In Sumeru, pretend to be a scholar

Wang Yan nodded: "Found it. The Golden Palace itself is the most crucial part of the movement. I have extracted the corresponding notes and will be able to reconstruct the movement soon."

Perhaps Sibyl knew Wang Yan was coming, because the final note wasn't hidden very well. After Wang Yan toured the Golden Palace, he found it directly.

At this moment, he was already putting the final arrangement of the musical piece into his mind.

Of course, the musical movement itself is not important; the "rhythm" or "formula" contained within it is what matters most.

"Alright... so are you leaving now?" Scylla asked, his tone seemingly reluctant.

Wang Yan smiled and teased, "You're not going to miss me, are you?"

“Nonsense.” Skula tossed his head and said 'nonchalantly', “How could I possibly miss you? You’ve been giving me a hard time these past few days. Now that you’re gone, I can finally get some rest.”

“Really? I was thinking of taking you away from the Old Sea and out to see the world.” Wang Yan’s tone was tinged with regret. “Actually, there’s no point in hiding in the Old Sea. All the old friends are gone. It’s better to let go of the past and try to embrace a new life.”

"These days, the dragon lizards... are almost degenerating into monsters, a civilization without dragons... are you really willing to watch the dragon lizards fall into such a state?"

Wang Yan was considering taking Scylla away. Although this old dragon seemed useless, it was the oldest dragon lizard, with more seniority than Serene, and knew quite a lot.

If they could be abducted, Wang Yan would have an extra personal think tank.

Anyway, the secret realm is quite large, so we can dig a lake for Scylla. It's currently in the sea, so there's no shortage of water.

"... "

Scylla seemed to have taken Wang Yan's words to heart, but it did not agree. Instead, it flicked its tail and said, "Alright, I don't need you to worry about my affairs. Since you're leaving, come on up. I'll see you out."

"No need for that. Since you don't want to go out, I won't bother you any longer." Wang Yan reached out and clenched his fist, causing gravity to distort space, and a teleportation portal appeared in front of the man and the dragon.

Just as he was about to leave, Wang Yan thought for a moment and then tossed out another Earth Vein Positioning Crystal.

"If Prince Scylla needs any help after this, he can contact me using this. It's very easy to use; just place it on a ley line anchor."

The water surged and swept the crystal towards Scylla noodles. The Water Dragon Lizard Prince did not refuse and swallowed the crystal with his mouth: "I understand. You'd better leave now, I need to rest."

“Okay.” Wang Yan nodded, turned around and entered the teleportation portal, which then shrank and disappeared.

Scylla watched Wang Yan's departing figure, a hint of loneliness flashing in its huge dragon eyes, before slowly heading towards the deeper waters.

It was actually quite happy during the few days it spent with Wang Yan.

In particular, the aura emanating from Wang Yan gave it a feeling of returning to the time when it lived with the Dragon Kings.

Unfortunately... this kid is not a dragon after all.

But that one, the Dragon King, looked far too much like a human.

……

On the other side.

Wang Yan left the Old Sea and did not return directly to Fengdan, but instead returned to the Secret Realm.

Arriving at their own laboratory.

The Celestial Ring Orbiter remains connected to [Aru], continuously calculating issues related to the [Elemental Realm].

Wang Yan walked to the Celestial Ring Orbiter, but did not rush to make a move. He first closed his eyes and went through the string of [laws] he brought out from the Sea of ​​the Past in his mind.

Notes, rhythms, structures, logic—the things he had gathered over the past two days from the Grand Avenue, the Harmony Chamber, to the Golden Palace had been pieced together into a complete score in his mind.

It is it.

“Aru,” Wang Yan began, “embed this formula into the fusion problem in the field of elements.”

He raised his hand and lightly tapped his fingertips in mid-air.

A string of pale golden musical notes emerged from between his brows and flowed into the runes on the surface of the Celestial Ring Orbiter.

The celestial globe orbiter gave a humming tremor.

The runes, which were originally spinning slowly, suddenly started spinning several times faster.

Wang Yan withdrew his finger and looked at the calculation interface that appeared in mid-air.

[New Formula Integration: Harmony]

[Power compatibility test: Restart]

[Loading fusion targets...]

The loading list is incredibly long.

The principle beyond the boundary.

Root Rune.

Angelic privileges.

The power of the goddess of flowers.

The Celestial System.

Rune knowledge.

Gu Yue Li.

Phosphorus (light-bound force).

The Mantra for Purifying the Three Karmas.

Understanding the root system of the earth veins.

There are also all sorts of strange and extraordinary knowledge.

Wang Yan looked at the long list of names and clicked his tongue inwardly.

'Goodness, I've got quite a bit of stuff here.'

Previously, these people all did their own thing, working in a chaotic and efficient manner, with no one willing to concede to anyone else. Aru tested over a thousand sets of plans, and 99% of them were incompatible. In the end, Wang Yan had to unify them with absolute willpower.

Now that we have the formula for harmony, the situation is different.

On the calculation interface, the forces that were originally at odds with each other began to rearrange themselves according to the new formula, gradually forming a completely new model.

At the very center is the will of the King, which serves as the core. It is above all other powers, and everything revolves around it and obeys its commands.

The outermost layer of the core is the "principle beyond the boundary".

These three anchor points, condensed by Wang Yan using his "Outsider" traits, are used to stabilize the spatial structure of the elemental domain, resist abyssal erosion, and make the domain more solid. They can also be inscribed with runes to strengthen the domain. They are arguably the most important things besides Wang Yan's own will.

Further out, there is a skeleton made up of powers and runes.

Angelic authority and Floral God's power provide Wang Yan with control over elemental forces and special powers. Root runes and ordinary runes are responsible for specific elemental output, while Ancient Moon power manages the gravity and spatial structure of the domain.

Once the framework is in place, the next step is to fill the domain. All the remaining miscellaneous things, such as the Immortal Register system, the Mantra Technique, and all other extraordinary knowledge, are incorporated into it, following the formula of "harmony," and roaming within the domain.

This was the first time Wang Yan had seen Aru calculate so fluently.

It's like we were originally working on some kind of supermathematical conjecture, but after introducing the "harmony" formula, the conjecture became a single-digit addition and subtraction problem.

Wang Yan stood to the side with his arms crossed, watching the numbers and runes on the interface frantically recombine.

A feeling of joy welled up inside me.

Of course, Aru did not stop because of Wang Yan's joy.

Its calculations continue.

As the new domain model gradually takes shape, the last variable is added.

The World Tree model, or more precisely, the Earth's vein root system model.

This was one of Wang Yan's greatest gains after obtaining the World Tree's authority.

The root system of the earth is essentially an energy transmission channel, through which elemental forces flow and circulate, nourishing all things on earth.

Then, it is also a memory collection network that constantly collects all the memories and information that happen from all over the earth and uploads them to the World Tree, which is the main hard drive. Of course, now that the World Tree is gone, what is uploaded is Aru, the replacement.

Finally, and most importantly, it is also part of the Teyvat cycle of life and death, where the soul returns to the earth's veins after death, completing the cycle of life and death.

Simply put, ley lines themselves represent a part of Teyvat's legal principles.

What Wang Yan wants to do is to use his domain to cover the laws of the world. As long as the model of the earth vein root system is added to the domain model, he can achieve the goal of knowing himself and his enemy.

Of course, the geomantic model itself can also bring better energy circulation to the field and enhance the power of the king's words.

Soon, as Aru calculated, lines like roots gradually emerged in the domain model, spreading from the position of the will and eventually covering the entire model.

It looks as if the model has been imprinted with the shape of its winding root system.

This is actually a manifestation of the root system model. These lines are energy transmission channels that can more efficiently transmit elemental forces.

Time passed little by little, and about half a day had gone by.

[The evolution of the elemental domain model is complete]

Please inspect the package.

Aru, connected to the Celestial Ring orbiter, issued a reminder.

"It's finally done."

Wang Yan stood up straight, raised his hand, and pointed at the model in the calculation interface: "Aru, help me extract the model."

The Celestial Ring Orbiter trembled slightly, and the array of runes floating in mid-air suddenly contracted, coalescing into a fist-sized ball of light that slowly floated in front of him.

Layers of light swirled on the surface of the sphere, revealing a dense, ever-changing internal structure.

Wang Yan reached out and touched the ball of light with his fingertip.

The next second, a flood of information poured in through my fingertips.

A completely different structural knowledge from his original [Elemental Domain] emerged in Wang Yan's mind.

Wang Yan closed his eyes, stood still, and let the structures unfold in his mind. Then, driven by his will, he began to construct this new [Elemental Domain] model in his mind.

This process is somewhat similar to the process of a mage creating a spell in some fantasy novels.

The process was not difficult, after all, Aru had already completed the construction for Wang Yan, and Wang Yan was just copying it.

I don't know how much time has passed.

It could be a quarter of an hour, or it could be an hour.

The last strand of the vein settled in his mind, and the last rune was placed in its proper position. The model in Wang Yan's mind was finally completed.

Opening his eyes, Wang Yan extended his right hand, and a strange sphere of light appeared in his palm. Faintly visible within the sphere were countless complex and intricate structures, resembling musical notes that pulsated according to a certain rhythm.

Feeling the immense power of the newborn domain in his hand, Wang Yan suddenly felt an urge to fight.

In his perception, the current elemental realm is probably much stronger than the old version, but the specific data cannot be determined by mere perception.

What if they're all show and no substance?

Although such a thing is unlikely, the probability is not zero as long as it has not been tried.

As a scholar, Wang Yan understands the saying that true knowledge comes from practice.

"So, who should I fight?"

The moment the problem arose, Vilette's face appeared in Wang Yan's mind.

As an opponent that could only be barely dealt with after the old elemental domains had fully unleashed their power, if it were to become an opponent in the new elemental domains, it should be able to provide the most accurate data!

Do it when you think of it.

Wang Yan clenched his right hand, and gravity twisted in his palm, tearing open a teleportation portal right in front of him.

He took a step, and when he came out again, he was standing in a deserted alley in Maple Garden.

It was afternoon, and the sunlight was slanting across the stone-paved road. As I walked out of the alley, there were just the right number of pedestrians, walking in twos and threes.

Wang Yan was not in a hurry to go to Mo Mang Palace.

He first turned into a snack shop on the side of the street.

He had visited this store before when he accompanied Estelle to buy macarons; the macarons tasted good and the packaging was presentable.

"Boss, pick a few of your best-selling snacks and pack them in a gift box."

The dim sum shop owner's eyes lit up, and he quickly picked one out from the display window.

Cream puffs, chestnut Mont Blanc, raspberry tarts, and two pieces of Maple Leaf's signature honey cake were all arranged one by one into a silk-lined box. Finally, the lid was closed and a burgundy ribbon was tied on top.

"Please take this."

Wang Yan paid the money and weighed the gift box in his hand. It was quite heavy and smelled sweet, completely different from the dry coconut charcoal cakes he had received last time.