24: Qiankun Ring

I opened the system interface again, and besides the original four icons, a fifth icon had condensed: an earth-brown backpack.

I focused my consciousness on the new icon, which revealed a conical three-dimensional space, identical to the interior of the Wizard Shack I had built with my own hands behind me.

System Prompt: Aside from the central position reserved as the host's teleportation channel, all other space can be used for storing items.

System available space remaining: 2.02 cubic meters.

In the important information section of the system's work log, the system also mentioned important details related to this system space and the Wizard Shack—

This Wizard Shack has been assimilated and transformed by the system within 3 hours of its construction, and the entire structure has become the system's anchor point in the Prime Material Plane.

Anchor point stability has increased from the original 0.001% to 0.1%.

As the Mage structure continues to upgrade, the anchor point's stability will improve, and the system's available space will also change with the building's form and volume.

Except for the core part of the system which remains within the host, most of the system's energy is stored around the energy structure located in the Plane Interlayer.

A small amount of energy remains within the material of all the building materials of the Wizard Shack, and simultaneously provides a protective force field for the shack.

Where there is physical matter, theoretically, it will not be destroyed by any force before the system's energy is exhausted, unless the external force instantaneously exceeds 5 tons (a comprehensive conversion value of all physical forces, magical energy, and other forms of energy);

Where there is no physical matter, such as doorways, windows, and holes, the protective force field is weaker, and an external destructive force instantaneously exceeding 0.5 tons can break through the force field's defense in these areas.

Improving the integrity of the structure, changing the building's structure and materials, can all increase the defensive limit of the protective force field.

The system space can be regarded as a special existence similar to a sub-dimensional space.

Another important piece of information is about the reduction of energy dissipation.

Currently, the Wizard Shack and the system space can absorb trace amounts of magical energy from the Prime Material Plane and the Plane Interlayer, respectively.

Reducing system energy dissipation rate by 0.0001%.

Only by quickly upgrading the Wizard Shack to a higher-level building mode can the energy dissipation be further reduced.

The system issued the fourth task.

“Task Four: Interpersonal Relationships

Establishing good relationships with other life forms in this world is also one of the means of self-preservation.

Starting with Sphere Professor, make him look favorably upon you.

Task Reward: A set of magic teaching tools (one magic blackboard, one magic chalk, one magic book, and one magic pen)

Task Time Countdown: Unlimited”

This task is not difficult, but not simple either.

Sphere Professor’s personality, according to the system description, is both chatty and very arrogant, making him difficult to win over in a day or two.

The magic teaching tools rewarded by the task seem to greatly improve future learning efficiency, so I hope to complete this task as soon as possible.

The most urgent matter is to first test the capabilities of the system space.

I walked to the pile of supplies and took out a small piece of rope.

I tried to move it closer to the invisible Qiankun Ring formed from the dragon scale on my hand, but the rope directly poked my hand.

What's going on?

I recalled the details of my previous deep mental sensing; when I sensed the energy cone, and then placed the rope segment, it actually succeeded!

Before the rope segment touched my finger, it suddenly rippled through the air, and the entire rope, as if swallowed by the void, entered the sub-dimensional space.

This is...?

I closed my eyes and concentrated; in my sea of consciousness, a three-dimensional space filled with various floating materials appeared. I seemed to be able to see the entire three-dimensional space inside the system space in my mind, and that small piece of rope was floating in a small corner of the space.

I tried again to retrieve the rope through the ring's entrance.

Without even reaching my hand in, the rope accurately appeared in my hand.

After many repeated attempts, I found that the moment the rope appeared in my palm, if I didn't grasp it in time, it would fall to the ground.

But before that, it didn't follow the physical rules I was accustomed to.

Next, I tried to collect increasingly larger objects: water bottles, axes, bows and arrows, chests, Dire Wolf corpses.

All could be smoothly stored in and retrieved from the system space.

I then had the Dragon King use its Devour skill, and indeed, it could also swallow these items into the system space and spit them out at any time.

However, the location was random; it didn't place things as I wished, unless I gave it an instruction every time.

Swallowing and spitting out items is for storage, but what about weapons?

I had the Dragon King try to spit out a dagger, which fell to the ground.

Then I had the Dragon King increase the force of its expulsion towards the tree trunk in front, hoping to turn the expelled dagger into a throwing dart, but unfortunately, it still landed on the grass in front of the Dragon King.

My sudden idea of making an interdimensional “machine gun” failed.

The morning sunlight filtered through the rustling trees and flowing morning mist, draping the Wizard Shack in a pale golden veil.

Having slept very late last night, I was awakened by the chirping of birds and the shouts of Sphere Professor.

“Stinky brat, get up quickly… ”

“Tsk tsk, the year's plan is in the spring, the day's plan is in the morning, stinky brat, do not sleep lazily! Get up and take the test!!”

Too noisy! Grandpa hasn't had enough sleep yet.

Yesterday, I was busy building the shack and fighting four waves of beasts and monsters, over a hundred in total; I almost died.

And then I slept late, can't you let me sleep a little longer? My body is still a baby!

A blanket suddenly appeared in my hand. I threw it at Sphere Professor, covering him, and then continued to sleep.

At this moment, the interior of my Wizard Shack had undergone a major transformation.

Last night, I had stored most of the supplies through the Qiankun Ring.

The system space was now neatly divided into:

Weapon Area, Arrow Area, Potion Area, Scroll Area, Magic Item Area, Book Area, Pending Item Area, Freshwater Area, Edible Food Area, Food to be Processed Area, Clothing Area, Tool Area, Miscellaneous Area…

After categorizing the supplies, I directly transported some items indoors using the Qiankun Ring.

There were now four large wooden chests placed in the shack.

They contained supplies that I didn't want to occupy the system space with.

The two chests on the east side were put together by me to form a bed, and I was sleeping on it, wrapped in a wool blanket.

A chest was placed on the north side to serve as a bedside table.

Another chest was placed diagonally in the northwest, originally intended to be a podium for Sphere Professor and a desk for me.

However, the old man now used Mage Hand to move himself to the bedside table position, directly nagging into my ear.

I groggily covered Sphere Professor with a blanket, and then instantly sobered up.

Isn't the task to get along with the Professor? If I do this, won't Sphere Professor be furious?