Chapter 242 The Great Array Protecting the Nation? Take a look at these blueprints first!
"Xiao Jue, what are you thinking about?" After handling some preliminary instructions, Chief Zhang came over, sat down, and asked with a smile.
“Grandpa Zhang, I was thinking, could we add another layer of protection to our ‘anti-nuclear sky barrier’?” Zhou Jue raised his head, a strange light flashing in his eyes.
Commander Zhang was taken aback: "Oh? What kind of insurance?"
“An insurance policy built using the methods of cultivating immortality.” Zhou Jue carefully considered his words: “I have an immature idea that needs some time to develop.”
"Alright! Just let me know what resources you need!" Chief Zhang immediately made the decision. He now takes every idea Zhou Jue puts forward very seriously.
"No need, I can manage on my own."
After Zhou Jue finished speaking, he got up to take his leave and went straight back to his secluded retreat.
She needs an absolutely quiet environment.
Sit cross-legged and let your consciousness sink into the sea of consciousness.
"Brother Tong, retrieve all information about large-scale protective formations in the store, the highest level."
[Searching... Search complete.]
【Nine-Bend Yellow River Maze - Redemption Points: 500,000】
[The Great Array of the Celestial Stars (Fragment) - Exchange Points: 1,200,000]
【The Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Array (Fragment) - Exchange Points: 1,500,000】
The names, which only appeared in myths and legends, made Zhou Jue's eyelids twitch.
Goodness, she hadn't used her points much in a long time. She thought her 420,000 points were a lot, but it turned out they weren't even enough to cover the rest!
Instead of exchanging the currency, she turned around and disappeared into the space.
"Senior, I need your help urgently!"
The old tree stretched out its branches: "What's wrong, Xiao Jue? Tell me what you can't figure out."
The Listening Sea Beast poked its head out, swaying its tail comfortably, and looked over as well.
Zhou Jue didn't speak immediately. Instead, he first filled two buckets with spiritual spring water, handing one to the Listening Sea Beast and pouring the other on the old tree before speaking.
"I want to create a national protection formation for our country, but I don't know how to do it. You two are very knowledgeable, could you teach me?"
"Hey! What's the big deal! I have dozens of array diagrams for various formations. What kind do you want? Fine, I'll send them all to you. You can choose one yourself!" Old Tree said without hesitation, offering his generous advice.
"Tch~ You're such a deadwood! Little Jue, use mine, our Linghai clan's unique formation. It can attack, defend, and hide. It was a renowned formation in our time." The Linghai Beast elegantly turned over, glanced at the old tree, and said smugly.
"However... now that the spiritual energy is depleted, how do you plan to activate the formation? And how do you maintain its operation by relying on the input of spiritual energy? Even a hundred of you couldn't sustain it!" The Listening Sea Beast had some questions.
Zhou Jue had also thought about this problem, but she felt that there was always a way out. She decided to first figure out the great formation, and then perhaps the spiritual energy would be restored directly!
After Zhou Jue shared his thoughts with the two men, they didn't ask any further questions and passed on all the formations to him.
Zhou Jue thanked the two men and gave each of them a bucket of spiritual spring water. The man, the tree, and the beast were all satisfied.
Back in her secluded chamber, she began her research, and countless intricate array patterns and theoretical knowledge instantly flooded into her mind.
Time passed slowly, and when Zhou Jue opened his eyes, he had already fully digested and absorbed this knowledge.
She took a deep breath and began her innovative endeavor.
Within her mind, an incredibly detailed three-dimensional map of China slowly unfolded.
From the atmosphere to the mantle, land, ocean, mountains, and rivers are all clearly visible.
She used her divine sense to transform into an invisible carving knife.
"Kunlun is the Qian position, the ancestor of all mountains, and the central hub of the great formation."
With a slight movement of his divine sense, a golden spot of light lit up in the center of the Kunlun Mountains.
"Mount Tai is located in the Gen position, guarding the east and representing the opportunity for growth and development."
Another point of light illuminates the summit of Mount Tai.
"The Yangtze and Yellow Rivers are the dragon veins, running through the east and west, and serving as the main energy channels for the grand formation."
Two dazzling ribbons of light meander across the map, following the course of the river, connecting important urban nodes.
Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing...
These megacities, each with a population of over ten million, were designated by her as secondary array nodes, capable of drawing energy from the main energy source and also feeding back into the main array when necessary.
Demarcating the edge of Turkey's territorial waters is a massive undertaking.
The direction of every mountain range, every weak point in the earth's crust, and even the population density and future development plans of every city must be taken into account in the calculations.
Time passed by, second by second.
Fine beads of sweat had already formed on Zhou Jue's forehead.
To conduct such a massive and intricate deduction with the divine sense of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator is extremely taxing.
Finally, when the last array pattern connected to an island reef at the southernmost tip of the South China Sea, the entire massive array suddenly trembled!
Buzz—!
Countless points of light and lines lit up simultaneously in her mind, forming a magnificent picture that covered 9.6 million square kilometers of land and millions of square kilometers of territorial waters of China.
The formation is divided into three layers.
The lower layer extends deep into the earth's crust, drawing upon the fires of the earth's veins to defend against attacks from underground; this is known as "thick earth that carries all things."
The middle layer covers the earth's surface and the sea, connecting mountains and rivers, and can resist all kinds of magic, hence the name "Eternal Mountain and River Stability".
The upper layer reaches straight into the clouds, merging with the atmosphere, and can shield the heavens from celestial events and defend against attacks from outer space; it is called the "Azure Canopy".
The three-tiered formation is interconnected and forms a unified whole.
After incorporating the formations of the Listening Sea Clan, offensive methods were added to the great formation.
Zhou Jue named it "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains".
It's done!
A huge sense of satisfaction welled up inside her, but before she could even feel happy, the system's notification sound poured cold water on her feelings.
[Host, activating and maintaining the "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" scroll requires an enormous amount of energy. Have you figured out how to obtain this energy?]
Zhou Jue fell silent.
"Brother Tongzi, how many top-grade spirit stones would that cost?"
[Using the highest-grade spirit stones in the points mall (priced at 1000 points/stone) as a standard, maintaining minimum power consumes approximately 30 stones per hour. Fully activating defensive mode will burn through approximately 2700 stones in one second.]
Zhou Jue's lips twitched.
2700 yuan per second, 1 yuan equals 1000 points, even if you sold her, you still couldn't afford to use her!
"What if the spiritual energy is restored?"
[To restore spiritual energy, simply place spirit stones at each of the array's key points.]
"It seems we still need to think of some other solutions."
She didn't get discouraged and calmly began to analyze the situation. Soon, three alternative plans took shape in her mind.
First, activation from dormancy.
Normally, the array is in a dormant state, but it will be activated instantly once it detects an attack of extremely high intensity, such as a nuclear strike.
The advantage is that it saves money, but the disadvantage is that there is an activation delay of a fraction of a second, which is not perfect.
Second, the energy is supplied by spirit stones.
In several key locations, such as Kunlun and Mount Tai, massive energy towers were built, using top-grade spirit stones obtained through the system as the core energy source.
The advantage is that it is stable and reliable, but the disadvantage is that it is too expensive and too dependent on her personally.
Third, energy supply for all citizens.
This idea is the boldest.
Energy interfaces were established in hundreds of cities across the country that served as nodes of the formation, and soldiers who cultivated immortality and students from Yunlan University were sent to take turns injecting spiritual power into the formation.
Even when there are more and more cultivators, if everyone contributes their share, the combined force will be enough to shake the heavens and the earth.
This is the real "people's war" that mobilizes the entire nation!
In the long run, this solution is undoubtedly the best.
It not only solves the energy problem, but also unites the strength of the entire nation into one through this great formation.
"Let's do it this way."
Zhou Jue made up his mind.
She used her divine sense to meticulously inscribe the complete array diagram of the entire "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" map, the precise coordinates of tens of thousands of array nodes, and a detailed analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the three energy options into a blank jade slip.
As the last stroke was completed, a flash of light appeared on the jade slip, and Zhou Jue let out a long breath before leaving his secluded cultivation place.
When Zhou Jue returned to Blue Star, it was already dark outside.
She discovered that Chief Zhang, Chen Jianguo, and others were still in the conference room, intensely discussing something while looking at the map.
When Zhou Jue came out, everyone stopped discussing.
"Xiao Jue, how are you?" Chief Zhang asked with concern.
Zhou Jue nodded, walked to the conference table, and gently placed the jade slip on the table.
"Commander, we've made some new gains this time."
"This is the partner I prepared for the 'Anti-Nuclear Sky Screen'."
"It's also an insurance policy I've prepared for China."
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