Chapter 1304: Negative Energy Downgrade, Full Support

The researchers among the Empire Remnants are all academy-trained; their experimental processes are extremely rigorous, and experimental accidents rarely occur, let alone major ones.

Furthermore, resurrection experiments are generally conducted on the dead; no one would use resurrection spells on the living, and as for negative energy shocks, those are even rarer.

Although the high-level Empire Remnants do not forbid it, because negative energy spells were first used and developed by Cormanthor Elves (to counter resurrection), the high-level leadership is relatively cautious regarding research into negative energy spells, so as to avoid repeating the mistakes of the "Border Barrier" in the past.

Most research of this type is conducted at the Headquarters; it does not exist here at the Research Institute Judgment Division Branch.

Xia Duo understood that Dean Bernie's urgent summons and questioning were half-attracted by the prospects of "Negative Energy Downgrade," and the other half was likely wanting to know if there might be a Cormanthor conspiracy involved.

Regarding this, Xia Duo naturally had to explain it well; otherwise, if the project could not be approved, he would be unable to utilize the convenient conditions here to conduct his experiments.

"Dean Bernie, you should know that I am conducting research related to the improvement of resurrection spells with multiple laboratories. In the process of my research, I discovered the phenomenon of negative energy overflow. Of course, that is not the point; the point is—"

"I discovered that negative energy is not just a concrete and tangible energy, but more of a trend of 'demise,' 'disintegration,' 'withering,' and 'destruction.'"

"To a normal person, negative energy is an existence more toxic than deadly poison; even the slightest contact will cause damage to life."

"But does such an existence truly have no benefits at all?"

"If a laboratory accidentally produces some dangerous substance that is difficult to handle and difficult to seal, why can it not be treated with negative energy?"

"That is only for treating concrete substances; what if it is non-material?"

"For example, Spellcasting Level is, in essence, the spellcaster's ability to perceive the Magic Net and the Magic Net's response to the spellcaster's perception."

"If one could precisely 'disintegrate' or 'extinguish' this relationship, wouldn't one be able to achieve a 'perfect downgrade'?"

After Xia Duo finished speaking, he left the time to Dean Bernie. He believed that the other party understood the relevant properties of negative energy better than he did; it was just that their train of thought had not opened up for a moment.

As for being suspected of a Cormanthor conspiracy, he was actually not worried. The danger of a conspiracy lies in not knowing of its existence; as long as it is known, it is very easy to avoid.

It is the overt conspiracy under the general trend that makes people unable to avoid it.

Since Cormanthor has already brought out Negative Energy Erosion to counter the resurrection of the Empire Remnants, Xia Duo believes that the Empire Remnants will certainly conduct research on negative energy.

His application for this now is at most just adding a new research project.

Of course, whether there will be any hidden dangers for those who use "Negative Energy Downgrade" later, Xia Duo cannot judge for the time being; he believes the high-level Remnants will make their own choices.

For such a far-reaching technology, if possible, he still hopes to verify it in the Projection Plane before applying it to the Main Plane.

Although in theory, a perfect downgrade is possible to achieve, it is truly hard to predict what problems will actually occur, so being cautious is still very necessary.

……

Inside the Xiu Xi Shi.

Xia Duo remained silent, while Dean Bernie's expression was one of struggle. Xia Duo was not sure what the other party had thought of, but looking at the current situation, there were still significant variables as to whether this project could be approved for application.

"Dean Bernie, I wonder if you have heard this saying: if a thing is possible, then it will certainly happen."

"I can think of 'Negative Energy Downgrade,' and others will certainly think of it at some other time; perhaps someone has already started researching it privately."

"Rather than worrying about what risks it might have and rejecting it, it is better to actively study it and understand more of its details in order to avoid the risks within it."

The greatest strategic winning point of "Negative Energy Downgrade" lies in being able to allow spellcasters who have missed their optimal advancement state to regress back to the optimal advancement state, thereby giving birth to more Arcanists.

And for an Arcanist, there are no bottlenecks to becoming a Great Arcanist. As long as one is willing to learn and as long as one can live, one can eventually grind their way to becoming a Great Arcanist. Combined with Life Extension Spells, it is simply a lethal blow.

For certain spellcasters who are late bloomers or whose intelligence develops more slowly, this is undoubtedly a gospel.

Even for ordinary spellcasters, after becoming Arcanists, even if they lack the strength to continue climbing, they can exist as production tools for Arcane Crystals.

The prospects of this technology are, without a doubt, incomparably vast.

……

Soon, Dean Bernie, who had hesitated for a long time, finally made up his mind under the stimulation—or rather, the reminder—of Xia Duo's final words.

"I will not pass this project through the Management Center, but you can conduct the relevant research privately."

"Additionally, I have heard that you and Samuel have a good relationship; I will have him join your research as well. The personnel, supplies, and even the venue required for the research—as long as you ask, I will provide full support."

Upon hearing the first sentence, Xia Duo could not help but feel a bit disappointed, but upon hearing the words "full support" that followed, he was truly overjoyed.

If it were another researcher, they might worry at this time whether the Dean was trying to occupy their research results in a disguised way, but Xia Duo did not have such worries at all.

Because he did not care at all who the final results belonged to; he only cared whether the result existed!

As long as it existed, then he had profited.

As for Dean Bernie's true purpose, Xia Duo did not care at all. As long as the "full support" he spoke of was in place, even if he were to be discarded after the task was done, he would be willing.

Who knows if his other research projects might also be related to "Negative Energy Downgrade"? Since "Negative Energy Downgrade" is supported, it wouldn't be difficult to support other projects as well, right!

Furthermore, it might not be easy to complete the "Negative Energy Downgrade" project, but if one wanted to drag it out, that would be simple.

Xia Duo truly had no psychological burden at all. At this moment, he was filled with joy, which meant that the vast majority of the resources of the Research Institute Judgment Division Branch could be used by him for a considerable period of time.

……

Subsequently, Dean Bernie summoned Vice Dean Samuel over, and the three of them discussed the preparations for the "Negative Energy Downgrade" project, as well as issues such as the allocation of personnel and supplies.

It was finally determined that this project would be led by Xia Duo, the proposer, but the laboratory would be set up separately, and the personnel would also need to be reorganized.

The main researchers included Xia Duo, Samuel, and their respective Assistant Researchers; at the same time, Dean Bernie would also send three additional people to participate.

A research team of fifteen people in total could be considered very luxurious.

Of course, in addition to researchers, the relevant personnel also included volunteers to assist in the research, which was also the responsibility of Dean Bernie to recruit.

This alone was enough to prove the extent of Dean Bernie's support.