Sanctuary Paradise

Chapter 656: Destruction and Energy

Four days later, in the Sanctuary Paradise, in the exclusive room.

"Ling Yuzi, hurry up!!!"

boom--! !

A huge explosion was accompanied by a rapid shout. In the laboratory filled with various bottles and strange instruments, a flash of black and white light suddenly burst out. Under the suppression of the golden light that followed, the energy-solidified crystal that had been specially fixed with magic was directly bounced away.

“Ahem, ahem…!!”

After a while, Xin Lailai, as if choked by something, crawled up from the messy test area, looked at the test site in front of him that looked like it had been splashed with sulfuric acid, and the energy-solidified crystal that had been broken into two pieces, and his face twitched slightly.

Great, another 300 million park points worth of repair money is gone.

"Xiaobai No. 1, record the results."

[Ding~Command received, the 16th development test of "Nirvana" has ended, the total test time is: 0'16"96, test data is being generated...]

A childish electronic sound rang out in Xin Lailai's mind. Xin Lailai looked at the time displayed on the branding interface, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help but twitching twice.

He squandered 17 million Paradise Points in 300 seconds, and didn't get any substantial improvement in return. In the entire Paradise, I'm afraid the Mage is the only one who needs to spend money like this.

No, even among mages, there are probably few who can spend more money than them. After all, even the most research-obsessed mages would not use legendary energy-solidifying crystals as consumables. In other words, for most mages, energy-solidifying crystals could not be associated with consumables.

After all, judging from the design strength alone, a piece of legendary quality energy-solidified crystal should theoretically be able to withstand a shot from the improved version of Apollo at close range and still continue to exist. And from the perspective of energy carrying capacity, even the energy from the Blue Steel Shadow of the Destroyer would at most leave some permanent wear and tear on the energy-solidified crystal, and would not explode into two pieces directly in a test like theirs.

"Sure enough, is it too early to develop a spell based on annihilation energy now?"

In the test area, Xin Lailai picked up the broken crystal and looked at the crystal cavity inside which was destroyed with only black and white traces left at the edge, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

During these four days, thanks to the calming runes that provided a sufficient limit on mental fatigue and recovery speed, the success he and Ling Yuzi achieved in spells was extremely remarkable. This also allowed them to think of the 'Nirvana Energy Version of Crystal Technique', which they had no intention of touching at the beginning, after completing a series of established goals.

As for the result...

All I can say is that it's just like what I see before my eyes. The imagined 'Silence Crystal Technique' has not been completed, but the 'Demon Disintegration Technique' that Ling Yuzi casually complained about is about to come true.

Of course, despite all the complaints, if you really count them, they have not gained nothing. For example, the 'Small Devouring Technique' that they developed with the power of demons and angels in the beginning, they did not continue researching it after developing it to the point where it could stably trigger the 'devouring phenomenon'. However, after they hit a wall with the 'Silence Crystal Technique' more than a dozen times, they suddenly had a lot of new inspiration for the original 'Small Devouring Technique'.

"Lai Lai, look at this! This seems to be what we were looking for when we developed the Devouring Technique!!"

Suddenly, Ling Yuzi's joyful shouts were heard. Upon hearing this, Xin Lailai hurried towards Ling Yuzi who had already arrived at the experimental area.

"Let me see! This spectrum... and the process of its generation... seem to be able to be used in the Devouring Technique!"

"Quick, try it according to the process above. I will be responsible for adjusting the energy frequency, and the structure of the technique will be handed over to you, Ling Yuzi!"

"Ok!"

An excited voice rang out from the laboratory. Xin Lailai, who was distressed about the development costs of Nirvana just a few seconds ago, now looked like a child who had found treasure on the beach. His expression brightened up.

The development of spells is like this, failure again and again, adjustment of parameters again and again, recording of data again and again, and so on in a cycle. Then, in this long process, step by step, you move towards the result you are pursuing, or you receive an unexpected surprise when you least expect it.

Perhaps the process will be boring, even full of self-doubt and frustration, but when new phenomena or data appear, the rewards and satisfaction they bring will only be greater than the practice of techniques that will be rewarded through exercise. Even if the effort is still in vain in the end, the foundation of knowledge and experience has already gradually gone further and further on this road of exploration and knowledge.

This is the wizard.

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Three hours later, in the exclusive room.

boom--! !

[Ding~ Testing completed, data being generated...]

[Generation completed. The results of the 29th "Destruction Technique" development test are as follows:]

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Project name: Development of the "Destroying Phenomenon" spell based on "Demon Power" and "Angel Power" (version 1.0)

Demonic power energy intensity: 6.1

Angel power energy intensity: 6.1

...

...

Damage type: Energy destruction/matter annihilation damage

Damage intensity: 9.1

Damage: 2000 points

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Done! ! !

In the devastated test area, Xin Lailai looked at the square metal pile in front of him, which was destroyed to the point where only a few corners were left, revealing a huge spherical hole inside, with obvious excitement in his eyes.

Om-! !

[Hint: The "Elf Assimilation" status has been lifted]

"Lai Lai, what are we doing..."

"Well, the development of 'Crystal Devouring Technique' was successful."

Xin Lailai said this in an excited tone, with excitement in his eyes that was hard to conceal.

The art of devouring crystal elements.

Strictly speaking, this thing is actually a weakened version of the "Silence Crystal Element Art" they imagined, but in terms of demand, it is more in line with their current needs. In fact, the reason why they turned to develop the "Silence Crystal Element Art" which is obviously more difficult than one level after developing the "Small Devouring Art" that can instantly devour the "Demon Power" and "Angel Power" is because they were at a bottleneck in the development of the "Devouring Crystal Element Art" at that time.

This does not mean that the "devouring phenomenon" is more powerful than the "nihilism phenomenon", but because the "devouring phenomenon", from common sense, only refers to a result caused by the collision of two energies of conflicting natures in a specific way, rather than the "nihilism phenomenon" which is only caused by the "nihilism energy".

Simply put, the reason why they chose to develop the 'Nirvana Crystal Technique' instead of the 'Devouring Crystal Technique' is because the 'Nirvana Energy' is a real thing and can appear stably in their bodies, while the 'Devouring Energy' does not exist in theory at all. It is just the 'Devouring Phenomenon' caused by two different energies.

Of course, at the beginning they also thought about using the combined 'demon power' and 'angel power' to create a 'theoretical version of devouring energy' that was on the verge of balance and the critical point of devouring, but the final result was that they simulated it thousands of times on the virtual terminal without a single success, forcing them to give up the plan to develop the 'devouring crystal technique' at that time.

"I didn't expect that in the end, I didn't find the node of static balance, but I found the node of dynamic balance by accident..."

Xin Lailai looked at the data results in front of him, and with a thought, a ball of energy whose surface constantly changed between black and white suddenly appeared in his hand, and finally quickly condensed into a strange black and white crystal with constantly changing color.

In fact, they had already learned from various relevant materials and documents how to keep the two conflicting energies at the critical point of balance and annihilation. After all, the Devouring System was an extremely powerful system in the void. Even one of the top figures in the world who was now famous followed the path of the Devouring System. In this case, there were naturally countless studies on "hypothetical devouring energy" within the academic sect.

It’s just that, for some things, knowing the theory is one thing, but putting it into practice is another.

Just as there are no two leaves in the world that are exactly the same, the same is true for body energy in this regard. The differences between two individuals at the microscopic level mean that the demonic power they condense can only be infinitely close, but can never be completely consistent, no matter how similar they look.

Therefore, even if they understand the relevant theories and even know the corresponding formulas, they still have to try and adjust again and again, modifying the various details that require a lot of experiments to determine bit by bit, and adjust the spell structure and various parameters written in the textbooks to a state that is suitable for their own.

According to the theories in various materials of the annihilation system, there are actually two kinds of balance in the "hypothetical annihilation energy". One is that the two energies that trigger the annihilation phenomenon are in a static state, and the annihilation phenomenon will be immediately triggered as long as a little external interference is introduced. The other is that the two energies are in a dynamic equilibrium state, and unless they are subject to external interference that can break the dynamic balance, they can stabilize at the equilibrium node on the verge of annihilation.

Of these two states of 'devouring energy', you can tell with your eyes closed that the dynamic balance version is definitely more useful, but conversely, the difficulty of achieving dynamic balance is much greater than that of static balance.

This is why they were so excited when they found the record in the research data of the 'Nirvana Crystal Technique' that the 'demon power' and the 'angel power' were maintained in a dynamic balance. You know, they originally couldn't even find the node of static balance, but now they accidentally discovered the 'standard answer' to maintain dynamic balance. It would be strange if they were not excited.

However, if we consider the value of the birth process of the 'Nirvana Energy', in a sense, finding the standard answer of the 'Devouring Crystal Element Technique' from the development process of the 'Nirvana Crystal Element Technique' can actually be regarded as a dimensionality reduction attack.

As for whether this shortcut violates my principle of seeking knowledge or something... I can only say that "shortcut" is always relative.

They were able to find the opportunity to perfect the 'Crystal Devouring Technique' from the development process of the 'Crystal Devouring Technique' because they were already familiar with the various theories involved in the 'Crystal Devouring Technique' and the 'Energy Devouring Technique'. Otherwise, if a wizard who didn't understand this knowledge came over, even if he was given the research data, he wouldn't be able to understand what those lines that were more chaotic than a heartbeat chart meant.

"1000 points of demonic power and angelic power can cause 6000 points of Devouring true damage, which means that 4000 points of mana can cast a Devouring spell with 2000 true damage..."

Xin Lailai glanced at the data recorded by Xiaobai No. 1, nodded slightly, and a look of satisfaction appeared in her eyes.

4000 mana for 2000 damage, for normal spells, this is definitely a loss-making conversion rate. You should know that even for ultra-wide-range large-scale magic with low conversion efficiency as its 'characteristic shortcoming', the conversion rate of mana and theoretical damage is basically above 1:1. If it is a small spell like Fireball, it can reach 1:10 or even 1:20.

But if you add the prefix "Intensity Level 9.1", it becomes completely different.

What is the specific concept of this intensity? Let's put it this way. In the academic school's definition of "energy intensity and damage", there is actually a very clear definition of "real damage". Simply put, if the energy that causes damage is divided into 0 to 10.0 levels according to the number of levels in the paradise, then the energy of each level can be divided into to levels according to its damage intensity.

To illustrate with a specific example, taking mana as an example, assuming that his current intelligence attribute is 80 points of real intelligence, then the basic mana he derives is just at the third-order level 0 energy strength.

The reason why it is exactly level 0 is because this is the standard that the academic sect defines as the energy of level 0 intensity, namely:
"——The basic strength of the mana derived from the lower limit of the intelligence attribute of the current rank is the basic strength of the level 0 strength energy of the current rank."

According to this standard, with his current 90 points of real intelligence attribute, the basic mana strength derived from it is approximately level 0.72 in the third-level energy.

And if the 20% mana strength bonus provided by his Mana Grandmaster LV.410 is taken into account, then the strength level of his mana can reach about level 3.67 in the third-level energy.

At the same time, according to the academic definition of energy intensity and damage category, when the intensity of an energy can reach 6.0 or above at the current level, it can be regarded as high-intensity energy sufficient to cause "real damage", because this means that the damage caused by this energy alone is enough to destroy more than 99.5% of the energy and material structure at the current level.

This is currently the most clear standard for the energy intensity level and true damage of each tier. Once you understand this, you will find a problem:
——That is, their "demon power" and "angel power" are actually not far from falling below the minimum energy intensity level required to cause true damage.

In fact, not all energy intensity levels are constant. On the contrary, the professional energy intensity levels of most professional systems in this world will continue to decrease with the improvement of rank. This is why some professions can cause real damage at low levels, but can only cause ordinary damage at high levels.

At the same time, this is why there are links like "professional energy awakening" in various top professions or systems, which is to ensure that the core energy of the profession will not drop in strength level as the rank increases.

Take the 'demon power' as an example. In fact, when they just mastered the demon power... that is, the first level, the strength of the 'demon power' at that time was about 6.9~7.0 levels. And if the 'demon power' is awakened a second time, this strength will increase further, and can even be increased to above level 9.0.

However, since they do not have demon blood and they themselves have not followed the demon clan's career system, the 'demon power' they use has always been the most basic version. Therefore, its strength has begun to decline as their rank increases, from the original level 6.9~7.0 to the current level 6.1. It is only two steps away from falling out of the range of true damage.

Of course, 83203 had mentioned this to them a long time ago, and the solution they provided was very simple. When their career templates were changed, 83203 would help them develop a new version of demon power and angel power based on their situation that could stabilize at around level 6.3.

And then? And that was it.

If they want to use higher-intensity energy, they should research and develop it themselves, and find a way to create extraordinary energy that is more suitable for themselves. At that time, the other party will personally integrate the extraordinary energy they created into their professional system. This is what 83203 said to them.

The other party will not provide them with any permanent help, but will only provide a most basic protection plan. As for the rest, it all depends on their own efforts.

This is why they want to study "devouring energy" and "annihilation energy". Because according to the current situation, if they really use the demon power with a strength of only 6.1 to participate in the world battle, then at that time it is very likely that when they strike with their swords, the demon power and angel power that should have caused real damage will be directly interfered by other energies with higher intensity and become only ordinary energy damage and soul damage.

But with the 'Devouring Energy' of level 9.1 and the 'Devouring Crystal Technique' that can freely control the 'Devouring Energy', the situation is completely different. Although the damage conversion rate of this thing is only 1:0.5, which is a level that can be called the shame of spells, its energy intensity of level 9.1 is not enough to match the energy of the awakened Blue Steel Shadow and the Netherworld's death energy. The real damage it causes to the flesh is guaranteed to be 'not more real'.

——Also, although the basic damage conversion rate of 'Devouring Energy' is low, this thing has a high 'devouring rate'!
Unlike the 'Energy of Annihilation' which does not even benefit from the independent damage bonus of 'Yuan Mo', after their testing, 'Devouring Energy' can not only fully benefit from the 60% independent damage bonus of 'Yuan Mo' and the 30% damage bonus of the 'Oath Set', but can even withstand a 200% sword power gain.

Of course, the reason why they can get so many bonuses is actually due to the fact that the 'Devouring Energy' they developed is a dynamic balance version. If it is a 'static balance' version, let alone the gain from sword power, being able to get a bonus from Yuan Mo is already a very good result.

It can be said that from now on, they can truly be regarded as a "foreign-level team" without obvious shortcomings.

After all, although they had the support of 'annihilation energy' in the past, the side effects and risks of using this thing were too great, and it was completely unsuitable for use in non-death or high-pressure battles. However, 'devouring energy' is different. As a kind of energy that can be used at will in various occasions, it can be used as their 'professional energy'.

As for the risk of use? Sorry, with the strength of their body protection energy after the Blocking Grandmaster LV.20 + the Oath Set, even the Devouring Energy with a strength of up to 9.1 can't cause any substantial risk to them, and it's even impossible to make their body protection energy fall into silence.

Of course, all the big talk needs to be tested in actual combat to know whether it is true or not, and as luck would have it, they now have an excellent experimental subject -

[Prompt: Yes/No to start teleporting, this teleportation destination: Lailai Cult Headquarters]

"confirm."

A confident confirmation voice sounded, and Xin Lailai looked at a name on the communication channel with a smile on his face, with an undisguised look of expectation in his eyes.

After standing someone up for four consecutive days, now... it's time for them to fulfill their agreement to compete with each other.

You have to know that even the 'Crystal Devouring Technique' that can be used as a big move is only one of the results of their four days of immersive research.

With two souls in one body + LV.20 spell master + LV.20 mana master + A-level spell qualification + origin stone·remnant + academic sect database, how could they develop only one 'Crystal Devouring Technique' to deal with the next world battle after digesting a world?
He was looking forward to seeing how the Death Keeper would react when faced with these new spells they had developed.

It's time to let those skilled barbarians experience the 'knowledge shock' of the wizard who spent 1.3 million in research funds in four days!

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(End of this chapter)