Chapter 284: Name
Another week passed by as Li Lang busied himself with various matters. He was currently working on the formations around the island during the day and synthesizing Neuraflux, the drug that would hopefully restore the cognitive functions of deviators, during the night.
Formations were suddenly brought to the forefront of the priority list of things to study once the island was up and running. They weren’t to be neglected as they would not only protect their home, but could also tap into the Qi within the ley lines to increase the concentration of ambient Qi in the area.
What Li Lang could create may only be in the Earth-grade, but they had to start somewhere. For now, they relied on the fact that no one knew where their headquarters were to protect them. It wasn’t the best option, and the main reason why most cultivators didn’t start sects and organizations until they at least reached the Violet Core Realm. However, they didn’t have that luxury. They could only work with what they had.
“Teacher Li, wouldn’t it be better if the formations around the island manipulated the mountain range around us to defend? It would be more efficient instead of creating a purely Qi barrier,” Xiao Dong suggested.
A few other students who had taken up with formations nodded beside him.
“Hmm, you’re right,” Li Lang replied with a thoughtful expression. “But we need coverage over the skies as well. Maybe we can alter it to be composed of both?”
To Li Lang, formation mastery was likely his weakest suit among the five crafts. It worked on a modular sigil system, where a cultivator drew onto the earth itself to produce certain effects. It didn’t help that results could vary based on how you combined certain sigils, so Li Lang could only use trial-and-error to improve.
He had tried making headway at deciphering the language of it, but to no avail yet. With enough time, there was a chance he could extrapolate new sigils or discover rules to follow to make it more akin to something like programming. It was something he could only hope for.
“Li Lang, we’ve been looking for you!” Long Yi called out as the wooden doors to the warehouse opened.
“Yeah? What’s up?”
“Everyone is in a heated debate right now. We need you to settle the matter, and hopefully sooner rather than later.”
“What? What are the rest of you doing?” Li Lang cried out with a frown.