Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 517 - 343 Catcher of Stars_1

Chapter 517: Chapter 343 Catcher of Stars_1

The energy material within the meteorite existed in both free and non-free states.

The free-state energy material had not been utilized or transformed, whereas the non-free state energy material had been embedded by Feng Yi’s ancestor.

Non-free state energy materials have their own characteristics, varying from person to person.

To put it simply, it is akin to handwriting, where different temperaments, consciousness, and inner spirits yield varying strokes.

The energy materials preserved in the meteorite were like different handwritings collected into wordbooks, laid before Feng Yi.

What he needed to do now was to learn and practice from these "wordbooks."

Feng Yi lifted a meteorite containing energy material, finely sensing the existence within it.

During this process, he could explore how to inject energy material into the meteorites and determine whether the charging took place in the air or on the ground.

Each learning session enabled Feng Yi to master more skills in manipulating energy material.

Since discovering energy material in meteorites, the information Feng Yi gathered from his analysis led him to some speculation.

Could it be that meteorites from outer space naturally contain free-state energy material?

What exactly had the ancestors done to the meteorites?

If a piece of space debris wouldn’t completely burn up in the atmosphere and contained free-state energy material, all that was needed was to wait for it to fall to the ground and then absorb the energy from the meteorite.

But it was clear that the ancestors had taken proactive measures.

Perhaps it was because the meteorite was too large, creating risks with its falling and making it hard to locate.

For instance, while a meteor streaking across the sky can be seen here, by the time it falls to the ground becoming a meteorite, it might land in another province.

Traveling such a long distance to absorb energy would be less efficient than harnessing its energy while it’s still in the sky, which saves time searching across regions for the meteorite, and it’s more convenient!

In the air, a larger operating range is achievable, allowing for long-distance, precise strikes!

However, this shortcut depends on the skill with which one manipulates energy material.

Before Feng Yi, whether it was using energy material for molting, creating storms, or finding targets, he only made the energy material act downwards, towards the ground.

This he knew well.

The layer of energy material floating in the high atmosphere could influence cloud and mist, or even the Earth’s surface. But what about further afield?

If energy material was instead directed upwards, away from the planet and towards space, what then?

Feng Yi grew excited.

If he could succeed, mastering this technique, could he then prepare in advance, before a meteor passed through the atmosphere, and lock onto the target? As it passed through the atmosphere, he would exert a force to make it release energy right there in mid-air?

Undoubtedly, some debris carrying energy material would still fall, but the amount contained within them wouldn’t be significant. Such loss could be ignored.

This sounded straightforward, but in practice, it was extremely challenging.

Feng Yi’s development was far from catching up with his ancestors, and his abilities were limited.

That the ancestors could precisely target and keep pace with the meteor’s velocity, pulled by the gravitational field at such a fast speed, was impressive enough.

Even more impressive would be directly changing the trajectory of the meteor.

But it would likely only be with meteor-sized objects, not asteroid-sized ones.

Feng Yi gazed out at the night sky, looking at those distant stars.

"To truly confront an asteroid, that would only be within the power of an ancient legend." He mused.

Such as the mythical figures Nuwa, Fuxi, and Pangu of that caliber.

As for the tribesmen of the last few hundred years, struggling in their development, it would be quite an achievement just to accurately target a small meteor.

As for Feng Yi himself, he was not even sure if he could successfully capture a meteor!

Feng Yi’s eyes shone with seriousness.

To master a new skill required patience.

To attempt to capture a meteor, he had to first master the basic skills.

So, after sensing the two meteorites containing energy material, Feng Yi picked up a smaller one.

He had taken it from Uncle Wei’s warehouse, three in total for the night.

He had purchased these meteorites from Uncle Wei, which made him feel confident about using them; he could do with his property as he pleased, even turn the meteorites to dust that night without worrying about being held accountable by anyone.

Feng Yi practiced injecting the energy material into the meteorite and then turning it into a free state.

In the process, the meteorite would crack into many pieces due to the change in the state of the energy material.

At first, Feng Yi experimented by directly holding the meteorite; after becoming proficient, he would complete the process without touching the meteorites, manipulating them from a distance.

This skill was not difficult for Feng Yi. He only needed to pay attention to some minor details to control it precisely.

He started his practice with the smallest meteorites, then progressed to medium-sized ones, and finally to larger ones.

After trying those, Feng Yi turned his attention to the three fake meteorites he had brought back from the Gobi.

Comparatively, experimenting with meteorites was smoother and more efficient.

With fake meteorites or rocks that had been on a planet for too long, Feng Yi distinctly felt a kind of impedance during the experiments.

It might be due to some unknown factors in the cosmos that made meteorites more susceptible to the influence of energy materials.

At the same time, these energy materials inside the meteorites also rendered them less stable.

Just like the shop where Wen Zhiyu had bought knives before, the material used to forge a "Dragon-Slaying Saber" was iron meteorite. However, the very energy materials in that meteorite made it unstable, leading to cracks and breakage along the concentrated areas of energy materials once the forging was complete and it encountered fluctuations of energy materials.

Therefore, Feng Yi’s previous idea about blasting meteorites was viable.

If a larger meteor burst into many smaller fragments in the sky, wouldn’t it be like fireworks?

He still had to try it to know for sure.

After practicing with a few stones, Feng Yi looked out into the night sky through the window, recalling the conversations between Wen Zhiyu and Pan Weining from earlier that day.

Now, the planet beneath his feet was passing through a "trash belt" created by a certain comet.

Since the dense region of dust particles had passed, Feng Yi knew that "capturing stars" wouldn’t be easy.

The celestial bodies were too small for him to exert any strength.

If the celestial bodies appeared too far away, he couldn’t exert any force on them.

If no sizable fragments entered the area he could control, what could he use for his test?

The prospects didn’t look good.

But, as Wen Zhiyu had said, hope was still necessary.

Feng Yi focused his mind, quietly perceiving the energy materials in the sky.

The distribution of energy materials in this part of the sky wasn’t particularly dense, but it was still sufficient.

Feng Yi first used them to create a net. As soon as a meteor entered, he would be able to catch it!

With the help of these energy materials, Feng Yi’s consciousness seemed to drift into the high altitudes.

Continuing outward, he "saw" the endless stars beyond the clouds.

Perhaps the cosmic environment was more conducive to the formation of sensory tentacles via energy materials. Cosmic rays wouldn’t interfere negatively; they might even play an assistive role, allowing Feng Yi to detect more keenly whether any celestial debris was approaching.

Feng Yi could also sense satellites.

However, energy materials had less influence on man-made objects at a distance compared to their influence on celestial fragments.

Ignoring those satellites and the useless space junk, Feng Yu quietly waited for a meteor to invade his net.

He was now like a fisherman with a net, standing by the shore, putting all his effort into casting his net, excitedly throwing it out—

A haul.

Empty.

Haul again!

Still empty.

Three hours passed.

Feng Yi had no choice but to stop and take a break. To maintain that "fishing net" was no easy task!

He wiped the sweat off his forehead and poured the nutrition concentrate Bing had prepared into a cup, mixed it with water in the right proportion, and gulped it down.

After a short rest, he was ready to try again!

When the horizon began to show a faint light, Feng Yi’s eyes were a bit dull.

After casting his net all night, he had caught only a "tiny fish"!

The meteor was too small; before Feng Yi could apply force, it had already burned up rapidly in the atmosphere.

Maybe, as Pan Weining had said, the comet only spread "little trash," which would burn up directly in the atmosphere.

Feng Yi rubbed his face.

Though he hadn’t caught a satisfactory meteorite, he had already felt the speed of a meteor—tens of kilometers per second made it quite challenging to catch up.

Nevertheless, Feng Yi was quite confident.

"When will there be a larger one that’s big enough to land on the ground and become a meteorite?"

He still needed to test out the skills learned from his ancestors to see if they worked well.