Arcane Lord

"Sir, in addition to the three meals and one soup you ordered, I have also specially prepared a new dish for you and my wife - roasted wild boar."

Chateau looked at the dark pieces of meat covered in red-purple sauce on the dinner plate, and his appetite suddenly subsided a bit. At this time, Cook's introduction continued:

"This little wild boar was captured by the patrol team. It was raised in the logistics department for almost half a month and is still very lively. This dish selects the most tender tenderloin part and grills it through multiple processes, and the above The main ingredient of the sauce is a sour wild fruit that I discovered some time ago. It goes very well with grilled food. Please give it a try! ”

After Cook's introduction, Niya had already made the first move before Xia Duo moved his chopsticks.

Niya also had a portion of the same wild boar meat in front of her. Compared to Sha Duo's hesitation, Niya was obviously much more enthusiastic about the new dish.

"It tastes good! Xia Duo, try it!"

"Um."

He couldn't avoid it, so Xia Duo also took a small piece from the plate in front of him and put it into his mouth. The moment he entered it, a strong sour taste exploded in his mouth.

But the sour taste came and disappeared even faster. Before Xia Duo could react, it quickly turned into salty, numbing, slightly spicy, and a hint of vague sweetness.

The grilled meat is relatively firmer than the cooked meat, but it is still tender and delicious. There is just one problem. After Xia took a few more bites, he finally could no longer ignore it, and that was——

This meat is not fully cooked!

After careful reflection, you can even feel the smell of blood that has not been completely removed or covered up!

Xia Duo is not a pretentious person, but when enjoying, he still hopes to get a perfect experience.

After that, he didn't touch the wild boar meat anymore, but Niya ate it happily and didn't seem to notice these shortcomings at all.

After the meal, Cook asked Sha Duo and Niya for their opinions as usual. Nia gave a great praise, but Sha Duo said:

"The roasted wild boar meat still smells like blood, which is a big loss. You can pour some spirits on it while roasting, which may improve it, or change it to fully cooked. You can try it yourself. In addition, the sour fruit is very good. You can try making some fruit wine.”

"Yes, sir."

…

Back at the Tower of Time, it was still early, so Niya went to the magic laboratory on the top floor to conduct experiments on the background fluctuations of the magic network, while Shado went to the workshop on the public floor where he stored the code pillars.

After more than half a month, the materiality of the codex stone pillar has been completely stabilized, and it can indeed be used to make the codex entity.

But just when Xia Duo was about to make it according to the original design, he suddenly changed his mind. The original design was to make a stone pillar inscribed with code words and place it in the center of the square.

But what kind of stone pillar can demonstrate the spirit and authority of the code?

Of course it is possible to rely on magic, but Xia Duo wants people to understand the meaning at a glance from a distance.

The Codex Square that is about to be built is at the foot of the Tower of Time, and the Tower of Time is next to it. Unless Xia Duo can build the Codex Stone Pillar higher and larger than the Tower of Time, the Tower of Time will always take over the throne.

Although the six code stone pillars he prefabricated look quite tall and large, they are only two or three meters high and as thick as a person's arms. Compared with the Tower of Time, they are too inconspicuous.

The most important thing is that when prefabricating the stone pillars, he ignored the content of the code. It is likely that the stone pillars could not be engraved on it. Although there is an alternative to the magic version, Shado still hopes that there will be a code on top of the actual code itself. content.

Magic items will lose their effectiveness one day, but the material of the stone pillar transformed by the petrification magic derived from the ancient Saluk shaman statue is enough to withstand the erosion and baptism of countless years.

The final ending of Netheril in the game on Earth was destruction. Although Shado didn't think that the Netheril he was in now would end like that, but he still subconsciously wanted to create something strong enough to survive. Something that lasts a long time.

Whether it is the impact on historical changes, the establishment of an order that can sustain development, or simply some items that are "sturdy" enough in terms of material.

This is actually the realm of "immortality" that many sages in Xia Duo's hometown are pursuing, and Xia Duo is now on the path of a sage.

Even though he has half a foot on the road to immortality, he can still resonate spiritually with those sages across time and space.

For such a code entity that can definitely be recorded in history and change history, the material of the stone pillar may be suitable, but the size is a little different, and the shape is even worse!

It needs a little special design!

Although Xia Duo has not done any professional design work, the design program can barely be regarded as design. In addition, there is a whole world for him to refer to. He quickly "pinched" a miniature model out of water——

Below is a square column base, with the text of the code engraved on all sides, and above the base is a thick book that is half open.

The name of the book - "The Code of Great Xia" - is written on the spine. The front and back covers of the book are embossed with the "Scale of Judgment"!

The Judgment Scale was inspired by the emblem of Xia Duo's hometown, but some adjustments were made. The main body of the scale was replaced by a long sword, and the sword's guard became the two arms of the scale.

As for gears and ears of wheat, Xia Duo did not dare to use these elements for the time being. Instead, he replaced them with two Chinese proverbs to guard the scales of judgment——

"The whole world is not the land of the king, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers."

In Xia Duo's vision, the trial and judicial institutions of the future territory will be symbolized by the "Code Scale". Elements such as swords, codes, and scales will allow people to see what they do at a glance.

…

After simply finalizing the first draft, Xia Duo was ready to start making it. However, it would take six days at the earliest for the material of the statue to stabilize before it could be given a magical effect.

Fortunately, this version of the code entity can fully display the full text of the code without relying on magic. Therefore, Sha Duo can completely make a semi-finished product that looks very much like the finished product.

Anyway, the planned field granting ceremony will not be until next month at the earliest, and this month has not even passed half yet. He has enough time to complete the code entity.

Tonight, Xia Duo is going to polish the first draft and explore the actual production process.

Miniature models and large-scale sculptures are completely different things. In the former, Xia Duo can easily control the water body, adjust the structure and shape at will, and then transform the stone very easily.

But for large statues, Xia Duo could not control such a large and delicate water structure while casting spells to transform stone.

The stone must be transformed into a rough shape first, and then fine post-processing can be carried out.

Xia Duo himself is not good at masonry craftsmanship, and the territorial masons may not have such skills. The most important thing is that this kind of stone is so strong that even a senior masonry will probably be difficult to get started, let alone in the field. Completed before the ceremony.

In this case, magic became Sha Duo's only option.