Chapter 714: The Ecology of Floating Islands
Chapter 714: The Ecology of Floating Islands
As Lindsay and Alice bid farewell to the Pillar Sky Island, they continued their journey.
By now, the bridge-building mission was completely over, and most of the floating islands in this area were connected by roads.
Occasionally, when a road was blocked, they could simply detour through nearby islands, and with their speed, it barely wasted any time.
In just one day.
Lindsay and his companions had crossed over a dozen islands, and they also noticed that the number of surrounding islands was increasing, and larger islands were beginning to appear.
The Middle Ring World.
Huge floating islands were scattered in the sky, some higher and some lower.
Some islands were directly perched on top of others, and in some areas, the islands were so dense that the distance between two islands could be easily crossed with a light leap. It was like a stream in a forest, separating two shores that were not far apart on the ground.
However, compared to these colossal islands.
There were also narrower islands or rocks mixed in the Dust Path World's sky.
Some were as small as a few meters, while others were over a hundred meters in size.
From a panoramic view, they seemed like satellites guarding the planet.
As they traveled, Lindsay took the time to study the ecological and geographical relationships of this world.
"In terms of flora and fauna, they are generally consistent, after all, with the presence of humans and floating bridges, there is no strict environmental isolation."
"As for the floating islands... These islands are connected to each other, but if they are too small in size, like those 'islands' only a few dozen meters in size nearby, they won't have their own dedicated roads."
"There must be a limit to this determination."
"But what is this limit..."
Lindsay was extremely curious about this.
He even drank the Eagle Eye Potion and held up his telescope, observing his surroundings as he walked.
After visual measurements and light and shadow comparisons.
Lindsay spent most of the day before coming to a rough conclusion:
"210 meters."
"As long as the maximum diameter of an island exceeds 210 meters, the floating bridge will connect it to the nearest island. If it's below this length, it will simply float in the air."
Alice was intrigued by Lindsay's observations.
"Lindsay, why do you record these data?"
"Logically, we are just passersby in the Dust Path World, so why record it in such detail?"
At that moment, the two happened to pass by a bush on a floating island.
Lindsay casually picked a young bush called a Blackberry Bush and then smiled back at Alice.
"Consider it my adventure habit."
"There are connections between all things, and paying attention to details may come in handy one day."
Lindsay thought for a moment and rephrased:
"Or, it's a way to build confidence and gain experience by not letting oneself be clueless."
"..."
Alice blinked and then asked.
"Is this a methodology you brought from the previous universe?"
Lindsay shook his head immediately.
"How can it be called a methodology? It's just something I accumulated during my adventures..."
Suddenly, Lindsay's voice came to an abrupt halt.
His footsteps stopped, and he stood still, gazing up at the sky above.
As if something incredibly captivating was right there in the sky above them.
Alice followed his gaze, looking up.
The sky of the Dust Path World had no sun, and she only saw a floating cloud.
Other than that, there was nothing of interest: "Lindsay, what's wrong?"
Lindsay subconsciously replied:
"Watching the clouds."
Alice was even more puzzled: "Clouds? What's so fascinating about them?"
Lindsey finally turned around.
Hearing Alice's voice and seeing her thoughtful actions, Lindsey suddenly felt like laughing.
Because what the Righteous Lioness didn't know was that on his attribute panel, the Sky Compass was giving off a prompt! There was a hidden space nearby, and it was right in the middle of the cloud above them!
"Alice, that cloud is not simple, there's something inside it," Lindsey said.
Hearing the prompt, Alice narrowed her eyes as well.
But after carefully sensing for over ten seconds, she still couldn't find what Lindsey was talking about.
"Lindsey, I can't sense it," Alice said.
This was the first time Alice's sensing ability failed to provide her with the corresponding information.
Suddenly, Lindsey felt a sense of victory and, with a showy gesture, dragged the Sky Compass out of his equipment bar and held it in his hand.
Ding, ding, ding—
A pleasant ringing sound echoed above the floating island, followed by Lindsey's explanation:
"This is the equipment I synthesized!"
"Besides weather prediction and terrain exploration, it has a special function—finding hidden spaces!"
Alice's expression became even more puzzled.
"Hidden spaces?"
Lindsey nodded vigorously.
"That's right, hidden spaces!"
"For example, the Purple Ivy Branch I used to repair the world connection point came from a place like this!"
The Righteous Lioness's expression turned serious.
The scene of repairing the world connection point was still fresh in her memory, and it was one of the most awe-inspiring miracles Lindsey had created since they met.
Alice carefully examined the sky, and questions arose one after another.
The cloud layer Lindsey was pointing at was at least a thousand meters above the floating island they were on.
Upon further observation of the surroundings, an even more helpless fact presented itself.
The cloud layer was floating right above an empty region.
So, even the idea of using the nearby floating islands as stepping stones to reach the cloud layer was not feasible.
"Lindsey, how are we going to..." Alice started to ask but stopped herself.
Because right in front of her, Lindsey had taken out a block of earth from his bag and, with a single jump, placed it underneath him, causing him to rise a meter into the air.
Clap—Lindsey jumped again.
Clank—the block of earth was stacked again.
Lindsey was extremely proficient in this vertical ascent.
In the blink of an eye, he had lifted himself over ten meters, and his movements became faster and faster.
Alice's tone was subtle: "Lindsey, you... plan to go up like this, one meter at a time, slowly stacking them?"
The Righteous Lioness's brain could understand the feasibility of this method, as she had also used Lindsey's game module before.
They had even used this method to cross some floating islands.
But rising vertically...
This straight-up view, which required looking up, had an even more surreal style in her vision, making it hard for Alice to react.
Misunderstanding the Righteous Lioness's meaning, Lindsey waved his hand, and a house immediately appeared on the floating island, its door open for Alice.
"Anyway, I must go up and take a look."
Lindsey's figure continued to rise, his voice becoming ethereal:
"I'll leave this house here for now, Alice. You can rest inside and wait for me."
Lindsey's figure completely disappeared, and his voice from high above was barely audible:
"As soon as I'm done up there, I'll come right back down!"
Alice stood in her original spot, tilting her head back:
"..."
(End of Chapter)
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