Translator: AnubisTL
Advancing to the golden core realm brought not only a leap in power but also an expansion of vision and ambition.
Jieming clearly realized that the list of tasks requiring his attention had suddenly multiplied severalfold.
The most pressing issue was the energy core problem in the Purgatory Sulfur Plane—installing a seventh-tier large elemental pool.
The operating manuals and user guides for this device stacked up like a small mountain, and the underlying principles were so complex they made his head spin.
After a rough calculation, Jieming estimated that with his current knowledge and comprehension speed, it would take at least a thousand years of dedicated study to fully grasp the material.
"Well, well, Rome wasn't built in a day," Jieming quickly adjusted his mindset.
He decided not to treat it as an urgent mission but rather as a long-term research project, to be tackled in between other studies. He would treat it as "light reading" to switch gears and clear his mind.
After all, accumulating knowledge was a pleasure in itself.
However, distant water can't quench immediate thirst.
The energy shortage in the plane, especially the near-shutdown of the black giant hatchery, required immediate solutions.
Financial resources now played a crucial role.
Jieming accessed his military merits reserves, accumulated over years through the Self-Stabilizing Field Regulation Protocol, and without hesitation, transferred nearly thirty billion from his total savings of just over thirty something billion.
With this massive sum, Jieming formally hired a Planetary Transformation Engineering Team dispatched by the Noren Workshop through their internal network.
Their mission was to execute the comprehensive second and third phases of the planned transformation of the Purgatory Sulfur Plane.
The second phase focused primarily on upgrading infrastructure and optimizing the energy transmission network.
The crucial third phase centered on constructing an efficient energy collection and distribution system spanning the entire plane.
Every material plane continuously receives "energy projections" from the Fire Elemental Plane (or other fundamental elemental planes), much like planets receive sunlight from their stars.
Previously, most of this projected energy on the Purgatory Sulfur Plane naturally dissipated or was converted inefficiently.
After the third phase was completed, the plane would be able to capture and concentrate this previously wasted energy through special magical formations scattered across the landscape, functioning like vast arrays of solar panels. This harvested energy would then be channeled into a central, adjustable energy network.
While the total energy received from the entire plane wouldn't increase, the usable and controllable effective energy would multiply exponentially!
This would completely resolve the energy supply issues for the black giant hatchery and significantly alleviate the pressure on other energy-intensive research projects.
Meanwhile, Jieming began systematically reviewing the Black Giants' performance in the recent planar war.
Numerous weaknesses had been exposed: though highly resistant to pure physical cutting attacks, they were vulnerable to certain specialized attacks.
Against extremely agile and highly mobile aerial units, they proved clumsy, and their combat effectiveness plummeted in aquatic environments.
Most critically... their offensive power was severely lacking!
While the Black Giants appeared overwhelmingly powerful in combat, they struggled against particularly "tough" targets.
Despite these flaws, Jieming was largely satisfied with their overall performance.
The Black Giants had perfectly fulfilled his expectations: serving as heavy ground fortresses, efficiently absorbing energy, and acting as the core of team support.
"Cannon fodder must have the awareness of cannon fodder," Jieming thought clearly.
He decided to focus his optimization efforts solely on issues directly impacting the Black Giant's core combat capabilities, such as adding special burst attack methods or improving the stability of the energy core's output.
As for broader weaknesses like its lack of proficiency in aerial or aquatic combat, he had no intention of wasting significant resources on forced improvements.
"Being all-purpose often means being good at nothing, especially when resources are limited," Jieming understood this principle deeply.
For personal cultivation, pursuing comprehensive development and balance was essential to handle complex situations.
But for war machines, especially those designated as "cannon fodder" or "specialized units," extreme specialization offered the highest cost-effectiveness.
Rather than forcing the Black Giant, a "king of land warfare," to awkwardly fly or swim, resulting in mediocre performance in both aerial and aquatic combat, it was far better to design and manufacture two entirely new cannon fodder units specifically tailored for air and water warfare!
Coincidentally, he had an abundance of suitable materials at hand.
Just as he was sketching out his blueprints, the teleportation formation from the Purgatory Sulfur Plane sent an access request.
Jieming verified the authorization and granted access.
A young wizard in the standard Noren Workshop uniform arrived via teleportation formation. His demeanor was respectful, and his actions were efficient, clearly indicating he was a professional logistics specialist.
"Lord Jieming, the biological samples you entrusted to us for safekeeping and transport during the Void-Holy Continent planar war have now been delivered in full. Please inspect them."
Jieming exchanged brief formalities with the wizard, confirming the inventory list and handover procedures.
He then personally cleared and leveled a vast area of barren wasteland within the plane.
Soon, under Jieming's expectant gaze, massive environmental simulation chambers—each radiating a cold metallic sheen and maintaining specific environmental parameters—were carefully transported through the teleportation formation and arranged neatly across the cleared ground.
These chambers varied in size, some as small as houses, others as large as hills.
Through reinforced observation windows, one could see the diverse array of frozen or dormant creatures within.
Some possessed streamlined bodies and massive membranous wings, adapted for gliding in zero-gravity environments.
Others had lightweight frames covered in energy-emitting organs, allowing for high-speed maneuvers.
Still others resembled deep-sea leviathans, armored in scales or possessing hydrodynamic structures...
As the endless stream of "treasures" continued to arrive, Jieming finally couldn't suppress the radiant smile of happiness and satisfaction that spread across his face.
Over eighty years of warfare, he had amassed a staggering collection of biological specimens, particularly from the Void Domain Plane.
In that plane, where gravity was virtually nonexistent, nearly all creatures had evolved to excel in aerial combat and, due to the similar environmental pressures, had also developed adaptations for aquatic warfare.
Their flight techniques, spatial perception, and methods of energy manipulation held immense research value.
"Excellent..." Jieming stroked his chin, his eyes gleaming with the characteristic fervor of a researcher. "Our primary task now is to dissect, analyze, and extract superior genes and structures. Then... we'll create my own aerial and aquatic combat units!"
(End of the Chapter)
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