SWDnovel Chapter 57 A Flash of Inspiration!
Chapter 57 A Flash of Inspiration!
That day, while practicing Stone Skin Pose, Ellie seemed to have grasped a new level of understanding.
She felt that the speed at which her blood and qi gathered in certain meridians was slightly faster than usual, and the time she could maintain the posture was also slightly longer.
After finishing, with a blush of excitement on her face, she couldn't help but share her discovery with Rowling, who had just walked out of the laboratory.
"Sir, I think I felt... my blood and qi flowed more smoothly just now, and I was able to hold the Stone Skin Pose for longer."
Upon hearing this, Luo Lin scanned her body with his spiritual power and indeed felt that the blood and qi in her body were more condensed and active than before, and the faint protective feeling naturally formed by the blood and qi had also been strengthened.
This is a normal phenomenon after practicing the "Rock Breathing Method" to a certain stage, indicating that she has a good foundation.
"Yes, just continue to stabilize it."
Luo Lin nodded, acknowledging her progress.
He thought for a moment, then took out a small leather bag from his dimensional bag and handed it to Ellie.
"This contains some dried rock rat meat strips. The energy content is acceptable. If you feel hungry after training, you can eat a little."
Rock rats are a common low-level monster in the Blackrock Mountains. Their flesh is firm and contains a small amount of earth-elemental energy, which is somewhat beneficial for strengthening muscles and bones. They are one of the staple foods that local adventurers keep on hand.
It was insignificant to Rowling, but a good supplement for Ellie, who was laying the foundation.
Ellie took the leather bag, feeling its heavy weight, and her nose tingled slightly.
What her husband gave her went far beyond the scope of "rewards".
She didn't say anything more, but simply etched this kindness even deeper into her heart.
She knew that the only thing she could do was to work harder and live up to her husband's expectations.
Luo Lin watched as she carefully put away the bag of meat strips, his eyes remaining calm.
Giving Ellie pointers and providing her with whatever help he could was just a matter of course for him.
But watching this girl, whose fate had been altered because of him, grow stronger and more confident step by step, this gradual process of nurturing brought him a subtle sense of accomplishment, different from research breakthroughs.
He turned and went back to the laboratory, his gaze falling on the stable energy-gathering array on the copper plate on the experimental table, and then looking at the notes next to it that recorded the ideas for optimizing the force field armor.
Time slipped by quietly as Rowling devoted himself to his research and Ellie steadily grew.
Spring in Black Rock Town is short, and the signs of summer are already emerging in the dry wind and increasingly scorching sun.
Rolin encountered a bottleneck in optimizing the [Weak Force Field Armor].
He tried various methods to embed the stable rhythm of water elemental essence into spell model nodes, but the results were not ideal.
Either the embedding causes the force field structure to become rigid, resulting in a sluggish defense response.
Either the stability improvement is negligible, or it increases the complexity of spell construction and mana consumption.
The stable energy-gathering array, made of red copper, lay quietly on the experimental table, as if reminding him that his thinking was correct, yet he couldn't find a specific path to success.
That afternoon, Rolin constructed an optimized version of the force field armor model, carefully guiding the flow of mana with his mental energy, attempting to simulate the stabilizing effect of the water element essence at several key points.
The model initially functioned well, but when it simulated an energy impact, the reinforced nodes of the force field structure lost their necessary elasticity due to excessive stability at the moment of stress, causing the entire force field armor model to fluctuate violently and almost collapse.
Another failure.
Luo Lin dismissed the model, rubbed his temples, and felt a bit tired from the continuous drain on his mental energy.
He walked to the window and looked out over the yard.
Ellie had just finished cleaning and was practicing the Rock Breathing Technique in the shade under the eaves.
Her eyes were slightly closed, her breathing was long and steady, and her body rose and fell slightly with her breath. She seemed to be one with the earth beneath her feet, exuding a rock-solid calmness.
Sunlight streamed through the eaves, casting dappled shadows on her.
Rowling's gaze unconsciously fell on Ellie, watching the rise and fall of her chest and abdomen as she breathed, and the immovable air about her in her posture.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind like lightning.
Stable, not rigid!
The Rock Breathing Method emphasizes a solid foundation and the condensation of Qi and blood, but it does not mean rigidly adhering to one place.
It possesses an inherent fluidity and resilience within its composure, enabling it to transmit, disperse, and neutralize force when impacted by external forces through the instantaneous mobilization of qi and blood and the subtle adjustments of muscles and bones. This is a dynamic stability.
His previous approach to optimizing the force field armor was too focused on the absolute stability of the nodes themselves, attempting to weld the force field structure shut. This, in turn, destroyed the elasticity and adaptability that the force field armor should have as a whole energy structure.
He had previously fallen into a cognitive bias.
The stabilizing effect of water element essence can be simply understood as reinforcement and fixation.
True stability, however, should be like water carrying boats, or the earth carrying mountains—a foundation capable of containing, guiding, and dispersing impacts, rather than an indestructible but unchanging hard shell.
This thought invigorated Rolin, sweeping away his previous fatigue.
He immediately returned to the experimental table, not rushing to build a new model, but instead picked up his notebook and quickly wrote down this new idea.
"Abandon strengthening a single node."
Instead, we construct a force field base with "fluid stability".
"By drawing inspiration from the inclusiveness of water and the bearing capacity of the earth, the stabilizing effect is evenly distributed throughout the entire force field structure, enhancing its overall resilience and energy dispersion efficiency..."
He pondered this new direction repeatedly.
This means that the energy flow path of the force field armor needs to be redesigned, no longer a simple linear or mesh structure, but a more complex and three-dimensional internal field that can achieve rapid energy circulation and stress dispersion.
This is undoubtedly more difficult than previous attempts, and it requires a higher level of precision in controlling mental power and knowledge of energy configuration.
But Rowling felt that this was the right path.
He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and the Morning Star Core in his mental sea flickered slightly, providing pure mental energy.
He began to construct a new force field armor model in his mind.
This time, instead of deliberately emphasizing certain nodes, he tried to integrate the stable and inclusive rhythm brought by the essence of water element into the initial configuration of the entire force field armor as a base color or tone.
He imagined the force field as a flexible water bladder, or a layer of energy sand that clings to the skin and flows slightly.
With his mental energy highly focused, a virtual spell model gradually took shape in his mind.
The energy flow path becomes more tortuous and cyclical, forming tiny energy vortices.
These eddies are interconnected, forming a dynamically balanced whole.
The build process was slower and more difficult than ever before.
This complex structure was extremely taxing on mental energy, and fine beads of sweat appeared on Rolin's forehead.
But he could sense that although this new model was difficult to build, its potential far exceeded that of the previous ones.
When the model was finally completed, it floated quietly in Rolin's consciousness, exuding a restrained yet profound aura unlike anything he had ever experienced before.
With a thought, Luo Lin began to simulate an energy impact.
A simulated energy beam strikes the force field armor model.
At the moment of contact, the force field surface did not ripple violently, but rather spread out gently like water ripples.
The energy of the impact was quickly captured, dispersed, and conducted to the entire force field structure by countless tiny energy vortices, eventually disappearing into nothingness.
The entire force field armor model only trembled slightly before returning to stability, and the energy loss was significantly reduced compared to the previous model.
It worked!
Luo Lin opened his eyes, a hint of barely suppressed joy flashing in them.
Although this was just a simulation in his mind, the model's reaction clearly verified that his new idea was correct!
He didn't stop; he immediately began to try to build this optimized [weak force field armor] in practice.
He mobilized his magic power and carefully outlined and condensed the new model in front of him, according to its configuration.
Due to its complex structure, the actual construction is slower than the mental simulation, and it requires extremely high control over magical power.
On the first attempt, when the structure was one-third complete, an energy vortex node became unstable, causing the entire structure to collapse.