Adapting to Circumstances

Zhang Xuezhou and Luo Burang's research is moving towards high-end fields, while Zhou Yueyan's research direction is much more down-to-earth.

Of course, this is inextricably linked to the training of Zhou Tianhao.

Regardless of the initial purpose of the research, its success would lead to a significant drop in the price of blood products, which often cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars, thus benefiting the general public.

This transformation will drive a significant increase in the demand for catalysts, inevitably leading many laboratories to promote the cultivation of catalysts at various sequence levels, thereby adding to the basic R-series catalysts.

The R36 catalyst required by Zhang Xuezhou and others requires a large amount of basic catalyst to be continuously cultivated and refined, which is why there is a small probability of its creation.

"Ten parts of R32 catalyst, after further purification, have a chance to produce one part of R33 catalyst, and ten parts of R33 catalyst have a chance to produce one part of R34 catalyst. The R36 catalyst we need requires a large amount of basic catalyst to be continuously cultivated, and also requires a bit of luck. This level of failure results in a very large loss!"

Luo Burang has never been one to care about the resources consumed by scientific research.

Before he could find enough patterns, he could only try again and again, just like Zhang Xuezhou deduced the equation for human body response.

But the losses were so great that he felt a pang of heartache, and after each failure, he was greeted with expressions of utter despair from Zuo Teng and Zuo Denggao, as if their parents had died.

The power of a single research institute is ultimately limited, but Zhou Yueyan's joining brought about new changes. After Luo Burang realized this, he also longed for more research institutes to join and bring about different outcomes.

His past aloofness was entirely self-reliant, but after spending more time with Zhang Xuezhou, Luo Burang's views began to change, and he came to highly agree with many of Zhang Xuezhou's 'genius' ideas.

"If we can help Badun successfully suppress those spider beasts, our luck should improve a little!"

Once the trouble caused by the Fire Meteor Seven Spiders is eliminated, Zhang Xuezhou believes that Badun should take control of the parliament.

He took the opportunity to hold a ritual to bring good fortune to himself, hoping to absorb some of that good fortune. If Luo Burang, who was also involved, could also benefit from some of it, that would be even better.

As long as the relevant catalyst can be successfully researched, the backlash caused by the fluctuations in fortune will be negligible.

"I'm really looking forward to this day," Luo Burang said.

"The time shouldn't be far off!"

The trees in the North Rehe are lush and green, while the northern part of the Aomeijia Alliance is in the depths of winter.

With the northern winter lasting up to six months, Badun must use this time to address the source of the spider infestation.

Once the spiders that had fled the freezing cold revive, the Sequence Holder will be unable to avert the biological catastrophe.

"It's a pity we can't participate in the operation!"

Ren Anran felt a pang of regret.

The Sequence Holder locked within the small world are the elite of the elite. They have cooperated in the annihilation of Donghua and have spent a long time together, making their cooperation even more seamless and reliable than the many Seventh Sequence individuals outside.

Because of the inability to enter or leave the distorted world, people find it difficult to step out of the small world and are trapped within it.

It's hard to say when Zhang Xuezhou will be able to develop his own derivative fields, and the probability of everyone gaining control over the 'fast and slow' aspects of their own development is equally uncertain.

"My father crawled out of the ground, and I told him what you said about the field. He was somewhat lost in thought!"

After a while, Ren Anran's expression changed, and she told Zhang Xuezhou something.

There is great terror and great fortuitous opportunity between life and death, but simply experiencing the brink of death will not generate any abilities.

Ren Yisheng's test had clearly failed. After surviving for more than a month by breathing Spiritual Qi, Ren Yisheng could no longer hold on.

This was a result Zhang Xuezhou had already guessed. He wasn't surprised by Ren Yisheng's situation. If the other party could transform his field as a result, Zhang Xuezhou would be somewhat surprised.

"The professor has experienced ups and downs in life, but these ups and downs are personal experiences and not enough to give him a general understanding of the big picture. It is difficult for him to transform in the direction of the field. At present, he can only try his best to practice the spiritual methods of Badun and Nagos in order to accumulate a solid foundation and wait for transformation," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"If things proceed as you described, Father will be trapped in that world and unable to participate in the major trends. No matter how much he accumulates, it will be difficult to trigger opportunities in derivative fields," Ren Anran said earnestly.

"Perhaps there are other methods that depend on local conditions... Speaking of which, I've recently heard some things that are difficult to understand; you can take a look and see!"

Ren Yisheng and others were indeed facing a path that led to despair.

Not only is the field difficult to advance, but Zhang Xuezhou's mastery of 'fast and slow' is also not easy to imitate.

For example, Zhou Rihui, from the Sixth Sequence, may have a smiling face, but the despair in his heart is probably growing day by day.

Unable to find the staff that would carry everyone into the small world, Zhang Xuezhou had no other solution.

He can only seek possibilities with extremely low probabilities, pinning his hopes on changes in the microcosm and other such circumstances.

When he mentioned the possibility of adapting to local conditions, Zhang Xuezhou suddenly remembered the sword-drawing technique that the new emperor had told him about.

The new emperor was the youngest among the great cultivators Zhang Xuezhou had ever seen. His temperament and keen insight surpassed those of many others, far exceeding what some great cultivators who relied on years of experience to reach their current level could achieve.

The fact that the new emperor was so excited to tell him this made Zhang Xuezhou think that the emperor must have discovered the secret, but found it difficult to express, and thus placed his hopes on Zhang Xuezhou also seemed to be a genius.

Zhang Xuezhou didn't understand it then, and he still doesn't understand it now, but Zhang Xuezhou believes that things he can't figure out can be discussed collectively, and he is striving to become a qualified translator.

No sooner had Zhang Xuezhou displayed some master-like behavior than he wanted to rely on others. It has to be said that he is a leopard that can't change its spots, only occasionally pushing himself to his limits.

"Swordsmanship adapted to local conditions... is this the martial art you've never been involved in?"

"This technique isn't considered martial arts; it's more of a supplementary method to martial arts, though we might be able to learn from it!"

Ren Anran was somewhat puzzled.

The Sword Drawing Technique is indeed different from the techniques the group had encountered before; it even requires the use of weapons, which is something other techniques do not have.

"You can think of this sword as a catalyst that triggers Technique Method's reaction. It's very common for Technique Method to need a catalyst, even the spells we practice. For example, the catalyst for the Supreme Purity True Technique is a wound; without a wound, it simply cannot be released!"

Zhang Xuezhou gave an explanation.

Ren Anran accepted this premise in a daze.

When Zhang Xuezhou returned to the small world, he was also carrying twelve alloy swords.

Regardless of whether the sword-drawing technique works or not, giving someone a glimmer of hope is better than despair.

When Zhang Xuezhou traveled back to the small world, he saw Ren Yisheng sitting on a large rock with a gloomy expression, Chimon Haig lying on the ground in a starfish position gnawing on insect meat, and Nagos wandering around in circles under the rock where Ren Yisheng was sitting, occasionally banging his head against the rock.

The three were competing with each other, none of them willing to be the first to climb out of the mound of dirt, but none of them stepped into the Ninth Sequence because they were on the verge of starvation.

It was clear that the prolonged fasting had left the three of them emotionally unstable and filled with a sense of disorientation after their failure.