Chapter 2825: Three Steps to Moon Exploration

Five days later.

Tower of Time, Plane Exploration Center.

The spacious Operation Room was bustling with people. Although none of the members of Saville's Moon Exploration Project had yet become an Advanced Arcanist, one could still catch a glimpse of the demeanor of Plane Scholars from their skilled operations and resolute gazes.

Due to the limited space in the Operation Room, Xia Duo and Niya did not walk around at will, but instead stood in the designated viewing area at the entrance.

Aiboke was also present today; he stood with the couple, Xia Duo and Niya, speaking in low voices, while Saville, acting as an old veteran, was busy running back and forth, full of youthful vitality.

"I heard that you and Niya are planning to update the Communication Mythallar that was only just built recently. What is going on with this? This Mythallar is so troublesome, it would have been better not to build it at all!"

"It's not really a big deal; it's just that the Communication Magic Tools based on the Myth Lock Design weren't selling very well, which has nothing to do with the Mythallar itself. This time, we're updating a few new features, and I estimate we won't need to update it again for a long time."

Xia Duo was happy to accept Aiboke's concern; he briefly explained the ins and outs of the matter to avoid the other party worrying too much or thinking the Mythallar was useless.

As the three were talking, Saville finished his rounds and came over to the viewing area. Seeing this, Xia Duo hurriedly stopped the conversation, turned to look at Saville, and asked:

"There shouldn't be any accidents this time, right?"

"There shouldn't be any accidents, but who can say for sure with these kinds of things."

Saville spread his hands and said with a smile: "Even if there are accidents this time, we must carry out an actual detection. It has already been delayed for half a month; I really don't want to drag it out any longer."

It wasn't just Saville who didn't want to drag it out; in truth, Xia Duo didn't want to continue delaying it either. Dragging things out easily dissipates one's spirit, but matters like moon exploration were always somewhat sensitive, so he reminded Saville once more:

"It is still better to be cautious. If it doesn't work this time, there is always next time; we will always find an opportunity!"

"Mm, I have it in mind."

Having said this, Saville had already made up his mind. He turned his gaze toward the two who had come to observe, though primarily toward Niya, and his tone became quite formal:

"Let me introduce to you the specific plan for this moon exploration operation!"

Xia Duo had already understood it beforehand, and Niya had also heard of it, but since they hadn't been in direct contact with the front line, and given that her great-grandfather was introducing it personally, Niya listened quite intently.

"To explore the moon, one must first pinpoint the exact location of the target. We can't just fly toward the moon all the way, can we? People have indeed done that in the past, but the result—"

"You should both have seen the edge of a plane; no physical object can pass through that boundary, so flying directly there is unrealistic."

"As far as the current situation goes, all we can do is remotely project a Perception Field and use the Perception Field to observe the situation near the target."

"As for the specific location of the target, I consulted the astrological records of various Northland nations long ago, including our target this time. Those Ancient Astrologers were far smarter than we imagine today."

"Without using any spells, they calculated the specific positional parameters of the moon's transit across the sky throughout the four seasons purely through arithmetic. If not for the accumulation of those predecessors, we would have to start from scratch, and that would not be a simple matter."

Speaking of this, Saville's tone became deep. He had obtained these materials before he was subjected to Divine Punishment in his early years, and it was based on these materials that he conducted the detection of the moon, only the time and occasion chosen were too sensitive.

And during those days when he was subjected to Divine Punishment and exiled to a foreign realm, he repeatedly pondered the various processes of that exploration and discovered that the process by which he obtained those astrological materials had been too smooth.

He guessed that there might have been other pushers behind the scenes, but now that over a hundred years had passed, any traces had long since been erased.

However, what is certain is that the astrological data itself is fine. Since the vast majority of the data did not involve Magic, he had already verified it a hundred years ago.

Returning to the Main Plane a few years ago, although he temporarily abandoned the Moon Exploration Project, he did not relax his related preparations; verifying the astrological data was the best familiarization process.

It wasn't until Xia Duo brought up moon exploration again that the fire in Saville's heart was reignited. No one would be content after being inexplicably exiled for a hundred years, let alone a genius Arcanist of the Classical Era; it was even more impossible for him to give up just like that.

"The first step of this moon exploration operation is to calculate the moon's transit position at the scheduled time based on the ancient astrological records. This step was completed as early as last month, but the operation was postponed due to a temporary discovery."

"The second step is to project a Perception Field near the target to detect the elemental distribution, Magic Net parameters, and even the space-time state of that region."

"Of course, this is on the surface; the real purpose is to indirectly peek at the state of the target through the state of the area near the target."

"This step will be carried out multiple times, not just today. Once the target does not respond, our goal is to conduct detections at the end of the month or even during the Moon Festival."

"The third step, which is also temporarily impossible to achieve at the moment, is to make actual contact with the target!"

"There are two difficulties here: one is the risk of Divine Punishment, and the other is the difficulty of the contact itself. According to calculations, the moon exists beyond the edge of the plane, and apart from the Detection Field, we have no way to enter within the Plane Barrier."

"It is called a Plane Barrier, but it is actually a transitional state between the 'Existence' of the plane and the 'Non-existence' of the Ether Interlayer. We don't know much about what state it is inside, only that ordinary matter will disintegrate rapidly even if it enters it."

"The 'Non-existence' within can only be resisted by a Plane Barrier, but a true plane would be repelled by the Main Plane, so only a Semi-plane can enter Between Existence and Non-existence. Perhaps by then, we can pilot a Semi-plane vehicle to land on the moon ourselves."

"Ah? Can we really land on the moon?"

Although everyone was indoors at this time, Niya still subconsciously tilted her head up, as if there were a crescent moon on the ceiling waiting for her to land on it.

Regarding Niya's curiosity, Saville hesitated for a moment without speaking, but Xia Duo didn't care much and explained directly:

"Whether we can land on the moon is really hard to say. We still haven't been able to determine what state the moon is in—whether it is just a Projection of Yuan Shi Zhi Li, a real celestial body, or a special plane, or even the daughter of the Lord of Radiance, a True God."

Among the various speculations above, the possibility of it being a real celestial body is the smallest, but it is not impossible.

Of course, the moon could be a real celestial body. Although meteorites in the Main Plane are rare, they are not non-existent; they fall every few decades or centuries, and meteorites can land on the ground of the Main Plane.