Chapter 423 Solution to the Impasse

Shortly afterward, Frost convened a special tactical meeting with all the core wizards of the logistics department.

Inside the command center, a hologram displayed the current battlefield situation, as well as the potential movement directions of the Scythe-Skull Clan based on intelligence provided by Jemin.

Frost's expression was more severe than ever:

"Gentlemen, according to the information brought back by the record crystal and Advisor Jemin, in the last round, just as our research progress entered the deep water zone, the Scythe Skull Clan launched a general offensive with unprecedented speed and determination."

Frost's voice echoed in the silent room: "They seem to be intentionally shrinking our 'research window.' This seventh round, they're gathering even faster. Predictably, this trend will continue."

He looked around at everyone: "If we cannot break this cycle, if we cannot achieve a key breakthrough that can overturn the situation before we are forcibly dragged into the final battle, then... our research will forever remain in the stage of 'preliminary model' and 'conjecture to be verified'."

"If the situation is allowed to continue like this, once the amount of knowledge being researched reaches a certain limit, each cycle will seem to be accumulating knowledge, but in reality, we will only be repeating the cycle of 'learning existing knowledge - establishing preliminary conjectures - being forced to stop.' The 'breakthrough' that truly requires long-term experimentation and observation will be a long way off."

An old wizard nodded heavily: "The commander is right. Many experiments require continuous, stable, and long-term observation and intervention. At the current pace of constant interruptions, it may take dozens more rounds to confirm or disprove them."

“We need time, a long enough time without interruption,” another wizard specializing in the laws of soul and memory added, “but the enemy clearly isn’t going to give us that.”

The meeting fell into a brief silence.

The enemy has gained control over the "save and load" process, allowing them to restart repeatedly and disrupt the wizard's research progress with a frenzied all-out attack.

The wizards, despite their great strength and wisdom, were now as if their hands and feet were tied.

Jemin was also pondering.

He possesses complete memories, and his internal inner world preserves all research data, giving him the potential for continuous research.

But that's far from enough.

One person's wisdom and time are limited. Many large-scale experiments and complex simulations require the collaboration of the entire team and the collision of wisdom from different fields.

Personal memories... Teamwork...

A sudden inspiration struck him.

“Since the problem of time reversal cannot be solved for the time being…” Jemin began slowly, his voice not loud, but it drew everyone’s attention, “then, what if all the wizards involved in the research could retain their memories from the reincarnations to some extent?”

The meeting room fell silent instantly, followed by a low murmur of discussion.

"Keep everyone's memories intact?" Frost's gaze sharpened as he looked at Jemin. "Can you do that?"

“No.” Jemin shook his head, but his eyes gleamed. “However, isn’t there a ready-made ‘teacher’ right before our eyes who can retain some of his memories in the cycle of reincarnation?”

He pointed to the black dots on the holographic star map that represented the Scythe-Skull Clan.

"The Scythe-Skull Clan, especially the high-ranking individuals, are clearly able to retain some combat experience and knowledge in the cycle of reincarnation."

"Although we speculate that there may be 'collective consciousness' or 'editing will' behind this, their individual physiological basis, especially the mechanisms of information storage and retrieval, must have its own unique characteristics."

"Haven't we gained a fairly deep understanding of their nervous system, pheromone memory encoding, and possible genetic imprinting after studying them for so long?"

The eyes of several wizards specializing in the fields of living beings and spirits immediately lit up.

“That makes sense!” Allison stood up excitedly. “We can study and replicate the physiological or soul mechanisms of the Scythe Skull Clan that resist memory reset, and then develop a ‘technology’ that allows wizards to retain key memories in reincarnation.”

“Exactly,” Jemin affirmed. “We don’t need to completely replicate their entire system; we only need to extract their core principles—the key mechanism that anchors important information within an individual’s existence, resisting the erosion of time reversal. Then, combined with our existing wizarding techniques such as soul reinforcement, memory solidification, and law imprinting, we can develop a ‘reincarnation memory assistance’ method suitable for ourselves.”

"Even if we can only retain key research data, experimental procedures, and core ideas in the early stages, combined with the means I can carry recording crystals from the previous round, it will be enough to bring about a qualitative leap in the continuity of our research!"

This idea was like a spark thrown into an oil depot, instantly igniting the passion of all the logistics wizards!

"The feasibility is very high..." a master of soul studies quickly analyzed, "We already have several rounds of accumulated high-level samples of the Scythe-Skull Clan, and we have a basic understanding of their soul structure and information storage patterns. If we concentrate our efforts on tackling this..."

"A massive number of samples are needed for mechanism verification and principle extraction!" another bio-rune expert added.

"Safety and stability tests are still needed, after all, it involves the very essence of the soul and memories..."

The wizards quickly sketched out the outline of the idea, and began to discuss the technical path and difficulties.

As Frost listened to the discussion, he looked at the leading wizards in charge of the biological and spiritual fields: "If we concentrate all the manpower and resources in all relevant fields and give them the highest priority sample support, how long do you estimate it will take to come up with a preliminary feasible technical solution or prototype?"

The high wizards quickly exchanged opinions and then swiftly reviewed the record crystal summary that compiled all the relevant research results from the previous rounds.

Finally, a highly respected Level 6 wizard answered on behalf of everyone: "Commander, based on the existing research depth and sample reserves, if we can obtain a continuous, stable and large number of high-level Scythe-Skull Clan living and corpse samples for in-depth analysis, and the research process is not interrupted... it is estimated that at least five years of continuous research will be needed to overcome the core principles and develop a preliminary 'memory anchoring' technology prototype that can be tested."

“Five years…” Frost repeated softly, his gaze fixed on the black dots that were constantly gathering on the star map, then became incredibly resolute.

"Okay, I'll fight for you for the next five years."

He turned to Jemin and all the attendees, his voice firm and resolute: "Since passive delay and defense cannot provide a sufficiently long period of stability, let's try a different approach."

"From this moment forward, the entire army will undergo a tactical shift. Abandon conservative, protracted, and attrition-based tactics. Instead, break into smaller, elite squads and launch a high-intensity offensive, combining harassment and sabotage, against the Scythe-Skull Clan's controlled territory. The objective is to disrupt their assembly rhythm, delay their general offensive, and simultaneously..."

He paused, his tone carrying an undeniable determination: "Hunting and capturing Scythe-Skull Clan members to the maximum extent possible, especially mid- to high-ranking individuals, to provide a continuous stream of 'raw materials' for your research!"

Upon receiving the order, the conference room fell silent for a moment, then everyone understood its meaning.

This is no longer a delaying tactic to preserve strength, but a proactive strangulation war.

In order to obtain samples and research time, the wizard legions will proactively step into more dangerous and unpredictable combat environments.

It is foreseeable that under such aggressive tactics, the casualty rate of wizards—especially combat wizards—will rise sharply.

Frost's gaze swept over everyone, and he said frankly, "This requires sacrifice. But in this plane where you can 'reload and start over,' sacrifice is not eternal. We use the casualties of one cycle to gamble for a 'key' that may end all cycles. I think this price is worth it."

No wizard raised any objections, not even the combat wizards who received the orders from the terminal.

When faced with truth and knowledge, wizards have always made the same choice.

(End of this chapter)