chsdbacks Chapter 738 Progress and Gifts
Chapter 738 Progress and Gifts
Ten years have passed quietly.
"Finally... I've completely mastered it..."
Jemin looked up from the simulated arrangement of the Zhou Tian Star Array, habitually looking inward at his spiritual sea, and then paused slightly.
Within the Ring of Truth, the golden line representing the degree of control over the laws of spiritual energy has quietly risen to 90% at some point.
He remembers it very clearly.
Decades ago, this line was stuck at 80%, as if it were being held firmly by an invisible wall, unable to move an inch.
But now, this line has actually moved forward by ten percentage points.
The golden thread itself was also thicker than it had been ten years ago, and the law fluctuations it emitted intertwined and resonated with the other golden threads of law within the Ring of Truth, faintly revealing an aura of impending perfection.
Jemin stared at the line for a moment, and quickly figured out why.
The Zhou Tian Star Array.
After all, he had devoted almost all his energy to the research of the Zhou Tian Star Array during this period, and had not taken the time to arrange the construction of the Creation System.
Moreover, although he did not actually set up the formation during these ten years, in order to successfully set it up, he almost dismantled the entire formation from the inside out.
From the arrangement pattern of the array's cores to the energy flow path of the auxiliary stars.
From the rune structure inside each main array eye to the resonant frequency band of stellar power within the array, every detail was repeatedly deduced and simulated. He conducted dozens of miniature experiments, each simulation revealing new problems, and each problem required a solution to be derived from the underlying principles of the laws of spiritual energy.
This process is essentially using the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Formation, a top-tier formation, to reverse-engineer the deep structure of the laws of spiritual energy.
The value of the Zhou Tian Star Array is incomparable to that of ordinary things.
That is a top-tier formation even among the great formations recorded in the Great Dao Library. If you thoroughly understand its core principles, a passive increase of 10% in your control over spiritual energy laws is not too outrageous.
Jemin's lips curled into a slight smile. He then conceived an idea and sent it to the Black Giant Priest in charge of the Creation System's construction via the Incense and Divine Path System. The construction plan for the Creation System needed to be modified.
The original plan was to complete all sub-modules step by step and then activate them all at once.
But now, the control over the laws of spiritual energy has been pushed to 90%, and it is only one step away from 100%.
As long as he completes the most basic functional modules of the Creation System first, even if it's just the most basic functions of spiritual energy regulation and spiritual material ripening, his understanding of the spiritual energy laws generated after careful study will be enough to cross this final threshold.
The Black Giant Priest's reply arrived quickly.
"The rune array in the material ripening area has been calibrated. All that's needed is to adjust the order of the energy pipes so that this module is connected to the power supply network of the level seven elemental pool first. It should be completed in the near future."
Jemin turned off the communication, estimated the time briefly, and felt relieved.
As long as the basic functional modules are completed first, and the control over the laws of spiritual energy reaches the standard of the solidified realm of the laws of condensation, it should be within the next few years. This is truly an unexpected bonus.
He was unusually leisurely and got up before the experiment. He walked to the corner of the wall to the miniature climbing frame that was specially built for activating test tubes. He stretched out his finger and gently poked the bottom of the test tube that was hanging upside down on the top horizontal bar.
The test tube shook slightly from being poked, and the quartz tube spun in the air. Two thin, hair-like arms emerged from the sides of the tube and waved at him angrily.
The test tube then flipped over and landed steadily on the second level of the climbing frame, turning around to leave him with only an arrogant back view.
Jemin looked at it and couldn't help but smile.
Just then, the MagicNet terminal emitted a very short notification sound.
He withdrew his finger, glanced down at the notification that popped up on the terminal, and paused.
It was a reminder that had been set in advance, reminding him that David's wedding was in a month.
He then realized that he had completely forgotten about it.
For the past ten years, he has focused almost entirely on the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array, and has barely paid attention to the days.
If he hadn't set a reminder in the terminal beforehand, he might have actually waited until the wedding day to remember.
"Oh no, this is bad!" Jemin suddenly sighed in a low voice.
Because he suddenly remembered that he hadn't prepared a gift yet.
Jemin raised his hand and patted his head again, this time with more force than before. Then he sat down in front of the experiment and began to seriously consider what to send.
Military merits?
Too perfunctory.
Besides, David is now following the family route; he can send over a sum of military merit, then spend it all in a flash, leaving no trace. More importantly... he's poor now too!
Rare materials?
He certainly doesn't lack good stuff.
True fire of the sun, power of stars, sample of the reflected dimension seal... any one of these is rare.
But these things are either too flashy or unsuitable as wedding gifts.
A witchcraft artifact?
He can indeed forge quite good magical artifacts, but David is already at level six.
It would take at least a few years to tailor-make a sixth-level wizard artifact for him, which is obviously too late right now.
Jemin's fingers tapped unconsciously on his work, his gaze sweeping over the scattered dragon bloodline rune crystals, the strange sample data records, and the old research files marked "suspended" in the corner.
Soon, Jemin figured out what to send: "It seems... the most suitable thing is to send some technology."
Knowledge is a valuable commodity in wizarding civilizations, and it's perfect for a "poor wretch" like him.
Soon, Jemin selected suitable technologies from his database to send over.
This technology was something Jemin had been researching for a long time.
He once captured a group of fire elemental spirits that swam around in the lava like fish in the Infernal Sulfur Plane.
At that time, he had only recently acquired the Purgatory Sulfur Plane, and his understanding of spiritual energy was still at a relatively rudimentary stage.
He found a method to improve aptitude in the Great Dao Library, and combined it with the existing research results of the wizard civilization on elemental spirits, and localized it to create a set of embryo aptitude enhancement technology.
This technology has been used very few times.
Aside from the few experiments, the only time it was actually used was a long time ago when I was helping my junior, Ang, improve his aptitude. "This technique is a bit rudimentary."
Jemin flipped through the old file, talking to himself.
Looking back at this thing with his current perspective, he feels that it is full of flaws.
The core idea is correct.
Using the spirits of the elements as a medium, the soul and elemental compatibility of the embryonic stage are enhanced.
However, the specific implementation methods are far too crude.
But things are different now.
He has accumulated over a century of research into the supernatural, and his understanding of spirituality has reached a level where he can reliably perform temporary initiation spells. These things can be fully integrated into embryonic aptitude enhancement technology.
The Five Aggregates Transformed into Rainbow Mirror quickly cleaned up the work, and Jieming began to make the modifications.
He extracted several key parameters from the data of the bizarre research on the frequency of spiritual activity and grafted them onto the adjustment of the soul's compatibility with the laws during the process of enhancing aptitude.
Originally, this step could only passively influence the embryo by relying on the elemental spirit's inherent affinity with the law, which was inefficient and the effect was limited by the quality of the elemental spirit itself.
But now, by simulating spiritual fluctuations, the embryo's soul can actively "integrate" into the frequency band of the elemental spirits, and the compatibility will change from passive acceptance to active alignment.
Then Jemin brought out an improved version of the temporary enlightenment spell.
They extracted the internal technology related to the awakening of spiritual intelligence and added it to the aptitude enhancement technology.
This ensures that the embryo's instinctive intelligence can be briefly activated when the nervous system develops to a certain stage.
This activation window is extremely short, yet it is enough to give the embryo a significant head start during its development.
With the modified technology, the embryo's aptitude in terms of soul and corresponding elemental compatibility should be directly upgraded to level ten.
It should be known that the upper limit of talent that "ordinary" human beings can naturally bear is level ten.
This is a conclusion reached by the wizarding civilization after countless years of research: no matter what means are used, it is impossible to break through this ceiling.
Or rather, once this ceiling is broken, the target will naturally develop extraordinary power.
This technology allows users to directly reach the ceiling.
The flaws are also obvious.
The core material is the spirit of the elements.
This kind of thing isn't something you can just buy on the market.
The conditions for the birth of an elemental spirit are extremely demanding. It needs to be nurtured in a specific elemental environment for tens of thousands of years before it can develop even the most basic self-awareness. An elemental spirit of decent quality can fetch a very high price in the Star Ring Federation's trading houses.
Moreover, this technology can only be used in the embryonic stage and has no effect on individuals who have already been born.
Neither the Black Giant nor he himself is of any use to Jemin's own forces at the moment.
Black Giants are mass-produced through incubation pools, and their aptitude is determined by the templates they set, requiring no additional enhancement.
He himself has no need for it.
This technology would be a perfect wedding gift.
David chose to follow the family path, because for a wizarding family, the improvement of the talents of their descendants is extremely important.
A technology that can reliably raise the aptitude of offspring to the maximum level is more valuable than any one-time resource.
Moreover, the barrier to entry for using this technology is not high.
Although elemental spirits are expensive, the David family's financial strength means they can still afford to buy several at a high price.
More importantly, this can be passed down through generations as a family heritage.
Jemin compressed the modified technology into a recording crystal, added a detailed instruction manual and precautions to the side, and finally wrapped the crystal in a silver-gray wrapping paper.
He casually drew a mental energy pattern on the surface of the wrapping paper with his finger, and the pattern automatically wrapped into a pale golden halo, sealing the entire gift tightly.
Jemin put the gift away, leaned back in his chair, and quietly glanced at the date on the screen.
"I hope he'll like it..."