Even for this reason, he wouldn't give up.
He could actually guess that Xu Shi and his party would soon be heading back home—the research conditions here were far too rudimentary in comparison, that was an indisputable fact.
Getting started is fine, but if we want to conduct deeper and more detailed research, we still need the environment of Night City—more advanced equipment and a more professional technical team to assist us.
Fortunately, he could also play a role in it. After a short rest, he continued to rewind time on the sample in front of him after hearing what Jiang Chengcheng said.
Once, twice, three times...
Each subsequent experiment proved that the previous success was not a coincidence; the meticulous data never lied.
"I knew it! Brother Lu is indispensable in this plan."
Looking at the experimental results, Xu Shi beamed with joy, and didn't forget to flatter his good brother.
"My abilities have always existed."
Lu Baiyan was very modest, saying, "It is Brother Xu who deserves the most credit for coming up with such a thing."
The two began exchanging compliments on a daily basis.
"Now you know what kind of person your master is, right?"
Seeing this, Xie Qingyan couldn't help but tease her, nudging Pan Ling, who was watching from the sidelines.
"I knew it all along..."
The apprentice muttered under his breath, "You actually dared to hit me on the head just because I said you were a bad person? I think you're just trying to cover it up."
However, she didn't care and instead raised another question.
"So... what's next?"
The progress made in the research is certainly cause for celebration, but it seems that all they can do is stay at this stage.
As Lu Baiyan once said, the "rust fog" from half an hour ago was still just "rust fog," and there was no essential change.
To fully realize Xu Shi's long-cherished wish, it would take at least several hundred years to go back in time.
The chronicles of Night City have recorded the existence of "Rust Fog" for nearly three hundred years, while the records of the Hualan Empire go even further, starting at four or five hundred years.
Lu Baiyan's level is naturally not enough to do this; they are not even in the same league.
"That's true."
Xie Qingyan remained noncommittal. "Do we need to forcibly enhance Lu Baiyan's ability?"
His implication was clearly that he would use drugs or brain-computer interfaces to boost the other person's ability level. S-level was half an hour, but SS-level would definitely take longer.
But the next second, she felt sorry for her unrealistic ideas.
That's such a stupid argument.
The reason is simple: Lu Baiyan's ability is rare, but its upper limit may not be as high as imagined. Only S-level can achieve half an hour of rewind, and SS-level is unlikely to undergo a qualitative change, jumping from minutes to years.
What? SSS?
Find me an SSS-level character; I'd love to see just how ridiculously powerful a level that only exists in theoretical data can be.
Moreover, this raises another issue: Lu Baiyan's abilities are limited not only in depth but also in breadth.
With his skill level, he could at most recreate an area the size of the previous mansion at a time. Ordinary people might just say "Wow, awesome!" but compared to the "rust fog" that covers the whole world, it still seems too insignificant.
In this situation, even if Lu Baiyan were to stumble upon the SSS-level God Realm by sheer luck, would he really have to clear away the "rust mist" piece by piece?
If that were the case, the fact that he didn't die from exhaustion would be the last act of kindness the world could bestow upon him.
Similarly, the same principle applies to Cheng Gujian as well.
Xu Shi had actually considered whether to make Cheng Gujian the experimenter—time reversal can rewind "rust mist", so why can't the destructive ability destroy "rust mist" itself?
However, doing so carries even greater risks. If one is not careful, it could affect and implicate many things, making it unfeasible in the long run. It is even difficult to say whether the destructive power would be effective against the "Rust Fog".
Everyone saw how cowardly Lu Baiyan became in such a short time; given the sheer number of people, clumsy methods were definitely not feasible.
Volume sales are completely ineffective in this kind of situation.
"I do have an idea."
Xu Shi pondered for a moment and said, "Only an idiot would actually use a human wave tactic. You don't know how much you'd have to sacrifice to guarantee success... or rather, it's simply impossible."
"but."
He then changed the subject, saying, "Wouldn't it be more feasible to directly destroy and remove the 'rust mist' using the ability itself?"
"What's the meaning?"
The girls were a little confused when they heard this, and for a moment they didn't quite understand what Xu Shi was talking about.
However, after Xu Shi explained his idea in general terms, they were all immediately impressed.
Xu Shi's meaning was simple; he was inspired by his conversation with Pan Ling earlier.
It's impossible for an individual to clear away the "rust fog," but they do possess the technology to "extract supernatural abilities."
So, could we use the extracted supernatural ability samples in this project?
At first, no one thought of this. Subconsciously, everyone felt that superpowers could only be effective when controlled by an "ascended person," and the extracted superpower samples were just superpower samples.
However, after talking with Pan Ling just now, Xu Shi also realized that this long-held belief seems to be incorrect.
Because it's impossible for "Tianli" to find an "Ascensionist" who can use their abilities to simultaneously influence "protagonists" in different regions around the world and provide them with a "protagonist halo." If that were the case, there would be no need to go to great lengths to set up experimental fields. If there were such an overpowered existence, why not just take care of it directly?
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