Chapter 2581: Semi-plane Vehicle, New Experiments

Traveling through the Plane Barrier is essentially the process of traveling through the You Wu Zhong Jian Dai; if this can be realized, in the future, one could even drive a Floating City directly into the Ether Interlayer to conduct exploration similar to interstellar voyages.

In the past, when Xia Duo spoke of a "sea of stars," he was well aware that this magical world did not actually contain planets; the so-called sea of stars was more of a spirit, or a metaphor.

But now he has discovered that the sea of stars is not just a spirit, but can become reality. Once one can enter the Ether Interlayer, there will be one more method for discovering new Planes beyond the Plane Exploration Array.

Not by remotely analyzing spacetime state data, but by physically going to the vicinity of every new Plane, or even entering a Plane directly from outside the Plane—just like landing on a planet!

Xia Duo never imagined that just a few magical traces left by ancient Elves could bring him so much inspiration; if he were to open the Feres Fortress, who knows what he might discover!

At the thought of this, Xia Duo became even more motivated, eager to enter the Feres Fortress immediately and pack up everything inside to bring back.

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But two days later, Xia Duo pessimistically discovered that traveling within the Plane Barrier—that is, the You Wu Zhong Jian Dai—is almost impossible to achieve. If the Ether Interlayer is the ground state of spacetime, then the Plane Barrier is roughly the layer above that ground state.

It is still far from the point where it can accommodate normal matter.

Of course, this is with the goal of navigating in the Ether Interlayer; if one only intends to enter the Plane Barrier, it is not a difficult task.

Over these many years, why have most Teleportation Spells used the Ether Plane or the Astral Plane as a medium? One reason is indeed that Spellcasters exist within the Main Plane and need to traverse the space of the Main Plane.

What I need to do is simply utilize the connectivity of the Plane Barrier, passing through it briefly, similar to the utilization of the Ether Plane when using it as a medium for teleportation.

But there is a problem there; usually, moving a Semi-plane within the Main Plane actually utilizes the interaction between the Main Plane and the Semi-plane.

Of course, wanting to truly enter the Plane Barrier is not that easy; it is somewhat similar to a balloon submerged, entering a range of nothingness, which naturally produces a reaction force similar to "buoyancy."

It is just that the design process can be carried out in consciousness with the help of a smart brain, and since the manufacturing process for Semi-planes has long been mature, if it is not a temporarily designed new Plane Root, it can be completely handed over to the 【Plane Incubator】 for hosting.

Of course, these are irrelevant to Xia Shao's current needs; he does not need a perfect vehicle capable of moving within the range of the Plane Barrier. In fact, he might not need to enter the Plane Barrier at all.

First, conduct an experiment with a small Semi-plane; if there are no problems, then go to the Blue Crystal Plane to conduct experiments, and incidentally, carry out the third phase of construction for the New Floating City.

Moreover, Xia Shao does not truly need to use the Main Plane as a medium for teleportation; he only needs to achieve the first half, using the Main Plane as a medium to let the "outline" of the Main Plane "brush" against other Planes.

The entrant can move themselves, but if they want to travel, they will personally experience what it means to be "so close yet so far"!

The larger the volume of a Plane, the slower its movement in the Ether Interlayer will be; this is also one of the roots of why new Planes can be explored and discovered. If it were changing regularly at all times, there would be no need for exploration or summarization—one could just leave it to luck.

After all, the Spellcaster is in the Main Plane, the Main Plane is fixed and unmoving, while other Planes are almost constantly in motion. Even for things like the Time Anchoring of a Semi-plane, it is more about moving within a certain range according to a certain rule, rather than being truly motionless.

How exactly to move within the Plane Barrier or even the Ether Interlayer? Xia Shao can only think of one method for the time being, and that is—using a Semi-plane as a vehicle for movement.

Thinking this way, Xia Shao began to plan; first, manufacture the Semi-plane, and while waiting for the Semi-plane to take shape, it is just the right time to design the experimental environment and experimental equipment.

And on the side closer to the Plane body, matter can still exist normally.

In other words, even if one can control the movement of a Semi-plane, this kind of movement can only be carried out near the Main Plane, unless there are many large Planes along the future route of the Semi-plane's voyage that can be used to borrow force.

But this does not mean that it is completely impossible to conduct teleportation activities using the Main Plane as a medium; the Main Plane is not more special than other Planes, it is just larger in volume.

The change between the Plane body and the Ether Interlayer is not sudden, but a smooth transition from existence to nothingness. In other words, on the side closer to the Ether Interlayer, matter is harder to exist.

It is also because he has experienced it personally that Xia Shao is even more aware of how difficult it is to navigate freely in this area; even in the range close to the Plane body, one cannot move just because one wants to.

If there is nothing or the distance exceeds the range of influence, then this method of movement is not applicable.

It looks like there are no obstacles, but in reality, obstacles are everywhere.

What he needs to do is use the Main Plane as a medium for teleportation. Of course, before that, he needs to conduct Scrying on the teleportation target; although doing this is slightly more troublesome than building a Semi-plane vehicle, it is not something that can be done easily.

No matter how far one moves forward, relative to the Plane body, it is as if one has not moved at all. Throwing a person into the Plane Barrier, in reality, that person is still stuck to the surface of the Plane body, and their body is actually still within the Plane.

On the other hand, it is the reason of the Main Plane itself; a large Material Plane is a natural benchmark. If other Planes are used as benchmarks, extra variables for the benchmark need to be added when designing Spells or even casting them.

Xia Duo had previously entered the Plane Barrier many times, and even during the time he stayed in the Dongji Wasteland, many Tower of Time Apprentices had played at the edge of the Plane; throwing companions into the Plane Barrier was a game the Apprentices liked most.

This experiment cannot be conducted in the Main Plane; after all, it is "using the Main Plane as a medium," so Xia Shao chose to build a new small Semi-plane for the experiment.

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Actually, he wanted to use the Blue Crystal Plane for the experiment, as there is a New Floating City there to assist, but that is, after all, a very precious Normal Plane; if it were accidentally "brushed" and damaged by the Main Plane, there would be nowhere to seek justice.

Then, using this "brushing" process, observe the Main Plane; that is, observe the state of the Main Plane's Plane Barrier, and further observe the situation inside the space corresponding to the Folded Space.

As for Xia Shao himself, from the surface alone, he has become idle again. It is just that this force is not a force that can be intuitively felt in the conventional sense, but a more hidden obstacle, somewhat similar to the speed of light limit in the Earth's universe.

If one were to completely enter the range of the Plane Barrier, then one might never be able to return; at the very least, Xia Shao has not yet thought of any way to move freely inside.

Once the Semi-plane takes shape, it can be put into use immediately.