Chapter 2302: Growth Speed of the Main Plane

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The Green Field Plane is only equivalent in size to the Nan Jing of Netheril, while 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 stone, 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 is quite curious about this.

Although he has seen many ancient and primordial legends from the Elves, and has even dug up many statues of Sarrukh Mage-Serpents that still retain their souls, these legends cannot be of much use regarding the origin of the planes.

It is just like the origin of humanity on Earth; no matter how flowery 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 wilderness and reconfigured its spatial transformation.

However, this time he did not use the manifest Empty Bubble form that is very suitable for travel, but instead deployed the Floating City from Hengchun Square in the Public Zone.

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

Then, 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 are both docked on the Floating City, especially the Tower of Time, which is parked inside the Floating City, and it is estimated that it will not be relocated for a very long time to come.

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

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

Consequently, the Hengchun Square, which was not 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 wanted to go down to the ground to take a look, they could take the Floating Platform.

Of course, those at the Intermediate Rank Mage level or above, or those possessing flight items, could also go down on their own.

After the spatial transformation, the space between Hengchun Square and the outside world is a directly connected continuous space; perhaps it passes through areas of spatial distortion, but for an observer located within it, it is no different from being anywhere else.

It is just that one needs to adjust the flight direction and then aim and fly straight ahead.

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

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 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 are still children in their teens; although they are 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; in the present day with Mythallar and the Inheritance Ritual, perhaps there is no need to be in such a rush to make these children grow up quickly.

Or rather, they need 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 Magic characteristics, and so on.

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

"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 is there to play with at the edge of the plane?

One side is all wilderness, which is clearly not something fun, so that only leaves 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 ones were the Apprentices who threw their classmates onto the Plane Barrier, and those Apprentices who were thrown up were flailing their arms and legs in every way, unable to detach from it.

It required others to pull them out from the outside; for the Apprentices who had always valued entertainment in the past, 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 let Xia Duo see was the scene of people hanging all over the line of the Plane Barrier at the edge of the plane; the edge of the plane does not exert any force, and its manifestation is nothing but weightlessness!

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

If they chose wrong, of course, it would be "so close yet worlds apart"!

"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 to reconstruct the force and inertia experienced by an object; the physical sensation is very similar to weightlessness, and if it is their 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 on the Floating City!"

The residential area and Public Zone of the Floating City already had space reserved for entertainment venues, but when he designed it initially, he was thinking 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 does not need to be confined to the manifestations on Earth, and should boldly combine Magic to innovate.

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

In terms of cost, it does not need to meet the high standards and strict requirements of a Mythallar Suspension Base; by lowering the standard slightly, the cost can be completely kept under fifty thousand Gold Coins.

Converted to purchasing power on Earth, that is about ten million or so, which for Xia Duo, who has long had a net worth of over a hundred million, is not a difficult expense to bear at all.

Let's do it!

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

Xia Duo's greatest advantage over designers on Earth is that many designs that cannot be realized on Earth can be easily realized using Magic.

After discussing with Niya, he quickly determined the plan; it will be built on the Public Level, and there is a Portal at Hengchun Square, which is also convenient for the residents of the ground Territory to come and play during holidays (it costs money to go through the Portal at other times).