chsdbacks Chapter 583 Make a Moon
Chapter 583 Make a Moon
The first phase of the Dao Bing system project is nearing completion.
Jemin stood at the edge of the plains in the eastern part of the Purgatory Sulfur Plane, looking at the huge magic array composed of rune pillars and energy nodes.
All 108 rune pillars have been erected, each one hundred meters tall, and their surfaces are covered with dense runes.
The runes shimmered faintly against the greyish-red sky, echoing each other to form an energy network covering the entire plain. Beside them, the black giant priests awaited their master's questions with utmost respect.
"How is the first phase of the Dao Soldier System project progressing?"
"Ninety-three percent complete."
Jemin nodded.
"continue."
"yes!"
Watching the black giant priests quickly fly down and direct the black giants to continue their work, Jemin turned his gaze back.
"Seven percent left... It'll be quick."
"Jeremy murmured."
In two or three years at most, the first phase of the Dao Bing system will be officially launched.
So, preparations can begin now.
The materials required for crafting Taoist weapons are numerous, but most of them can be found as substitutes in the Wizarding World.
Minerals, elemental crystals, biological samples, the base material for refining... these are all easy to handle.
However, when Jieming was researching the Dao Bing system some time ago, he suddenly discovered something that needed to be prepared in advance.
The Emperor's Dew.
Jemin turned back to the laboratory, meditated and calmed his mind, and found the ancient library deep in his consciousness.
The Great Dao Book Pavilion floats silently, its entire body seemingly cast from white jade, radiating a soft light.
With a thought, Jieming opened the door of the library, and a stream of light flew out from the depths, transforming into an ancient book before his eyes.
He reached out and took it, turning the pages.
The opening is a passage in classical Chinese:
"For any plant or tree to become a demon, it must be nourished by the essence of the moon, but only by the moonlight of the Gengshen night. This is because the moonlight of the Gengshen night contains the Emperor's nectar, which resembles countless olives, strung together by thousands of golden threads. Plants and trees in the human world that absorb its essence can become demons, and foxes and ghosts that consume it can display supernatural powers. Plants and trees have nature but no life, while the nectar has nature and can replenish life; foxes and ghosts inherently possess life, therefore consuming it is of great benefit to them."
Jemin squinted and quickly scanned the text.
The Emperor's Dew.
While this item isn't exactly common in the cultivation world, it's not particularly rare either, but it has a wide range of uses.
While the crafting of Dao soldiers does not necessarily require the use of Emperor's Essence, adding Emperor's Essence can significantly enhance the quality and potential of Dao soldiers.
Even if it's not used to forge Dao soldiers, it's still a top-tier material for upgrading cannon fodder units or for alchemy. More importantly, it's a "concept material."
Like the mortal energy and the divine power of incense, the Emperor's Elixir does not need to be collected from nature. Instead, it can be created out of thin air by collecting the concept of "moonlight" and mixing it with spiritual energy.
Jemin continued flipping through the pages.
The following section details the specific array construction for creating the Emperor's Elixir, from the arrangement of the array base to the inscription of the array patterns, with each step described in great detail. He spent half an hour memorizing all the contents, then closed the book and fell into deep thought.
"Moonlight..."
He looked up and gazed at the sky outside through the laboratory's skylight.
The sky over the Purgatory Sulfur Plane is a gray-red color, perpetually shrouded in volcanic ash and sulfur clouds.
Above the clouds, two orbs of light were radiating light.
One is a projection of the fire elemental plane, suspended all day long, and is the only "sun" in this world.
Another one...
It is a projection of a level 7 large elemental pool.
Looking at the slightly dim projection, Jemin's lips twitched.
He hadn't paid much attention to this detail when he built the level 7 large elemental pool.
The enormous energy core floated in the center of the plane, its energy radiation penetrating the atmosphere and forming a second luminous body in the sky. Although dimmer than the real sun, it was still enough to illuminate the earth.
In other words, the Purgatory Sulfur Plane has two suns but no moon.
"There's no moon..."
Jemin rubbed his temples.
The prerequisite material for the Emperor's Dew is "Moon Essence".
Without the moon, where would the moonlight come from?
Just as he needed the concept of the sun to extract the purple aura from the east, the imperial nectar also needed the symbolism of the moon.
Although most planes do not have a real star as their sun, the so-called "sun" is merely a projection of the fire elemental plane. But as long as that "projection" exists, the concept can stand.
Similarly, the "moon" in a plane is usually a projection of the water element plane.
However, the Infernal Sulfur Plane is too small; it has always only had a projection of the Fire Elemental Plane, and never a projection of the Water Elemental Plane.
This is also why a unique sulfur ecosystem forms here—water is scarce and fire is abundant.
"Then let's create an artificial moon."
Jemin made a decision quickly.
He looked up at the projection of the level seven large elemental pool in the sky.
That thing hung in the sky, shining day and night like a fool.
He hadn't paid attention to it before, but now it seemed that this thing could be modified.
It doesn't need to actually become the moon; it just needs to appear only at night.
Hide it during the day and light it up at night. Adjust the color and frequency of the light to make it more like "moonlight" than "sunlight".
In this way, the Purgatory Sulfur Plane has the concepts of "night" and "moonlight".
Once you have the concept, you can extract the moon's essence.
With the moonlight, one can create the Emperor's Dew.
The logic is sound.
But the problem is... he can't handle this level of magic array modification by himself.
He didn't build the level 7 large elemental pool himself. Adding a "day and night switching" magic array to it without affecting its core functions, and making it simulate the spectrum of moonlight, was beyond his personal capabilities.
This was beyond the Black Giant Priest's capabilities.
Without hesitation, Jemin raised his hand, opened the Magic Network Terminal, and entered the internal trading platform of Noren Workshop.
Search for "Large Element Pool Renovation Construction Team".
A bunch of results popped up quickly.
[Noren Workshop's own construction team undertakes various large-scale facility construction and renovation projects]
Jemin randomly chose one of the construction teams that had available time.
[Captain: Alfred, Level 6 Array Master]
Team size: 127 people, including 8 level 5 formation masters, 36 level 4 formation masters, and the rest are support staff.
[Scope of Services: Elemental Pools, Energy Nodes, Protective Magic Arrays, Spatial Anchoring...]
[Price: Varies depending on the complexity of the project; basic cost starts at 500 million for entry-level military merit.]
[Available for the next three months]
Jemin glanced at it and clicked "Contact".
The other side replied very quickly.
[Alfred: Hello, Mr. Jemin. How can I help you?]
Jieming typed a reply, describing in detail what he needed to modify.
There was a few seconds of silence on the other end, then a long string of questions popped up.
[Alfred: Do you need the element pool to only appear at night? How is the specific time defined? Is it based on the bit rotation period, or a fixed duration?]
[Alfred: To simulate the lunar halo spectrum, what wavelength range do we need to be precise to? Is it simply a matter of lowering the color temperature, or do we need to simulate the specific frequencies projected by the water element?]
[Alfred: How long will the element pool need to be shut down during the modification process? Do you have any backup power sources?]
Jemin answered each question one by one, explaining every detail he could think of.
A few more seconds passed.
Alfred: Understood. We can take this project. The total quote is 800 million low-level military merits, including material and labor costs. The construction period is approximately twenty days, provided you can coordinate a shutdown on your end. Is that acceptable?
Jemin's lips curled up slightly.
【make a deal. 】
[A prepayment of 300 million is required; we will depart immediately upon receipt of the funds.]
Jemin immediately transferred the money.
He turned off the magic network terminal and looked up again at the bright projection in the sky.
Twenty days later, there will be a "moon" in the Purgatory Sulfur Plane.
Once the Emperor's Dew is produced, the quality of the Daoist soldiers will be upgraded to a higher level.
Jemin stood up and walked out of the laboratory.
Outside, the black giant priests were still busy on the eastern plains.
He glanced at the massive magic array that was nearing completion, then turned and flew towards the direction of the elemental pool control array.
Before making the changes, he had to back up all the core data of the element pool.