"If you dare to do these tricks again, I will beat you up! I'm serious! No more smiling and frivolous smiles!"
In the evening, at the top of Minggui Peak, in the small courtyard where Wang Liufu usually rested, the outer sect elder had changed his clothes and was harshly scolding Old Jiang in front of him.
The latter adopted an attitude of humbly admitting his mistakes.
But looking at him sitting cross-legged, leaning on the armchair, playing with the Magic Cube, you can tell that this bad guy has no remorse in his heart.
Wang Liufu is also a wonderful person.
In fact, he didn't care whether Lao Jiang admitted his mistake or not. He even offered him the best tea and various spiritual fruits picked from the spiritual plant garden in the back mountain.
The colors are riotous with colour and are very beautiful.
These fruits are extraordinary. Eating them will help to generate spiritual energy, or help heal wounds, and strengthen the body and bones. Of course, eating them directly will definitely not be as effective as using them as medicine.
But he is a monk.
What matters is the style.
"Your magic cube is quite interesting."
Elder Wang changed his expression, sat opposite Lao Jiang with a smile, poured Lao Jiang a cup of tea, and said slowly:
“Although it’s only a top-grade magical weapon now.
But its essence does not lie in its material. As long as we can find better spiritual materials and replace them with more powerful high-level ink talismans, it will become a magic weapon in the near future.
Junior Brother Jiang is indeed a genius in weapon making.
He had only been practicing for a few days, but he had already quietly created such a powerful magical weapon.
If you ask me, since you presented the blueprint of the Hun Tian to the sect, you are definitely qualified to be placed in the treasure house."
At this point, Wang Liufu rubbed his hands, looked around, and said:
"I am also interested in participating in the research, but my Mohist rules are there. I am not allowed to copy without the permission of my junior brother."
"Brother Wang, if you want to do it, just do it."
Lao Jiang waved his hand nonchalantly and said:
"This thing is not difficult. As long as you have a little talent, you can imitate it after just one look. You don't need to ask me at all. The idea of ​​this Rubik's Cube was not mine.
Go ask the Wasteland Ascendants, they have plenty of this stuff."
"Hehe, Junior Brother Jiang, this is boring."
Wang Liufu took a sip of tea and said:
"As I said just now, the essence of this thing is not in its material structure, but in the ink engraving diagram."
Look, Lao Wang really knows his stuff.
The true essence of the Hun Tian Magic Cube can be seen at a glance.
How difficult can a Rubik's Cube be?
Not to mention the group of instrument makers in Mo Shuangshan, even the craftsmen in the mortal world with a more flexible mind can imitate it, but the key lies in the order in which the ink symbols are engraved on the fifty-four squares on the six sides of the Rubik's Cube.
This thing.
How could it be carved casually?
The consequence of carving randomly is that you will not be able to form the correct Nine-Character Ink Array when rotating.
If it cannot form an ink array, or only two or three sides form an ink array at a time, then what is the point of spending time and effort to make the Hun Tian Rubik's Cube?
Lao Jiang was in seclusion for a week, and it took him less than two hours to make the Rubik's Cube.
The rest of the time, he just lay in bed like a corpse.
He used all the computing power of the chip to build the data model. It took him six full days to come up with a set of seal engraving maps that maximized efficiency.
The computing power of the chip is too small.
Lao Jiang felt very sorry that the utilization rate of the atlas in his hands was still not 100%, but only a pitiful 65%.
This was achieved by referring to the information on ink formation techniques left by ink formation masters in the Tianji Ink Book. This also means that for every hundred times Lao Jiang turns the Rubik's Cube, he will be unable to form a talisman formation more than thirty times.
What a horrible rate of waste!
Lao Jiang was very dissatisfied with this result.
But how easy is it to get a perfect set of engraving maps?
The combination of the Rubik's Cube looks simple, but if you use the knowledge of junior high school mathematics to calculate, you will know the total number of all its pattern combinations.
It's a terrifying 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 species.
What is the concept?
If Lao Jiang rotates the Rubik's Cube once every three seconds, even without counting repetitions, it will take him 454.2 billion years to complete all the patterns. This amount of time is thirty times the age of the lovely universe in Lao Jiang's previous life!
If Lao Jiang wants a perfect set of Hun Tian Rubik's Cube diagrams, he must find a more powerful calculator, and there probably isn't any such calculator in the entire wasteland.
The reason why he named the Rubik's Cube in his hand "Hun Tian" was not only because this thing was very powerful, but also because Lao Jiang felt deeply powerless in the face of such a terrifying amount of data.
He also believed it deeply.
Even in this magical , none of these powerful cultivators have the brainpower to calculate a map with 100% utilization rate in an instant.
This is how Lao Jiang made use of the second-level ink talisman.
The highest level of Mo Fu is level nine, so the upper limit of the Hun Tian Magic Cube is theoretically infinite.
Unfortunately, the theory is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.
"Elder Wang wants my Hun Tian Tu Pai?"
Jiang Xia chuckled and put the magic cube on the table. He looked at Wang Liufu and said:
"It's not that I can't give it to you, but it depends on what kind of reward the elder can give me."
"That's not what I meant, and I didn't mean to take advantage of others."
Wang Liufu said solemnly:
"Although I am not good at cultivation, I am also a member of the Mo family. I just want to ask Junior Brother Jiang to give me some ideas. As for the diagram, I will slowly summarize it myself."
"I'm afraid you can't do this alone."
Jiang Xia shook his head and said:
"Senior Brother Wang has greatly underestimated the workload. If you really want to research, you'll probably have to bring Elder Sanbao along. Believe me, the difficulty of this job is beyond your imagination.
This is a big pit. For the sake of your practice, I don’t recommend you jump in. You may not be able to climb out.
As for the idea...
I can give it to you. I will give the entry-level atlas to Brother Wang tomorrow. The utilization rate of the ink symbols in that atlas is about 20%. It is for reference only.
But it’s not free.”
Jiang Xia picked up the teacup and drank it happily. He raised his eyes and said to Wang Liufu:
"Elder Wang, do you know about the armor and magic weapon of my Senior Brother Shi Rui?"
“Yes.”
Hearing this, Lao Wang immediately became interested. He slapped his thigh and said excitedly:
"These past few days, I have been helping Shi Rui study it. That fat guy Qian Duo can't help at all, but he learns very quickly, so he can still help out.
I guess that set of 'Xingtian' armor was also made by Junior Brother Jiang?"
"Xing Tian?"
Jiang Xia blinked and said:
"You gave it such a domineering name? Aren't you afraid of offending taboos?"
"Taboo? No."
Wang Liufu waved his hand and said:
“If you give a divine beast a name, maybe some idle monsters will come to cause trouble, but Xing Tian is a great witch from ancient times, and his witch clan has long been extinct, so no one will care.
Moreover, although the armor is still being improved, Ben Xiu has already seen its potential.
It and your Rubik's Cube are exactly two extremes.
As long as there are enough high-quality spiritual materials, the power of the Xingtian Armor can be continuously improved. Moreover, the two have the same effect. They are both magical weapons that emphasize essence rather than appearance.
As long as you understand the essence, the appearance can be modified at will.
This has allowed me to come up with all kinds of wonderful ideas during my meditation over the past few days. Even my practice, which has made no progress for many years, seems to be showing signs of a breakthrough.
I know what Junior Brother Jiang wants to say."
Elder Wang held the teacup and whispered:
“Even if Junior Brother Jiang didn’t ask, I would still do my best to help Shi Rui complete this set of armor. This is not only related to Shi Rui’s sect competition, but also to the millions of lives of Fengming Country.
This is also related to my cultivation, so I cannot afford to neglect it."
"That's good."
Old Jiang smiled. He chatted with Wang Liufu for a while, then remembered something and asked:
"Brother, when I was studying the Hun Tian these few days, I suddenly had an idea. I'd like to share it with you so that you can have fun."
"you say."
Lao Wang glanced at the magic cube on the table and said with a smile:
"I'm all ears."
"Yes, it's about the dependence of various magical instruments in our Mo Shuang Mountain on spiritual energy from spirit stones."
Jiang Xia calmly spoke out the problem that had troubled him for a long time. He said to Wang Liufu in a discussion and research manner:
"When I first saw my senior brother's wooden kite, I had doubts in my heart. It uses spiritual stones as its source and draws spiritual energy through the spiritual absorption talisman array to provide itself with movement.
This spirit-absorbing formation is not difficult.
I have also done some research, but I am very confused. We in the Mohist school have a Soul-Absorbing Array that can draw spiritual energy and transform it into energy, but why haven't we improved this Soul-Absorbing Array?
You see, brother, the speed at which your wooden kite consumes spiritual energy is different when it is flying slowly and at high speed. If you could modify the spiritual energy absorption array, it would be able to use different spiritual energy extraction speeds.
That way the spiritual energy of the spirit stone won't dissipate, and the utilization rate will be higher, right?"
"Oh, your idea has already been mentioned by someone in Mo Shuang Mountain."
Wang Liufu shook his head and said:
"It's Qingshan, the third disciple of the elder Liu Chu and Song Fan's junior sister. She is also a person who likes to think too much. When she first entered the sect, she asked this question.
But no one has conducted further research.
The reason is very simple...
It's just a spiritual stone, not a rare thing.
To put it bluntly, no one knows how many spirit stones are buried underground in the entire Ku Mu Territory. The magic weapons in our Mo Shuang Mountain that use spirit stones are all low-level magic weapons.
As one moves towards the realm of true existence and above, one no longer needs spirit stones to use magical instruments and treasures, but instead uses the spiritual power of the cultivator, which is easier and more precise to operate.
Studying this would be missing the point, and even if you do figure it out, it won't be of much use.
But since you asked this, I will tell you.
Your idea is feasible and not difficult to implement. Just add two ink symbols to the spirit absorption array to control the speed of spiritual energy extraction.
But it is not very useful.
A spiritual stone only has so much spiritual energy, no matter how much you control it, it can't extend its use time by much."
Hearing Wang Liufu's words, Lao Jiang curled his lips.
These cultivators are really used to spending lavishly and have no idea of ​​cost control. Although spirit stones are cheap, they still cost money.
However, Lao Jiang did not make this complaint. His previous questions were just to pave the way for his real problem.
He then said :
"According to what Senior Brother said, the spiritual energy absorption speed of this spirit stone can be quantitatively controlled. In other words, the spiritual energy in the spirit stone can also be converted into other forms of energy in a similar way, right?
Brother, when you saw the design of the Xingtian Armor, you should know that the energy set for it by those wasteland ascenders is a kind of energy called "electricity." "
"Yes, I know. I've also seen it from Jasmine. It's just an ordinary electric arc."
Wang Liufu said:
"I understand what you mean, Junior Brother. If we want to follow the original design of the Xingtian Armor and make it electrically powered, we have to equip it with some spiritual energy-transforming lightning arrays.
Using my junior brother’s previous idea, we should also add more ink symbols to control the strength of the spiritual energy conversion into lightning.
But I have already told Shi Rui.
We monks don't need to be so complicated when making magic tools, and we don't need to stick to the original design.
After all, the various functions of the Xingtian Armor can be replaced by our Mohist talisman arrays. Whether it is flying, detection, huge force, defense, or attacking means, there are corresponding talisman arrays to replace them.
However, some of its internal shape changes still require the use of the sophisticated mechanical technology of the wasteland secret realm.
But there is no need to deliberately transform the spiritual energy into lightning and activate it directly with the spiritual energy.
In this regard, I have already made some proper plans, so you don’t have to worry about the armor you make being less powerful.”
"Well, of course I believe in my brother's weapon-making skills."
Jiang Xia smiled and said:
"But I'm still curious about the use of electricity in the wasteland secret realm. I've always wondered if we can design a magic tool or artifact.
Can they transform the spiritual energy in the spirit stones into their electrical energy?
Or let's go the other way around.
Is it possible to convert electrical energy back into spiritual energy?
I have seen some ingenious machines in the wasteland that can convert fire, wind and electricity, which amazed me and are still unforgettable."
"Um?"
When Wang Liufu heard this, he immediately frowned.
He said:
“I wanted to ask this before.
Junior brother, when you went to the wasteland secret realm, even if the avenue of time was different, you only stayed there for less than a day at most. How could you see so many things?"
"Because, the chip."
Lao Jiang pointed to his head without changing his expression and said to Lao Wang:
“Senior Brother Wang has had contact with wasteland ascenders for quite some time. Don’t you know that they have those strange chips in their brains that can store information, just like our cultivators’ divine thoughts?
But a little more clever.
They stored all the information about their world in the chip. I accidentally got the chip, so I can naturally see the wonders of that world through the knowledge they stored."
"Is that so?"
Wang Liufu was now interested. He twisted his short beard and said:
“I heard about it from Jasmine before, but I didn’t know much about it.
Now that I have heard Junior Brother talk about how amazing it is, I want to give it a try, and I want to see the machine that Junior Brother talked about that turns wind and fire into electricity."
"Why is that so difficult?"
Jiang Xia said calmly:
"Moli still has some chips. If you want to try them out, ask her to give you one. To be honest, the information in the database of those wastelanders is vast and bizarre. It's very interesting."
"Well...then give Ben a trim."
Lao Wang did not hesitate for long before making up his mind. He said to Jiang Xia:
“After I have finished looking at those machines, if you need me, I am willing to help you explore the method of converting spiritual energy into electrical energy.
Just take it as a pleasure.”
Jiang Xia narrowed his eyes immediately, then smiled again, bowed to Wang Liufu, and said:
"Then I'll trouble you, Senior Brother."