Chapter 1832: Probing the God

Come to think of it, if I could have projected exactly to the time point when the Netherese Adventurer discovered the Nether Scroll, it wouldn't have been as troublesome as it is now; I could have just gone over and taken it.

"I just hope there won't be any accidents."

Thinking this, after the final teleportation, a vast area of ruins appeared before Xia Duo's eyes. The ground was covered in architectural debris, and the sky was overcast with thick clouds, with lightning striking from time to time, shattering the already dilapidated ruins even further.

Of course, for a Spellcaster, mere weather phenomena are not enough to be an obstacle; the key is the chaos of the Magic Net within the ruins.

Don't be fooled by the lack of activity now; that is entirely because this Mythallar Ruins has "settled" over a long period and has become relatively stable.

Xia Duo can almost assert that any slight external disturbance entering the area of the Mythallar Ruins will inevitably generate a large amount of induced random Magic.

If a Netherese Mage who forcibly controls the Magic Net can barely cast spells inside, then an Elf Mage, who focuses more on Heaven and Man Unity with the Magic Net, will be in a very sorry state.

Of course, this is for ordinary low-rank Spellcasters. If they reach Advanced Rank, the situation might be reversed; Elves, who are better at attuning to the Magic Net, might find it easier to sort out the clues in such chaotic circumstances.

Then, why haven't any Elves come to clear this Magic Net ruin?

After a moment of thought, Xia Duo couldn't help but smile derisively. He knows this place is extraordinary because the Netherese on the Main Plane found a treasure like the Nether Scroll here, but the Projection Plane is still over two thousand years ago. If the Elves of this era knew, would they not come to clear it?

If they had cleared it, what would there be for the Netherese in the future?

As for why the Elves don't come to clear it, this question is also simple. The current era is not far from the Crown War; at least for the Elves, three thousand years is not enough for them to recover from the population decline after the war.

This Mythallar Ruins is very close to the future Yierlan, and the land that will become the territory of Yierlan in the future currently has no owner.

Although there are various ruins there, there are plenty of good places. Instead of coming here to clear ruins with great effort and no reward, it is better to occupy the good places first!

With this thought, the string that had been taut in Xia Duo's heart suddenly relaxed a lot. As long as he doesn't cause any big commotion here, he has at least two thousand years of time to move freely.

However, he also thought of another possibility: that the Nether Scroll is hidden so secretly that it wasn't discovered by the Netherese by chance until two thousand years later, which would be tragic.

Although there is enough time, he obviously cannot stay in the Projection Plane for two thousand years.

Thinking of his Personal Space, which had been expanded to the limit (the limit that the existing Arcane Crystal could expand to) before coming, Xia Duo couldn't help but chuckle, "Luckily I'm cheating! Otherwise, I might really have made a wasted trip!"

If this trip were in vain, it would definitely affect his subsequent plans, because he intended to take the Nether Scroll—the 【Betis Secret Scroll】 as the Elves call it—as a token of submission to present to the Evereska Council of Elders.

This is the only possibility Xia Duo could think of to gain their trust. Anyway, there are at least two sets of Nether Scrolls here, so taking one out is no big deal.

This is a Projection Plane; for the Main Plane, it is almost fleeting and cannot affect the overall situation of the Main Plane at all, not to mention that the Keman of the Main Plane has already stolen one set, and the Seven Towers are trying to find a way to take it back!

Thinking of this, Xia Duo's determination firmed up a bit more.

……

"Boom—"

Seeing the small pebble he had just thrown into the Mythallar Ruins area, Xia Duo secretly said to himself that it was as expected.

The moment the small pebble was thrown in, it first turned into a lightning rod, drawing countless lightning bolts from the dark clouds above, as if silver snakes were dancing wildly.

Afterward, it triggered the chaotic Magic Net to induce countless random Spells. In addition to the eruption of Element Turbulence, seven-colored Mist seeped out from the Other Plane, making Xia Duo's expression grave.

If it were just the risk of falling into an Other Plane, it wouldn't be much for the current Xia Duo, but the key is that the Projection Plane is very limited, and it is almost impossible to evolve a relatively real Ether Plane or Astral Plane.

In other words, once Xia Duo is lost to an Other Plane, it is equivalent to the end of this trip to the Projection Plane, which is what he truly finds hard to accept.

By the time the boiling Magic Net calmed down slightly, the small pebble had completely disappeared; it was unknown whether it had fallen into an Other Plane or had been completely annihilated by the thunder, lightning, or random Spells.

After waiting for about ten minutes, the Magic Net within the Mythallar Ruins returned to the "calm" it had when Xia Duo arrived, only this "calm" was a bit closer to the surface than before, with hidden undercurrents.

Xia Duo had no doubt that if he continued to probe, this chaotic Magic Net would be completely activated and would be unable to calm down for quite some time.

"Does it require me to repair the Magic Net first?"

Xia Duo couldn't help but frown. This is not a good job. On the Main Plane, it was a last resort; either it was the Mythallar Ruins at his own doorstep, and if not repaired, it would be inconvenient in various ways.

Or he had damaged the Magic Net while creating Arcane Fire, and if not repaired, it would be hard to avoid offending the Magic Goddess.

Just like on Earth, so-called "garbage sorting" and "recycling" largely rely on administrative power to enforce regulations; if it were all voluntary, who would be willing to pay extra costs!

This is the selfish and short-sighted nature of the individual.

Of course, for Xia Duo, as the master of the system on the Main Plane, he certainly supports repairing the Magic Net, but as an individual, it is still hard to avoid laziness or selfishness.

He does not deny this; after all, no one is perfect, and occasional laziness or selfishness does not affect his serious business. He can still distinguish between what is important and what is not.

It is just that in the Projection Plane, without responsibilities and bonds, the weight of laziness or selfishness has increased quite a bit. Xia Duo really does not want to spend a lot of energy repairing the Magic Net at this moment.

Compared to repairing the Magic Net, he has a better way to settle this chaotic Magic Net at the root, at least to make it unable to affect his treasure-hunting operation!

As for what the method is, it is actually very simple—completely destroy the Magic Net in this area, causing it to accelerate its transformation into a dead zone.

If it were on the Main Plane, he would absolutely not do this, but in the Projection Plane, it is not unacceptable to be reckless occasionally; after all, the essence of the Projection Plane is merely a wisp of strange Mental Power in the Astral Plane.

Because it evolved a certain possibility of the Main Plane, this wisp of strange Mental Power will even be consumed rapidly, and not even a "bad record" will be left behind, so what is there to worry about!

Of course, Xia Duo also has some thoughts of testing the Goddess by doing this, wanting to see if the other party's power can really extend to the Astral Plane.

Judging from his past experiences in the Projection Plane, it is highly likely that the power of the gods cannot extend to the Astral Plane.

Otherwise, those Elf gods in the Projection Planes would not be the Creation Mother Goddess, but the Elf main god from the Main Plane.

However, the Lady of Mysteries or the Lord of Radiance are both more powerful than the Elf main god; whether they are also unable to extend their power here remains to be further verified.

After returning from this Projection Plane, Xia Duo will have a rough idea when he checks his Divine Grace record with the Goddess.