Chapter 2561: Phase Three and Phase Four Arrangements

Xia Duo came here this time mainly to establish an operating example for the members of the Plane Exploration Center to explore the Shadow Plane; the Plane Exploration Array is not some wish-granting machine that can run automatically just by giving it a command.

Even for the preset Ether Plane and Astral Plane exploration, there are only basic operations; if one wants to further utilize it to discover new planes more efficiently, it still requires coordination with Plane Scholars and Astral Mages to perform some targeted operations.

Now that a new exploration direction has been opened, there is not even a precedent for it; let alone the people in the Plane Exploration Center, even Xia Duo himself is not quite sure how to conduct an effective exploration.

……

Arriving at the Plane Center.

It was still not at full capacity; there were only the two expected duty officers and the unexpected Dewan here. Seeing Xia Duo, Dewan was also clearly a bit surprised:

"Why are you here?"

"I should be the one asking you that? Aren't you supposed to be helping Niya build the Mythallar? How do you have time to come here?" Xia Duo immediately retorted.

Logically speaking, Dewan should currently be practicing the spellcasting elements of the Communication Mythallar with the rest of the auxiliary spellcasting team; even if he had practiced it until he was proficient, it wouldn't be a bad thing to hone it more with others.

Regarding this, Dewan's explanation was—

But research in that domain, even for the Red Heart Alliance, is difficult to achieve much success in; that is a niche field after all! After all, no one hopes that every Mythallar update will require "undergoing a heavenly tribulation."

The benefits of doing so are obvious: it can significantly improve the level of automation, reduce the consumption of Plane Crystals, or even eliminate the consumption of Plane Crystals entirely.

In addition to the Plane Exploration Array, there are other necessary infrastructure, such as laboratories, warehouses, residences, Arcane Gardens, and so on.

It is just that wanting to make Gilles High Tower make concessions is extremely difficult; it is not just Xia Duo, even within the First Tower, it is not easy to negotiate.

Considering that the Shadow Plane is also an objectively existing plane, Xia Duo placed the future observation base at the teleportation hall, mainly applying the part of the Plane Exploration Array that explores existing planes.

Since receiving the conditions from the First Tower a few days ago, Xia Duo has not given any reply; he wants to see if the First Tower will increase the stakes.

In the Red Heart Alliance, a society where Magic Education is highly popularized, it is so difficult to make a breakthrough in this field; placed in the Main Plane, I am afraid it would be even more difficult. If it weren't for exploring the Arctic and probing the Demon Descendant, Xia Duo would already be in the Blue Crystal Plane by now.

And to obtain the specific data, one would need to wait until after the transaction to know; if the transaction cannot be reached, this part of the First Tower's information would be just like the part of the Mythallar data Xia Duo gave to the First Tower before.

……

"That's not it, it's mainly because I'm worried, so I came over to take a look."

This part is actually the main body of the Plane Exploration Array, mainly relying on the Mitai Perception Changyu after the Plane Crystal is activated to go deep into the Ether Interlayer to discover new planes.

But the disadvantages are also very obvious: if one wants to improve the exploration array, one can only wait for the next Mythallar update to make changes; usually, even if there is a good improvement plan, it is impossible to apply it to the Mythallar components.

This couldn't help but remind him of what Niya just said about letting Aipusi come forward to cooperate with Laidun to promote the integration of the two places; now it seems there shouldn't be any accidents.

In principle, Xia Duo is willing to make this trade, although judging from the time, what the First Tower brought out this time is certainly not the most advanced plane exploration technology of Gilles High Tower.

Xia Duo's Primary School mentor in the Red Heart Alliance's Projection Plane, Tuto, had his research direction in this area. Back then, Tuto even wanted to pull Xia Duo into this direction of research; although he was very interested in it at the time, after learning that it was a bottomless pit, he still decisively refused Mentor Tuto.

With the current manpower of the Tower of Time, it is unlikely that they will be able to conduct very deep exploration of the Shadow Plane in the short term; Xia Duo now only hopes to first establish a preliminary observation mode.

Yet the Tower of Time's Plane Exploration Array is already passively searching the Astral Plane; one has to say that the First Tower's technology is truly formidable. They had this level of capability over a hundred years ago, and who knows how high it is now!

Next, Dewan left after a simple patrol as he had said, while Xia Duo began to explore the necessary operations of the Plane Exploration Array for Shadow Plane exploration.

Xia Duo intends to integrate the Plane Exploration Array into the Floating City Mythallar, but this will require a considerable amount of time to redesign the Mythallar rules; if there are no accidents, it will be put into the third phase of construction.

"Tomorrow? So fast?"

Of course, whether they increase the stakes or not, he will have Niya represent him to complete the transaction with the First Tower when she goes to Seventon in the middle of the month; the sooner the advanced plane exploration technology is obtained, the better.

Xia Duo was stunned, then realized; it seems Niya also doesn't want to delay much time, and looking at it this way, Niya's bringing Aipusi to familiarize himself with the new environment these past few days has been quite smooth.

The massive Floating City will certainly continue to be built in the future, but the subsequent content will mostly be a repetition of the third and fourth phases, more akin to the nature of maintenance.

Combined with the tacit understanding reached with Badijiaer at Gustav High Tower last time, this is roughly the limit of what the First Tower can offer.

And this also relies on him laying the foundation in advance!

But according to his judgment, even the current data is enough to take the Tower of Time's plane exploration capability to the next level; if the complete data is obtained, it will certainly be able to achieve a qualitative leap.

As for the Astral Plane, although it is also an objectively existing plane, exploration of its interior relies more on the individual presiding over the exploration, that is, the Astral Mage; under normal circumstances, it is difficult to initiate effective exploration solely through the Plane Exploration Array.

"I received permission from Lady Niya yesterday, so I'm taking a day off today, and I will officially start the experiment tomorrow."

After obtaining the complete data, the third phase of construction for the new Floating City in the Blue Crystal Plane can also officially begin; the third phase is mainly to add some basic infrastructure.

"Alright, since you're here, I'll tell you one thing: from now on, the Plane Exploration Center must also pay attention to observing the movements of the Shadow Plane. I will prepare an Operating Manual for this aspect, and you just need to arrange for people to follow it."

Of course, there is also the reason that Xia Duo has long had research plans for this, but it must be said that the difficulty of research in this direction is truly enough to discourage people.

The third phase of construction will last for a long time; during this period, the new Floating City can actually already be used. The fourth phase of construction will update the Mythallar, add some Mythallar-based infrastructure, and adjust the connection between the Mythallar and non-Mythallar infrastructure.

Speaking of which, the First Tower has already sent Xia Duo the conditions for trading the Floating City Mythallar—the design Principles and some details of the Plane Exploration Array; unfortunately, it does not include the part about Astral Plane exploration.

Unless a major breakthrough is made in the "variable control of Mythallar communication rules" in the future, it will be impossible to achieve a Mythallar partial update similar to "hot-patching" software on Earth, rather than an overall reconstruction.

"I understand, then do you come here to rest when you are resting?"

Once the fourth phase is completed, the construction of the new city will come to an end.