Chapter 938: Mythallar Update, A Million a Day

Just like that, while Xia Duo used his macro perspective to keep an eye on the flaws indicated by the Trojan Horse spell, he simultaneously mapped them to his micro perspective—that is, the normal Magic Vision gained through concentration.

He had roughly guessed what Master Bailun intended to do, so he felt bold enough to manipulate the Magic Net at will, not caring at all whether he could form a true spell.

If he were to do this in the normal Magic Net environment of the outside world, it would inevitably trigger countless elemental and energy turbulence, or some bizarre Magic Effect, ultimately resulting in a backlash against himself.

But here, all consequences were borne by Master Bailun; in fact, what the Master might have needed were precisely these chaotic effects!

Xia Duo noticed that every time he triggered a Mythallar vulnerability, Master Bailun would follow closely behind, weaving all the various energy changes caused by the Magic Net Strings being bent, entangled, joined, and overlapped into a brand-new spell.

As this spell gradually took shape, Xia Duo discovered that the Mythallar's vulnerabilities had become more numerous. "Could it be that just the two of us can perfectly disable the Mythallar?"

The situation was so favorable that Xia Duo couldn't help but indulge in some fantasies, but reality quickly shattered this unrealistic daydream—

In the macro perspective, the Mythallar structure suddenly manifested, appearing as distinct as a sand palace in the desert suddenly magnified.

This was also the first time Xia Duo had seen the macro structure of a Mythallar in the panorama of the Magic Net so clearly; previously, the Mythallar was hidden within the general environment of the Magic Net, and he could only be aware of its existence without seeing it truly.

Even the "Trojan Horse" spell could only indicate flaws and vulnerabilities in a certain area, and could not provide complete insight.

Although he could see it clearly now, the Mythallar structure immediately began to undergo continuous changes, and in his normal Magic Vision, countless equivalent transformations of the Magic Net Strings appeared in response, leaving him overwhelmed.

When all changes concluded, the macro structure of the Mythallar merged back into the general environment of the Magic Net, only now, in the face of the altered Mythallar, the original "Trojan Horse" spell had become sluggish.

And the brand-new spell that Master Bailun had just woven using the Mythallar's vulnerabilities, which had been tightly integrated with the Mythallar in the macro perspective, was now completely expelled by it.

It felt to Xia Duo as if—this Mythallar was alive! And it had used the series of operations he and Master Bailun had just performed to perform a self-update and iteration!

Xia Duo did not know much about the specific technical details of Mythallars, so he could only make a relatively reasonable and conservative guess based on his existing knowledge:

"Master, was there an Elf Mage controlling the Mythallar just now?"

"No, but don't be deceived by such appearances, thinking the Mythallar is invincible! Although the attempt to seize Permission Level failed just now, I didn't come away empty-handed!"

Afterward, Master Bailun further explained: "I can see that this Mythallar was set up in a rush. Such transformations might be possible countless more times, but the vulnerabilities themselves will not disappear. If we try a few more times, we might discover the pattern of the transformations, thereby seizing more Permission Level of the Mythallar!"

"Oh—"

Xia Duo was instantly delighted. Wouldn't that mean this Mythallar could be perfectly disabled? If so, the only remaining consequence of the Murloc Tide would be to clean up those Murlocs, which, while numerous, were still limited in quantity!

At least Maihete Lake would be preserved.

Seeming to see through Xia Duo's thoughts, Master Bailun shook his head. "It's not that simple. I was only speaking of the ideal situation. It's possible we could try 100 times and never discover the pattern, or the pattern itself might change, and trying to discover the pattern of the pattern's changes is even more complex. Our greatest enemy right now is not anything else, but time!"

"Time?"

"Yes, time!"

Mentioning time, Bailun couldn't help but sigh. "It is only because the flow of time here is faster than outside that I am telling you this. If we were outside, do you know how many new Murlocs would appear for every word we speak?"

How many new Murlocs? Xia Duo hadn't had time to consider this question, but recalling the speed at which the Murlocs were advancing in the two rivers north and south of Maihete Lake, he could roughly estimate a number.

More than ten Murlocs could swim out of Maihete Lake every second, then flow into the Murloc Tide along the northern and southern river channels.

He hadn't realized it before, but once calculated, it was shocking: at this rate, in one day, the Nether River basin could see over a million new Murlocs!

The Murloc Tide had indeed appeared today, but it had been squeezed all the way from Maihete Lake to Savile Territory before being discovered by Savile Territory. How many Murlocs were there in the river channels in between?

Xia Duo understood Master Bailun's meaning; the Mythallar had to be destroyed as soon as possible. If it weren't for the Time Acceleration effect here, he might have already gone out to do so.

Furthermore, there was one point Master Bailun hadn't explicitly stated, but Xia Duo understood: although there was no Elf Mage in control here now, that might not be the case if they waited any longer.

As for variables, in the current situation, it was naturally better to nip them in the bud as quickly as possible!

Sigh—

Xia Duo sighed inwardly. He knew that Maihete Lake might not be saved, and he didn't know what this only non-magical passage between the north and south would become in the future.

Perhaps he could mobilize the labor force of Nan Jing to bypass the destroyed Mythallar Ruins of Maihete Lake and dig a new river channel, but this was over a hundred kilometers away from Savile Territory, and moving personnel would be no less than a new colonization effort.

The cost of this would be hard to estimate.

It seemed that the consequences caused by Magic would still have to be filled by Magic. It was unlikely that the Seven Cities Council or the Seven Towers would easily abandon Nan Jing or Konnifila City.

Besides, it wouldn't be possible for Nan Jing to do all the work of cleaning up the Murlocs; one must know that half of the Murlocs had gone north from Maihete Lake!

When the Seven Cities Council sent people to clean up, wouldn't it just be a matter of convenience to also clean up the Murlocs flowing south into Nan Jing!

Since he already knew Master Bailun's decision, Xia Duo began to set his sights on the Seven Cities Council. Anyway, the Murloc infestation wasn't just his family's problem; everyone had to contribute, so they might as well split the cost!

Xia Duo could already imagine the scene at the Lord's Conference after the New Year, where lords from various regions would bicker over the cost-sharing for the Murloc cleanup.

Of course, that was on the condition that no trouble occurred during the upcoming New Year Festival, allowing him to successfully be confirmed in his position so he could sit there as a lord and bicker with the others.

Otherwise, he might end up saddled with a massive debt for this!

"Master, shall we head out now?"

"No rush. Once we go out, this place will be destroyed, and then we won't be able to find the source of that strange water grass Consultant Saide mentioned!"

Since the flow of time here was inconsistent with the outside world, Bailun wasn't worried that leaving a little later would increase the number of Murlocs significantly. He re-expanded his Arcane Fire, covering a small area, and then said to Xia Duo:

"Follow me!"

Saying this, he swam (flew) in one direction, and Xia Duo followed closely behind.