Blue Star · Upper Capital Underground Base · Experimental Materials Handover Area
Space warped slightly, and Tianyi appeared out of thin air on the teleportation platform.
He held several scrolls in his hands: one sealed with mucus from Shikkotsu Forest, the other with water from Acidic Lake.
These were cultivation materials he had specifically requested from the Slug Sage—an auxiliary medium for sensing natural energy, and corrosive liquid for tempering the body.
Commander Tian was already waiting beside the teleportation platform, with several researchers in white lab coats behind him.
Their eyes were filled with anticipation. Some held clipboards, some pushed temperature-controlled storage containers, while others adjusted portable testing instruments.
Tianyi stepped out of the teleportation array, handed the scrolls to Commander Tian, and said in a deep voice:
"Inside are cultivation notes for Sage Mode, along with mucus for sensing natural energy and corrosive lake water for tempering the body."
Commander Tian accepted the scrolls with both hands, unable to suppress the excitement in his eyes. He turned and handed them to the researchers behind him, whispering a few instructions.
The researchers carefully accepted them, placed them into the temperature-controlled storage containers, and hurried away.
Commander Tian took a thick stack of documents from his assistant and presented it to Tianyi with both hands.
"This is a report submitted by the Natural Energy Research Team. The higher-ups take it very seriously.
The natural energy mentioned within is highly compatible with how Qi is used in our traditional Daoist arts.
Judging from the Naruto World, the use of natural energy is still at a relatively primitive stage. Our Daoist arts, however, have had a complete system of study since ancient times; what we lacked was a means of utilizing energy.
Furthermore, after modern society became industrialized, natural energy sharply declined