Chapter 755: Diminishing Returns, Quantified Data

"The teacher didn't explicitly say what the Seven Towers would do, but if nothing unexpected happens, they should take action. That person seems to have truly angered the Seven Towers."

"Is that so!"

Xia Duo fell silent. Having calmed down, he had already realized that even if the Seven Towers did nothing, it was unlikely that the Weide Grand Arcanist would make a move against him. Compared to him, perhaps the Rodney Lord could attract the other party more.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo asked again: "Is there any news about the Rodney Territory recently?"

"Yes, the teacher mentioned before that Aozikaer Rodney has already gone to Jilan Tower, preparing to stay there for a long time. His son, Xiuyi Rodney, has become the new Rodney Lord and also lives in Jilan Tower."

Seeing their stance of not returning until they resolved the issue with Weide, Xia Duo had a rough idea in his heart. He said to Niya, "Help me keep an eye on the movements of the Rodney Lord. You don't necessarily have to find your teacher; Archmage Greta should know as well."

"Mm."

Niya nodded, then looked at Xia Duo earnestly, "Then don't leave the Tower of Time during this period, so as to avoid any accidents."

"I understand."

Then, the two no longer focused the conversation on these disappointing matters, but instead talked about the recent renovation project of the Spell Practice Room in the Tower of Time.

"Not long ago, Uncle Aiboke and I led people to renovate one room first. The energy consumption did indeed decrease, but we also discovered a problem during actual testing!"

"Oh? What problem?" Xia Duo immediately became interested.

It was not just that the Spell Practice Room was related to the training of New Apprentices and the energy reserves of the Tower of Time; he himself was also very interested in this aspect.

"It's that the Field Interference Constructive effect is very obvious at low-circle levels, but the higher the circle, the less obvious the effect becomes. In the Spell Laboratory we renovated, when dissipating spells above the 5th Circle, the energy consumption is almost the same as before the renovation. Of course, the reaction speed is still faster than before."

Niya frowned, her appearance of thinking seriously made Xia Duo feel a bit moved, but he quickly restrained his emotions and asked Niya:

"Have you ever done consumption tests for Arcane Spellcasting before?"

"I have, but my Arcane Energy limit only allows me to cast one 5th Circle Spell," Niya said somewhat embarrassedly.

"I'm not talking about limit testing, but testing the real energy consumption of spells at different circle levels!"

"That, I haven't!" Niya shook her head and asked, "Does this have anything to do with the diminishing returns of the Field Interference Constructive effect?"

Xia Duo smiled slightly, "Of course it has a connection. If you had done relevant tests, you would know."

Subsequently, he told Niya his test results regarding the real energy consumption of spells at different circle levels, and Niya quickly discovered the clue. She gripped her hands excitedly and whispered repeatedly:

"So that's how it is! So that's how it is!"

Below the 5th Circle, regarding the real energy consumption of different circle levels, the double of a low circle is significantly higher than a high circle; for example, the energy consumption of two 2nd Circle Spells is significantly higher than that of one 3rd Circle Spell.

But above the 5th Circle, it is not so obvious; it might be higher or lower, roughly around two times. That is to say, the energy consumption of two 5th Circle Spells and one 6th Circle Spell no longer has a significant gap.

This is the obvious gap in energy levels at different layers of the Magic Net.

Although there is no strong causality between the consumption of the spell itself and the consumption of the suppression spell, such an obvious correlation cannot be ignored.

This is something that normal Mages can accept, but clearly, many Netherese Mages, including Niya, have never conducted actual spell energy consumption tests.

Therefore, it is easy to feel confused about the diminishing returns of the Field Interference Constructive effect in the later stages.

But Xia Duo, who came from Earth, is different; he is always accustomed to quantifying certain specific elements to derive more intuitive laws.

Additionally, it is also because it is impossible to conduct spell energy consumption tests by actually casting spells through the Magic Net; only by casting spells completely independently using free energy like Arcane Energy is it possible to do such tests.

Generally speaking, only an Arcanist is capable of this.

Perhaps besides Xia Duo, other Arcanists have done it, but since it did not appear in Niya's field of vision, it is equivalent to not existing.

For Xia Duo, he is more willing to believe that only he has focused on the standardization, or rather, the quantification, systematization, and institutionalization of this aspect.

"The renovation of the practice rooms must continue. Even if the subsequent effects diminish, the improvement in reaction speed compared to before the renovation is real and undeniable."

"Mm, Uncle Aiboke is already doing it. I have been studying the problem of field interference during this time; it seems I got the research direction wrong," Niya said with no small amount of annoyance.

But then, she revealed a smile again, looking at Xia Duo, her heart full of joy.

"By the way, can I ask the teacher to verify the energy consumption results for higher circles?" Niya asked Xia Duo cautiously.

"Of course you can. I can only verify up to the 5th and 6th circles right now. If there are further data points, that would also be an early gain for me."

Xia Duo did not refuse. In fact, he also really wanted to know if his predictions for the consumption of higher-circle spells were accurate!

"By the way, Niya, actually you can also perform quantified processing on the energy collection and consumption of the Tower of Time. This might make the energy management of the Tower of Time easier and more intuitive in the future."

"Mm."

Seeing Niya nod heavily, Xia Duo smiled with satisfaction. In fact, he already had the Permission Level to do these things himself; now he was just asking Niya for her attitude.

Previously, the Tower of Time did have percentage markings for energy reserves, but there was no quantitative indicator for the specific amount of energy.

Or rather, there was no awareness of quantitative management at all.

Only the Tower Spirit of the entire Tower of Time knows the specific energy consumption of each system, but even if it knows, it is a general concept. It can compare different data, but it has no quantitative concept for the data itself.

If the Tower Master does not actively care, they might never know how much energy each system consumes in their entire life, and even if they ask actively, they are still very likely to be at a loss.

As for how to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, how to carry out refined management, and how to achieve optimal energy allocation in the future, all of these are very passive.

If a set of management systems for the Tower of Time is created, not only can the current benefits be enjoyed, but it might also have broader Application prospects in the future!

Leaving Niya's Study, Xia Duo did not return to the Plane Exploration Layer. The continuous searching before, and the fact that there were no results, had already made him feel some psychological weariness toward Plane Exploration.

It is not suitable to return there in this state right now; taking a short rest is what he should do most.

Of course, resting does not mean taking a break, and even if it is a break, it does not mean not touching Magic at all.