After chatting with Aibok about the situation in Iolum's territory, Shado once again turned his attention to the design of the spell-casting ritual. It felt like a person whose thinking has been accelerated countless times.
Any problem that comes to mind will be solved instantly by the infinitely accelerated and extended thinking. Although it is limited to the scale of the intellectual brain and cannot be completed instantly, the feeling is extremely real.
Xia Duo is full of expectations for the future development of intelligent brain acceleration.
However, this state did not last long, and soon he received news that the snow melting competition had ended successfully, and Iolum should have some free time.
So Xia Duo rushed to Severton without stopping. As soon as he walked out of the portal of the Austrian Law Federation headquarters, he felt an extremely strong source of magic network disturbance appearing above his head.
If nothing else, it would be New Severington, which had just held a snow melting competition!
Shado's visit to Iolum this time was largely related to the New Severington above his head. However, before meeting Iolum, he was also prepared to see with his own eyes the rumored city base made of intercepted mountain peaks. .
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After walking out of the Austrian Law Union and arriving at the Austrian Law Square outside, Xia Duo looked up at the sky and saw an inverted mountain peak occupying nearly half of his field of vision, hovering quietly at an altitude of about 500 meters.
The vegetation on the mountain peak is clearly visible, and some scattered stones are also suspended quietly in the air at the edge of the inverted base. They are occasionally blown by the high-altitude wind and drift slightly in the field of view, but they do not leave the subject too far. Far.
"It's really a real mountain!"
Although I had received definite information before coming here that the base of the newly built floating city built by Seven Towers was taken from a peak in the Strait Mountains in the middle of the narrow sea, I couldn't understand how crazy Seven Towers was until I saw it with my own eyes.
If everyone follows this example, let alone in Netheril, there won't even be a few peaks left on the main plane. This is the Broken Window Effect, and it exists like the instigator.
As long as the first one appears, if left unchecked, the second and third will soon appear, until there are too many to count. The latecomers will imitate the behavior of the Seven Towers and even get worse.
For Xia Duo, it is not that the peak captured by the Seven Pagodas is so important, but that the other party made a bad start. If it is not stopped, in the future, if the children of Daxia ask him what the peak is, he will How to answer?
Xia Duo has long regarded the main plane as the birthplace and growth place of the modern civilization he created. Since it is his own territory, of course he needs more sense of ownership.
This is the same reason why he actively seeks solutions to the threat of demons and the crisis of dragon madness. If he doesn't care about the main plane, why bother?
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After briefly inspecting the New Severington above his head, Shado did not make any more probing moves. Instead, he turned around and returned to the headquarters of the Austrian and French Federation.
Iolum's study.
Behind the desk, Iolum was holding his beard with one hand and writing and drawing on paper with the other. He was not surprised by Sha Duo's arrival.
"Sit down first, I still have some things to finish." Iolum motioned to Xia Duo to do as he pleased, while he continued his work.
"Teacher, please do your work first. I'll sit down for a while."
Having known Iolum for such a long time, Sha Duo was already familiar with the teacher's temperament. In fact, he did not notify him in advance when he came this time, but the teleportation circle would reveal the identity of the visitor.
As for how to stop the Seven Pagodas from intercepting the mountain peak, he has not yet fully thought about it, because this matter is already an established fact. Opposing it before it is completed and objecting after it is completed are completely different concepts.
So he needs to listen to the advice of Iolum, a wise elder.
After sitting down, Xia Duo took out the teapot and teacup and started to make tea. Firstly, it was to relieve his anxious mood. Secondly, he was actually preparing to give Iolum some gifts.
After all, his people are currently recruiting talents in Iolum's territory, and he needs to show his gratitude to some extent, not to mention that since the two parties established a relationship, he has not given any gifts to the other party. On the contrary, the other party has given him many gifts.
Tea is one of the few things he can get his hands on. The first oriental tea tree in the Tower of Time is almost ready for use. He will have a stable source of tea in the future. It is the time when new buds are sprouting. It also makes sense to get some new tea as gifts. extraordinary.
Other new technologies such as the Red Heart Alliance are too sensitive and related to future strategies, so they are not suitable for giving out as gifts.
Or when it comes to Xia Duo's stage, gift-giving is actually more about the intention than the value. The tea he brought this time was all handmade using the ancient methods of his hometown, which are somewhat different from the elves' methods. It can be said that Each is good at winning.
Thanks to the excellence of the tea itself, Xia Duo's first-time craftsmanship is still a bit unskilled, but it can be regarded as a high-quality tea, at least it is not among the top Bonu teas available on the market.
He had tasted it himself before coming here, and it was probably only slightly worse than the original leaf tea made by the elves.
It’s just that the original leaf tea is closer to the original, in order to retain the refreshing effect of Bonu tea as much as possible, but there is still some room for improvement in terms of taste.
However, there is more room for improvement in the tea making method in Xia Duo's hometown. At this stage of his life, refreshing is no longer so important. Instead, he focuses on the taste. He believes that when the scale of the tea tree expands in the future, he will definitely be able to find a better tea making process and make the famous Manchu tea. Good tea that is famous all over the world is here.
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Maybe the official business of the Austrian Law Federation was finished, maybe he was attracted by the fragrance of Xia Duo's tea, Iolum finally stopped the mithril pen in his hand, walked out from behind the desk, and walked straight to the opposite side of Xia Duo. .
"What kind of tea is this? It feels like Bonu original leaf, but it doesn't look like it."
Iolum stared curiously at the teapot in front of the two of them. The tea leaves that Sha Duo had just put into it were in a spiral shape, flying up and down in the water. This scene alone was a bit more interesting than the original leaf tea.
"Teacher, this is Bonu tea, but I used the method of making it from my hometown, and the craftsmanship is a bit rough. Please comment, teacher."
With that said, Xia Duo poured a cup of clear green tea for each of them and made a "please" gesture.
To be honest, this is not the first time he has drank this year's new tea, but every time he sees, smells and tastes it, he will have a completely new feeling. The nostalgia is stirring and intertwined in it.
Iolum is neither an Oriental, nor does he come from the same hometown as Shado, so the emotional bonus may not be that much, but the quality of the tea is enough to conquer him.
“What a great tea!”
After just a little sip, Iolum's eyes lit up, "Although this tea is not as refreshing as Bonu original leaves in terms of refreshing effect, it is superior in taste."
"how to say?"
Iolum seemed to be unable to find the right words to describe this feeling, so he took another sip, closed his eyes and savored it carefully, and then spoke a word in Elvish for a long time.
Dayi is the natural atmosphere you feel while wandering in the mountains, forests and valleys, but compared to pure nature, there is more of a feeling of being involved and yet incomparably integrated.
Such a description can also be expressed in Nese language, but the meaning is slightly less meaningful than using Elvish language.
I recommend everyone to try Mingqian Biluochun, it’s really good~
(End of chapter)
