Chapter 3143: Mind Mirror

Xia Duo was certainly not harboring wishful thinking; he simply wanted to confirm with Pulitatisi whether there existed the possibility of cooperation or even cultivation among the invading Astral Plane forces.

It now appeared that if an invading Astral Plane force discovered a psionic power with potential in the Material Plane, they would likely not entertain any thoughts of cultivation; they would either conquer or annihilate it, with no third path to take.

"Since the invading Astral Plane forces might have originally been born in the Material Plane, is it possible to explore new planes or conduct cross-plane travel through the Astral Plane?" Xia Duo asked again.

To this, Pulitatisi's answer was affirmative, but he also pointed out the difficulties: "The Astral Plane is far from as safe as the Ether Plane. The dangers of the Ether Plane are more about the plane itself rather than powerful forces within it. We can find ways to avoid the dangers of the Ether Plane itself through continuous in-depth research, but the dangers of the Astral Plane are too uncontrollable."

"Furthermore, because the Astral Plane itself focuses more on the ideological and spiritual levels, its connection with the Material Plane is unstable. At least in my hometown, a method of cross-plane travel via the Astral Plane has not yet been developed."

"I understand."

Xia Duo did not mention the Outer Planes or the Inner Planes, because both could be used for cross-plane or even cross-domain travel. The Kingdom of Radiance already had Golden Dragon Reincarnators, which meant those Golden Dragon Divine Envoys could return to the Holy Golden Dragon Empire whenever they wished.

And accordingly, as long as Xia Duo was willing to extend an invitation, those Golden Dragon Divine Envoys would also have a high probability of being willing to come to the Main Plane for a visit!

As for the Inner Planes, that was inspiration Xia Shao gained from the Wind-Chasing War on Ruiershan's side; could small Elemental Planes not be used as stepping stones to travel to other small Material Planes, or in other words, cross-domain travel?

This news absolutely could not be revealed to Saville Ti Si, otherwise that guy would definitely find a way to leave Netheril to find Ruiershan.

It is just a pity that the two sides have different stances, similar to the situation on Earth where "science has no borders, but scientists do."

This is merely a translated version; what would the scene be like if it were the original?

It is just that Dragon Magic has gone further and has completely broken away from bloodline shackles, while Ruiershan is still unable to completely shake off her bloodline; of course, their reliance on bloodline is already very low, and taking another step forward might mean breaking free from the shackles.

"No, it is Netheril Magic after translation, but there should be an original Dragon Magic version. Can you restore it?"

Xia Shao had previously learned about Dragon Magic through Pulita's memories, but he was separated by a layer after all, and it was only a superficial understanding, far less profound than what Ruiershan understood from living there for many years.

"Mm."

That is to say, no matter how incredible any psionic technique appears, for an Arcane Mage, it is impossible to be completely unaware; if it cannot be detected, it can only be that some aspect was overlooked.

"This inside is the Protective Spell you want."

After two translations, it certainly cannot be the original version.

Although both are Arcane Magic, compared to Netheril Magic, Dragon Magic is actually closer to Ruiershan's Bloodline Magic; both started from the bloodline.

"I will try, but I cannot guarantee that I will definitely be able to restore it."

"No need to thank me. Just as you said before, I am also living in Netheril now. Being able to provide an extra bit of vitality for the future of Netheril is also beneficial to me."

As he spoke, Pulita opened the spell manual and flipped through it page by page. In fact, the restoration he spoke of was re-translating it back. Just as translation between different languages causes distortion, magical translation also causes distortion.

Under such circumstances, the two sides hit it off immediately, far more compatible than the cooperation between Netheril and Saville Ti Si.

The self reflected within is not something concrete and real like the soul, but self-cognition; it can also be understood as the personality archive saved by Xia Duo during his daily Meditation Training.

Xia Shao only flipped through it roughly and already had such a conclusion, and when he repeatedly identified and tried to cast spells while comparing, he was even more amazed at the exquisiteness of this spell design, which could simply be called textbook-level.

Returning to the Study, Xia Shao first sent a Sending to the Academy Five-Person Committee, telling them to start developing international student members, before taking out the booklet provided by Saville Ti Si and carefully opening the first page.

With both sides holding back, this meeting soon came to an end. Before leaving, Saville Ti Si handed Xia Shao a small booklet:

Since the greatest threat of psionic mages to Arcane Mages is the Mental Image World, and the Mental Image World attacks the mind directly, which is very difficult to defend against, then one can artificially create a target for the opponent to attack.

In terms of conception, Xia Shao's 【World Simulator】 is undoubtedly higher, because it was not originally intended for mind protection, but for simulating the evolution of the Plane Root.

"Is that so! Then I must take a good look!" Pulita said while taking the manual, and asked again, "Is it Dragon Magic?"

It looked like it had been prepared long ago. Xia Shao did not intend to get to the bottom of it, carefully put away the booklet, and said thanks again, "Thank you for your contribution to Netheril."

Thinking of this, Xia Shao sent a Sending to call Pulita over and handed the 【Mind Mirror】 spell manual to him, "This is what Saville Ti Si gave me. You take a look too, and see if there are any new discoveries!"

What Xia Shao created was a virtual world at the level of consciousness, while what Saville Ti Si provided was the mind of a spellcaster's mirror image, or rather, a virtual mental consciousness.

After Saville Ti Si left, there was no need for Xia Shao to make another trip to the Ether Advance Base. After telling Iolum, he returned directly to the Tower of Time.

But in terms of specific spell design, Pulitatisi's 【Mind Mirror】 is more mature and more exquisite.

But there is a section of explanation in the back, the content of which coincides with Xia Shao's view on psionic techniques; the gist is that any psionic technique that wants to act on Reality must ultimately use elements in Reality as a medium.

Just as he guessed, Saville Ti Si indeed did not provide the original spell, but translated it into a Netheril Magic version. He quickly flipped through it and found that there was only one spell.

This kind of method is truly extraordinary!

Therefore, the spell provided by Saville Ti Si is actually a Mind Protection Spell, called 【Mind Mirror】, and the train of thought is very similar to the 【World Simulator】 that Xia Shao created previously.

Very soon, Xia Shao successfully completed the spell. When he closed his eyes, a mirror reflecting himself appeared in his mind, and no matter how he turned his body, this mirror, which existed only at the level of consciousness, always faced him.

So he only mentioned the possibility of cross-domain travel through the Astral Plane, and did not mention the Inner Planes. In fact, if the stances of both sides were set aside, he would actually be very willing to open his heart and have a good exchange with Saville Ti Si.

And Xia Shao needs to avoid this kind of situation from happening as much as possible.