Lord of Arcane

Chapter 976

After the rehearsal.

Xia Duo rejected the communication invitations of several high-level mage pioneers, quickly returned to the temporary residence, set up protection and warning magic, and began to trace the memory of observing the clouds during the rehearsal.

In consciousness, Xia Duo first used space as a clue to construct a map of the cloud and gas state of the Austrian Fa Square except the area where the central princess is located.

Afterwards, he added the cloud state at the same location at different times to the previous diagram according to the chronological order.

Such a state diagram is undoubtedly incomplete, but the incompleteness also reflects a certain trend, which is the most basic statistical common sense.

知道了1、3、5月的变化情况，自然就能够推测出2、4、6月的大致变化。

Of course, there may be special cases, but what Xia Duo wants is just to make a rough qualitative analysis, knowing what the situation is.

It is not a requirement to find out all the details of that particular spell cast by the princess.

This is unrealistic and unnecessary. Although Xia Duo has curiosity, and it is not small, but curiosity has its limits. Sometimes knowing too much may not be a good thing.

……

Soon, Xia Duo completed the incomplete map of the state of the cloud according to the changing trend of the cloud during the rehearsal, and even the cloud of the princess in the middle of the square was made up by him.

Carefully appreciating the dynamically changing cloud and gas map in his consciousness, he gradually understood the essence of the commendation ceremony in terms of cloud and gas.

This ceremony is not to absorb a pioneer's cloud gas, but to adjust the distribution of cloud gas according to certain rules. Even if Xia Duo doesn't know the cloud gas changes during the rehearsal process, he can know from his own cloud gas changes afterwards.

Yes, after today's rehearsal, his clouds suddenly increased, not only making up for yesterday's decrease, but even increasing.

Of course, the abruptness here is directly compared with yesterday. If we put it into the whole change process, that is, the rehearsal process, the increase of clouds today is actually very smooth.

Although Xia Duo did not clearly see his own cloud gas increase a little during the rehearsal, it was reflected in the cloud gas change map integrated after the event.

As for the regulation of the commendation ceremony's adjustment to the pioneer's cloud energy, Xia Duo still can't see it clearly for the time being. After all, things like cloud energy cannot be quantified at all, and can only be estimated by feeling.

He only knew that he and the other nine pioneers who had already become regulars in advance were the core of this ceremony, and all changes in the cloud flowed through these ten cores.

Of course, Xia Duo also knew that he was not the absolute protagonist of the ceremony, at least as far as the ceremony itself was concerned, he was not much different from the other nine pioneer lords by observing the cloud and gas change map.

As for the princess—

Xia Duo was very puzzled, he couldn't see the change of the princess's cloud on the cloud change map, which may be the reason why he didn't collect the data of the princess' cloud, or it might be the reason why the princess' cloud was too large.

but--

There is no obvious migration or transfer between the overall cloud of these pioneers and the princess. Xia Duo suspects that there is another ritual core.

And it is the core comparable to the sum of their ten pioneer lords.

This can be seen from the overall cloud changes of these pioneers, the total amount is increasing, if the source is not the princess, then what is it?

If the clouds are beliefs and luck, then the clouds may come from the leaders and subordinates of the pioneers, but they have not changed before, and now they are increasing out of thin air, which is somewhat unreasonable.

This even made Xia Duo shake his previous views on Yunqi.

In short, there were many doubts, but one thing he was sure of was that the New Year celebration had really begun, and it was a special ceremony involving many people and events.

……

Soon, the time came to the last day when the pioneers stayed alone in the demiplane, and the last rehearsal before the official celebration began.

This time the rehearsal was the same as yesterday, with one person missing from the beginning, but today, Xia Duo was not as confused as yesterday about why there was another person missing.

Regarding the disappearance of the pioneer today, he had a premonition when he analyzed the preview of the cloud and gas change diagram yesterday!
According to his conjecture, the change of cloud and gas is carried out according to a specific law, in order to meet certain requirements of the real ceremony behind the commendation ceremony.

Then for the smooth progress of the ceremony, the interference items will not be kept.

The pioneer who disappeared today was named "El Pav", and he behaved very normally in yesterday's rehearsal. Xia Duo still remembered that he had not nodded his head and expressed his approval for his behavior.

However, El Pav's performance in the cloud and gas change map is not normal. Others' cloud and gas will increase, and they will increase a lot. Only he adds less, and may not even be able to make up for the lack of the day before yesterday.

Of course, during the rehearsal the day before yesterday, Xia Duo did not observe the changes in the clouds, so I don't know if there is anything unusual about El Pav.

But obviously, these three rehearsals that the princess personally participated in were not without reason, and a certain purpose must be achieved. During this process, something abnormal happened, and it is the easiest way to take it out.

After all, the official celebration is only a few days away.

In fact, the special ceremony involving many people and things behind the commendation ceremony can be regarded as the beginning, but it may not be the critical moment, and adjustments can be made.

Di Voge, who disappeared yesterday, may also be adjusted out for this reason.

As for the reason why Diwog and El Pav didn't fit in with the ceremony, Xia Duo has no way of knowing for the time being, at least based on what he has learned so far, he can't see anything unusual about the two of them.

Perhaps this is why Greta did not explain the reason for the lack of people yesterday and today.

Either it involved the secrecy of the ceremony, and Greta couldn't tell; or the two people really didn't have any problems, but they didn't fit the ceremony. Greta didn't know how to explain it, so she didn't say anything.

Which one is it? Xia Duo is more inclined to the former.

……

In the last rehearsal, Xia Duo was still the same as yesterday, carefully observing the changes in the clouds in the square under the cover of a slightly exaggerated expression.

Of course, he also observed and recorded the changes in the background fluctuations of the magic net, which can be handed over to Niya for analysis and analysis later.

The rehearsal went well and no accidents occurred, but this time Greta did not leave with the princess, but stayed and announced to everyone:

"The rehearsal is all over here, just wait for the official celebration two days later, and Archmage Wohuaide will come to pick you up later, here I want to warn you—"

Speaking of this, Greta's voice suddenly stopped, and her face darkened. Of course, this was not for the effect of deliberate emphasis, but because someone had already left.

However, Greta still controlled her emotions well, and continued: "Before the celebration officially begins, everyone, it is best not to leave the old city area!"

After speaking, without giving any response to the crowd, he also teleported away.

Afterwards, Archmage Wo Huaide came over and sent everyone out of the demiplane.

Until returning to Gilles Tower, Xia Duo was still thinking that there might be something going on between Greta and Sigler!

(End of this chapter)