Chapter 936: The Eye of Endless Mystery: From Micro to Macro

The "Eye of Amastacrinaz," or perhaps the "Endless Mystery Eye" is more appropriate.

Xia Duo did not like that complicated Elven name, so he simply simplified it, though the meaning remained similar, and this spell was indeed intended for observing the endless mysteries of the macro Magic Net.

From the moment the first syllable of the incantation was uttered, Xia Duo felt his will lose all purchase, but he did nothing, merely continuing to chant the remaining incantation.

Once the entire incantation was spoken, an intangible force welled up, carrying his will to travel freely among the Magic Net Strings.

This feeling of abandonment and indulgence was a very unpleasant experience for a Netheril Magic Spellcaster who had to maintain control over his will at all times.

Fortunately, Xia Duo had similar states of unconstrained consciousness during his daily Meditation, and coupled with his anticipation of this characteristic of Elven Magic, he managed to persist.

His will did not penetrate deeper into the layers of the Magic Net, lingering only on the first layer, which meant this spell was merely a 1st Circle Spell.

If described in terms of Netheril Magic, this spell possessed elements of both Mind and Alteration, and could be classified under both categories simultaneously.

Being able to involve two Domains at the 1st Circle level was enough to prove the extraordinary nature of this spell.

But extraordinary does not mean complex, just as it is often mentioned on Earth that "truth is always simple."

As Xia Duo's will continuously traveled through the specific combinations of the Magic Net Strings in the first layer of the Magic Net, he soon felt as if he had seen a magnificent, splendid, and complex structure overflowing with infinite energy, spread across the heavens and the earth!

He himself, the Mythallar he was currently in, and indeed all things, were within this grand structure, with the Magic Net Strings connecting everything and interweaving with one another.

In an instant, he seemed to feel a sensation known as "Heaven and Man Unity"!

"It really is so!"

Xia Duo sighed inwardly.

As his perspective gradually cleared, he had no more doubts at this moment; this was the panoramic view of the macro Magic Net glimpsed in that instant when a Spellcaster touches the deeper Magic Net.

It was also the concrete target pointed to by the massive amount of Magic Net information in the so-called "Nature Response"!

Originally, Xia Duo had only thought he would be able to catch a momentary glimpse when touching the deeper Magic Net, or perhaps indirectly glimpse it by sharing Perception with a believer of the New Natural Philosophy like Yatewude.

He never expected that Elven Magic would contain a spell for direct observation, and with almost no restrictions—he could look when he wanted and stop when he wanted!

And after understanding the essence of this 【Endless Arcane Eye】, Xia Duo had an even stronger feeling that this macro perspective of the Magic Net might not only be accessible through spells.

It might also be possible to see it directly with the naked eye, just like the Magic Vision obtained through focus.

The process of obtaining this macro perspective reminded Xia Duo of the naked-eye 3D pictures on Earth; by adjusting the focal length of one's eyes, a three-dimensional image could emerge from a two-dimensional picture.

The macro perspective he was seeing now was similar, achieving a macro perspective through specific adjustments to the micro perspective.

Perhaps spells were not necessary!

And the macro Magic Net structure seen from this macro perspective might not necessarily be the absolute Reality, but at least it truthfully reflected a possibility constructed by a specific micro perspective!

Xia Duo was lost in thought; this spell truly exceeded his imagination!

However, what Xia Duo found regrettable was that the macro Magic Net perspective was of almost no use in specific spell confrontations, much like how individual cells acting up can hardly affect the senses of the human body.

Only when the magnitude reaches a level sufficient to affect the macro structure of the Magic Net can it possibly be reflected in the macro perspective, such as with a Mythallar.

The Mythallar at this moment, in Xia Duo's eyes, was a massive structure as delicate as Mist, embedded in the macro environment of the Magic Net.

It appeared that the creator had intended to integrate it into the macro structure of the Magic Net, but the artificial traces of such a change in scale were visible at a glance.

It was like a palace built of yellow sand suddenly appearing in the desert, shaped like a spiral sand dune; at first glance, it was indeed inconspicuous.

But once one walked close, or even walked inside, even a fool would know this was not the native state of the desert.

Xia Duo's spellcasting relied on Bailun's Micro Magic Net; every move could not escape Bailun's Perception, and the moment Xia Duo succeeded, or even before that, Bailun already knew the result.

"Lord Xia Duo, since you have already obtained the macro perspective, I am going to begin. Listen to my instructions!"

"Yes!"

Xia Duo's heart tightened; he knew the critical moment had arrived.

But in truth, after obtaining the macro perspective and seeing the Mythallar's manifestation in the macro Magic Net, he held no hope for this attempt.

And the attempt Master Bailun spoke of was perhaps just to find an opportunity to look after him, a junior with potential.

With just the two of them, even if Bailun might have deep knowledge of the Mythallar, it would be very difficult to pose any threat to this Mythallar in terms of magnitude.

It was like having only one or two people on Earth researching chips; although that was an exaggeration, it was roughly the same.

Even if those one or two people met all the conditions for chip research, the gap in numbers would have to be compensated for by an unacceptably long amount of time.

A more reasonable approach would be to increase the number of researchers to reduce the time to an acceptable level.

Of course, that was a skillful and creative approach; if one wanted to destroy it, that would be much simpler, and the same applied to the Mythallar.

Bailun's previous words implied that the Mythallar could be destroyed by destroying Maihete Lake, but the collateral costs might be high, especially for people like Xia Duo in Nan Jing.

If one wanted to minimize collateral costs, it would require a technical, perfect dismantling of the Mythallar from the root.

And this, as it seemed to Xia Duo now, was almost impossible for just him and Bailun to accomplish; perhaps it would only be possible if all the other Great Arcanists of the Seven Towers were brought here to do it together.

But compared to mobilizing seven or eight Great Arcanists at once to come here to perfectly dismantle the Mythallar for him, it was more convenient to simply destroy Maihete Lake.

Xia Duo had already come to a realization; he would treat this attempt as a rare practical lesson on Mythallars!

Moreover, it was being taught personally by a Great Arcanist who had taught other Great Arcanists, which was even rarer; many people might never encounter such a good thing in their entire lives.

This also filled him with gratitude toward Master Bailun, and the lingering fear from when Master Bailun had come to his door over papermaking instantly vanished.

This person was truly worthy of the rumors that he "greatly looks after (promising) juniors"!

"I really want to see what the Great Arcanist Iolum, who is even closer to 'teaching without discrimination' than Master Bailun, would be like!" This thought flashed through Xia Duo's mind.

Just at this moment, Bailun's Indication arrived—

"Spellcasting elements 1-ΞΩΔΠΞΔΠΣΓΣΓΟΣ, 2-ΨΛΧΞΔΠΧΛΙΠ, 3-ΩΠΛΧΞΔΧΞΣΓΨ, 4-ΠΓΘΛΛΧΞΔ, 5-ΞΔΠΣ!"

Xia Duo immediately cast aside all distracting thoughts and focused on Spellcasting.