Chapter 540: Ring [Portal]

"Teleportation Spell is one of the rare spells obtained directly from the Nether Scroll. For hundreds of years, countless Mages have conducted extensive research on it. Below, I will introduce my research in the field of Fuzzy Teleportation, and I hope it will bring some gains to everyone. If you have any questions, you can ask them after I finish my introduction."

As she spoke, Beilaila summoned lines of light and shadow, simultaneously demonstrating them in the form of Arcane Geometry projection diagrams while she explained.

Without needing any instructions, almost everyone took out their notebooks to record, and as Xia Duo listened and took notes, he felt quite like he was attending a physics class back in university.

It was just that terms like "teleportation," "Magic Net," and "Plane synchronization" clearly told him that this was not on Earth, nor was he in a physics class.

After the introduction, in addition to showcasing her research content, Beilaila also provided a practical little trick for Fuzzy Teleportation that could slightly improve teleportation precision, which made Xia Duo exclaim inwardly that it was worth it.

The subsequent Q&A session was also full of solid information; Beilaila did not hold anything back regarding the content of her speech and answered almost all of everyone's questions.

Xia Duo also asked a few questions, and just with this first person, more than two hours had already passed.

During the break, Xia Duo asked Niya, "How many days is the Snow Melting Competition postponed? It looks like this symposium might not finish today."

"It's not certain yet; maybe Beilaila heard some gossip." Niya was also a bit puzzled; she hadn't heard how long the Snow Melting Competition was postponed, so where did Beilaila find out?

But come to think of it, except for when she was watching matches in the Arena, she hadn't seen her teacher for several days; perhaps Beilaila really did have some strange source of information.

The symposium continued, and the second speaker was the High Mage Xi Ge Si from Morien Tower. He also spoke about the Teleportation Spell, but it was not a normal Teleportation Spell.

It was the 【Portal】!

The difference between it and the 【Teleportation Spell】 is that a Portal is instantaneous; once you pass through, you succeed, whereas the 【Teleportation Spell】, no matter how fast it looks, always requires a certain amount of time to consume.

Xia Duo even mastered a spell like 【Delayed Teleportation】, which can detect an incoming teleportation and push back the arrival time of the teleporter.

Following Xi Ge Si's speech, a new type of teleportation spell appeared before everyone—the 5th-rank 【Short-range Portal】.

Although the teleportation distance is very short and the duration is also very short, one must know that 【Portal】 is an 8th-rank spell, which at least an Archmage or an Arcanist themselves can normally cast.

Is a Portal meaningful?

Of course it is meaningful. Although the teleportation distance is very short and the duration is very short, it is also a relatively simple and convenient multi-person instantaneous teleportation solution, and what is even more valuable is that it also provides an upgrade path leading to the 8th-rank 【Portal】.

Xia Duo recorded the content of Xi Ge Si's speech almost thirstily, and he exclaimed inwardly again that it was worth it.

In the following Q&A session, the questions from the crowd were even more intense than after Beilaila's speech. Although it was unlikely to directly learn this 5th-rank 【Short-range Portal】 through a speech and Q&A, at least it could reduce the time spent researching it back home.

Until the end, when the questions reached a level that required detailed research, the crowd could no longer ask any decent questions.

Clatter, more than three hours had passed, but no one felt that these three hours were not worth it; instead, they were increasingly looking forward to the speeches of others that would follow.

After a short break, the third session, then another break, then the fourth session—one after another, Xia Duo gained a lot. It wasn't until the divine staff of the underground Temple came to notify them that teleportation here was about to be sealed that everyone realized it was already evening.

There were 13 people in the symposium, and half of them had not started their speeches yet, but it was clear that it was no longer appropriate to continue today.

Beilaila came forward and reserved the symposium hall for tomorrow, but she changed to a larger hall. After the Temple staff left, she directly displayed the teleportation coordinates left by the Temple staff.

"Everyone, note down these coordinates. The symposium will continue tomorrow. Let's stop here for today, see you tomorrow!"

Xia Duo noted down the coordinates and still felt a bit unsatisfied, but his brain was a mess after listening to speeches all day and he needed to rest. Everyone else also accepted this arrangement.

"It's a pity we didn't get the Goddess's Divine Grace today."

"What are you thinking? Do you know when the last Divine Grace appeared? Over a hundred years ago!"

"It's precisely because the last Divine Grace appeared over a hundred years ago that the possibility of it appearing now is even higher!"

"Don't think about these things. If you really want Divine Grace, you'd be better off working hard to become an Arcanist and cultivating the Magic Net for a few years!"

"If I could become an Arcanist, would I still need Divine Grace?"

After Beilaila left, several familiar High Mages started chatting. Hearing them talk about Divine Grace, Xia Duo couldn't help but take an extra look at the High Mage who said Arcanists don't need Divine Grace.

Young man, you are still too young! Arcanists also need Divine Grace!

Oh, no, that's not right, you are no longer young, middle-aged is more like it, Xia Duo complained inwardly, and then teleported to the front of the Nether Palace with Niya.

On the way back, Xia Duo asked Niya, "What content are you planning to talk about tomorrow?"

He and Niya were among the half who hadn't given their speeches yet. Xia Duo hadn't asked Niya before, and the content he had originally prepared now seemed somewhat perfunctory.

The quality of the symposium was so high that he didn't want to use ordinary things to fool people. It was just right to ask what Niya wanted to talk about as a reference.

"I haven't decided yet. What I prepared before is a bit inappropriate, but if nothing goes wrong, it should also be related to Fuzzy Teleportation."

"I see!"

Xia Duo touched his chin and had also roughly decided on the content he would talk about. If nothing went wrong, it should be about Precise Teleportation. Compared to Fuzzy Teleportation, he still preferred Precise Teleportation.

Just by himself, he could already think of many ways to mislead Fuzzy Teleportation. If he were really made to use Fuzzy Teleportation every day, his heart wouldn't be that big.

It was just right to talk about what he was good at, which would live up to the solid information others had shared, and it could also be considered as managing his reputation. Doing well might not necessarily earn a good reputation, but doing poorly would clearly lead to a bad one.

Returning to Giles Tower, Xia Duo and Niya returned to their respective residences. As Xia Duo organized the content of today's symposium and pondered the content of his speech for tomorrow, a message came from Niya shortly after, "The Snow Melting Competition is postponed for three days."

Xia Duo was stunned for a moment, but he quickly thought that the death incident at the competition venue should have been settled. He didn't know what kind of interest exchange was behind this.

But it was still a pity and not worth it that a promising Arcanist had died just like that.

Sighing silently, Xia Duo threw himself back into the world of Magic.