Chapter 697: Bricks and Qualified Products from the Production Line

Compared to other ordinary Magic Items, a Spellbook is not essentially much different; both are forms of fixing a spell in place, with the only difference being that a Spellbook is more complex.

During the design process of the Spellbook, Xia Duo felt as if he were conducting industrial design. Blending multiple spell effects into one small Spellbook truly gave him a great deal of room for imagination, making him even more convinced that the future era of Magic Industry would surely arrive on schedule!

However, for now, Xia Duo mainly relies on manual production to manufacture Spellbooks. Although he uses many auxiliary means during the production process to try his best to avoid the influence of human factors, it ultimately still cannot reach the level of automated production.

As for the specific manufacturing process of the Spellbook, there is not much to speak of; it is not much different from the manufacturing of ordinary Magic Items.

It is just that due to the complexity of the Spellbook system, at the practical operation level, the first encapsulation must be performed before linking to the Magic Net, and the fault tolerance is smaller than that of producing ordinary Magic Items.

Fortunately, Xia Duo had already simulated the manufacturing process countless times in his mind, and by using auxiliary means such as fixed-size brackets, guide lines, and secondary verification, he excluded the influence of human factors as much as possible.

Therefore, although the assembly process before the first encapsulation was somewhat cumbersome and lasted for three days, strictly speaking, the process was not interrupted and could be called a single continuous effort!

By this time, the Spellbook could be considered to have taken its initial shape. It was a dark blue, sharp-angled object resembling a brick. If one did not consider the subsequent processes that had not yet been carried out, this was just a brick!

Of course, one could also say that this was a metal book that could not be opened!

The Fielder Spellbook is actually like this too when it has not been verified for use, except that the Fielder Spellbook looks like stone, while Xia Duo's Spellbook looks like metal.

This is due to the different encapsulation materials chosen for the two.

The Fielder Spellbook uses a variety of encapsulation materials, the most used of which is a special gemstone material that can provide a certain degree of maintenance for the Energy Core of the Spellbook.

However, the Energy Core of Xia Duo's Spellbook is an Arcane Crystal, so naturally, there is no need to worry too much about maintenance; an Arcane Crystal is far stronger than ordinary Five-Colored Gems.

As always, he chose Adamantine, a sturdy metal, for encapsulation. In case he encounters a special situation one day and the Magic fails, this Adamantine Spellbook can also be used as temporary equipment like a shield or a brick.

"I hope that day never comes!"

Xia Duo prayed silently in his heart.

……

After completing the first encapsulation, Xia Duo left Niya's Laboratory with the semi-finished Spellbook. The subsequent processes do not require the use of an Alchemy Array or a Spell Suppression Field, and can be completed outside.

And this also greatly facilitated Xia Duo's activities; at least he would not be restricted to the Laboratory, unable to even sleep with peace of mind.

Afterwards, whenever he had free time, he could continue processing it in a place where no one was around.

Coming out of the Laboratory was the circular corridor on the sixth floor of the Tower of Time. He had not walked far before reaching the door of his residence. Just as Xia Duo was about to enter, he suddenly thought of the trial production of the New Communication Magic Artifact that he had instructed Tilake to arrange a few days ago.

So he took a few extra steps and arrived at the Tilake Research Lab.

As soon as he entered the door, Xia Duo almost bumped into Tilake, who was about to go out. He reached out and pulled him, preventing Tilake, who was dodging in an emergency, from falling over:

"Where are you going in such a hurry?"

"Ah—it's Xia Duo!"

Tilake then saw clearly who it was and hurriedly said, "News just came from the workshop side saying that the first qualified product has been made, and I was just about to go over and check!"

"Oh? So fast!"

Xia Duo was also a bit surprised. After all, that was a trial production for mass manufacturing. The appearance of the first qualified product showed that Tilake and the others had already achieved certain results in terms of processes, craftsmanship, and inspection.

"Let's go, I'll take you there!"

Upon learning this good news, how could Xia Duo endure the time it would take to use the lift to slowly head to the Public Level? He immediately summoned the Tower Spirit to teleport him and Tilake to the Public Level together.

"Where is the workshop for the trial production? Lead the way quickly!"

"Oh! Right away!"

Tilake, who had just recovered from the teleportation, identified the direction slightly and then immediately chose a path and trotted over.

As for Xia Duo, faint clouds appeared around his body. With a tap of his feet, his whole person flew out. In the process of flying, Xia Duo could not help but think, "This riding the clouds and driving the mist is really not bad."

Soon, the two arrived one after the other outside an inconspicuous workshop, with only a Netheril numerical mark "021" on the door.

Looking at this plain room number, Xia Duo actually had a feeling of witnessing history. If nothing unexpected happened, this No. 021 workshop would be the starting point of Netheril's Magic Industry.

Entering the workshop, Xia Duo was immediately attracted by the lively scene inside. Although Tilake's understanding might have some deviations, Xia Duo still discovered some familiar things in it—

Assembly lines, workstations, skilled workers, and "engineers" patrolling back and forth to guide and correct errors!

Somehow, Xia Duo felt that this style was surprisingly compatible with the Mage Tower. Isn't this workshop just a miniature production plant!

For every workshop, there is a production plant!

For a moment, Xia Duo was a bit dazed. He seemed to see the scene where all the personnel and equipment in the workshops of the Tower of Time were fully equipped, carrying out full-load production, and batches of Magic Items were being boxed and sent out.

"Xia Duo!"

Tilake's voice interrupted Xia Duo's fantasy. He glanced at Tilake and then followed him to the edge of the workshop, at the end of the "Y"-shaped assembly line.

Dien, Sami, and a group of Official Mages were there inspecting the trial-produced Communication Magic Artifacts, linking them to the Magic Net, and performing final tests.

Because they were too focused, they were completely unaware that there were two more people in the room. It was not until Xia Duo and Tilake came to their side that they belatedly discovered the two.

"Xia Duo, Tilake, you're here! You came just in time. A finished product has just been made, and the preliminary inspection is qualified!" Dien said excitedly.

He found it hard to imagine that a few Apprentices had actually made a Magic Item. Although linking to the Magic Net still required Official Mages, the role played by the Apprentices was definitely not small.

Looking at the Crystal Ball that was almost shoved into his hands, Xia Duo's mood was also very excited. Because it was encapsulated before being linked to the Magic Net, this kind of encapsulation could only play a role at the material level.

And at the magic level, it was not encapsulated at all. At least in this crystal-ball-shaped Communication Magic Artifact, the Mithril Components were faintly visible.

Of course, one could also use opaque materials for encapsulation, but the fact that the Mithril Components were faintly visible was not entirely related to the encapsulation material. In Magic Vision, the Magic Aura of this Communication Magic Artifact was also somewhat unstable.

However, this actually matched Xia Duo's thoughts; if it were made too well, wouldn't it be impossible to break? He didn't know if this quality was because Tilake had finally understood his intentions and designed it this way on purpose.

But regardless, Xia Duo was very satisfied.

"Very good! All Official Mages who participated in the production will have their performance bonuses doubled this week. As for the Apprentices—"

Looking at the seven or eight Apprentices on the production line looking forward with anticipation, Xia Duo ignored Tilake, who kept winking at him, and also gave quite a few benefits:

"A reward of 50 Gold Coins each, provided privately by me!"