In just one day, Phantom Immortal Technology's announcement had affected the entire world.
Thousands of stocks across global markets were hit, with the total market value wiped out reaching a staggering trillion.
It was nothing short of a minor stock market crash.
Yet the man responsible for all this was sitting quietly in the Underground Base on Dragon Lake Ring Island, staring blankly at a gigantic object before him.
Well, don't get the wrong idea. This behemoth wasn't some genetic monster Clarence had created, but a new product from the Military-Industrial Experimental Zone.
An Ion Cannon!
That was right. It really was an Ion Cannon.
More than two months earlier, Shen Bing had decoded the technology for building an Ion Cannon. At the time, he had also given an Aperture-Opening Pill to Colin, the head of the Military-Industrial Experimental Zone.
The Ion Cannon was unquestionably a major project, far more difficult to manufacture than the Particle Accelerator they had built before.
Of course, with Colin's abilities and the assistance of a Demon Puppet Artisan, building the original version of the Ion Cannon certainly wouldn't have taken more than two months. Ultimately, it was only a two-star technology, even if it ranked among the very best of that tier.
He had spent so much time on it because he had conducted in-depth research into the original technology, then made improvements to meet their current requirements.
The Ion Cannon before them had a barrel roughly fifty centimeters in diameter. Its pitch-black interior sent a chill down the spine.
Unlike the other weapons in the world today, whose barrels were essential components, the Ion Cannon's barrel seemed more like a small accessory.
Behind the barrel stood a massive array of equipment used to generate and accelerate the ion beam. It was larger than