Lu Yin smiled and stopped looking for trouble. "Director Zhi, do you remember the blueprint for the new universal armor that I showed you?
Fuse the microarray technology with it. "
Director Zhi's attention was quickly diverted. "Fuse the microarray technology?"
Lu Yin answered seriously, "The new universal armor will be fused with the smoke from Smokescreen Mountain Range and the microarray technology. I want to create an invincible army."
"You've been planning this since five years ago," Director Zhi blurted out.
Lu Yin casually replied, "That's not for you to worry about. What you need to do now is create eighty microarrays for me and fuse them into the new universal armor. The battle techniques that will be fused into it are …" He paused and looked at Director Zhi. "What's the highest level of attack that can be fused into it?"
Director Zhi thought about it. "Based on the current materials, the highest level of attack that can be unleashed four times is an Enlighter with a power level of 200,000. The cost is not low."
Lu Yin replied, "Then lower it."
Director Zhi was stunned. He had thought that Lu Yin would want a higher price. Who would want a lower price?
"A Hunter's attack?
What's the point? "
Elder Jiu Shen did not understand.
"It's the lowest," Lu Yin answered.
Director Zhi was stunned. The lowest?
Then he might as well do it himself. What was the point of having microarrays?
Lu Yin naturally would not tell them that he could upgrade them with his die, but he would not be upgrading a complete microarray.
In the past, Lu Yin had tried to upgrade the Heaven Splitting Array that he had obtained from Bai Shaohong, but the Heaven Splitting Array contained a sourcebox array, so there was no way to upgrade it. Thus, he had left it at that. Now, all he had to do was upgrade it before Grandmaster Xuan set up the sourcebox array.
He would upgrade the materials to the level of an Enlighter or even higher, such as the Heaven Splitting Array that had the power of two Origin Tribulations. Then, he could set up his own array, which would be perfect.
"What's the highest level of attack that Master Xuan can set up?" Lu Yin looked at Director Zhi expectantly.
Director Zhi replied, "An Enlighter with a power level of around 200,000."
Lu Yin was disappointed, as it was too low. That meant that there was no need for him to upgrade the materials for his microarrays. No matter how high they were, it would be useless if the sourcebox array could not be used in conjunction with it. Furthermore, the cost of upgrading the materials was about the same as the cost of the Aurora Corporation's production, or perhaps even higher. It was not worth it. In the end, it was still a problem with the sourcebox array. Master Xuan had spent so many years researching sourcebox arrays, but unfortunately, he could not research into the sourcebox array within the Heaven Splitting Array.
Forget it, regardless of whether he could research it or not, he would just give it to him.
When he thought about this, he took out the Splitting Heaven Array that he had obtained from the Frigid Immortal Sect's secret collection. There was still one more formation left. "Give this to Grandmaster Xuan for me. The sourcebox array inside can withstand the power of two Origin Tribulations, and it's quite terrifying."
Chairman Zhi's eyes narrowed, and he snatched the book from Lu Yin's hands. "Did Wan Gong make a breakthrough in his technology after seeing this?"
Lu Yin did not confirm or deny it. "Make the microarrays according to your highest standards. Also, I hope that Master Xuan can develop a sourcebox array that contains a higher level of attack power. That will be effective against the Eternals. There's also this." Lu Yin handed the mother tree's bark over to Chairman Zhi.
Elder Jiu Shen was astonished. "This is …?"
Zhi Dong was excited. "Is this the material?"
Lu Yin nodded. "I should be able to create more than a hundred microarrays, but I only need eighty of them. I won't ask you for the materials, and I'll keep the rest for my own research."
"It feels like tree bark." Zhi Dong took it and was a little confused.
Elder Jiu Shen gave Lu Yin a deep look. "It will be difficult to find such a material even if you search the entire Fifth Mainland."
Zhi Dong was astonished. "Elder, you know about this material?"
Elder Jiu Shen was second only to Elder Gong, so it was not surprising that he knew about the mother tree's bark.
Lu Yin replied, "I'll think of a way. It's not impossible."
Elder Jiu Shen shook his head. "It'll be difficult."
"Alliance Master Lu, what is this material?
Where is it produced?
Our Aurora Corporation is spread throughout the universe, so we might be able to find it. "
Lu Yin smiled bitterly and was about to speak when he suddenly thought of something. He took out a stack of white paper. "Chairman Zhi, this material is tree bark, and these white papers are also made from tree bark. See if they can be used."
Zhi Dong was confused. Tree bark had already been made into paper, so how could it still be used?
"Try it. It might be useful," Lu Yin said. He had quite a few pieces of paper on him, especially in Mount Supreme. Long Xi and the others might have some as well. It would be great if they could be used.
Zhi Dong was helpless and took the paper to Wan Gong.
After Zhi Dong left, Elder Jiu Shen said, "I never thought that the most important material would be the bark of the mother tree. Where did you get it?"
"From the ruins of the Frigid Immortal Sect."
Elder Jiu Shen continued, "If there are ruins of the Frigid Immortal Sect, then the Fifth Mainland might not have them as well. We still have to look."
"That's unlikely," Lu Yin said as he waited for the results of the experiment.
Half a day later, Lu Yin couldn't take it anymore. The two of them sat there in silence, feeling a little awkward. "Elder, is the Sirius Sect that close to Eternal Sky Island?
They even share secrets. "
Elder Jiu Shen replied, "Eternal Sky Island disciples can challenge the Sirius Sect to become core disciples. Don't you think that's close?"
"That's true. Sirius Sect disciples can also use the Bridge of Eternal Sky Island," Lu Yin said. Suddenly, Lu Yin remembered something. "Elder, what kind of existence is the Fog Ancestor?"
Elder Jiu Shen was astonished. "Fog Ancestor?
You mean the Smoke Ancestor? "
"He used to be one of the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas, the Fog Ancestor." This information had been given to him by Maiden Xin.
"Fog Ancestor, Smoke Ancestor. Some call him the Smoke Ancestor, while others call him the Fog Ancestor."
Lu Yin said, "The smoke on the Bridge should be from the Fog Ancestor."
Elder Jiu Shen replied, "Yes. Not much is known about the Smoke Ancestor. All we know is that he likes to create all sorts of smoke with mysterious effects. As for the reason, no one knows. The Smoke Ancestor inherited a trace of his power from the Smoke Ancestor, but it was only obtained by chance. The Smoke Ancestor has no successor."
Lu Yin felt that it was a pity. After all, the Ancestor was one of the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas, and he wasn't an ordinary Progenitor.
"Elder, do you know what power each of Progenitor Chen's nine clones have?"
Elder Jiu Shen shook his head. "No."
"Elder, you should know that the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas really have an inheritance."
Elder Jiu Shen was astonished. "Really?"
Lu Yin was stunned. "Elder, you really don't know?"
Elder Jiu Shen rolled his eyes. "How would I know?"
"Then do you know who the most powerful Eternals are?"
"No."
"Have you heard of the Human Progenitor?"
"You believe in such a legend?"
"I do."
"We don't have anything in common."
"Elder, do you know?" Lu Yin wanted to ask more, but Elder Jiu Shen grew impatient. "Alright, alright. You know more than me. Ask, ask, ask. I'm leaving." He then left impatiently.
Lu Yin was speechless.
How did he cultivate in the first place? Master Yuan was right; this guy's realm might be high, but he could easily destroy his own people's confidence at critical moments.
Not long after, Zhi Dong came looking for Lu Yin with an excited expression. "Alliance Master Lu, it's a success."
Lu Yin was delighted. "It worked?"
Zhi Dong nodded. "It worked, but it consumed a lot of energy."
"What are the specifics?" Lu Yin hurriedly asked.
Zhi Dong replied, "Five. Five sheets of white paper can replace one piece of bark for the microarray."
"Five sheets?"
Lu Yin was shocked. These sheets of white paper could be made into anything, especially flying devices such as birds, beasts, or even spacecraft. Thus, each sheet was very large and was about the size of a complete piece of bark. Five sheets were needed to replace just a tiny bit of bark.
"There's no other way. Although these sheets of white paper are made from bark, they can't be restored. We can only extract a portion of the material and fuse it together to form a new material. This new material isn't bark, but something that can carry microarrays. It takes about five sheets of white paper to fuse into one microarray," Zhi Dong explained. He then looked at Lu Yin expectantly. "Alliance Master Lu, how many of these sheets of white paper do you have?"
Lu Yin checked. "About two hundred."
"Where did you get them?"
"I picked them up."
Zhi Dong choked, not knowing what to say. He couldn't force Lu Yin to tell him where the sheets of white paper had come from.
He also wanted to know where the bark had come from, but Lu Yin wouldn't tell him.
Lu Yin calculated. "One hundred and thirty."
Zhi Dong was confused. "What?"
Lu Yin looked at Zhi Dong. "I'll give you all the bark and paper in exchange for one hundred and thirty microarrays. I'll install all of them into the new universal armor."
Zhi Dong frowned. "You want us to work for you?"
"The extra bark and paper can be considered as payment. Without me, you won't be able to make any breakthroughs in your technology. Even if you succeed, you won't have the materials to manufacture it, and all your years of research will be wasted. I'll bring my own technology and materials for you to manufacture, so it's reasonable to consider the extra materials as payment," Lu Yin said.
Zhi Dong hesitated. It sounded reasonable, but he still wanted to work for Lu Yin. He wanted to use money to buy out the technology and materials.
"You're still unwilling?"
Lu Yin raised a brow. "If I remember correctly, your son doesn't seem to be focused on cultivation."
Zhi Dong's expression changed, and he glared at Lu Yin. "What are you trying to do?
Are you threatening me with my son? "
Lu Yin laughed. "Relax, I'm not doing that. I'm just giving your son something to save his life." He then took out the Life Extending Butterfly and tossed it to Zhi Dong.
Zhi Dong caught it, but his anger still hadn't subsided. He frowned at the butterfly, and then his eyes widened. "This is … a gu?"
"Have you heard of the Life Extending Butterfly?" Lu Yin smiled at Zhi Dong.
Zhi Dong thought about it and guessed, "The Divine Gu Dynasty's gu that can extend one's life?
The Life Extending Butterfly? "
"Since Chairman Zhi already knows, then I don't have to say anything more. Consider this your reward for your son. As long as he isn't killed on the spot twice, he'll be able to live. Is that sincere enough?" Lu Yin asked.
Zhi Dong muttered to himself for a moment before accepting the Life Extending Butterfly. "The Life Extending Butterfly, the bark, and the paper are just the payment for manufacturing the microarrays. The payment for researching and manufacturing the new universal armor and integrating the smoke and microarrays into it will be calculated separately."
"Of course." Lu Yin smiled. He had money, and he wanted to use it to exchange for countless new universal armors.