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

Laura didn't instruct them to abandon the custom of employing devoted slaves in the Blood Sea Realm entirely. She understood that Zhao Hai and his companions required such loyal slaves to supply them with faith power. Lamenting the cosmos's condition and sympathizing with humanity's destiny was a luxury only the mighty could afford. For the vulnerable, mere survival remained paramount. Right now, Zhao Hai and his group had to focus on enduring.

That said, Laura and her allies had introduced modifications to the approach. Differing from conventional practices, they avoided confining devotees below ground to merely pray and generate faith power. Indeed, Laura and the rest had already noted that the faith power from these slaves was limited in quantity. It lacked sufficient strength and purity. When measured against Zhao Hai's faith power, it paled significantly.

Zhao Hai typically drew his faith power from two main origins. One stemmed from the Lower Realm's Sea Exploration Sect. Every member there revered Zhao Hai devoutly, granting him substantial faith power. This energy was remarkably pure and voluminous, yet it wasn't his primary wellspring. The Space had always served as Zhao Hai's foremost supplier of faith power.

Within the Space existed myriad dimensions housing innumerable races. Though these beings might lag behind Zhao Hai's advancement, their faith in him remained unwavering. Their wholehearted devotion supplied Zhao Hai with an immense volume of belief power. It was also far purer, ensuring he never faced a shortage of such vital energy.

Thanks to this insight, Laura and her team could draw meaningful comparisons. Such analysis revealed that the Blood Sea Realm's method of rearing faithful slaves produced scant faith power. Furthermore, its quality was impure. While usable, its impact fell short of expectations.

Thus, during the ship's blueprinting, Laura and the others incorporated dedicated areas for believers. In these zones, devotees could reside and practice like ordinary folks, albeit compelled to affirm their faith and attend daily rituals. Through this setup, they could both advance their skills and contribute faith power.

Provided these believers labored and practiced, they'd evolve into everyday individuals. Laura and her group anticipated that these followers would unlock greater capabilities in due course. They'd transform into genuine cultivators. Zhao Hai could then elevate them progressively, turning them into his aides in revitalizing the Blood Slaughter Sect.

At present, Zhao Hai desperately required additional personnel. Depending solely on external recruitment or integrating lone cultivators would prove sluggish and hazardous. Yet, should their faithful slave initiative thrive, they'd acquire a multitude of adherents. Over time, these would emerge as Zhao Hai's steadfast supporters—utterly reliable ones. Hence, Laura crafted an expansive domain for these devoted slaves. Ample spiritual Qi filled it, along with spiritual plants aplenty. Assuming their techniques held merit, rapid growth into proper cultivators seemed likely, enabling them to assist Zhao Hai effectively.

The area housing Zhao Hai and his allies was vast indeed. Spiritual Qi abounded there more richly. It also featured zones for farming, animal husbandry, artifact forging, and pill concoction. One could deem this domain a colossal expanse. Life within it flourished comfortably. It practically formed a miniature realm unto itself.

The vessel's outer shell wouldn't appear overly massive or conspicuous. Nevertheless, the construction materials and the sheer volume of magic circles embedded within would astonish. This necessity explained their reliance on the bronze men. For starters, these bronze figures would function as the ship's command hub. A mere directive from Zhao Hai would prompt instant obedience. Moreover, the array count was overwhelming; manual inscription would consume ages. But with the bronze man's aid, energy conduits could swiftly etch every formation. The completed ship would boast tremendous might. The bronze man, assuming control, could reshape the vessel at will—shrinking it to mundane proportions or expanding it enormously. Ultimately, this entity would rank as Zhao Hai's paramount ally, the crux of the endeavor.

Frankly, Zhao Hai stood dumbfounded upon reviewing Laura's blueprint. He hadn't imagined she and her team devising anything so audacious. Though the concept bordered on the fantastical, Zhao Hai deemed it entirely practical. Success would elevate the bronze man to new heights, rendering Zhao Hai and his crew overwhelmingly formidable. Above all, it'd equip them with a supremely potent armament—tantamount to acquiring a formidable warrior instantaneously. Truly, a masterful stroke achieving dual gains.

Zhao Hai raised no opposition to the blueprint. He regarded it as an excellent scheme. Though it omitted mechanical arts, Zhao Hai had already recast the divine machinery techniques from those arts into runes. Integrating these into the bronze man's frame would amplify its battle prowess even further when the moment arrived.

Truth be told, entertaining this notion stirred excitement in Zhao Hai. He eagerly anticipated the formidable entity they'd forge should the scheme pan out. Its significance to their cause would be immense. With it by his side, traversing the Blood Sea Realm would pose no challenge.

Zhao Hai's assurance stemmed from a potent addition in the blueprint by Laura and her team. It involved the Yin-Yang Lightning Pool, which Zhao Hai had long mastered. Now, they intended to infuse it with the condensed heaven and earth runes manifesting in the Buddha statue's grasp post-Zhao Hai's island mastery. This enhancement would supercharge the Yin-Yang Lightning Pool, establishing it as the bronze statue's power nucleus.

With the Yin-Yang Lightning Pool as the bronze statue's core, Zhao Hai could harness it to draw in all death Qi pervading the Blood Slaughter Sect's domain, alongside the swirling vortices born of death and killing Qi. Thus, he'd cleanse and purify the sect's holdings.

Meanwhile, the bronze man could internalize the death Qi and killing Qi, transmuting them into its own vitality. Additionally, it could weaponize that death Qi and killing Qi for assaults. Envisioning the ferocity of such strikes sent chills through observers.

Yet, upon this detail, Zhao Hai knitted his brows. He conceded the ingenuity of the proposal. Still, a flaw persisted: the bronze statue couldn't optimally harness the death Qi and killing Qi. True, the Yin-Yang Lightning Pool as energy core would convert those Qi into usable power. Reverting that power back into death Qi and killing Qi for offensive purposes, however, proved challenging.

Zhao Hai voiced his concerns to Laura and the others. After deliberation, they devised a straightforward solution: embed the Blood Lotus within the Yin-Yang Lightning Pool to govern it. But complications arose. The Blood Lotus constituted part of Zhao Hai's very being—his innate magical treasure. Positioning it in the pool would grant command, allowing the Blood Lotus not just to oversee the pools but the entire bronze men. Did the yin spirit within the bronze men retain any purpose?

Reaching this conclusion, Laura and her allies swiftly revised their strategy. They conceived an even more daring vision: fuse the Blood Lotus straight into the bronze man's form, permitting it to assimilate the yin spirit's essence. Thus, the Blood Lotus would seize direct authority over the bronze man. They could also leverage the Blood Lotus's inner realm within the bronze man's chassis, streamlining the refinement of its internal spaces. Consequently, the bronze man would evolve into Zhao Hai's personal magical treasure. This treasure could double as a standard magical artifact since the Blood Lotus was tied to Zhao Hai's essence. He wielded the Sinister Wind Ghost Flag and the soft sword freely, though the God-Slaying Saber eluded him. After all, it bound as his innate tool. Activating the God-Slaying Saber demanded Zhao Hai's Bloody God-Slaying Mantra. Even so, this outcome proved immensely satisfying.

Confronted with Laura's revised blueprint, Zhao Hai found himself at a loss for words. Ultimately, he endorsed it, drawn by its allure. Triumph here would arm Zhao Hai with a devastatingly potent weapon, elevating his strength immeasurably.

With preparations complete, Zhao Hai and his team launched into action without delay. Their initial task was straightforward: etch the Yin-Yang Lightning Pool and heaven and earth runes onto the bronze statue's body, then integrate the Blood Lotus. These phases must overlap seamlessly. Success here would let the bronze statue autonomously absorb and meld remaining materials, arrays, and runes—far swifter than manual efforts.

To safeguard the refinement'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 lodged in the bronze statue with the Lotus. Though the yin spirit possessed rudimentary awareness, it remained incomplete—like an automaton. Its computational might ensured flawless task execution, yet it couldn't mimic human traits. Hence, Zhao Hai bore no qualms during this fusion.

The yin spirit's extraction proceeded rapidly, given Zhao Hai's prior craftsmanship—it offered no resistance. Soon, it merged with the Blood Lotus. This served a purpose: the yin spirit had long piloted the bronze man, intimately versed in its every formation. Absorbing it would bestow upon the Blood Lotus mastery over those formations and a thorough grasp of the bronze man's state. Moreover, the yin spirit's prolonged presence had attuned the internal arrays to its signature. Post-fusion, the Blood Lotus would inherit that essence, facilitating smoother array control and easing subsequent refinements.