Living In Another World With A Farm Chapter 8509 8509: Plan (1)

Laura hadn't urged them to entirely abandon the custom of employing devoted slaves within the Blood Sea Realm. She understood well that Zhao Hai and his companions required such loyal slaves to deliver power of faith to them. Mourning the universe's plight and grieving over humanity's destiny remained a privilege reserved for the mighty. For those lacking strength, mere survival held the utmost priority. At present, the primary task for Zhao Hai and his allies was simply to endure.

That said, Laura and her group had introduced certain modifications to the approach. In contrast to conventional methods, they avoided confining devotees in subterranean areas, forcing them solely to pray and generate faith power. Actually, Laura and the others had already noted that the faith power these slaves produced was rather limited. It lacked sufficient potency and clarity. When set against the faith power Zhao Hai possessed, it fell woefully short.

Typically, the faith power Zhao Hai acquired stemmed from two key origins. One was the Sea Exploration Sect from the lower realms. All members of that sect held firm belief in Zhao Hai, thus supplying him with substantial faith power. This faith power proved exceptionally refined and abundant, yet it wasn't Zhao Hai's primary wellspring. Throughout, space had served as his foremost provider of faith power.

Across the vast dimension lay innumerable worlds, inhabited by myriad races. Though these races might struggle to match Zhao Hai's advancement, they maintained unwavering devotion to him. Their wholehearted faith granted Zhao Hai an enormous volume of belief power. Moreover, it was remarkably pure, ensuring he never faced a shortage of such power.

Thanks to this foundation, Laura and her companions could conduct a thorough evaluation. This assessment revealed that the Blood Sea Realm's practice of rearing faith slaves produced scant faith power. Furthermore, its quality wasn't high. While usable, its impact remained underwhelming.

Thus, during the ship's blueprint creation, Laura and the others incorporated a dedicated area for believers. Within this zone, the faithful could reside and practice like ordinary folk, though they were required to uphold belief in a figure and attend daily rituals. Through this, they could both cultivate and furnish faith power.

Provided these believers engaged in labor and training, they would evolve into regular individuals. Laura and the others were convinced that, in due course, these devotees would unlock superior capabilities. They could transform into genuine cultivators. Zhao Hai would then elevate them progressively, turning them into his aides in restoring the Blood Slaughter Sect.

Zhao Hai currently faced a severe shortage of personnel. Depending solely on external recruitment or integrating lone cultivators would prove sluggish and hazardous. Yet, should their faithful slave initiative thrive, they could acquire a vast number of followers. Over time, these would emerge as Zhao Hai's steadfast assistants—utterly devoted ones. Hence, Laura had crafted an expansive domain for the devoted slaves. Abundant spiritual Qi filled it, along with spiritual plants aplenty. So long as their techniques weren't subpar, they ought to rapidly develop into proper cultivators, ready to aid Zhao Hai.

The region where Zhao Hai and his group dwelled spanned a vast expanse. Spiritual Qi here flowed even more plentifully. It also featured zones for farming, livestock rearing, artifact forging, and pill concoction. In essence, this area formed a tremendously expansive domain. They could thrive comfortably within it. One might even call it a self-contained minor realm.

The vessel's outer form wouldn't appear overly massive or conspicuous. Nevertheless, the construction materials and the sheer volume of magic circles embedded would astonish. This necessity explained Laura and the others' reliance on the bronze men. Primarily, these bronze men would function as the ship's command hub. Upon receiving Zhao Hai's directive, the vessel would react without delay. Additionally, the multitude of magic circles demanded extensive inscription time if done manually. With the bronze man's involvement, however, it could swiftly form all arrays via energy conduits. Once completed, the ship would boast immense might. The bronze man, assuming control, could alter the ship's configuration at will—shrinking to commonplace dimensions or expanding enormously. Ultimately, this bronze man would rank as Zhao Hai's paramount ally, which mattered most.

Frankly, upon reviewing Laura's blueprint, Zhao Hai found himself utterly astonished. He had never anticipated that Laura and her team would devise something so extraordinary. Though the concept appeared fantastical, Zhao Hai deemed it highly practical. Should it succeed, the bronze man would achieve a profound evolution, rendering Zhao Hai and his forces extraordinarily formidable. Above all, they would gain a supremely potent armament, akin to acquiring a mighty warrior instantaneously. It achieved dual benefits effortlessly.

Zhao Hai raised no opposition to the blueprint. He viewed it as an excellent scheme. While it lacked mechanism arts, Zhao Hai had already converted the divine machinery technique, drawn from those arts, into runes. These could integrate into the bronze man's frame, boosting its battle prowess further when the moment arrived.

Truthfully, this notion stirred considerable excitement in Zhao Hai. He eagerly anticipated witnessing the formidable entity they might forge if the endeavor truly triumphed. Such an asset would prove crucial for them. Armed with it, they could traverse the Blood Sea Realm freely.

Zhao Hai's assurance stemmed from a potent addition in the blueprint by Laura and the others. It involved the Yin-Yang Lightning Pool, which Zhao Hai had long ago grasped. Now, they intended to infuse the simplified heaven and earth runes—manifested in the Buddha statue's grasp post-Zhao Hai's island mastery—into the Yin-Yang Lightning Pool. This enhancement would amplify the pool's strength immensely, positioning it as the bronze statue's energy nucleus.

With the Yin-Yang Lightning Pool serving as the bronze statue's energy core, Zhao Hai could harness its might to draw in all death Qi across the Blood Slaughter Sect's domain, including the energy swirls born from death Qi and killing Qi. Thereby, he could cleanse and purify the Blood Slaughter Sect's lands.

Meanwhile, the bronze man could intake the death Qi and killing Qi, transforming them into its own fuel. Concurrently, it could deploy death Qi and killing Qi for assaults. Envisioning the sheer force of such strikes sent shivers through anyone.

Yet, this detail caused Zhao Hai to furrow his brow. He conceded the concept's brilliance and cleverness. Still, a flaw existed. The bronze statue couldn't optimally harness the death Qi and killing Qi. Though the Yin-Yang Lightning Pool acted as its energy heart, capable of transmuting death Qi and killing Qi into usable power, reverting that power to death Qi and killing Qi for offensive purposes posed a challenge.

Zhao Hai conveyed his concerns to Laura and the rest. Following deliberation, they devised a straightforward solution: embed the blood lotus within the Yin-Yang Lightning Pool to oversee it. But this sparked another issue. The blood lotus formed an extension of Zhao Hai's form, his innate magical treasure. Placing it into the Yin-Yang Lightning Pool would grant control. Beyond managing the pools, the blood lotus could dominate the bronze men. Did the yin soul within the bronze men retain any purpose?

Reaching this conclusion, Laura and her group swiftly revised their strategy. They embraced a more audacious vision: fuse the blood lotus straight into the bronze man's structure, allowing it to assimilate the yin spirit's essence. Thus, the blood lotus could directly command the bronze man. Additionally, they could leverage the blood lotus's inner realm directly inside the bronze man's frame. This would streamline the forging of internal spaces within the bronze man. Furthermore, the bronze man would evolve into Zhao Hai's innate magical treasure. As an extension of his body via the blood lotus, this treasure could double as a standard magical artifact. He could wield the Sinister Wind Ghost Flag and the soft sword, though not the God-Slaying Saber. After all, it was merely his innate tool; the God-Slaying Saber demanded Zhao Hai's Bloody God-Slaying Mantra for activation. Even so, this outcome remained impressive.

Upon examining Laura's revised blueprint, Zhao Hai found himself at a loss for words. Ultimately, he endorsed it, drawn by its compelling nature. True success would equip him with a tremendously potent weapon, elevating his strength tremendously.

With preparations complete, Zhao Hai and his team commenced operations without delay. Their initial task proved straightforward. They needed only to etch the Yin-Yang Lightning Pool and heaven and earth runes onto the bronze statue's body, then integrate the blood lotus. These three processes must unfold concurrently. Success here would allow the bronze statue to autonomously absorb and forge the remaining materials, arrays, and runes—far swifter than manual efforts.

To safeguard the forging's triumph, Zhao Hai transported the bronze statue and blood lotus into the Boundless Space. He then initiated the opening phase: merging the yin spirit housed in the bronze statue into the lotus. Though the yin spirit within the bronze statue possessed rudimentary awareness, it remained incomplete—like a mechanical construct. It excelled in calculations, executing commands flawlessly, yet couldn't mimic human traits. Consequently, Zhao Hai felt no qualms during this refinement.

The yin spirit's extraction occurred rapidly, given Zhao Hai's prior crafting of it. It offered no resistance and soon merged into the blood lotus. The rationale lay in the yin spirit's extended oversight of the bronze man. It knew every formation intimately. Upon assimilation by the blood lotus, the latter would inherit command protocols for all bronze man formations and gain full insight into its state. Moreover, the yin spirit's prolonged presence had attuned the bronze man's arrays to its essence. Post-refinement, the blood lotus would carry a hint of that essence, easing array control. This would also smooth subsequent phases.