Chapter 558

Qi of the Red Dust.

"The one with the strongest effect... is it the type that contains the largest amount of information within a unit of material?"

Jie Ming frowned, lost in deep thought.

"No, that's not quite right..."

If sorted by the amount of information, the Poison of Incense is undoubtedly the most bloated and heaviest among them, because it carries the most complex malice of billions of living beings.

Unrefined Faith Power follows closely behind. This ranking barely matches the actual combat effectiveness.

"But if we only look at the amount of information, the Qi of the Red Dust should be ranked second, yet the information-based organisms' reaction to the Qi of the Red Dust is the calmest among these materials."

"Moreover, if we simply look at the amount of information, the information contained in the spell models of high-tier wizardry is definitely not small, yet even when high-tier wizardry strikes those organisms head-on, they still appear very calm."

He tapped on the laboratory bench, constantly filtering various conditions in his mind.

Suddenly, a flash of brilliance crossed Jie Ming's eyes.

"That's not it..."

Jie Ming suddenly remembered something.

What do those information-based organisms usually come into contact with?

It is the "pure" information environment of the Information Plane itself—regular, clear, and logically rigorous.

From the structure of the plane to their own composition, everything is full of order.

And these five materials before him have one thing in common.

They are all "irregular."

The Qi of the Red Dust is mixed with desire, the Qi of Death and Evil is filled with destruction, the Poison of Incense distorts belief, Faith Power is mixed with distracting thoughts, and Magic Spirit Fragments erupt with emotions.

All of them are "chaotic" information.

"Could it be..."

A flash of inspiration crossed Jie Ming's mind.

"What triggers their stress response is not the amount of information, but the degree of chaos of the information itself."

He stood up abruptly and paced back and forth in the laboratory.

Yes, that's it.

Those information-based organisms are like supercomputers running precisely, only identifying and compatible with "formatted" data.

And something like the Poison of Incense is like a ball of tangled thread covered in mud, forcibly stuffed into a precise instrument...

It is not that the computing power is insufficient; it is simply incompatible.

"Wizardry is a product of logic, so it can be reverse-analyzed by the opponent; when enduring wizardry damage, those information-based organisms indeed showed no reaction. But the Red Dust, obsession, resentment... these things have been emotional, chaotic, and disordered since their birth."

The corners of Jie Ming's mouth rose along with his deduction.

"And the algorithms of these information-based organisms are too perfect. For this group of natives living in 'perfect algorithms,' these materials filled with chaotic information are not weapons at all, but logical viruses capable of destroying them as individuals!"

"No wonder the Poison of Incense has the greatest reaction."

Jie Ming stopped walking, his eyes flashing with excitement.

After all, the Poison of Incense itself is synonymous with "chaos."

At the moment of its birth, the orderly thoughts within it were removed, and the evil thoughts, obsessions, and resentment of billions of living beings were forcibly compressed together. These negative emotions are entangled and distorted with each other, and the degree of chaos far exceeds that of the other materials.

Although Faith Power also has distracting thoughts, the main body is relatively orderly wish power, so the reaction is secondary.

Magic Spirit Fragments are an eruption of emotions, but overly erupted emotions are relatively orderly, so the reaction is lighter.

And the Qi of Death and Evil and the Qi of the Red Dust, although they also have chaotic components, are relatively "purer."

The Qi of Death and Evil is the pure echo of death, and the Qi of the Red Dust is the pure entanglement of desire; the chaotic dimension is singular, so the reaction is the smallest. "No rush, I cannot rush to a conclusion for now; I need more samples to confirm."

Finally, relying on the rigor derived from being a researcher, Jie Ming took a deep breath and suppressed the excitement in his heart.

He raised his hand to tap the Magic Net terminal, quickly entered the intelligence and analysis results he had summarized, and then clicked send.

【Intelligence upload successful】

【Recipient: Expeditionary Force Command】

After finishing this, Jie Ming leaned back into his chair and waited quietly.

Less than ten minutes later, a knock came at the door of the laboratory.

"Lord Jie Ming, Lord Ma Ding invites you to the core camp."

Jie Ming stood up, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

Faster than he expected; it seems that this matter he discovered is quite important.

The core camp is not far from the area where Jie Ming is located, but it is heavily guarded.

Along the way, he passed through three security checks: spiritual power scanning, law fluctuation detection, and information pollution screening.

Each one was several times stricter than ordinary defensive magic arrays.

According to the wizard leading the way, it is because these information-based organisms have the possibility of replacing the wizard's soul information—that is, the so-called possession.

Although this situation has not been discovered yet, the camp is still constantly updating various inspection facilities just in case.

Jie Ming cooperated and passed all the checks, and was finally led into a huge metal fortress.

The space inside the fortress is much larger than it looks from the outside; it is clear that a space expansion spell has been applied.

Over a hundred wizards were lined up on both sides, each with an unfathomable aura.

The weakest were at least Level 6, and those dozen or so auras that made his heart palpitate were all Level 7.

And in the center, the Level 8 wizard "Heart of Ash" Ma Ding sat in the main seat, looking at Jie Ming with a calm gaze.

Jie Ming stepped forward a few steps and bowed respectfully.

"Greetings, Wizard Ma Ding."

Ma Ding waved his hand: "No need for formalities."

He paused and looked straight at Jie Ming: "I have read the intelligence you uploaded. Now I need you to confirm it yourself: how certain are you about those conclusions?"

Jie Ming pondered for a moment and organized his language.

"According to my calculations, the possibility is very high."

He said truthfully: "Judging from the five existing valid samples, the rule that 'information chaos degree triggers stress response' is highly consistent. But to be fully confirmed, more sample tests are needed."

"Five samples?" A Level 7 wizard next to him frowned, "The number of tests is indeed a bit small."

Jie Ming nodded and briefly recounted his two experiences entering the Information Plane.

Of course, he did not mention the true origin of these cultivation-side materials like the Poison of Incense and the Qi of the Red Dust, but only called them "condensates of fantasy elements manufactured by relying on self-fictionalized laws."

... In a sense, he didn't lie either.

The high-tier wizards present looked at each other after hearing this.

"Fantasy-type elements..." someone muttered, "That kind of thing is indeed rare; I didn't expect you to be able to produce so many variants." Ma Ding didn't speak, just raised his hand and pointed in the air.

The intelligence data Jie Ming uploaded earlier was projected, and all data, rankings, and analysis processes were visible at a glance.

"Take a look, everyone," Ma Ding said.

A dozen Level 7 wizards and over a hundred Level 6 wizards leaned forward one after another to carefully examine the data.

Some discussed in low voices, some frowned in thought, and others directly opened their own Magic Net terminals to pull up records of previous experiments for comparison. A moment later, a white-haired Level 7 wizard spoke first.

"From the data, this rule indeed has the possibility of being established." He paused, "I recalled that the team I led previously had used chaotic-attribute wizardry to attack those organisms, and the effect was indeed better than other wizardry. I didn't pay attention at the time, but now that I think about it, it should be the same principle."

"I have a similar situation here too." Another Level 7 wizard chimed in, "An apprentice accidentally used a mental pollution-type spell, and that information-based organism's reaction was much more intense than usual."

More and more wizards began to speak, submitting the abnormal phenomena they encountered in their previous experiments.

Jie Ming listened quietly, feeling more and more certain in his heart.

The discussion lasted for half an hour.

Finally, Ma Ding raised his hand to press down, and everyone quieted down.

"Since everyone thinks there is a need for verification, then arrange personnel to test it specifically." Ma Ding looked at Jie Ming, "How many more of those... fantasy-type materials do you have? I can purchase them."

Jie Ming calculated quickly in his heart.

He didn't need to worry about other messy raw materials; those were things the wizard civilization itself could manufacture, so the only things he could really sell were the Qi of the Red Dust, the Qi of Death and Evil, and the Poison of Incense.

Fortunately, he indeed still had a lot of stock of these.

"Enough to support over a hundred tests." He gave a conservative number.

Ma Ding nodded: "Enough, I'll take them all."

He didn't even ask for the price.

"Heart of Ash" Ma Ding stood up, his gaze sweeping over everyone present.

"Draw wizards who are good at mental pollution, emotional interference, and chaotic laws from each team to form a special test group."

"The test group will be under Jie Ming's technical guidance and report directly to me."

"Within three days, come up with a complete test plan."

Everyone responded in unison.