“Detection magic is divided into two types, one is augmentation, and the other is detection…”

Augmentation doesn’t require special research since repeated augmentation doesn’t provide an increase. It’s better to just buy several corresponding witchcraft artifacts.

The focus is on detection-type scouting magic.

“Most conventional detection-type scouting magic functions like a radar, providing results with each use. Although the consumption is minimal, it does create gaps in detection.”

There are also types of magic that can continuously release feedback, but compared to their single-use counterparts of the same level, their effective range is much smaller.

“For me, I can solve this issue, but there’s another more significant problem that I can’t handle.”

Besides the issue of spiritual power consumption, the most crucial factor for detection-type scouting magic is the wizard’s information processing capability.

His talisman witchcraft was created based on the cultivation immortality system’s high-intensity absorption of external energy, needing only activation with very low consumption.

If the detection ability is solidified in the talisman witchcraft, it can continuously release scouting magic without worrying about consumption.

However, even if the talisman witchcraft is created using this method, Jeming’s usage won’t differ much from an ordinary wizard casting magic, as his information processing capability can’t keep up.

Excessive information will affect thinking and even clog the mind.

If he uses the talisman witchcraft to release reconnaissance magic too frequently, he won’t need the enemy to act; Jeming could bring about his own downfall.

Most detection-type scouting magic is designed to be single-use rather than continuous due to this reason.

With the research capabilities of wizards, developing a detection-type scouting magic with the same range as single-use ones of the same level, yet continuously usable, is fairly easy but meaningless.

The wizard’s information processing ability is limited. Although it increases rapidly with level, the effective range and information volume of different level detection-type scouting magic also grow exponentially, with terrifying feedback information.

To make detection-type scouting magic continuous, the detection range must be reduced to decrease real-time feedback.

In the past, people used radar with computer assistance, but in this world, most wizards rely on their brains and souls to process information.

“…Huh? So, what if I create an auxiliary device like a computer to help with information processing?”

A flash of inspiration came to Jeming, and he began searching through the Magic Net.

And the search results… how to put it?

Quite subtle.

The wizard civilization indeed has similar things, and their levels are very high.

Whether it’s artificial souls, rune artificial intelligence, or the combination of both as living spirits, they all have auxiliary calculation capabilities.

The downside is… these things are too advanced!

The main issue is twofold.

One is the difficulty of creation.

Artificial souls go without saying; they are the pinnacle of alchemy technology, and contacting them before reaching the sixth level is unimaginable.

The difficulty of creating living spirits and rune artificial intelligence is slightly lower, but only slightly.

The creation of rune artificial intelligence is not much different from making intelligence AI from the past, possibly even more challenging.

From algorithm logic to response mechanisms, to rune program compilation, each is enough to take someone from a novice to their grave.

As is known, some things are just “know it or not.”

Wizards’ cultivation only improves “hardware” levels, like calculation power or thinking speed, without impacting “software” like logical thinking.

Just like a supercomputer’s calculation power is immense, but solving mathematical problems is still up to humans.

As for “living spirit” technology, it supposedly combines the advantages of rune artificial intelligence and artificial souls.

But the problem is, its creation difficulty also combines both challenges.

“Relying on my current strength, making an auxiliary device from scratch is nearly impossible…”

Even directly buying the entire set of creation methods, grasping them fully and creating them from scratch would take unimaginable time.

In that time, Jeming might as well directly improve his core strength.

Only when his power reaches a certain bottleneck, requiring prolonged consolidation, could he revisit these studies.

“Balancing strength improvement and knowledge growth, huh? In a world with extraordinary power, such dilemmas are common…”

The other issue is adaptability.

Similar to the problem with spatial rings, these artificial creations can mostly only be used on one or a few specific planes. Once on a new plane, they might fail due to different rules or constants.

The solution is the same as with spatial rings: “only” need a sixth level wizard to fix the rules.

“Round and round, back to the original problem.”

Jeming scratched his head, thought for a moment, and plunged his consciousness deep into his soul to see if his cheat could offer any solutions.

A moment later, Jeming opened his eyes, frowning:

“This matter is more troublesome than I imagined…”

The Great Dao Book Pavilion also provided numerous solutions, like driving souls or creating array spirits.

But the issues are similar to those in the Wizard World—too weak to achieve anything.

Even the simplest task of driving souls requires preserving them as intact as possible rather than crudely like refining the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

For cultivators with too low cultivation, merely keeping souls intact is a challenge.

“There is a solution, but with my current strength, it’s unfeasible. Seems like… I need to improve my cultivation.”

Though enhancing detection-type scouting magic is currently impossible, creating reconnaissance talisman witchcraft might be doable.

In the following period, Jeming eagerly absorbed knowledge by purchasing runes, alchemy, material science, plane science, and perception magic from the Magic Net.

But even a straightforward study of reconnaissance-type talisman witchcraft hasn’t been smooth sailing.

Detection runes are much more complex and intricate than attack or movement runes.

How can a talisman witchcraft “see” rather than just release energy?

How can it transmit the “seen” information back?

How can it work without emitting detectable energy waves?

Jeming attempted various rune combinations but quickly realized that many detection runes in the wizard system rely on the spellcaster’s spiritual power extension.

Embedding this mechanism directly in an external artifact often results in diminished effects or enormous consumption.

Hence, many reconnaissance artifacts’ effects are akin to enhanced vision or life sight magic, or they opt for projecting light and shadows onto the target area rather than directly releasing scouting magic.

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