Chapter 399 Ideas

The solution... turns out it really is that simple.

Standing in the center of the laboratory, Jieming looked at the dozens of design drawings and data boards spread out on the workbench, a mixture of realization and self-deprecation on his face.

These drawings are densely packed with records of the various complex solutions he designed over the past decade to solve the problem of "energy dispersion"—multi-layer energy focusing arrays, dynamic collapse force fields, phase superposition interference models, etc.

Each one consumed a great deal of his effort, and each one was an attempt to use a more sophisticated and complex "control structure" to forcibly restrain the overloaded energy.

But now, under the overclocked mindset brought about by the divine power of incense, he clearly saw the other side of the problem—or rather, he had been completely trapped in a fixed mindset.

"What I've always been thinking about is... how to use the cultivation system's ability to manipulate external spiritual energy to enhance the power of witchcraft."

The idea itself is correct, and it is indeed the most intuitive path to integrate two power systems.

Simply put, it involves taking advantage of the cultivator's innate ability to manipulate environmental energy to "overcharge" the original magic model based on "leverage ratio," causing it to generate destructive power far exceeding its design specifications.

But this is like forcibly installing an engine capable of outputting power at 500 kilometers per hour into a sports car designed for a top speed of 200 kilometers per hour.

The engine was indeed more powerful, but the sports car's suspension, brakes, tires, aerodynamic structure... couldn't withstand it.

Although Jemin also used his knowledge to enhance other aspects, when the power was too strong, the result was either loss of control and rollover, or most of the power was wasted on meaningless friction, heat generation and structural damage.

The "limit" of a witchcraft model depends on Jemin's knowledge of the relevant information, the precision of his mental control, and the structural stability of the witchcraft model itself.

When the energy input provided by the cultivation system exceeds this limit, the situation seen in the previous test field will occur: the power seems grand, but in reality it is dispersed and inefficient, and a large amount of energy is wasted.

Theoretically, there are only two ways to solve this problem: either improve the overall performance of the sorcery model to match the greater power, or... try a different approach.

“We can think in reverse and use the wizard’s method of manipulating elemental multipliers to enhance the cultivator’s spells.”

A glint flashed in Jemin's eyes.

These two paths may seem similar, but they are fundamentally different.

The core of the former path is "strengthening the existing structure," while the core of the latter path is "reconstructing the output model."

The first method is relatively less technically challenging. It only requires finding a rune module in the cultivation system that conforms to the basic energy laws of the wizarding world and is used to "absorb external spiritual energy". Then, it is necessary to add corresponding "energy absorption ports" and "overload enhancement structures" to the existing wizarding model.

This is essentially an "expansion" and "optimization" of existing technology, a "simple" operation that even wizard apprentices can accomplish through exhaustive search.

However, the latter method is much more technically demanding.

First, the spells that originally relied entirely on spiritual energy and followed the energy flow rules of the cultivation world need to be thoroughly "localized".

To analyze the core logic of its energy operation, and then use the rune system and elemental manipulation theory of the Wizarding World to reconstruct a new spell model with the same function but with the driving source changed to "elemental power".

Next, he will use his knowledge and skills as a wizard that can "leverage the multiplier of elemental power"—such as specific rune combinations, resonance arrays, and law interference techniques—to carry out customized "enhancement designs" for each modified spell model.

This involves deep optimization of spell energy paths, extreme improvement of elemental conversion efficiency, and precise adjustment of output structure.

In short, this is almost equivalent to "tailor-making" a brand-new "custom-made enhanced version of sorcery" that incorporates wizard enhancement technology for every monk spell that needs enhancement.

Aside from the principles of energy operation already being explained, this is essentially no different from creating a new form of witchcraft, undoubtedly making it much more difficult.

But after careful evaluation, Jemin found that with his current skill level, this path, though difficult, was "feasible".

More importantly, this approach avoids the fatal problem of "control not keeping up with energy input" at its root.

Because the entire enhancement process is "endogenous": the spell model itself has the ability to efficiently utilize a large amount of power, without requiring Jemin to perform ultra-precise overload control at the moment of casting.

He only needs to activate it as a normal spellcaster, and the remaining energy flow, multiplier increase, and power focus will be handled by the model itself.

"call……"

Jemin let out a long breath and quickly recorded the inspiration that was flowing through his mind on the "Magic Network Terminal" next to him.

This terminal is connected to the central database of his inner sanctum, and can directly convert complex structural diagrams, rune sequences, energy formulas, etc. in his mind into storable and callable data models.

With the last inspiration recorded, he looked at the densely packed new design schemes on the terminal and was quite satisfied with the effect of the incense's divine power.

This state of "mental overdrive" is simply a magic weapon for breaking through research bottlenecks and obtaining key inspiration.

However, when he glanced at the time display in the corner of the terminal as usual, he couldn't help but frown.

"A whole day has passed...?"

From the moment he began using the divine power of incense to the moment his inspiration struck and he finished recording it, it felt like only a few hours had passed.

However, the terminal clearly showed that twenty-four standard hours had passed in real time.

He immediately retrieved the logs from the laboratory's end-control system.

The log shows that after the incense and divine power were injected, his brainwave activity increased by more than 800 times in a very short period of time and remained at this peak level for 22 hours before slowly declining.

Throughout the process, his metabolic rate and energy consumption levels also surged to hundreds of times the normal level.

“No wonder…” Jemin rubbed his throbbing temples. “My mind was too active, and inspiration kept flowing. I was completely immersed in it and didn’t even notice the passage of time.”

This reveals a significant flaw in the "spiritual communion" state of incense and divine power: it greatly distorts the user's subjective perception of time.

In that state where thoughts emerge uncontrollably, the user's perception of the external environment becomes unusually dulled.

“And…” Jemin continued flipping through the log and analyzing the “inspirations” he had just recorded, “there is an even more hidden problem.”

He re-examined the design schemes that were born under overclocking conditions.

Initially, he was extremely satisfied, but now that he had calmed down and carefully examined the text at his normal pace, he quickly discovered that there were obvious logical flaws in many parts, or that certain boundary conditions had not been adequately considered.

“An overly active mind will cause all sorts of ideas to constantly emerge in the head, and the thinking speed will be extremely fast, but it will also subconsciously overlook some small problems in the ‘nearby corners’,” Jemin analyzed as he corrected a rune arrangement error in an energy focusing array.

"And often, it is precisely these details that determine the feasibility and stability of the entire plan."

He recalled the record in "The Great Dao Book Pavilion" about the divine power of incense assisting cultivation, which clearly stated: "When the mind and thoughts are in harmony, a flash of inspiration may occur, but thoughts are like a surging tide, which can easily lead to mistakes. Therefore, it can only be used as a guide and should not be completely believed."

Now he fully understands the meaning of that sentence.

"It can only be used as a tool to provide inspiration, not as a method to accelerate thinking during combat or research... But this one function alone is powerful enough." Jemin shook his head, but there was no disappointment on his face.

Being able to break through the mindset that has long plagued me and find a completely new research direction is already a huge achievement.

Those oversights in the design need to be corrected and improved step by step in subsequent experiments.

He stood up and walked towards another area of ​​the laboratory.

Now that we have a new approach, the next step is to test it in practice.

(End of this chapter)