Chapter 2829: Subsequent Arrangements for the Moon Exploration Project

Saville was somewhat surprised by Xia Duo's proposal; after all, just last month, Xia Duo had repeatedly warned him to be cautious, so why was he suddenly being so aggressive today?

"Is this really okay?" Saville asked in return.

"There is nothing wrong with it. Given the current situation, even if we directly pinpoint the target's location, there is a high probability we won't be able to discover it. Besides, even if we don't try today, we will eventually have to take this step, so why not today?"

"Is that what you think?" Saville murmured.

In truth, he had considered this himself, but the Moon Exploration project was not just a project established by the Tower of Time last year; it was also his own aspiration after being exiled to foreign realms for many years. How could a person so easily deny their own self?

After some inner struggle, Saville agreed with Xia Duo's viewpoint. The current method of chasing the target based entirely on the records of the Ancient Astrologer was not practical; it would be better to directly pinpoint the target's location and see what the final solution to this exploration method would be.

If the target's existence could be discovered, that would of course be best, indicating that the previous exploration method still had its merits, but this was highly unlikely to be achieved.

And if the target's existence could not be discovered, then it would be necessary to change paths in a timely manner to avoid wasting time on the current road, especially since investing too much would lead to sunk costs that would be even harder to convert.

"Then we won't track it level by level anymore; we will directly pinpoint the target's location and project the Perception Field!"

Saville's words were meant for Xia Duo and the others, as well as being the latest instruction for the researchers in the Operation Room. As the instruction was issued, after brief calculations and adjustments, someone reported back before long:

Perhaps Saville himself had not noticed, but his voice trembled somewhat strangely when he said that. At that moment, Xia Duo's nerves were also pulled tight. Although his rationality had already predicted the upcoming detection results and he could accept various outcomes, even he could not help but feel nervous after the result was truly revealed.

At that moment, Xia Duo actually felt a bit disappointed in his heart, but if the moon were found so easily, it would instead make the moon seem too ordinary, and make the exploration process and the acquisition of related Knowledge seem too simple.

This was not like Saville's previous direct confrontation during the Moon Festival; this was merely a routine detection. Even if everyone knew the true purpose of this detection, as long as no restricted area had been demarcated in advance, even the Lord of Radiance could not descend Divine Punishment because of it.

"It should be fine, right?" Niya sent a quiet Sending, her hand clutching Xia Duo's arm tightening.

After all, there is no absolute boundary between "Nothingness Between" and the Ether Interlayer; it is a smooth transition process, and researching "Nothingness Between" will eventually transition to the Ether Interlayer.

"Perception Field has been projected!"

In other words, the moon's position, back-calculated based on the Ancient Astrologer's records, was no different in essence from other locations; they were all nearly a void.

As for the Moon Goddess, as the daughter of the Lord of Radiance, she would likely agree with her father's philosophy, so she would not be too reproachful; at most, it would just be being exiled to a foreign realm like Saville before.

……

These words were both to comfort Niya and for Xia Duo to persuade his own heart; the Lord of Radiance upholds order and respects the law—what is not prohibited by law is permitted.

The result was as expected; it was no different from the previous few detections of "Nothingness Between"—the elemental reaction was zero, and there was absolutely no Elemental Energy present.

The most critical thing was that being exiled to a foreign realm might not necessarily be a bad thing; who knows, one might discover a large Habitable Plane!

As for other parameters like the Magic Net and gravity, Xia Duo glanced at them slightly and found nothing abnormal. Everything indicated that the target we locked onto this time was not the true location of the moon.

As for the research on the Plane edge, Xia Duo was also very optimistic; this was also a transition from the "Nothingness Between" to the "Existence" of the Plane. Researching this would help with subsequent research into things like the Plane Barrier, which was a necessary technology for a Floating City to enter the Ether Interlayer. Establishing the project early and starting early would provide a greater chance of achieving results early.

"No problem, don't worry. It's just a routine detection targeting 'Nothingness Between', and the Moon Goddess didn't demarcate a restricted area in advance. Even if we really detect the Moon Goddess's true form this time, it is a case of 'ignorance is no sin'."

"Record the parameters!"

Therefore, when Xia Duo discovered that the best result of this exploration action was merely discovering some new Planes, he indeed did not worry too much; instead, he felt a strange pleasure in testing taboos.

Leaving the Plane Exploration Center, Xia Duo and Niya returned to the Study on the top floor of the Tower of Time. This was the place where the two spent the most time together. Sitting in front of the Projection Window, Niya was still immersed in the tour they had just taken.

Even if there were no large Habitable Planes, just large Planes that could be inhabited would be fine; they could be transformed into Habitable Planes later.

If the risk were truly too high, he would not have let Saville continue.

Immediately following, he announced the work arrangements for the Moon Exploration project team:

Xia Duo leaned against Niya and cast his gaze toward the overhead view of Linshui Town displayed on the projection. After a long while, Niya came back to her senses and said with great emotion:

Saville, on the other hand, felt a secret sense of relief upon seeing such a result, but at the same time, it ignited a new fighting spirit.

"The Tower of Time is developing too fast now; many of the things being researched were unimaginable in the past."

Just like Saville before, when he returned to the Main Plane, he encountered a 【Holy Golden Dragon Empire】 that had already unified its own Plane; that Plane was a large Habitable Plane.

The stars are unreachable, and the moon still has a glimmer of possibility for contact, but precisely because the stars are unreachable, there is no need to worry about touching the taboos of the stars.

Xia Duo held a positive attitude toward Saville's plan, especially the exploration of "Nothingness Between," which was also beneficial to the main business of the Plane Exploration Center—discovering new Planes.

As this instruction was issued, multiple Perception Field feedback data projections lit up in the Operation Room. The first thing Xia Duo looked at was the part reflecting the elemental state.

It was just that researching the stars was destined to yield no results for a considerable period of time; it could only be regarded as a period of technical accumulation before the moon exploration.

……

In the past, it took Saville nearly a hundred years to return to the Main Plane; with technological progress, it might not take that long now, and even if returning were restricted, Sending should not be a problem.

"Are you preparing to correct the Ancient Astrologer's star records?"

"Record the parameters."

"Next, the Moon Exploration project will invest more resources into the exploration of 'Nothingness Between'. The goal is to explore the spacetime state from the inside of a Plane to the Ether Interlayer, from existence to nothingness, as soon as possible, before considering specific moon exploration actions."

The Ether Interlayer is a void, and research is not easy; starting from "Nothingness Between" is a good choice.

"Yes, for the time being, that is the only way to start. Besides the exploration of 'Nothingness Between', I will also launch a series of studies on the Plane edge. It doesn't necessarily have to target the moon; we can completely start by accumulating related technologies from the stars first!"