What Is It That You Want?

A celestial body might be overlooked by observers on Earth due to factors such as its size or brightness.

After all, on the scale of Astronomy, an angle that shifted only slightly on Earth could sweep across a terrifying distance in space—enough to fit one or even several planet-sized worlds.

And in the vast, hollow, deathly stillness that defined outer space, such an oversight was exceedingly difficult to notice.

But in Star Magic, every celestial body contained immense, indisputably real magical power. By comparison, the empty space that physically occupied more than 99 percent of the universe became the part that was disregarded.

"Unfortunately, the worst that can happen when using a telescope is overlooking a few celestial bodies. With [Stargazing], the worst case is being directly eroded by a celestial body's magic."

If he wanted to observe the universe freely, he should wait until the Astronomical Observation Room was manifested, or until the planned Legendary Magic was completed.

He wondered which of those two would be finished first.

Manus shook his head and continued immersing himself in the construction of his Star Wheel System.

Upon the system of deferents, epicycles, and eccentric circles, Manus introduced the concept of the Astral Plane. The Astral Plane itself was a worldview and magical system highly compatible with Star Magic.

The Astral Plane appeared to be the starry universe, but that was not actually the case. Within the Astral Plane, physical distance was no longer absolute, and properties such as temperature and mass ceased to exist. The core essence that made up the Astral Plane was concepts, symbols, and authority.

Locating oneself in the Astral Plane was difficult, because it did not follow the Material Realm's notions of up, down, left, right, or near and far. But once a location could be established,