During his inspection, what interested Li Chen most was undoubtedly the methods the craftsmen here used to screen and identify varieties of rare earths.
Since his own understanding of these substances was shallow, he could offer little further guidance. They had actually used mystical divination to identify them in place of their own knowledge.
Li Chen felt an inexplicable surge of emotion at this. This, too, counted as a scientific research method unique to this world.
Scientific cultivation, boundless magic power.
Unfortunately, this method isn't all-purpose. In the end, it can only offer further guidance on matters whose general direction has already been established.
It's like a magnet attracting something nearby. Once the distance grows too great, or there isn't enough information available, it stops working.
Research is shrouded in layer upon layer of darkness. For all those things that remain uncertain, divination and deduction through the Heavenly Derivation Dao can't verify everything. Otherwise, cultivators wouldn't need to cultivate any other Dao path; they'd all cultivate the Dao of divination.
Regardless, this allowed the various rare earths in Li Chen's mind to be matched with this world's resources. He had the Puppet Masters use scientific methods to verify their physical properties and applications, preparing to put them to use in military industry first.
Intelligent life was prone to conflict, and many advanced technologies began with the need to meet military demands. This also better served Li Chen's current interests in attacking Chess Mountain.
Although the resources and strength he already possessed were enough to defeat Chess Mountain, gaining further support from the resources in these places would undoubtedly be a blessing.
Every new resource he acquired and every new technology he researched was wealth to him.
Moreover, he did indeed need to strengthen his military capabilities to better confront the