Lord of Arcane

Chapter 1456
After listening to Brod's explanation, Xia Duo was calm. There is a gap between theory and reality. It was not applicable before, but it is applicable when new materials are used. It is not unusual.

Theoretically, if the David string can have the properties of a real magic string, then Xia Duo's first version of the design diagram, which solves a few problems in design principles, should be the most perfect.

It is precisely because of the gap with the reality that it needs to be constantly adjusted and applied.

After listening to Brod's explanation, Iolum first showed joy, then sighed softly, and said, "We're going back to the beginning again."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was silent. It was not because they were worried about repeating work. After all, they were making progress, so there was nothing to worry about. It was just this seemingly endless progress that made people feel heavy.

Progress is never simple, it requires investment of time, manpower, money, and perseverance.

In the competition of civilizations, for his own side, failing to make continuous progress means regressing. At this moment, Xia Duo felt a heavy responsibility.

……

Soon the experiment began.

The process is the same as before, nothing more than recording data, collecting arcane energy, and handling the mess. There were three great arcanists present, and there were no accidents during the period.

And because it is an experiment of old materials and devices, and new materials will be replaced next, the summary of the experiment seems a bit too sloppy compared to before.

Almost the whole time, Iolum was talking, and the others were listening. There was very little interaction, and it ended in a short while.

The next step is to prepare a local simulation test experiment for new devices based on new materials, and there is already a relatively mature experimental process in this regard.

Because he brought the material project team, Xia Duo was not responsible for the simulation test experiment, mainly Brod was doing it. During this period, he also took time to go back to the southern border.

……

At this time, nearly a month has passed since the people of the Gray Eagle tribe joined the territory, but those new people from the Gray Eagle tribe still haven't been able to get all their own houses.

Most people still can only live in tents in the two squares of the Codex and the Altar. Fortunately, they brought a lot of simple tents with them when they migrated, and Xia Duo bought them from Severton, so they will be satisfied.

Although the current temperature has not dropped below freezing point, most of the working groups in the Development Department of the Great Xia Territory have temporarily stopped their development work and have become temporary workers in the house production workshop of the Logistics Department.

It’s just that carpentry still has some barriers to entry. Even if the wooden house has a standardized production process and is broken down into several simple parts, it is difficult to produce nearly [-] in a short period of time.

Not to mention, there is also the issue of land.

For a long time, except for arable farmland, the Daxia Territory has never lacked any land, but now tens of thousands of new citizens have flooded into the territory, and the land for living has suddenly become tense.

Not to mention that the territory cannot produce enough wooden houses within a month, even if they can be produced, it is actually very difficult to arrange.

Without Xia Duo's instructions, Layton consciously came up with a set of solutions. On the one hand, he temporarily occupied part of the unallocated farmland, and on the other hand, he urgently developed it to the outside world.

The ground is simply cleaned up, and the depth of cultivation is not leveled. It was not until Xia Duo returned to the territory in November that the problem of insufficient residential land was initially resolved.

Of course, there are many follow-up problems, but it is good to be able to take care of the present at this time, and there will be solutions in the future.

……

Daxia Ling, on the west side of the Tower of Time.

Xia Duo and Leiden stood at the edge of Codex Square, one behind the other, looking at the square covered with various tents. Xia Duo was in a much better mood than when he came back last month.

These tents are now in order. Not only are they divided into several areas, each area has a food distribution point, an emergency aid point, and a literacy teaching point, and there are security guards from the Gray Eagle tribe patrolling the periphery from time to time.

The huge Codex Square looks like a small, simple community.

"You've done a good job this month. I came back this time not only to check on the situation in the territory, but also brought back a batch of winter clothes. Let's distribute a set to all the people in the territory!"

"My lord, isn't this bad?" Layton subconsciously felt something was wrong.

"It was not accurate just now. One set is distributed to all the leaders except those who have been awarded the land, and the rest will be put in the logistics department. The people who have been granted the land can buy it by themselves."

In the current Great Xia Territories, only those who have been granted land have private property in the true sense, while the other ungranted citizens are actually employees of the territory, and it is normal to pay some employee benefits.

As for the Gray Eagle Tribe, it was purely for "loyalty".

Of course, Xia Duo really did not want any new leader from the Gray Eagle tribe to die in the severe winter from the bottom of his heart.

But it was precisely because of this that Layton felt something was wrong. Concepts such as "equivalent exchange" and "everything must have a price" were not only shared by mages, but also by believers in order.

It was just a simple cognition based on dogmatism, and Xia Duo obviously would not agree. He ignored Layton's objection, but directly issued instructions in the form of orders.

He believed that Leiden would definitely implement it seriously.

Of course, he also explained the reason why he did this, which is to expand his worldview for his capable subordinate:

"I am not providing benefits to new citizens for free, but based on the premise that they are new citizens. It seems to be free of cost, but I have included them in the system and gained their sense of identity and belonging.

"Do not be dogmatic or formalistic in everything. You only know how to deal with problems in comparison with existing, specific principles and concepts. You need to have a holistic view and a developmental view.

"Don't be obsessed with legal texts, but understand the spirit of legislation. Order is not an immutable mechanical dead thing, but a dynamic and stable system that keeps pace with the times, is full of vitality, and is positive.

"I look forward to our future progress together!"

After finishing speaking, Xia Duo glanced at Leiden who was thinking about it, and then continued to look towards the square.

But at the next moment, Layton's exclamation made him turn his head again, and he saw Layton clutching his chest in pain, muttering: "My lord, why did you do this?"

When Xia Duo saw this, he was startled and wondered why he had something to do with the Lord of Radiance. Looking at Layton's painful appearance, he couldn't help feeling distressed, and quickly asked:

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Layton closed his eyes and tried to squeeze out a sentence: "My Lord has taken back part of the grace."

For priests with holy power, there is a big difference between "consuming divine grace" and "going to take back divine grace". More practical changes with real effects—

Take away the holy power!

Although Xia Duo has never possessed or been deprived of the holy power, he is very clear about one thing, that is, when he is deprived of the holy power, it will be extremely painful.

The most typical example is Atwood in the territory. Because of his different ideas, he was expelled from the Druid Order, and was deprived of his holy power by the main elf god.

For this process, Atwood once used "life is worse than death" to describe it.

(End of this chapter)