Chapter 583: Refusing Applications, Inspecting the Territory (Part 1)

"It wasn't him?!"

Xia Duo was quite surprised by this result. The Plane Exploration Array had been in operation for less than two years, and setting aside Projection Planes, it had already discovered two Reality Planes. Even though one of them was a Semi-plane, this efficiency was simply too high.

If the Tower of Time could achieve such efficiency relying solely on the Plane Exploration Array without the cooperation of a Plane Scholar, then what would the situation be like for other Mage Towers that did have Plane Scholars?

Of course, the actual situation might not be as Xia Duo imagined. When communicating with Niya, she would occasionally talk about some situations regarding the Giles Tower exploring Other Planes.

For example, a Plane Scholar needs to use extensive knowledge to find data that might contain a plane from a huge pile of irregular, messy search data, and then verify it.

The Exploration Array is set with a search accuracy threshold; it can only judge data that is definitely a plane. For some ambiguous data that cannot be judged at all, it is directly classified as useless data.

From this, it can be seen how important it is to have a knowledgeable and experienced Plane Scholar in the process of Plane Exploration!

This made Xia Duo think of astronomers on Earth. Although there are many instruments and equipment, the human element is also very important. It is necessary to mine potentially useful information from a large amount of data. This kind of creative, keen thinking is something that is difficult for even computers to possess.

And in this magical world where even computers haven't been born, Plane Scholars rely entirely on manual retrieval and screening, which is simply terrifying.

Of course, it is also possible that they have already developed specialized theories and techniques (including Spells) to quickly detect and verify the large amount of data coming from the Plane Exploration Array.

However, the Plane Scholar training materials that Niya brought back to the Tower of Time were very basic and did not contain such techniques. This was just a guess of Xia Duo's, but it was a guess based on reality and was very likely to be true.

……

While pondering how to obtain more Plane Scholar materials, he checked the Tower Spirit's records regarding this newly discovered Semi-plane.

This Semi-plane was indeed discovered automatically by the Plane Exploration Array. Afterward, Aiboke had applied to open a Portal. At that time, Xia Duo was in Seventon and could not connect to the Tower of Time at all, so he was completely unaware of it. It was Niya who approved it, and Xia Duo saw the relevant records.

Since opening the Portal, Aiboke had entered it a total of three times, and later applied to transform this Semi-plane into a warehouse. Niya did not approve this item. As soon as Xia Duo saw it, he immediately communicated with the Tower Spirit to kill it.

Such a pristine Semi-plane definitely has more research value than a man-made one; how could it be casually transformed!

What a waste!

It is a pity that Great Arcanist Saville did not leave behind the method for creating Semi-planes in the Tower of Time, otherwise Xia Duo would not be so conflicted. It's just a Semi-plane; if he wanted one, he could just create one temporarily.

Moreover, the manufacturing method would certainly reveal a lot of knowledge about the Plane Domain.

Xia Duo's plan after advancing is to study on his own while acquiring knowledge from the outside world, such as the Arcane Union or Giles Tower. His minimum goal is to achieve low-cost expansion of his Personal Space.

The current "pay-to-win" method of expanding space is a bit too extravagant. As for passively waiting for the appearance of a Mythallar that might be an Arcane Fire Furnace, that is not Xia Duo's style.

When it comes to Personal Space, it is better to be proactive, not to mention that expanding the space is only his minimum goal.

Higher up, it is not impossible to consider letting the space possess Magic, as well as carrying out farming. And now, with this newly discovered pristine Semi-plane, his plan is immediately on the right track.

……

Next, Xia Duo did not stay in the Tower of Time for long. The fleet transporting the residents was still on the way; he just took the empty Lucky Owen to overtake them and returned early.

Now, he must return to the Territory to make some arrangements for the incoming new residents.

Linshui Village.

Accompanied by Laidun, Xia Duo conducted an inspection within the Territory. This trip to Seventon was the longest he had been away, and he was still a bit worried about some of the Territory's affairs.

He first checked the development of the farmland east of Linshui Village. Last year, he personally participated in building a Demonstration Field of about six mu to show the Princess, and now the wheat in the field is growing just right.

And outside the Demonstration Field, most of the 100 mu of land planned earlier had been leveled, and wheat seedlings an inch high had grown sparsely. Seeing this scene, Xia Duo couldn't help but sigh.

Seeing this, Laidun hurriedly explained, "My Lord, we did indeed follow the standard procedures, but without your Spell, the survival rate after seedling cultivation is not high. It was only because of Yatewude's guidance that we had such a survival rate."

"……"

It seems that Xia Duo had underestimated the Elf Magic Blooming Flowers, which can accelerate plant growth. This Spell can not only accelerate plant growth, but it also seems to be able to ensure the survival rate of seedling transplantation. Isn't this a natural Agricultural Spell!

Glancing at the wheat field that was probably less than 100 mu, Xia Duo was already prepared to put the training of Agricultural Mages, or rather, Agricultural Druids, on the agenda.

As for the target, isn't that former Druid Yatewude a very good target!

"It's not too late now. Later, I will re-accelerate a batch of wheat seedlings, and then you can arrange for people to replant them."

"Yes!"

"Let's continue forward!"

……

Continuing eastward, there was still a large area of land that had not yet been cleared or leveled. Many residents were leveling the land and moving timber here.

And further east, the very forefront of the development could already be seen, connecting with the Mythallar Ruins.

The development direction turned slightly here, bypassing the Mythallar Ruins and heading south. Along the way, seeing these residents with such high enthusiasm for work, Xia Duo felt inexplicably excited.

In any world, any society, any civilization, the most basic and most extensive are these laborers!

……

Seeing Xia Duo come to inspect, Qiaoqi, the Captain of the Territory Guard's Second Squad who was patrolling the front line of development, immediately stepped forward to salute, "My Lord!"

"Hmm!" Xia Duo nodded, signaling Qiaoqi to follow, while asking, "Have there been any beast attacks in the Territory recently?"

"No, our four squads take turns going out to hunt. Wherever the development front advances, we can clear out the nearby beasts in advance. Over time, the surrounding beasts know that this place is very dangerous and dare not come."

"Very good!" Xia Duo added, "Do not slack off on the hunting mission; it must be carried out continuously and firmly."

He knew that the current Daxia Territory only occupied a single point in the Green Pearl Forest, and his long-term goal was the entire Green Pearl Forest, so no matter how many he killed, it was all to carve out a place for humans to survive.