Chapter 1292 - 1152: Impure Motives

Chapter 1292: Chapter 1152: Impure Motives

Seeing Bentley substituting for Qu Jianlei, Mu Guang did not stop him, only speaking expressionlessly, "It must be pure Spiritual Qi."

No one likes being doubted, and he was no exception. However, it was understandable since the other party wished to protect the team leader.

But he was quite skeptical whether this "old Bentley" could output pure Spiritual Qi.

Bentley walked into the array and placed his hand on the indentation, beginning to transmit Spiritual Qi.

He himself had some Inner Breath of the Awakened System, but after passing through the Thunder Tribulation, his control over Spiritual Qi increased significantly.

He transmitted Spiritual Qi for about ten seconds, and the array started operating, with free Spiritual Qi drifting over from nearby.

As time went on, more and more Spiritual Qi drifted in, and the Spiritual Qi gathered in the array became increasingly dense.

Bentley’s eyebrows knitted together. After more than two minutes, he asked in confusion, "Does it always need Spiritual Qi for support?"

"Yes, it does," Mu Guang nodded, answering calmly, "So generally, it’s very inconvenient to use."

Qu Jianlei’s eyes were a bit dazed, not knowing what he was contemplating.

Bentley smirked, "Do you find it worthwhile to use this thing?"

"Of course it is," Mu Guang replied without hesitation, "If the Spiritual Qi reaches a certain concentration, it’s worthwhile to gather it."

He believed the other party had already reached the Supreme status and should know places like the "Celestial Hook Enigma Mansion."

There, there was already a certain concentration of "Alien Energy," making it relatively easy to condense.

Bentley twitched the corner of his mouth, "So, most of the time, it’s unprofitable."

Indeed... Mu Guang rubbed his brow helplessly: If it weren’t for such restrictions, would it be left idle for so long?

"The usage conditions are certainly harsh, but... Mainly due to environmental limitations."

Bentley pursed his lips, about to speak again when Qu Jianlei let out a gentle sigh.

"So, this is the real Spirit Gathering Array!"

This matched the image of a genuine Spirit Gathering Array in his mind—powered by a Spirit Stone to absorb Spiritual Qi.

His Super Spirit Gathering Array was actually still a hodgepodge, driven by an Energy Block.

Of course, the genuine one wasn’t necessarily the most suitable. Currently, he didn’t have Spirit Stones but had plenty of Energy Blocks.

However, he could analyze the genuine Spirit Gathering Array and make adjustments to his own.

But in doing so, this treasure’s allure to him would be greatly diminished.

Hearing him say this, Mu Guang also nodded, "That’s indeed the case."

He had pondered this treasure for too long and naturally had his own related analysis.

Yet simultaneously, he had other chips to play, "However, we designed a Spiritual Qi Condensation Device."

This was the basis for his confidence in proposing the exchange, "It’s purely self-developed!"

Qu Jianlei was startled by this: What, can you operate like that?

"Self-developed?" the Nutrient Injection appeared, showing obvious surprise on its face.

Then Mu Guang raised his hand and released a piece of equipment over two meters tall, occupying about seven or eight square meters.

He then filled it with an Energy Block, activating the device.

With a roaring sound, the device’s opening began extracting gases from the air,

then Mu Guang took out a small bottle, placing it at a pointed nozzle next to the device.

After about ten minutes, a layer of mist appeared at the tip, seemingly soon to form droplets.

At this time, the Paranoid and Mu Yu also arrived, "Why is there so much noise?"

The device was indeed noisy, probably around seventy to eighty decibels.

Considering the Imperial technology level, a device this loud appearing in a city would undoubtedly attract complaints.

But their appearance mostly seemed nitpicky and wasn’t deliberately denigrating the device’s practicality.

Mu Guang answered in a deep voice, "There’s no other way; the array’s just this big, and beyond its bounds, other challenges arise."

The device wasn’t particularly large, mainly with space taken by the Energy Block placement and cooling parts.

The former was understandable, meant to ensure uninterrupted power, while the latter indicated the device’s high energy consumption.

After waiting a bit longer, Bentley couldn’t hold back, "Just a modified air compression device, and the energy consumption is this high?"

Mu Guang looked at him speechlessly, then turned towards Qu Jianlei, "His skill in machinery... is only mediocre."

"Yes," Qu Jianlei nodded. Bentley explained the general situation, but indeed it was just half-baked skill.

"Separating the Spiritual Qi condensed Water Drops isn’t difficult, but these Drops themselves contain immense energy."

Compressing air is simple, but compressing Spiritual Qi... is exceptionally challenging.

No wonder the device consumes so many Energy Blocks; it requires sufficiently strong power.

The Nutrient Injection also nodded, "This bottle containing Spiritual Qi is also quite remarkable."

Spiritual Qi originally shouldn’t exist in this world, let alone condensed Spiritual Liquid.

She once secretly spirited away some Spiritual Qi, knowing how challenging it is to extract and preserve, which is why she focused on this matter from the beginning.

Mu Guang raised a thumb, "Adults truly have foresight, even the bottle is specially crafted!"

Bentley frowned and couldn’t help but speak up, "But the cost of using this... is too high, isn’t it?"

"It’s a bit high," Mu Guang nodded decisively, but is that the main point?

"But this kind of thing, can it be measured by value? For me, no amount of money can buy it!"

Nutrient Injection nodded silently, but then added, "The prerequisites are quite high too."

This is the plain truth; the device must be used in a place with relatively abundant Spiritual Qi.

Otherwise, even burning a mountain of Energy Blocks might not condense a drop of Spiritual Liquid.

That genuine Spirit Gathering Array is indeed a good thing, but compared to the one developed by the boss, its practicality is slightly lacking.

Mu Guang didn’t deny it, nodded and sighed, "We tried it before in places rich in Alien Energy, but unfortunately..."

He didn’t continue, but it was obvious those places were not somewhere a grey organization could operate long-term.

It’s really a bit lackluster! Qu Jianlei patted his forehead, "So the most valuable thing... is actually this Extractor?"

It’s a real high-tech product, not really related to the Cultivation System.

Previously, he just didn’t think about it, and knowing the principle, designing and manufacturing one by himself wouldn’t be too difficult.

Of course, it would still take some time to successfully manufacture an Extractor.

But the key is, Qu Jianlei always believed that creativity is crucial.

He never thought the other party would think of it! Even though it’s just a veil-thin breakthrough, it can’t be logically dismissed as unimportant.

Before Newton, how many people were hit by apples or other random things?

Moreover, thoroughly analyzing the composition structure of this Extractor would save considerable time.

Yet, he still felt a bit of regret and couldn’t help but sigh, "This Spirit Gathering Array... really isn’t that significant."

Though it’s said that only critical buyers are keen, his disdain was genuinely earned.

However, Mu Guang, being a technical person, spoke formally, "Judging by your reaction, boss, you’ve never seen this thing, right?"

"Even if it’s not very significant, adopting some strengths to better optimize the existing Array, that’s not wrong, right?"

Being technical people, saying just enough is sufficient, no need to say too much.

"That’s true," Qu Jianlei nodded, "I permit you to appropriately collect Spiritual Qi, prepare your own related Energy Blocks."

Right after that, the Paranoid also spoke, "But before you mentioned the Divine Text Treasure, actually... you gained quite a bit."

Mu Guang was speechless. This Array, he would absolutely not give it away, at most let the other party study it a bit.

But his previous words did employ a bit of rhetoric, first emphasizing that he had a Divine Text Treasure.

Otherwise, the other party wouldn’t even have listened further, and that creativity would have been freely borrowed.

He had his difficulties, but Bentley spoke coldly, "Your desire to extract Spiritual Liquid essentially creates a barrier with our team."

He always valued loyalty, believing that to be the biggest issue — the other party doesn’t have much alignment with our team!

Several Supremes spoke consecutively, leaving Mu Guang a bit ashamed.

This isn’t a "two fists are no match for four hands" issue, their points were all sound.

Especially Bentley’s final words hit his weakest point directly — your motives aren’t pure!

Mu Guang actually had a reason; the boss said, even if he wanted to join, others might not accept.

But this reason couldn’t be stated now – just because they wouldn’t accept, should he not try?

Finally, he could only sigh lightly, "But Xiang Xue is still in your team."

Even if I have countless faults, I could never harm my own daughter, right?

"Forget it," Qu Jianlei shook his head, "I’ll first check to see how long this Spirit Gathering Array has been around."

If the age isn’t significant enough, it can’t even be considered under the Divine Text System, then it’s really meaningless.

He’s been fooled by aged artifacts before, after all.

Using related instruments to inspect, his face darkened a bit, "This also... has a self-destruct mechanism?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Guang sighed and nodded, "The treasure is certainly fine, but it seems to have absorbed Imperial technology."

"There was a similar treasure before, but it was destroyed. As for this one, none of us dared to take it apart."

Bentley’s expression turned a bit odd, "Then why did you bring this thing here, what do you mean?"

Mu Guang opened his hands wide, very candid, "What we can’t do, doesn’t mean you can’t do it either."

"This isn’t flattery, archaeologists have always been researching the Spirit Gathering Array, but success is still far off."

They were in debate, but Qu Jianlei stayed silent, because he already determined, this should have been made by a Cultivator.

Just like the Golden Crow C Robot, the shell is an Imperial technological product, but the core is based on the Cultivation System’s mindset.

Those Cultivators who visited here are indeed skilled at learning.

Just it’s unknown why they came and why they all vanished?