Chapter 770: Two Goals, The Worst-Case Scenario

Such a set of data could be called a "1200-dimensional dataset" on Earth; the Plane Exploration Array uses these 1,200-plus dimensions to describe the spacetime state detected by the Perception Field in the Ether Interlayer.

Hidden within this is information related to planes; of course, this single piece of data certainly contains more than just plane-related information, as it holds even more, perhaps reflecting a part of the essence of this world.

Naturally, it is mainly related to planes, after all, it is data collected by the Plane Exploration Array!

Just as one can describe a person's state using the three dimensions of height, weight, and a love for sweets, there can be more.

Describing the spacetime state of the Ether Interlayer can, of course, also have more dimensions, and is not limited to just over 1,200.

Of course, these 1,200 dimensions only exist because Xia Duo simply and crudely treated over 1,200 Arcane Geometry Diagrams as individual dimensions.

Perhaps there are only 120 dimensions inside, and each dimension uses 10 Arcane Geometry Diagrams to describe specific parameters.

As for what the reality actually is, Xia Duo cannot draw a conclusion yet, but treating it as a 1,200-dimensional dataset for now is certainly fine.

The process of data analysis is actually the process of reducing the dimensionality of data; it is just a bit more tedious now.

……

"Looking" at this vast Sea of Light of data in his mind, for a moment, Xia Duo was at a loss; any organization or analysis of data has its purpose, and what did he want to obtain from it?

After thinking about it seriously, Xia Duo temporarily gave up on those overly lofty questions about the essence of the world and chose to focus on practicality.

Let's start by finding a way to efficiently discover planes!

This is also what he is most likely to accomplish at the moment.

As for exploring the essence of the world, this is actually a conceptual problem; all things exist within the world, and researching any problem can be seen as exploring the essence of the world.

It is just that compared to heading straight for those unreachable goals, Xia Duo is more willing to keep his feet on the ground and take it one step at a time.

……

Next, Xia Duo went to the Blueprint Room at the core of the Tower of Time and retrieved the construction blueprints for the Plane Exploration Array.

After careful analysis, he found the signal characteristic parameters of suspected planes preset in the exploration array; when the exploration array collects new data, it first compares it with these, and only after passing the comparison is further confirmation conducted.

But unfortunately, among those ten thousand-plus pieces of data, many contained such signal characteristic parameters of suspected planes, but the secondary confirmation failed.

In other words, these signal characteristic parameters of suspected planes are not sufficient to accurately identify plane signals; a more precise signal characteristic model pointing directly to planes must be established.

With the corrected characteristic model for re-comparison, perhaps a few more planes can be found among those ten thousand-plus pieces of data!

Additionally, there is the correlation between the exploration signal characteristic model and other dimensions in that 1,200-dimensional dataset, or rather, the correlation between plane signals and the spacetime state of the Ether Interlayer.

In layman's terms, it is how to adjust the transmission interval of the Perception Field in a targeted manner after detecting data that does not contain a plane signal, continuously approaching the location where a plane signal might exist.

If correcting the signal characteristic model only helps to improve the passive detection efficiency of the exploration array, then the correlation between the exploration signal model and other dimensions will play a crucial guiding role in active searching.

Of course, this is not an easy thing to do!

At the very least, the detection dimensions of the Perception Field must be increased; not only should the focus be on plane detection, but there must also be other, broader information.

In fact, the so-called correlation between plane signals and the spacetime state of the Ether Interlayer is merely a natural result of the process of researching the spacetime state of the Ether Interlayer.

This is a long-term goal.

What can be achieved in the short term is probably just correcting the signal characteristic model!

But there is another problem here, which is that there is too little data; more accurately, there is too little effective data!

Although that dataset of ten thousand pieces seems vast, only two can truly be used to correct the signal characteristic model.

Those are the two that led to the discovery of the 【Yellow Sand Semi-Plane】 and the 【Blue Crystal Sub-Plane】.

The remaining data might be used to mine effective information again after the model is corrected, but it cannot be used to correct the model itself.

With this, Xia Duo's data organization work has come to a temporary end.

Afterwards, besides continuously discovering new planes to collect a large amount of new effective data and then analyzing it from a purely data-driven perspective to correct the model;

he can only find new signal characteristics that might be projected into the Ether Interlayer through in-depth research on the planes themselves, and then correct the model.

Neither of these methods is easy to achieve, but compared to finding the correlation between plane signals and the spacetime state of the Ether Interlayer, these are already very practically feasible methods.

The only thing the former requires is time, while the latter can be acted upon once Xia Duo becomes a Senior Arcanist.

Of course, both can take shortcuts.

First, regarding data, the Seven Towers must have accumulated a lot of effective data, at least more than the Tower of Time.

And regarding signal characteristics, the signal characteristics preset in the Tower of Time's Plane Exploration Array are at least from nearly a hundred years ago; in such a long time, the Seven Towers might have already found new signal characteristics.

As long as detection data can be obtained from the Seven Towers, it will certainly allow the Tower of Time to achieve a "lane-changing overtake" in plane exploration in a short time.

"It's still difficult!"

Xia Duo even guessed somewhat pessimistically that perhaps the Seven Towers had long since discovered a large number of planes and had already completed Plane Sealing.

That is why the Tower of Time had only discovered two new planes in over a year.

If that is indeed the case, perhaps fewer and fewer planes will be discovered in the future; after all, the number of new planes is ultimately relatively limited.

It is like cutting a cake; those who act first can certainly cut the biggest piece if they are willing.

And those who come later can only get some leftovers!

"I hope that is not the case!"

Thinking this, Xia Duo felt a bit more urgency about going to Seventon, so he contacted Niya again, and this time, Niya did not say to wait.

"We leave tomorrow!"

Regarding this, Xia Duo, who had already waited for two or three days, did not mind waiting a little longer; of course, he still felt a little smug inside, as Niya had also delayed her trip because of his book.

……

Soon, the time arrived at the next day.

Early that morning, after Xia Duo finished his simple Meditation Training, he came to the Teleportation Room, and Niya was already waiting there a step ahead of him.

Seeing Xia Duo, Niya greeted him gracefully:

"Xia Duo, you're here! I just applied for a Temporary Access Key for the 2nd Teleportation Array of Giles Tower; the time is only five minutes, and I was just about to call you!"

"Then let's go!"

"Mm!"