Long ago, he had mentioned how to solve the massive Energy problem required for system advancement.
One solution was to look beyond the cosmos, and the second was to turn his gaze toward other planes.
The former already bore fruit: his "Divine Kingdom of Order."
The existence of the "Divine Kingdom" could completely resolve the Energy source issue for Divine Rank powerhouses and could even, to a certain extent, feed back into the Douluo Plane.
However, the problem was that using the "Divine Kingdom" to solve the Energy issue would create a vicious cycle.
Solving the Energy problem required building a mature "Divine Kingdom"; building the "Divine Kingdom" required first achieving the Divine Rank or possessing power equivalent to the Divine Rank; and achieving that power, in turn, required massive Energy support.
Currently, the only way to break this vicious cycle was to rely on squeezing the limited Energy generated by native Spirit Masters of the Douluo Plane, thus achieving a crowdsourced ascension to Divinity.
But this method could only be used in the Early Stage. If the ascension system he envisioned was to be promoted in the Late Stage, Energy would become a massive, unavoidable Bottleneck.
At that time, the limited Energy generated by native Spirit Masters of the Douluo Plane would be completely insufficient, and forcing it would severely restrict the development of the entire system.
To break the situation, he could only turn his gaze beyond the Douluo Plane, toward the other planes in the endless Void Realm, and obtain Energy from them.
For example, the Abyss Plane.
The creatures of the Abyss Plane were known for their bizarre immortality; even if killed, they would revive under special rules.
But, wasn't this convenient?
If, under the coverage of the "Divine Kingdom of Order's" rules, the "Spiritual Pivot Network" was used as a connection channel, allowing all qualified users to create cost-controllable "Spiritual PivotClones," and then commanding these Clone armies to invade the Abyss Plane...
You Abyss creatures have special rules and can revive even after death?
Perfect, the ones we send are Clones that can regenerate infinitely, so they aren't afraid of death either!
"Spiritual PivotClones" that could be sacrificed freely and without heartache—if their cost were optimized further in the future, coupled with the function of feeding Energy back to the main body after defeating the enemy...
Then, a Fourth Calamity, fearless of death, ignorant of terror, and craving "experience" and "rewards," would take its initial form!
Furthermore, due to the special nature of the "Spiritual PivotClone," theoretically, as long as the Energy was sufficient, he could mass-produce "Spiritual PivotClones" at the Limit Douluo level!
This was truly groundbreaking!
Looking at the puppet Gu Yue in front of him, Kong Mingan slightly sighed in relief.
The entire experiment took a little over a month, and although the results were astonishing, they were actually within reason.
With the initial white Energy as the foundation, the massive data processing power of the "Divine Kingdom of Order" providing computational support, the assistance of the Dragon King Young Miss who controlled the elements and spiritual authority, and finally, the confirmed research direction...
The superposition of numerous advantages made the research process exceptionally smooth, encountering virtually no major Bottlenecks.
Gu Yue, standing beside him, felt a slight joy in her heart; assisting with the research for this month had also brought her great benefits.
Previously, her understanding of her own power was mostly "knowing what it is but not why it is so," relying entirely on instinct and Bloodline talent.
Now, by personally constructing Energy models and analyzing the essence of power, her control and comprehension of the elements reached a new height.
Coupled with the absence of old injuries in her body, she even felt that, provided the Energy was sufficient, she might be able to restore her strength to the level of a First-rank Deity.
Her eyes flashed slightly, and her gaze naturally fell upon Kong Mingan beside her. Just as she was about to speak, the next moment, Kong Mingan released her hand.
In an instant, the state of deep SpiritFusion skill, which had lasted for a month, suddenly vanished.
Like a machine being cut off from its power source, Gu Yue felt the vast computational boost completely disappear, along with the subtle, almost telepathic connection she shared with the person beside her.
Her body stiffened, and a powerful sense of emptiness, as if a part of her body had suddenly been gouged out, swept over her.
Subconsciously, she raised her hand, seemingly wanting to grasp that lost feeling of fullness again.
However, just as her fingertips touched the slightly cool air, she met Kong Mingan's puzzled gaze.
"What's wrong?"
Gu Yue regained her composure, immediately controlled her expression, slightly averted her gaze, and returned to her cold demeanor: "...Nothing."
Kong Mingan didn't seem to mind her previous abnormality; he just nodded and said normally:
"Then let's stop this experiment for now. The current results are sufficient to meet the needs of the current stage, so there is no need to continue."
"Not continuing?" Gu Yue pressed.
"Yes. Researching a method for mass-producing Divine Rank 'Spiritual PivotClones' still requires solving many problems, and I don't have the time to deal with them for now."
Kong Mingan raised his hand and tapped a few times in the air, seemingly checking some information. Then, he spoke:
"Consider this a vacation next. Of course, if you need it, you can use this laboratory; the corresponding permissions have already been opened to you."
Gu Yue couldn't help but ask: "Are you leaving?"
"Yes." Kong Mingan nodded.
"Where are you going?"
"To handle some accumulated affairs," Kong Mingan said, looking at Gu Yue somewhat strangely: "What's wrong?"
"...Nothing."
Gu Yue fell silent again and said nothing more. She couldn't explain why she was pressing him, only that a strange impulse in her heart prompted her to ask those questions.
Kong Mingan glanced at her, said nothing further, and raised his hand to slice open a stable spatial portal beside him.
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something, turned back, and reminded her: "Remember to change your clothes back before leaving the lab. Qiu'er has been waiting outside, and if she sees you, she'll probably come looking for me again."
Gu Yue paused upon hearing this, only then remembering that she was still wearing the maid outfit.
She looked down at the clothing that had made her feel incredibly ashamed a month ago, but now she no longer felt much of the initial repulsion.
Perhaps... she had gotten used to it?
When she looked up, Kong Mingan's figure had already vanished into the spatial portal, leaving her alone in the laboratory.
Looking at the empty laboratory, Gu Yue fell into a strange silence. After a long while, she reached out and pulled apart the few straps at her lower back that served as the main fasteners.
Immediately, the maid outfit on her lost its support and fell loosely like petals, exposing large areas of fair skin to the air.
Gu Yue paused for a second or two, a hint of complexity flashing in her eyes, before she took out the familiar Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy uniform from her storage spirit tool and put it on.
Carefully folding and putting away the work outfit scattered on the ground, Gu Yue tidied her appearance. After confirming that everything was in order, she reached out and opened the laboratory door.
In just a moment, a golden figure rushed directly inside.
"Sister Master!"
Gu Yue's gaze was calm, and her tone was slightly serious:
"Qiu'er, come here. I have something to tell you."
(End of Chapter)
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