Chapter 791: Principles of Personal Space Storage and Retrieval, Entering with the Physical Body

"Jiabasi, where are the statues now?"

Xia Duo's voice appeared in the conference room once again.

Although he had canceled the Projection, his Perception Field had not disappeared; his previous Projection was merely to let Laidun and the others see him, increasing credibility.

But now, the meeting had ended, and he was preparing to try and collect those two scaled-creature statues, so there was no need for such flashy displays.

Hearing only Xia Duo's voice without seeing anyone, Jiabasi was stunned for a moment, but immediately reacted; the Lord must not have left yet, so he replied at once:

"My Lord, those two statues are right by the ruins; we haven't had time to move them back yet. Does my Lord wish to move them now?"

"No need, I'll go take a look!"

Saying this, Xia Duo quickly adjusted the position of his Perception Field, appearing at the location of the ruins.

……

Having not returned to the Territory for some time, Xia Duo almost didn't recognize the place; at this moment, the ruins truly looked a bit like ruins.

It was just like an archaeological site on Earth, with two large test pits in total, square and upright, with steps specifically left for people to go up and down.

Those two scaled-creature statues were placed right by the edge of the test pits; at nearly three meters tall, they were very conspicuous, and it wouldn't be easy for anyone not to notice them.

Xia Duo enveloped the scaled statues with his Perception Field; his mood suddenly fluctuated a bit, and he felt a few more expectations for what he was about to do.

Being able to cast spells through the Perception Field meant that his consciousness and will were also projected synchronously. And his Personal Space existed within his consciousness.

Theoretically, if nothing went wrong, he could directly use his Personal Space within a Perception Field that had synchronized his perception.

Attempting it for the first time, Xia Duo actually found himself at a loss for how to start.

It was truly at a loss for how to use his "hands"! At this moment, he had only synchronized his perception to the Perception Field, not his physical body; let alone hands, there wasn't even a single strand of hair.

In the past, he had to have physical contact with his body to store items in his Personal Space; taking them out was simple, as he only needed to focus slightly on one or several items to take them out naturally.

This current situation was truly special!

Even when he was in the Projection Plane, he had a body; in an instant, Xia Duo interrupted the spell, and his consciousness returned to the Tower of Time.

Reaching out a hand, a Spell Notes that had been stored in a corner of his Personal Space appeared in his hand, and then disappeared again.

Xia Duo closed his eyes, repeating this action continuously; after a long while, he suddenly let out a burst of satisfied laughter, "So that's how it is!"

In the past, he had used his Personal Space countless times, yet he had never considered the principles of storing and retrieving items from the Personal Space as he did today.

The principle was actually very simple; although the Personal Space existed within his consciousness, when he stored or retrieved items, the portion of the Personal Space containing the items would overlap completely with the Main Plane for an instant.

At this moment, the items he wanted to store or retrieve would exist in both spaces simultaneously, that is, the Personal Space and the Main Plane.

Afterward, the two spaces would no longer overlap, and which space the item ultimately appeared in depended on whether Xia Duo wanted to store or retrieve it!

If he wanted to store, the item would appear in the Personal Space; if he wanted to retrieve, the item would appear in the Main Plane.

The storage principle of a Dimensional Bag was likely similar, except that the Personal Space was Xia Duo's private space, while the space for storing items in a Dimensional Bag was generally in the Ether Plane, which was public; no matter how well hidden, there was still a possibility of being stolen.

If a Dimensional Bag was linked to a Semi-plane, its privacy would be greatly improved, though of course, it still couldn't compare to Xia Duo's Personal Space.

Additionally, a Semi-plane was not as closely connected to the Main Plane as the Ether Plane was, so it likely wasn't as convenient for storing and retrieving items as an ordinary Dimensional Bag linked to the Ether Plane.

Not to mention a Plane Portal, at the very least, there had to be a specialized opening spell.

Perhaps storing items in the Shadow Plane was also feasible; after all, the Shadow Plane was the shadow of the Main Plane, and one could say its connection to the Main Plane was even closer than that of the Ether Plane.

It was just that, as of now, Xia Duo had never heard of any Dimensional Bag or storage ring linked to the Shadow Plane!

……

After understanding the principles of storing and retrieving in the Personal Space, Xia Duo knew that using the Personal Space was not limited to having a physical body present; as long as the consciousness of "I" existed, it could be used at will.

Although the Scrying spell was relatively cumbersome to cast, Xia Duo did not want those two statues to be left on the construction site exposed to the wind and sun; storing them in his Personal Space as soon as possible was the right way to go.

Returning to the side of the test pit, under the guidance of Xia Duo's consciousness, a portion of the Personal Space rapidly overlapped with the location of the statues in the Main Plane, then separated.

In just an instant, the two statues and some soil appeared inside the Personal Space.

Subsequently, two mysterious existences flew out from within the statues, suddenly exploding and creating two micro-planes, but they vanished into annihilation in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, Xia Duo's Personal Space also began to expand rapidly, expanding from the previous 35 cubic meters until it stopped at nearly 60 cubic meters.

It had almost doubled in size.

Although the Personal Space at this moment had not yet reached its initial size (100 cubic meters), it was undoubtedly already quite considerable.

At the very least, it was much larger than the bedroom Xia Duo had before he transmigrated!

Moreover, the initial state of the Personal Space did not last long before he squandered it, so he did not have such a profound feeling as he did now.

"Looking" at this expanded Personal Space, a thought suddenly sprouted in Xia Duo's mind; perhaps, perhaps—

He could store himself inside!

This thought had actually occurred to him before, but it was simply too inconceivable; the Personal Space existed in his consciousness, so if his physical body entered the Personal Space, where would the Personal Space exist then?

Out of resistance to the unknown and uncertain, he had not made an actual attempt in the past, though he had still regarded the Personal Space as his final retreat, even if this retreat itself was also a dead end of entrapment.

But now, he had more than one layer of understanding regarding the soul, consciousness, and the existence of the Personal Space than in the past; perhaps he really could enter in person.

Even if not considered as a retreat, if the Personal Space became large enough to accommodate a large number of living creatures to multiply and thrive in the future, how miserable would it be if he himself couldn't enter!

It would be better to try it now; he was 80 or 90 percent sure that he could enter in person.

……

Might as well try!

In a single thought, Xia Duo changed his environment from Niya's Study; everything was normal, and the logical bug he had worried about before did not appear.

The only thing that made him feel somewhat unaccustomed was probably that this Personal Space had neither light nor gravity.

If it weren't for the Darkvision ability after his Bloodline Awakening, as well as his consciousness's own perception of the Personal Space, he estimated he would be completely ignorant of the surrounding environment.