I, a cultivator, have ended up in the wizarding world

Chapter 584 Evolution and Moonlight

Standing in front of the incubation pool, Jemin stared at the black giant "embryos" that were developing inside, his brows furrowing slightly.

Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

The breakthrough in alchemy meant that Jemin had reached a certain level of expertise in biological knowledge.

In this way, he began to prepare for various research projects that he had previously put aside due to insufficient knowledge.

For example, modifications to cannon fodder units...

The most important of these is researching the only level seven black giant, the leader of the black giants, Lava Mountain.

After all, that was the most powerful individual under his command, and the one with the highest research value.

However, Jemin did not rush into studying the lava mountain. Instead, he planned to start from the lower level and gradually work his way up.

After all, the Black Giant has existed for nearly a thousand years.

Over such a long period of natural evolution, the black giants have also undergone some minor mutations. He needs to understand these changes in order to lay the foundation for his next study of lava mountains.

Master the basics first, then tackle the advanced ones.

Over the past two weeks, he has examined hundreds of black giants of different levels, from level three to level six, and made detailed records of each one. His torso structure, energy circuits, core layout, soul fluctuations...

All data is entered into the destiny system and cross-referenced.

Jemin discovered that the Black Giant's core had not changed.

The energy core he originally designed, based on the "Five Organs Sacrifice Divine Skill" and the innate talents of elemental beings, has remained virtually unchanged for nearly a thousand years. Every black giant's core follows the template he originally set, exhibiting remarkable precision and stability.

This is normal, though. After all, if it weren't stable enough, the Black Giants wouldn't even have the possibility of becoming a natural race. Besides, a thousand years isn't a long time in the evolution of a living organism, so the core components wouldn't change much.

But... their bodies have changed.

Jemin retrieved two records.

One is a standard template of the Black Giant from nine hundred years ago, and the other is the actual data of the Level 3 Black Giant that was just tested.

"Shoulder outward expansion three degrees..."

"The metal density that makes up the body increases by seven percent..."

"The thickness of the metallic stratum corneum in the skin has decreased, but its resilience has increased..."

"Optimized energy conduction pathways, efficiency increased by 12%..."

As Jieming compared the items one by one, the light in his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

These changes were not his design.

It is a mutation that naturally occurred in the Black Giants race during its nearly thousand years of evolution in order to adapt to the environment.

This environment does not refer to the environment of the Purgatory Sulfur Plane, although that also has an impact. More importantly, the surviving veterans have continuously evolved to adapt to the high intensity of the plane's battlefield.

Every change may seem small, but when accumulated, they can raise the overall quality of the entire community to a new level.

On an individual level, these changes are actually not very noticeable, and are even a bit too subtle.

After all, every black giant is born with a body-strengthening technique and can adapt to evolution to a certain extent.

But this is the evolution of the group!

Even newly born black giants undergo this change.

So the more crucial point is that the incubation pool has also changed.

Jemin turned and walked toward the control core of the incubation pool, probing it with his mental energy to begin reading the data.

The incubation pool he originally designed was a standardized "production line" modified from the incubation pool of the Lava Giant race. It inputs energy and materials and outputs standardized black giant individuals.

Each individual should be manufactured strictly according to the template, exactly the same, without any difference.

However, the core runes of the incubation pool have now undergone subtle changes.

Those changes were not made by humans, but rather were the result of the subtle influence of incense and religious practices over a long period of time.

"This is the way of incense and deity worship..."

Jemin couldn't help but marvel.

He suddenly remembered the records in the ancient books in the Great Dao Library.

In the world of cultivation, those sacred sects that have been established for millions of years possess inhabitants with astonishing talents from birth. Some are born with the lifespan and strength of the Golden Core realm, and their aptitude allows them to easily cultivate to the Nascent Soul realm.

That's not something you're born with; it's something that's "nurtured" by incense offerings and religious practices.

The incense and deity system connects with every believer, allowing it to sense their state and collect their information.

When a believer develops a beneficial mutation, the incense and deity system automatically captures this mutation and replicates it throughout the entire community via the faith network. Through generations of accumulation and optimization, the entire community eventually acquires these "beneficial mutations."

Ultimately, the goal is to achieve a situation where everyone can be like a dragon.

"In other words..."

As Jemin looked at the developing black giant embryos, a slow smile crept onto his lips.

"As long as they experience enough battlefields and enough time, they will naturally become stronger."

He withdrew his mental energy and wrote in the notebook:

[Dialogue on the Evolution of the Black Giant Race]

[Conclusion: Incense-based religious practices possess a "population enhancement" function. Beneficial mutations are automatically captured and replicated. With long-term operation, the overall quality of the population will continue to improve.]

[Recommendation: No manual intervention is needed; simply observe and record data periodically.]

As Jemin closed his notebook and prepared to continue his next research project, the Magic Network terminal suddenly vibrated.

[Alfred: Lord Jemin, the "Moon" modification is complete. Please inspect it.]

Jemin's eyes lit up.

He put away his notebook, strode out of the incubation pool, and flew towards the elemental pool.

In mid-air, he looked up at the sky.

It is daytime in the Purgatory Sulfur Plane at this time.

In the gray-red sky, where two orbs of light used to hang, only one remains.

The projection of the fire elemental plane remained bright, while the projection of the level 7 large elemental pool had vanished without a trace.

"Well hidden."

Jemin nodded and continued forward.

Flying to the vicinity of the elemental pool, Alfred, the leader of the construction team, was already waiting there.

He was a level six array master with gray hair and beard, followed by dozens of team members.

"Lord Jemin," Alfred greeted him, "as per your request, the magic array has been fully modified. It operates at night and sleeps during the day, the spectrum has been adjusted, and all tests have passed."

Jemin landed in front of him and looked up at the enormous elemental pool.

From the outside, it hasn't changed much.

But Jemin's all-seeing eye could see that there was an additional layer of complex runic structure on the protective array surrounding the elemental pool.

"You'll see it tonight," Alfred said with a smile. "Why don't you go back and rest first, and come back to inspect it after dark?"

"good!"

Jemin nodded.

A few hours later, night fell.

Jemin stood outside the laboratory, looking up at the sky.

The projection of the fire elemental plane has sunk below the horizon.

This was a rotation period he deliberately adjusted to make the nights longer.

A cool, clear moonlight slowly appeared in the sky.

The light was completely different from that of daytime.

Unlike the fiery and bright projection of fire elements, it is soft, cool, and has a faint silver-blue hue.

It hangs in the center of the sky, surrounded by a gray-red night sky, creating a strange and beautiful scene.

Jemin narrowed his eyes, activating his All-Powerful Eye.

The spectrum of moonlight was broken down into countless fine bands in his eyes.

He specifically asked Alfred to simulate the frequency bands of the water elemental plane projection, and at this moment, those bands were indeed exactly the same as the water elemental projection. Although it didn't have any practical effect, it looked more like the "moon" in his concept.

A commotion arose in the distance.

Jemin turned his head and looked in the direction of the black giants' group.

The figures in black emerged from the house, looked up at the moon in the sky, and whispered among themselves, pointing and gesturing.

Although Jemin had informed them that a "moon" would appear, these creatures, who had never seen a moon before, were still visibly surprised when they saw it with their own eyes.

Jemin smiled and turned to walk towards a magic circle next to the laboratory.

That was a "moonlight collection array" that he had set up in advance.

It is 100 meters in diameter and consists of 360 small rune pillars, with a fist-sized crystal core at its center.

The entire magic circle is specifically designed to collect the power of the moon's essence and is the first step in the process of creating the Emperor's Essence.

Jemin walked to the center of the magic circle and sat down cross-legged.

As spiritual energy was injected, the magic circle lit up instantly.

All three hundred and sixty rune pillars glowed simultaneously, their rays intertwining to form a towering pillar of light that pointed directly at the moon. Wherever the pillar passed, the spiritual energy in the air began to stir, as if drawn by something.

Jemin closed his eyes, sensing the operation of the magic array.

He could "see" countless tiny specks of light drifting down from the direction of the moon.

The points of light were extremely faint and almost imperceptible, but under the pull of the magic array, they began to converge toward the center.

One hour.

Two hours.

Three...

The moon slowly glides across the sky, and the east begins to lighten with the first hint of dawn.

As the moon was about to sink below the horizon, Jemin opened his eyes.

He raised his right hand, and the crystal core in the center of the magic circle slowly flew up and landed in his palm.

Inside the core, a faint silver light was circulating.

The light was very faint, like a drop of water, and could disappear at any moment.

"This is the sheer power of the moonlight..."

Jemin sensed it and frowned slightly.

Too little.

The total energy contained in this night's harvest is roughly equivalent to the energy intensity of a level one sorcery spell.

This amount is far too small, and compared to the Moon Essence Power recorded in the Great Dao Scripture Pavilion, its purity is also much lower, containing a lot of incompletely transformed spiritual energy.

At least the current power of the moonlight is completely unusable for refining the Emperor's Elixir.

Jemin quickly figured out the reason.

The power of the moon is essentially a product of "concept". The stronger the concept, the greater the gain.

The concept of the Black Giants seeing the moon for the first time tonight is still in its early stages and is therefore still relatively new.

As they get used to the moon's presence, and as they live under its light for decades or centuries, this concept will become stronger and stronger, and their gains will increase.

Moreover, he has only set up a small collection array next to the laboratory.

Once the entire Purgatory Sulfur Plane is covered with collection arrays, encompassing all areas inhabited by black giants, the efficiency will increase by at least ten thousand times. "Fortunately, it's confirmed that Moon Essence can be produced."

Jemin withdrew the moonlight power and turned to walk towards Alfred and his group.

"Inspection passed."

He raised his hand to transfer the money.

[Final payment successful: 500 million low-level military merit]

Alfred beamed as he looked at the amount deposited into his account.

"Mr. Jemin, you're very helpful! Please feel free to contact us anytime you need anything in the future!"

Jemin nodded and saw the construction team off.

Back in the laboratory, he took out the ball of moonlight power and examined it in his palm.

The silver light swirled slightly, like a ball of living mercury.

With this small amount, you can forget about refining the Emperor's Essence.

But doing some other tests should be enough.