92: Chapter 91 The Cauldron of Entropy Increase
The implementation of the former's functionality can refer to the train of thought he has always used to obtain Gold Treasure Chests.
Just weaken its effect. As for the latter, he couldn't think of any good ideas for the time being. Directly use karma points to violently boost strength?
This can be done, but the cost would inevitably be very high; I fear the investment and return might not necessarily be proportional.
One must know that the principle behind his mobilization of Karma to use various abilities and achieve various things has always been to start from the current event, find the desired developmental outcome from among its countless possible future directions, and forcibly drag this karmic line into reality, making it the present.
Stated this way, some people might have doubts. Although the principle of using the Power of Causality to achieve things is powerful, could there be a situation where one wants to achieve a goal but there is no corresponding karmic line?
If the desired karmic line doesn't exist, wouldn't the Power of Causality be unable to achieve the desired goal?
This question involves a very modern scientific theory from before his Transmigration.
Science tells us that as long as the dimensions of time and space are high, large, and wide enough, then anything has the possibility and probability of happening.
As long as Yang Hang can accumulate sufficiently powerful, sufficiently large, or even infinite energy, he is theoretically a god—and an invincible god at that. No one can deal with him, defeat him, or harm him in terms of results.
Because he has long since erased such results.
Therefore, from the moment Yang Hang obtained his Karmic talent, he knew that his path of promotion was completely different from the traditional novel tropes of fighting monsters to level up, raising his Realm layer by layer, or comprehending the world to become a god in a single thought.
He can completely rely on the accumulation of energy to grow stronger by leaps and bounds.
Although the shackles might be obvious, it is, unfortunately, really simple and clear.
If there are any real hidden dangers, he'll deal with them when he actually grows to that level.
Currently, the Power of Causality and the Fate Platform are his greatest sources of confidence and trump cards—the ladder for his own transition.
He would be insane to dislike the potential flaws in his method of growing stronger.
Therefore, using karma points to violently boost the personal attributes and strength of survivors... he can do that.
But the survivors of the Yanhuang Civilization cannot afford this cost, or even if they could, it is completely impossible to get the returns they imagine.
Investment and return are negatively correlated.
Let's consider this method after his abilities become stronger, or after the overall strength of the Yanhuang Civilization survivors has been raised a bit.
So, what is worth trying right now is to do something about the fished-up sunken sea treasure chests.
If starting from the sunken sea treasure chests...
He could increase the probability of opening high-quality treasure chests, or introduce a traction function that directs the types of materials opened from treasure chests.
But there are still problems with this.
The former is a probability issue. Probability issues might lead to someone never opening a good treasure chest, or opening a good one but getting useless items. The uncertainty is too high, and Yang Hang doesn't like it very much.
He is not a black-hearted game developer from his past life; he cannot just ignore these unlucky survivors and leave them to fend for themselves as long as the revenue is sufficient.
He doesn't need "lucky kings" with exceptionally good luck, but he also needs to ensure the absence of "unlucky wretches."
As for the latter, it is a treasure chest quality issue. Even if the materials are directed—say, all the weapons and Ability Crystals that the survivors want—it's useless if they only open trash skills and items.
Unless both are done together...
But if both are done together, the cost goes up, and the consumption of karma points required might not be something that the vast majority of ordinary survivors can bear...
This brings us back to the same problem as using the Power of Causality to violently boost individual strength.
What should be done then?
Yang Hang fell into thought.
After a long while, Yang Hang suddenly raised his head, his face transforming into a calm and composed smile.
If one considers the cost of Karma consumption, the quality of the results, and the directed materials—these three issues—comprehensively...
Then just turn the probability issue into a fixed issue!
Determine a fixed fact!
Just skip the treasure chest opening process and increase the quality Rank of the items obtained after opening the chest, wouldn't that work?
This way, one doesn't need to face the uncertainty of increasing treasure chest quality, and one can also determine the type of final desired item.
Moreover, because the purpose is clear and no longer in Chaos, the consumption of karmic energy is greatly reduced.
Strengthening System!
Wouldn't it work to create a System that can strengthen any item or material?
A Rotten Wood Class skill book, strengthened into a Bronze Grade one.
A Rotten Wood Class sword strengthened into a Bronze Grade one.
A Rotten Wood Class Houseboat strengthened into a Bronze Grade one.
Isn't this much better than gambling on the probability of opening treasure chests?
What the Yanhuang Civilization lacks the least is various Rotten Wood Class items and materials gathering dust.
Furthermore, the appearance of this Strengthening System is definitely not Yang Hang's baseless fantasy.
Its feasibility was already reflected in yesterday's Magic Sea announcement.
"The top ten in the Individual Sequence Competition can obtain top-tier rewards such as treasure chest quality improvement, lifespan transition, talent improvement, etc..."
This was the exact wording.
This means that the Magic Sea possesses such items with strengthening functions.
Then, he just needs to obtain one such item and use it to build a Strengthening System for the Fate Platform.
And because of the item's support, the consumption to achieve the Strengthening System's effects would be even lower, and the karma points he could harvest would naturally be substantial.
Killing two birds with one stone.
No, three birds with one stone!
Then let's refer to the Karmic Trading Realm and create a parallel Karmic Strengthening Realm.
It just so happens there is a Gold Treasure Chest at his feet, plus the sunken sea treasure chest fishing opportunities he reorganized today; the items needed for the Strengthening System and the backpack System are all complete.
Yang Hang used his Divine Sense to control the treasure chest dropped by the sea beast to land at his feet, placing his hand on the gold-patterned shell. The Power of Causality surged along the chest, beginning to explore the future of the Gold Tier wonder he needed.
One second, two seconds...
Don't know how long passed.
The next moment, he forcibly dragged the karmic line of an unknown Gold Tier wonder into reality.
Bang!
Golden light exploded.
The entire rest cabin was submerged in the intense golden light emitted after the treasure chest lid was lifted.
Yang Hang reached into the chest and took out an object.
[ cauldron of entropy increase (Gold Tier Wonder) ]
[ A small cauldron with an ancient appearance, engraved with complex patterns. The flow of time inside is different from the outside world, capable of catalyzing "evolution" in matter. ]
[ Mechanism: Sacrifice and Catalysis: Place a basic item (such as an iron sword) and several "media" (such as rare Ore, blood of powerful creatures) into the cauldron, close the lid, and shake it. Time Acceleration: The items inside the cauldron will experience thousands or ten thousand years of "virtual time," undergoing natural selection and material evolution. Result: After opening the lid, you will obtain a brand-new item with completely changed properties. ]
"Beautiful???"
After Yang Hang understood the information about this Gold Tier wonder named the cauldron of entropy increase, he couldn't help but frown.
Why does this guy's description feel like it can only strengthen specific items, weapons, and the like?
Can skill books, Houseboat tokens, and Ability Crystals be strengthened?
If not, its usefulness to him would be greatly reduced.
The energy he harvests from the survivors' essence, Qi, and spirit requires the survivors themselves to be strong and robust, not just pure combat power.
Although an increase in pure combat power can also drive the efficiency of the body becoming strong and robust in the Late Stage.
That is obviously putting the cart before the horse.
But since the Power of Causality gave him this fixed result, there must be rationality to it.
Then let's try out its functions first.
If it doesn't work, he will just have to think of other ways.
It just so happens that he has a large batch of various Rotten Wood Class, Bronze Grade, and Gold Tier materials and items on hand.
Everything from skill books, Ability Crystals, Houseboat tokens, daily necessities, to weapons—a wide variety of everything.
He can experiment however he wants.
Yang Hang suddenly felt that the way the cauldron of entropy increase is used is exactly the same as those multi-in-one synthesis mini-games from before his Transmigration, isn't it?
Yang Hang inexplicably felt his hands itching and hurriedly had the bionic maid take that batch of materials off the shelves from the Trading Realm.
Then he threw himself into the intense, all-consuming experiments.