When Ye Qingyun returned with a batch of crystal fuel of the highest purity on Dragon Abyss, he discovered that Li Yao had already opened the operation menu of the 'Scorching Sun VII' furnace and was initializing the settings.
There was nothing but silence. All the refiners were watching Li Yao's performance in bewilderment.
When Ye Qingyun saw the initialization parameters that Li Yao had set, he gasped hard and was completely dumbfounded, too.
He finally understood what it meant to 'exploit the maximum potential of the furnace'.
This' Vulture Li Yao 'had set the parameters of the furnace too high, hadn't he?
In the performance index of a furnace, 'power' and 'stability' were often a pair of contradictory values. If the furnace pursued stability too much, it would not be able to reach the maximum power and trigger the extreme high temperature or the extreme low temperature. Therefore, it would be impossible to produce certain special materials.
However, if the furnace pursued the extreme high temperature or the effect close to absolute zero blindly, it was not hard to imagine that the furnace would be highly unstable. Not only would the rate of defective products be greatly increased, it was also possible that the spiritual energy would overflow and backfire on the refiner. In the worst case scenario, even the furnace might explode!
Ye Qingyun had been using the 'Scorching Sun VII' for a long time. Naturally, he was familiar with the most appropriate parameters of the furnace and had reached the perfect balance between 'power' and 'stability'.
But right now, this' Vulture Li Yao 'had increased the power to the maximum through a series of dazzling, complicated settings. He had also placed the furnace in an extremely unstable, sensitive state where it could backfire on the refiner at any moment.
"How is this still a furnace?"
Ye Qingyun frowned hard. Seeing that the initialization data that he had carefully set up had been messed up, he was suddenly infuriated. He couldn't help but blurt out, "This is practically a crystal bomb!"
"It doesn't matter. I'm quite familiar with crystal bombs."
Li Yao completed the most unbelievable settings smoothly. He turned around and smiled. "Can I take a look at the crystal fuel first?"
The corner of Ye Qingyun's eyes twitched. Without saying a word, he ordered a few low-level refiners to push up the crystal fuel stored in the crystal cells.
The crystal fuel used in the furnace was, of course, not the bizarre-shaped raw minerals that contained all kinds of impurities. Instead, it had been refined, compressed, and solidified in advance by the crystal fuel factory into translucent, glamorous bricks. The crystals of the four classes of water, fire, wind, and thunder seemed to have truly sealed four different kinds of power inside. If he tapped it with his finger, he would be able to hear the sound of raging flames, a storm, and thunder.
Li Yao squatted down and picked up the crystal bricks one after another. He tapped and sniffed the surface of the bricks softly. Every now and then, he would inject a stream of spiritual energy into the bricks and observe the ripples on the surface of the bricks. He was trying to distinguish the colorful luster.
It was not until a long time later that he finally selected a brick. He put it aside solemnly and went to pick a second one.
Ye Qingyun couldn't help but ask, "Those crystal bricks have been refined through dozens of procedures to ensure that their purity is above 99%. They are the fuel of the most advanced crystal. They are more than enough to power a Crystal Suit or even a Colossus. I wonder, what are you going to choose, Fellow Cultivator Li?"
"Even with the purity of 99%, the 'features' of the crystal bricks are still different."
While touching the crystal bricks and appreciating the glamorous brilliance, Li Yao said, "In the words of the ancient Cultivators, crystals are the crystallization of the spiritual energy of the universe, the essence of the sun and the moon, and the souls of all living creatures after they die. In the theories of the modern Cultivation … immortal civilization, crystals are the common minerals or the fossils of the enormous animals and plants in the primeval age. While being condensed under high temperature and high pressure, they are also soaked in the cosmic radiation, high-energy particles, and spiritual energy. As time goes by, they are constantly changing and forming.
"Although we have classified the crystals into different categories such as' water ',' fire ',' wind ', and' thunder 'based on their general features, such a classification is too simple and crude.
"Every planet has a different environment, a different history, and a different position relative to the star. Even the crystals of the same property will have subtle differences.
"For example, can the crystals of the fire class collected from the depths of a highly unstable planet that is close to the star and has volcanic eruptions every now and then be filled with sulfur and magma be the same as the crystals of the fire class collected from a humid planet whose surface is more than 90% covered by an ocean?
"The former must be full of violence, haste, and instability and is more suitable to be made into crystal bombs. The latter, on the other hand, is a combination of hardness and softness. It has both the toughness of fire and the softness of water. It is the best fuel for refining.
"Look at the two crystals of the fire class. They both have a purity of 99% and seem to be the same. But when I inject a stream of feeble spiritual energy into them, the ripples on the surface are completely different.
"The former is in a radial shape. It is both like the brilliance of a star and spurting magma, which will soon disperse. The latter, on the other hand, is an extremely uniform ring that does not disperse even when it reaches the edge of the crystal brick. It is even vaguely emitting green brilliance. This is the taste of 'fire and water'.
"In order to stimulate the maximum potential of this furnace, I took a more radical approach in the initial data setting. So, when I choose the fuel and the accelerant, I have to be more neutral and moderate. The latter kind of crystal is the best choice."
While talking, Li Yao picked and divided the crystal bricks into two piles.
Ye Qingyun's face turned particularly awful.
Although he did not quite believe Li Yao's elaborate explanation, he knew that the crystal fuel on board this time was indeed a mixture of two different sources of supplies from two different sources.
The Imperium of True Human Beings had a very mature and strict standard for the production of standard crystal fuel, or 'crystal bricks'. No matter which Sector the Imperium was in, and however different the features of the raw minerals were, the crystal bricks that were produced in the end were exactly the same and could be used on any starship, Crystal Suit, or even Colossus.
But even the most rigorous standard of production did not involve the environment of the planet where the raw minerals were excavated. What the hell was that?
Li Yao pointed at the different crystals and explained at length. He said that the crystals of the water class were best from mountainous areas with overlapping mountains and waterfalls because such crystals were more 'vigorous', and that the crystals of the wind class and the crystals of the thunder class were best from the same mining area on the same planet in order to achieve the effect of 'wind and thunder'. After more than ten minutes of nagging, he finally selected a few crystal bricks from the huge pile.
Even Li Linghai, queen of the Imperium, was intimidated by his explanation. She asked suspiciously, "Master Jin, I didn't know that the standardized crystal bricks had so many considerations?"
"Well …"
Master Jin Tianzong's face was more and more solemn, but the brilliance in his eyes was more and more brilliant. "The modern Immortal Cultivators have a very mature system for the standardized production of crystals. In fact, they do not pay much attention to the details. However, I know that many refining sects in the ancient Cultivation civilization paid great attention to the source of crystals. There are also some famous classics. For example, the 'Hundred Smelting Clan', a famous refining sect in the age of ancient Cultivators, had a 'Stone Appreciation Manual' that focused on the selection of crystals. It's a pity that it has long been lost."
"Lost?"
Li Linghai said, "So to speak, the major refining sects in the Imperium do not adopt such a system?"
"Indeed."
Master Jin Tianzong said with a bitter smile, "This Fellow Cultivator 'Vulture Li Yao' is truly unpredictable. What he said, some of them are even new to me. Not simple. Not simple at all.
"Let's take a good look at how this Fellow Cultivator Li is' testing the furnace '!"
Master Jin Tianzong stared at Li Yao's every operation with glittering eyes.
In the laboratory, all the refiners of the Deep Sea Fleet, including Ye Qingyun, held their breath and bulged their eyes, not letting go of any detail.
However, the series of actions that Li Yao performed in the next moment, including opening the furnace, igniting the fire, charging the materials, and testing the furnace, slightly disappointed them.
It was not because Li Yao had done anything out of the ordinary, but because his operations were too regular, meticulous, and unremarkable. It was a striking contrast to his profound remarks just now.
His trepidation as if he were treading on thin ice even made them wonder if he had set the initial parameters of the furnace too "sensitive", and he was worried that the furnace might bite him right now!
While the crowd was whispering to each other with traces of confusion and doubt on their faces, Li Yao took a deep breath. Facing the crafting furnace that was still in operation, he raised his arm and spread his fingers. A faint glow appeared in the center of his palm.
BOOM!
As the brilliance in his palm burst out, the core of the furnace, which was gradually rising to more than a thousand degrees, uttered an explosion, as if a bell weighing ten thousand kilograms had been rung!
"This is —"
Everybody's pupils constricted to the minimum, and their ears shivered beyond their control.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
With his left hand behind his back, Li Yao raised his right hand and blew out waves of spiritual energy at the furnace, triggering the reverberations of the furnace and raising waves of noises each higher than the last!
"He is bombarding the furnace with spiritual energy to generate soundwaves so that he can sense the situation of the furnace through the changes of the soundwaves. Then, he will be able to adjust the furnace further and reach the level of 'melding with the furnace'?"
Master Jin Tianzong found it hard to believe. "How is such a marvelous approach possible?"
"Knocking the furnace as a bell? Does he have to be so unbelievable?"
Many refiners of the Deep Sea Fleet were about to go crazy.
"Even if he can knock the furnace as a bell, so what? However unbelievable it is, can he make the furnace sing?"
Gloomily, Ye Qingyun gnashed his teeth.
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