Chapter 547: Submitting the Proposal, A Slight Improvement

Perhaps it was because the appointment was made early in the morning, or perhaps it was because it was made through Niya, Archmage Greta scheduled the meeting with Xia Duo for noon, which did not exceed Xia Duo's expectations.

While waiting for the meeting, Xia Duo checked the materials related to the communication scheme and the communication magic artifact he had prepared in advance once more. Only after confirming there were no issues did he continue his tests regarding spell energy consumption.

As for "identifying" Feierde's spellbook with Niya, that was temporarily set aside.

It wasn't until noon that Xia Duo received a reminder from the Tower Spirit; Archmage Greta invited him to meet in her private residence within the private area, guided by the Tower Spirit, so no one was needed to lead the way.

From this, it could be seen that, to a certain extent, Archmage Greta's permission level in Giles Tower was likely even higher than Niya's.

When he arrived at the meeting location, Archmage Greta had not yet arrived, so Xia Duo had to find a place for himself, sat down, and began to look around this minimalist reception room.

The furnishings inside were sparse, and the decor was plain—plain in the literal sense. It didn't look like the residence of an archmage at all. Xia Duo had previously visited one of Archmage Greta's permanent offices in Giles Tower, and the decor there was much more exquisite than this.

However, ever since the Snow Melting Competition began, Archmage Greta had not shown her face in Giles Tower, and finding her was not easy.

Of course, Xia Duo could have looked for the administrative mages of Giles Tower and had them report it level by level, but that was troublesome and prone to leaks; Xia Duo did not want to be associated with any new type of communication spell.

Not long after, Xia Duo's resident spell 【Delayed Teleportation】 detected teleportation traces, and he subconsciously prepared to delay the teleportation, but fortunately, he remembered he was in Giles Tower at the time.

And just as that thought crossed his mind, Archmage Greta had already appeared in the reception room.

"Lord Xia Duo, you are indeed exceptionally gifted, having become an Arcanist. Congratulations to you on embarking on the true Arcane Path."

Xia Duo hurriedly stood up and bowed, "Your Excellency Archmage!"

"No need for formalities, sit and speak!" Greta found a nearby chair and sat down, rubbing her brow, her voice sounding somewhat weary: "I don't have much time, just say what you have to say directly!"

Xia Duo certainly couldn't say it directly—I'll give you a communication scheme, you help me take down Lord Huo Ke—he definitely had to use a more tactful approach. Even in a transaction, between a subordinate and a superior, tacit understanding was the best approach.

"It is like this: because Niya and I live apart, I deeply felt that staying in contact was not easy, so I delved into 【Echo Perception】 and 【Magic Moment】, creating a communication spell based on Magic Web Background Fluctuation, with a communication range far exceeding the traditional 【Sending】."

"Oh?" Archmage Greta's hand, which was rubbing her brow, stopped. She seemed to have developed some interest in this new spell, and her body even straightened up subconsciously, "Tell me specifically."

"The new spell is based on the 5th-ring level, and a 2nd-ring simplified version can complete communication from Seventon to Daxia Territory in Nan Jing."

As he spoke, Xia Duo took out the materials he had prepared in advance, along with three communication magic artifacts, and presented them to Archmage Greta, "These are the specific materials, as well as the simplified communication magic artifacts I trial-produced."

Archmage Greta first picked up the material booklet. Just looking at the cover, she raised her head with some confusion, "Standard Communication Scheme? What is the relationship between this and that 'Standard Development Manual of Daxia Territory'?"

"There is no relationship; I just happen to like the word 'standard'." Xia Duo did not explain further regarding his choice of words.

Netheril already had some standards in existence, but there had been no prerequisite guiding consciousness to establish various standards; almost all of them were choices made passively or subconsciously.

The content of the communication scheme booklet was not extensive, mainly covering the evolutionary origin of the communication spell, details of its elements, relevant applications, and instructions for using the communication magic artifact.

Everything that needed to be said was included, and nothing superfluous was added.

Archmage Greta finished flipping through the small booklet quickly. After reading it, her expression immediately became serious. She then reached out and took a communication magic artifact that looked like a crystal ball, and began to explore it by comparing it with the usage instructions in the booklet.

A moment later, a line of text suddenly appeared before Xia Duo—"Sit for a while!"

Xia Duo hurriedly looked at Archmage Greta. Sure enough, after putting away the booklet and the three communication magic artifacts, she had teleported away directly.

Just after the Archmage left, Xia Duo suddenly thought of a shortcoming of the communication spell, or perhaps it could be called an overbearing aspect: it manifested directly and forcibly.

This was somewhat similar to a forced call on Earth. At the thought of potentially being bombarded by countless messages in the future, Xia Duo shivered involuntarily!

Perhaps communication magic artifacts could connect point-to-point via 【Twin Arcane Mark】, but using the spell directly did not necessarily limit the target; mass messaging was not a problem at all.

When he was in the 【Projection Plane: Arcane Empire】, Xia Duo often received mass messages, but at that time, he hadn't thought about it so deeply.

Only now, seeing Archmage Greta forcibly send him a message using the communication magic artifact right in front of him, did Xia Duo immediately realize that this series of communication spells still needed a receiving spell.

It could replace the spellcaster to perform pre-reception processing on received communication information instead of manifesting it directly; this would be like a message box.

"It probably needs a little red dot!"

Xia Duo thought thoughtfully and silently added this receiving spell to his list of things to research.

On the other side, when Greta saw this so-called 【Magic Net Background Communication】, she immediately had an idea: a new type of communication spell to replace Duolaisen Huo Ke.

Although she did not hold a position in the Arcane Union, Olong did. As fellow subordinates of the Princess, much of their intelligence was shared in a timely manner.

Furthermore, the Arcane Union's introduction of Duolaisen Huo Ke's new spell was not a small matter; even ordinary spellcasters could glimpse the waves behind this event from the Arcane Union's monthly publication.

Nether Palace.

The negotiations between Netheril and Cormanthyr were still ongoing. Noon was just a brief rest. In the negotiations over the past two days, it was almost always the Elves who were constantly making concessions, and the Elves were the ones who initiated several of the breaks.

But even so, it was not an easy task to truly finalize the contents of the trade agreement for the next ten years.

Greta had just left in a hurry and now arrived in a hurry, leaving the other negotiators confused. In another separate lounge, Greta was reporting the situation of the new communication spell to Princess Xiya.

"Your Highness, with this Magic Net Background Communication, on one hand, we can stabilize our relationship with those Excellencies in the Arcane Union, and on the other hand, we can avoid Elf interference..."

(Note: The source text repeats lines 43-45 here; per instructions, I am translating the provided lines as they appear.)

"Your Highness, Lord Xia Duo just sent over a communication scheme that might be able to replace Lord Huo Ke's new communication spell."

"Xia Duo?"

"Yes, according to what he said himself, it is a new spell created to make it convenient to contact Niya."