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Chapter 60 Speculations about Divine Craftsmanship

"So how did the [Divine Refinement] technique achieve such rapid weapon forging in the original story?"

Zhuge Qing muttered to himself, his fingers unconsciously tapping his knee.

Based on the weapon-forging theories he has come across, there are essentially two ways to increase the speed of weapon forging.

First, simplify the complexity of the internal "circuit" of the magic weapon.

Secondly, it increases the speed of drawing this "circuit".

The former involves the design philosophy and functional trade-offs of the magic weapon itself.

If a magical artifact is designed with extreme simplicity in mind, then it will naturally be quick to forge.

But this is clearly not the path that a high-level technique like [Divine Refinement] would take.

So, only the latter option remains—improving rendering speed.

But this thing is extremely difficult to improve.

The concept of "Primordial Qi" is extremely mysterious. Currently, it is known that it can only be influenced and perceived by the consciousness of intelligent life forms and controlled by their thought processes.

The more focused your consciousness is, the more subtle your control over Qi becomes, and the smoother and more stable the operation of your innate Qi will be.

This is why these practitioners meditate every day, pursuing a state of "stillness".

Only with a calm and composed mind can one better "operate" this thing.

The problem is, no matter how focused you are, the sheer amount of work involved in weapon crafting is undeniable.

The delineation of each energy node and the opening of each Qi path require considerable mental effort.

To complete such a massive amount of work in a short period of time, one must achieve an incredible, effortless level of control over the innate Qi.

This requires an extremely high level of cultivation to accomplish.

They must be at least at the level of the Old Celestial Master, able to control their Qi at will with a single thought.

However, in the original novel, Ma Xianhong's abilities were clearly not at that heaven-defying level.

Without using any magical artifacts, he sparred with top young masters like Wang Ye and Zhang Lingyu, and the gap between them wasn't overwhelming.

This shows that his actual strength is just so-so.

"In other words, the [Divine Craftsmanship] technique definitely uses some kind of trickery..."

Zhuge Qing's eyes flickered, and his brain worked at a rapid pace.

Taking shortcuts... taking shortcuts...

At the moment, the most likely possibility he can think of is... "the interior!"
Based on his previous speculation, the "inner landscape" should be somewhat similar to the "divine tree" on Nathan Island.

Not a single individual consciousness, but... a collection of some form of human consciousness?
If that's the case, then theoretically, the "inner vision" should possess unimaginably powerful computing capabilities!
Moreover, techniques like Qimen Dunjia inherently borrow the power of "Heavenly Dao" through some method.

If [Divine Machine Refinement] also utilizes some special method to access the computing power of the "inner world" for auxiliary calculations and precise control...

Then everything makes sense!

Leveraging the immense computing power of the "Inner View" to construct Qi pathways at the microscopic level!
This is like others still struggling to calculate with an abacus, while Ma Xianhong directly connected to a computer; it's no wonder he was so efficient.

"hiss……"

Thinking of this, Zhuge Qing couldn't help but grin.

This guess piqued his curiosity, making him eager to find out for himself right now.

Unfortunately, he could only dream about it.

Let alone Ma Xianhong, he doesn't even have a way to verify his own conjecture.

In theory, all the extraordinary individuals in China should be managed by that bizarre organization called "Na Du Tong".

However, judging from the content presented in the original work, the "All-Knowing" organization's research on supernatural beings can only be described as a "tragedy." They were a classic example of squandering a winning hand!

In the original work, even foreign organizations like Behemoth had already noticed the unique nature of the Inhumans.

Those powerful superhumans, even at over a hundred years old, can still be lively and energetic. This alone is enough to attract massive amounts of capital to the field of superhuman research, in an attempt to unravel the secrets of longevity and even extraordinary power.

Against this backdrop, it was only a matter of time before the existence of superhumans was revealed, because the trees on Nathan Island and the cultivation furnace both proved that superhumans are not unreplicable.

In this situation, with Ma Xianhong's [Cultivation Furnace]—a powerful weapon that could allow them to "overtake on a curve"—the first reaction of the higher-ups was that they thought this thing was unstable, and they directly sent people to wipe out Biyou Village?!

Isn't this ridiculous? Did someone's brain get kicked by a donkey or slammed in a door?
Even disregarding the "Cultivation Furnace" that can mass-produce superhumans, Ma Xianhong's ability to mass-produce intelligent dolls of the same caliber as "Ru Hua" on an assembly line is enough to make "Na Du Tong" go to great lengths to recruit him!

Compared to Ma Xianhong's puppets, the AI ​​robots from those so-called top technology companies he had seen in his previous life were simply a bunch of walking metal junk!

Moreover, there are special talents like Lao Meng who can communicate with bacteria using their own Qi.

This kind of talent, instead of being cherished and given the opportunity to lead a team in bioengineering and gene research, you send him to dangerous front lines as a temporary worker, getting into fights with people?!
This move was so outrageous that even Zhuge Qing couldn't understand it!
Thinking of this, Zhuge Qing couldn't help but shake his head, a look of disdain on his face.

Directly entering the world of supernatural beings and joining the "All-Knowing" path is definitely not a viable option.

To gain sufficient influence and national-level resource support, so that I can conduct research freely and test my wildly imaginative ideas...

It seems I still have to go down the path of scientific research.

Use tangible scientific and technological achievements to open the doors to higher levels of government.

Early the next morning.

After Zhuge Qing finished tidying up, he found Zhuge Gong leisurely practicing Tai Chi in the courtyard.

"dad."

"Ok?"

"What's wrong, son? Are you having trouble?"

Zhuge Gong slowly withdrew his stance, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and asked with a smile.

His son not only understands everything immediately but can also apply what he's learned to other situations, making him very easy to teach.

He didn't feel much sense of accomplishment as a teacher...

It's rare to have a problem and need to ask him for help, so he needs to make sure he gets his face back.

"Dad, I'm planning to skip a grade."

Zhuge Qing nodded and said calmly.

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Gong was not too surprised. Instead, he showed an expression of "I knew it" and stroked his non-existent beard.

Indeed, his son has almost figured out the complex and profound art of Qimen Dunjia, so the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in elementary school are a bit too simple for him.

"Do you want to skip a grade? Or go straight to junior high?"

Zhuge Gong asked casually, already considering whether he should use his connections to get his son into a better junior high school.

"Junior high school wasn't very interesting either."

"I plan to take the college entrance examination directly."

Zhuge Qing shook his head.

"The college entrance exam is great! Going to university early is good too, it allows you to experience a wider range of things..."

Zhuge Gong nodded in agreement subconsciously, but realized something was wrong halfway through his sentence, and his voice stopped abruptly.

He suddenly widened his eyes, staring at Zhuge Qing as if he were looking at a monster.
"Wait a minute, what did you just say... what the hell did you say?!"

(End of this chapter)