Chapter 2301: Quality Education, Public Infrastructure

The Green Field Plane is merely equivalent in size to the southern reaches of Netheril, whereas the Main Plane is vast and boundless.

Oh, no, the Main Plane does have an edge; Xia Duo is currently at the edge of the plane, and because the ground at this edge is wilderness soil and rock, it is very conducive to observation.

Xia Duo decided to stay here for a period of time to observe the expansion speed of the Main Plane, and from there, he could also infer the true age of the Main Plane's formation.

To be honest, he was quite curious about this.

Although he had seen many ancient and primordial legends from the Elves, and had even dug up quite a few Sarukh Mage-Serpent statues that still contained souls to this day, these legends could not be of much help regarding the origin of the planes.

It is just like the origin of humanity on Earth; no matter how extravagant the legends are, the oldest era that can be inferred is completely negligible compared to the lifespan of Earth itself.

……

After discussing it with Niya, Niya was also very interested in this, so Xia Duo moved the Floating City slightly back into the interior of the wilderness and reconfigured the spatial changes.

However, this time he did not transform it into the manifest Empty Bubble form that was very suitable for travel, but instead unfolded the Floating City from the Hengchun Square in the Public Level.

The manifest form became a large platform flying in the sky.

Following that, Xia Duo sent a notification to everyone currently on the Floating City—come to Hengchun Square to see the edge of the world!

Currently, the Tower of Time and the No. 1 Spire were both docked on the Floating City, especially the Tower of Time, which was parked inside the Floating City, and it was estimated that it would not be relocated for a very long time to come.

Of course, this was not the point; the point was that the Mage Tower organization of the Tower of Time, including thousands of members including Apprentices, were now all on the Floating City.

Students were on break, teachers were on break, the Research Lab was shut down, and the Magic Technician Office was also shut down; although not everyone was interested in the edge of the world, since they were already on break, going out to take a look wouldn't kill them.

Consequently, the Hengchun Square, which was not exactly small to begin with, soon became crowded; if they had set up a formation, it would certainly have been much more spacious, but that would have made people feel uncomfortable instead.

Xia Duo let this group of people move about freely, but he thoughtfully sent the Floating Platform to the edge of Hengchun Square and set up an automatic detachment program; if anyone wished to go down to the ground to take a look, they could take the Floating Platform.

Of course, those who were Intermediate Mages or above, or those who possessed flight items, could also go down on their own.

After the spatial changes, the space between Hengchun Square and the outside world was a directly connected, continuous space; perhaps it passed through areas of spatial distortion, but to an observer within it, there was no difference from being anywhere else.

It was just a matter of adjusting the flight direction, then aiming and flying straight ahead.

Just as Xia Duo parked the Floating Platform at the edge of Hengchun Square, some curious Apprentices had already stepped on, and then flew toward the ground amidst a burst of exclamations.

Others saw this and followed suit, and after the Floating City platform came up, they followed it down as well.

As for the Official Mages, they had received Xia Duo's notification that they could fly down on their own to observe and experience it, and Xia Duo himself brought Niya to the ground, where the two of them personally inserted a row of small metal rods along the Plane Barrier at the edge of the plane.

After leaving the markers, they returned to the study on the top floor of the Tower of Time.

Observing the scene of the Apprentices playing through the Projection Window, these were still children in their early teens; although they lived in this era and matured psychologically earlier, that was forced by life, not true growth.

After entering the Tower of Time, the strict yet caring school life reawakened the innocent hearts of these children, allowing their psychological age to gradually approach their true age.

Watching these playful Apprentices, Xia Duo naturally thought of the scenes from when he was in school; with the Mythallar and the Inheritance Ritual present, perhaps there was no need to be so anxious to make these children grow up quickly.

Or rather, they needed to grow better to adapt to the rapidly accumulating knowledge.

Perhaps he could add more extracurricular activities for them, including but not limited to moral education, physical education, as well as competitions and performances with specific magical characteristics, and so on.

Xia Duo thought about this for a long time, until Niya called out to him: "Look over there quickly!"

"Where?"

Xia Duo didn't react for a moment, and only after following the direction of Niya's finger did he discover that it was the scene being displayed on the Projection Window, the scene of the Apprentices playing at the edge of the plane, but what was fun about the edge of the plane?

One side was all wilderness, which obviously wasn't anything fun, so that meant they could only play with the Plane Barrier; some Apprentices used stones and gravel to test the Plane Barrier, while others were bolder and touched it with their hands.

The most exaggerated thing was that some Apprentices threw their classmates onto the Plane Barrier, and those Apprentices who were thrown up were flailing their limbs in every way possible, unable to detach themselves from it.

They needed others to pull them out from the outside; for Apprentices who had previously always valued entertainment, such an experience was no different from breaking into a natural amusement park.

Soon, Apprentices in twos and threes began to help each other, entering the Plane Barrier to experience the wonderful feeling of weightlessness.

What Niya wanted Xia Duo to see was the scene of people hanging all over this line of the Plane Barrier at the edge of the plane; the edge of the plane bore no force, and its manifestation was nothing but weightlessness!

Besides the Apprentices, some Intermediate Mages also tried to "stick" themselves to the Plane Barrier, but they could fly up on their own, and could likewise fly down, as long as they chose the right direction.

If they chose wrong, it was, of course, "so close yet so far"!

"Xia Duo, do you think these Apprentices will remember today's scene after they learn Flight in the future?"

"Of course they will!" Xia Duo said without hesitation.

The essence of Flight is the reconstruction of the force and inertia experienced by an object; the physical sensation is very similar to weightlessness, and if it is the first time experiencing it, it is indeed very easy to flail about for a long time and still not be able to fly.

"Huh—"

Xia Duo suddenly thought, "Why don't we build a Zero-G Playground in the Floating City!"

The residential area and public area of the Floating City already had space reserved for entertainment venues, but when he designed it, he had thought of amusement parks or shopping malls like those on Earth.

Now seeing the scene of the Apprentices playing at the edge of the plane, he felt that the amusement park didn't need to be confined to the manifestations on Earth; it should boldly combine Magic to make innovations.

A Zero-G Playground could not only be for relaxation and interest at night, but it could also allow ordinary people to experience the feeling of flight; it was nothing more than a Levitation Field plus peripheral Protection measures.

In terms of cost, it didn't need to meet the high standards and strict requirements of a Mythallar Suspension Base; by lowering the standards slightly, the cost could definitely be kept under fifty thousand Gold Coins.

Converted to purchasing power on Earth, that was about ten million or so, which for Xia Duo, who had long been worth over a hundred million, was not a difficult expenditure to bear at all.

Invest!

However, since he was going to do it, it was obviously not enough to just build one Zero-G Playground; he could completely borrow those from Earth that were suitable for reference first, and then make adjustments based on the users' experience after operating for a period of time.

Xia Duo's greatest advantage over the designers on Earth was that many designs that could not be realized on Earth could be easily realized using Magic.

After discussing with Niya, he quickly finalized the plan; it would be built on the Public Level, and there was a Portal at Hengchun Square, which would also be convenient for the residents of the Territory on the ground to come and play during holidays (it would cost money to pass through the Portal on ordinary days).