Chapter 1965: Crimson Plane

After obtaining the Plane Coordinate, Xia Duo did not linger at Jilan Tower; he merely went to see Aiwa, then returned to Nan Jing through the Portal at Azure Manor.

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Tower of Time, Plane Exploration Layer.

Xia Duo input the Plane Coordinate given to him by Bulundesi into the Exploration Array, and soon locked onto a Plane—not a Semi-plane, but a true Plane, with an essence similar to the Main Plane.

Of course, essence is one thing; its size and whether it is habitable are entirely different matters.

Subsequently, Xia Duo opened a Plane Portal in the Teleportation Hall, and a brand-new Plane appeared before him.

Considering that this Plane was an experimental Plane abandoned by the Seven Towers, Xia Duo did not enter immediately; instead, he cast a Scrying spell to project his Perception through the Portal to the other side.

Thus, a desert similar to the 【Yellow Sand Semi-Plane】 appeared in Xia Duo's Perception, only the soil, stones, and gravel in this Plane were not the common yellow or brown, but a dark Crimson.

It gave one a very eerie feeling!

This Plane is not considered large, at least not as large as the 【Blue Crystal Plane】; the terrain is entirely desert, and the Surface area is roughly the sum of the areas of Daxia Territory and Savile Territory.

Xia Duo roughly surveyed the entire territory and found that it looked a bit like the surface of Mars he had seen before he transmigrated; the only difference was probably the color.

The sky here was also shrouded in a layer of dark red light, with a winding bolt of lightning occasionally sliding across; it seemed there was still vitality.

But after a careful inspection, Xia Duo discovered that whether in the sky, underground, or on the Surface, there were no signs of life.

"But why was it abandoned?"

In the words of Bulundesi, this Plane was called "Number Nine Experimental Plane" by the Seven Towers and was only abandoned later, but it was still such a large Plane after all—even using it to store cargo would be good!

Or perhaps, the Seven Towers' Plane reserves are already so wealthy that they have reached this point.

Regarding this experimental Plane, Bulundesi did not disclose more, so the possibility of the Plane itself having problems should be relatively small.

Afterward, Xia Duo began to check the state of the Magic Net, which was also the main purpose of his action this time.

Only by ascertaining the state of the Magic Net could he make an adapter for the 【Mythallar】 device, and only then could he conduct actual tests of War Spells here.

Of course, he could also choose to bring the 【Floating City】 over; this is not the Main Plane, so there is no need to worry about being discovered by the Elf, but he had long decided that as long as War Spells were not actually equipped, he would not bring the Floating City out of the Blue Crystal Plane.

As for where the Mythallar device for the actual test would come from, he certainly wouldn't dismantle the Floating City, nor would he need to make one temporarily; it was the one he had previously given to Iolum, which he had returned.

Of course, saying "returned" is not entirely accurate; that Mythallar device was originally a product after the Independent Arcane Fire project ended, and it was rescued into his Personal Space by Xia Duo because of the Elf invasion.

Previously, when Iolum was researching War Spells and needed a Mythallar, Xia Duo sent that one to Seventon to save time, but this time, it was sent back by Iolum.

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After a detailed inspection, the doubts in Xia Duo's heart grew heavier, because he discovered that this Plane, which he had named 【Crimson】, had an Element Affinity very close to the Main Plane, and the state of the Magic Net was also very close.

In other words, the original state of this Plane should have been relatively close to the Main Plane, so why was it used as an experimental Plane?

And the most critical point is—

Even now, although this Plane seems to be disintegrating, there is still a chance for rescue; a person's sense of time is completely different from a Plane's.

When a person is dying, even if there is a moment for rescue, because the executor is human, the actual opportunity may be fleeting, but the lifespan of a Plane is almost eternal to a human.

Even the process of a Plane nearing death or dying is extremely long for humans; that is to say, as long as the Seven Towers were willing, this Plane could completely be repaired and then used as a Habitable Plane.

Even if no one lived there, it would be excellent to let some animals and plants roam free.

Xia Duo could never figure out this problem and could only attribute it to the Seven Towers having gone extremely far in the field of Plane Exploration, having discovered so many Habitable Planes that they could be used as consumables.

If one thinks this way, it really is a case of comparing people to others only to be angered to death.

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After confirming that the environment of this Plane was similar to the Main Plane, Xia Duo decided not to change to other test sites; next, he focused on inspecting the crack located in the sky.

Just now, while checking the state of the Magic Net, he had already discovered that the Plane Root was in a state of disintegration; generally, this situation is either caused by direct damage from a spell with the nature of 【Root Reshaping】, or the material layer of the Plane itself has suffered great destruction.

Regarding the current situation of this Plane, Xia Duo speculated that it should belong to the latter.

For a true Plane, it is not surprising that the Plane Root is essentially a piece of information, but the elemental cycle based on this is incomparably solid.

In layman's terms, an individual Spellcaster is very difficult to destroy a true Plane.

Of course, on the other hand, the material layer of the Plane itself is not so easily destroyed; the material layer is related to the environment, but not directly connected.

It is not that destroying forests, breaking mountains, or drying up rivers can destroy it, but rather that one must change the material state of a Plane from the level of total material mass.

For example, converting all earth-attribute matter into Water Source would greatly change the material foundation of the Plane; through this method, one can indirectly affect the elemental cycle of the Plane, thereby changing the essence of the Plane.

"Change" itself is a neutral word; if it is beneficial to the changer, it can be called "optimization," and if it is unfavorable, it is "destruction."

The reason why Xia Duo believed that the direct cause of this Plane's disintegration was the destruction of the material layer was mainly because of that crack in the sky.

In the thick Crimson clouds of the sky, that crack was hundreds of meters long and nearly ten meters wide; it looked as if a huge hole had been torn in the sky.

The crack was full of Element Turbulence, and this was also the source of the lightning in the clouds.

It was not caused merely by the friction of wind elements, but by the collision of various Element Turbulence, which then catalyzed the release of extreme energy through wind elements; it just looked like lightning.

As for what was behind the crack, Xia Duo was also unsure; Bulundesi did not mention the origin of this crack, but he speculated that it might be related to the Plane's true resting place in this Universe—the Ether Interlayer.

In his understanding, the Ether Interlayer is more like a conceptual existence; it is neither a Material Plane nor an Ether Plane, but the conceptual boundary line where the Ether Plane meets the Inner Plane.

In other words, a Material Plane can also be understood as a special organizational method of the projections of the many elements of the Inner Plane in the Ether Plane.

This subject is very grand and involves the essence of the world; Xia Duo was temporarily powerless, but he believed that one day he would be able to penetrate these mysteries.