147: Research direction!

Ye Su returned to Suzhou and Hangzhou.

He went to the Research Institute immediately.

At this moment, the Research Institute was unimaginably busy.

Everyone was running to get where they needed to go.

Black Tiger and Li Qing were especially busy.

The global volcanic eruptions had brought a brand new energy, creating far too many variables.

Research work had to be carried out immediately.

Its priority was instantly raised to the highest level.

Moreover, this black qi was quickly confirmed to be an even more extreme power. For a time, the entire world was competing in a scientific research race.

blood qi.

Spiritual Qi.

black qi.

They seemed to get more powerful and more extreme one after another.

Inside the Research Institute, Ye Su found Li Qing on his own.

Li Qing was so busy he only managed a brief glance up.

"Ye Su, take a seat. I have a lot on my plate right now. The appearance of the black qi has the whole world rushing their progress."

Ye Su smiled.

"Don't bother. At this stage, none of you can possibly know the attributes of the black qi."

As soon as he spoke,

Li Qing was dumbfounded.

Then he suddenly looked up, his eyes brightening as he looked at Ye Su and asked:

"Could it be—"

"How are you going to research Soul-attribute power? You don't have the conditions for that at this stage,"

Ye Su said.

"Don't spread the word. Treat this as a trap and let them step into it. Then, focus your main energy on Divine Weapons and Spiritual Qi."

Damn it.

The Divine Weapon attributes haven't even been figured out yet.

Everyone's eyes are blinded by the black qi, aren't they?

Soul attribute...

If there's a corresponding solar term, it should be Tomb Sweeping Day!

But between Awakening of Insects and Tomb Sweeping Day, there's still the spring equinox!

What's the rush?

Without the help of the timing, it's impossible to analyze this kind of attribute power.

Besides,

even researching Spiritual Qi is much better than this black qi.

At least Spiritual Qi has already begun to be applied.

Isn't Cui Hu's Sorcery ability mainly based on Spiritual Qi?

Li Qing was startled for a moment, then let out a sigh of relief.

That's how scientific research is.

Once something unknown appears, it's a race against time.

If you research it one second earlier than others, it means you're ahead. Once application begins,

it means you can perform a dimensionality reduction strike on others.

With the world in a frenzy of research, Li Qing had no choice but to join the rat race.

Fortunately,

Suzhou and Hangzhou had its own foundation.

The strongest Professional was Suzhou and Hangzhou's greatest foundation.

"There's a problem with our communication," Ye Su said.

"In the past, research was done because no one understood anything, so you made your own decisions and conducted your own research."

"But as our strength gradually increases, your direction has begun to deviate from practical application."

"So..."

Li Qing thought about it.

It was indeed true.

Scientific research developed quickly, but the strength of Professionals increased even faster.

Sometimes, scientific research was just wasted effort.

A large number of experiments and data often couldn't compare to the personal experience of a Professional.

Truly,

there was a feeling of being detached from reality.

This was also Ye Su's first impression upon entering.

It had to change.

It couldn't go on like this.

The scientific research system must be truly integrated into the Professional system.

Such a large department couldn't be allowed to keep crashing around aimlessly.

"Right."

Li Qing felt a sense of sudden realization.

When the black qi appeared, their first thought was actually to get a sample and then test its attributes.

Little did they know, the moment Ye Su felt the black qi, he knew it belonged to the Soul attribute.

So, what exactly was their research doing?

"You mean—"

"Truly interface with the Professionals."

Ye Su said.

"Potions, blood qi, Spiritual Qi, Divine Weapons... these are the true directions."

"Take potions alone—is a simple Strengthening Potion really enough? Have comprehensive physical exams for Professionals become widespread? Are there standards?"

"And blood qi—the circulation routes of blood qi require Cultivation Techniques. At this stage, Professionals can't write down the techniques from memory, but can't you record their blood qi circulation paths?"

"The Research Institute, a Research Institute of the new era, should have at least one capability, and that is—the ability to create Cultivation Techniques and Martial Arts on its own!"

"And then there's Spiritual Qi, which is the secret to the highest combat power at this stage. The Merfolk of the Sea Tribe, Cui Hu's Dharma Body Transformation—aren't these all methods of applying Spiritual Qi?"

"If it were applied to metals, or if it traveled along special paths like blood qi—could new things be derived?"

"You have too many things to do."

"There's no need to desperately pour resources into every single thing that appears in the world."

"black qi is of the Soul attribute, but ask all the Professionals, who has truly birthed a Soul?"

"If research into the black qi has to wait until Tomb Sweeping Day or an even later solar term to see a Breakthrough, then that's not research; it's just that the time has come, and the world is finally letting you know."

A sudden enlightenment!

Ye Su voiced his dissatisfaction.

It also gave Li Qing, who hadn't truly rested or thought about the direction for a long time, a brand new insight.

Yes.

Currently, the power exerted by scientific research was too small.

Many things relied on the Professionals themselves to figure out.

In that case, what kind of research was it?

It really couldn't go on like this.

"I was wrong."

Li Qing finally said.

"So, Captain Ye, what thoughts or requirements do you have now..."

"I'm talking about priorities."

Ultimately, research would still have its own independent ideas.

However, a mechanism was inserted into it: Professional demand.

For example, what Ye Su needed most at the moment, and how those things could be produced, would be the direction of the Research Institute.

"Divine Weapon attributes."

Ye Su said.

"I didn't place the Divine Weapons in your Research Institute to be hung up for display."

"Every Divine Weapon has its own unique attribute. I need to know this as soon as possible."

"And Spiritual Qi."

"Cui Hu's Dharma Body Transformation is very peculiar; it seems to be the beginning of spells. He is well worth researching."

After thinking about it, that was all for now.

"By the way, you can research the black qi too, but don't waste too much resources and energy. If possible..."

Speaking to this point,

Ye Su gave Li Qing a deep look.

"If possible, try to explore underground."

'I hope no anomalies appear. If a massive world shows up underground, it'll be a real mess.'

Ye Su thought to himself as he spoke.

"Alright, I'll make adjustments quickly."

Li Qing nodded in response.

And then,

the Suzhou and Hangzhou Research Institute began to change its direction.

For a time, many people noticed something unusual.

That was—the goals suddenly became clear.

In the past, whenever something appeared, everyone would rush at it like a swarm of locusts, stripping it bare.

But as the Professional progression increased and research difficulty grew, everyone rushing in often resulted in the entire Research Institute ending up with nothing but bruises.

It was a huge waste of resources, manpower, and material wealth.

Now that many projects had been narrowed down, everything felt much clearer all of a sudden.