On the open ground.

Once this lightning entered Yang Zhengchu's body, it only traveled about half the length of a pinky finger around the shoulder area.

Then it exhausted all its energy and completely disappeared.

However, Yang Zhengchu could clearly feel it.

The lightning contained a small amount of physical transformation material needed to break through to the Nascent Soul, and it was obviously affecting that narrow area.

Now, a small part of Yang Zhengchu's left shoulder has already achieved the physical capabilities of the Nascent Soul Realm!

In other words...

The method from the Taoshu Commerce Association is partially feasible!

Then, Yang Zhengchu looked at the transparent microcrystalline array of helium iron above his head, a trace of excitement flashing in his eyes.

Although he had previously tested the effects of this 'Defensive Array' through various means.

But most of the time, the experiment was conducted by several other Core Formation Realm elders.

Even with continuous assistance from other methods, strictly speaking, it's quite different from the thunder tribulation.

An array that can withstand their attacks may not necessarily endure the thunder tribulation for long.

In Yang Zhengchu's view.

Although this array's defensive effect far exceeds the one he previously prepared, it still might not hold until the end.

It might last half the time, or maybe just a third, before being shattered by the thunder tribulation.

This is a normal mindset, having complete faith in them would be problematic.

Therefore, Yang Zhengchu also prepared some back-up plans, ready to fight desperately if the array fails.

However, if this situation occurs, there's almost no hope for a successful tribulation crossing.

Frankly speaking.

Yang Zhengchu is still not very confident in the defensive array, still believing it won't last until the end.

But what excites him is that the Taoshu Commerce Association's so-called 'lowering electrical potential energy' method is feasible.

If he can complete part of the bodily ascension before the array fails, then with the strange object left by the Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Yang Family.

Yang Zhengchu has at least a fifty percent chance of directly withstanding the heavenly tribulation!

Boom——

As his thoughts raced.

Another tiny lightning bolt appeared.

This time the lightning struck not at the shoulder, but at the ear.

After a feeling that would be enough to strike an ordinary person dead, yet merely tickles for a half-step Nascent Soul.

About one-eighth of Yang Zhengchu's left ear was forged.

Looking at the apocalyptic thunderstorm above him, and then at his unharmed body.

Yang Zhengchu couldn't help but feel a sense of awe:

"The sage Maxwell, truly terrifying...."

Meanwhile.

Outside the tribulation area, Zeng Gu Cheng and others were having a lively conversation.

Zeng Gu Cheng glanced at the data on the control panel related to the helium iron crystalline array and clapped his hands vigorously:

"It's no wonder this stuff came from our own people. After one round of thunder tribulation, the peak shrinkage depth is only 47 micrometers, tough as hell!"

Tang Pin glanced at him, a slight curve appearing at the corner of his mouth, clearly confident in his team's development of the defensive crystalline array:

"Of course, isn't it obvious who made this thing?

I'm not boasting.

Being able to achieve instantaneous energy transmission under 160,000 atmospheres of pressure, the entire international community has no more than eight teams... no, at most six!"

Zeng Gu Cheng pointed at Tang Pin with a smile, he had a good relationship with Tang Pin, having once stood together on the podium for the Science Advancement Award:

"You Fatty Tang, people call you fat and here you go, boasting again, why don't you come up with a weapon that can kill a Nascent Soul on its own...."

As Zeng Gu Cheng spoke, he glanced sidelong at Yang Wenbing and others not far away.

At this moment, the expressions of the Yang Family members were complicated:

Excitement, shock, worry, and joy.

In short.

Compared to the beginning when they were all somber, now there was much more diversity.

Moreover, their attitude towards the Rabbits had visibly changed.

At least the elders who had originally 'surrounded' the control panel were now standing further apart, giving each other more space.

Then Zeng Gu Cheng looked over at Guo Zhenyu and asked:

"Old Guo, how's the analysis on your side?"

Guo Zhenyu shook his head and replied:

"Everything is going as usual, no new developments.

After all, we didn't bring much research equipment this time, so there's a lack of real-time analysis capability.

We can only rely on the condensation microorganisms to capture some of the thunder tribulation and bring it back to the camp for careful study."

Zeng Gu Cheng nodded lightly.

He was just making a casual remark; Guo Zhenyu's response was expected.

Then he thought of something and raised his eyes to look at Yang Zhengchu undergoing the tribulation:

"Old Guo, do you think that if we capture some of the forging material...

Will it cause Yang Zhengchu's Nascent Soul Realm to be unstable, like the forging ratio not reaching 100%?

Though research is important,

If it would lead to some irreversible consequences, then it's something we cannot do; it's our bottom line."

This concern of Zeng Gu Cheng was exactly what the command center was worried about.

Facing a new world, some matters can be flexible.

For instance, using ground fire to outwit unscrupulous businesses when first arriving at Ziqiong City, or leaving a backdoor in communication devices.

These actions, ultimately, were for self-preservation, not harming those who shouldn't be harmed.

Like leaving a backdoor in communication devices was because current information channels were limited, only Ziqiong City's channels could inform us about major events in the Southern Region.

If in the future Rabbits' satellites are launched, these backdoors would naturally be closed.

At most, it would be archival for eternal confidentiality.

This is different from gathering information to exploit others or plotting against their properties—since the Rabbits never intended to own Ziqiong City.

As a matter of fact.

Similar situations were abundant locally as well.

Like the great Tanzan project, with $900 million in foreign exchange projects and other ZZ interests, it was like a rainfall in the desert for the Rabbits.

The foreign exchange brought by this project provided the Rabbits with over ten thousand times the development benefit—yes, ten thousand times, not exaggerated at all.

But similarly, some things can never be done.

Such as this tribulation crossing.

Yang Zhengchu's tribulation relates to the grand scheme set by generations for Ziqiong City, affecting the safety and stability of millions in the whole city.

Even in some sense, it influences the entire Southern Region's configuration.

Moreover, the Yang Family has paid substantial beast crystals to the Rabbits for this tribulation.

Under such circumstances.

If breaking the thunder tribulation results in an incomplete forging for Yang Zhengchu, preventing a genuine upgrade to the Nascent Soul, it would undoubtedly be a disgraceful act.

In both the homeland and the Damo Realm, there are countless examples of the Rabbits making a significant profit, but never at the expense of trading partners.

This high stance can be called morality, more practically it reflects a bigger picture.

Returning eyesight to the original place.

Facing Zeng Gu Cheng's question.

Guo Zhenyu shook his head and answered:

"Definitely not, I just tried a little while ago, letting a minimal part of the thunder tribulation energy disperse into the air via an ion channel.

Shortly after, another ultra-miniature lightning was contained, compensating for the missing energy.

Also, the strike location of this lightning was exactly where a strike from the first round was contained, clearly a 'patch'."

Hearing this.

The academicians present almost simultaneously brightened up, breaths slightly quick.

"Ahem,"

Zeng Gu Cheng cleared his throat briefly, asking Tang Pin:

"Academician Tang, how much of the thunder tribulation's energy can our equipment store?

"Let me check."

Tang Pin immediately went to the control panel to retrieve some data:

"Academician Zeng, based on model simulations, about 0.065% of Yang Zhengchu's body has now been successfully transformed by forging substances.

The stored energy in the condensation microorganism container is roughly two hundred times this amount, with the load ratio being 3.6%, and the container's maximum safe load set at 90%.

In other words.

Under conditions of maintaining safe load while not affecting Yang Zhengchu's ascension completeness.

We can store forging particles—or the amount from the Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation as....

330%."

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The editor just told me T.T.....

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