Wilderness: I Tame Beasts to Survive

Chapter 378: Chapter 264: Major Construction 2

All the content written on these pages wouldn’t even fill a single data disc.

According to Hom, the Witch Spirit Race did have devices capable of storing large amounts of data. However, due to the environment and the limitations on Spiritual Power in Night Nether City, Sage could only use an ordinary pen to record the modification plan on paper, word by word.

"Thanks for this. You all continue playing, I’m going to take a look in the next room."

Han Ning nodded, leaving his Soul Beasts in the bedroom to play with Fei Lin. He then shot out several tentacles, bound the stacks of paper, and went into the study next door.

The densely packed lines, symbols, and diagrams on the pages were quite foreign to him, as he had only just stepped into the vast field of Spiritual Arrays.

Han Ning placed the other portion of the documents, the raw data from the Alataku People’s research, in the study as well.

Then, gazing at the stacks of paper that could fill half the room, he silently thought, ’Panel, can you scan the contents of these documents and optimize them?’

The moment the thought formed.

[Scanning text...]

A net of blue light quickly swept over the papers.

[Scan complete. Analyzing data...]

[Analysis complete. Combining and optimizing the two plans will cost 100,000 Energy points. Proceed with combination?]

’It really works!’

Han Ning’s face lit up with joy. Without any hesitation, he immediately converted some materials left by the Dragon Blood Race into Energy to unlock the improved plan.

[Optimizing... Please wait...]

[Optimization complete. Acquired: Cosmic Realm Soul Beast—Gray Demon Whale Navigation Modification Plan x1]

[Basic Parameters: Compared to the plan left by the Alatake Clan, the optimized version reduces overall Energy consumption by 20%; the defensive system’s ability to counter unknown risks is increased from the Lord Limit to the Monarch Level; resistance to the corrosive effects of Subspace storms is enhanced...]

[To implement this plan, you will need to collect the following materials in addition to those originally required: Strong acid solution from the remains of a Monarch Level Soul Beast, enough to coat the Gray Demon Whale’s entire body x1; Liquid Flowing Gold x36kg...]

Han Ning carefully reviewed the list of additional materials and found that acquiring them was not as difficult as he had imagined.

’Perhaps the plan was just a deep optimization of the original, built upon a foundation of mostly unchanged materials.’

’Theoretically, it shouldn’t have added many superfluous materials.’

’A Monarch Level strong acid solution seems difficult to obtain, but I know two Insect Masters from Ancestor Families. The acid is a type of secretion, not particularly precious to the Soul Beast itself, so collecting it shouldn’t be too hard.’

’As for Liquid Flowing Gold, the panel’s introduction says it’s an alloy smelted from various metal ores, used to coat the Gray Demon Whale’s Body and enhance its resilience against various risks.’

’The required raw ores are all available on the Insect Continent, so the panel obviously took my current situation into consideration.’

’And the optimized plan doesn’t even add Spiritual Arrays from any other sentient Races. It’s composed entirely of Alatak and Witch Spirit Spiritual Arrays, having basically just adjusted some of the structures...’

Han Ning was quite satisfied with the optimized results. He planned to write down the details later, give them to Leon and the others first, and then, through conversations with Leon, gradually propose the optimized parts. This way, their two Witch Spirit teachers wouldn’t find it too strange.

Otherwise, it would be far too strange for a few humans who had just started learning about Spiritual Arrays to suddenly be able to optimize the entire plan from such a commanding, big-picture perspective overnight.

’Applying strong acid all over the Gray Demon Whale’s body to gradually improve its skin’s resistance to corrosion... this process needs to start while it’s still at the Extraordinary Level. I have to make this a priority.’

In addition to the acid modification, the process also required roasting its Body with intense, high-temperature flames until its skeleton was exposed, at which point Spiritual Energy Circuits would be inscribed on its bones.

This would be combined with the restorative abilities of a healing Soul Beast to slowly increase its skin’s resilience and its Body’s overall resistance to damage.

’It’s a good plan... it’s just too cruel to Grey. Fortunately, the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm can use Hypnosis to help it through the process.’

The image of Grey’s large, innocent eyes made Han Ning’s heart ache with reluctance.

But with everyone’s lives at stake, he instantly swept this "pointless" pang of pity from his mind.

He immediately used his Spiritual Power to contact the two Insect Masters of the Cyan God Armor and the Abyssal Rock Ant Tribe:

"Cang Yu, Yue Lin, can you two gather a large amount of strong acid? It needs to be at least Monarch Level in strength."

"Strong acid? Master, you should ask Yue Lin. Ant-type Soul Beasts have the ability to secrete strong acid. The Abyssal Rock Ant Tribe even maintains environments with strong acid to help their Soul Beasts increase their acid’s potency."

Yue Lin did not deny this, asking instead, "Master, how much strong acid do you need?"

"I’ll give you one year. I need you to collect enough acid to fill a container that is 1,000 meters long, 100 meters wide, and 100 meters tall."

Upon receiving Han Ning’s mental message, Yue Lin was clearly stunned into a brief silence.

"One... one thousand meters long, and one hundred meters deep??" he repeated in disbelief.

"Will that be difficult?"

"..." The Subordinate Insect’s base programming dictated unconditional obedience to its master, but Yue Lin clearly retained his own judgment. He was torn between biting the bullet and saying he’d try his best to collect it, and admitting that gathering so much acid in one year was an impossible task.

"Cang Yu, do you have a solution? If the two of you work together to collect that amount, I can give you an extra six months."

Seeing Yue Lin’s silence, Han Ning guessed the reason. This was something that couldn’t be forced; they would have to negotiate.

"If you don’t mind mixing strong acids from different Races and of varying qualities, I can provide about a third of the total amount," Cang Yu replied.

Han Ning glanced at the panel’s requirements for the strong acid; it didn’t specify that the acid had to come from a single type of Soul Beast. He explained, "As long as it’s Monarch Level or higher, the Race doesn’t matter."

"I can prepare about half of the acid for you, and I guarantee it will be done within a year," Yue Lin replied.

’A third plus a half... there’s still a little left over. Handing the rest off to Lord Akatos should solve the problem.’

Han Ning considered this. Akatos was a Green Dragon, and like Qingyao, could secrete large amounts of acid.

"A year for me, too," Cang Yu replied.

"Alright, you have one year. Oh, right, also help me gather... the following ores. The more, the better. This stuff isn’t valuable, so that shouldn’t be a problem, right?"

"No problem. We will obey your command," the two replied in unison via the mental link.

Having sorted out the acid and ore situation, Han Ning breathed a long sigh of relief. Seeing that it was still early, he called his Soul Beasts and went outside the rest area.

Fei Lin, who was happily playing, saw her big brothers and sisters leave and quickly scurried after them.

When Fei Lin came over, her doting father, Hom, trailed closely behind her.

In an open area of Night Nether City, bathed in the faint, blue Starlight, Hom looked at Han Ning with confusion. "What are you going to do?"

"I’m going to modify Grey’s Body."

Han Ning explained briefly before walking over to Grey with his Soul Beasts.

At that moment, the Gray Demon Whale, Grey, was lying in the open space outside the rest area, absorbing the ambient Dark Energy from the void.

"Woooah~"

It saw Han Ning approaching and cried out happily, sticking out its long, thick tongue to give him a gentle lick.

"Grey, I’m going to modify your Body. It might hurt a little later, so go to sleep for a while."

Han Ning didn’t mind the viscous fluid left behind by its tongue in the slightest. He smiled, patted its smooth head, and spoke softly.

"Woo?"

While Grey was still confused, Han Ning had already dispatched the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm. It shot out its tentacles and released a special substance that sedated Grey’s brain, causing it to fall into a deep sleep.

The modification process would be excruciatingly painful; anesthesia was a necessary step.

"Very good. Next... Elder Qingyao, I’ll need you to release about twenty grams of acid."

"Then, Yin Yi will spray the Water Element to dilute the acid and envelop Grey’s Body in the diluted solution."

"All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm, you are to implant the flesh and blood seeds ahead of time. Memorize Grey’s genetic makeup. Once the acid starts corroding its insides, be ready to begin repairs at a moment’s notice."

Han Ning stood before the unconscious Grey, issuing orders to his Soul Beasts one by one.

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