Secret Weapons of Fine Quality, High Price, and Uncertain Power
"Twenty Thousand Years Ago, when you were fighting a war, you would send scouts to gather intelligence. The soldiers would ride for a whole day and night and come back to tell you where the enemy was. By the time you had assembled your forces and attacked, they would have already left. This is called information delay. Later, ten thousand years ago, soul-guided communication devices were invented, which reduced the delay from days to minutes, but it was still limited. Beyond a certain distance, there was no signal."
Yin Hongye first explained the role of satellites, pointing to the sky, "And these satellites are the eyes of the heavens."
"This means that every one of your Soul Cannon will hit its intended target."
He looked at Qian Renxue and asked, "If you were to fight a battle, would you prefer your opponent to be blind, or yourself to be blind?"
Qian Renxue remained silent for two seconds. This question didn't need an answer. She had been a crown prince for twenty years, and while she wasn't exactly an expert in military strategy, this knowledge was indeed astounding.
Beyond the Heavenly Screen.
The Imperial Palace of the Star Luo Empire.
The old emperor of the Star Luo Empire sat on the dragon throne, leaning slightly forward, his hands pressed tightly against his knees. His breathing became heavy, and his eyes were fixed on the Heavenly Screen.
"The eyes in the sky..."
He looked at the object and knew its importance.
"Can we build it?"
The ministers in the Imperial Palace hall looked at each other, none of them able to answer.
A prime minister beside him remained silent for a long time before finally speaking in a hoarse voice, "Your Majesty, this... is a vision of the future."
The implication was that it was something from the future, something they couldn't create.
The old emperor didn't reply; his gaze was fixed on the Heavenly Screen, on the silver-white rocket, as if he were looking at something he wanted but couldn't reach.
"Look further ahead, and if you can't build it, write that down too."
In the Heavenly Screen, Qian Renxue understood satellites immediately; whoever possessed them first would gain a significant advantage in the war.
From this, she had vaguely sensed that the Federation seemed to be considering starting a war. But Yin Hongye didn't mention the other two continents.
She also did not bother to learn about the development of the other two continents.
Yin Hongye did not continue his explanation. He felt that he had already explained the role of satellites very clearly, and the rest were all derivative effects based on observation, such as meteorology.
"Let's go. I reckon the Spirit Pagoda and Shrek Academy will start arguing soon."
He still harbored the disgusting thoughts about the Tang Sect. Heh heh heh, history from ten thousand years ago can be revisited, can't it?
Qian Renxue followed him through two security checkpoints and stepped into the technical area behind the control center.
The corridor was lined with glass partitions on both sides, through which one could see rows of sophisticated soul-guiding instruments and technicians hurrying around.
Yin Hongye walked through a large door. This wasn't the command center, but there was a group of technicians there.
Mu Hongchen stood in the center of the crowd, holding a information board, explaining something to the technician next to him.
Qian Renxue shifted her gaze from Mu Hongchen, scanning the entire room. Then she noticed a figure.
It was a young girl, standing on the outermost edge of the crowd.
She wore a well-tailored black uniform with a black pencil skirt that went past her knees, and a white shirt underneath. Her black hair was tied up in a simple bun at the back of her head with a wooden hairpin. She was shorter than the technician next to her, but she had a full and shapely figure, with a slim waist and long legs. The calves that were exposed under the black pencil skirt had smooth and firm lines.
Her skin was wheat-colored, with a few scattered freckles on her cheeks, and her large eyes, even through black-rimmed glasses, couldn't hide her wild and vibrant aura.
Her face held a youthful yet capable air, making her stand out among a group of seasoned technicians.
Qian Renxue glanced at her a few more times. This girl was full of energy and blood, and obviously had a very good physique, but she could not sense any fluctuation of Soul Power on her body.
That alone makes her completely different from the others in this room.
Yin Hongye's gaze fell on the girl, lingering for three seconds, and he roughly guessed who she was.
Ling Zichen.
The future director of the Tang Sect Soul-Guided Shell Research Center, and a notoriously crazy woman within the Tang Sect.
But at this point in time, he wasn't sure what position Ling Zichen had reached.
"You know each other?" Qian Renxue noticed his gaze.
"They look familiar." Yin Hongye withdrew her gaze. "Judging from the uniform insignia, they should be from the Tang Sect."
Qian Renxue didn't press further; Yin Hongye must have seen him during the robbery.
This person is a regular customer of the Tang Sect.
They knew the way very well.
It's normal to have seen it.
Mu Hongchen saw Yin Hongye leaning against the door frame and raised her hand to greet him.
"You're here? Perfect timing." He flipped the data panel over; a blueprint was displayed on the screen. "This is the work of the researchers on the thruster materials."
Yin Hongye glanced at the structural diagram, which lacked any recorded information, and understood part of it. Everyone has their own expertise, and he knew more about potions.
Of course, he is also very proficient in some crucial mechanical sciences, such as some of the Tang Sect's techniques, which he can understand without even taking them apart.
"The designer is even younger than I expected. Much more capable than those youngsters from Hall of Bright Virtue." Mu Hongchen tilted his head and gestured to the girl in black uniform at the outermost edge of the crowd, "Ling Zichen, sent by the Tang Sect. In charge of the rocket manufacturing materials."
"At this age, those old guys at Hall of Bright Virtue would probably have scolded their apprentices to death. They'd probably have to postpone graduation," Yin Hongye laughed, thankfully he wasn't an old scholar.
"Look at me, I'm so much freer after changing careers. If a client isn't satisfied, I just move on to another one."
"Your client is called Tang Sect Warehouse, right?"
"Don't mention that. Anyway, I've got zero negative reviews so far."
The two chatted back and forth for a while, and all the Tang Sect researchers except Ling Zichen rolled their eyes. "Using our Tang Sect's materials directly, and doing it on purpose in front of us, isn't it?"
The conversation somehow ended up veerging onto the Tang Sect from ten thousand years ago.
Looking at the diagram of the thruster structure on the screen, Mu Hongchen suddenly sighed, "But to be honest, the Tang Sect has definitely accumulated a lot of capital over the years... The current Tang Sect is pursuing the Soul Tool route, but ten thousand years ago— the Tang Sect was taking a completely different path."
"You mean those Hidden Weapon are high-quality, expensive, and whose power is unclear?" Yin Hongye said directly.
"Yes. Hidden Weapon and poison." Mu Hongchen said directly, "Back then, the Tang Sect relied entirely on Hidden Weapon to establish itself on the Douluo Continent, such as the Godly Zhuge Crossbow and the Sleeve Arrow."
"To be honest, it's really not that powerful." Even with her immunity to poison, Yin Hongye still didn't think the Hidden Weapon was that strong.
Thinking this, he conjured a Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needles with his blood. How could a veteran user of this Tang Sect not have some special abilities?
He really knows how to make Tang Sect Hidden Weapons.
The blueprints are easy to understand.
Beyond the Heavenly Screen.
On the coastline Eastsea City, waves crashed against the rocks, splashing water as high as two people.
Tang San and the others climbed ashore from the sea, soaking wet, with seaweed still clinging to their shoulders and their faces covered in salt stains.
Tang San still failed to reach Sea God Island. He was unaware that the Sea Soul Beast had now entered an era of universal anti-three-way combat.
The only pity is that Bo Saixi is unaware that Tang Chen was poisoned by Tang San.
Tang San finally had a chance to look at the Heavenly Screen and noticed that when Tang Sect story spoke of his Tang Sect, it said, "The glory of my Tang Sect is naturally Hidden Weapon. The disciples of my Tang Sect will naturally carry them forward."
He looked at the familiar object in Yin Hongye's hand and roared, "This Yin Hongye dares to steal my Tang Sect Hidden Weapons; he's asking for death!"
He then discovered that his Tang Sect Hidden Weapons had not been passed down.