Chapter 67: Array Plate
One year later, Su Hao turned twelve.
Venturing alone into the wilderness, amidst ruthless slaughter, he obtained a large number of beast patterns and pattern fragments.
After deciphering the fundamental unit runes, "Fundamental Power One" and "Fundamental Power Two," Su Hao clarified the direction of his rune research. With the help of these two basic power runes, he successively deciphered multiple rune fragments and obtained a large number of foundational runes.
Among them, he assigned a basic rune theorem to each of the most important foundational runes. Whether they were right or wrong didn't matter; he could modify and adjust them later.
These runes were: Biological Force Field (Fundamental Power One), Deflection Force Field (Fundamental Power Two), Biological Radiation Wave Source (Emission Wave), Biological Radiation Wave Receiver (Radiation Wave Receiver), Effect Enhancement (Catalyst), Directional Control (Constraint Force Field), Frequency Control (Force Field Switch), Amplitude Control (Energy Base), Iteration Multiplier (Replication), Oscillation Effect (Interaction of Positions), Particle Combination (Energy Intensity Increase/Decrease), Material Locking (Recognition Pairing, Specific Signals), Special Material Conversion (Inefficient Energy Conversion)...
All these various runes were analyzed and categorized by Su Hao.
Different combinations of these foundational runes could achieve various effects.
Taking the "Barrier" rune that Su Hao was most familiar with as an example, he also had a rough understanding of its basic principles.
The principle behind the barrier's effect was not the generation of an energy shield that could envelop the entire body. Instead, it involved the generation, deflection, and constraint of force fields, as well as the transformation of special materials, among other changes. These processes would cause a large amount of special material to be evenly emitted on the surface of the body.
This material emitted a faint red glow, and the perceived red light was not actually light but the material itself.
The barrier composed of this red light material was not very strong; on the contrary, it was quite soft.
However, when the soft and loose barrier was subjected to a powerful impact, the red light material pervading the entire body would start to vibrate violently, and the friction between the materials would instantly increase. At this point, the soft red light material, akin to a gaseous state, would transform into an indestructible solid.
The greater the force attacking the barrier, the greater the friction between the barriers, and the stronger the barrier became.
It could be said that it grew stronger when faced with strength and weaker when faced with weakness.
If Su Hao had not struck with great force but instead gently inserted his knife into Jin Damos' throat during their initial encounter, the barrier would not have affected him.
The working principle of this barrier was somewhat similar to that of "non-Newtonian fluid."
However, utilizing these scattered foundational runes to precisely achieve the effect of the "Barrier" was extremely difficult, as Su Hao soon realized.
Only through the natural evolution over endless ages in the great wilderness had such perfect runes been formed.
Indeed, the greatest creator was always nature. Only she could bring about such seemingly coincidental yet actually inevitable miracles.
Indeed, in Su Hao's eyes, the biological energy runes were a miracle of natural evolution.
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In the sixth wilderness base, Su Hao tidied up and planned to go to the nearby town for rest and supplies today.
The closest town was no longer Lingyun Town but a small town called Guyang Town, which was far from Lingyun Town. Su Hao estimated that it would take at least a month and a half to return to Lingyun Town from Guyang Town.
During this year, he had traveled to many places, going wherever there were numerous savage beasts. He captured all the elites and masters he encountered, and if he suspected a formidable grandmaster-level savage beast, he would swiftly flee.
He was stable and reliable!
His perception range had increased once again. He could now fully sense up to a range of two kilometers, maintaining a daily perception range of around 1,300 meters. He could detect any powerful creatures approaching and respond accordingly.
This was the reason for his solitary life in the wilderness for the past year, engaging in extensive slaughter of savage beasts with no significant accomplishments other than collecting runes.
In addition to his rune harvest, Su Hao had gained a clear understanding of his combat power over the year.
He seemed invincible at the Master level.
First, in terms of blood energy, it was normal for him to exceed the normal amount by several times. This several times was compared to the highest specification grandmaster-level savage beasts he had encountered.
Secondly, in the use of runes, with the help of Little Light, he could draw and use any rune as he pleased. It took him anywhere from ten seconds to five seconds. Even in intense battles, he could still activate a barrier rune for himself without any difficulty. So what could opponents use to fight against him?
Finally, he discovered that his body was still growing, and correspondingly, his blood energy was increasing. When he fully matured, would he be able to rely on his massive amount of blood energy to contend against a grandmaster-level martial artist?
This possibility remained for the time being, but Su Hao would absolutely not consider challenging opponents of a higher level. If he could defeat them, he wouldn't easily engage in battles.
Only reckless individuals would attempt to challenge opponents of a higher level!
Su Hao had already grown accustomed to being alone. After entering the city, he headed straight to his destination.
He cleaned himself inside and out, then procured the necessary supplies. After resting for two days, he set off once again into the wilderness, where the adorable little patterns within the bodies of savage beasts were his favorites.
While life in the city was indeed comfortable and relaxing, it lacked the quiet environment for studying runes and did not provide him with a large number of beast patterns to satisfy his desires.
Of course, during this process, there were always some short-sighted individuals who liked to bully the weak and sought to engage in business with Su Hao, the generous "tycoon."
They were all sent to the infirmary one by one by Su Hao, where they learned the lesson of being a decent person.
Encountering such situations numerous times, Su Hao became adept at dealing with them and was not afraid of retaliation. If opponents detected by his radar were beatable, he would fight; if they were unbeatable, he would quietly slip away. The world was vast, and he could make anywhere his home.
Thus, every three months or so, Su Hao would clear out a large area of savage beasts, change to a new base, and then head to the nearest human town to rest and replenish for a few days.
Another year passed, and Su Hao turned thirteen.
He obtained a large number of simplified versions of foundational runes and deciphered their functions one by one, making detailed records and classifications. The mysterious veil of runes was finally slowly lifted for him.
In the following period, while Su Hao wandered in the wilderness, searching for suitable prey and collecting beast patterns, he also researched the properties of foundational beast patterns.
At the same time, he began attempting to independently combine the foundational runes to achieve corresponding effects. However, this work immediately encountered difficulties.
A complete beast pattern was evolved by a creature over countless years and was almost perfect.
Su Hao forcefully shattered these nearly perfect beast patterns and then attempted to recombine the fragmented runes according to his own ideas, which proved
to be incredibly challenging.
Either the forcefully combined runes couldn't be used at all, or they inexplicably disintegrated.
After carefully analyzing the overall structure and orientation of complete beast patterns, Su Hao discovered where the problem lay.
A complete beast pattern was not just a combination of individual foundational runes; it also considered the coordination between the parts and the whole.
In other words, after the basic runes were sorted and assembled into a complete structure, this structure needed to satisfy specific circuits.
So, Su Hao didn't rush to assemble the runes.
He first designed a standardized interface or "pins" for each basic rune, allowing each foundational rune to be placed in any position without obstacles, similar to how phone interfaces were the same and could be charged anywhere.
Then he designed an array plate for the operation of the runes.
The array plate was initially designed as circular. Different radii were delineated on this circular plate, dividing it into numerous ring-shaped areas. Each ring-shaped area was further subdivided into small sections, and interfaces suitable for embedding each basic rune were designed on these sections.
Similar to designing a circuit board, the routes were solidified first before connecting various resistors and electrical components.
Through continuous attempts and experiments, Su Hao discovered a secret hidden within the beast patterns.
He became so excited that it was difficult for him to contain himself.
And it was precisely this discovery that solidified the structure of the circular array plate.
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