Ningguang smiled lightly and nodded.

"Indeed, we need to speed up the progress. At the very least, we can secure a second elemental source."

Ryen smiled softly and said:

"Don't worry if one isn't enough—I can catch a few more. There are plenty of those gods of darkness out in the Dark Sea."

"By the way, try not to drain them all at once; let them recover continuously."

Ningguang couldn't help but chuckle.

"You really know how to exploit them."

Ryen shrugged.

The gods of darkness were unlucky, sure, but that wasn't his concern.

He hadn't killed them, right? Was he supposed to pity them now and feel charitable?

He wasn't a saint.

He turned to Albedo and asked softly:

"Besides the Abyss Eye enchantments, any other results?"

Although the enchanted Abyss Eye had been the biggest recent breakthrough, Ryen hadn't visited Albedo in a while.

With his progress, Albedo had likely discovered some new insights.

Sure enough, Albedo nodded and led everyone to another research table.

"I've been researching spell scrolls and staves lately, but haven't made much headway.

"However, I've basically confirmed that both spell scrolls and staves contain highly concentrated mana cores, which are the key to releasing spells.

"From what I understand, this is something unique to the wizardry module, but since that module isn't unlocked yet, I plan to pause these studies.

"Another important discovery is the Crumble Horn."

Albedo picked up the Crumble Horn from the table and handed it to Ryen.

Ever since he obtained it, it had remained with Albedo for research.

"I originally thought the true key of the Horn was its 'dissolution' property—a special law.

"But after repeated testing, I couldn't detect such a law from the object itself.

"Finally, I changed my approach: using the Horn, I destroyed an existing building in Teyvat.

"During the process, I noticed that when the Horn sounded, the building resonated from the inside out in an inexplicable way.

"So I deduce that the Horn's true function lies in the power of sound.

"Blowing the Horn causes resonance within the structure, resulting in its collapse from the inside out."

Ryen raised an eyebrow and said softly:

"A sonic weapon?"

"Sound waves…"

Albedo paused.

"Not a bad term, indeed.

"And calling it a weapon isn't entirely unreasonable."

"The Crumble Horn primarily affects structures and objects.

"However, since even solid steel can be destroyed from the inside out through sonic resonance, living beings would likely be affected as well.

"Though I've tested it on pigs and slimes so far, it had no effect—at most, the sound startled them a little.

"I plan to conduct further research; perhaps we could actually create a functional sonic weapon someday.

"In any case, this is very important data."

Seeing Albedo speak so confidently, Ryen couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.

The first generation of Teyvat's great scientist had finally arrived.

Who knows—after some time, Albedo might even try to investigate the very structure of the world itself.

After that, there weren't any particularly eye-catching studies.

Albedo's focus recently had been on the Crumble Horn, Naga Scales, and the Blazing Tears.

The Crumble Horn had now made some progress, but the two most important magical materials—the Naga Scales and Blazing Tears—still had no clear breakthroughs.

The only thing certain was that these materials could replace the corruption of the gods of darkness, serving as the main energy source for Abyss Eyes.

However, Naga Scales also carried powerful anti-magic effects.

Using them to modify the Abyss Eyes felt somewhat like overkill.

Albedo wasn't very keen on doing so.

After all, whether it was Naga Scales or Blazing Tears, the quantities were pitifully small and could not be obtained again in the short term.

After visiting Albedo's lab for a while, Ryen and the others prepared to leave.

It was already evening, and they planned to go to the Jade Chamber for a banquet to welcome the Cryo Archon staying in the MC world,

and to celebrate the first unit of the Winter Forces being stationed.

Tomorrow, they would head to the Twilight Forest to deal with the Ice Queen, then try to visit the Cloudtop Cabin.

Before leaving, Ryen suddenly seemed to remember something and took out a dim Vision from his pocket.

"This Vision hasn't been activated, so leaving it with me is a waste. Use it for research and see if it can resonate with the Naga Scales.

"If it works, that would be ideal."

Albedo hadn't thought of this approach but nodded slightly, taking the Vision.

"I understand. I'll keep this research direction in mind."

Ryen didn't give Albedo any other instructions. In this area, Albedo was extremely professional, and there was no need to say more.

Ryen was actually curious: if an empty-shell Vision were forcibly merged with the magical materials of the MC world,

and if it could be activated, what elemental attribute would it have?

The magical materials were a purely attributeless source of power.

If it really lit up… what would it become?

Ryen was very excited.

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