Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 393 Entrance to the Dimensional Gate
The entrance to the dimensional gate?
Locke carefully examined the spatial vortex; it was indeed neither a dimensional gate nor a gateway to a demiplane.

Although Locke had never been to other planes, he knew from some journals and documents that wizards at the first level of wizardry were not able to cross the Great Void alone and escape the protection of the World Principle.

Therefore, in the first stage, if you really want to explore planes, it's not about invading from the front by riding a void warship, but about digging out and finding planes that have some kind of coupling relationship with the Wizarding World.

Coupling refers to the connection that occurs between two objects without them being in contact, due to some reason.

In this world, countless planes exist within the vast void.

The spacetime distance of the Great Void is incredibly vast. The normal distance between two planes is extremely far. Even within this star system, it is unknown how much time it would take to travel to other planes.

Even so, the wizarding world was still given the path to other planes before it mastered long-distance void travel.

That's [Elemental Particle Entanglement]!
That is, some elements of the Wizarding World, at a distance of countless light-years, coupled with elemental particles with a distant plane, thus creating a special product called a dimensional gate.

Through this dimensional gate, one can enter other dimensions.

It's like passing through a black hole, entering another world, or traversing a vast distance in the void.

The Dragonbone Plane and the Tver Plane in the hands of the Six Towers were both entangled with the Wizarding World in terms of elemental particles, which created dimensional gates, thus allowing the Wizarding World to invade them.

Its true physical distance in the Great Void is probably tens of thousands of light-years away from the Wizarding World, which is extremely far.

For a first-ring wizard, the void is far too dangerous, so even when they do explore different planes, they usually do so only through dimensional portals.

Locke stared at the dimensional portal before him. Clearly, this portal led to a distant plane, countless light-years away, in the vast void.

The physical distance between these planes is so vast that it's unbelievable.

Because of the miracle of nature's power and the entanglement of elemental particles, a dimensional gate actually opened here, allowing them to pass through it and enter that dimension.

But why did the great wizard Sura disappear in this place?
Locke asked, "Shall we go in?"

“Alicia, I’ve never encountered a dimensional portal before, have you?”

Alicia shook her head and said, "I'm inexperienced too. I've only been to the Tver dimension once before."

"Fortunately, the rules of these worlds, which have become entangled with our world's elemental particles, are generally not much different from those of our world. This is because only worlds with similar elements can produce the phenomenon of elemental particle entanglement. Therefore, entering such worlds is much safer than entering the outer planes and subsidiary planes of our own plane group."

"For example, the fire element plane of our plane group, although it is only 0.5 light-years away from us, has no land. There are only flames there, and flames compressed into liquid or even solid matter. The temperature is so high that we would be burned to ashes as soon as we stepped on it."

Alicia said, "On the contrary, the worlds we enter through the dimensional gates are generally very safe because they are very similar to our world and are likely also life-bearing planes. This is why our wizard civilization was able to safely explore other worlds in the early stages."

"Because any plane that has a dimensional gate is not too dangerous. But even so, it is still quite dangerous."

"We cannot just walk in."

Locke nodded slightly. This was one of the reasons why wizards at the first stage of the ring wouldn't choose to directly explore the void planes.

Another reason is the cost-effectiveness.

Because in the void, the number of living planes is far less than the number of lifeless planes, and the probability of a living plane possessing high-value resources is far greater than that of a lifeless plane.

Therefore, finding the portal to another dimension is actually simpler and more efficient than searching aimlessly in the void.

Alicia took out ten vials of potions from her astral ring, each containing a glimmer of starlight. "These are Homeland Potions. A portion of the material plane's matter has been refined into them by the potion master. After consuming them, even if I am in another world, I will be enveloped in the world law of the Wizarding World." "Entering other worlds presents three main dangers."

"First, the potential hostility from the natives."

"Secondly, the degree to which the principles of that world accept us. There have been times when wizards entered other worlds without any protection, only to have their bodies rejected by those worlds and immediately blown to dust by the winds formed by the power of those worlds."

“We are children of our world, not children of other worlds. Life is so precious to one world, like its own child, but to other worlds... we are no longer precious gifts, but detestable brats.”

"Different worlds have different degrees of external rejection. Generally speaking, the more similar a world is to our world, the safer it is and the less likely it is to reject us directly. Conversely, the less similar a world is to our world, the more dangerous it is and the more likely it is to reject us directly."

"The third danger is the change in the environment of that region after we have overcome the adaptation crisis of the world's laws. The gaseous and aquatic environment may be different from our world. But this is actually easier for wizards to solve."

Alicia then took out two special black rubber protective suits from her astral ring. "These are exploration suits created by first-ring alchemists. They are made of various special materials and will automatically disappear when worn, as if you are not wearing anything at all."

"But they will continue to protect our bodies and prevent us from having direct contact with that world."

"Therefore, exploring different planes requires a huge amount of resources, because just the protection required to enter them costs a lot of money and also requires experience."

Alicia gritted her teeth, hesitated for a moment, and looked at Locke, saying, "Locke, even with special protective suits and Homeland potions, our journey into an unfamiliar plane is still fraught with danger."

"Of course, the current protective measures are already perfect for the routine dimensional exploration process. But it still involves risks. Do you want to take the risk with me? Even if I go alone... it's fine."

Alicia said guiltily, quickly lowering her head, not daring to look Locke in the eye, afraid that Locke would really say that he would wait outside the dimensional gate and let Alicia enter alone first.

Locke glanced at Alicia, puzzled, and after a moment of thought, he was able to understand Alicia's line of thinking.

After all, the family wizards in the Land of Six Towers are all sons of noble families and never take risks.

Unlike the poor wizards from the southeastern corner of the region, how could he possibly gain knowledge and make progress in magic without taking any risks?

From his current perspective, Alicia had experience exploring the dimensional gate, and every experience was valuable. She also had a lot of security measures in place, after all, she was the acting patriarch of the Plutarch family and would not disregard his safety.

Therefore, I have nothing to hesitate about.

Locke said in a deep voice, "Strictly speaking, there may be the soul of the wizard Sura behind this dimensional gate, so my entering it to explore is also fulfilling my duty. Moreover, you have given me three major projects with a total funding of more than 1.5 million magic stones, as well as a large number of employees who do not require me to pay salaries. To be honest, you have already maximized my research resources."

"Based on the principle of equivalent exchange for wizards, I should also help you."

"However, let's agree on three conditions first. Although this plane may seem to be the private property of your Plutarch family, whatever I gain from this entry, I have the right to own it. And you must help me persuade Grand Wizard Sura to allow me to freely enter this plane for exploration in the future."

Alicia laughed. Except for the last thing, everything else was easy for her, and the last thing wasn't difficult at all.

Given the great wizard Sura's affection for her.

Alicia said, "Okay, that's all right. Dear Locke, let's get ready, we'll enter this plane soon."

"Because we don't know what will happen, anything can happen when we travel between dimensions, so we have to be adaptable."

Locke nodded. "No problem. Of the two of us, only you have experience in plane exploration, so I can listen to you for now."

Alicia glanced at Locke, her face slightly flushed. "Do they all listen to her?"

(End of this chapter)