Chapter 479: Great Harvest

The real benefit should be the improvement of one's perspective; even knowledge itself is not the primary gain. The Golden Page he read systematically explained the essence of Magic, and even provided practical examples from multiple different Magic systems for argumentation.

If one were to only keep their gaze on this knowledge, it could be said that this knowledge is relatively shallow; there is very little new knowledge that Xia Duo had not seen before.

But the display of different perspectives allowed Xia Duo to have a more profound understanding of Magic, while at the same time, he became more identified with the Netheril Arcane Magic system.

Although the Netheril Magic system is not recorded in the 【Nether Scroll】, it is the most "scientific" Magic system distilled from the scrolls; perhaps it could be called a magic version of the "Scientific Enlightenment."

Concise, without any flowery embellishments, it points directly to the essence of Magic: Magic is Magic; it is the feedback obtained by a Spellcaster using their will to pluck the Magic Net String.

The Nether Scroll records quite a few Magic systems, most of which are so crude that they fail to even recognize this, barely forming a system at all; it would not even be a problem to call them "Primitive Sorcery" directly.

Let alone the standard explanations formed on this theory that points directly to the essence of Magic.

"Arcane Geometry" is the explanatory theory that Xia Duo admires the most.

Describing the state of the Magic Net under Magic Vision in a geometric form makes it convenient to abstract its inherent essential connections; more importantly, it allows countless ordinary people to participate in research even without Spellcasting ability.

Not to mention, this theory completely synthesizes the Netheril Magic system into a whole and possesses tenacious development potential, no less than the "mathematical tools" on Earth.

It even transcends the category of "tools" and is itself already an inseparable part of the Netheril Magic system.

As for the Magic Net, it is the object of study for Spellcasters, similar to the "Universe and all things" studied by natural science on Earth; of course, the situation here in the magic world might be a bit more complex.

The Magic Net is not only Nature itself, but also a tool for controlling Nature.

Once the Magic Net is studied thoroughly, it is actually similar to studying the Universe and all things thoroughly on Earth; it can be said that this is the proper path of development.

The era must develop, and individuals have desires (ideals); besides Magic, is there a better choice? At this moment, even Xia Duo could not help but give birth to the thought that "Gods are just more powerful Arcanists." The deeper one's understanding of the essence of Magic, the more one will agree with such a thought.

It is almost predictable: Magic has no limits, so why can one not become a God?

The reason why a broad consensus has not been formed, Xia Duo feels, is probably because Gods truly exist.

Perhaps it is the fear that such remarks will anger the Gods, or having seen the power of the Gods to the point of despair, or perhaps simply hiding this thought in the bottom of one's heart, waiting to erupt at any time?

Recording some things he found interesting, Xia Duo put away his notes and passed through the First Floor Hall of the Tower of Time to reach the Mythallar Ruins outside. Nowadays, the Magic Net environment here has calmed down a lot.

Although it is still very dangerous for ordinary people, for Xia Duo, it only requires being a little careful, and passing through safely is not a problem.

If this matter were placed before, he might have been very happy, but ever since he mastered teleportation, whether he passes through the Mythallar Ruins to return directly to Linshui Village is no longer important.

Teleportation is more convenient than anything else.

Coming over this time, it was actually just Xia Duo seeing from the Tower Spirit that the energy consumption of the Tower of Time had dropped quite a bit, and inferring that the outside should be passable.

This time, he simply passed through here to return to Linshui Village.

The Mythallar Ruins originated from the initial Elf Ruins. At the beginning, part of the ruins was hidden by the Mythallar; later, the Mythallar completely collapsed and this part was released, which is equivalent to this land having an extra piece out of thin air.

But it still fits with the surroundings, without the slightest sense of incongruity.

The current Mythallar Ruins are about one mile in radius, and there are still many Elf buildings that were originally hidden by the Mythallar and not completely decayed. Of course, having experienced the collapse of the Mythallar, there are no buildings left standing.

Judging from the previous ruins, this should be a stronghold that was abandoned in advance, so Xia Duo did not hold too many fantasies about these newly appeared building ruins. Could one still expect to find some lost Artifact inside?

Finding one would also be a trouble.

Before long, Xia Duo had already walked to the edge of the ruins—of course, only the edge of the Mythallar Ruins, not the edge of the ruins of the ruins.

From afar, he saw Aigeberde of the 【Hand of Secrecy】 summoning Arcane Fire to repair the Magic Net. Xia Duo did not approach, but nodded in greeting, then detoured around from the side.

Repairing the Magic Net requires Arcane Fire. This process is relatively dangerous; of course, the repair itself does not have much risk, it is just troublesome and time-consuming. The danger comes from the outside.

Once the Arcane Fire is extinguished, it is equivalent to losing the status of an Arcanist. Wanting to advance again is not that easy, unless one is still only in contact with the Fifth Layer of the Weave and has not gone deeper.

Otherwise, one can only wait until becoming a Legendary Mage before advancing.

Arcanists can theoretically all become Great Arcanists, as long as there is enough time, but having been reduced to the point of repairing the Magic Net to seek Divine Grace, once the Arcane Fire is lost, how much possibility is there to become a Legendary Mage and then advance?

Basically, once the Arcane Fire is extinguished, it is equivalent to the dream of becoming a Great Arcanist being shattered. Although the possibility of this dream itself is very small, in any case, it is a tangible dream.

Currently, Xia Duo does not know how to quickly destroy Arcane Fire, but whether to show respect or to avoid suspicion, detouring a little is never a bad thing.

What's more, the other party must have also taken full precautionary measures; it is not that easy to launch a sneak attack.

Returning to Linshui Village, Xia Duo discovered that there was already a pile of wood chips half a person high at the Woodworking Workshop, and he did not know if it was because he had not explained clearly before, or if the villagers had understood too much.

The size of these wood chips was relatively uniform; it looked like they had been specially processed. Xia Duo was somewhat dumbfounded by this. All he wanted was to cut the wood into pieces to facilitate Spellcasting.

He did not expect that they would actually turn into wood chips now.

Of course, from another perspective, this also shows that the craftsmanship and efficiency of the villagers are not bad! After all, there are no automated tools here; everything is done by hand.

Xia Duo praised all the carpenters in the Woodworking Workshop, then packed these wood chips into a Dimensional Bag and brought them to the north side of the Linshui River, finding a slightly larger open space.

(End of chapter)