Chapter 2828: Environmental Characteristics of
Xia Duo initially thought Saville had him look at the detection data for "Between Existence and Non-existence" because something abnormal had been discovered, but when he went over to look, it was not much different from the "Between Existence and Non-existence" detection data he had seen before.
One of the most significant characteristics of "Between Existence and Non-existence" is that it does not contain any Elemental Energy, and the Magic Net is also in a more atrophied state.
The atrophy mentioned here is judged by the number of Magic Net Strings per unit of space; if the density of Magic Net Strings on the Surface of the Main Plane is 1, then "Between Existence and Non-existence" does not even have one ten-thousandth of that. (This level has no impact on individual Spellcasting at the microscopic level, but it will affect the formation of a Mythallar at the macroscopic level.)
The Ether Interlayer is even worse; the density of Magic Net Strings is almost zero, or it can be understood that there is no Magic Net in the Ether Interlayer.
Other parameters such as gravity, temperature, free-floating matter, etc., also differ greatly from the Main Plane.
Taking gravity as an example, from the Surface of the Main Plane to extremely high altitudes, as long as one is not in certain special areas, gravity generally remains unchanged; this also applies to the underground.
One will not become weightless just because one is in the Underdark or at an extremely high altitude, unless gravity is altered by the influence of Magic.
However, within "Between Existence and Non-existence," that is, within the range of the Plane Barrier, the manifestation of gravity becomes more obvious the closer one is to the Plane itself, and it only disappears after reaching a certain distance.
In other words, there is no gravity in the Ether Interlayer further away from the Plane itself, and free-floating matter is also almost zero, not to mention elements, which are already absent within the Plane Barrier.
From this perspective, the Plane is truly a miraculous existence born out of thin air within the "Void," and it has been resisting the "Void" since its inception; the Magic Net is also within the Plane.
Mastering the secrets of the Plane might mean mastering the greatest secret of this world.
Xia Duo briefly introduced the significance of various parameters in the environment of "Between Existence and Non-existence" to Niya, especially when he mentioned that a Mythallar might fail due to the density of Magic Net Strings in "Between Existence and Non-existence," Niya felt very surprised. At this moment, she suddenly thought of something and hurriedly asked:
"If you say that traditional Elven Mythallars are like this, I can still understand, after all, environmental parameters need to be measured before building a traditional Mythallar, and once the environment changes after the Mythallar is built, it will destroy the Mythallar.
"But will the Adaptive Mythallar you created also fail due to the decrease in Magic Net String density?"
Regarding this question, Xia Duo was also a bit hesitant. He carefully deliberated before answering Niya: "The Adaptive Mythallar can currently perfectly adapt to different Planes where a Mythallar exists, but I have not yet tried the environment of 'Between Existence and Non-existence' where the Magic Net String density is too sparse. I cannot say for sure whether it can adapt, but I hope it can."
In fact, Xia Duo felt that the Adaptive Mythallar should be able to adapt to the environment of "Between Existence and Non-existence." After all, the inspiration for the Adaptive Mythallar came from Arcane Fire, and Arcane Fire belongs to individual Spells at the microscopic level; it can exist as long as the Magic Net String density is not ridiculously low.
He felt that the Adaptive Mythallar should be able to exist in an environment with extremely low Magic Net String density, but if nothing unexpected happens, the various functions of the Mythallar should be restricted.
However, talking about whether a Mythallar can exist in "Between Existence and Non-existence" is actually meaningless, because one cannot go there alone to build a Mythallar; even if it were built, it would be disintegrated by the "Void."
And if there were protective measures similar to a Plane Barrier, the environment in which the Mythallar actually exists would not have an extremely low Magic Net String density.
The group only spent a short time viewing the detection data of "Between Existence and Non-existence"; more time was actually spent on Xia Duo explaining the practical significance of those detection data to Niya.
Soon, Saville directed the next projection. After this time, the group viewed the detection data as usual, but no one spoke; they just watched silently.
Afterwards, there were successive projections of the Perception Field, constantly approaching the predetermined area. During this process, even Aiboke, who knew the least about Plane Exploration, discovered the pattern of changes in those detection data.
Combined with Xia Duo's interpretation after the second detection, he discovered that no matter from what angle one looks at it, as long as one is further away from the Main Plane, the attributes of the "Void" will gradually gain the upper hand, and eventually completely turn into "Void."
This is a gradual process.
It was just that after multiple detections, a question arose in everyone's mind: if it continues to approach the Void like this, in what form will the moon actually exist?
"Attention, the next projection will be in the predetermined area!"
Hearing this reminder, Xia Duo couldn't help but feel a little excited, but his reason told him that based on the various data detected after entering "Between Existence and Non-existence" previously, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to touch even a shadow of the moon next time either.
The most obvious point is that the parameters related to Elemental Energy have not changed at all. In other words, throughout the entire detection process, the "Between Existence and Non-existence" part did not discover the most important indicator of this moon-probing operation—
Moonlight.
Clearly, when at the edge of the Plane inside the Plane, that is, during the first detection, the existence of moonlight could still be detected, but after entering "Between Existence and Non-existence," the moonlight inexplicably disappeared.
Then, can it be understood that the moon is just a "texture" or a Projection on the edge of the Plane? If so, the entire moon-probing project needs to be redesigned.
Thinking of this, Xia Duo couldn't help but feel a bit restless in his heart. He subconsciously asked Saville: "How far is the predetermined area from the real target?"
"Theoretically, it is about 40,000 New Li, but considering that the closer one is to the Void in 'Between Existence and Non-existence,' the state of space-time will change, this distance is only a theoretical calculation, and the actual difference may be even greater."
"Based on the calculations of Ancient Astrologer records?"
"Yes, those ancient Elven astrologers were truly remarkable, but they lacked the participation of Magic. This calculation did not take into account the influence of 'Between Existence and Non-existence,' but was built on the simple model that the moon exists within the Main Plane."
"In other words, even if I let you go all out to directly peer at the target now, you can't do it?"
After saying this, Xia Duo felt inexplicably calm in his heart. He didn't know if it was because there was still unknown room for progress in the moon-probing project, or because he didn't need to face the Moon God directly for the time being.
But Saville could not guess what Xia Duo was thinking at this moment and still answered Xia Duo's inquiry as usual: "Yes, even if I were to peer at the target using the methods currently used by the moon-probing project, I could not do it."
"Then do you dare to make it bigger this time?"
"Make what bigger?" Saville didn't react at first, but then his eyes widened, and he said in surprise, "You mean to project the Perception Field directly to the target's location this time?"
"Yes!"
The reason for suggesting this is also because this moon-probing project lacks the most critical step, which is the measurement of the space-time state of "Between Existence and Non-existence" and the Ether Interlayer, as well as the relationship between the space-time state and spatial distance.
Simply put, there is no way to truly locate the moon; one can only search for the virtual image of the moon according to the records of the Ancient Astrologer, which is somewhat like fishing for the moon in a well.
Therefore, even if the Perception Field is projected directly to the moon's position according to the Ancient Astrologer's records this time, it is highly probable that nothing will be discovered. Since that is the case, it is better to take a slight risk and eliminate a wrong answer in advance.
So as to avoid hesitating after today.
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