After dinner, Gibb and Qiaoqi came over to report the situation, and Shado told them about the arrangements for training in the use of magic items.
They don't need to select just two to participate like Miles. Here they all participate in training and then slowly eliminate them. All those who can't learn will become second-tier.
Ordinary soldiers without magical power are too fragile for spell casters. Although Sha Duo is a spell caster, just like other spell casters in this world, many thoughts and methods are aimed at the caster himself.
It feels like a betrayal of class, but in fact this is the caster's true thoughts. After all, the one who knows the caster best is the caster himself.
There is another reason, that is, there is no strong centralized spell caster regime, and there are no strict caster safeguards. If there were, then most spell casters would not need to study these.
There will definitely be spellcasters like military police who can do this.
Of course, in order to form a powerful centralized spellcaster regime, one day some easily popularized foreign object can overwhelm the caster's own strength and make people ignore the gap between the strong and the weak.
Similar to the emergence of machine guns on the earth, Xia Duo felt that this day should be far away.
Therefore, the best choice for spellcasters is to develop towards an all-rounder, but with a more focused emphasis.
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After Qiaoqi and Gibb left, Shado began to check the detailed report on the territory that Leiden had given him before. Leiden recorded everything big and small.
What Xia Duo is most concerned about is the population and the progress of development. The latter can be seen at a glance when he landed before, but the former, with the 200 households allocated by Niya earlier, there are already hundreds of people in Daxia Territory now.
It's like a small society.
This is also the reason why he officially confirmed the name Linshui Village as soon as he arrived.
Now that the residential area has been roughly developed, all that remains is to build a house and settle down, and in the process, it will continue to expand outwards. The biggest headache for Xia Duo now is the extra wood produced every day.
Nowadays, the straight trunk logs can be said to be piled up like a mountain, not to mention that trees do not only have trunks. On the contrary, the parts other than the trunks take up more space.
In addition to using the soil dug from the river to bake bricks, Xia Duo also wants to make paper. Although wooden paper cannot be used to make magic scrolls now, it may not be possible in the future. In addition, once paper can be produced cheaply, it will be conducive to popularizing knowledge.
Perhaps it is not surprising that folk mages will appear in the future.
Mages are productivity and force!
This is a measure that can greatly enhance the strength of the territory.
In addition to making bricks and making paper, these wood can also be used to make daily furniture, simple tools, etc., and have many uses. However, in this era, unless it has a special function, wood can be said to be the least valuable material.
Just take a few steps outside and find a tree to cut down. There is no other way, there are too many forests.
While thinking about the future arrangements for the territory, he was also thinking about magic issues. This was not because Xia Duo did not pay attention to efficiency, but that this method was actually a kind of focused training.
It's similar to reading a book under the blazing sun, but this goes a step further.
The degree of concentration is related to the difficulty of perceiving the soul. The more focused you are, the easier it is to perceive the soul. This training method is what Chateau saw in the book "How to Perceive the Soul".
Chateau is very curious about his soul, because on earth, it is generally believed that the soul is only a metaphysical existence, or it may be more appropriately called "consciousness".
Earthlings do not have substantial souls. Of course, this is difficult to confirm or falsify. Sha Duo is very curious about what his soul looks like. It is a transparent human form, light spots, and shadows similar to those described in various novels.
Or something else.
There is no specific description of the soul in books related to the soul. It just says that the soul is shrouded in a layer of aura, which is related to personal cognition.
It's just that this kind of distracted concentration training is very difficult. Sometimes Xia Duo wonders if his mind is spinning fast enough, so that he seems to be thinking about two things at the same time, but in fact it's still one thing.
After this concentration training, there are several trainings, which can be completed in order to improve concentration and reach the level of perceiving the soul.
Mental training is much more difficult than physical training. One is tangible and the other is intangible. If you relax a little, sometimes you won't even notice it, and you will continue to relax, thinking that you have done a good job!
Therefore, Xia Duo must remind himself from time to time whether he has been lax during this period, and if he has corrected himself, he must work harder. For this reason, he also specially found a timing magic.
This is the original principle of the blue timing rune on the top of the Tower of Time.
This is a level 1 spell that uses the inherent fluctuations of the magic network to determine the length of a certain period of time, and if it evolves to match the length of a day, it can become a timing spell.
This initial level 1 spell was recorded in the Tower of Time as [Echo Perception], which means to perceive the "echo" of the magic network, not the perception of sound.
The timing spell is of level 3 and is called [Magic Network Time]. When cast, a specific time will be obtained directly, accurate to the minute.
Generally, when you ask the tower spirit about the time in the Tower of Time, the tower spirit will answer based on the time displayed by the constant [Magic Network Time]. This is also the most direct source of the timing runes on the top of the Tower of Time.
Xia Duo didn't need the complex clock-like timing spell of [Magic Network Time]. He only needed something similar to an alarm clock. He transformed [Echo Perception] into a 2-ring spell.
I didn’t give it any weird name, just call it [Alarm Clock], it’s simple and clear.
This is a change spell. After casting the [Alarm Clock] spell, you will get a specific perception of the magic network. You can set it yourself. Every time a period of time passes, a reminder will be issued.
It can last less than 4 hours in total, but for Xia Duo, it is enough and very practical. He does not need to train continuously for 4 hours now, which is really too much.
Of course, if it really takes longer, you can continue to develop the high-ring version. Xia Duo still has this capability.
Soon, the magic [alarm clock] reminded him that the time was up. Xia Duo thought about whether he had relaxed during this period. After reflection, he fell asleep peacefully.
In this way, Xia Duo's first day back in Daxia Territory passed.
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In this way, time passed day by day, and the remaining 450 river diggers promised by Mayor Thain were gradually sent to Daxia Territory, including 80 soldiers, food, and specially made iron tools.
The north side of Linshui Village has completely become a non-stop construction site.
Seeing the speed of clearing trees on the river increasing day by day, Xia Duo felt happy and at the same time looked forward to the brick kiln being built as soon as possible.
This not only consumes a lot of wood, but also can cooperate with the construction of Linshui Village to implement the brick floor.