Chapter 637 - 541: Route Decided
Chapter 637: Chapter 541: Route Decided
The light of the Teleportation Array faded, and Jeming found himself standing firmly outside the Space Transmission Array of the Purgatory Sulfur Plane.
He took a deep breath.
The familiar scent of sulfur permeated the air, mingling with the faint heat of lava.
This smell, once uncomfortable to him, now evoked a sense of nostalgia.
He hadn’t anticipated that this mission would span fifty years in a single endeavor.
Jeming stood in place, gazing at the flowing river of lava in the distance, feeling somewhat dazed.
He shook his head, regaining his focus, and headed towards the laboratory.
Speaking of which, these fifty years hadn’t been entirely wasted for him.
Although receiving tasks on the Aerial Plane were cumbersome, most of the time he only needed to oversee the progress.
It allowed him the opportunity to delve into those knowledge crystals he had long wanted to study in detail.
Now, his knowledge level should have reached that of an experienced Fourth Level Wizard.
Jeming silently assessed himself.
He was still quite far from the average level of a Fifth Level Wizard.
After all, the study time for many Fifth Level Wizards is measured in "millennia."
Even if not all their time is used for learning, the time gap between Jeming and proper Fifth Level Wizards remained significant.
This fifty-year intensive study merely elevated his shortcomings from "abysmal" to "barely acceptable."
"The knowledge on the Wizard side is barely sufficient." Jeming contemplated, "Next, I can spare some time to focus on the knowledge of the Cultivation Immortality Civilization."
His grasp of the Spiritual Qi Law had been stuck at over twenty percent for quite some time.
To continue improving, he must invest significant time into research and insight.
He pondered his future plans while walking.
There were still many aspects of the Incense Fire Divine Dao that could be enhanced.
The cross-space energy transmission system had revealed several issues during the previous wars, making it a suitable time for adjustments.
With sufficient accumulation of knowledge, it was also time to choose a direction for in-depth study of the Fifth Level knowledge system.
Unknowingly, he had arrived at the entrance of the laboratory.
The laboratory door opened automatically, with the sound of rustling footsteps inside.
A dozen Black Giant Priests approached, each holding a stack of Record Crystals filled with dense data annotations.
"Master, you’ve returned."
The leading Black Giant Priest bowed in greeting.
Jeming nodded and took a seat at the main position in the laboratory.
"Tell me, what’s happened over these years."
The leading Black Giant Priest stepped forward and began reporting.
First, the operation of the Incense Fire Divine Dao.
The number of followers was steadily increasing, and the Power of Incense production had risen by three percent compared to fifty years ago.
The Incense Fire Divine Dao was running smoothly, although recent years had shown high energy conversion losses that needed resource allocation for inspection.
Then there was the propagation and management of the Black Giant Legion.
The number of Black Giants within the Purgatory Sulfur Plane had exceeded ten billion, and individuals above the Sixth Level surpassed one hundred thousand.
The discipline and combat power of the legion had both improved, but resource consumption had grown in tandem, requiring the master to decide whether to control the scale.
Next, the resource reserves and experiment progress.
The Seventh Level Large Elemental Pool was operating normally, with ample energy reserves.
Jeming processed this information swiftly in his mind as he listened.
The system of the Incense Fire Divine Dao indeed required adjustments.
When he designed it back at the Second Level, many details were not perfect.
Now was the right time to resolve those leftover issues.
As for the scale of the Black Giant Legion...
"No need to control it for now." Jeming said, "Continue propagation, but ensure resource allocation keeps pace. Filter out those with insufficient combat capability and assign them to the logistics sequence."
The Black Giant Priest nodded, annotating on the Record Crystal.
The report lasted nearly an hour. Once all matters were dealt with, just as Jeming was about to dismiss them, the leader of the Black Giant Priests suddenly stepped forward again.
"Master, there’s one more thing."
"Speak."
Melt Mountain handed over a Record Crystal: "It’s regarding the secondary analysis data of the biological organization you previously instructed."
Jeming took the crystal, probing into it with his Spiritual Power.
Inside was a vast amount of anatomical records, tissue slice images, and energy reaction test data.
These were research materials accumulated during his time as a Second and Third Level Wizard.
At that time, in order to increase his knowledge reserves, he dissected various creatures zealously, including many he brought back from the Aerial Plane, dissecting almost every one of them.
But due to limited proficiency then, many anatomical research efforts were somewhat rough.
After advancing to Fourth and Fifth Levels, he had been too busy to revisit them, leaving these materials untouched.
Until decades ago, he thought of having the Black Giant Priests re-examine them, using more sophisticated technology to reanalyze those biological organizations.
Jeming scanned through the data, his expression subtly changing.
His gaze stopped on a section of the analysis results.
It was a study on the "Black Giant Leader Melt Mountain’s body structure."
Back then, he wanted to study Melt Mountain’s body structure, but due to insufficient knowledge reserves, he only conducted some basic tests and set it aside.
Now, looking at these data, Jeming’s interest had been piqued again.
"In that case, this could be a good direction." Jeming murmured.
As he continued reading, his thoughts became increasingly clear.
Biological Transformation... indeed suitable as a priority study in Fifth Level knowledge.
The three cannon fodder units he created—Black Giants, Nests, and Patrollers—thus far, only the Black Giants had been truly put to use.
Nests and Patrollers were originally designed as naval and aerial combat units.
But over the years, they had hardly participated in any significant battles.
The Patrollers had undergone two rounds of modifications, yet their strength still couldn’t match the pace of the Black Giants.
Especially as the Black Giants grew rapidly after integrating into the Purgatory Sulfur Plane’s Incense Fire Divine Dao System, leaving the Patrollers far behind.
As for the Nests...
Jeming recalled.
Aside from a few tests when they were first created, they hadn’t been used again.
Later, as the technology of the Inner Grotto Heaven matured, the automated factories within the Grotto Heaven completely replaced the Nest’s functions as biological battleships.
Now, the presence of the Nests was almost nonexistent.
Jeming set down the Record Crystal, deep in thought.
Since the next focus is to research Biological Transformation-related knowledge, why not practice on the Nests and Patrollers?
On one hand, it could enhance his knowledge level, preparing for future research on Melt Mountain’s body structure; on the other hand, these two units indeed needed upgrades and updates.
"Then it’s decided, the next research direction will focus on Biological Transformation."
"Start with the Fifth Level Wizard knowledge system and go through all relevant theories of Biological Transformation." Jeming paused, "Simultaneously design the upgrade plans for the Nests and Patrollers."