Chapter 761: The Life of a Mortal, Fought for by the Mortal Themselves

"Niya, I'm going to the Arcane Garden to check the production increase from a while ago. If nothing goes wrong, we'll need to start increasing production again once the Spell Practice Room renovation is finished," Xia Duo said as he stood up.

Niya looked up, seemingly not yet having returned to her senses from her book, but she still subconsciously asked, "Is it new territory residents? Is there not enough food?"

"It's enough for now, but there will be over two thousand new residents next month, so it won't be enough then. It won't be until next year or the year after that Daxia Territory can achieve food self-sufficiency. During this period, we still have to rely on the support of the Tower of Time."

Xia Duo did not avoid the fact that Daxia Territory currently relied on the Tower of Time at all; this was the truth, both he and Niya knew it, and at the same time, he believed Niya could understand the importance of population.

If universal magic education were to be popularized in the future, then population would be a problem that had to be faced.

Daxia Territory and Savile Territory could actually be seen as a single entity; after all, the two had already formed the closest alliance of interests, and their interests in all aspects were consistent.

Xia Duo could use the existing resources of the Tower of Time and Savile Territory to develop and strengthen himself and Daxia Territory without any scruples, and correspondingly, he would also plan for the future of the Tower of Time and Savile Territory.

Although Xia Duo had not explicitly stated this to Niya, the two already shared this consensus.

"You continue watching their negotiations here; I'll be back shortly!"

As he spoke, Xia Duo was about to leave, and at this moment, Niya closed the book in her hand and also stood up, "Wait, I'll go too. It just so happens I can see Yabo and Pamela."

"Mm, alright."

Xia Duo did not refuse Niya coming along. He knew that although Niya was sometimes quite childish, she had never been muddled when it came to serious matters. Saying she wanted to see Yabo and Pamela was perhaps just her being too embarrassed to say she was worried about him!

Just as the negotiations regarding the New Communication Magic Artifact were in full swing at the Tower of Time, far away in the northern core region of Netheril, in the Tower of Wisdom on the edge of Yousinaer Territory, some things were inevitably happening.

In the spacious dome hall over ten meters high, a huge, bright white sphere of light was steadily floating at a height of four to five meters in the center of the hall.

At this height, a circular walkway extended from the surrounding walls of the hall, with several small doors leading to spaces outside the hall.

At this time, Great Arcanist Weide was standing on the walkway, his eyes tightly closed, his will closely linked to the bright white sphere of light that was level with him not far away. Below the bright sphere was a busy scene of people coming and going.

It was unknown how much time had passed when Weide suddenly opened his eyes, unable to suppress a weary grunt squeezed from his throat.

Behind him, a middle-aged Mage with gray-white hair, who had originally been standing like a statue, immediately stepped forward to support him and asked with concern:

"Teacher, your current physical state is truly unsuitable for delving your mind and will into the Astral Plane again. I can—"

"You can what?"

Weide rudely pushed away the middle-aged Mage supporting him, stopping the words the other was about to say with a single glance, and then cast his gaze toward the area below the light sphere.

The busy scene of people coming and going just a moment ago had vanished in an instant. Seeing this, Weide sighed slightly in his heart and said to the student still lingering by his side: "I know my current physical state, but there really isn't much time left. Besides me, who else can continuously and efficiently search for Projection Planes? Is it you, or is it Ramusi?"

"Teacher, I—" the middle-aged Mage was somewhat speechless.

"Alright, let's not talk about these mood-spoiling things."

Weide waved his hand and walked along the circular walkway toward a small door, asking his student as he walked: "I ask you, how is the recruitment of New Apprentices going?"

"All the age-appropriate children within the Territory have already been brought into the Tower of Wisdom, but Teacher, do we really have to do this?" Yousinaer asked with some hesitation.

"What are you hesitating about?"

Weide suddenly stopped his steps and turned to look at his student, "Whether it is you, me, or Ramusi and the others, we are all already old. If we don't cultivate more successors, how will our cause continue! Even if we were all still young, just having us would be far from enough compared to our great cause!"

"But those Knowledge were all exchanged for our lives. Why should they be given for free to those who haven't paid a single bit for them? And Teacher, I heard that Kelifu's 【Life Prolonging Technique】 has had a breakthrough recently; perhaps it could—"

Yousinaer had not yet been able to finish his words when a vast will forcibly intruded into his mind, and the image of his teacher in his youth appeared in his consciousness.

Compared to his teacher's powerful will, his own mind was as weak as a newborn child.

"Yousinaer, remember this: the lives of mortals must be fought for by mortals themselves. If we pin our hopes on so-called gods, then what meaning would our previous sacrifices have!

"Furthermore, there is only a harvest if there is sowing. Do not let the slight sacrifices before your eyes occupy your entire mind!"

After saying these words, Weide's will projection vanished in an instant. When Yousinaer regained control of himself, he heard a phrase that still lingered in the air: "Everything is Supreme for Arcane!"

And his teacher's figure had long since disappeared.

Yousinaer lowered his head and repeated his teacher's words from just a moment ago. He did not go to look for his teacher again; he knew his teacher needed rest now.

After thinking for a moment, he came to the Xiu Xi Shi outside the Dome Hall. At this time, there were already many people here, some thinking alone, some discussing with each other, and more were holding notebooks and writing something down rapidly.

Yousinaer's arrival did not disturb anyone. In fact, as long as they were in this Xiu Xi Shi, even if Great Arcanist Weide came in person, everyone would not need to pay him any mind, and Weide would not disturb them either.

This was the Tower of Wisdom's respect for Knowledge, and its respect for Pioneers and those who sacrificed.

However, this time Yousinaer had somewhat violated this principle. Not long ago, his teacher had been pressured by the Seven Towers Union, and some small frictions had inevitably occurred during that time, causing his teacher's physical condition to worsen even further.

This made Yousinaer very worried. After entering the Xiu Xi Shi, he first stood for a while behind someone who was recording; after not finding the content he wanted, he walked to the middle of the room, coughed a few times from light to heavy, and then said:

"I am very sorry to disturb everyone, but this matter is truly important. I would like to ask, has anyone discovered a Life Extension Spell?"

The people in the Xiu Xi Shi all frowned one after another, but they also knew the importance of Life Extension Spells. Even if Yousinaer didn't care, they would strive to find them themselves; after all—

They were all Pioneers of the Projection Plane!

The Projection Plane existed within the Astral Plane, and performing an Astral Projection would truthfully consume the lifespan of the main body in the Main Plane. Although for an individual, there was no difference between being in the Projection Plane and the Main Plane, and how long one could live in one's personal perception would not change.

It was just that when they were projecting in the Projection Plane, they could not freely control the projection target, but they all needed to complete pioneering tasks, so wasting time was unavoidable.

Although they had seen a broader world because of this, they had also ignited a longing for life because of it.

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