Chapter 836: Warning, Finite but Unbounded

The Green Field Plane in the early morning is exceptionally charming, with a faint glow of Positive Energy adorning the entire world, making it feel incredibly peaceful and serene.

The bursts of noisy sounds from early risers, in such an environment, do not make one feel annoyed; instead, there is an indescribable sense of living atmosphere.

Of course, if the noisy sounds of those Orcs were removed, perhaps it would be even more delightful.

Xia Duo stood in front of his temporary residence, opened his arms to get close to Nature for a moment, greeted his neighbors to the left and right, and then returned inside the room.

Because of the need for early training yesterday, he had not been able to properly look at the camp, the surroundings, or even the environment of the entire Green Field Plane.

It was now early morning, and with some time left before the morning training, Xia Duo could just satisfy his previous idea.

——【Eye of the Sky】

After a cumbersome Spellcasting process, Xia Duo's vision shifted instantly from the cramped room to the vast, infinite sky.

Just a light glance was enough for him to see the edge of the Plane; no, perhaps that could not be called an edge, because within his field of view, except for the bare patch under his feet, everything else was almost entirely covered by a verdant forest.

Even what he considered to be the edge was merely a blurred boundary at the limit of his vision.

At this moment, the height of the Perception Field projected by Xia Duo through 【Eye of the Sky】 was not low; if, according to what Niya said, this Green Field Plane was only slightly larger than Nan Jing, there was no difference in magnitude.

Then, what he was seeing at this moment should be a relatively limited forest, rather than one that stretched infinitely far, leaving only a blurred visual boundary.

Just as Xia Duo was wondering whether this was Niya's misjudgment or if there was something unusual about the Plane itself, 【Eye of the Sky】 suddenly dissipated.

And his Perception immediately returned to the room.

At the same time, a strange voice appeared beside him, "There is a Magic Jieti for Avoidance of Detection above the camp. I'll let it slide this time, but if there is any interference next time, the fine is 5000!"

"……"

Xia Duo dared not make any more moves, and Niya, who was nearby, was also startled by this sudden Communication Spell and hurriedly asked, "What's going on? Who sent the message?"

"Nothing, just a whim. I cast a Scrying spell, wanting to see what this Plane was like, and I was warned!"

Xia Duo explained casually, and then immediately asked Niya, "By the way, you said before that this Plane was only slightly larger than Nan Jing, but what I just saw was a vast forest that was almost boundless. What is going on?"

"You mean this?"

A look of realization after contemplation immediately appeared on Niya's face, and she then explained, "I didn't lie to you! That's exactly what the teacher said at the time!"

"The teacher said that the manifestation of the Plane Barrier is not fixed. Some Plane Barriers manifest as an infinitely far distance, but others manifest as distorted links. Just like this Green Field Plane, although it looks infinitely vast, its actual area is very limited."

Once Niya explained, Xia Duo immediately reacted. Despite having traveled for so long, there were still some perceptions he had not yet adapted to.

In his perception, there indeed exist things that are finite but unbounded, such as the Universe where Earth is located, which is usually considered to be finite but unbounded.

But because the Universe where Earth is located is incredibly vast and has always been in a state of expansion, there is a problem that it may never encounter, which is—

The problem of light continuously circulating and accumulating within a finite, unbounded space.

Therefore, when seeing the anomaly of the Green Field Plane, the possibility of it being finite but unbounded did indeed flash through Xia Duo's mind, but he had not adjusted his perception regarding light.

The light in the Earth's Universe can be photons or light waves, but regardless of which state it manifests, it can be considered a tangible substance.

But in this Magic Universe, light is closer to a Psionic Creation, pure energy, so naturally, there would not be the awkward situation of matter continuously circulating and accumulating.

As long as the Element Affinity of the Plane Root is relatively stable, the natural light in the Plane is relatively stable, and the problem of continuous accumulation will not occur.

Even in this finite, unbounded Plane, it seems that light could keep running and then accumulate all the way until it filled the entire space.

But the reality is, it won't!

Xia Duo usually does little research on light, so much so that in his Subconscious, he still thought the light here was similar to that on Earth and possessed similar properties, and then he subconsciously discarded the relatively correct inference he had made himself.

Once Niya reminded him, he realized where the problem lay.

"I understand!"

According to the theory that Plane Barriers manifest in different forms, then this Plane does not have a so-called boundary at all; what he saw was simply the constant repetition of the finite size of the Green Field Plane.

Perhaps calling it 【Plane Illusion】 would be more appropriate.

Such a Plane is much more interesting than those Planes with infinite-distance Plane Barriers that Xia Duo had seen before.

(Infinite-distance Plane Barrier refers to the effect at the edge of a Plane similar to Near-at-Hand World's End, where there is no resistance, but one can never move forward another step. Refer to the finite space of the Arcane Garden Semi-plane in chapters 299 and 300; the boundary of the Personal Space is also like this.)

Although the Green Field Plane is not an infinite space, in a certain sense, it can also be utilized as an infinite space.

For example, some experiments that require large-scale continuous space (such as test flights of a Floating City or ultra-long-range Spells with trajectories) might not be convenient on the Main Plane, but if placed on the Green Field Plane, it would be very fitting.

As long as one continues to extend in one direction along the Surface, the experiment can continue indefinitely. It really is a finite space with infinite possibilities!

"What a pity!"

Thinking deeply, Xia Duo could not help but let out a sigh. Niya asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing!"

What could Xia Duo say? Should he say it was just a pity that this Plane did not belong to him? Not to mention that this temporary residence could be under surveillance at any time, even Xia Duo himself was unwilling to say such unrealistic words.

It was enough to think about it in his own heart; saying it out loud would only invite ridicule.

This Green Field Plane already involved the dispute between Netheril and Keman, so how could it be privately owned by him!

Perhaps in the future, he could obtain it through an exchange of interests from Gustav Tower, just as Gustav Tower obtained it from Giles Tower.

But what kind of interests would be needed to exchange for a Habitable Plane? Xia Duo had no concept of it; he only knew that it was hard to measure with money, especially with Gold Coins.

If one could really buy a Habitable Plane with a limited amount of Gold Coins, the buyer would probably wake up laughing even in their sleep.

……

Setting aside those unrealistic thoughts, Xia Duo began to prepare breakfast for himself and Niya. After finishing breakfast, the two of them, along with other companions, came to the south of the camp, to the jungle where they trained yesterday.