Read Hero of Hearts Chapter 7493 The Logic Underlying Formations.
“Spirit stone?”
After hearing those two words, Jeremiah Yun and Song Ruyu both showed extremely shocked expressions.
Jeremiah Yun exclaimed in astonishment, “The Warriors’ Den Association has year-round bounty missions regarding spiritual stones. Anyone who finds a spiritual stone containing Qi and hands it over to the leader will be rewarded. The rewards are usually pills, cultivation techniques, or even promotions within the Warriors’ Den Association. However, most of us, myself included, have never encountered one.”
Song Ruyu nodded in agreement, and said, “Yes, all these years I have been trying to obtain such spiritual stones to exchange for rewards in the Warriors Den Gathering, but I have never even seen one, let alone obtained one.”
Charlie asked with a little curiosity, “If you find a spiritual stone, will you hand it over to Victoria on the way?”
“Yes.” Jeremiah Yun nodded and said, “If we find it, we must hand it over to our superiors. Spirit stones have the highest priority in the Warriors’ Den Society’s resource ranking. The Five Armies Command must respond as quickly as possible and report to headquarters immediately.”
Charlie said in surprise, “Victoria can concoct pills herself, so she definitely doesn’t lack Qi. If she didn’t lack Qi, she would still prioritize spirit stones so highly. Qi must have other uses.”
Jeremiah Yun asked him, “Master Wade, apart from absorbing Qi, what other uses do spiritual stones have?”
Charlie said, “It’s very useful. As far as I know, it’s like a battery, always on standby without wearing out. It has many uses, but its greatest use is providing energy for formations. For example, my Lightning Token has a formation engraved into the lightning-struck wood. But because the lightning-struck wood itself doesn’t have Qi, I need to channel Qi into the Lightning Token every time it’s activated to run the formation and generate heavenly thunder. If I use spirit stones as energy, then theoretically the Lightning Token can activate itself.”
Song Ruyu and Jeremiah Yun suddenly understood, but Maria frowned and asked him, “Young Master, if we use a spirit stone to activate the Lightning Token, what is the activation logic of the Lightning Token? Will it continue to activate until the spirit stone’s Qi runs out? Or can it be like computer programming, with some special instructions added, such as how long the interval is before it activates? If we add activation coordinates, can we hit exactly where we want it to?”
Charlie nodded and said, “I think formations are like software in the world of cultivators. In theory, designing each formation is no different from developing software. Experts skilled in formation design should be able to achieve more complex functions, such as determining the range or friend and foe within an attack formation, and then giving them the ability to identify each other. This way, a restricted area can be defined, and once an enemy approaches, the formation can automatically launch an attack.”
Maria smiled and said, “This might require two formations to work together. For example, one formation could operate like a radar to detect the surrounding environment, and once an enemy is detected, the attacking formation could launch an attack.”
Charlie said very seriously, “Miss Lin’s opinion is quite reasonable. Experts in every field share the same basic logic. Perhaps the world of formations also has its own programming logic. After mastering many formations, you might be able to construct a formation array that is close to automated.”
Maria sighed and said, “To achieve this, one must be proficient in formation languages, just as a programmer is proficient in computer languages. Only then can one write formations with complex functions, like software. Some can communicate, some can see and hear audio, and some can locate and navigate.”
Charlie agreed with Maria’s analogy and nodded, saying, “Miss Lin is right. Array formations must also have their own development language. If one day we can master the secrets within them, we will definitely benefit greatly.”
Maria smiled and said, “Young master, there’s no need to rush. I’m sure there will be an opportunity for this in the future. It’s just that the timing isn’t right yet.”
Charlie smiled and nodded. Although he imagined that mastering the array development language would be very interesting and practical, he was in no rush. After all, the underground city had given him too many surprises. The underground city filled with Qi, the ring that could store items, and the teleportation array that could instantly travel to any corner of the world all had immense uses waiting for him to develop.
Then he stood up and said to the three of them, “Wait for me a moment.”
After saying that, he returned to his room, and with a thought, four egg-sized spiritual stones appeared in his palm.
He turned and walked out of the room, approached the three of them, divided the four spirit stones into two halves, and placed them in front of Jeremiah Yun and Song Ruyu respectively. He smiled and said, “Miss Yun, Miss Song, please accept these four spirit stones. You can use one to absorb Qi, and you can keep the other.”
Jeremiah Yun and Song Ruyu were shocked.
They had never seen a spiritual stone before, so when Charlie mentioned that it was a spiritual stone, they were instinctively shocked and subconsciously used their Qi to examine it.
This investigation revealed that both of them were surprised by the extremely rich Qi within the spiritual stone.
They had never seen such a rare Treasure before; the Qi contained within it far surpassed the energy of any elixir.
In fact, this kind of high-grade spiritual stone was many times more powerful than ordinary pills like the Cultivation Pill or even the Da Peiyuan Pill. Its only drawback compared to pills was that it couldn’t be absorbed by the human body as quickly as pills, but the amount of Qi it contained was far greater than that of the Cultivation Pill.
None of them had ever received a low-grade spirit stone in their entire lives. Charlie suddenly gave them two of them each, which was truly extraordinary. Jeremiah Yun was even hesitant to accept it, instinctively leaning back and waving his hands nervously, saying, “Mr. Wade… this… this is too precious, I can’t accept it…”
Although Song Ruyu desperately wanted the two spirit stones, seeing that Jeremiah Yun had expressed his opinion, she quickly waved her hand and said, “Master Wade, Sister Yun is right. You need these spirit stones more than we do. You’d better keep them for yourself!”
Charlie looked at the two of them and smiled, “Since I can give it to you, it proves that I have saved enough for myself. You two don’t need to be so polite. There are still at least two months left until the Antarctic winter ends. During these two months, you should use spirit stones to focus on your cultivation in seclusion. With the help of spirit stones, plus the Great Sun Tathagata Hand Seal, you can continue to absorb more Qi and continue to purify and strengthen your meridians. I believe that after two months, your strength will increase greatly.”
Jeremiah Yun was very grateful, but he was unable to accept it, and hesitated for a moment.