Chapter 392

Chapter 392: Progress of Various Researches

In the research institute, First Group area.

Dong Baicao, having obtained a wealth of materials, continuously calculated various data, accumulating a surge of energy within him. He had always devoted everything to his research.

Now in his seventies, Dong Baicao had grown quite old, but he did not use Spiritual Law to adjust back to a younger state; instead, he insisted on allowing his body to age naturally.

Natural aging does not mean neglecting illness, but simply not treating aging as a disease.

As an ordinary being without advancement to the spiritual realm, he had a lifespan of no more than a hundred years—ultimately, only thirty years remained.

This was far too short for this world, and in such circumstances, adjusting his physical state back to youth would only cause him to forget the urgency of time. As time passed, his desire to fight for Tomorrow Society would fade.

Aging is humanity’s greatest enemy. Youth is wonderful, but most people in Tomorrow Society are focused on researching the "Origin Law," hoping to break through into the spiritual realm!

This is the trend of the times, and Dong Baicao could not control it; he could only restrain himself, hoping to produce more results before he dies.

“Water and Fire Powers, three unique spirits in total. First, fuse water and fire, then fuse with the Spirit Law…”

“What is this subtle difference? The water and fire fusion burns the space; this is controllable, but after adding the Spirit Law, it becomes uncontrollable…”

“Is the space collapsing too quickly?”

“Ah, I see. If it is in this direction, perhaps I can…”

A look of excitement appeared in Dong Baicao’s eyes.

After more than three years, he finally grasped a glimmer of a breakthrough!

In the conference room.

Dong Baicao sat at the forefront, facing the major researchers. He spoke slowly, so he directly used Spirit Law to convey his thoughts:

“Everyone, we need to rethink Transforming Dark Eternal Silence! The Only Immortal Flame burns space, Only Flow with the Current expands the impact area, and then strengthens the space’s power with the uniqueness of the Spirit Law. When these three powers come together, they form the most powerful spirit pairing, allowing for a destructive capacity of one million points!”

“This pairing is the strongest because its uniqueness can collapse space, creating damage through that collapse. In other words, Transforming Dark Eternal Silence can deliver a devastating blow to any material reality; it is one of the rare examples of normalizing unique attacks!”

“This is indeed unparalleled in strength, but this very power has been hindering our research. We have researched for nearly four years and still cannot solve the problem of the power of Transforming Dark Eternal Silence exploding too quickly, making it uncontrollable for the user!”

“Then, how about we change our mindset? Since the essence of this technique is that the space collapses too quickly, we can delay the collapse—is it necessary to pursue the fastest execution of this technique? It is completely unnecessary!”

“The steps for fusion proposed by the chief weaken the launching speed and enhance stability! Further weakening should be an expected strategy… Why has no one thought of this? Given the destructive power of Transforming Dark Eternal Silence, as long as it can be used, it will definitely be decisive! What does the speed of activation matter?”

Dong Baicao was very confident in his idea, but immediately someone countered. A middle-aged man stood up:

“Group leader, I disagree. The battle data for the Mystic Realm is already quite clear. If the activation is too slow, it won’t hit the target anyway! Besides, is our current target only the Mystic Realm? No, our goal is the True Realm. If the power cannot be maximized, can we really deal with the strongest entities, whose power nature we don’t even understand?!”

“The deputy leader is right. After one weakening of Transforming Dark Eternal Silence, it is no longer in its strongest state. If we continue to weaken it, it is hard to imagine that this technique can still be effective! If we lose on the battlefield due to this slight difference, there are no second chances; we should do our best!”

Most of the researchers present agreed with the middle-aged man’s viewpoint. They felt that continuing to weaken Transforming Dark Eternal Silence was playing with the entire Tomorrow Nation!

The steps for fusion provided by the chief could be resolved with the Unique Armament, but what would resolve further weakening?

Many people thought carefully but could not immediately come up with a solution, so they turned their gaze to Dong Baicao, hoping the leader who proposed this idea could provide a rationale.

If it was reasonable, they would trust this 2nd Level member to lead them to completion.

“It’s simple—expand the True Heaven Instrument to support the launch of Transforming Dark Eternal Silence through the occupational system. There is no need for humans to bear the calculations.”

Dong Baicao replied calmly.

“The occupational system? What is that?”

“It sounds familiar; is it something the Twelfth Group is researching?”

“The Twelfth Group, and the other group leaders are paying attention as well? What exactly is this so-called occupational system?”

Most of the researchers reacted with confusion. Only a few knew of the occupational system, but they did not understand it well.

Currently, Tomorrow Nation had too many research groups to keep track of. Only published and certified research was worth their time and energy. The Twelfth Group’s occupational system was far from completion, so they knew little about it.

However, not everyone was unaware. As the deputy leader, Zhang Zhongling suddenly grasped Dong Baicao’s meaning. He vaguely understood Dong Baicao’s thoughts but not entirely. He slammed the table suddenly:

“Group leader, just say what you think directly. If it’s feasible, I will definitely support you wholeheartedly, so don’t leave us hanging!”

“Be more cautious, Zhongling. How old are you to still be so reckless?” Dong Baicao remarked.

“Ah!” Zhang Zhongling inhaled sharply. Was that the approach again?

He didn’t want to argue with Dong Baicao and promptly shifted the topic. “Group leader, don’t mention me; you say your piece. Everyone is waiting for your insights.”

“Um…”

Dong Baicao pondered for a moment, thinking about where to start. He tapped on the table and quickly spoke up:

“Let’s talk about the occupational system first. This is a revision of the merit system and will likely be announced during this year’s ceremony to awaken the Dao Artifact. Its specific purpose is to subdivide various fields so that even administrative work can receive support from the merit system.”

“My idea comes from the Dao Artifact database. The Dao Artifact can collect every piece of deduction data, reducing the consumption of merit creation points. The more deductions made, the more detailed the data, and the less merit creation points consumed. I believe this ability can support the chief in using Transforming Dark Eternal Silence.”

“In the end, the biggest problem with the Triple Fusion is that it requires a high level of control. When humans use Triple Fusion, we can only fuse within our bodies because that is the range where our control is strongest—other methods, even the Essence, cannot be used at a distance.”

“If we want to hit the Mystic Realm and True Realm, short-distance control indeed isn’t effective; I won’t deny that. But what I want to achieve is feasible long-distance control.”

“If we let the True Heaven Instrument and the rules of the Dao Artifact replace us in manipulating spirit energy, launching magical power to hit targets, and then merging spirits at the moment of impact, wouldn’t that perfectly avoid the drawback of losing control over power?”

“Establishing the Unique Armament is merely to stabilize the ability control, far less effective than directly creating a support calculation device that can perform remote manipulation!”

“What does everyone think?”

All at once, everyone erupted in excitement.

“There’s actually such a method?”

“This is too unconventional; who would have thought to use Dao Artifacts for assistance?!”

“Impressive! It seems like he has found a truly feasible path, and it can be implemented soon. The Awakening Ceremony is just three months away!”

This idea was naturally feasible; Dao Artifacts could even elevate cultivation levels from thin air, and remote assistance in calculations was merely a matter of consumption!

Thus, all the researchers in the entire group cheered, as they saw the dawn of victory ahead.