After careful consideration, Meng Yi kept the number of modified "Cell-Level White Studies Computers" constant at around 100 trillion, the standard Terra Human Body Type range.
For one thing, this remained within the production and consumption limits of his stored energy. For another, it could be perfectly operated by his C+ mental strength. Third, neither his appearance nor his physique would undergo any mutations.
Anyone who had conducted scientific research knew that as long as there was one successful case, subsequent replication and reproduction could save a great deal of unnecessary trial and error.
When developing Red Queen's vessel some time ago, Meng Yi had spent a week completing a figurine-sized Biological Psionic Computer. The speed of repeated modifications would only be faster, not slower.
Handcrafting the "White Studies Device" had taken a week.
Meng Yi estimated that he could complete 5% of the enormous "White Studies Battle Body 1.0" project in the time remaining.
In other words, he would modify 50 trillion Cell-Level Biological Psionic Computers.
"Thinking about it won't beat taking action. Just do it!"
The month's rest passed second by second, and the progress of "White Studies Battle Body 1.0" slowly increased.
When the first "Cell-Level Biological Psionic Computer" was completed, Meng Yi's Computing Power increased slightly.
Ten—one hundred—one thousand—ten thousand!
One million—ten million—one hundred million—ten trillion!
The progress of "White Studies Battle Body 1.0" reached 1%.
Meng Yi faintly sensed that something seemed to be connecting into a "net."
Yet it was as unclear as flowers viewed through fog, with the road ahead shrouded in dense mist.
[Prompt: Player "White Devil's" Body Strength has advanced from D++ Rank → C- Rank!]
He ignored Paradise's notification about his increase in strength.
Body Strength was merely a derivative of putting his technology into practice. Meng Yi cared more about the Computing Power and efficiency brought by one trillion Biological Psionic Computers.
The feeling was simply wonderful. When one trillion microcomputers were stacked onto a human body, every possibility extended from a single thought could be clearly distinguished. How was such a monster any different from a god among men?!
With only 1% progress on "White Studies Battle Body 1.0," Meng Yi's original thinking speed, calculation and deduction speed, and other capabilities had increased by more than several thousand times.
One had to understand that before undergoing modification, Meng Yi had been a Psionicist with "C+ Rank Psionic Power" and "C+ Rank Mental Strength."
The Body Tempering realm of "Seeing the Gods Undisturbed, Understanding Through Divinity" was somewhat similar to Meng Yi's current state, but their essences were completely different.
There was no need for some abstruse insight or meditation.
Technology was the primary productive force. Wouldn't it be enough to take a different path, master it, and surpass it?
1.1%—1.2%—1.5%!
2.0%—2.5%—3.0%!
3.5%—4.0%—5.0%!
After a total of 29 days, 17 hours, 36 minutes, and 1 second, the progress of "White Studies Battle Body 1.0" reached the 5% Meng Yi had planned, and the ultra-concentrated Biomass Energy he had stored during his Paradise Stay Period was completely exhausted.
[Prompt: Player "White Devil's" Body Strength has advanced from C- Rank → C Rank!]
"I know what it is!"
Meng Yi, restored to human form, had countless Information Streams flash through his distinct black-and-white eyes.
He clenched his fist. The matrix network formed by the 50 trillion "Cell-Level Biological Psionic Computers" spread throughout his body resonated with "C+ Rank Psionic Power," constructing a faint, hazy white radiance.
Cellular consciousness and Psionic Power merged perfectly. Under the mobilization of the Supercomputing Matrix, they formed a "Life Force Field" that should not have been accessible at the C Rank stage.
Meng Yi said softly, "Set!"
The Biomass Energy remaining in his body was rapidly consumed, and the "Life Force Field" instantly formed a thin, Crystal Wall Layer-like structure.
Through ultra-high-efficiency calculations, Meng Yi reached a conclusion in less than a microsecond.
At full power, the "Life Force Field" could be maintained for 0.157842 seconds by the Biomass Energy and mental strength remaining in his body.
At this stage, he was fully capable of withstanding the destructive force of a planetary explosion without suffering the slightest injury.
"Drop! Low-consumption mode!"
The dazzling Crystal Wall Layer dispersed, regressing into its original hazy white radiance.
The "Life Force Field" at 1% power had enough strength to withstand a strategic nuclear strike—the Tsar Bomba.
As long as he avoided the extreme high-temperature strike at the narrow core region, the secondary high-temperature shockwave brought by the nuclear bomb would be like a gentle breeze brushing his face. It could no longer injure Meng Yi after he activated "Low Consumption Mode: Life Force Field."
"Can low-consumption mode last 1.6 seconds? Not bad."
"Disperse!"
With a thought, he dispersed the hazy white radiance of the "Life Force Field." Experimenting with the "Life Force Field" exhausted the Biomass Energy remaining in Meng Yi's body, and the Cell-Level Biological Psionic Computers entered a dormant state one after another.
The state of high-speed thought vanished. Meng Yi, his face deathly pale, staggered to the food storage room and struggled to condense a black-red tentacle. He pierced one nutrient paste tube after another and absorbed their energy to replenish the Biomass Energy he had lost.
A moment later, Meng Yi caught his breath. He did not activate "White Studies Battle Body 1.0" again, temporarily shelving the derived "Life Force Field."
Relying solely on the efficiency of converting Biomass Energy into energy was too inefficient. He could not afford to sustain the two entirely new abilities he had developed.
"Essence, Qi, and Spirit... Essence, Qi, and Spirit. All three of Paradise's basic attributes are crucial. Not one can be lacking!"
"Without 'Qi,' without the 'Energy Lever,' even powerful methods can't be used."
Meng Yi's brows furrowed deeply. If he raised "White Studies Battle Body 1.0" from 5% to 100%—one quadrillion cells—his maximum Computing Power could increase dramatically once more, and the strength of the "Life Force Field" would rise accordingly.
At present, his maximum Biomass Energy storage could probably support the "100%-Power Life Force Field" for 3.146687 seconds.
Or the "1%-Power Life Force Field" for five minutes.
After completing the modification of "White Studies Battle Body 1.0," his energy storage limit was expected to support one minute of the "100%-Power Life Force Field," or nearly two hours of the "1%-Power Life Force Field."
He only had to imagine the scene of activating "White Studies Battle Body 1.0: 100% Progress" and the "100%-Power Life Force Field."
Meng Yi, who had replenished his Biomass Energy reserves beforehand, could stand still and take the full force of Firefly's life-burning Star Shattering Face Breaking Fist at point-blank range for one minute.
If Firefly could not extend the instantaneous output of that star-shattering strike to one minute,
she would inevitably be unable to outlast Meng Yi after he completed the "100%-Progress White Studies Battle Body 1.0" modification.
"One minute as a Real Man? No way!"
"Filling in the shortfall of 'Qi' and producing the 'Energy Lever 1.0' is urgent!"
What energy source was closest to organisms, cells, and life?
"Biochemical System Psionics" had already given him the answer. Its true form was—Bioelectricity!
"How can I use the Bioelectricity generated by cellular movement more efficiently, avoid its massive energy loss, and establish a conversion formula from Electromagnetic Force to energy?"
Even the cleverest housewife could not cook without rice. Meng Yi had not yet come into contact with extraordinary fields related to "thunder and lightning."
"Can I only place my hopes on the next instance?"
"Or should I complete the "White Studies Battle Body 1.0" to increase my Body Strength, allow it to bear the breakthrough of bottlenecked C+ Rank "Psionic Power" into B Rank, and independently develop "Biochemical System Electromagnetic Manipulation"?"
Both paths were available, and both had a bright future.
The former gambled on luck. The latter required patient effort and consumed resources.
Meng Yi calculated that if he wanted to raise "White Studies Battle Body 1.0" to 100% completion, he would need to spend approximately 20,000 Paradise Coins on highly concentrated nutrients. His Body Strength would rise from C Rank to C+, or even C++ Rank.
A C++-Rank physique would be sufficient to bear B-Rank Psionic Power. His Mental Strength would also rise into the B-Rank Region, and his Overall Evaluation would completely surpass the C++ C-Rank Breakthrough Category, reaching the B-Rank Domain of a Tier 5 Player!
"Not expensive, but not worth it. I might as well go to an instance and scavenge resources."
Once he had made up his mind, Meng Yi opened his Personal Information Panel to see his new evaluation.
Body Strength: D++ → C [White Studies Battle Body 1.0: 5% Progress]
Overall Evaluation: C → C+
"Barely acceptable. In the next instance, my Overall Evaluation should rise to C++, or even B-."
Question: approximately how many Fusang would it take to make up the 20,000 Paradise Coins shortfall?
The style of Demon Slayer was already very clear. The protagonist was a heartless and ruthless Super Capitalist, the hidden villain who turned every race into Evil Demons, ran a 24-hour sweatshop system, squeezed out the last drop of value from Fusang, and ultimately caused its race to be wiped out.
Research the innate ability tree and produce "Energy Lever 1.0."
The ascended protagonist would clash with Flandre Scarlet, fighting until the volcanic and seismic belts erupted, continental plates shook and shifted, and the Fusang Archipelago sank beneath the ocean...
Friendly reminder: the protagonist in my work is not a saint. Those who sympathize with Fusang, which occupied places such as the Korean Peninsula, Ryukyu, Dongbei, and Shandong in the early twentieth century, signed treaties such as the Treaty of 1901, the Treaty of Shimonoseki, the Treaty of Liaonan, and the Treaty of Dongbei, extorted huge indemnities to develop its homeland, and was about to begin its invasions should watch with caution~
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