chsdbacks Chapter 764: Improvement, Payment, Trial, Reflection
Chapter 764: Improvement, Payment, Trial, Reflection
I tried it a few times with great excitement, but it felt like the solidified domain of the laws wasn't stable enough.
Jemin sat back down, closed his eyes, and began to fine-tune and stabilize his own domain of solidified laws.
Several hours later, the dark golden solidified law domain in the quiet room had stabilized.
The light membrane spread outwards from where he was sitting cross-legged, covering the entire quiet room.
Although the boundary wasn't very wide yet, he could clearly feel it expanding outwards at a slow but remarkably steady pace. It felt like a new sprout just breaking through the soil.
It may look fragile, but given time, it will eventually grow into a towering tree.
However, Jemin did not stop there.
He remained seated cross-legged, his consciousness sinking into the sea of his mind.
On the Ring of Truth, the golden line representing the laws of spiritual energy hangs at the very center, and dark golden fluctuations of the laws continuously radiate from it, stabilizing the foundation of the domain.
However, the existing spiritual energy laws have only just reached the basic level of being able to condense laws and solidify a domain. Relying solely on spiritual energy laws, the domain's structure is not stable enough. Therefore, Jemin began to add some "supplements" to it.
He incorporated the other dozen or so golden threads of law that were wrapped around the Ring of Truth into the framework of the domain.
However, these golden threads of law were not fully implemented by Jemin.
The foundation of the solidified realm of laws is ultimately the law of spiritual energy.
His mastery of the other laws far exceeded 100%. Forcing them all in would only overshadow the main law and disrupt the domain's core. Therefore, for each golden thread of law, he only extracted the portion with a mastery level below 100%, embedding them into the domain as "auxiliary structures."
In this way, they will not compete for dominance.
Soon, these golden threads of law slowly rotated around the main axis of the law of spiritual energy, filling in the details, reinforcing the boundaries, and optimizing the operational efficiency of the entire field.
As these gold threads were gradually embedded, the originally thin, dark gold film began to tighten and solidify, and the ripples at the edges gradually smoothed out.
The flow of elements within the domain began to exhibit a layered sense of order, as if a previously loose river had been forcibly channeled into a channel, finally achieving a truly controllable flow.
As Jieming experienced all of this, his heart gradually calmed down.
In this way, his domain of solidified laws can be said to have truly secured its foundation.
After stretching his limbs, Jieming got up and pushed open the door to the quiet room.
Inside the main laboratory, the cool blue lighting continued to fall quietly as always.
The indicator light on the Magic Network terminal was flashing, reminding him that a new message had arrived.
Jemin casually clicked on it, and a transfer notification popped up on the screen.
It was sent by Viola.
Judging from the notes, the payment for the intelligence on the multi-ethnic joint stronghold has been received.
"Huh? It shouldn't have taken me that long to break through."
Jemin checked his biological clock and confirmed that his breakthrough, including the subsequent consolidation, had only taken less than a day.
"So fast? Looks like this product is really selling well."
Jemin glanced at the numbers and raised an eyebrow slightly.
Five hundred billion low-level military merits.
Considering that, according to the previous agreement, he was only entitled to half of the total.
In other words, this intelligence was ultimately sold for a full 100 billion low-level military merits!
"Hiss..." Jemin couldn't help but gasp.
Even considering his net worth, this price is quite outrageous.
This number was much higher than he had expected.
But thinking about it carefully, it seems understandable that it could sell for that price.
When he and Viola discussed it, they ultimately decided that the intelligence would be settled using low-level military merits.
In fact, intelligence of this level can certainly be exchanged for high-level military merits.
However, if Viola had been traded for high-ranking military merits, she would probably have been worth two or three billion at the time.
Although it's not a small amount, it's not a good match for their current situation.
Although judging from the high-level resources that can be exchanged, the value of high-level military merits and low-level military industry is only ten times different, the actual gap between the two is certainly not that small.
Because they cannot be exchanged for each other, and higher-level military merits are more valuable and harder to obtain, the premium for trading intelligence or information that can be traded for higher-level military merits, compared to trading for lower-level military merits, is quite significant in actual transactions.
Compared to the fact that each person would only receive a few billion high-level military merits after the distribution, the larger number of low-level military merits would be more suitable for him and Viola. They don't lack high-level military merits right now; what they lack are low-level military merits that can be directly used to purchase basic materials, repay debts, modify planes, and pay the legion's salaries.
A lighthearted thought crossed Jemin's mind: It seems I underestimated the premium between high-level and low-level military merits.
However, Viola acted quickly and found a buyer so soon.
With this military merit, Jemin's current financial problems will be greatly alleviated.
The first thing to do, naturally, is to pay off the debt.
He opened the transfer confirmation interface and first cleared the remaining debt of more than 20 billion owed to his mentor Clark in one go.
As the confirmation button was pressed, a successful transfer notification popped up on the Magic Network terminal, which made him feel much lighter.
Once the debt is cleared, all remaining military merits will be allocated to the procurement budget.
Jemin immediately opened the Star Ring Federation's military supplies trading platform and began placing large orders.
Star core fusion metal, life crystal, law stabilizer, high-purity elemental catalyst, time-interference crystal...
The materials required for the latter half of the Creation System are consumed in quantities of tons.
The shopping list on the screen scrolled down, and the balance on the terminal dropped at a visible speed.
However, Jemin wasn't bothered by the expense, as these were all necessary expenditures.
There are two main ways to improve in the field of solidified laws: one is to grow slowly over time, and the other is to naturally improve one's mastery of the laws.
After perfecting the Creation System, his mastery of the laws of spiritual energy will increase significantly, greatly expanding the entire domain of law solidification. The materials will take some time to arrive; this gap is perfect for doing something else.
He leaned back in his chair, pondered for a moment, and quickly came up with an idea.
Having just broken through to level six, the solidified law domain is still too weak. It is too dangerous to use it for fusing with the origin of the plane or to resist the elemental turbulence in the endless chaotic void.
However, in addition to these two general effects, Jemin also knew another use for the Law Solidification Domain: to enhance magical artifacts.
To give magical artifacts effects similar to those of a solidified law domain.
This is a technique that only a wizard skilled in alchemy would delve into.
The magical artifacts of the wizarding world are products that have been selected through countless wars and a long period of time.
The vast majority of combat-use magical artifacts prioritize one word: stability.
Cheap, durable, and suitable for all environments.
Regardless of the law or plane, it can at least play a basic role.
However, some highly sophisticated magical artifacts may fail due to differences in the laws governing different planes.
For example, spatial magical artifacts.
These things are extremely sensitive to spatial parameters; they will lose their effect if the plane is changed.
Once these sophisticated magical artifacts are imbued with the power of the solidified laws, they acquire properties similar to those of the domain itself, enabling them to maintain stable operation regardless of the differences in laws across different planes.
The most typical example is the spatial ring.
Jemin himself possessed an internal inner world, which had long since replaced the function of the spatial ring, so he had no particular feeling about this aspect.
However, many wizards below level six find the question of "how to carry enough supplies when fighting across dimensions" to be a major headache. Conventional space expansion bags can only be used in dimensions with specific spatial parameters; they cannot be opened in other dimensions.
In order to carry more things, many wizards will even specialize in sealing spells, just to seal and compress the supplies for easy carrying.
Although Jemin didn't have storage problems, there was always an unavoidable issue with the talismanic artifacts he developed himself.
The core principle of talismanic artifacts is to enhance witchcraft with the energy control technology of the cultivation system. The precision requirements for data on external elemental fluctuations are extremely high. When changing to a new plane, the elemental fluctuation data of the new plane must be collected again, and then the core runes must be rewritten by the automatic factory in the inner cave heaven before it can be used normally.
Therefore, for a long time, he was unable to exert his full strength immediately when fighting in the new dimension.
Later, the reason why Jemin used a large number of specially made magical artifacts that stored modified spells was not only because the modified Fire Extinction Divine Light and Return to the Void Armor were indeed powerful, but also because the adaptability of the talismanic magical artifacts was too poor and they were not convenient enough on the plane battlefield.
Now, with the solidification of laws in the domain, this problem finally has a chance to be solved.
I can finally pick up the talismanic artifacts again.
With this in mind, Jemin purchased a batch of relevant alchemy technology materials from the magic network terminal almost without hesitation.
These techniques are not difficult to begin with, and with his current learning ability, a few hours would be enough for him to master them initially.
However, instead of immediately modifying complex rune artifacts, Jemin decided to practice with a few simple artifacts first.
He took out several standard-sized extraordinary metal substrates from the material warehouse, turned on the element furnace, and after raising the required element fluctuations to the specified range, he began his first formal refining process.
The light of alchemy rose from his fingertips.
The light, like a gentle stream, slowly spread across the surface of the substrate.
Using the effects of alchemy, the metal molecules were rearranged under the guidance of mental power, gradually taking shape according to the pre-set runic structure. At the same time, Jemin slowly unfolded the newly formed domain of solidified laws.
A dark golden film extends from the palm of the hand, like an extremely thin layer of water, silently covering the surface of the material.
Alchemy is responsible for reshaping the structure of the artifact at the physical level, while the solidified domain of laws simultaneously permeates a deeper layer of structure. This is the essence of "blessing".
To put it simply, it means incorporating the solidified domain of laws as part of the material into the internal structure of the magical artifact.
Alchemy is responsible for shaping.
The domain of solidified rules is responsible for assigning those rules.
When the two are combined, a set of miniature rules and operating logic will be formed among the material elements that constitute the magical artifact, allowing the artifact itself to acquire some characteristics of the domain.
In other words, within the artifact, a tiny but real "miniature law solidification domain" will be born.
Benjamin deliberately chose a simple type for the first wizarding artifact he used for practice, so it was completed quickly.
Jemin held it in his palm and carefully scanned its internal structure with his all-seeing eye.
"Hmm... you could say it's half successful," Jemin commented.
Inside that magical artifact, a tiny, solidified domain of laws had indeed formed, and the elements within this miniature domain were completely unaffected by the external environment.
The problem is that this miniature realm is not stable.
The aura of the solidified internal laws is decaying at an extremely slow rate.
He did a quick estimate and concluded that without further blessing, it would only last for about half a month.
Clearly, this is because he is not skilled enough.
"The simultaneous immersion operation of alchemy and the solidification of the law domain still has a lot of room for optimization. The internal loop logic of the domain also needs to be readjusted to get as close as possible to the effect of permanent blessing." Jemin recorded the experience of this failure.
In addition, Jemin discovered an extremely interesting phenomenon.
According to the technical documentation, imbuing a magical artifact with a law-solidified domain involves "cutting" a portion from the law-solidified domain and fusing it into the artifact as material.
However, he did not feel that his solidified domain of laws was weakening.
After thinking for a moment, Jemin placed the magical artifact into the isolation array, completely cutting off all external interference.
After moving it away from the coverage area of his solidified law domain, Jemin carefully examined the solidified law domain on himself and found that the domain's range and strength had not weakened at all.
"Interesting..." Jemin quietly sensed for a moment.
He then repeatedly analyzed the phenomenon in his mind and gradually figured it out.
The solidified realm of laws is essentially the manifestation of thought in the material world after it breaks through the limitations of the soul.
Fundamentally, it is the power of thought.
And thinking has a fundamental characteristic: it does not diminish because it is used.
Thinking once does not diminish the ability to think.
Recalling a memory doesn't mean you'll forget it.
Since the solidified domain of laws retains the essential characteristics of thought, theoretically, it won't be consumed by being "used." Furthermore, because the solidified domain of laws is itself the materialization of thought, it is, in a sense, a preliminary creation from nothing. ...Although, due to the special nature of the solidified domain of laws, no additional energy or matter was created out of thin air in this process. Jemin leaned back in his chair, his fingers unconsciously stroking the newly crafted practice artifact, his expression gradually deepening. The wizarding civilization's planning of its own development path was even more sophisticated than he had imagined.
It turns out that the two core characteristics of Level 9—unlimited power and the ability to make wishes come true—were already being explored in the early stages of Level 6.
The solidification of rules in a given field is an outward manifestation of thought and the earliest prototype of the idea that "what you think, you become."
Furthermore, the empowerment of magical artifacts does not consume the domain itself, and the signs of infinite power can already be vaguely seen.
Starting from level six, each level simultaneously approaches these two ultimate goals.
No wonder wizards of level six or above are called high-level wizards.
No wonder the higher the wizard's level, the stronger their ability to fight against creatures from other civilizations.
On the surface, it appears to be a wizard fighting a level above his own.
In reality, every high-level wizard has mastered some of the ninth-level characteristics to some extent.
The higher the level, the more complete the mastery.
In battles below level nine, it may seem like the wizard is fighting a higher-level opponent, but in reality, it's the higher-level opponent fighting the lower-level opponent.
It is a level 9 characteristic that defeats a non-level 9 character in reverse, skipping levels.
(That's all for today.)