Chapter 799: Immersive Experience

Here, Xia Duo noticed the radiation in the environment, and the radiation of the Underdark is similar to the sunlight of the Surface. Since intelligent creatures on the Surface can distinguish time through the waxing and waning of sunlight, it is no surprise that intelligent creatures underground can distinguish time through the periodic waxing and waning of radiation.

Xia Duo naturally triggered Brandon's memory of the "Check Celestial Time" technique; by estimating, he judged that the current time should be considered "afternoon," though the afternoon in the Underdark is still pitch black.

If a Surface creature were to come underground, even without any accidents, the difficulties caused by the environment alone would be very hard to overcome.

While letting his body move by instinct, Xia Duo's thoughts spread rapidly. At first, he was focused on thinking about Magic, but later, as Brandon's memories were continuously triggered, he also began to gradually let himself go.

It was not until his body sent signals of fatigue and hunger that he stopped.

At this moment, Xia Duo's gaze was fierce, and his mannerisms had almost become Brandon himself.

"Ah—"

Xia Duo punched himself heavily; the stimulation of physical pain pulled him out of this immersive experience, and he panted heavily, his eyes full of lingering fear.

Originally, he should have gradually triggered Brandon's memories through various daily behaviors; only in this way could he minimize Brandon's influence on him.

Projecting into another person is not entirely a good thing, especially when one can obtain the predecessor's memories.

The other person's thoughts, reflections, sights, sounds, and even smells, touches, and feelings are displayed before the projector without reservation, in the form of a first-person perspective.

This experience itself is a strong shock to one's own Personality and cognition, let alone actively immersing oneself in it.

If the projector had a wealth of life experience, it could be treated as a rare holographic movie, but clearly, Xia Duo's mere few decades of experience, even counting those bizarre scenes on Earth, are relatively shallow compared to a Drow who has lived for hundreds of years.

The only fortunate thing is that Brandon's original experiences were relatively simple; if it were like an Earthling, receiving a large amount of information every day and cognitively processing it, while also living for hundreds of years...

Then Xia Duo is certain he would never have been able to actively break free from such an immersive experience.

This also served as a warning to Xia Duo: if one projects too much, it is hard to guarantee one won't encounter a highly developed, long-lived civilization. If one truly immerses oneself, then the projection journey would simply be a suicide mission.

Of course, for those who want to escape the reality of the Main Plane, this might be their best ending. Even if living in a virtual world, who can say this isn't a lifetime! Xia Duo cannot say this way of living is wrong; he can only say that it is not his choice.

……

Calming his mood slightly, Xia Duo began his first attempt to cast a Spell completely, in the Drow way.

Although the immersive experience just now was quite frightening, the gains were equally significant.

In terms of controlling the body, he is now able to fully control this body, and from now on, he does not need to worry about revealing flaws in front of other Drow.

And in terms of Magic, he has fully mastered the few Spells that Brandon knew, and he is now impatient to try them out.

Only by successfully casting Spells, and succeeding with many different Spells, can he quickly find the differences between Underdark Drow Spells and Elf Magic, as well as their conversion relationship with the Arcane Magic System.

In other words, this is Spell Adaptation under the special Magic Net environment of the Underdark. Only by completing the adaptation can he restore his strength as a High Mage.

As for Arcane Fire, Xia Duo will not think about it for now; having reached the 6th Layer of the Magic Net, it is simply impossible to realize the creation of Arcane Fire by using the Arcane Fire Blueprint.

Of course, if he has restored his strength as a High Mage before leaving the Projection Plane, barring any accidents, he should try it.

After all, no matter how many times others say it is impossible, even if they give sufficient reasons, one always feels something is missing without verifying it oneself.

Creating Arcane Fire on the Main Plane has a cost equivalent to an advancement; if it can be completed on the Projection Plane, that would be best. It doesn't matter if there are no auxiliary facilities; he wants a qualitative test anyway, which counts as satisfying a curiosity.

The difference between "is" and "is not" is still very easy to test.

……

—Short-range Teleportation

Spellcasting successful!

Xia Duo disappeared from the room in an instant and appeared in the courtyard outside. But before he could be happy, a graceful and lithe figure appeared before him, saying with some surprise: "Recovered so quickly?"

Xia Duo felt a chill in his heart; he almost forgot he had just been released from the Light Prison. The Light Prison, as the name suggests, is a prison of light. Drow fear sunlight, but the light in the Light Prison is even more intense than the sunlight on the Surface.

This is undoubtedly a very severe form of torture.

However, Xia Duo had examined "himself" earlier; apart from some burns, there were no very serious wounds. It was mostly pain, and the intense discomfort to his whole body and mind brought about by the brightness.

If it were the previous Brandon, wanting to recover from this state of extreme discomfort that bordered on soul-twisting would not be something that could be recovered from by just sleeping for a day or two.

However, Xia Duo originally came from the Surface, so he naturally recovered easily.

He even suspected that if Maluxisi hadn't brought him out of the Light Prison in time, he might have eventually adapted to the environment of the Light Prison.

Xia Duo did not respond to Maluxisi's surprise, but Maluxisi did not press the matter, instead mentioning another arrangement: "I was originally going to have you participate in the attack on the Sangqi Family, but now I find you have a better place to go!"

"……"

Xia Duo remained silent; he really didn't know how to respond. Just then, Maluxisi suddenly changed her expression, pressed her body close to Xia Duo, and asked softly:

"Are you worried about the Sangqi Family? Rest assured, I will crush them all one by one! You just stay in the Kelaorui Family with peace of mind!"

After speaking, she reached out and pulled Xia Duo's hand to her waist, leaned her mouth to Xia Duo's ear, and said seductively: "I want it again, what do you say we should do?"

Xia Duo's nerves were already somewhat numb at this point. When one is under the eaves, one must bow one's head. Fortunately, it wasn't asking him to serve in bed, otherwise, he would have to return to the Main Plane right now.

Unfastening the whip he had used before from Maluxisi's waist, Xia Duo asked: "Right here?"

"Right here! They can't see!"

Maluxisi giggled, began to take off her clothes, then knelt before Xia Duo, swaying her body, and gave Xia Duo a flirtatious look, "Come on!"

"Snap—"

Xia Duo used almost all his strength, not for anything else, but even just for this eyesore of a scene, he had to beat this bitch to death!

Of course, actually beating her to death is impossible. Perhaps Maluxisi is playing a game of passion with him now, but when it truly comes to threatening her life, Xia Duo does not believe that this High Mage who possesses powerful strength would have no countermeasures.

(End of chapter)