Energy Weapon

Energy Weapon Yang Bo set down his cup and asked curiously, "Why?"

"Sky Rend itself isn't complicated. What's complicated is the Energy Stone on it. That Energy Stone is called a Homologous Energy Stone." Liu Zhijie shrugged.

Then Liu Zhijie sighed again. "But anyone who can afford to use one is truly formidable. Take our planet, for example. The Guardian can kill any locked-on target anywhere on the planet within ten seconds."

"A Homologous Energy Stone?" Yang Bo looked at his boss with curiosity.

Liu Zhijie nodded and pointed at the virtual television. "The armor Red Earl wore this time was Energy Armor, and Homologous Energy Armor at that."

"Homologous energy, as the name implies, means its energy attributes, frequency, and so on are identical to those of the user. A weapon like Sky Rend requires immense resources to manufacture a Homologous Energy Stone, so that the user can control it."

"Homologous Energy Armor is armor forged from Energy Metal. The Energy Metal in that armor is homologous to the user's energy, or at the very least has a very high compatibility rate."

"How should I put it? Whatever abilities the user has, the Homologous Energy Armor has those same abilities. You can think of it as part of your own body."

"Whether it's Homologous Energy Stones or homologous Energy Metal, the manufacturing process is highly classified. And once a Homologous Energy Stone is made, all of the user's secrets become known. Sky Rend is famous, but not many people use it. First, it's incredibly expensive. Only members of major families and huge conglomerates can afford it, because those families and conglomerates manufacture them themselves."

"Second, there are people employed by the state. Like the Guardians of every planet, they all have weapons like this. The state equips them with Sky Rend."

"Third, it also requires support from secure long-distance communications data."

Yang Bo understood. A thought stirred in his heart. The Energy Metal used in my mecha is homologous too. Does that mean my mecha can turn invisible when I use it?

He was filled with anticipation. If the mecha can turn invisible, I'll have to test it sometime...

"Who exactly is this Red Earl?" Yang Bo asked.

"How should I put it? They're descendants of nobles from an ancient empire. On the one hand, they want to restore the aristocratic system. On the other, as you know, nobles in the past never treated commoners as people. So these people go around massacring those they consider guilty, such as people in finance. They think financiers are vampires. And you know what kind of people financiers are in today's society, don't you?"

"On the other hand, they don't treat residents as people either. Every time they show up, huge numbers of residents die. Residents have low status, but who would dare say that aloud? Who knows what goes on in these people's heads? They're always acting all mysterious and deranged. We were lucky to have an Ace Mecha Pilot this time, or we might have died."

"Red Earl suffered heavy losses this time. The commander's Silver Energy Armor has been thoroughly studied by the Alliance. Red Earl's Faction won't be able to escape in the future. Once their energy attributes and frequencies are analyzed, finding them will be easy." Liu Zhijie shook his head.

Why did Yang Bo feel that this was some kind of cult? Otherwise, how could these people dare go on a live broadcast across the entire Alliance and say that Lowly People deserved to die? It was like America on Earth. White people discriminated against people of color in reality, but anyone who said it openly would rot in prison.

"Red Earl's Faction was unlucky too. Close combat is the mainstream fighting style for mechas, while long-range weapons are only support. If the distance were really several kilometers, orbital cannons, space-based Laser Weapons, and battleships would have fired long ago."

"Besides, without an intelligence-evolution specialization, Mecha Pilots who have trained in long-range combat for years can't use it at all. People joke that every long-range Mecha Pilot has computing power comparable to an optical brain. These guys were also using new weapons. They were fine against unarmored targets, but against mechas... I'm just curious whether this was internal conflict within Red Earl or whether someone infiltrated them..."

Just then, a woman's voice came from the virtual television. "Breaking news. According to investigations by the Alliance Security Department and the military, members of the Red Earl Extremist Organization have been identified as employees of Red Crystal Logistics Company, the Alliance's second-largest logistics company. A small-scale clash has erupted at the spaceport. One hundred and thirty extremists have been killed, and a large amount of evidence has been obtained."

"The evidence proves that Red Crystal Logistics Company is an asset of the Red Earl Extremist Organization. The Alliance Council has issued warrants for all members of Red Crystal Logistics Company and designated Red Crystal Logistics Company as a target for elimination."

Looking at the floating wreckage above the spaceport, Yang Bo finally understood why all the people he had killed were involved in Battleship Piloting and Battleship Repair. So these people really were... No, this was a Transport Ship. Could the people he had killed have been serving in some military fleet? Yang Bo sucked in a breath. Had Red Earl's Faction infiltrated the military too? Should he hurry up and run?

Seeing Yang Bo's expression, Liu Zhijie thought he was merely shocked by the news. He shook his head and took a sip of water. "I didn't expect it to be Red Crystal Logistics Company. A lot of people are going to be unlucky now, and our business will do very well."

"Why do you say that, Boss?"

"Before anyone takes over the assets of those unlucky people, they'll definitely clean them out first. The Judicial Authority won't get involved with those assets. Do you know why?" Liu Zhijie asked.

"I don't."

"Because they're afraid of uncovering too much contraband. If it gets exposed, how many people will have to resign or get dragged down? Maybe all the leaders of the law enforcement agencies would have to resign. The new buyers definitely won't want to touch that stuff, so that's where we come in. We're residents anyway. There's so much contraband throughout the Alliance, and we don't have chips. How could we possibly recognize it?" Liu Zhijie said in a low voice with a smile.

Liu Zhijie said, "Before I die, it would be enough if I could get my hands on a Homologous Energy Stone and an Energy Weapon to play with."

"Sky Rend?"

"Not Sky Rend. Sky Rend needs data support. You can think of it as a Cold Weapon forged from Energy Metal," Liu Zhijie said.

Yang Bo nodded. Then the knife made of Energy Metal on my mecha counts as a Cold Weapon too, right?

Mechas were mainly used to fight over resources, such as Energy Mines. Orbital cannons or long-range Energy Weapons couldn't be used, because they would destroy the resources. That was why close combat was the mainstream for mechas.

"Oh, right. Are you buying a house? I can lend you some money," Liu Zhijie suddenly asked Yang Bo.

Yang Bo hurriedly shook his head. "Not for now. I'll save up myself."

Yang Bo was already preparing to run. Those lunatics from Red Earl might have infiltrated the military, and he was still going to buy a house here? Was he crazy?

He quickly changed the subject. "Boss, there shouldn't be any problem with you buying an Energy Weapon, right?"

"If it's just an Energy Weapon without an Energy Stone, you can look around the market. After all, over the years, many weapons belonging to predecessors have been left behind. Maybe there'll be one with homologous energy, or one with close enough compatibility. The key problem is the Homologous Energy Stone." Liu Zhijie took a sip of tea and shook his head.

"Boss, what do you mean? Can you use an Energy Weapon that a predecessor used?" Yang Bo asked in astonishment. Half of that expression was fake.