Only after unifying the world did I realize that immortals existed in this world.

"Ahem!"

After a slightly awkward moment of warmth, Gong Qiao coughed twice, her fair neck turning slightly red. The sharp-tongued girl, still feigning composure, somewhat awkwardly steered the conversation back to the main topic: "The power of ingenuity helps me see the essence of things. Even if Lu Junfeng didn't teach me, I could observe and understand it myself. Once I understand it, I can replicate it."

Her awakened power allows her to perceive the essence of things and control machinery to create objects. It also nourishes her mind, enabling her to constantly think, research, explore, and innovate. While this power also transcends worldly understanding, it differs from the magical abilities cultivated by monks.

She named it the power of ingenuity.

Xie Cangrong smiled and nodded: "Okay! I believe you~"

If there is anyone in the Great Xia Dynasty who can crack the techniques of cultivators, then that person must be Gong Qiao.

Xie Cangrong absolutely believed her.

"Hmm~"

Gong Qiao paused for a moment, then said, "Yesterday, under my instruction, Liu Hongfeng also awakened this power of ingenuity. However, his ability is far weaker than mine, and he can only control what he is good at creating."

Xie Cangrong narrowed his eyes upon hearing this: "Oh?"

This is a good thing!

Xie Cangrong's main purpose in wanting the cultivators' techniques was not for the Great Xia to cultivate, but to inspire pioneers like Gong Qiao and Qi Xiu, so that, like the inheritance on the cultivators' side, they could compile techniques, replicate this path, and continue it.

Geniuses who can forge their own paths are few and far between, and Xie Cangrong doesn't expect everyone in Great Xia to become independent and successful. If one lacks the ability to create, learning and inheriting is also a skill.

Skilled craftsmen like Gong Qiao and legal experts like Qi Xiu... will form a cultivator system suitable for the Great Xia Dynasty.

In this way, we can rely on our own strength to resist foreign enemies, reduce the impact of foreign cultures, establish our own system, and achieve cultural independence.

He asked with great interest, "How did you teach him?"

With a gentle wave of her hand, Gong Qiaosu sent the wooden kite soaring into the sky. In just a few days, her strength had improved dramatically.

"Let him observe my power, concentrate, pursue it steadfastly, think, and comprehend..."

No matter how intelligent a person is, it is difficult for them to achieve anything.

Gong Qiao's team of scholars was not composed of only her. Xie Cangrong placed great importance on advancing the field of science and technology, recruiting many intelligent individuals skilled in this area to help Gong Qiao support the technological advancement of Great Xia.

The initial purpose of establishing the Ordnance Bureau was indeed to develop weapons, but as the number of personnel increased, the research directions gradually became more diversified and extensive. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it had become a very complex department that encompassed all aspects. In a sense, it was the Academy of Sciences of the Great Xia.

Liu Hongfeng was one of them. He was particularly skilled in firearms research and development and was one of Gong Qiao's important deputies.

Gong Qiao brought the seeds of power enlightenment. The Ordnance Bureau was full of scholars who shared similar pursuits with her. If this were to spread, it would indeed be easier for these people to awaken similar powers.

Based on this, it is speculated that good news may soon come from Qi Xiu's law firm.

As more and more people attain enlightenment in the future, they will discover more characteristics and shortcuts, and the path of spiritual practice will become more and more mature.

"well!"

Xie Cangrong nodded: "The feeling of awakening, the details of awakening, the opportunity for awakening... all of these should be carefully recorded so that we can establish a talent development system that belongs to us."

"Um."

The second wave of cultivators arrived.

This time, the troops that have arrived must be even more elite than Lu Junfeng's. Presumably, the intelligence from Great Xia will also be transmitted back to the four continents of immortals and demons, and will come into the view of those in high positions, bringing even more severe challenges.

The good news brought by Gong Qiao was like a gentle breeze, making Xie Cangrong feel relieved.

He thought for a moment and continued, "Currently, besides the development of spirit mines, the Ordnance Bureau's research focus is on communications if there is any spare capacity."

Gong Qiao raised an eyebrow: "Oh? You mean the telephone? Telegraph machine you mentioned before?"

Xie Cangrong nodded: "Yes!"

Information is extremely important.

In some respects, it may be the most important factor.

Xie Cangrong only knew that information could be exchanged across space through changes in electromagnetic signals, but he didn't know how to do it; it was beyond his comprehension.

Gong Qiao and his colleagues were merely native-born scholars who had never traveled through time to see another era, nor were they omnipotent, and their research on this subject came to a standstill.

Getting electricity out of there is already the limit; many problems remain unsolved. Truly achieving this may require countless years of technological accumulation.

Therefore, the Great Xia Dynasty continued to transmit information by letter.

When the world is unified, it's understandable that communication is lagging behind when facing opponents of the same level, since everyone is in the same boat and Xie Cangrong is already ahead enough.

But now the Immortal Alliance has appeared.

Even though the other side's technology was skewed, and Lu Junfeng and his group had lost contact after arriving in Great Xia, Xie Cangrong was absolutely certain that the other side's higher-ups had a way to achieve rapid communication through magical artifacts and spells.

This advantage is something that even the Great Xia Dynasty could hardly match.

In terms of direct military force, relying on the momentum of the nation's fortunes, he can still use the iron fist of imperialism to knock down his opponents.

However, he had no way to communicate.

In the near future, the barriers between the two sides will surely be broken down little by little. The two sides will also establish more and more connections, whether through war or alliance... He cannot only let the people of the Immortal Alliance in; his people must also go out.

In such circumstances, the transmission of information becomes extremely important.

Not only should we develop our own communications, but we should also find ways to intercept the other party's communications.

The outdated communication methods of the Great Xia Dynasty are no longer sufficient for him.

If you fall behind in information, you will always fall behind.

We must develop, we must progress!

Gong Qiao frowned, but still nodded: "Okay!"

Xie Cangrong shook the spirit stone in his hand and said to Gong Qiao, "Gong Qiao, now the cultivator has appeared, and the spirit stone has appeared."

"Some of the ideas I mentioned earlier are no longer important; don't fall into my mental trap. If the path I'm suggesting is difficult, then overturn it and try using these things instead."

"Just remember our needs and our purpose."

Although Xie Cangrong is not good at science and engineering, he has a very flexible mind.

He knew that a telephone and telegraph machine was definitely feasible, but there were technological barriers for Daxia at the moment, which might be difficult to overcome in a short period of time.

The appearance of the spirit stone represents another possibility, perhaps allowing for a new path and a breakthrough from another direction.

He only cares about achieving his goal; how he achieves it is irrelevant.

Telephone calls are fine, as are spiritual messages.

Gong Qiao was taken aback, pondering Xie Cangrong's words carefully. After a while, she nodded solemnly and said, "I understand."