Jarvis replied, "Understood, sir. However, contact sensors may not yield accurate results. For precision, invasive sensors will be used for detection."
Qin Feng sat down cross-legged and said, "No problem. A needle won't hurt. Let's begin."
"Yes, sir."
Immediately, Qin Feng began circulating the *Great Heaven Opening Canon: Qi Circulation Chapter*.
He could clearly sense streams of spiritual energy seeping into his body from the surrounding air.
With each breath, the energy circulated through his body before settling in his lower abdomen.
It felt warm.
This sensation smoothed his breathing, bringing him to a state of calm that gradually deepened into meditation.
After an unknown period, Jarvis broke the magical state.
"Sir! Sir!"
"Hmm? What is it?"
"Sir, 29 minutes and 32 seconds have passed."
Qin Feng was startled. "So long? Any results?"
Jarvis hesitated for two seconds before replying, "Sir, the analysis indicates that 'spiritual energy' exists between energy and matter. In air or other objects, it takes a material form, but upon absorption into the human body, it transforms into an energetic state."
"Oh? How remarkable! Any other findings?"
"Cross-referencing with data from Blue Star, it's estimated that in ancient times, spiritual energy was as abundant as in the National War Arena."
At that time, the sages of the Dragon Kingdom, through their explorations, recognized such phenomena and called them "spiritual energy," "primordial energy," "Qi," and so on.
They also developed a wide variety of cultivation methods.
Moreover, after years of exploration, the sages discovered that spiritual energy circulates within the human body along the meridians, eventually storing in the lower abdomen, a point they called the "Dantian."
Qin Feng nodded, absorbing this basic knowledge about cultivation.
"So, the human body is essentially a natural nuclear reactor, and the absorption and release of spiritual energy is a process of mass-energy conversion?"
"Yes, sir. That's one way to understand it," Jarvis replied.
"Holy shit! The nuclear industry, the culmination of centuries of industrial civilization, was apparently mastered by the sages of the Dragon Kingdom thousands of years ago!"
Qin Feng momentarily felt as if he were in a fantasy novel.
But then he thought about it: the human body using the Dantian to cultivate spiritual energy and his mecha's Ark Reactor using nuclear energy—they seemed remarkably similar in principle!
"Then can you create spiritual energy weapons?" Qin Feng asked.
"When removed from the human body, spiritual energy seems to require special materials to contain and store. This area still needs further experimentation. However, I don't have a physical form and can't conduct experiments."
Qin Feng was stumped by this.
The National War Arena wasn't on Blue Star, and even if it were, he didn't have Tony's advanced research equipment for Jarvis to use.
Moreover, 300 countries on Blue Star, along with thousands of corporations and institutions, were all pursuing the same goal!
If they could unlock the secrets of spiritual energy and weaponize it, even the Five Great Powers would fall.
Becoming the world's richest person would be child's play.
And if that day came, what would the National War Arena matter?
They could simply counterattack, blast through it, and strike directly into the other realm!
Of course, these were just the researchers' idealistic visions.
The reality was that Blue Star's researchers were equally clueless.
Not only were they clueless, they hadn't even figured out what spiritual energy was or how it worked.
Compared to Jarvis, they looked like rank amateurs!
"Let's put this aside for now. We'll revisit it later."
Qin Feng continued his breathing exercises, strengthening his Dantian.
This time, however, he didn't enter a meditative state, as he still had matters to attend to outside.
"Jarvis, stream the Mark 3's vision in real-time."
"Understood, sir. Connection established."
Instantly, the HUD in Qin Feng's helmet displayed the view from the Corpse Raising Ground.
"Uncle Jiu and the Corpse Driving haven't arrived yet..."
He muttered to himself, but the @ mentions and private messages in the Guardian Chatroom caught his attention.
**Italy - Alexander**: @Dragon Kingdom's Qin Feng, my friend, come discuss a business deal. Sell us some of your water, will you?
**Apoorv Khan - Apuqiu**: Yes, yes! We're not refusing to pay.
**Pakistan - Ahmed**: Hey, Big Brother Dragon Kingdom, I'm too embarrassed to @ you, and even more so to DM you. Could you... lend us a hand? It's really awkward, but we're desperate. Without water, we can't explore for resources, and the third wave of the impact is right around the corner.
**Eagle Country - George**: How dare he! Only I can sell freshwater!
**Rotten Kingdom - Wilson**: @Dragon Kingdom's Qin Feng, ignore this guy. Sell some to us instead.
**...**
The Kimchi Kingdom and Sakura Kingdom were also short on water, but fearing the wrath of their "godfather" overlord, they dared not speak up, instead secretly watching the Guardians urge Qin Feng to sell.
If he really offered to sell water at a reasonable price, they'd definitely buy it!
After endless pleading, Qin Feng finally responded.
**Dragon Kingdom - Qin Feng:** I didn't want to get involved at first; it's just small change. But seeing Eagle Country's attitude, I've decided to sell water to you all.
**Eagle Country - George:** !!!
**: That's great!**
**: Thank you, Big Brother Dragon Kingdom!**
**: Thank you, thank you! What about the price?**
Qin Feng asked:
**How much is Eagle Country selling it for?**
**Rotten Kingdom - Wilson:** 10 units of Mystic Iron for 10 liters of water? That's outrageous!
**Kangaroo Kingdom - Albert:** Exactly! We have strong body odor and need to shower daily. Three of us use at least 200 liters of water a day. That's 200 units of Mystic Iron! We need that material to repair our defenses. If our borders fall, everyone will flee to Blue Star.
**: Right! Blue Star belongs to everyone. If it falls, do you think Eagle Country can stay safe?**
**: Eagle Country has no sense of justice!**
**...**
Someone started complaining about Eagle Country, and the smaller nations grew bolder. Even Eagle Country's lackeys, lackeys, and lackeys were secretly snickering behind the screen.
Qin Feng looked at the price and couldn't help but gasp.
"What the hell is this? 10 liters of water for 10 units of Mystic Iron!"
**Dragon Kingdom - Qin Feng**: I'll cut that in half! 5 units of Mystic Iron for 10 liters of water!
The moment this message appeared, all the water-starved Guardians erupted in excitement.
**Guardian**: Wow, the Dragon Kingdom is so generous!
**Guardian**: This is great! With water, we can finally go out and explore for resources.
**Guardian**: Hurry up! It's been half a day already, and the next wave of attacks is only two and a half days away.
**Eagle Country - George**: You... you bastards!
George was furious.
His water sales had been going so well. With the profits from the past three days, he should have been able to trade for other resources and upgrade his defensive structures.
Wouldn't taking a three-day break after that be heavenly?
Then this suicidal fool had to show up!
If Qin Feng had just matched his prices, they could have coexisted. But this Dragon Kingdom fool dared to offer a 50% discount?
Is this guy trying to sabotage me on purpose?!
**Eagle Country - George**: @Dragon Kingdom Qin Feng, are you determined to oppose me?
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