RPAGF Chapter 7188 Stay away, stop causing trouble
Chapter 7188 Stay away, stop causing trouble
Chapter 7188 Stay away, stop causing trouble
“It’s a pretty good idea, but it’s too complicated. You have to understand that the most troublesome thing about the Corpse Offering Ritual is its universality. This thing has no threshold, but your thing is too difficult. The demon god eats the old me, and now I eat the demon god’s thing. It’s too difficult.” Chen Xi said with a bit of helplessness, “The idea is good, but the feasibility is really too poor.”
"Isn't this just what I need? I'm the best at optimizing talent among all of us, and with the help of those guys, I'll find a simplified path soon. So your so-called difficulties are nothing at all," Wan Zhen said with a hint of confidence.
Well, Wan Zhen's comprehensive knowledge of everything is indeed outrageous. The veterans' foundation is among the strongest in history at the soldier level. With Wan Zhen providing guidance and optimization, simplifying this thing shouldn't be a problem.
To be honest, Wan Zhen had already considered how to optimize it when he first brought it up.
"Alright, let me tell you the truth. Your idea was tested by Sun Tzu six or seven hundred years ago. Later, it was found that it wouldn't work. It's not that it's completely unusable, but those who could use it were beings who could subdue demons without using this method. So this move has been abolished. I just didn't want to be so explicit." Chen Xi didn't want to be ambiguous on this matter, so he told the truth.
When Wu Zixu devised the sacrificial ceremony for the deceased and Sun Tzu cleaned up the mess, he considered the approach Wan Zhen was now suggesting. However, he ultimately discovered that even with the help of rare talents, such as the Roman Infinite Serpent or the Daoist concept of selflessness, the problem remained unsolved.
There is a limit to how fast I can devour demons. This limit is determined by my own foundation. If I ignore this foundation, the result of my frantic devouring of demons will be the collapse of my foundation, turning me into a new demon.
To surpass the Demon God in devouring speed without losing oneself, the requirements for one's will and foundation are excessive, almost requiring the current level of normal willpower to break through limits.
Then the question arises: if a guy whose normal willpower has exceeded its limit doesn't do anything reckless, even if he suddenly starts playing the Corpse Feast, he can still hold on with his basic abilities as long as he doesn't go to the final step. Why would he need to use those later moves?
“A while ago, Wu Zi and Sun Zi were both here, and the Four Sages discussed your plan together. In the end, they found that even with the addition of Butterfly Transformation, Infinite Serpent, and Life Cycle, it couldn’t withstand the speed at which the Demon God devoured. For normal people, it’s impossible to play like this. This kind of operation is essentially just stalling for time, and the biggest problem with the Demon God is that the longer you stall, the stronger he becomes,” Chen Xi said with a sigh.
“Okay, then how about planting your own demon god into the other person’s demon god, letting the demon god devour the demon god, and then the two controlling each other?” After Wan Zhen’s suggestion was rejected by Chen Xi, he was not angry. He naturally put forward a new suggestion because after he realized what this thing was, a lot of ideas had come to mind.
"To tell you the truth, Sun Tzu verified this plan seven hundred years ago. He then developed the original talent stripping method, which was later optimized to become the talent we use today." Chen Xi recalled Sun Tzu's speechless state at the time.
Well, Sun Tzu didn't intend for the demon god to be so powerful back then. He initially researched it with the intention of cleaning up Wu Zixu's mess. However, he slightly underestimated the demon god's strength and made some mistakes during the research, which ultimately led to the demon god becoming increasingly troublesome.
"Ah, is this how talent stripping occurs?" Wan Zhen was stunned for a moment, then pieced together the information in his mind. He felt that although the answer was outrageous, it seemed quite reasonable. The subsequent optimization into the current state was not an outrageous thing.
"Yes, we only made slight optimizations later. This move was originally intended to control the demon god, but it failed in the end." Chen Xi said, as if to say, "I don't know what else to do. My ancestors have tried it. How about you show me something new?"
"Then, before the Demon God fully develops, we'll establish an external circulation system to extract the Demon God's power." Despite being hit repeatedly, Wan Zhen wasn't discouraged. He loved this kind of intense stuff—"Understanding all things, let me see your limits!"
"The truth is that this thing is just a primitive accumulation of defenses." Chen Xi recalled Wu Qi's helplessness when he said this. "The lifespan of a demon god is too long, so even if it circulates outside the body, it will eventually be assimilated into the body, just like how humans are gradually assimilated by the outside world. A demon god is like a natural environment outside the body, and there is nothing that can be done about it."
"Is this how you build up your defenses?" Wan Zhen's scalp tingled. So you guys really have tried every trick in the book.
"The Heavenly Demon Disintegration?" Wan Zhen asked tentatively.
"The Twenty-Four Divine Bodies were originally intended to differentiate the Demon God and then ignite it. However, it was later discovered that this metaphysical thing could also be assimilated by the Demon God, so we had no choice but to leave it at that for now." Chen Xi said this with a deep sense of helplessness. "Actually, there is also that kind of exploitative talent, but as you know, it doesn't work well for the Demon God. The Demon God's tolerance is much stronger than that of humans, except for special individuals."
It's not that there aren't talents in this world capable of dealing with demons, but these talents are effective against demons and even more effective against others. To defeat a demon, one must target it specifically. The problem is that demons and humans share the same origin, but demons are simply stronger than humans in terms of quality and foundation. To target demons, one must target humans specifically.
This is quite frustrating, and it's why a series of tactics can't be used.
"In short, everyone has come up with a lot of ideas about this thing, but in the end it all comes down to quality and basic skills. All other solutions are nonsense because it's too difficult to tackle the tough issues. Taking a softer approach is the normal thing to do." Chen Xi said with a hint of regret. "The biggest problem with the Demon God is actually its universality. Those high-intensity targeted techniques are meaningless."
"Alright, then, the metamorphosis?" Wan Zhen made a last-ditch effort.
"It can solve the problem. It's currently the only talent that can turn a demon god back in the conventional way. But whether even one out of a thousand elite veterans can master it is a question." Chen Xi nodded. "What's worse is that to master this talent, in addition to honing oneself, one also needs a high level of thinking. To be honest, the things from the various schools of thought were eliminated, which is their own fault."
That damn elite talent, they actually want a certain level of intellectual development? Isn't that just asking people to die?
"In short, don't bother studying this thing, it's all a trap." Chen Xi warned very seriously, "Sun Wu and Wu are buried inside. Before they ran away during this grand martial arts competition, they told me to remember to dig up and kill the demon gods from seven hundred years ago and six hundred years ago."
"No, do demon gods not have a lifespan?" Wan Zhen asked Chen Xi with a hint of speechlessness.
"What lifespan? After becoming a demon god, the upper limit of lifespan is removed. The body will constantly assimilate external objects to obtain life. The biggest problem with demon gods, besides having no threshold, is that they will devour other life forms to prolong their lives. Of course, this devouring will lead to assimilation. For example, after eating too many trees, they will become a mountain demon or something..." Chen Xi said casually.
The demon gods are actually somewhat like mortal enemies, but they haven't caused any trouble yet. However, based on what Chen Xi understands now, if the number of demon gods really reaches a certain level, they will definitely devour anything they see, and in the end, they are very likely to merge into one, which would be very dangerous.
"Then the Longevity Demon?" Wan Zhen asked tentatively.
"What is that?" Chen Xi asked, somewhat puzzled.
“There is a Heart Abyss that grows stronger over time,” Wan Zhen explained what he knew. “And this thing is a Heart Abyss, you know what a Heart Abyss is, right?”
"It is a seed that officers and soldiers plant in the hearts of soldiers, a seed that grows stronger as the soldiers themselves grow," Chen Xi nodded and said.
"We can try using the Longevity Demon. Humans develop faster than demons, at least most humans do. But the Longevity Demon, this abyss of the heart, can grow stronger as humans fight. Fighting a demon is also a fight. This kind of thing is inherently idealistic." After giving a general explanation of the characteristics of the Longevity Demon abyss of the heart, Wan Zhen began to develop his own ideas.
"I don't think that will work. We've considered things like Xin Yuan, but the intensity isn't enough. The Demon God develops too quickly, and my speed is simply not up to par," Chen Xi said, shaking his head.
"Isn't there the Infinite Serpent? We can try shedding its skin," Wan Zhen said with a hint of seriousness; he was a man with a strong sense of adventure.
"So many talents, extract their essence, and then reconstruct a new talent?" Chen Xi looked at him like he was an idiot. "To be honest, this generation probably can't even do it."
“But at least this is indeed a solution, right?” Wan Zhen said with a hint of pride. “The Infinite Serpent keeps shedding its past form, and the present me goes to devour the Demon God. Of course, the Demon God devours the past form faster than the present me devours the Demon God. When the Demon God finishes devouring the remnants of the past, it will definitely devour the present me, and then it will just shed its skin again.”
“Although I don’t know what kind of nature the Longevity Demon is, the idea is correct. If the Longevity Demon can continue to exert its effect, then I am indeed growing stronger as I molt, fight, and devour demon gods.” Chen Xi nodded and said. Before Wan Zhen could even smile, Chen Xi said with a hint of helplessness, “The problem is that as the demon gods devour my molted former self, they also absorb the essence from it. Demon gods can use their talents.”
Why did Sun Tzu and Wu Qi stop considering creating new elite talents to empower veterans who had embarked on the path of the Corpse Offering Ritual to deal with the Demon God? Because the Demon God would also master these talents, which was frustrating. The Demon God would even mutate these talents, turning them into something like a Corpse Offering Ritual plugin, which was extremely distressing and deadly.
"No, why can the Demon God use his talent?" Wan Zhen was completely bewildered.
"Because demons have a sense of collectivism, they are another kind of existence, a non-human collective, so don't increase the strength of such things, just destroy them when you encounter them," Chen Xi said irritably.
"Is this thing really that complicated?" Wan Zhen frowned, completely unexpected to hear such an answer from Chen Xi.
"Well, to be honest, it's more complicated than you think," Chen Xi said seriously. "We've added at least two Four Saints into it, but it hasn't solved the problem. Your talent is indeed very impressive, but Sun and Wu are not to be underestimated either. Moreover, in this aspect, you may be far inferior to Sun and Wu, so it's best not to cause any more trouble."
Wan Zhen remained silent for a while after hearing this. He was a person who liked difficult problems and liked to be serious, but he didn't want to cause any trouble for others, so after thinking about it for a while, he decided to put the problem aside for the time being.
"Also, don't recklessly develop those talents of the Southern Army. Although the strength they can unleash is very limited without the core of the Corpse Offering Ritual, it is still somewhat dangerous." Seeing that Wan Zhen had taken it to heart, Chen Xi quickly added a couple more sentences.
"I was just listening to these guys talk about talent and then sorting it out, but I never expected there to be so many backstories." Wan Zhen was also quite helpless. He was doing pure academic research, but who could have imagined that there would be such a huge pitfall in this? What could he do? He was helpless too.
"In short, if you're going to do research, do something normal, not this weird stuff. If you keep doing this, you'll probably be reporting to the Imperial Guard." Chen Xi's words were a bit harsher. This was a joke, but given Ruan Gong's current management style, if Wan Zhen continued like this, it was only a matter of time before he was put under Ruan Gong's control.
"Alright, then I'll go out for a trip in a couple of days. I don't like staying in one place anyway." Wan Zhen thought about it and realized that since the matter was off, there was no need for him to stay in Chang'an any longer. It would be better to find a place to travel and have a vacation.
"You can go and take a look over in Jiangdong. Come to think of it, you probably haven't been there before," Chen Xi said after thinking for a moment. In Chen Xi's opinion, sending Wan Zhen away was a good way to solve the problem. At least it would prevent any trouble. Wan Zhen knew too much. Who knew what kind of evil things he might do? It was better to be on guard.
“Alright, I’ve been to Jiangdong, but I’ve never been to Tiannan. I’ve heard that it has rich mineral resources.” Wan Zhen agreed to Chen Xi’s suggestion. For him, as long as he travels and doesn’t limit himself to one place, that’s fine. Where he goes is not important.
"While we're there, let's see how Sun Bofu manages the Wu region. I feel like they're getting more and more divided," Chen Xi casually suggested to Wan Zhen. Wan Zhen was somewhat helpless upon hearing this, but he didn't refuse. After all, Chen Xi was a very respectable person, and if he agreed, he would make some arrangements for him.
"Okay, I'll go take a look and find out about their development over there." Wan Zhen nodded and agreed.
"Have someone collect and organize the information about talent you have, compile it into a book, so that future generations can learn from it. Among the veterans, there are many elites with very high smelting levels, but it's really difficult for them to verbally describe their smelting process. Of the two hundred or so veterans with smelting levels of six or above, no more than two can accurately express their smelting talent, the smelting process, and their insights during the smelting process." Chen Xi said with a hint of regret. Now, Wan Zhen can actually put these things on paper and compare them with the corresponding knowledge from Huangfu Song's side to pass on to future generations.
“No problem.” Wan Zhen nodded and said. Even if Chen Xi hadn’t said anything, Wan Zhen would have written this. Because at this point, Wan Zhen had realized that writing books was the easiest way for people to remember him.
“You can take a look at the things I had the veterans write before. To be honest, they were terrible. Even the best ones, Sun Er and Li Zhe, were full of vague and uncertain descriptions that were hard to quantify,” Chen Xi said with a hint of weariness. He had previously worked on so-called talent optimization and smelting optimization, but the results were simply unreadable.
"Even so, their smelting efficiency and talent development effects are stronger than before, right?" Wan Zhen said with a hint of mockery. Chen Xi was already having a headache just looking at the stuff that was written, but most of the veterans could actually use it to speed up their smelting and talent development. To be honest, it would be strange if Chen Xi didn't question his life.
"Yes, I was prepared to take the initiative since things had come to this point, so I distributed the relevant materials and had literate veterans explain them. Surprisingly, the veterans understood them. It just goes to show that talent does have a subjective aspect," Chen Xi said helplessly. However, if it could be more accurate or even quantifiable, Chen Xi would still hope to optimize this aspect.
"Alright." Wan Zhen nodded, indicating that he would do his best in this regard.
"And don't use those veterans for research. Some of your things might still be speculation, while they might just be using them as lab animals." Chen Xi glanced at Jiang Bin out of the corner of his eye. How to put it? Jiang Bin was a really tough lab animal. Any weaker lab animal would probably have been played to death. The problem is, that's not how things are done.
There are many things that Jiang Bin can do, but others can't. If Jiang Bin learns them and then teaches others the same way, frankly, Chen Xi is afraid that if new recruits learn them this way, they'll be killed instantly.
Every year, the military reports cases of new recruits being injured, disabled, or even killed while learning from veterans. To be honest, veterans and new recruits in this world shouldn't even be considered a single species anymore.
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(End of this chapter)