Chapter 201: Astral Travel
People living in the plane are like sparrows trapped in a birdcage, never knowing the wonders of the outside world;
If the sparrows were like to come out of the cage that protected them and return to the world of freedom, then they would know......
Bondage is about protection, freedom is about trampling!
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"It's been three days since I came out of the plane, and I never dreamed of sailing on the Aether. This substance, called the aether, is an important carrier connecting the planes, and God knows how much aether there is, which is much more than all the planes in the universe combined. The aether seen in the plane is orange, I don't know what color I see in other planes, but since I entered the real Aether Sea, I found that it is red, a dull and almost rusty color, the teacher said that this is just an illusion of seeing with the naked eye, the aether has no color, or it can be any color......"
"On the fourth day, I started to get bored, there was a disgusting dark red color everywhere, and I could only stay inside the fortress most of the time, either experimenting or practicing spells, or listening to the teacher's nagging......"
"On the seventh day, I felt like I was going crazy, this bad old man was still fiddling with his so-called rich knowledge, laughing at Akasha and his 'Classical Plane Studies', and brazenly saying that if it wasn't for himself being one step late, it was himself who discovered and named the 'Aether' substance in the first place, and a legendary archmage who had lived for hundreds of years without making progress dared to compare himself with the 'Millennium Grand Magus', is this world crazy? ……”
"Thirteenth day! Damn the gods! An astral beast spotted us, and we were swallowed by it...... (There is a smear here...... It's over, it's all over......"
"On the twenty-fourth day, all the food was eaten, and the old man wanted to leave us alone and escape, but he didn't expect to be tightly tied to the stomach juice and digested to the point that there was nothing left, but it was a pity that the Archmage Ring that Senior Brother Zack had always wanted......"
"On the thirty-ninth day, relying on my own body to satisfy my hunger, I have eaten one arm and two legs, as well as most of the flesh of my cheeks, and frankly, I want to die......
"Forty-one, this is my last masterpiece, I decided to kill myself before being eaten by a monster and eating myself up, this is my last masterpiece, if anyone picks up this 'Kells's logbook', go back, go home, the plane travelers are all a bunch of goddamn liars!"
On the fourteenth day of the Black Sail sailing on the Aether Sea, he happened to meet a dead astral beast, there is no space for humus bacteria to survive in the vacuum of the Aether environment, and on the premise of not being discovered by other star beasts, the body of this giant beast is still intact, and there is no scar on the body.
Star beasts are powerful, but they have low intelligence and a long lifespan, but they also have an end.
This kind of giant beast wandering in the Aether Sea can devour and digest the Aether, and give birth to a transparent crystal called the 'Star Source' in the body, which can be used as an excellent carrier of magic power, and after being engraved into the [Spirit Sucking Array], it can summon elemental energy from another space to inject and transform into a magic stone-like energy block, which is a sought-after sale item in highly developed magical civilizations such as the Iliad.
Nights turned the bow of the ship and entered the Star Beast's body in an attempt to collect this crystal, a rare treasure to find while traveling in the plane.
That is, during the collection of the 'Source of the Stars', a piece of impurity the size of a steam boat was found in the large pile of transparent crystals, and the components of metals, crystals, and biological flesh and bones were analyzed from the hybrids.
In the midst of a mutilated skeleton that appears to be curled up, Nightnight retrieves a well-preserved magic book, which is 'Kells's Logbook'.
With enough to resist the erosion of thousands of years. Spell writing a diary with a high degree of elemental resistance is really not sure whether to call it extravagant or stupid.
The contents of the diary are written in the ancient language of magic, the official text of the Iliad, and the night has loaded the magic language module in order to practice spells, alongside the dragon, god, high elf, orc, etc.
Boring plane travel, except for the occasional study of this logbook, Cangye spends most of his time practicing spells or swordsmanship, sometimes practicing with Hull, with the personal guidance of a sword master-level teacher, Hull's attainments in swordsmanship have progressed to an amazing point.
Under the deliberate imitation, Cangye loaded himself with the martial arts of [Double Slash], [Triple Slash] and [Cross Swing Sword Dance], and for the swordsmanship of the Remnant Yang Dao, Hel currently only promised to teach Cangye [Remnant Yang Dao: Burning Afterglow] this move, which is the cheapest of the seven types of Remnant Sun Sword Dao that Hel has mastered.
The rest will not be delivered until they arrive in the Oak Domain.
In this regard, Cangye expressed his understanding, after all, the legacy of the Juggernaut was kept in Hull's head, and there was a certain risk of using soul dementorship to retrieve memories, and the tenacious and tough will of the orcs doubled the risk on the basis of the original reason.
The vast crimson Aether Sea is made entirely of fluid matter, as calm as frozen ice, but when it falls into the sea, it will either suffocate in a vacuum or be melted into a liquid by the intense radiation attached to the aether itself.
The modified Black Sail only has the ability to easily cross the air, and must enter the Styx within a month to follow the original road mark, otherwise the structure of the Black Sail itself will shatter due to the erosion of the Aether.
Luckily, according to the signs left on the way, it would take up to three days to reach the nearest Stygian Valley.
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There have been many dimensional travelers who hesitate to travel between the astral planes, traveling back and forth between planes, witnessing the true alien landscapes. But in fact, these travelers are all mythical or even demigod great spellcasters, with strong enough strength and financial resources to build dimensional fortresses or dimensional cities, and their lifespans are at least 1,000 years, even if they are lost in the astral plane, they can find a way out.
And most of the rookies who have just entered the astral realm are excited or frightened, feeling scruples and boredom during the long and boring voyage, and those with low mental scale will even make mental judgments due to excessive boredom and long trips, and there are not a few who drive themselves crazy.
Most of the people who will travel to the plane are spellcasters, and their fundamental purpose is to accumulate knowledge, and the most intuitive role is to improve intelligence, and at the same time, entering different planes can collect rich materials and learn different spell systems.
Each plane is encased in a system of amber semi-solid, half-fluid crystal walls, half-floating in the Aetheric Sea like an eggshell. The ocean does not flow on a horizontal line, but is divided into layers.
Entering a higher or lower level from a lower level requires entering an 'infinite corridor' and finding an exit in a vacuum, dead silence, and ever-changing passageway, which often requires the traveler's keen judgment and the intelligence to count thousands of exits.
The higher planes are lacking in number, and they are far apart from each other, which is difficult to meet, and it is often the higher planes that support plane travel, which is also the root cause of the dullness of travel.
The Oak Domain is located in a different area from Prometheus, but luckily, most of the planes except Prometheus are connected by the River Styx, which will guide the lost to some extent.
Soon, the night was relieved from the boring travels.
Since a few days ago, he had sensed that something was following him, and he couldn't shake it off no matter what, and as time went on, more and more, and today, this group of unknown things has done it.
On the dark red sea, the black sails met the other ships.
These are rats that sail the Aether Sea, scavengers who make a living by picking up scrap, or they may be aimless. Wandering wanderers.
One of the most important aspects of plane travel is to remember not to deal with creatures from other planes, especially intelligent creatures!
Whether you're a scavenger or a wanderer, you'll instantly become a notorious raider when you encounter a lonely, weak traveler!
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Explanation of terms
Astral Plane: A vacuum world separated from each other.
Aether Sea: The main way in which the Astral Plane is constituted, the two concepts can be equated with one for most of the time, or it can be called the Aether Astral Boundary.