422: Characteristics of the first generation domain

Chapter 422: Characteristics of the First Generation Domain

"Does the Mayor have a solution?" Wu Xian's eyes lit up slightly.

"We can try, but it might not work," Chen Shilong mused. "After all, those Evil God Scroll Masters have already noticed. After it's done, we'll notify all parties. If they don't fall for it, we'll think of other methods."

"Alright, thank you, Mayor."

"It's nothing," Chen Shilong waved his hand and chuckled, "But speaking of which, Master Wu, are you sure you don't want to consider taking over as Mayor?"

Looking at Yaoyang City, the most suitable person to succeed as Mayor was undoubtedly Wu Xian.

If not, then handing over the position of Mayor to that girl Xue Lingling later would also work.

"No~ Being a parent official is too stressful," Wu Xian joked, refusing. "You're only in your forties, you should at least work until you're sixty, right? If you feel your body can't handle it, I have all sorts of Spirit Pills and miraculous medicines here, guaranteed to make you as lively as a Dragon."

The job of a parent official was not easy. The more seriously one wanted to do it, the harder it became.

"That may be true, but eventually, we have to make way for the younger generation," Chen Shilong said helplessly. "Are you sure you won't consider it? It's not about Master Wu taking over now, but let's decide the matter first."

Wu Xian politely declined.

He genuinely couldn't handle that job.

Chen Shilong didn't press further. After a few pleasantries, he left in a hurry.

In the following days, he handed over the urgently produced Flower Fruit Mountain rubbing/replica to Chen Shilong, asking him to help place them in several surrounding cities.

Now, they just had to wait for those rubbings/replicas to slowly collect Otherworld energy.

Although the collection efficiency was not as good as a true Otherworld Outpost, the advantage was in their sheer number.

Additionally, the overall strength of Yaoyang City and its surrounding cities was continuously increasing, and the intensity of their campaigns against the Dimensional Control Zone was also rising, which in turn improved the collection efficiency of the rubbing/replica Outposts.

Besides this, temporary Flower Fruit Mountain Outposts were also specially set up at several Otherworld teleportation points in the Club.

In the future, when Club members and Yaoyang City residents traveled to the Endless Sea, Elf Realm, or Green Abyss, they could also accumulate a good amount of Otherworld energy for Flower Fruit Mountain.

Right now, as long as enough Otherworld energy was accumulated to open the first wave of Tier 3 copies, Flower Fruit Mountain could immediately be advanced.

Having the complete script in hand was just that convenient.

"Strange," Wu Xian couldn't help but feel puzzled. "Logically speaking, the first generation Scroll Masters from Dead Mountain Town back then should have also had the complete script. Why didn't they just fully upgrade Dead Mountain Town? Why did they have to leave it for future generations to solve?"

It couldn't just be pure mischief, could it?

Or perhaps, by the time they created that batch of first-generation Domain Scrolls, their time was already running out?

But even so, they could have recorded the entire script and passed it down, couldn't they?

Wu Xian was completely baffled and went to consult Shifu-jie.

During this time, Shifu-jie had been engrossed in studying the "Ghost Emperor" series, preparing to condense the Ghost Emperor divine scroll in one go.

Facing Wu Xian's confusion, Xue Lingling explained with a chuckle, "If everything could follow the script you designed, it naturally wouldn't be difficult, but the problem is that the first-generation Domain Scroll might not follow the script you designed."

"Ah?" Wu Xian was surprised.

"When you conceived the drawing, your plot direction was just a general outline, wasn't it?" Xue Lingling asked with a smile.

"Yes."

"Precisely because the plot direction wasn't designed flawlessly, various deviations are bound to occur, and it might even take a completely different Dao.

But if the plot direction were designed flawlessly, then it would become a normal Domain Scroll," Xue Lingling said.

Wu Xian didn't understand, "Why is that?"

"This involves the core principle of Domain Scrolls," Xue Lingling explained in detail. "All current scrolls are essentially built upon Otherworld power, so they are inevitably affected by Otherworld power.

Especially first-generation Domain Scrolls that advance directly by Otherworld energy."

"You mean, different Otherworld abilities will bring different influences to Flower Fruit Mountain, thus leading to various unpredictable directions and developments?" Wu Xian was stunned.

"Exactly, that's the principle," Xue Lingling said. "Unless you can adjust the proportion of different Otherworld energies to perfectly match the plot outline of Flower Fruit Mountain when collecting Otherworld energy.

But that's clearly unrealistic."

Upon hearing this, Wu Xian finally understood.

In short, Otherworld energy was like the "pigment" of a Domain Scroll. Different pigment components would also have corresponding effects on the development and perfection of the Domain Scroll.

And the first-generation Domain Scroll was a special type of Domain entirely built upon this characteristic.

"If that's the case, wouldn't the current Domain Scrolls be better?" Wu Xian wondered.

"Each has its pros and cons," Xue Lingling said calmly. "Theoretically, the upper limit of the first-generation Domain Scroll would be higher, and its compatibility for future development would also be better.

Most importantly, the first-generation Domain Scroll is more suited to the current scroll world, rather than the world you conceived in your background.

Do you understand what I mean by that?"

Wu Xian paused slightly, then suddenly realized.

Simply put, the design philosophy of the first-generation Domain Scroll had a more long-term vision, directly considering the possibility of a harmonious coexistence or even integration between the future human world and the Otherworld.

The fact that all Dojos use the first-generation Domain Scroll as their "general Outline" should also be based on this point.

However, the design philosophy of current mainstream Domain Scrolls still remained at the idea of independent development for each party.

What type of Domain, then focus on developing what type of Otherworld energy.

"So, theoretically, Flower Fruit Mountain can absorb Otherworld energy from all Otherworlds?" Wu Xian's expression was strange.

"Exactly," Xue Lingling nodded, "But the more varied the Otherworld energy absorbed, the more chaotic and unpredictable its subsequent development will be. It's entirely up to one's own discretion.

Take the Undead Dojo's Dead Mountain Town, for example. Overall, it still primarily absorbs Otherworld energy from the Mysterious Abyss and some Abyss and Undead Systems.

It also absorbs some other Otherworld energies, but those serve more of a supplementary role."

Wu Xian nodded knowingly, "It seems necessary to set up a batch of temporary Flower Fruit Mountain Outposts around the Underworld Outpost."

"Ah?" Xue Lingling was puzzled, "Would that be suitable?"

After all, in her opinion, Flower Fruit Mountain had no Undead System or death-related style whatsoever.

"Don't worry~ There will always be a use for it," Wu Xian smiled mysteriously.

Later, when Monkey King goes to the Underworld, he will definitely need Otherworld energy from the Mysterious Abyss.

It's just unclear how it will specifically manifest later.

But then again, if too much Eerie Domain energy is absorbed, will it increase the difficulty for Monkey King to go to the Underworld later?

Thinking this way, it might be necessary to slightly control the number of temporary Outposts in the Eerie Domain.

However, on the other hand, if the difficulty of going to the Underworld increases later, the output will naturally be better, which will also benefit the development of the Underworld series.

As for how to balance it, it was entirely up to Wu Xian.

Of course, right now, Monkey King hasn't even gone to find a Master yet.

Even after returning from his apprenticeship, he would first have to go to the Dragon Palace to get his equipment, and only then would he return to the Underworld to officially begin the "Havoc in Heaven" storyline. At that time, by farming some Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, he could raise an army of 100,000 Heavenly Soldiers.

But the premise was that everything followed the original plot.

Currently, it was still unclear what specific plot deviations might occur and what subtle influences they would have on the subsequent storyline.