; after the Yierlan ambassador came to find him a few days ago, this new plan was sent over not long after.

Of course, the document that the Yierlan ambassador asked Tiao to pass on was not the final version; it still required repeated consultation between the two sides, and it was even possible that other countries would be attracted to pay attention or even participate in this process.

The third point, which was also a very critical point, was that Yierlan invited us to send people to participate in all cooperation between Xia Shao and the Ailan side throughout the process; it was actually supervision, or rather, surveillance.

For example, with Yierlan supervising the whole process, Xia Shao actually did not mind Yierlan also participating in the development plan, and he had even reserved a position for Yierlan long ago, but he did not accept Yierlan always putting on such a superior posture.

To get more, one naturally needs to invest in development.

Clearly, the Yierlan side still harbored thoughts of guarding against Ailan.

Therefore, after thinking for a while, Xia Shao selected a few items from the document, then used Magic to transcribe them onto a new piece of paper, preparing to leak those contents later through Dumu's channels.

Secondly, the selection and construction of the Magic Artifact Manufacturing Factory, as well as the subsequent recruitment and training of technicians, must all be notified to the Yierlan side in advance and obtain the permission of the Yierlan side.

Besides these three main principles, the Yierlan side also proposed many more specific requirements, such as the production scale of the Magic Artifact Factory, basic revenue, annual growth rate, and even the treatment of technicians, the status of Xia Shao's capital arrival, etc.

The development plan previously proposed by Xia Shao also happened to move them; it did not require Yierlan to spend much actual resources, only a nod, and Xia Shao could handle everything on his side—how worry-free!

Such a large plan indeed needed supervision, but it could completely be done by a third party—or strictly speaking, a fourth party—such as a civilian supervisory or auditing agency in Aifuruisi.

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It was just required to let those four people enter the laboratory one by one to complete the prescribed experiments, while making detailed experimental records; and in order to guide those four people to observe the details of the psionic detection Mist expansion state, he even prepared a special record book in the form of a table; those four people only needed to pay attention to the various indicators in the table and then fill it out.

In this way, the Alliance side would have a greater chance of winning.

Northland Alliance Headquarters, Psionic Network Research Center Laboratory.

Xia Shao had no idea when those four experimental assistants would arrive, and he did not make any requirements for how Si Kan De arranged the experimental order of those four people.

Very soon, just after Xia Shao had finished setting up the experimental site, he received a notification from the Task Management Office saying that the experimental assistants had been found and asking if they needed to be sent to the laboratory.

Of course, the original words of the Yierlan reply were not said like that, but it could be understood that way, and it was specifically mentioned that the manufacture of war-type Magic Artifacts was not allowed.

"Let them come over as soon as possible."

There was also the status of capital arrival, which was also a point that Xia Shao found difficult to accept; according to Yierlan's requirements, he needed to hand over all the capital (including some key resources) required for the phased plan to Yierlan for management.