Death… And Me

Chapter 448 - Havek And Reanʼs Formations

Turen and the other eldersʼ mouths twitched as they listened to Havekʼs words.

”Light Formation? We already have Light Beads, so whatʼs the use of your own?”

Havek nodded as he replied.

”Indeed, we do have Light Beads. However, they are still Spiritual Tools, quite expensive ones at that. After all, not only is there a need for a tiny Energy Gathering Formation inside them, it has to be double-layered with a Light Formation as well. Nowadays, most people would definitely prefer torches instead.”

”However, what we have here is a Light Formation that works with the Communication Systemʼs so-called electricity.”

Havek then pointed at the several cables spread in various directions. At the end of each cable, there was a blue stone that looked like a bead as well.

”You should be able to tell that those are simple lightning glass beads, right? They are quite simple to make since they only need the sand of areas with big amounts of Lightning Element. They will light up with any amount of electricity poured into them, naturally. Of course, the more you put into them, the brighter it gets up to a certain limit.”

”During the time I was researching the new Communication Systemʼs blueprints, I happened to be using these beads for something else. The Communication Systemʼs electricity is nothing more than small pulses of Lightning.”

”However, it was only today that a thought regarding a very practical method of generating light with almost no consumption of Spiritual Energy had popped up. In fact, it uses just a tenth of the amount of Spiritual Energy to generate the same amount of light as Light Beads. The main difference is this coated wire. It prevents the Lightning Currents from disappearing, so it can be spread over great distances.”

Havek then turned his Light Formation on. The copper cables immediately transferred the electricity to the lightning glass beads, which lit them up straight away. Just as Havek mentioned, they all showed the same brightness as the Light Beads that they knew.

”I have to thank Senior Droman for this finding. His Communication Systemʼs energy controlling structure is just marvelous. With that, my Light Formation can control each of the electrical cablesʼ output so that the lightning glass beads wonʼt burst with too much power.”

Havek continued with his passionate speech.

”What you are seeing here are more than 50 lightning glass beads being powered by a single Light Formation. This Light Formation is not using even a single spirit stone, only the surrounding Spiritual Energy. If you take 50 Light Beads, it will be impossible to light them together with just this paltry amount of Spiritual Energy.”

”You donʼt need to tell me the downside of these formations. Itʼs a given that itʼll be the cables. Light Beads donʼt need any cables at all. There would definitely be places where it would be better to have Light Beads instead of my wired light.”

”Nonetheless, that isnʼt the case for the majority. Having some copper cables lying around is a low price to pay for the amount of Spiritual Energy you can save. Not only that, you could literally use this kind of system to light up the entire capitalʼs houses. For the city as a whole, this formation would be of unprecedented versatility.”

Turin and the others were really impressed with Havekʼs invention. It was simple; no one doubted that. However, the uses of such a thing were unlimited. For example, the capitalʼs Protection Formation used a large amount of Spiritual Energy to run. If all houses that had Light Beads were swapped with the Electrical Light Formation, a lot of this saved Spiritual Energy would be redirected there.

One might think that the amount saved wasnʼt nearly enough to power up the capitalʼs Protection Formation. However, this was a permanent solution. Just how many spirit stones would be saved in an entire day? In a week? In a month?! In a year?!

”Marvelous! Simply the most practical formation we have seen so far! Itʼs simple but effective. Literally everyone, rich or poor, cultivator or ordinary people, can use it.”

Saya also nodded, incredibly satisfied.

”Havek, right? You are not bad yourself.”

Havek looked at them as if he already expected this kind of reaction.

”Hahaha! Obviously. This god here is nothing else but amazing.”

Rean looked from afar and couldnʼt help but praise Havek as well. Such an invention back on Earth wouldnʼt be considered groundbreaking. However, Havek didnʼt know of Earth. He had never seen the electrical features there. Nevertheless, he came up with this solution on his own.

ʼHeʼs the cultivation worldʼs Thomas Edison. Well, itʼs not a light bulb, but itʼs similar. I donʼt think Edison was that narcissistic either.ʼ

As always, the examinators pointed out what they thought was wrong with the formation. However, anyone could tell that they still thought that this invention could be used straight away. Also, they had spent more time speaking with Havek than any other cultivator so far.

Eventually, they finished their talk and went to the next formation. After all, the examination wasnʼt over yet. One by one, they kept examining the formations of the participants.

After some time, they arrived at Reanʼs formation. If there was someone they were more interested in than anyone else, that would be Rean. After all, he had gotten to this point using unconventional means. Just what did he create this time?

”Rean Larks, 1st place in the last phase. So, does it work?”

Rean smiled as he nodded.

”It works very well. There is a lot of room for improvement since I came up with this idea on the spot, but itʼs definitely a life-changer for ordinary people.”

As he said this, he thought to himself.

ʼEspecially since it would work several times better once I make it into a Circuitry Formation.ʼ

Turin, Saya, and the other elders nodded.

”Very well. What does it do?”

”Itʼs a Water Reclaimer Formation.”

”Reclaimer? What do you mean?”

Rean nodded as he explained.

”In short, it can get rid of impurities in the water so that it can be used again. Itʼs that simple.”