Huosi's Plan

"It seems you've done quite well."

Just as Adkins was deep in thought, a familiar voice interrupted his train of thought.

Following this, the figure of that lord appeared before him, with Bernas following closely behind, standing respectfully.

"My lord, this is all thanks to your wise leadership."

Adkins spoke respectfully, his tone carrying a hint of sycophancy, bearing no resemblance to the demeanor of the second-in-command of Qinghuo City from the original story.

This was only natural; he was not a Highgod now, nor was he a super powerhouse of Qinghuo City, but merely an ordinary level nine expert under Huosi.

Discovering Adkins had been a coincidence. When Huosi was traveling across the continent, he stumbled upon the two of them being hunted down; originally, he had no interest in the matter.

Having spent many years in the Coiling Dragon world, Huosi had grown accustomed to life and death. Every day, people were hunted down and killed, and he had long since ceased to care.

However, the conversation between the two piqued his interest. After eavesdropping for a few moments, he quickly realized their identities and casually saved them.

At that time, Adkins was just a youth, but Huosi knew he was a genius with the potential of a Seven-Star Fiend.

In Qinghuo City, he was the second strongest, second only to the Qinghuo Leilin; however, Leilin was a powerhouse who was only one step away from Grand Perfection.

Adkins had once said that there were quite a few Highgods in Gebada Prison, and that he could become the existence second only to the city lord meant he was likely someone who had fused three profound mysteries.

Three profound mysteries were already at the level of a Six-Star Fiend, and that was in an environment like Gebada Prison.

If Adkins had been able to fuse profound mysteries starting from the Saint Realm and had not lived in the harsh environment of Gebada Prison, he would have had every opportunity to become a true Seven-Star Fiend powerhouse.

Although the Yulan continent could be said to be full of talent, apart from Qinghuo, Beirut, Linley, and Odin, there were no others in the original story clearly surpassing him.

As for the other three kings, they didn't even have names, and as for Beibei, one could only say his innate divine ability was too terrifying, but his fusion of laws and profound mysteries was, in a true sense, zero.

"Three days from now, the exchange students from Huosi Academy are heading to the Dragon King Forest for their internship, right?"

Huosi thought for a moment before asking Adkins.

"Yes, my lord. We have already prepared the thermal weapons in advance: thirty students, six teachers, ten off-road vehicles, and everyone is equipped with an AK74. In addition, we have prepared three Gatling machine guns."

Adkins remained calm and composed, patting his chest to give his assurance.

Although what was given to the students were the most basic scientific products, it was a start.

Let the students experience something different from magic first, so that it could be gradually expanded in the future.

"Not bad. Those students are mostly exchange students from academies across the continent, and the families behind them are all major clans of the two empires. If we let them use our technological products, their families will surely be tempted. The advertising effect will be superb."

Huosi nodded, expressing his approval.

Xuanshen Island was located off the northeast of the continent. The regions bordering the continent were the Linggeste Empire and the Orsopu Empire, as well as the Dragon King Forest at the intersection of the two.

The three regions represented the three god-level powerhouses of this continent. Among them, the Dragon King, as a divine beast, had once defeated the lightning-element powerhouse Linggeste head-on by relying on his powerful physical body.

Although Xuanshen Island had always maintained a certain level of trade with the two countries, the scale was not very large.

The imperial families and the true major clans held more awe for Xuanshen Island, with little interest in other aspects.

After all, Xuanshen Island was an emerging force. Although it had god-level powerhouses sitting in command, and no one dared to underestimate their strength, they were far behind in other areas.

Merchant guilds did not like to come to Xuanshen Island for trade; the journey was long, the quantity and variety of goods were limited, and the cost-effectiveness was not high.

The talent of the academy students was also quite inferior. After all, it was an academy in a new city, and the disciples of those princes and nobles, as well as the geniuses of many commoner families on the continent, preferred the long-established academies.

But now, Huosi wanted to advertise the products in his hands, to let those truly wealthy people enter the market and make purchases.

By relying on lathes and assembly-line operations for manufacturing, the cost of various goods on Xuanshen Island was extremely low. As long as it was operated properly, it could completely drain the two empires dry.

In the Coiling Dragon world, the cultivation system had existed for countless years, and precisely because of this, no one would care about technology at all, only regarding it as some boring little trinkets.

Therefore, the god-level powerhouses of the two empires, including a large number of Saint Realm powerhouses, would not care about these things at all, even if the empire's money was emptied and the economy was severely affected.

At most, it would make the emperor feel a headache; the god-level powerhouses would not care at all. As long as there were no powerful foreign enemies, the god-level powerhouses were almost all in seclusion.

As for money and the economy, sorry, as a magic world where cultivation was the mainstream, most people were not interested in such things.

At the same time, this world did not have peasant uprisings, and things like "kings and nobles, are they born with such status?" were impossible to appear.

A million peasants rising up together would just be a matter of one spell from a Saint Realm mage.

If it weren't for the role of faith energy, which made god-level powerhouses pay a little attention to ordinary people, I am afraid most empires would be living in dire straits.

Some powerhouses who cultivated the Death Law even treated people directly as livestock, killing some every once in a while to refine soul gold grains, just to strengthen their own souls.

"The steam train has started operations, and steamships should be usable within ten years. Next, it's time to find a way to collect resources, while simultaneously upgrading my battle armor level and researching the God-Slaying nuclear bomb!"

Huosi murmured softly.

That's right, a nuclear bomb, and one at the God-Slaying level. When he saw the blueprints for this in the warehouse, although it was also called a nuclear bomb, it was completely different from his previous life.

It used a principle Huosi had never heard of, capable of using divine power and ore as an energy core to store energy, and finally releasing it in one go.

Depending on the level, it was entirely possible to kill gods.

When he first saw this, Huosi was startled, but then he gradually became numb.

Because behind the warehouse, there were many even more terrifying existences, including but not limited to, interstellar warship cannons that could annihilate Highgods.

By absorbing a continuous stream of divine power and converting it into a type of energy that did not exist in the magic universe, its powerful attacks were not even inferior to those of a Seven-Star Fiend.

The God-Slaying Cannon, capable of unleashing innate divine abilities after being injected with the essence blood of a God-Slaying Rat, and the Space-Time Distortion Cannon, executed through the fusion of the four warships—Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu—left him dazzled, making him itch to build one immediately to strike down a Highgod.

Of course, what made Huosi tremble the most was the final layer: the Gamma Ray Burst.

In his past life, the Gamma Ray Burst was the most powerful explosive phenomenon known in the observable universe, capable of releasing the total energy of the sun over trillions of years in just a few minutes.

It could be said that a Gamma Ray Burst could instantly destroy the Earth, the Solar System, the Milky Way, Orion, and even more.

Naturally, in this world and within the system space, it had another name: the Sovereign Annihilation Cannon.

According to the manual, the system's Gamma Ray Burst functioned differently under the laws of this universe, but its power was sufficient to make a Sovereign feel threatened.

Huosi had even wondered if it were possible to use the power of super-science to achieve a breakthrough, to mutate his soul, or even to transcend the Hongmeng space.

Of course, these thoughts were still too distant; putting aside whether it was even possible, he had to place a massive question mark over Hongmeng's attitude toward him.

Ever since he obtained his cheat, Huosi began to plan the blueprint for his future.

First was to possess a territory and establish his own faction; this was not difficult, as Xuanshen Island had already been established for many years.

Although it was currently an emerging force that could be described as needing development in every aspect, Huosi had the confidence to make it better and stronger.

Next was to develop scientific research talent to help him advance technology and manufacture products; this could only be done one step at a time.

In a magical universe where one could cultivate, gathering talent that enjoyed research was not easy; not everyone was Oufu, who could research like a madman for countless years without stopping.

Moreover, even in the Coiling Dragon world, the most basic laws of conservation of energy and mass applied; developing technology required resources and energy.

However, ninety percent of the land in this plane was controlled by other god-level beings, and Huosi did not intend to make enemies of them—at least not to engage in direct conflict—before he could manufacture God-Slaying Nuclear Bombs.

Thus, there were only two paths before Huosi: one was to develop commerce through various technological products and use economic means to gradually absorb talent and resources from the entire continent to support his research.

The other was to fully exploit marine resources; there were plenty of resources in the ocean, and the various ores on the seabed were enough to bring him enormous profits.

As an adult who had lived for thousands of years, Huosi declared that children make choices, while he wanted it all.

In the future, with the development of Xuanshen Island, the introduction of talent from all sides of the continent, and the increase in commercial resource procurement, the technology tree would continue to rise.

According to the guidance in the system space manual, the so-called Divine Domain was an abstract concept; in reality, it was a magnetic field constructed from special particles released with the godspark as the core.

Of course, this explanation was more of a theory from a mechanical civilization and existed as a different concept from the magical universe.

However, although the principles were not entirely the same, countermeasures could still be manufactured.

As long as the Mechanical Civilization Accelerator finished analyzing it, he could directly equip his Interstellar Battle Armor with the corresponding anti-magnetic field to directly crack the Divine Domain.

Once a god lost their Divine Domain, they lost their greatest trump card.

He only needed to arrange for his subordinates in the Saint Realm to use fighter jets, God-Slaying Missiles, and cores, combined with his own Interstellar Battle Armor, which would be enough for one person to contend against an entire plane.

Once he unified the entire plane, he could continue to develop technology, unlock space-jump technology, gradually unify other material planes, absorb more resources, and manufacture super aircraft carriers or even Interstellar Warships.

As long as they were equipped with material and soul defense systems at the level of a Chief God, even a Grand Perfection could not break through; by then, he could even go head-to-head against a Grand Perfection while still a Lowgod—just thinking about it was thrilling.

"No, no, it's only just begun; I can't let my imagination run too far."

Huosi patted his face, pulling his thoughts back from the fantasy of using a Gamma Ray Burst to annihilate a Sovereign.

However, one must have dreams; taking the first step requires a long-term goal, which provides a constant source of motivation to keep moving forward.

After all, as someone who had transmigrated into the Coiling Dragon world, who hadn't fantasized about punching Utrede and kicking Oufu?