Chapter 3226: A Rare Opportunity to Exchange Money for Divine Grace

"Teacher, could you help me see if I currently have enough Divine Grace to dedicate a new achievement to the Lady of Mysteries?" Xia Duo looked at Iolum with anticipation.

In fact, he could perceive the Divine Grace he possessed from the Lady of Mysteries himself, and he had even used Divine Grace previously to expand his Magic Net spell storage limit, but he was unclear about the specific measurement of Divine Grace.

Only specialized Priests knew such things; as long as Xia Duo was willing, he could perceive the Holy Power of the Lady of Mysteries just like Iolum, but he did not want to do that, so he could only request Iolum's help to take a look.

Regarding Xia Duo's request, Iolum naturally did not hesitate to agree. He raised his hand, which carried a blue-white radiance, and waved it in front of Xia Duo, then closed his eyes to perceive, seemingly communicating with the Lady of Mysteries. Only after a moment did he open his eyes and tell Xia Duo with some surprise:

"I didn't expect you to have gained so much Divine Grace in these few years; it is enough to dedicate three new achievements!"

Dedicating an innovative achievement is actually applying for a patent from the Lady of Mysteries, similar to a certified Personal Magic Mark; as long as other Spellcasters misappropriate it, they will be warned, and in serious cases, they will even be stripped of their ability to cast spells.

Of course, this kind of certification only exists within the Domain of the Lady of Mysteries. Priests are inevitably included, and others who apply for a Personal Magic Mark are equivalent to acknowledging this system. If they haven't applied, there is no punishment for misappropriation; this is the limitation of the Divine Office Domain.

Gods do not meddle in trivial matters, but within their own domains, they will not miss a single thing that should be managed.

Therefore, whether Elves recognize the patents of the Lady of Mysteries depends on whether the Elven Chief God recognizes them. Judging from the Mythallar patent, the Elven Chief God clearly recognizes the patent system of the Lady of Mysteries.

That is enough. As long as the Elven Chief God does not deny it, the lower-level Elves will basically not deny it. As for the bottom-level Elves, when we don't have the ability to infringe on patents, that is when they are at the bottom, and at that time, they will naturally abide by the corresponding rules.

But involving the expansion of Netheril's influence and the various secrets involved in the Magic Net anomalies within each country's borders, that proposal from Netheril was repeatedly rejected.

Some Netherese Mages with poor craftsmanship but good luck who happen to catch the early stages of Magic Net restoration often leave behind greater troubles for those who follow. It is not that they subjectively want to do so, but objectively, they do cause difficulties for subsequent restorers.

In such a situation, the Main Plane, although still considered a Habitable Plane, has lost the key soil for magic development, and constant decline is the only outcome.

And it is not just within the borders of Netheril; even in the Dead Zones outside of Netheril, if the opportunity arises, they do not mind going to repair them. This has already transcended the realm of ordinary Netherese Mages.

But now, as long as the person investing the Magic Item is oneself, then the Divine Grace is one's own, and there is no need to know who manufactured the invested Magic Item.

After the Northland Alliance was established, Netheril had more than once proposed establishing a Magic Net restoration organization within the framework of the Alliance, specifically to repair the Magic Net in the Northland, with members primarily being Spellcasters, and Elves could also join in.

As a temporary place of residence, it is completely competent.

That is to say, the significance of the Main Plane's Magic Net environment to Netheril is not as important as the Earth environment is to the people of Earth, so this also leads to the difficulty of Magic Net protection.

But in the magical world, even if no other large Habitable Planes have been discovered yet, there have long been more than one small Plane. Taking Netheril's Sweet Water Three Planes as an example, although they are small Planes, they can still house millions of people!

This is also a rare opportunity to directly exchange money for Divine Grace!

Of course, in the Earth Universe, up until the time Xia Duo traveled through, there was only Earth. Added to the limitations of aerospace technology, even if the cost of conducting scientific activities on Earth is high, humanity cannot abandon science, the only channel for entering the Universe.

However, now there is an opportunity to exchange money for Divine Grace, which is clearing the Decay Field. If it were other restoration projects, even if one spent a lot of money and brought in many Spellcasters, once they finished the restoration, the Divine Grace would belong to them; it would be spending money to help others gain Divine Grace.

Xia Duo also understands this principle, which is why there are situations where Spellcasters chase after newly discovered Mythallar Ruins, because the early restoration difficulty of newly discovered Mythallar Ruins is far lower than later stages, but the Divine Grace obtained is only related to progress.

If the situation is serious, there is no need to wait for the survival environment of the Main Plane to be destroyed; the Netherese Mages would be unable to bear the high costs of spellcasting and research and would choose to migrate to other Planes.

But, with only three patents, it is still quite far from the patent barrier that Xia Duo needs to build!

"If I sacrifice a Mythallar tomorrow, Teacher, how much Divine Grace do you think I can obtain?"

If the Magic Net environment deteriorates, it will inevitably affect the inheritance and growth of Spellcasters.

And Xia Duo now, through this Darkness Society attack incident, has seen the fragility of the Magic Net, or rather the Main Plane's Magic Net, so he believes that establishing a specialized Magic Net restoration organization or Magic Net protection organization is very necessary and essential.

This creates a problem of Divine Grace acquisition efficiency. Given the personality of most Netherese Mages, they will naturally prioritize chasing after newly discovered Mythallar Ruins and turn a blind eye or deaf ear to ruins that have already been repaired by other Spellcasters.

This is not like the Magic Restriction Treaty, which uses the guise of protecting the Magic Net to actually limit the magic development of late-developing countries.

In this regard, Spellcasters are more adaptable than Elven Mages, but Spellcasters are not born; they also need to be cultivated from ordinary people and need to advance from ordinary Mages.

In the end, it may be impossible to fully repair them. Most of the few Magic Net Dead Zones within Netheril came about this way. Of course, there are also those formed directly after ancient Mythallars were scrapped; these, in the eyes of Spellcasters, have no need for repair, as they are thankless tasks that might not earn Divine Grace and instead require paying out of pocket.

Protecting the Magic Net is protecting the Netherese Mages themselves.

"The amount of Divine Grace is not related to the Magic Item you invest, but to the degree of support for Magic Net restoration. If the effect of the Mythallar you invest is the same as investing a Light Wand, then the Divine Grace you obtain will be the same as investing a Light Wand."

The purpose of Netheril proposing this suggestion was naturally not pure, but objectively speaking, it was indeed a matter beneficial to the Main Plane.

Regarding those Dead Zones, only Spellcasters who hold extremely firm Faith in the Lady of Mysteries will attempt to repair them. Those Netherese Mages are no longer purely for the sake of obtaining Divine Grace, but to protect the Magic Net and protect the normal environment for magic operation.

This is like in the Earth Universe, where all costs for conducting scientific activities on Earth suddenly increase tenfold or even higher. In such a situation, even if Earth could still be lived on, it would have lost its potential for development.

Instead, it would be truly used only for protecting the Magic Net. Countries could fully consider re-discussing and signing a treaty specifically for protecting the Main Plane's Magic Net, and then establish a specialized Magic Net protection organization based on this condition.