"Is there anything else that needs your attention?"
"What's the matter?" Xia Duo asked.
"It's about the plane exploration array."
Saying that, Niya turned to look at Sha Duo, "I learned from the teacher that if you want to search for new planes more efficiently, whether it is a projected plane or a real sub-plane, you need professional searchers.
.”
"I understand, but what should I pay attention to?"
"Pay attention to people." As she said that, Niya took out two books from the dimensional bag and handed them to Sha Duo. At the same time, she explained, "The projection plane is essentially just a spiritual fragment of the star world. If you want to search more efficiently,
We need to cultivate professional astral mages when we arrive, and similarly, we also need to cultivate specialized plane scholars to search sub-planes."
"Astral Mage? Plane Scholar?" Sha Duo repeated these two new words. From the literal meaning of Nese language, they are spellcasters who are proficient in the knowledge of the astral world and planes.
After flipping through these two books, one was "Exploration of the Star Boundary" and the other was "Preliminary Interpretation of Planes". The specific contents were not checked at the moment. Xia Duo put away the book and asked again:
"How can we pay attention to these two kinds of people?"
"Astral mages need to have outstanding spiritual talents; while plane scholars need to have outstanding plane affinity abilities." Niya said a series of words that made Xia Duo very unfamiliar.
"Is there any special detection method? Also, how do you find astral mages and plane scholars in other places?"
To be honest, what bothers Xia Duo the most is the attributes that cannot be quantified, such as mental talent. There has never been an instrument or spell that can directly measure how many points a person has.
This very vague concept makes Xia Duo, a person with a background in science and engineering, very uncomfortable.
Niya's answer also made Xia Duo feel even worse, "There is no detection method, even prophecies are rarely useful. Most of the astral mages in the teacher's place are clergy who are proficient in magic, and plane scholars
Then most of them are arcanists, and they also need to have experience in plane travel. The more times they travel, the stronger their plane affinity, and the projected plane is not included."
A cleric who is proficient in magic? An arcanist who has experienced plane travel?
This gave Xia Duo a headache, which made him look for it, but he also understood that Niya was making long-term plans. If the Tower of Time wanted to develop, these people must be available.
Of course, this does not mean that the plane exploration array cannot be used without astral mages, plane scholars, but the efficiency will be lower.
Thinking of plane travel, Xia Duo remembered that he had been to the shadow plane not long ago, so he asked: "Does going to the shadow plane count as having experience in plane travel?"
Of course Niya knew what Xia Duo was talking about, but she wasn't very clear either. After all, she had just become a student of Her Highness the Princess, and the information she obtained was still very limited.
After thinking about it, Niya said, "I'm not sure. I'll wait until I go back to Severington to find out more and then I'll send the message back."
"Um."
Then, when Shado saw that Niya seemed to have nothing to say, he wanted to ask about the situation in the Hawk Territory. After all, Aquilaine was imprisoned in the Tower of Time. It would be a lie to say that Shado was not worried at all.
Even though it is now known that Niya has really become the princess's student, there is no guarantee that some people will be irrational.
It is true that the mage prefers rationality, but human nature is complex after all. Xia Duo does not believe that anyone can remain absolutely rational. In that case, people cannot be called human beings.
"Niya——"
"correct--"
Almost at the same time, Niya also spoke, so the two of them were stunned at the same time. Xia Duo looked at Niya calmly, "You go ahead and say it!"
"You -" Niya hesitated, but still asked, "Is the situation going well over there in Daxia?"
"It went very well!" Xia Duo thought that Niya wanted to ask about the situation of the elemental channel, so he continued, "Over there, the three arcanists of [Hidden Hand] have agreed to use spells to help open the river, and they have also contacted
We have recruited four other arcanists, and if nothing else happens, we should be able to complete it before the autumn harvest."
"Ah!" Niya was a little surprised, but also a little happy. She didn't expect that not long ago, it was just a planned element channel, and now it will be completed soon.
However, that was not what she wanted to ask just now, "Xia Duo, what I want to ask about is the development situation of Daxia Territory!"
"How is the development of Daxia Territory?"
Although it was a little strange why Niya specifically asked this, Xia Duo had nothing to hide, so he said, "The development is going quite smoothly. With the 200 households you allocated, the speed has been greatly improved. The first phase of Linshui Village
It has been completed, but it will be time-consuming to continue to open up farmland, and it is estimated that it will not be able to catch up with this year's autumn sowing."
"In terms of development, you have to pay more attention. At the end of the year, the teacher may come to inspect. If you perform well, the teacher may give you a reward."
Regarding this topic, Niya did not go into too much depth. She just mentioned it a little bit and then said another thing, "After a while, the teacher will send someone to take away the elf mage."
"Elf mage?"
Sha Duo immediately thought of the one imprisoned in the Tower of Time. Originally, he was thinking about when he would be able to torture and get some secrets from the elf mage, but now——
"I understand, I will receive you personally when the time comes."
"Yes." Niya felt a little depressed when she saw that Xia Duo agreed so quickly. She was actually unwilling to hand over the elf mage.
This elf mage has a lot to do with her father's curse, and Niya never thought of letting him go.
But some time ago, a group of elf refugees came to Severton and sought asylum from the teacher. The teacher agreed, but what she didn't expect was that those elf refugees were actually related to the elf mage who was imprisoned in the Tower of Time.
But she couldn't refuse the teacher's request. At that moment, Niya regretted not killing the elf mage directly.
Sha Duo felt the subtle changes in Niya's mood, so he thought of changing the topic and also asked the questions he wanted to ask before.
"Niya, will there be a recurrence in the Hawk Territory?"
After hearing Xia Duo's inquiry, Niya regained her composure, "Not sure, but Archmage Aulon has been appointed by the Austrian Law Federation to lead an investigation team to the Hawk Territory to investigate the assassination. This matter will not happen in a short time.
As for the result, if there is any news, I will know it as soon as possible, so you don’t have to worry too much.”
"Yeah." Xia Duo nodded, feeling really relieved.
Having had the experience of raiding Aquilaine, he was actually afraid that others would do this to him, but hiding in the mage tower all the time was unrealistic. Now Niya had brought him good news.
However, no matter how good the news is, it is impossible to guarantee safety, but it only improves the sense of security. The vigilance and preparation are still indispensable.