Chapter 197 - 125: Seeds of the Future and the Growing Yilu

Chapter 197: Chapter 125: Seeds of the Future and the Growing Yilu

In the laboratory.

Chen Shang took out the Spring Dissolving Agent that Hathaway had given him. He scanned it with his Eye of Truth and found no issues. But the moment he opened it, the smell of rust wafted out. He pinched his nose and chugged it down, feeling a burning sensation in his throat.

To be honest, Chen Shang wasn’t a Wizard who sought pleasure, but he genuinely believed someone should give feedback to the Secret Medicine Association: while focusing on Potion quality, they should also properly improve this damn taste! The bizarre flavor of the Spring Dissolving Agent immediately reminded him of Sesia’s black tea.

In fact, Sesia was also a Secret Medicine Wizard. And within the Pan-Wizard Alliance, there were hardly any Secret Medicine Wizards who could make consumable items that tasted good, as if they had collectively been cursed by their knowledge of Secret Medicine. So when Secret Medicine Wizards prepared food according to Pharmacy combinations... it was truly a disaster.

But obviously, the effect was indeed good. A faint golden film of light soon appeared along the edges of the cracks in Chen Shang’s Sea of Consciousness. That was the Potion’s efficacy at work, temporarily wrapping around the shattered glass-like Spiritual Power of the Black Wizard to prevent it from piercing any deeper.

Chen Shang sat in front of the Recording Platform and closed his eyes to look within.

The four Magic Springs floated in his Sea of Consciousness, having already shown obvious deviations. Hathaway was right; rather than patching them up, it would be better to tear them all down and rebuild. He took a deep breath. A slight amount of Spiritual Power surged forth, guiding the Potion toward the Fire Spring.

The Fire Spring was the first one built, and its structure was the most familiar to him. Every layer of Runes on it had been personally carved by his own hands. Chen Shang’s Spiritual Power transformed into countless fine needles, carrying the Potion and precisely piercing into the Rune nodes on the outer shell of the Fire Spring. Every node was a Pivot Point of the structure; dismantling one would loosen the surrounding patch of Runes.

As the needles pierced in one by one, a crack split open on the Fire Spring’s outer shell. The residual flames of the Samadhi True Flame darted out from the gap, scorching the Sea of Consciousness with a scalding heat.

The second needle, the third, the fourth... Dozens of nodes exerted force simultaneously.

CRACK.

The Fire Spring collapsed like a tent stripped of its frame. Its outer shell shattered into countless motes of light. Having lost its container, the internal True Fire Origin of the Samadhi True Flame turned into a cluster of dark red flames suspended in the Sea of Consciousness, burning quietly.

Chen Shang opened his eyes, sweat dripping down his nose from his forehead, and slowly guided the Samadhi True Flame to dissipate. Dismantling the Fire Spring had consumed more than half of the Spiritual Power he already couldn’t freely use. The stinging pain in his Sea of Consciousness grew far more intense than before, as the residue of the Black Wizard’s Spiritual Power squirmed along the edges of the cracks.

Three days later.

Inside Olivia’s laboratory was a medium-sized room. The walls were covered with Force Field distribution maps, and the ceiling was transparent, offering a direct view of the orbits of 108 satellites.

Chen Shang arrived on time and was led into the small room by a Mechanical Puppet. Olivia was busy with her head down. Seeing Chen Shang, she looked up slightly.

"You’re here?"

"Mhm."

"How many times have you practiced Power Level Control?"

"One thousand two hundred times."

"And the Repulsive and Attractive Transformation?"

"One thousand seven hundred times."

Olivia straightened her posture. "Not bad. Very diligent."

"My life is on the line, Master. Practicing more doesn’t hurt," Chen Shang replied with a bitter smile.

"What is your conversion speed?"

Chen Shang simply proved it with action. He extended his right hand, and a sliver of Repulsive Force seeped from his fingertips, immediately followed by Gravity. The two Force Fields intertwined in his palm, their frequencies synchronizing and wave directions reversing as they switched back and forth. The entire process took less than a breath’s time.

Olivia stared at his hand for two seconds. "Less than a second. Faster than I expected."

"But it’s still far from being usable in real combat," Chen Shang said truthfully. No one would give him the time to slowly convert Force Fields during a battle.

"Hahaha, greedy boy. Trying to run before you’ve even learned to walk? Don’t worry about real combat for now. Just focus on mastering the Repulsive and Attractive Dual Force first." Olivia tapped on the table and continued, "What about Power Level Control? What’s the maximum leverage ratio you can achieve?"

Chen Shang used his Spiritual Power to probe into the Gravitational Field of a satellite overhead, finding a Pivot Point to pry at.

"At present, around one-to-five is the most suitable."

"Your limit?"

Chen Shang shook his head. "I haven’t tested the ceiling yet. My Sea of Consciousness can’t handle it. If I add any more power, the cracks will widen."

Olivia fell silent for a few seconds. "Then we won’t practice Power Level Control today. I’ll let you try multiple Force Field stacking."

"Multiple Force Field stacking? That wasn’t in the prerequisites for the Repulsive and Attractive Dual Force," Chen Shang frowned. He hadn’t studied anything related to this.

Olivia stood up from her chair and walked to the center of the room. "This is a method I came up with myself. It will help you get familiar with the Repulsive-Attractive Force Field much faster. After all, you’re going to be stationed here on my behalf for eight hundred years. How could I not teach you some real skills?"

Feeling a wave of exasperation, Chen Shang watched her raise both hands simultaneously and activated his Eye of Truth.

Olivia wove a Repulsive Force Field in her left hand and a Gravitational Field in her right hand. The two Force Fields formed a stable dual structure between her palms. Then, she brought her hands together. The Repulsive Force and Gravity intensified simultaneously. It wasn’t a simple addition, but rather an interlocking amplification, like gears engaging with each other.

"Repulsive Force and Gravity are oppositional in form, but not in essence. They are two sides of the same coin. When you manipulate multiple Force Fields simultaneously, they will resonate, creating a synergy where one plus one is greater than two."

Chen Shang stared at the dual structure for a few seconds. "What’s the resonance coefficient?"

"It depends on your control precision. For a beginner... reaching 1.5 times is pretty good." She withdrew the Force Fields and looked at Chen Shang. "You try."

Chen Shang extended his hands. Repulsive Force in the left, Gravity in the right. The two Force Fields stabilized independently. He synchronized their frequencies and then slowly brought them closer together.