Chapter 2648: Resource Demiplane

The Moon Goddess can be said to be the deity with the lowest presence in Netheril; even during the Moon Festival, there are no manifestations, let alone any specialized groups of Priests.

Most Netherese who perceive the Holy Power of the Moon Goddess spontaneously gather at a monastery on a mountain, as if summoned by some mysterious force.

Xia Duo is, of course, very curious about this; after investigation, he discovered that the so-called Moon Festival from the outside world actually originated from activities to worship ancestors, and it is unclear how it later became associated with the Moon Goddess.

Perhaps it is because the moon is the largest and roundest on that day.

Previously, Xia Duo reformed the Moon Festival in his Territory, adding elements of the Mid-Autumn Festival from his hometown while downplaying the factor of gods as much as possible, which did not cause any controversy.

On one hand, the foundation of faith in the Moon Goddess in Netheril is very weak; on the other hand, the Netherese indeed do not care much about a god like the Moon Goddess who does not often appear in their lives.

Perhaps this is also the main reason why Saville chose to test the Moon Goddess.

……

After confirming that Saville had joined the Moon Exploration Project, Xia Duo asked him a question: "What is the difference between the Moon Festival of your time and the current one?"

"There is no difference, it is even less complex than now; it was entirely a routine celebration activity in the Territory after the ancestor worship was completed, and the Moon Goddess might have just been mentioned in passing."

"Then have you ever doubted over these years whether it was really the Moon Goddess who attacked you back then?"

"Of course I have doubted it."

Saville's gaze became incomparably focused for a moment, but then he relaxed, saying with some helplessness, "But how can one prove such a thing?"

Indeed, would one have to run to the other party's Temple or even their Shenguo, have them accept an Inquiry, and then take a statement?

Even the topic itself, if taken to the extreme, would be blasphemy; if it were not on his own turf, Xia Duo would actually not be willing to participate in the discussion of such a topic.

"Could it be the Lord of Order?"

"Impossible, the Lord of Order has an agreement with the Netherese not to interfere in the affairs of the Mortal Plane, unless a serious act of blasphemy occurs."

A serious act of blasphemy refers to desecrating a statue of a god; if it were just cursing behind someone's back, the Lord of Order would not descend Divine Punishment for such a trivial matter.

In fact, from the appearance of the Lord of Order until now, there has never been a true Divine Punishment!

Basically, whatever the Lord of Order has promised, it is impossible to violate, because the contract itself is a form of order, and the Lord of Order is also the Lord of Order; violating the contract is denying the meaning of his own existence.

Any god might violate a contract, but the Lord of Order cannot.

Just as the Princess's title after her Ascension to Godhood is the "God of Exploration and Protection," the Princess cannot do anything that contradicts the two matters of exploration and protection.

Once done, it could lead to the collapse of the Order Cycle used for her Ascension to Godhood, subsequently losing the Divine Power of exploration and protection, and even everything related to the God of Exploration and Protection.

Of course, this does not mean that if the Princess does something that violates her Divine Office, she will necessarily fall from the godhood into the Mortal Plane or die directly; she might also choose another path and become a new god of another Domain.

This is Divine Office shifting.

The Lord of Order and the Princess may have certain differences in essence, but the logic is the same; if the Divine Office of the Lord of Order were to shift, various omens would have appeared long ago.

Furthermore, from a more utilitarian perspective, such powerful beings as gods are unlikely to wrong themselves; everything they do is mostly derived from their inner, true thoughts.

That is the so-called "unity of knowledge and action" and "consistency in words and deeds"; they would not violate their consistent principles of being a "god" for the sake of a few mere mortals.

Saville chooses to believe in the Lord of Order; although Xia Duo is the one who raised the question, his thoughts are actually similar to Saville's.

So the question arises, did the Moon Goddess really intend to make things difficult for Saville?

Or did Saville's actions at that time really offend the Moon Goddess?

Or was it that some unknown entity punished Saville on behalf of the Moon Goddess?

Regardless of which one it is, judging from the fact that Saville did not lose his life, the punisher at least had some bottom line, and now, the Moon Exploration Project proposed by Xia Duo does not directly attack the moon—

Actually, he cannot attack it, because he does not have a very good understanding of the moon's existence right now.

Instead, it is to indirectly explore the state of the moon's existence from multiple facets as much as possible; on one hand, this is a God's Domain that will inevitably be contacted in the future, and on the other hand, the Moon Exploration Project is also helpful for the research of the Ether Interlayer.

During this period, if any omens appear or a warning is received, then just stop temporarily.

The plan is very flexible; it does not even need additional specialized experimental sites or experimental equipment, just share them with the Plane Exploration Center, and even the relevant personnel can be shared.

It is nothing more than adding an extra sign.

Afterward, Xia Duo notified Dewan, who is currently in charge of the Tower of Time's Plane Exploration Center, to coordinate with Saville, requesting that the other party satisfy Saville's requirements as much as possible while ensuring the normal operation of existing projects.

Dewan still had many concerns about this, but Xia Duo did not give the other party a chance to refuse, telling him: "Next year's new Mages in the first half of the year will be given priority to the Plane Exploration Center to choose from; it is nothing more than opening one new project, I believe you can do it!"

……

Returning to his Laboratory, Xia Duo began a brand-new Plane Domain exploration—he wants to try to integrate the 【Element-Matter】 Equation into the process of Plane Creation, attempting to create an Adamantine Semi-Plane, or a semi-plane that can continuously produce Adamantine.

Actually, it is not just Adamantine; Xia Duo also wants to try to create more Resource Demiplanes, among which what he wants most is naturally a Mithril semi-plane.

It is just a pity that he has not yet mastered the elemental composition of Mithril matter, so direct creation is impossible; if he is lucky, perhaps he can discover an Earth Elemental Plane rich in Mithril.

The inspiration for the Resource Demiplane also came to Xia Duo from the Elemental Plane; all the semi-planes he has made so far are Material Planes.

Or rather, ordinary Elemental Planes are actually Material Planes as well, just possessing more extreme elemental tendencies.

A true Elemental Plane should be a conceptual existence, just like an ideal circle; one cannot say it does not exist, but it is indeed almost impossible to reach.

Therefore, theoretically, a semi-plane that is entirely Mithril is possible, but under normal circumstances, there is only a very, very small probability of such a native plane appearing.

And Xia Duo now wants to create such a semi-plane composed entirely of Adamantine; as long as he can successfully create it, he will definitely increase investment in the research of the 【Element-Matter】 Equation.

Striving to be the first to solve the elemental composition of Mithril.

Of course, if he uses it himself, as long as he masters the elemental composition, he can directly create the corresponding matter, but he does not necessarily have to use it himself in the future, and Xia Duo also wants to hide the fact that he can directly create strategic resources as much as possible.

If there is a Resource Demiplane, then many things are much easier to explain.

In addition, the physical properties of matter created by Spell are not stable and require the accumulation of time to truly stabilize, so as not to be affected by Spells like Dispel Magic.

The more mature the technology, the shorter the time required for accumulation, but it is almost impossible to reach zero.

But a Resource Demiplane is different; its essence is no different from the production of Mithril in the Main Plane, except that the Mithril of the Main Plane is associated with other mineral deposits and requires refining to be used.

And a Resource Demiplane is a pure resource, which can be used directly and is not affected by Spells like Dispel Magic.