Early the next morning, Chateau sent a message to Ava to prepare a group of cattle and sheep in the manor. After briefly planning the progress of the next test, he quickly got into work.
The underground drow war has gradually stabilized after the opening of the second battlefield of Amarinda, and the two sides have developed into a tug-of-war and a war of attrition.
Drow priests and mages rarely appear on the frontal battlefield to avoid being targeted by the alliance, and the demon army lacking command has become much easier to deal with than before.
But now the hatred between the two sides has developed to an extent that is difficult to resolve. On top of the old hatred between the drow and the elves, a new hatred against the dwarves has been added.
For humans who have never encountered a drow war, it is somewhat like watching the fire from afar. In addition to the supplies within the alliance, there are some adventurers who volunteer to join the battlefield.
During this period of time, apart from the busyness at the beginning of the alliance's establishment, the current Austrian Law Federation has gradually returned to its previous leisurely state.
Sha Duo was among them and could feel the status of the staff of the Austrian Law Association very intuitively. Of course, more intuitively, Iolum had more free time.
I even learned to accumulate official duties over a period of time and deal with them all at once to free up more time for experiments.
It was approaching noon, and the two had just finished the morning's testing. Sha Duo was about to leave the laboratory to have lunch as usual, but was called down by Iolum:
"I asked the chef to prepare lunch for you. Let's settle it here. I also want to talk to you about the next progress plan."
"Teacher, you are too impatient!"
Having said that, Shado still stayed, but after he showed his progress plan to Iolum, Iolum was surprised again:
"You are much more organized and forward-looking than Brod. If you could have joined this research earlier, the practical arcane fire device might have been successful long ago!"
"Teacher, don't forget David String. Without David String, the project might have been shelved long ago."
"No, the David String is only a necessary material for the physical route of the independent arcane fire device. If it is made with a real Magic Network String, it will not be needed."
In this regard, Xia Duo shook his head. In theory, using real magic network strings to make it is indeed the most rational solution, but the arcane fire produced in that way cannot exist independently. As long as this problem cannot be solved, then this ideal solution
It can never land.
The reason why Iolum chose the physical installation route may be because the ideal solution is too difficult to realize.
Although the research ideas and experiences that Xia Duo brought from his hometown can accelerate current research, it is impossible to create inspiration out of thin air.
In fact, without David's string and Innoson's energy-guiding crystal, he might not even be able to think of any feasible solution for an independent arcane fire device, let alone participate in the design and research.
Xia Duo has always believed that he is just one of the best, and he is very self-aware of this, but as long as he adopts a scientific—or in this world, "magical"—methodology, he will always be able to move in the right direction.
At most it's just a matter of going faster or going slower, that's why he has such a strong desire for a stable environment.
Of course, judging from the actual situation at this stage, he has actually reached the forefront of the magic field in Netheril and even the North.
This made him even more reluctant to see chaos arise.
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After lunch, the two continued a series of tests of Austrian Fire's new plan until late at night. Only then did Xia Duo have time to return to Azure Manor to continue the test of the [Soul Amulet] that had not been completed yesterday.
"Sir, according to your instructions, we have prepared four sheep, four goats, and some chickens and ducks."
"Very good, call two people over to help."
After saying that, Xia Duo walked towards a temporary fence on the west side of the manor near the outer woods, where the experimental samples he needed were temporarily stored.
After a while, Ava brought two strong manor servants, "Sir, what need to be done?"
"First pull out a sheep, and then put some chickens and ducks next to it."
As he spoke, Chateau cast a spell to draw a glowing circle on the grass next to the fence, and the two manor servants each expertly tied up a sheep with a lasso and carried it into the circle.
Another person carried a rattan chicken coop, grabbed a few chickens and ducks, stuffed them in, and placed them in the circle drawn by Xia Duo.
Perhaps sensing the breath of death, the animals in both the enclosure and the experimental area began to scream at the top of their lungs. The chaotic and noisy sounds were particularly harsh in this quiet night.
Xia Duo didn't care about this at all. He was going to die, so why didn't he allow him to shout twice?
However, no matter how sad or miserable the cry was, it could not change the reality, let alone change Xia Duo's mind. He ordered Ava and others to step back, and he himself walked into the circle of light and put on the experimental [Soul Amulet].
On the sheep's neck.
There are differences between the sheep body and the human body. Xia Duo didn't know much about transformation spells, but what he knew was enough for him to synchronize the [Soul Amulet] for this experimental sheep.
After everything was ready, Xia Duo exited the circle, controlled the flying sword from a distance and pierced the sample's head. Then he counted silently for a few seconds, and the soul-carrying amulet suddenly came into being.
Immediately afterwards, the chickens and ducks surrounding the sample that were still screaming desperately lost their voices in an instant.
Seeing this scene, Xia Duo couldn't help but frowned. The soul-carrying talisman had indeed exerted its intended effect - collecting souls, but the effect of the soul-carrying technique seemed to be too good, and the souls of the surrounding chickens and ducks were also absorbed.
They were plundered together.
If this were applied to people, they would probably die and fall apart.
Of course, this may also be because the souls of chickens and ducks are too weak, making them more susceptible to the influence of soul confinement techniques, but Xia Duo is not so crazy as to experiment on living people.
As long as the problem of the souls of chickens and ducks being affected is solved, there should be no problems for humans. Just like using white mice for toxicology tests on Earth, as long as the mice are fine, there is a high probability that humans will not have any problems.
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After taking back the soul-carrying amulet, Shado told Ava's dead experiment that it could be used to provide extra meals for the manor staff, and then returned to the Arcane Federation.
Tonight, he originally wanted to test the soul-gathering function of the Soul-Residing Talisman. He had thought about the effect before, but did not take it to heart. After all, the target of the Soul-Restraining Talisman is the individual who is in tune with the Soul-Residing Talisman, not a certain range.
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The reason why we prepared chickens and ducks was just out of strict consideration. Now it seems that we were indeed prepared correctly.
Of course, this also adds a lot of trouble to his subsequent improvements, but for the safety of the Soul Amulet, these are indeed indispensable.