themonasnovels Chapter 1421 Inter-realm travel
Chapter 1421 Inter-realm travel
chapter 1421 inter-realm travel
since neither lex nor the others had ever been to the versalis bank before, within the origin realm or anywhere else, they could not directly go there from the inn, nor did ripley expect them to.
instead, they first all went to dunya. this was not a problem since during this long period, lex had gone to dunya and connected it to the inn, finally. as one of the planets with an incredibly high star rating in the realm, it was a central hub, and thus an important point for the inn to be connected to. also, lex had planned the workers compensation vacation here, so it needed to be connected anyway.
even though that vacation didn't end up happening, since most workers didn't want to go, he still had to put in sufficient work in case someone wanted to go. he also finally completed the quest that told him to connect the planet to the inn, but since it took him over a decade to complete the quest, his quest rating was pathetically low and he didn't get a reward worth mentioning.
the reason they had to reach dunya first was that since it was a central hub, it could act as a relay teleportation point for them. ripley himself could travel to and from the origin realm from any location.
he had a permit from the henali, and the bank could be accessed by him from anywhere. but if he wanted to bring guests, he would need to go through a more formal route.
"from dunya, we're going to pansolis. the henali headquarter, where the heads and dao lords of the henali reside, is actually off limits to anyone and everyone who is not henali. even with all the permits i have, i have never been there. yet around their headquarters, a number of star systems have been artificially built so that they are in close proximity to it.
"pansolis is one such planet that has been built not by any other force, but by henali itself, and is open to the public. of course, public in this instance is a relative term. it is mostly a place where celestial immortals of the origin realm, as well as the elite, who wish to be close to the henali come.
"like dunya, it is a 5 star world, although i have heard rumors of it being upgraded to a 6 star world through some treasure in the near future. the reason we are going is because that is where an inter-realm teleportation facility has been set up by the henali.
"let me ask you three a question. have you guys ever been to different realms? i mean proper realms, not pocket spaces and minor realms."
"after that, you can use it. but despite the formations that literally point to one another between realms, teleportation is so expensive that only very powerful dao level organizations can do it. not even the generic dao lords can afford it on a regular basis. or, at the very least, individual dao lords would not spend their money to send low level people like us through the teleportation formation, and would rather just use it for themselves. it is a testament to the incredible resources and power of the versalis bank that they can allow us to use a teleportation formation so easily.
"of course, these are only two of the more common and generic methods to travel between realms. there are, no doubt, many other ways in which people can travel between realms. certain powerful beings, such as the innkeeper, can facilitate teleportation easily and seemingly without worry for the immense resources it ordinarily requires. that is because, naturally, it is expensive to use a formation but a dao lords own power does not consume any resources.
"then, there are also some... anomalies that defy the common rules of realm travel. the devils, from the humanoid alliance, are one such example. their realm, garvitz, can be accessed by any devil from anywhere in the universe. simultaneously, others can summon devils from garvitz to their realm for a relatively low price.
"for this unique trait of their realm alone, the devils have suffered immense pressure throughout the years in terms of attacks and conspiracies. but the fact that they have managed to retain complete control of that realm for so long is a testament to their incredible power.
"there are also certain heavens which boast the ability of inter-realm teleportation, but that is usually reserved for very specific beings, and is not available for everyone to use."
"i have a question," lex said, when ripley finally paused during his speech. "if the void is so dangerous, seemingly even to dao lords, how do people discover new realms? like, is it possible that there are countless major realms in existence that we don't even know about and that no one has discovered?"
ripley smirked. this was exactly the kind of question that would have lex identified as what many powerful beings would refer to as a 'country bumpkin'. but he was glad that lex asked this question, for ripley wanted the inn workers to gain more exposure. only then could they live up to the standards, and quite frankly the minimum basic expectations of a being such as the innkeeper.
"such things may be hidden from individual dao lords, and dao level organizations. but like i said earlier, even among dao level organizations, there are differences. these secrets are not really secrets in front of the more powerful level organizations, races and alliance blocks of the universe.
"for example, even if we don't necessarily have the means to get there, the versalis bank knows the exact number of major realms in the universe. for the number of developing and small realms, though the bank does not have an exact number, they have a very close estimate.
"in this universe, it is not exactly easy to keep a secret. but the very fact that it's so hard to keep a secret is the exact reason why the bank pays such close attention to the innkeeper, whose existence was a complete secret until he himself chose to reveal himself. one could say, someone like the innkeeper is even more rare in the universe than major realms."