Return

After being briefed by the Ancient One on what he needed to learn, Bai Jing returned to his room with a stack of books.

These books included the application of projection magic, incantations, space magic incantations, as well as a large number of array formations, material science books, runes, and so on.

Array formations were not meant for people; they were generally carved onto artifacts, such as magic artifacts or houses.

The most basic array formation was the energy absorption array, which could absorb dimensional energy. Following that were illusion arrays, defense arrays, trapping arrays, tracking arrays, levitation arrays, and others.

By flexibly combining array formations, one could create all sorts of incredible magic artifacts.

The material books recorded a large number of materials that could be used to create magic artifacts. The creator was unknown, and they had even ingeniously created a material ranking.

The number one ranked magic material was a branch from the World Tree. This branch was tough, as it was capable of supporting the world. It possessed excellent magical conductivity, making it suitable for the handles of various magic artifacts, such as Thor's Hammer.

There were also magic artifacts primarily made from World Tree branches, such as the Scepter of the Living Tribunal and Merlin's Staff.

The second ranked material was Uru Metal, a metal originating from a neutron star. After being processed with special techniques by the Dwarves, it became a magic metal with excellent magical carrying capacity, capable of bearing all known spells in this era. The most famous creations were Thor's Hammer and, later, the Storm Axe.

The third ranked material was called the Blood of the Umbra. The Umbra were a type of life form living in the Dark Dimension, secretive and powerful. Their blood and magical energy had strong adaptability and could be used to inscribe array runes onto magic artifacts.

If an ordinary person were to learn these things, it might take them thirty to fifty years, and they might not even understand it all.

But if one had photographic memory, they could finish reading in three to five days, and then proceed with meditation to deepen their spiritual understanding.

This was the difference between a genius and an ordinary person, and one of the reasons Strange could become the Sorcerer Supreme.

Being able to remember everything after a single glance certainly saved a lot of time.

Bai Jing felt that whether it was science or magic, both greatly favored those with talent. People like Tony Stark and Bruce Banner, who could master several doctoral degrees while others were still undergraduates, would achieve great things even if they studied magic.

As for ordinary people, they could just cheer them on with "666" while others saved the world.

"Hello?" A knock came from the door.

"The door isn't locked, please come in!" Bai Jing replied.

"Here's your meal!" A girl, whose age was impossible to discern and whose skin was dark, entered with a plate and a bowl, placing them on the table.

"Uh..." Bai Jing suddenly realized he hadn't eaten since last night.

Or rather, he hadn't eaten since he dove into the sea to absorb water, meaning he had gone without food for a full day and night!

Was the excitement of learning magic stronger than his hunger?

Bai Jing shook his head again. It didn't seem like it. Instead, it was the energy flowing into his body from the dimension that had replaced some of the energy obtained from food.

"Does everyone get this?" Bai Jing asked to verify his guess.

"Newcomers get a bit more, while old mages who have achieved mastery get less!" the girl replied honestly, lowering her head as she spoke.

She was a local from Nepal. In her mind, China was a celestial empire, so she naturally respected visitors.

Not to mention Bai Jing's appearance...

"Oh..." Bai Jing nodded. It was as he suspected.

"Thank you!"

"Yes, after you're done, just leave the bowls and chopsticks at the door, and we'll clean them up!" the girl said.

"Okay, okay!"

Looking at the food in the bowl, Bai Jing fell into thought.

Practicing magic also had the effect of grain avoidance, no wonder it could extend one's lifespan!

The saying "those who consume Qi are immortal" actually had a scientific basis. The food we eat every day undergoes a chemical reaction with oxygen, producing free radicals that collide with telomeres, causing them to shorten and reducing the number of cell divisions.

This is why people cannot live forever.

From this perspective, oxygen is indeed toxic. By breathing oxygen, we are limited to living less than 120 years.

Therefore, the first step in most cultivation methods is grain avoidance.

Because the dimensional energy that is easiest to sense is scarce, it cannot completely replace the role of food, and mages still need to eat, thus their lives are still limited.

However, the Ancient One absorbs energy from the Dark Dimension, which can fully sustain the body's metabolic needs, allowing for infinite cell division and thus a naturally long life.

Of course, there might be other reasons, but Bai Jing hasn't had contact with the Dark Dimension, so he cannot speculate.

"Speaking of which, I also know the coordinates of another dimension!" Bai Jing thought of the space linked within Banner's body.

According to the knowledge he learned in the Sanctum, the space within Banner's body was also an alternate dimension, and its energy could be absorbed and used with the methods taught in the Sanctum.

He thought it, and he did it. Moreover, Bai Jing could now traverse space!

He opened a spatial gate with one hand and passed through it.

There was a 10-hour time difference between New York and Nepal. Therefore, it was 9 AM in Nepal, while it was 11 PM the previous night in New York.

Fortunately, Banner was a scientist and slept late.

When Bai Jing arrived at his room, he saw neat rows of parts arranged on his desk.

Bai Jing's phone had already been disassembled by him!

"How's it going?" Bai Jing asked.

"The principles of these parts are not complicated, but many cannot be manufactured with current processing technology!" Banner pointed to the largest screen and said, "Take this screen for example. It's made of an Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode (AMOLED) panel. I checked the database, and this material is still in the theoretical stage; no company has produced it yet!"

He looked at Bai Jing with some curiosity, "This material hasn't even been invented yet, where did you get it?"

"Uh..." Bai Jing was shocked, "You can tell it's AMOLED just by looking at it?"

"I saw the phone's factory information, it's written there!" Banner replied.

"Uh!" Bai Jing was speechless, "I don't think that's the problem. You already have the physical object, you should have some ideas on what to do!"

"I'm a theoretical scientist, but I'm not good at translating theory into engineering technology!" Banner shook his head.

Bai Jing was anxious, You can build a time machine, and you say you're not good at it?

"But I can try!" Banner continued.

Bai Jing was speechless, Can you stop taking my breath away when you speak!

"Also, the capacity of this battery is astonishingly high!" Banner picked up the battery again, "For such a small battery, the capacity reached an amazing 4200mAh. Our current batteries..."

"That's definitely not a problem!" Bai Jing said, "I know the Stark Group is working on a battery, and they'll have results by the end of the year at the latest. We can use their battery then!"

Didn't the Stark Group give up on the military industry and switch to new energy? Batteries are new energy, and it's also Tony's strong suit. We'll just buy from the Stark Group. If he doesn't sell, we'll beat him up.

"Then finally, all that's left is the chip!" Banner said, "This phone uses a 5nm process chip, but the most advanced chip currently should only be 90nm!"

If he hadn't seen this phone, he wouldn't have known that chips would develop to this extent in the future!

But since Bai Jing didn't want to talk about the screen issue, he was too lazy to ask where this chip came from. Anyway, he wouldn't get an answer if he asked.

"This is also not a problem!" Bai Jing was confident in his cultivation speed. By the end of the year, wouldn't he have mastered space magic?

At that time, he could create a magic artifact that could shrink chips several times. Then, a 90nm chip could be used as a 5nm one!

As for overheating issues or computational disorder, Banner could solve those!

"So, are there any other problems?" Seeing Banner still looking at him expectantly, Bai Jing asked again.

"It's still the laboratory..." Banner said, "We need actual experimental reports and technical routes to verify the technology and apply for patents."

"Wait a moment!" Bai Jing hadn't mastered the mirror dimension yet!

"I finally came back once, let me unify Hell's Kitchen first!"