Chapter 402: Chapter 401: Monata
Lv Bai looked at the white-robed Monan People whose expression changed dramatically, and asked with a sly smile, "Why aren’t you speaking?"
The problem with the technological side is that they seek collective prosperity, lacking the intrinsic sense of security that comes with supernatural power attributed to oneself.
Fortunately, the white-robed Monan People was not present in the physical form; otherwise, he would not have calmed down so quickly.
After a moment of silence, the white-robed Monan People tentatively asked, "How did you escape?"
From his expression, he did not expect Lv Bai to give him an answer.
Indeed, that was the case.
Lv Bai completely ignored the white-robed Monan People’s question, and instead asked, "I wasn’t wrong about what I said earlier, was I?"
In theory, it’s not that when technology reaches a certain level, new generations of weapons automatically sprout from the ground.
The difference from normal scientific research is that violent groups, or rather the military, are highly inertial. Once accustomed to a certain type of warfare, they find it difficult to step out of their comfort zone and would rather add bricks and tiles to the existing foundation.
Apart from some unexpected outcomes, weapon development often involves first deciding on a research direction, then striving to develop based on that.
This results in a gradual convergence of a military’s equipment style.
Lv Bai, after enduring several consecutive attacks from the Monan People, began to grasp some understanding.
It seems the Monan People’s space combat concept is primarily focused on remote infiltration and internal sabotage.
This development direction.
Lv Bai suddenly felt that if human technology hadn’t been interrupted, this might have been a direction humanity would likely choose.
After all, human space technology also has the same issue: the scarcity of spacecraft energy.
Propelling such a large object to the first cosmic speed and beyond requires an exaggerated amount of fuel.
Yet, they cannot mindlessly add fuel, because fuel itself has weight, and carrying more weight consumes more fuel.
Though not to the extent of using more fuel leading to less fuel as the Tongliao syntax suggests, the marginal efficiency in this scenario indeed makes one abandon the approach of brute-force propulsion.
With a little understanding, it’s clear that once human space technology matures, the amount of fuel carried by spacecraft is meticulously calculated each time, just enough to achieve the goal, with extra redundancy being negligible.
Under this premise, if one were to consider equipping spacecraft with weapons, unless impulsively, they would never think of installing a high-energy-consuming weapon like the Star Destroyer Cannon.
As such, methods that ignore armor and conduct targeted destruction in specific areas become the optimal solution in such scenarios.
Despite the Monan People’s current technological level, clearly capable of interstellar colonization, the imprint left by their early development is still hard to erase.
You say this path is wrong, mainly relying on technological superiority to crush?
So what, as long as you can win.
In warfare, what is required is not correctness but victory.
Thinking of this, Lv Bai did not wait for the white-robed Monan People to respond, instead rubbed his brow and looked upwards.
This development direction seems to imply that the armor on the interstellar battleship in low-earth orbit is not that thick, likely only enough to defend against conventional strikes?
He casually asked, "What’s the name of this interstellar battleship?"
The white-robed Monan People, while waiting for their spaceship to launch the next attack on Lv Bai, originally didn’t plan to answer.
However, when it involved their own starship, he proudly responded, "This is the great Monata, the first starship of us Monan People equipped with a curvature engine."
Lv Bai listened to the white-robed Monan People’s words and silently searched his "discard pile," eventually giving up on [Five Immortals Seek Titles].
The main reason is that the effect [Five Immortals Seek Titles] can manifest depends on the anchor point’s imaginative capacity.
Even if he transforms the anchor point’s thought process in advance, if the imagination can’t come up with it, it still can’t.
For example, if one is locked into an invincible image, what would happen if an enemy descends from the sky?
Since imagination is ultimately intangible, practical effect still requires specific values.
Regardless if combat power is billions or trillions, no matter how exaggeratedly touted, it does not compare to the shock value of a newly transformed Super Saiyan.
Especially facing races like the Monan People who can manipulate natural rules to a certain extent; if luck isn’t favorable, it’s even better to hang onto [Steel Body] like now.
At least pure numerical values aren’t affected by any accidents.
Lv Bai selected from the "discard pile," nodding, "If I destroy this thing, wouldn’t this negatively impact you?"
"Haha, overestimating oneself, though I don’t know how you luckily escaped from the gravity weapon’s attack zone... Are you serious?"
The white-robed Monan People intended to mock further, but towards the end, he suddenly felt uneasy.
From his impression, this size of starship should not be vulnerable to human destruction. However, the problem is, given Lv Bai’s performance during this time, it’s hard to consider him a mere human, right?
To be safe, he still sends a message to caution the fellow Monan People aboard the Monata.
Unfortunately, this reminder will not have much effect.
To ensure the next attack hits, Lv Bai utilized [Flash Time].
0.5 seconds isn’t long, but achieving the preemptive effect is unquestionable.
[All Ink]’s pitch-black madness spread out, used by Lv Bai as battlefield concealment.
He then crouched, grabbed the white-robed Monan People’s calf, and amidst the sudden change that caused the Monan People’s exclaim in shock, swung this Monan People like a soft sword.
After a brief adjustment, he wielded the white-robed Monan People, slashing out a massive indigo sword glow towards the Monata beyond the sky. Unfortunately, the endless darkness concealed it, temporarily preventing anyone from seeing this terrifying attack.
[Great Sword Master’s Flying Slash (Color): Robust long-range attack technique, swings sword for sword qi, forming a sword wave attack, capable of easily slicing through islands. Note, the stronger the slash, the greater the consumption.]
This time Lv Bai spared no effort; after one strike, he immediately collapsed, unable to even move a finger.
Luckily, at the moment he powerlessly lay down, he remembered to switch the [Restore] capability to [Steel Body].
Even [All Ink], whose consumption is nearly negligible, cannot be sustained now.
However, it is already enough.
The sword glow exceeding ten meters in diameter now has shrunk to just a green line.
This is due to the speed of light transmission; in actuality, the flying slash has already struck the Monata.
And split it into two.
