Chapter 3677: The Wonderful Uses of Storage Space

The operating logic of the storage ring is that when storing an item, one must touch the item itself and then use one's will to draw it in, but retrieving an item is much simpler—just visualize where you want the item to appear, and it will directly manifest at that imagined location.

Ye Chen focused his attention on the thousands of blue stone slabs, planning their placement and visitation rules in his mind; soon, one blue stone slab after another appeared out of thin air on the square's ground.

The blue stone slabs have a length-to-width ratio of 1:7, meaning seven slabs placed side by side have a cross-section that is exactly a square; thus Ye Chen used the blue stones to form a hollow square, then continuously added more blue stones around it to seven layers; after laying the first layer, he began laying the second layer at a 90-degree horizontal angle, so the two layers crossed at right angles instead of being stacked directly, greatly enhancing stability.

Soon, blue stones kept flying out from the storage space, stacking into a thick, sturdy wall; Ye Chen pulled Lin Wan'er up and leapt onto it, standing atop the ten-meter-high stone wall.

Lin Wan'er exclaimed in amazement to Ye Chen: "I never imagined this storage space had such a wonderful use—if Young Master stored a sturdy cage inside it, then during a magical duel, taking advantage of an opponent's oversight to directly pull out the cage and cover them with it, wouldn't that also serve as an offensive magical treasure?"

Ye Chen exclaimed delightedly: "Miss Lin makes perfect sense—if a cage appearing out of nowhere could strike unexpectedly, it would surely be very effective; perhaps the legendary pagoda of Li Tianwang, who holds aloft the pagoda, operates on similar logic."

Lin Wan'er said: "It depends on Young Master's retrieval speed—whether it can exceed the opponent's reaction time—but I think it would be wise to keep a sufficiently sturdy and large vessel in the space; it might truly come in handy someday."

Ye Chen said excitedly: "Let someone craft a huge metal cup from the most durable materials, as large and heavy as possible—best if it weighs dozens or even hundreds of tons; during a duel, taking advantage of an oversight to directly invert it downward, even that Great Elder would struggle to escape in a short time; whether for offense, defense, or emergency escape, it would certainly be very useful!"

Lin Wan'er smiled and reminded him: "Such a so-called metal cup is actually simple—just have the steel mill use the finest special steel to cast one for Young Master; high metal density means even hundreds of tons won't take up much space, but Young Master must first determine the maximum deployment distance for retrieving items, to facilitate custom sizing and, if truly needed, to have a clear idea in mind."

Ye Chen nodded approvingly and said: "Miss Lin considers problems far more thoroughly than I do—I'll first test with these woods!"

Ye Chen said, his will stirring slightly, and dozens of meters of logs instantly appeared in a line beneath the stone wall; since there were many logs, he decided to start laying them from his feet, to see how far he could lay them while standing still.

As one thick, massive log after another was continuously laid out, the distance increased accordingly; until after laying out more than ten logs, when Ye Chen tried to lay further outward, he clearly felt he had exceeded his control range, and no matter how he thought, the next log he wanted to move remained unchanged within the space.

At that moment, Ye Chen understood: the farthest log was the limit of how far he could project items using his will.

Ye Chen measured it—the nearest end of that farthest log was about twenty meters from him.

Then he changed his approach: instead of laying logs horizontally from his side, he began projecting them vertically toward the farthest point; as log after log was projected by his will, they radiated from Ye Chen as the center, forming a hollow zone about twenty meters in radius—meaning all the logs' nearest ends were about twenty meters from him.

This gave Ye Chen confidence.

When projecting items, although the item cannot be more than twenty meters from him, this twenty meters refers to the shortest distance from himself to the item's nearest end; if it were a fifty-meter-long log, its near end could not exceed twenty meters from him, but its far end could reach seventy meters.

If the log were replaced by a fifty-meter-diameter giant steel dome, the dome's farthest coverage could reach seventy meters.

What if made into a giant iron pot? The pot's diameter is ten meters, the handle seventy meters long, plus the twenty-meter nearest-distance limit—then the truly coverable distance would reach one hundred meters.

Within one hundred meters, during a magical duel, if you can win, fight; if not, suddenly a super-large iron pot weighing several hundred tons, with a handle seventy meters long, would come crashing down from above; a direct hit might smash the opponent dead like crushing a cockroach, while a reverse hit could pin them beneath the pot's base—even Wu Feiyan would likely struggle to escape in a short time.

Even if unable to defeat her, directly trapping her inside the giant iron pot would buy enough time for Ye Chen to flee.

The key is that this thing is cheap to make, requiring no refinement like a magical treasure—just as Lin Wan'er said, find a steel mill to cast it using sand molding; for Ye Chen, the cost would be virtually negligible.

Moreover, this thing need not be made only once—like stacking toys, first make the largest according to the space's maximum length, then keep making smaller and smaller ones in a stack, greatly saving storage space.

If one were to go out fighting others with a bunch of iron pots, just imagining the scene would be refreshing.

More importantly, since this thing is not a magical treasure and costs almost nothing, using it causes no regret, and there's no need to worry about enemies obtaining it; without a storage space, this thing would be left for Wu Feiyan, who couldn't possibly take it away—she could only gaze at the pot in vain, stomping her feet and cursing in frustration.

Thinking this, Ye Chen told Lin Wan'er his idea; after hearing it, her eyes lit up, and she exclaimed excitedly: "Young Master, this idea is excellent! If truly a one-hundred-meter super-large iron pot, the attack radius would increase fivefold! In my opinion, it would be better to directly purchase a medium-sized steel mill for secret production—this way, even if the pot were left to the enemy, there would be no need to worry about them finding any clues."

Ye Chen laughed: "If I really brought over a dozen large iron pots to duel others, I'd probably become the first person in the cultivator realm to do so."

Lin Wan'er said earnestly: "Practicalism means putting practicality first—high-level duels often win by using the simplest methods to overcome opponents; those top cultivators in the past had heaven-destroying, earth-shattering abilities, so naturally they wouldn't have Young Master's ingenuity in using storage space; but for Young Master, the cost of an iron pot is so low it's negligible, and spiritual energy consumption is almost zero—this is simply the highest cost-effectiveness solution!"

Ye Chen smiled and nodded, saying: "I hope one day I can use a hundred-meter iron pot to pin Wu Feiyan beneath it!"

After speaking, he waved his hand, taking all the logs back into the space, and said to Lin Wan'er: "It's about time to transplant the mother of universal tea!"