Lord of Arcane

Chapter 1417 The Soul Imprisonment Test Damage Spread
Early the next morning, Xia Duo sent a message to Aiwa to prepare a batch of cattle and sheep in the manor, and he himself, after briefly planning the progress of the next test, quickly got into work.

After the opening of the second battlefield in Amarinda, the underground drow war has gradually stabilized, 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 that lacks command is much easier to deal with than before.

It's just that now the enmity between the two parties has grown to a level that is difficult to resolve. On top of the old enmity between the drow and the elves, a new enmity with the dwarves has been added.

And for humans who have never encountered a drow war, there is somewhat of a mentality of watching the fire from the other side. In addition to the supplies that should be given 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 establishment of the alliance, the current Austrian and French Federation has gradually returned to its previous leisurely state.

Xia Duo was in it, and he could intuitively feel the status of the staff of the Austrian and French Federation. Of course, a more intuitive point is that Iolum has more free time.

I even learned to accumulate official business for a period of time, and then deal with it at one time to free up more time for experiments.

It was approaching noon, and the two had just finished a morning of testing. Xia Duo was about to leave the laboratory for lunch as usual, but was called down by Iolum:

"I asked the chef to prepare your lunch too, so let's settle it here. I just want to tell you about the next schedule."

"Teacher, you are too impatient!"

Having said that, Xiaduo 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, perhaps the practical Austrian fire device would have been successful long ago!"

"Teacher, don't forget David Xian. Without David Xian, the project might have been put on hold."

"No, the David string is only a necessary material for the physical route of the independent Austrian fire device. If it is made with the real magic string, then it is not needed."

In this regard, Xia Duo shook his head. Theoretically, it is indeed the most rational solution to use real magic strings, but the Austrian 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 device route may be because the ideal solution is too difficult to realize.

The research ideas and experience that Xia Duo brought from his hometown can certainly accelerate the current research, but it is impossible to conjure inspiration out of thin air.

In fact, without the David string and Inosson's energy-guiding crystal, he might not even be able to think of any feasible solution for the independent Austrian fire device, let alone participate in the design and research.

Xia Duo has always thought that he is just a mediocre person, and he is very self-aware about this, but as long as he has a scientific—or "magic" in this world—methodology, he can always move in the right direction.

At most, it's just a matter of going faster or 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 Netheril and even the Northland magic field.

This made him even more unwilling to see the emergence of chaos.

……

After lunch, the two continued a series of tests on the new Austrian fire plan. It was not until late at night that Xia Duo had time to return to Azure Manor to continue the [Soul Amulet] test that could not be completed yesterday.

"My lord, according to your order, we have prepared a total of four sheep, four sheep, and some chickens and ducks."

"Very well, call two people over to help."

After finishing speaking, Xia Duo walked towards a temporary fence near the outlying woods on the west side of the manor, where the experimental samples he needed were temporarily stored.

After a while, Aiwa brought two robust manor servants, "My lord, what should I do?"

"First pull out a sheep, and put some chickens and ducks next to it."

As he spoke, Xia Duo cast a spell to draw a glowing circle on the grass next to the fence, and the two manor servants skillfully tied a sheep with a lasso and carried it into the circle.

The other person grabbed a few chickens and ducks and stuffed them into a chicken coop made of rattan, and put them in the circle that Xia Duo had drawn.

Perhaps because they sensed the breath of death, the animals both in the enclosure and in the experimental area began to scream desperately, and the chaotic and noisy sounds were particularly harsh in this quiet night.

Xia Duo didn't care about it, he was going to kill him, why didn't he let him shout twice?

However, no matter how shrill and miserable the call was, it couldn't change the reality, let alone change Xia Duo's mind. He ordered Aiwa and others to back off, while he walked into the circle of light and put on the experimental [Soul Amulet] to the sheep's neck.

There is a difference between a sheep's body and a human body. Xia Duo doesn't know much about transformation spells, but as far as he knows, it is enough for him to attune [Soul Amulet] for this experimental sheep.

After everything was ready, Xia Duo withdrew from the circle, manipulated the flying sword from a distance and pierced the sample's head, and then he counted silently for a few seconds, when the soul-absorbing talisman suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Immediately afterwards, the chickens and ducks around the sample, who were still screaming desperately, suddenly lost their voices.

Seeing this scene, Xia Duo couldn't help frowning. The soul-absorbing talisman did play its due role - to collect souls, but the effect of the soul-binding technique seemed to be too good, and the souls of the surrounding chickens and ducks were also captured. looted together.

If this is applied to humans, it may mean that one dies and one falls.

Of course, this may also be because the souls of chickens and ducks are too weak, making them more susceptible to the influence of the soul-binding technique, but Xia Duo is not so crazy as to experiment with living people.

As long as the problem of chicken and duck souls being affected is resolved, humans should have no problems. It's like using mice for toxicology tests on the earth. As long as the mice are fine, there is a high probability that humans will have no problems.

……

After taking back the soul talisman, Xia Duo explained that Aiwa's dead experimental product could be used to feed the manor staff, and then returned to the Arcane Federation.

Tonight, he originally wanted to test the soul-collecting function of the soul-absorbing talisman. He had thought about the effect before, but he didn't take it to heart. .

The reason why chickens and ducks are prepared is only out of rigorous considerations, and now it seems that the preparations are indeed correct.

Of course, this also added a lot of trouble to his subsequent improvements, but for the safety of the soul talisman, these are indeed indispensable.

(End of this chapter)