Chapter 2149: Bestowing Reality

To cause a memory overflow in a nearly infinite virtual world, there are generally two paths to take: one is macroscopic infinite vastness, and the other is microscopic infinite precision.

Regardless of which one, taking either to the extreme is something no virtual world can withstand; only the carrier of reality possesses such depth of authenticity.

Since a direction for action had already been established, Xia Duo quickly began to act. He did not deliberately choose a specific direction, but instead pretended to be completely unaware while exploring this virtual Mental Image World.

He was well aware that right now, one or more unknown enemies outside were likely observing his every move within the Mental Image World. Exposing his purpose too early would likely make the opponent wary, or even lead them to switch to other methods.

However, based on his understanding of this kind of extraordinary illusion, this Mental Image World should not possess means similar to "real-time rendering" on Earth; all changes should stem from the changes within the virtual world itself.

The Spellcaster outside should be unable to precisely control the specific circumstances within the Mental Image World; after all, the time and space inside are nearly infinite relative to the outside.

Xia Duo did not believe any Spellcaster could instantly construct an incomparably vast and complex virtual world, and furthermore, update it in real-time according to his actions.

Of course, necessary monitoring should exist; otherwise, if they were to face an ascetic with a will as firm as a rock, that person might truly be able to live for countless years in this virtual world.

After all, ascetics cultivate inner spiritual discipline, which is actually no different between the virtual world and the real world; perhaps they might even prefer staying here!

Clearly, no Master of illusion who has mastered the 【Mental Image World】 would be willing to compete in patience and lifespan against a rock.

……

Because it was unclear how high the level of monitoring the outside Spellcaster had over this Mental Image World, and it was uncertain whether the opponent's consciousness was in a state of near time-stasis relative to him, or if they also existed within this Mental Image World, silently watching him.

Xia Duo's initial movements could not be too large; he had to test the waters. After "reproducing" Seventon, his next step was to arrive at the southern border of Netheril, where he similarly restored Savile Territory and Daxia.

Furthermore, because it was his own territory, his restoration of this area was precise down to every blade of grass and tree. Of course, these alone were far from enough; it could neither be called macroscopically infinite nor could it touch upon microscopic infinite precision.

What he was doing now could only be considered a relatively gentle probe against an unknown enemy. The result was much as he had guessed: the opponent did not react in the slightest, or rather, his current actions were not enough to alarm the opponent.

Thus, he began a truly high-efficiency interaction with this Mental Image World—

Scrying spell!

He did not need to personally go to a certain place; merely observing it was enough to allow this Mental Image World to automatically update according to his perception.

This was like entering a virtual online game; wherever he observed, regardless of distance, the textures were all replaced with detailed models. As long as the opponent could not save memory through real-time rendering, it would sooner or later be blown up by him.

The two directions he chose—macroscopic and microscopic—the former involved continuously expanding the scope of interaction with the Mental Image World, while the latter brought elements of reality to this world from a more microscopic level.

The virtual is ultimately virtual; once elements of reality reach a certain degree, it will either manifest into the real world or collapse under the weight of its own authenticity.

In addition to his own Scrying spellcasting, Xia Duo also attempted to utilize the Detection Array of the Tower of Time, which he had restored, to conduct interactions over a wider range.

Especially the Plane Exploration Array, which could not only detect the current plane but also delve into the Ether Interlayer, adding another layer of incomparably heavy reality to this Mental Image World.

And he did not know if it was an illusion, but after projecting his Perception into the Astral Plane and beginning to roam within it, Xia Duo suddenly had a strange feeling—

The time in this world had slowed down!

This was not an illusion, but he could not find its source either; Xia Duo could only attribute it to the fact that he himself was also participating in the creation of this Mental Image World.

He guessed that perhaps by continuously bestowing reality upon the virtual world, he could increase his Permission Level within this Mental Image World, thereby one day escaping on his own.

Regardless, this was consistent with the direction he was currently attempting, and there was no conflict.

……

After gaining some results from his attempts in the macroscopic direction, Xia Duo began his attempts in the microscopic field almost simultaneously. It was not that he wanted to try restoring some extremely tiny objects, but rather that he was preparing to conduct exploration in the field of Magic.

Exploration of the rules is the most precise exploration, the one that touches most upon the essence of the world, and this would also bring great authenticity to this virtual world.

Currently, the Magic Net environment of this world was similar yet different from what Xia Duo knew; he had only made some calculations based on some errors in Arcane Energy during the teleportation process, thereby correcting his teleportation position.

He had not yet had the chance to conduct a more detailed Scrying of the Magic Net, let alone compare it with his own knowledge, because the microscopic is not like the macroscopic; the macroscopic is more akin to textures, while the microscopic highlights essence.

However, after repeatedly casting the Scrying spell, Xia Duo discovered that the Magic Net was inevitably undergoing some changes, but there was still a significant gap from what he knew.

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He speculated that as long as there were enough normal spells from the Main Plane, it might be possible to turn the Magic Net of this Mental Image World into the version he knew.

It was just that there was another creator of this Mental Image World—in Xia Duo's speculation, it was highly likely to be a Master of illusion from Dasi who had mastered Psionic Magic; he was not sure what the final result would look like.

But in any case, it would never be wrong to bestow as much reality as possible upon this virtual world first.

Although Xia Duo was an individual, he was like a source of true divergence; any bit of reality he bestowed would spread to the entire world under some mechanism of the Mental Image World itself.

……

Mental Image World, Tower of Time.

When Xia Duo finally cast the Equation Spell in its entirety, the world suddenly began to shake. This shaking did not act upon any object, but rather, the entire world and all of time and space experienced some unknown change.

"This—"

Xia Duo was surprised that the Equation Spell actually had such an effect, but what surprised him even more was that after the Magic Net underwent a violent vibration that was synchronized with the world, it actually stopped changing, and it was still not the Magic Net he knew!

After a moment of thought, he immediately realized that his understanding of the Magic Net was still quite one-sided, and at the same time, that unknown Master of illusion likely mastered another side of the Magic Net that he did not understand.

If that Master of illusion was indeed from Dasi as he had guessed, then he had likely greatly underestimated the potential of Psionic; Psionic was likely not as simple as being determined by the mind alone!

Perhaps it also involved certain elements of reality!