dkrc Chapter 2012 Scientific research takes time; we must maintain awe for the unknown.
Chapter 2012 Scientific research takes time; we must maintain awe for the unknown.
Chapter 2012 Scientific research takes time; we must maintain awe for the unknown.
"Record: The 19th batch of 'Ice Crystal Flower' fragment refining experiment has been completed; three 'Ice Soul Condensation Pills' have been obtained."
"The feasibility of converting high-grade natural treasures into high-purity energy crystals through targeted spiritual refining has been verified; however, the current conversion efficiency is low, the losses are huge, and the applicable range of the products is narrow and strictly limited."
"Next research directions: First, continue to optimize the cutting technology to reduce the loss of fragment activity; second, deepen the research on the energy nature and consciousness fluctuations of the 'Ice Crystal Flower' and explore the possibility of non-destructive guidance and utilization."
"Third, expand the scope of application and safety testing of 'Ice Soul Condensation Pill'."
The academician solemnly recounted the experimental summary, but his gaze once again fell upon the beautiful yet dangerous ice crystal flower on the monitoring screen.
It still quietly emits a faint blue halo, as if silently mocking the limitations of human technology, or as if quietly waiting for someone who can truly touch its mysteries.
But at that moment, the heavy, airtight door of the laboratory made a unlocking sound, and the door opened, with Liu Suifeng striding in.
"Academician Wang, I heard there's been a breakthrough? That thing has been successfully refined?"
Liu Suifeng's gaze was sharp as lightning, locking onto the academician who had just finished refining, and his tone was one of certainty in his inquiry.
He clearly received the news of the successful refinement of the "Ice Soul Condensation Pill" immediately.
Academician Wang frowned almost imperceptibly, somewhat displeased with Liu Suifeng's near-barging in, but more so with his full understanding of Liu's intentions.
He waved his hand, signaling his assistants to continue processing the data, and then turned to face Liu Suifeng.
"Director Liu is certainly well-informed."
"Yes, the 19th batch of spirit refining experiments has successfully produced three preliminary 'Ice Soul Condensation Pills,' and the relevant data is currently being processed."
Academician Wang's voice sounded muffled, but before he could finish speaking, Liu Suifeng interrupted him.
Where is the stuff?
Liu Suifeng's gaze swept towards the direction of the alchemy room next door, where three ice-blue pills were being carefully sealed in a specially made spiritual energy safe, and were undergoing final stabilization by a mechanical arm.
"Here."
Academician Wang pointed to a holographic screen next to him that displayed the real-time situation inside the safe, his tone turning helpless.
"Director Liu, this is only a preliminary result. Three pills were formed, but the activity loss was as high as 67%, and the quality assessment was only 'defective'. Moreover, it has only been preliminarily verified that it has potential effects on third-order ability users. Many things are still unknown."
"Not to mention the enormous energy consumption and low success rate of the refining process."
"I know there are risks, and I know it won't be easy."
Liu Suifeng interrupted again.
"But this thing was originally brought back by Qin Tian and his group to enhance the strength of superhumans in China, and the only thing used for alchemy was some insignificant scraps."
"As for losses, the 'Ice Crystal Flower' can grow on its own, so that doesn't really matter."
"Moreover, you can continue to practice with the pills later. I need to arrange for these to be given to suitable people. By the way, if more pills are developed in the future, you keep one each time, and I will take the rest back and deliver them to suitable people."
He paused, looking at the three small pills on the screen, as if he were seeing many of the spiritual energy bureau's ability users who had not yet reached the serial level:
"Also, Academician Wang, I need you to speed up the process."
"We must achieve stable mass production of this 'Ice Soul Condensation Pill' as soon as possible, no matter what method we use, or at least improve the refining efficiency and yield rate. We want to empower more people!"
"Nonsense!"
Academician Wang finally couldn't hold back any longer and raised his voice to reprimand, a hint of anger flashing across his face.
"Liu Suifeng! Do you think this is an energy bar on a factory production line? You can't just mass-produce it whenever you want. You can just increase efficiency whenever you want?"
He pointed to the main body of the ice crystal flower, which was still quietly floating on the screen and emitting a faint blue halo, and said excitedly:
"Look closely, that's a rare and precious treasure that surpasses the first-order level! It's a transcendent being with its own consciousness!"
"We spent so much money, using the most advanced equipment, just to barely scrape off this little bit of scrap material from it!"
"And even so, we only managed to refine three unstable 'defective products,' with more than half of their activity lost!"
"How do you expect me to speed things up? How do you expect me to mass-produce it? Should I call Qin Tian and the others back and have them stand around like human-shaped cutting machines every day? Or should I just throw this treasure into the reactor and boil it?"
Academician Wang was so angry that his beard was trembling.
"Scientific research takes time, requires repeated verification, and demands reverence for the unknown!"
“It’s not like you can just charge in at a command when you’re fighting mutated creatures.”
"We must keep these three pills for further research!"
"Analyze its energy structure and medicinal properties, find ways to reduce losses, and test its specific effects on ability users with different attributes and sequences! This is how we take responsibility for that Ice Crystal Flower and for the lives of the Spirit Qi Bureau warriors!"
"How do you expect me to speed things up? How do you expect me to mass-produce it? Should I call Qin Tian and the others back and have them stand around like human-shaped cutting machines every day? Or should I just throw this treasure into the reactor and boil it?"
Listening to Academician Wang's rapid-fire remarks, Liu Suifeng smiled wryly and said:
"Old Wang, I understand, I understand everything."
"I, Liu Suifeng, deeply admire your rigor in scientific research, your reverence for the unknown, and your sense of responsibility towards the soldiers, and I have never thought of denying it."
"However, now that the product has been produced, even if it's just three 'defective' items, its primary value shouldn't just lie in the analyzer in the laboratory!"
"This is not the kind of elixir that ancient Taoist priests refined with potentially toxic substances like lead, mercury, and cinnabar, so there's no need to worry about elixir poisoning or fire poisoning; nor is it the kind of elixir with various effects found in novels."
"This is something that was 'refined' using rare and precious materials containing a vast amount of pure spiritual energy, through the transformation of supernatural abilities."
"What is its essence? It is a highly concentrated, relatively mild spiritual essence!"
"Those below the sequence cannot withstand it because their physical strength is insufficient; absorbing it rashly would cause them to burst. We acknowledge this risk and will never use it on those below the sequence."
"But what about those above the sequence? Especially Qin Tian, Huo Yu, and the others who stand at the very top of the first sequence!"
Liu Suifeng shook his head.
"Their physical strength is monstrous; for them, this thing, which is purely condensed from a high concentration of spiritual essence, poses no danger whatsoever."
"Scientific research requires reverence for the unknown and a step-by-step approach, that's true; but our superhumans, especially those fighting on the front lines, didn't emerge from that conventional path!"
If what was being refined in the laboratory at this moment were the elixirs described in ancient texts, requiring the precise combination of ingredients, precise control of heat, and often involving the interactions of the five elements, Liu Suifeng would never have acted so "recklessly."
The alchemy techniques inherited from sects such as Shushan and Longhushan produce pills with vastly different effects. Some pills can enhance cultivation, heal injuries, prolong life, or break through bottlenecks, while others can lead to qi deviation, complete loss of cultivation, or even death if taken improperly.
No amount of careful research is too much when it comes to this type of elixir.
However, the "Ice Soul Condensation Pill" is different. Or rather, all the pills currently refined in China based on supernatural abilities are essentially "highly concentrated and relatively mild spiritual essence".
Since the resurgence of spiritual energy, all pills made using "supernatural abilities" have followed this pattern.
Unless the material used to refine the "elixir" is the "mutated creature" itself.
Pills made by transforming "heavenly and earthly treasures" with supernatural abilities may have some special effects, but these are just residual properties of the raw materials themselves, belonging to "attribute properties" rather than "derived medicinal properties".
The power of elixirs still lies in their highly concentrated, relatively gentle, and vast spiritual energy.
That is why Liu Suifeng dared to be so "confident".
Academician Wang had no way to refute this.
He certainly knew all this; in fact, as one of the main founders of the "Spirit Refining" technique, he understood the boundaries of this technique better than Liu Suifeng.
The "elixirs" made by transforming rare and precious materials with supernatural abilities aim to achieve the efficiency and purity of spiritual energy conversion.
The "Ice Soul Condensation Pill" is the same; it is a mixture of extremely pure ice-attribute spiritual energy and a special spiritual charm full of vitality, without any so-called impurities.
The biggest "risk," as clearly stated in the report, lies in the fact that "an excessively high energy level may cause damage such as energy overload or meridian freezing to those who are not suited to it or whose strength is insufficient."
In other words, this substance is highly poisonous to those who lack sufficient strength, but it is a great tonic for those with sufficient power.
The reason why Academician Wang was unwilling to give up easily was not only due to the rigorous nature of scientists, but more importantly, his instinctive resistance to Liu Suifeng's "draining the pond to catch all the fish" approach to exploitation.
This guy practically treats the highest research institute as his front-line equipment depot and logistical supply station.
Whenever the research institute made any new achievements, especially those that could directly or indirectly enhance combat power, he would pounce on them like a shark smelling blood, eager to take everything away immediately.
Stability testing, long-term effect observation, and optimization and iteration schemes—all of these had to give way to the "urgent needs of the front line" in his eyes.
"In the eyes of generals like Liu Suifeng, who are always on edge, the current situation in China is probably always 'not good enough,' and there is always a reason to 'prepare for a rainy day.'"
Academician Wang looked at the undisguised, somewhat "rogue-like" smile on Liu Suifeng's face and sighed silently in his heart.
He understands the pressure on the front lines and that every bit of improved combat capability could mean less bloodshed. However, he also feels sorry for the countless days and nights of hard work put in by everyone at the research institute and worries that this tendency to "emphasize application over fundamentals" will, in the long run, harm genuine technological accumulation and breakthroughs.
After all, some research cannot be rushed.
"Fine, fine, I can't argue with you."
Academician Wang ultimately shook his head, waved his hand, and signaled to his assistant to handle the transfer procedures for the elixir.
Liu Suifeng's smile immediately brightened, and he quickly stepped forward to personally take the specially made sealed box, which was emitting a faint chill, from his assistant.
"Hehe, Mr. Wang, I knew you were a man of great principle. On behalf of all the brothers, thank you and the research institute for your hard work!"
Liu Suifeng hugged the box to his chest, and didn't forget to flatter Academician Wang, even though the words didn't sound very sincere.
Academician Wang snorted irritably, too lazy to waste any more words on him, and simply gave him instructions:
"Not a single term of the agreement may be compromised!"
"Data must be synchronized and transmitted back in real time!"
"Don't worry, don't worry, I'll personally oversee the monitoring and data feedback; there won't be any problems!"
Liu Suifeng patted his chest to assure him, then left satisfied, carrying the sealed box.
How could he not know about Academician Wang's complaints of "disappointment with his lack of progress" and his dissatisfaction with his "draining the pond to catch all the fish" approach?
But even if they find out, they'll just smile calmly and not take it to heart.
Because he knew the process all too well, and he knew exactly why he was doing it.
Yes, the overall situation in China can indeed be described as "stable" at present.
The defenses are largely secure, and internal order remains intact.
But this "stability" is a fragile balance maintained only after too much bloodshed, and the pressure on the front lines is immense every day.
Every resource that can be converted into immediate combat power must not be wasted, nor should it be left idle amidst cumbersome processes and future uncertainties.
More importantly, Liu Suifeng was well aware of the research institute's operating model.
A new technology or achievement often has considerable flexibility and room for "special handling" in its initial exploration phase, especially for projects that directly enhance top-tier combat capabilities.
At this time, as the director of the Spiritual Energy Bureau, he could indeed obtain some "semi-finished products" that were not yet fully finalized in advance under the guise of "emergency testing" and "practical evaluation" and with some special authorization and "shamelessness".
However, once the research is in-depth, the data is complete, and the effects are basically determined, especially after the value, production capacity, and risks are fully quantified and assessed, these results will be quickly incorporated into the "Extraordinary Resource Contribution Point Exchange System".
It was a relatively fair, but also extremely rigorous, procedural, and contribution-based distribution network.
At that time, scarce resources like the "Ice Soul Condensation Pill," which use heavenly-grade materials, consume huge amounts of resources, have extremely low output, but have miraculous effects on top-tier experts, will inevitably become one of the top exchange items in the system, marked with an astronomical number of contribution points, and accompanied by a strict application, review, and matching process.
By then, it won't be so easy to get it.
Contribution points need to be accumulated, approval takes time, and there are definitely more people watching this than just Liu Suifeng's subordinates.
People in other departments need it too.
There are too many monks and not enough porridge; this is inevitable.
Liu Suifeng had personally witnessed the difficulty of refining the "Ice Soul Condensation Pill".
The success rate was pitifully low, and the activity was severely lost. Only three mung bean-sized pieces were produced in one go.
It is foreseeable that for a considerable period of time in the future, the production of this product will be extremely limited, and it may even be impossible to achieve stable output.
"Once it's on the exchange list, it'll be a real battleground, and we might not even be able to get a few."
Liu Suifeng sighed inwardly.
While he may have had the idea of using the initial three resources to enhance the combat power of suitable ability users, he also wanted to secure as many shares as possible for some people before the resources were fully incorporated into the "planned allocation".
As for Academician Wang's complaint that "good things need time to come," Liu Suifeng admitted that there was some truth to it.
He wasn't in a hurry for standard psionic weapons made from the teeth and claws of mutated creatures, energy potions mass-produced from relatively common materials, or other equipment that could be stably produced through mature processes.
Those items can be mass-produced, and their value is not high. Whether they are distributed through formal exchange channels based on contribution or by the Tian Shu Bureau based on quantity, it is a very simple matter.
But the "Ice Soul Condensation Pill" is different.
It is a unique product of the "Ice Crystal Flower" and is one of the very few resources that can benefit sequence-level ability users.