Before the discovery at the deep pit of Qian Gu Mountain, the local weapons expert Tang Pin had achieved a major breakthrough in research:

That is the artificial synthesis of helium-iron microcrystals, replicating part of the effects of the barrier crystal array in the Mo family's chamber.

This barrier crystal array composed of helium-iron microcrystals is currently the greatest trump card for rabbits to counter the Nascent Soul Realm in individual combat.

Even super-energy rays exceeding 70TeV cannot physically break the barrier of the crystal array.

Considering this concept is relatively niche, here's a brief science popularization on what TeV really means.

The energy unit commonly used in fusion is MeV, and the numbers preceding are generally not large.

The photon released from the proton chain reaction occurring in the sun is about 5MeV at its peak.

And 1TeV equals 10 to the sixth power of MeV.

In other words.

5MeV and 70TeV differ by seven orders of magnitude.

What do seven orders of magnitude mean?

The weight difference between a tiny ant's head and an adult is roughly 8 orders of magnitude, so seven orders are almost like the difference between an ant's head and a watermelon.

At this scale.

The other party can crush you with just a breath.

Of course.

The world is vast, and there are always exceptions.

For example, the weight difference between an adult and Tiga is about six to seven orders of magnitude, yet Tiga was defeated by some humans, with an unbelievably absurd reason.

What a joke.

Returning our attention back.

A theoretical super-energy ray of 70TeV is enough for a planetary disintegration—though it still requires yield and time.

Therefore, a crystal array that can block such rays would have no physical solution even for those in the Divinity Transformation realm, let alone the Nascent Soul Realm.

That is to say, there is almost no possibility of breaking through purely by external force.

However, if there are sufficient cyanide ions, the effectiveness of the crystal array would instantly drop several levels.

This is an irreparable flaw.

This flaw is fatal, but clearly, Thunder Tribulation cannot exploit this flaw.

Inside the chamber.

Upon hearing Ma Ning's request for a large number of beast crystals, a trace of peculiarity flashed in Yang Zhengchu's eyes.

Beast crystals are indeed extremely precious in the Damo Realm, but their primary use is to power arrays.

Thus, for a power, once the reserve of beast crystals reaches a certain amount, the value remains, but the demand decreases.

Subsequently, Yang Zhengchu thought for a moment and then asked:

"Shopkeeper Ma, if we reach a cooperation agreement...

how many beast crystals does your esteemed side need to consume during the Tribulation?"

Ma Ning blinked, putting on a pensive expression, while in fact waiting for the command center's response.

A moment later.

Slight pulse vibrations were transmitted from the device tightly attached to his waist.

Ma Ning's expression steadied, and he said:

"Yang Clan Elders, barring any surprises...

the entire process might require more than two thousand beast crystals."

In previous research by Tang Pin's team, it was mentioned that the artificial synthesis of helium-iron microcrystals requires a lot of energy.

The specific process involved the isotopes of beast crystals and Mc, that is, Mc-29.

At that time, Tang Pin's team discovered.

The beast crystal—which is the solid spiritual energy crystal, becomes very active with Mc-29 at 160,000 atmospheres of pressure.

And it just so happens to undergo a certain chemical reaction.

This reaction is the channel source for the production of helium-iron microcrystals.

This chemical energy can provide a helium-iron cycle chain reaction in a certain area, with the volume ratio of about 1 to 500.

That is, one cubic centimeter of solid spiritual energy-MC290 mix can provide the energy to construct 500 cubic centimeters of a barrier zone.

The rabbits currently possess only seven beast crystals, which translates to a volume of about fifty to sixty thousand cubic centimeters.

In other words, even with all the beast crystals in the camp combined, theoretically, they are only enough for an area of 25 cubic meters.

Note.

It's cubic meters, not square meters.

The volume required for Yang Zhengchu's Tribulation is at least over ten thousand cubic meters.

Therefore, Ma Ning proposed the need for a large number of beast crystals.

Of course.

The camp's calculations included the volume with internal filling, which differs somewhat from Yang Zhengchu's Tribulation needs.

With the assistance of supercomputing, the actual space volume will certainly decrease a bit.

Like an overturned bowl on a table.

The enclosed space is called the volume, while the amount of raw material is the material volume.

Counting everything.

The volume of helium-iron needed for Yang Zhengchu's Tribulation is about 1500-2000 cubic meters—essentially a large dome with a 0.5-meter thickness.

Of course.

The specific model still needs supercomputing simulation.

In other words.

A minimum of over 400 beast crystals will be consumed per session, and one batch of beast crystals can sustain for 45 hours.

The entire process will likely consume around a thousand pieces.

This number is considerable, but not outrageous.

Ziqiong City has more than twenty openly acknowledged Core Formation Realm individuals per generation, and the actual number is at least above forty.

The number of beasts at a similar realm in the Demon Realm is roughly five to eight times that of the Damo Realm.

Thus, in theory, gathering a thousand beast crystals would require Ziqiong City to successfully withstand over two hundred years of beast tides.

It's not easy, but not unaffordable either.

After all, the minimum purity of beast crystals is 70%, and any third-order beast, regardless of early, mid, or late stage, can produce them.

Moreover, the higher the realm, the higher the purity, and a beast crystal from a later-stage beast could be equivalent to nearly ten ordinary beast crystals.

Therefore, considering the family assets in Ziqiong City, it might only take about two hundred years to accumulate them.

Just that during this period, don't think about other matters, pure hard labor.

But no matter what.

Accumulating over two hundred years' worth of reserves for a chance to break through to Nascent Soul is simply a huge gain!

Of course.

Over a thousand beast crystals is just the material cost.

Rabbits have provided a large amount of manpower and resources, a little hardship pay is entirely justified, right?

So, Yang Bolin quoted the number 2000.

However, such matters fall under the unspoken rules mutually understood, with rabbits merely requesting a few spots for the demon sanctuaries on the surface.

Yang Zhengchu obviously also understood this.

Therefore, he didn't even ask the rabbits how much compensation they wanted; instead, he asked how much material was needed for the entire process.

As long as I can get through the Thunder Tribulation.

Not to mention 2000 beast crystals, even three or four times that would be bearable.

But if the Thunder Tribulation isn't passed.

The remaining beast crystals couldn't be taken by Ma Ning either, so there wouldn't be any labor cost concerns.

As for what benefits the rabbits can get from the Thunder Tribulation...

That falls under the value brought about by world differences.

Don't ask for specifics; just say it's loss-making support.

Subsequently, Ma Ning and Yang Zhengchu and others made a simple agreement that related equipment would be shipped to Ziqiong City within three Damo Days.

This equipment includes many machines to prepare helium-iron, numerous ion channel detectors, etc.

Also included...

Thaohu Light.

After all, due to the existence of light gates, real-time communication between the local and Damo realm is difficult to achieve.

The footprint of the Thaohu Light cabinet is not large and is only slightly over 600 square meters.

This footprint might be much smaller than many anticipated, making it easy to transport with no risk of leakage.

Thus, the main difficulty is not the volume of Thaohu Light, but rather the power consumption issue under high load and the transition of computing power once it's sent to the Damo realm.

The current load of Thaohu Light is slightly less than that of Tianhe, about 55%, but in terms of quantity, it's terrifying.

For example, the user portraits of the three major operators are all completed by Thaohu Light.

Some are also open to individual users, and the price is roughly one dime per core hour — which isn't expensive. Many content creators rendering videos need CPU or GPU computing power and often apply for supercomputing assistance.

Usually, a round of running costs less than a hundred bucks.

If Thaohu Light stops calculating without any preparation, at least the public systems of four provinces would instantly be paralyzed completely.

The losses start with a base of billions.

Therefore, the transition requires considerable effort and cannot be accomplished overnight.

Just as both sides were simply reaching an agreement.

Chixian City welcomed a group of unexpected visitors...

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