Chapter 881: Slumber, Ideals

The next day, early morning.

After waking up, Xia Duo habitually looked at Niya beside him. He stared for a while, and seeing that she was still asleep with no signs of waking, he couldn't help but frown.

It should be the day before yesterday, right? They had just finished the battle with the Elves, but before they could rest for long, they were dragged away by the Great Arcanist Hadelaien to repair the Magic Net.

Afterwards, they were busy for an entire night and day, only returning to the camp yesterday afternoon. He and Niya were considered the lucky ones; at least they returned while still conscious.

Among the seven of them, there was an Arcanist named "Moergen" who fainted during the repair process, and even suffered damage to his Arcane Fire because of it; it was truly miserable.

However, from yesterday afternoon until now, Niya had slept for more than ten hours. In the past, even if it had only been seven or eight hours, Niya would have woken up almost immediately when he stared at her.

But now, he had been staring for quite a while, yet there was still no sign of her waking, as if Niya had only just fallen asleep. This could not help but make him feel a bit worried.

——Mage Angelin?

Xia Duo sent a Sending to Angelin, wanting to see if the other party was awake, but Angelin did not reply. Then Xia Duo contacted the other Arcanists, but none of them gave any reply either.

Such a situation actually made Xia Duo feel much more at ease. At least, there should be no reason for the higher-ups to sacrifice seven promising Arcanists at once; his own situation was actually somewhat special.

Xia Duo immediately thought of his own special bloodline. His new soul form and Memory Retrospection ability undoubtedly indicated that he had already far surpassed ordinary people in terms of memory, consciousness, spirit, and will.

It was only because the person sleeping was Niya that he became anxious and lost his composure, failing to relate it to himself for a moment.

Just like that, Xia Duo lay on the bed for a while longer. After finishing his Meditation, he got up to prepare breakfast for Niya, and then began his own Ascending Ring work.

The 7th Ring Spells he currently mastered were only 【Mage Armor】 and 【Mind Link】; he hadn't had time to complete the Ascending Ring for other spells.

It was foreseeable that Xia Duo would have to spend a considerable amount of time on this recently.

But there was no other way. Involving the spell Principles of the seventh layer of the Magic Net, and even the combination and change rules of all Magic Net Strings, only by walking through it himself could he better understand it.

Xia Duo's intention was not the spell itself, but the deep logic behind the spell. If he didn't have this mindset, he could have just rushed toward the spells.

However, if he didn't delve into spell Principles and the essence of the Magic Net, and only obsessed over being a spellcasting craftsman who didn't understand the Principles, how could he have become the Arcanist he is today!

Xia Duo truly couldn't imagine what kind of experience it would be for a Mage who didn't understand the Principles of Magic. Perhaps that kind of master of simple experience could also obtain a high income and a respectable status.

But they would be unable to obtain the power to truly push the trends of the era and change the course of history.

On Earth, the fact that most countries were founded on science and technology was enough to explain this point!

It was simply because science was the most reliable methodology for understanding the world known to date. The technology developed under this system naturally possessed incomparable power, and the further one went, the more its potential could be seen!

In the world of magic, the most powerful force, besides the gods, was magic.

But the gods were too distant; even those Priests of the Gods who perceived Holy Power could hardly be said to have truly approached the gods. Only magic was the reliance for mortals to counterattack.

Magic in the narrow sense referred to individual, concrete spells, which allowed mortals to obtain power far exceeding their peers, relying on this power to fly, burrow, move mountains, and fill seas—almost omnipotent.

And magic in the broad sense, in Xia Duo's view, was actually consistent with the concept of science on Earth—a complete knowledge system based on facts and verifiable.

The only difference between the magic world and Earth was that magic could allow individuals to obtain transcendent power, whereas on Earth, individual power was often suppressed by the collective.

However, Xia Duo believed that this was merely a characteristic difference in the early stages of development brought about by the essence of different worlds.

From a developmental perspective, once magic technology broke through to a certain threshold, it was not impossible for everyone to become a god. Conversely, as long as 1+1 > 2, then collective Wisdom must have its significance.

This was also why Xia Duo had always been obsessed with popularizing magic to everyone. This would certainly bring about the dispersion of power and authority, but it was extremely beneficial to development itself.

Having gone through something as miraculous as transmigration, after getting rid of the survival crisis, he hoped even more to see the scenery at the end of magic, even if it was just as an ordinary person.

Of course, this was only said now that Xia Duo had become an Arcanist. If he were truly an ordinary person, he certainly wouldn't have such an extravagant wish.

At the same time, as a lord, in this special early stage of development in the magic world, only the magic he mastered himself was the most fundamental, indispensable reliance that could allow him to realize countless dreams.

No amount of emphasis on it would be too much.

Xia Duo had once fantasized that the world he transmigrated to was a relatively mature magic world where longevity and power could both be bought with money.

Then what motivation would he have for development?

Just peacefully submit to such social rules and work hard to make money.

But now, it could also be said to be Xia Duo's startup phase. Even if magic developed to a certain threshold in the future, smoothing out the differences in individual power.

They, the pioneers, would certainly possess advantages far exceeding those of ordinary people, and be able to occupy a place in the future world.

One must know that in this world, the threshold for longevity and even immortality was very low. At least Xia Duo had already obtained a certain degree of longevity.

As long as he worked a little harder, even immortality might not be unattainable.

From morning to noon, from noon to afternoon, Niya had not woken up. Breakfast had already turned into dinner, and Xia Duo had basically not left the room.

During this period, he received a Sending from Archmage Fusitemu, saying that the mission was over and they could return to the Main Plane through the Portal at any time.

As for the settlement of mission rewards, that would have to wait until they returned to Seventon. However, the residency rights for the Green Field Plane that everyone had obtained had already been finalized, and everyone would be able to receive the relevant certificates when they returned to the Main Plane.

According to Archmage Fusitemu, this certificate would allow the participants of this Green Field Plane mission themselves to possess residency rights in the Green Field Plane.

Of course, this also included the cost of travel, but it was limited to at most two round trips per year; anything beyond that would require paying out of pocket.

In addition, Xia Duo had specifically asked Fusitemu whether the certificate could be sold or gifted, and the answer he received was affirmative.

However, after being gifted or sold, the residency right represented by the certificate would no longer be permanent, but would only last for one hundred years.

Calculated from the day the transfer of residency rights was registered, even if the owner did not live there for a single day, it would automatically expire after one hundred years.