"Hadn't you already learned it?" Yuan Wuwei thought Li Taisheng was playing coy after getting what he wanted. "You take notes here every day, and yesterday you were going on about the Energy Supply Chain... I thought you'd publish a paper the moment you got back."
Li Taisheng's face darkened.
"Energy Supply Chain?" Long Qi asked curiously.
Li Taisheng glared at Yuan Wuwei, then patiently explained to Long Qi, "From what we've seen, the Dreamscape Game built within the Mental Ocean draws energy from everyone. And if energy flows in, there has to be a channel to carry it.
"But think about that man's Cage Theory. Under normal conditions, a 'Cage' is a closed, one-way system that passively receives material. How could it supply energy outward? Ordinary people certainly can't manage it. Ability Users can, but there are far too few of them."
"So you need connections, a root system... That's something your Secret Cult can do." Long Qi was quick to make the connection, and he had put his finger on the key point.
Li Taisheng did not deny it. He added, "Our methods... work efficiently only among the Faithful. With everyone else, we merely draw energy from the Mental Ocean. Ideas like 'equivalent exchange' have taken deep root, creating opportunities for resonance. Through certain rituals and methods, we can draw some energy from the Mental Ocean.
"But in practice, we don't treat it as a stable energy source. We mainly use it as an environment that reinforces the Faithful's beliefs, helps strengthen their connections, and sometimes gives them a handhold on the way into the Abyss Zone."
Long Qi kept nodding in agreement.
To be honest, Long Qi understood only about half of what Li Taisheng had said. But before now, who would have believed that the Secret