Wilderness: I Tame Beasts to Survive

Chapter 370: Chapter 260: Modification (Part 2)

From his previous conversations, Han Ning had learned that while Hom was alive, her strength was a level below the Duke of Night Nether. Her Spiritual Power had likely just broken through to Tier Five.

Her contracted Soul Beasts were around the Monarch Limit, similar in strength to Akatos.

On the Insect Continent, that level of power would have been enough to crush the Five Great Ancestors, second only to the Insect Queen.

But in another world, she still ended up a prisoner of the Alataku People.

As for the Scorching Sun Bishop, his Spiritual Power wasn’t yet as strong as Hom’s, and he was currently recuperating inside the Spiritual Residence Pearl.

"Teacher Hom, I have a question. Didn’t you say before that the Gray Demon Whale’s Weight Reduction Array used the Earth Element? Why has it changed to the Dark Element now?"

A student raised their hand, sending out a pulse of Spiritual Power.

"The ratios are different." Hom extended a fingertip. A flash of white Spiritual Energy appeared, solid and unwavering.

Then, she drew a rough outline of a Gray Demon Whale in the air and quickly dotted its surface with countless points of light.

"When a Gray Demon Whale travels through Subspace storms or areas far from land, the limits of its own Attributes make it difficult to draw upon large amounts of Earth Type Spiritual Energy. Since it’s a Dark Soul Beast, its control over Dark Energy is the strongest."

"Based on this, the Alataku People designed an extremely precise and complex Spiritual Array System."

"After reviewing the detailed materials Han Ning provided, I’ve learned that the Weight Reduction Array composed of the Earth and Wind Elements only accounts for about 30% of the system, while the Darkness counter-thrust Weight Reduction Array makes up nearly 70%."

"According to the calculations of the Scorching Sun Bishop—Sage—replacing a portion of the Darkness counter-thrust array with our Witch Spirit Race’s Earth Spirit Array could reduce Spiritual Energy consumption by 20%. The difficulty of learning it would also decrease, shortening the time required."

"This is because the Darkness counter-thrust array is a relatively advanced Array. It involves some very complex Spiritual Energy Circuits. With your current Spiritual Power, it would be difficult to draw it completely. You would need at least Tier Three Spiritual Power to even begin to comprehend it."

"The Witch Spirit’s Earth Spirit Array, however, only requires the Tier Two Limit."

"Will replacing part of the Darkness counter-thrust array with an Earth Spirit one cause any hidden problems?" As an old engineer skilled in building all kinds of power stations, Leon didn’t have a deep understanding of these Otherworldly Spiritual Arrays, but the fundamental logic of construction remained the same.

"In theory, there shouldn’t be a problem, but... this is a system designed by the Alataku People. I can’t guarantee it." Hom shook her head gently.

"Han Ning, what do you think?" Leon turned his head.

"Let’s set it aside for now and continue studying the other Arrays. Once the Gray Demon Whale is actually delivered to Night Nether City and has been raised for a while, we can analyze its body in detail. Otherwise, everything is just speculation, not based on reality," Han Ning said.

"How much longer until it’s delivered?" someone asked.

"Probably in the next day or two... We’ve already received word from the other side."

Han Ning replied, then looked at Hom.

"Your Excellency Hom, when you have a moment, please bring me the modification schematics that you and His Excellency Sage worked on. I’d like to compare them carefully."

’Actually, whether it’s the Alatak design or the Witch Spirit one, I don’t think either is the optimal solution. A set of Spiritual Arrays analyzed by the panel would be the most efficient approach.’

’But right now, we lack the actual Gray Demon Whale and the Witch Spirit Race’s design. Relying on the panel with just the Alataku People’s schematics probably won’t yield much optimization.’

’So, I want to wait until the Gray Demon Whale’s body arrives. Then, I can combine the Alatak and Witch Spirit plans and have the system analyze them to produce a Spiritual Array plan with the highest Spiritual Energy utilization. That will be the true optimal solution.’

"No problem," Hom nodded.

"By the way, I’m just curious—what was His Excellency Sage’s strength before?"

In Han Ning’s mind, a Beast Master who could design a complete set of schematics for the Gray Demon Whale’s Spiritual Arrays had to be a grandmaster of elemental knowledge.

It was like the titans who designed aircraft carriers and nuclear power plants before he transmigrated—beings who countless engineers would look up to with admiration.

And hearing what Hom said, the Scorching Sun Bishop actually had the ability to modify the schematics. Didn’t that mean he was an expert on the same level as the original designer?

"His Excellency Sage was a Bishop of the Fiery Sun Sect. His Spiritual Power reached Tier Six, the Profound Moon Level. All his contracted Soul Beasts were Middle Emperor or above. His strength was second only to the Duke of Night Nether."

’Such a powerful being... why would he fall on the Insect Continent...?’

"That, I do not know. It might be related to the Prince of the Netherworld. After all, while the Duke of Night Nether’s power could suppress His Excellency Sage, it couldn’t kill him outright and separate his Divine Soul."

"Is the Fiery Sun Sect famous among your Witch Spirit Race?" Xu Jingjing asked with great curiosity.

"Since everyone has chosen the Witch Spirit Race’s territory as the primary landing point after we leave, I’ll give you a brief overview of the Witch Spirit Race’s general situation."

The two Alien Race Beast Masters in the group teaching Spiritual Array knowledge were both from the Witch Spirit Race.

Adding to that, Hom, who was from the Witch Spirit Race, was quite compatible with humans in terms of appearance, temperament, and communication style. So, Han Ning had made a preliminary decision: if they successfully left the Insect Continent, their first choice of destination would be the territory of the Witch Spirit Race.

"Actually, the Witch Spirit Race isn’t a monolithic entity. During this time, I’ve been studying some of your human history. According to your Xia Country’s history, my race’s current social structure is roughly akin to a feudal system, with vassals enfeoffed and the Royal Family presiding over the Central Courtyard."

"There are frictions, even wars, between the various vassal territories over their interests. The Imperial Court holds the right to collect taxes and possesses the most fertile lands of the Witch Spirit Race."

"Each vassal territory is governed by a powerful Witch Spirit Beast Master. In this respect, we are very similar to the Alataku People."

"The Fiery Sun Sect is the most prestigious religion on the Ashen Continent in the northern part of the Witch Spirit lands. Its sphere of influence governs at least five vassal territories. As the Bishop of this sect, you can imagine the power His Excellency Sage wielded."

Luo Chen listened with great interest off to the side. It seemed the Scorching Sun Bishop hadn’t told him any of this.

’Looks like that kid Luo Chen really found himself an ’old grandpa’ mentor,’ Han Ning thought in surprise.

"What about you, Teacher Hom? You’re so powerful and beautiful, you must come from a noble family, right?" Xu Jingjing blinked.

Hearing Xu Jingjing’s flattery, a subtle trace of enjoyment appeared in the depths of her eyes, a result of her recent immersion in Xia Country culture.

"I was born in the Elemental Capital in the south. I am the youngest daughter of the Cangming Duke..."

Speaking of her origins, a rare expression of sadness surfaced on Hom’s perpetually indifferent face.

"Even though my Witch Spirit Race are a Longevity Species... thousands of years have passed. My mother has likely already undergone Elementalization and become a statue in the Divine Hall."

’Paina, where are you now... and my poor Fei Lin.’

Hom spoke these words in the Witch Spirit Language, her voice growing quieter as she went on.

"Ahem."

Realizing she had asked something she shouldn’t have, Xu Jingjing coughed self-consciously and changed the subject.

"Teacher Hom, you and Teacher Sage... you’re not from the same era, are you?"

"Chronologically, he is younger than me. He was likely a Beast Master who was active 3,000 years ago. Due to the influence of the Subspace storms, the flow of time on the Insect Continent might be different from that in the Witch Spirit territories. This is my rough estimate."

"How many continents does the Witch Spirit Race have, exactly? From what you’ve said, it sounds like your race’s territory is vast." Nia timidly raised her hand.

"In the broadest sense, the world we inhabit, including the Insect Continent, is known by the various races as the Purple Crystal World... It is a Great World connected to countless Subspaces, home to an innumerable number of intelligent races, and contains over eighty continents."

Hom’s eyes flickered as she, for the first time, revealed to everyone the vast world that lay beyond the Insect Continent.

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