Chapter 766: Core Technology, Structural Deficiency

If one were to say a Sub-plane is like a large passenger plane parked in the sky, then a Semi-plane is like a stealth fighter jet flying at high speed; once the former is discovered, it basically won't lose its target.

But once the latter breaks its lock, it is very easy to lose the target, and wanting to find it again is basically impossible.

Locking is merely tracking a target; only Time Anchoring is similar to forcing a fighter jet to a stop, making it unable to escape.

And even after completing the Time Anchoring of a Semi-plane, it only solves the risk of the Semi-plane "escaping on its own"; this Semi-plane could still be searched out by others.

It is just that compared to the strong signal brought by the large mass of a Sub-plane, the weak signal of a Semi-plane is basically very difficult for two different people to search out.

After all, the strong signals of Sub-planes are already hard to search out, let alone the weak signals of Sub-planes; it basically relies on luck, though of course there is also the distinction of "distance" on the space-time level.

However, Xia Duo still prepared to look for information regarding Plane Sealing in Seventon; a Sub-plane can undergo Plane Sealing to hide its signal, so there is no reason a Semi-plane cannot.

This is also to facilitate his finding of Sub-planes in the future; the Blue Crystal Plane previously discovered by the Tower of Time was sealed using a Magic Scroll that the Princess had Niya bring back.

There is no need to rely on others for this kind of core technology; besides, who knows if there is a backdoor hidden inside!

You just discovered a Sub-plane and used someone else's Scroll, and the next second they obtain the coordinates of this Sub-plane, then after setting up a little, they come with some "since ancient times" claim, and you wouldn't even have a place to reason.

The Blue Crystal Plane is just a Water World; apart from water, there are only some fish-men, and it doesn't have much development value, but what if it were a mineral plane or a Habitable Plane?

Xia Duo shook his head, temporarily not thinking about this problem; the portal to the Semi-plane had already been opened, and he walked straight inside.

The interior of this Semi-plane looked quite large, about the size of a basketball court; looking around, there was nothing but sand, nothing else.

Of course, the pits left behind by Aiboke here, as well as some wooden supports and withered plants, do not count.

It seems Aiboke had tried to plant things here, but it was clearly not feasible; here, Xia Duo could not even feel the existence of any free Water Element.

He tried to summon a water flow, but the Magic Net had no reaction at all, as if it were dead silent; he continued to try summoning an air current, and this did have a reaction.

But it was also slightly sluggish, and it simply could not compare to the Main Plane.

He did not try to cast Arcane Magic; on one hand, he had not made targeted adjustments for the Magic Net environment here, and he had already experienced what it felt like to cast spells without an adapted Magic Net in the Blue Crystal Plane, so there was no need to make things uncomfortable for himself.

On the other hand, it was also unnecessary; he had already obtained the research data regarding this Semi-plane from Aiboke.

However, he still used Arcane Energy to simulate the Magic Net and "pinched" out a water ball, dropping it at his feet, but this water ball was quickly absorbed by the sandy ground as soon as it landed, leaving almost no trace behind.

Having only dropped one water ball, Xia Duo did not do it again; wouldn't it be better to save the Arcane Energy to expand his Personal Space? There was no need to waste it on this Semi-plane that had almost no hope.

To transform this Semi-plane, apart from consuming a large amount of Arcane Energy to convert it into a Water Source to fill it up, gradually infecting this Semi-plane and changing its Element Affinity, the only other way is to modify it directly from the root plane structure.

But regardless of which method, for the current Xia Duo, both are out of reach.

He came over this time purely to inspect its plane structure from inside the Semi-plane; the Plane Scholar training book that Niya brought back contains such methods.

It is just that only an Arcanist can use them; of course, generally speaking, there is no Plane Scholar who is not an Arcanist, and at the same time, there is almost no Astral Mage who is not a Cleric.

Although they are all Plane Exploration personnel, the traits required by the job types are not the same.

Observing left and right, Xia Duo arrived at a position slightly away from the Portal, then began to slowly expand his Arcane Fire, after which he used the extended Magic Net String to link with the Magic Net of the Semi-plane.

Unlike when in the Main Plane, where the Arcane Fire is linked to the Magic Net at all times, Xia Duo's link to the Magic Net at this moment was merely to detect the plane structure and Element Affinity of the Semi-plane.

As for obtaining energy from the Semi-plane, he still did not dare to do so now; it was not that it was completely impossible, but that there was no need to take the risk.

Aiboke had already personally paved the way for him; a Sub-plane can be linked normally to obtain energy, even if the Blue Crystal Plane might not feel as familiar as this Semi-plane, its Element Affinity is dominated by the Water Element, and it is very obvious.

But it is indeed possible.

But this Semi-plane won't work; according to what Aiboke said, the plane here lacks structures related to the Water Elemental Domain; it is a structural deficiency.

Arcane Fire can indeed obtain single-element energy, but the conversion efficiency is very low.

At present, it is best to rely on a plane and Magic Net environment where at least the four-element structure is complete in order to convert Arcane Energy with relatively high efficiency.

Additionally, linking to this kind of Magic Net environment with structural deficiencies may also encounter uncertain risks, causing irreversible changes to the Arcane Fire.

Finally, Aiboke suggested that before the Arcane Fire has a certain ability to resist risks, it is best not to even link to the Magic Net of a Sub-plane. (Referring to that kind of deeper link for obtaining energy)

"What is learned from books is shallow, one must practice to truly understand it"; Xia Duo has always agreed with this saying from his hometown, and only after truly practicing it himself did he understand what "structural deficiency of a plane" meant.

A few dry descriptions in books could not make him understand this point well, until his Magic Net String connected with the Magic Net of the Semi-plane, going straight into the Plane Root.

That perception, which was completely different from the Main Plane, made him understand at once that the so-called "structural deficiency of a plane" is not just a deficiency of elements or matter, but also a deficiency of completeness.

It is foreseeable that if there is no external force to intervene, this Semi-plane will inevitably face the fate of collapse after many years.

Additionally, Xia Duo also finally understood why the Exploration Array could judge what is a Sub-plane and what is a Semi-plane all at once.

His understanding of plane signals improved by another level; he sees plane signals not just as those specific symbols converted by the Exploration Array, but as the mapping of the plane structure in space-time, which will inevitably reflect some plane characteristics.

No wonder the Tower of Time's Exploration Array was able to judge that the Blue Crystal Plane was a plane dominated by the Water Element at the very beginning of its discovery.

At this time, Xia Duo's Memory Retrospection ability came out to help again, and a series of information related to plane signals appeared in his mind.

On-site practice + recalling theory, countless flames of inspiration ignited, and almost instantly, he completed the preliminary construction of the knowledge system regarding the Plane Domain.

If placed in a cultivation novel, he could say that he has now perceived the laws of heaven and earth and entered the Dao.

Placed on Earth, it would be that after learning and researching to a certain degree, he has his own layer of insight into the field he is studying, and a future great in the field can be expected.

Just by "looking" at a hopeless Semi-plane, he had such a harvest; if he conducted more research, wouldn't there be even more harvests!

However, Xia Duo knows his own situation; a plane is ultimately not like other things, and at present, he still has no way to conduct any meaningful research on planes.

Observing more, learning more, and accumulating more is what he needs to do most.

When he becomes a Senior Arcanist, that will be the time for him to show his skills!

And that time is not far away!