(XLIV) Relics (Yuffie Stanmidz, III)

"As we all know, when it comes to otherworldly travel and teleportation, the astral plane is the most convenient passage, and in many cases even the only one. Because www.biquge.info of this, there are many spells that use the astral plane, as well as spells that block the connection with the astral plane. This means that when encountering enemies or traps, the teleportation spell used to save your life will most likely not work, which is obviously not perfect.

"By chance, a teleportation accident to be exact, that led me to discover this magical world. Through it, I managed to reach my original destination - in a way that I couldn't parse at the time. Since then, I have realized that a plane capable of replacing the astral plane, or at least as a substitute for it, may actually exist. ”

The middle-aged wizard's face shone brightly. For wizards, it is not an exaggeration to say that the field they study and excel in is their second life.

"When I returned to the El Continent, I immediately reported this discovery to the wizarding leader of the White Tower family, and then made it my research topic, and applied for assistants and funding from the Wizarding Federation. It's just that...... Perhaps my experience sounded too fantastical to give sufficient empirical evidence, and the Federation provided only limited assistance. So far, we have ascertained some of the properties and laws of that plane, but we still have a long way to go before we can fully resolve them. ”

"Actually, we still don't know if it's a half-plane, a complete middle realm, or ...... It's a huge, self-aware being. It seems to be able to lead to any direction in an infinite world, meaning that its area can be endless. However, it is only possible to connect with it at a specific time and place...... It is more like a half-plane than a full-plane feature. ”

"In addition to this, it has the following propertiesβ€”" Mantur's phantom swallowed, straightened his clothes, and continued to speak, "Only thinking beings can pass through the Mirror Realm normally, and pure dead things, after being sent into it, will return to their original position when they entered; Everyone sees something different when they enter it, and in general, travelers will be presented with several roads with different appearances, each leading to their desired destination. If the purpose is clear, there is only one path to see. ”

"Even if they enter through the same entrance, the Mirror Realm will still be scattered, but if they are destined for the same thing, they will leave the plane and appear in very close proximity; If you have been to a certain place before, when you go again through the Mirror Realm, the location that can appear in your memory with extreme accuracy is far more accurate than through the Astral Boundary.

If the traveler does not have a clear destination, after entering the "Mirror Realm", he will see many roads stretching around him. Most of them will take him to another world, where he will get what he desires but cannot obtain. This is very dangerous, because many people will be lost in it and disappear forever from the original world, and only those who are determined enough will will be able to successfully return. We still can't know for sure if the missing are still alive in another world, or if they have become the nourishment of the Mirror Realm.

"In addition to traveling, similar to the Astral Realm, the Mirror Realm can also be used to summon visitors from other worlds. As with travel, only thinking beings can be called, and an arcane ritual is required. If the caster has only a vague impression of the creature they want to call, the ritual is likely to fail, or a creature that they didn't expect to be called; If the caster has a good understanding of the target and knows the approximate location of the opponent at this time, they can summon it out with unmistakable accuracy. ”

Sure enough, Yuffie nodded to himself. In this way, the appearance of the demon is explained, except for one thing - who is the person who called the demon in the first place. Of course, this is just a guess, with their mastery of space spells, maybe they can directly use some means to get here.

"These are some of the properties of this plane - more on this in my research notes, and Misara will give it to you if you are interested." The middle-aged man stroked his chin, his expression relaxed a little, "Next, it's about what we've discovered, the entrance to that plane. ”

"We found three fixed entrances. One is in the Tasker Desert in the north, one is under the sea in the east, and another is at the foot of this laboratory. They open and close in certain cycles, such as the one at your feet, which is most accessible when the 'Tys' disappears from the sky, i.e. the head and tail of the month, and the middle of the month is almost impossible to connect.

"This is not in line with my original vision of using it as a replacement for the astral plane, to escape from danger in the event of a teleportation failure in the astral plane. So, we tried a lot of things, and finally succeeded in building a device that could connect anytime, anywhere - and this is it. ”

Mantur opened his right hand and projected another illusion beside him. It was a huge floor-to-ceiling mirror more than a man high, set in a beautifully carved wooden frame. The mirror surface made of crystal flows with a rainbow-like sheen, flat and flawless.

"Of course, this is just the initial finished product. Our goal is to make it miniaturized so that it can be carried around at all times. However, we found that further downsizing significantly increased the amount of magic the mirror needed to withstand, as well as the finesse of each magic rune. With our current funds, we can't use more expensive materials for experiments; The current crafting process is also unable to produce runes of higher refinement. ”

The middle-aged wizard sighed with a hint of reluctance in his eyes.

"If I'm unlucky, I'm afraid I won't see the day when it actually becomes practical. I can only hope that those who come after me will be able to fulfill my unfulfilled wishes. Even better, you have completed your research on that plane. In this way, even if my research materials lose their meaning, I will be able to feel at ease. ”

Yuffie and Lynn glanced at each other, and they both saw a slight excitement in each other's eyes. I'm afraid Mantur didn't expect that now, more than two hundred years later, the road to the astral realm would fail. This was originally a somewhat frustrated discovery, but after a long time, it may finally find the meaning of existence.

But she still had a trace of doubts. If the closure of the astral plane was man-made, what was the reason for it? Does the appearance of demons from here mean that they have mastered the secrets of the "Mirror Realm" and are using it to try to invade this continent?

Today is the forty-third day of the Autumn Moon, and the passage here is nearing closing, and they should still have time if they really plan to use it to achieve a plan, and it has not yet been completed.