I Have an All-Knowing Mirror

Chapter 74: Sacred Method Cultivation

Originally, Director Zhou had been fraught with anxiety.

He was fully prepared to pay a massive price.

After all, Su Yuan had caused such a massive commotion.

He had completely taken over the Imperial Capital Network.

And then he revealed the coordinates and launch keys for all their nuclear weapons...

Yet, in the end, he only wanted Xia Nation to manufacture a batch of weapons?

'You should have said so earlier.'

'Anyone who didn't know better would have thought you were out to destroy the country.'

"I will send over the specific weapon blueprints. The key resources required for them will also be delivered in due course."

Having said his piece, Su Yuan had Xiaolan disconnect from the Imperial Capital Network.Flicker. The cartoon character image on the meeting room's projection device vanished, replaced once again by the original footage of Android Unit 329 in action.

After a brief moment of silence, the highest-level confidential meeting room erupted into discussion once more.

"He left?"

"Is that person gone?"

The twenty to thirty people participating in the meeting were all top brass of Xia Nation. They knew exactly what the string of data Su Yuan had presented meant.

"Director Zhou," a gray-haired man wearing glasses said in a low voice. "The Imperial Capital Network has currently been restored..."

"Restored?" Director Zhou fell silent for a moment before asking, "Can we trace who did this? Even an approximate location would suffice."

"Director Zhou... the method used to invade the Imperial Capital Network completely surpasses our normal understanding of network technology. We cannot trace it at this time," the gray-haired man said helplessly.

Trace?

Trace who?

During the period when the Imperial Capital Network was taken over, they couldn't affect it in the slightest. They only regained the highest administrative privileges after the other party had willingly left.

How could they possibly trace him?

The two sides were on entirely different levels.

"I understand." Director Zhou was not particularly surprised.

Although he wasn't an expert in network technology, he clearly understood the implications of someone silently bypassing the national firewall and taking over the Imperial Capital Network.

His previous question had merely been asked in passing.

"Can we prevent what happened today from occurring again in the future?" Director Zhou asked after a moment of thought.

"It will be very difficult to prevent... To this moment, I still haven't figured out how the other party managed to invade and seize the highest clearance," the gray-haired man said, his tone laced with shame.

"I see..." Director Zhou sighed inwardly.

This was going to be troublesome.

Beep— Right at that moment, the computer in front of Director Zhou automatically began receiving an email.

'Are these the weapon blueprints that person mentioned?'

Director Zhou fell into deep thought.

Still pondering, he opened the email and began to review its contents.

"These..."

Director Zhou's brow furrowed tightly. Even without being an expert in weapon manufacturing, he could immediately tell that the weapons on these blueprints were far from ordinary.

Fifteen minutes later.

The six top weapon manufacturing experts in the Imperial Capital arrived in the meeting room.

"Take a look at this," Director Zhou instructed.

He projected the blueprints from his computer onto the nearby screen.

"Understood."

The six top weapon manufacturing experts immediately turned their attention to the projection.

"Lasers... This weapon utilizes a laser... Can lasers even be used like this?"

The six experts were instantly engrossed in the weapon blueprints.

Two hours later.

The six weapon manufacturing experts finally snapped out of their daze.

"This is too difficult."

"Exactly. What exactly is the underlying principle of this weapon? I know it uses a laser as an attack method, but how is the laser's power amplified, and how is it contained...?" The six experts scratched their heads in frustration. They could somewhat understand the weapon blueprints on the screen, but they completely failed to comprehend the core principles behind them.

It was like primitive humans obtaining a flashlight; they knew that pressing the switch would produce a bright beam of light.

But as for how this beam of light was actually generated, or how it vanished, they couldn't begin to fathom it.

At this moment, the six top weapon manufacturing experts were facing a similar situation. In fact, the disparity was even more exaggerated and severe than the gap between primitive humans and a flashlight.

"These weapons..." Director Zhou inquired from the side.

"Director Zhou, the weapons depicted in these blueprints are absolutely beyond what Blue Star's current level of technology could possibly develop."

The lead weapon manufacturing expert spoke with a solemn expression.

Hearing this, Director Zhou fell silent once again. After a moment, he asked, "With our nation's strength and industrial foundation, can they be manufactured?"

"The steps in the blueprints are extremely detailed. Even if we don't understand the underlying principles, if it comes down to simply manufacturing them... while it will be strenuous, it is still possible."

"Of course, we will need a few key raw materials to do so."

The lead expert pondered for a moment before nodding in affirmation.

"I understand."

Director Zhou let out a soft sigh of relief.

With Xia Nation's current strength, even mass-producing nuclear weapons wouldn't pose much pressure; the necessary industrial chains were already well-established.

Yet now, these leading experts described manufacturing the weapons from these blueprints as strenuous?

'That person...'

The cartoon character image that had appeared on the projection screen not long ago surfaced in Director Zhou's mind.

Not only did the other party possess the means to take over the Imperial Capital Network and acquire the exact locations and launch keys of their nuclear weapons...

Now, it seemed he also knew the upper limits of Xia Nation's industrial foundation like the back of his hand. The weapon blueprints provided appeared to be practically "tailor-made" for Xia Nation.

Modu, Villa No. 66.

After casually sending over the weapon blueprints designated for Xia Nation,

Su Yuan didn't pay the matter any further attention.

According to the answers provided by the gray mirror, Xia Nation would subsequently follow his instructions and sequentially manufacture the high-tech weapons detailed in the blueprints.

The primary reason for this compliance was the pivotal role played by Su Yuan's deterrence.

Facing an entity of unknown depths—one capable of commandeering the national network at will and possessing the locations and launch keys to their nuclear weapons...

As long as the higher-ups of Xia Nation were rational human beings, they wouldn't entertain any ulterior motives.

A nation operated differently from an individual; on a state level, stability was paramount. To Xia Nation, Su Yuan's demands were not excessively overbearing.

As for whether those high-tech weapons would fall into the hands of the state once manufactured...

Su Yuan had long since tampered with those weapon blueprints. Once manufactured, all the weapons would automatically connect to the network, and their control would fall directly into Xiaolan's hands.

"Next, it's time to cultivate a Sacred Method."

Su Yuan cast aside his stray thoughts as the various Sacred Methods provided by the gray mirror surfaced in his mind.

The threshold to cultivate the Sacred Methods provided by the gray mirror was being a Level 3 Lifeform—and a Level 3 Lifeform who practiced the Six-Dimensional Cultivation Method at that.

The reason was simple: any technique worthy of being called a Sacred Method possessed unimaginable power and placed stringent demands on all six dimensions of the cultivator.

Without reaching Level 3, it was simply impossible to cultivate a Sacred Method. Forcing the issue would only cause severe backlash to one's self.

"Two Offensive Sacred Methods, three Life-Preserving Sacred Methods... and one Auxiliary Sacred Method."

Su Yuan pondered for a moment before choosing to cultivate the Auxiliary Sacred Method.

This Auxiliary Sacred Method had been prepared specifically for The Truth Society. It was named "Mind Brand," and it was a Sacred Method originating from the depths of the universe, derived from the innate divine ability of a special race known as the Phantom Spirits.

It could completely control a lifeform from the mental plane.

'Mind Brand...'

Su Yuan calmed his mind and began to study the Sacred Method.

Time passed in a flash.

In the blink of an eye, one month went by.