Since the power of time was collected during the battle between Tevimansa and Daphne, how could Shado not bring the time flow regulator to each local battlefield to see if he could also collect the power of time!
It's a pity that Xia Duo was unable to collect the power of time in the local battlefields that had already started. Although he indeed failed to go through every local battlefield that had started, he had been to quite a few.
It can basically be considered as gone.
But now, he actually collected the power of time before the time-related signal erupted on the Xiangshui River battlefield. So is this the reason for this battlefield, or the reason for him coming here in advance?
If it were in other places, he might think it was because he arrived early, but here, in the key place of Xiangshui River, Xia Duo already had a vague answer in his heart.
If he guessed correctly, the power of time should also be collected on several other key battlefields that have been determined.
And it is very simple to verify this. Just wait until the alliance monitors the time-related signals here. If the power of time can still be collected by then, then there is a high probability that it is not because he came in advance, but because of this place.
War itself is special.
However, Shado couldn't really let the Illuminati complete the ceremony smoothly, and he couldn't just sit back and watch the loss of the Alliance mages. Since he had come in person, and came in advance, he also wanted to try it himself.
He did not believe that this battlefield could never be changed, just like the Illuminati's time-related magic. If it was really unsolvable, it should have been successful long ago, and it would not have been delayed until now.
It's just that he hasn't seen through the key here yet, but it's not wrong to continue to draw the power of time from here. The power of time itself is also an extremely important key resource.
As long as he has more time power, he will have the capital to repeatedly reshape the timeline. In this case, even if he loses the war temporarily, he can reshape the timeline and come back to "brush" it repeatedly.
Although Daphne has the means to regenerate the power of time, Shado also believes that the other party's power of time will never be infinite, at least the power of time that can be provided in a short period of time is most likely limited.
As long as we find a way to make Daphne's consumption of time power exceed its output, and force the opponent to continuously use the inventory until the inventory is exhausted, then Daphne will be no different from an ordinary high mage.
After thinking about it, Xia Duo seemed to have figured out the key to the timeline war. The key is not how to win on a single timeline, because both sides can reshape the timeline, and a temporary victory does not mean anything.
The real key lies in the power of time, an unconventional special strategic resource. Without the power of time, it would be very difficult to reshape the timeline with arcane magic alone.
At least with the strength of the Illuminati, it is impossible to reshape the timeline with arcane magic alone to achieve the goal of replacing the present world with the Elamite civilization.
Therefore, this war turned into a war of attrition in the end!
Thinking of this, Xia Duo suddenly realized that most wars - as long as they don't appear to be a unilateral crushing situation at the beginning, I'm afraid they will eventually turn into wars of attrition.
Because the Illuminati is very weak compared to the Alliance, it can only use time-related magic to open up battlefields on the timeline. Although the Alliance can completely crush the Illuminati with its hard power, it can only passively respond because it is not good at time-related magic.
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If it weren't for Sha Duo, the Illuminati might have succeeded. Of course, there was also a high probability of failure, because Sha Duo had received an accurate reply from the Archangel Rich, which was——
Netheril is a place favored by the Lord of Light. There is a high probability that the Illuminati will not be able to change the past of Netheril.
In this case, the best outcome is to unify the elven kingdoms on the main plane into the Kingdom of Elam. However, the elven countries on the main plane also have gods. The main elven god is not dead, and he is still in the main position.
outside the face.
If the Illuminati succeeds, it may be a situation where "the world is invincible and the enemies come from heaven".
From this point of view, it seems that Xia Duo can lie down. No matter what the Illuminati does, the sky will never fall. Even if the sky does fall, there will always be tall people supporting him.
But he has never been a person who likes to lie flat, and he doesn't want to pin his hopes on the enemy's failure. What if the Illuminati succeeds?
What if the Illuminati can ignore the favor of the Lord of Glory? Or if other ways of coordinating history emerge, then wouldn't they be dumbfounded?
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By the Xiangshui River, Xia Duo realized that the timeline war is the essence of a war of attrition. This is still within his understanding to some extent. For the time being, he can only follow this idea.
Soon, an hour passed. The Battle of Teardrop Lake had long ended, and even the battles on many local battlefields had ended. However, it was still like the previous timeline, with the alliance losing more and winning less.
Only a few of the battlefields where Shado actively intervened were very easy to win, and even if others won, they paid a heavy price, and this was with the reinforcements of Belluno and Sinaria.
If not, judging from the situation in this timeline that the Illuminati will fight early and the alliance is insufficiently prepared, the cost may be even greater.
As for Xia Duo, in just one hour, he collected almost half of the time power of the time gem, which was enough to reshape the timeline several times.
In this regard, he actually has an advantage over the Illuminati.
The way he reshapes the timeline is different from that of the Illuminati. The power of time is more used as a spell-casting medium or "catalyst". Although it is also consumed, it should be smaller compared to the Illuminati.
In addition, his anchor point in the present world is set in the "past" of the "history" he wants to reshape. In fact, it is more like changing the future than changing the past.
But the Illuminati changes the past in real time!
There is no doubt that changing the past is far more difficult than changing the future. As long as you can foresee the future, you can change the past without even spending time.
In contrast, even if you know the past that has been determined, you still need to pay a huge price to change it.
This is also the key to Xia Duoneng's war of attrition against the Illuminati. Of course, his real trump card is actually the time flow regulator. This key prop can continuously "steal" the power of time from the Illuminati.
As long as the Illuminati still wants to use the power of time to change the past, it will not be able to escape Sha Duo's "sheeping" behavior.
But if the Illuminati does not want to change the past through the power of time, then they have either given up on the so-called Elam rebirth plan, or they are just acting on a single timeline.