Bypassing the Dead Zone of the Magic Network, Shaduo headed north along the Nese River to the west of the institute, all the way to the Narrow Sea, and then east along the coastline.
After flying for about three hundred meters, we arrived at the explorable area that was not covered by the Dead Zone of the Magic Network. We placed it on the main plane, which is almost where Giles Tower is.
Since the research institute occupies a large area and Xia Duo is not familiar with it, he can only adopt the strategy of dividing the virtual grid and then searching it one by one to avoid missing anything valuable as much as possible.
Of course, the main targets of Xia Duo's search are text carriers. If they are simple items or supplies, they can be obtained on the main plane, so there is no need to look for them here.
Bringing information back is the most convenient and cost-effective way.
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Under the collapsed wall, Xia Duo controlled the portable space to overlap with the current (virtual) main plane, and continuously collected the building fragments on the ground into the portable space.
At the same time, he also allocated part of his attention to the portable space to examine the classification of the items included in it from a full perspective.
If it is a text carrier, such as books, paper, stone tablets, or metal, leave it in the portable space.
If it is a non-text carrier, then further determine whether it includes knowledge that you do not understand or that cannot be obtained from the main plane.
If there are, keep them temporarily. If not, wait until a certain amount is accumulated and clear them out from the portable space.
With the help of portable space, Xia Duo's cleaning efficiency was unmatched by ordinary people. In just half an hour, he had completed searching nearly 10,000 square meters of ruins.
Of course, this area is really insignificant compared to the area occupied by the entire institute.
As for the harvest, there was indeed a lot, but it was still a bit far from Xia Duo’s expectations!
Except for some rare remains of experimental equipment, there were only some research notes. During the search process, Xia Duo also roughly browsed through them, which recorded the development process of a highly lethal destruction ray.
But Xia Duo does not lack destructive spells. There is essentially no difference between spell killing and kitchen knife killing. The key is the prerequisite for realizing this process.
At least make it impossible for the enemy to resist or have no time to resist!
A spell that only relies on its lethality to win was a failure from the very beginning. However, Xia Duo only briefly looked at it. Perhaps if he studies it carefully, he will find its valuable side.
At least the new elements contained in it and the ideas in the research and development process are worth absorbing and learning from.
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Just when Xia Duo was about to continue the previous search work and search all the areas of the institute that were not covered by the magic network dead zone, the avoidance detection spell suddenly changed——
Someone is casting a scrying spell on this area!
Detection spells are not omnipotent. As far as the detection spells mastered by Xia Duo are concerned, the spell must have a definite target, whether the target is a person, an object, or a certain area.
Of course, the so-called "determination" is just the limiting conditions set for the target to be detected when casting the spell.
For example, if you want to detect someone, you must first know that the person exists. Furthermore, there may be his hair, blood, or images. If you don't know that the person exists, then this is not a detecting spell, but a detecting spell.
It's prophecy.
However, in many cases, the caster generally assumes that there is such a person, and then uses other conditions to restrict it, such as possible height, fatness, and whether he carries magic items.
Suppose a spellcaster is stolen by a thief. He does not know who the thief is, but he can also cast the spell through clues such as the stolen items or the thief's presence in the secret room.
As for the detection spell that targets a certain area, it is similar to the camera on the earth. The ordinary one can hear the sound and see the picture, and the more advanced one can even smell the smell and sense the magic network environment of the target area.
The detection spells that Sha Duo encounters now are range-targeted, and because he is always blessed with spells that avoid detection and mislead detection, the other party will not directly discover his existence.
But it can be discovered through many indirect methods, such as the dust splashed by Xia Duo's walking and the sound waves caused by speaking.
In the current area of Magic Network riots, the Magic Network itself that is not rioting around Sha Duo reveals abnormalities. This is why Sha Duo is not invisible here.
Because it is too easy to detect, any spell caster can detect abnormalities.
After all, in the rioting magic network environment, a calm area that is close to a human shape appears, and it can also move, so even the blindest person will find it difficult to turn a blind eye.
Xia Duo realized that he had been discovered, but he did not panic at all. He also projected the perception field and resonated with the opponent's.
Use the perception field projected by yourself to cast communication spells, and let the other party receive it in the resonance of the perception field.
Being able to operate like this shows that the caster has a deep knowledge of the principles of magic, and the spellcasting level is at least high-level.
This can be regarded as an alternative way of showing one's identity.
From the detection spell cast by the other party, Xia Duo guessed that the other party was most likely a human, so he asked in the common language of the Arcane Empire (Nese language):
"What is your name? Why are you spying on me?"
"I would like to say hello to you, Level 3 Inspector Langdon of the Imperial Supervisory Department. I am on a daily inspection mission. I am responsible for the institute. Please forgive me if I disturb you."
Inspectorate? Inspector Level 3?
Upon hearing this title, Xia Duo immediately thought of the powerful department before the empire was destroyed. Could it be that someone in the Supervision Department also survived and established a normal inspection mechanism?
There is no doubt that since there are people in the Judgment Department who have survived, there is a high probability that the Supervision Department will not disappear. Even if it does disappear, the survivors will be re-established.
Just as Xia Duo was thinking about how to extract further information, Langdon summoned him again——
"The Development Department has organized many excavations of the ruins of the institute, and most of the valuable things have been collected. A few omissions are not worth your efforts to search.
"Now the Cormanthor Demon is about to launch a large-scale search of the empire's major bases. With your ability, you should not waste your time here. The Revenge and Trial Department is where your true value lies."
When Xia Duo heard the other party mention the Revenge and Trial Department, he couldn't help but feel guilty. He just took over the task of the Trial Department and came here secretly.
If his identity is exposed, he will at least face a rigorous investigation and, if possible, be treated as a spy.
Thinking of this, Xia Duo did not continue to lie to the other party. To a certain extent, he was being lied to by the other party. He often made many mistakes.
In fact, when the other party said that he was an inspector of the Supervision Department, Xia Duo realized that he might have been exposed.
If he is really the archmage in the post-imperial era system, he should not be unaware that there are people patrolling the ruins of the empire, and this is also a very sensitive period when Cormanthor is about to be swept away.
Maybe he is considered an elf spy.
As a result, Xia Duo immediately cut off the resonance with the opponent's perception field, and then simply stopped searching the ruins and flew directly towards the sky at high speed.