"Scale back production of mobile artillery, tanks, and some low-tier mecha?" Jing Hongchen froze. "Why?"
"Is there anywhere on the continent that the Sun Moon Empire still can't conquer?" Xu Cheng took a sip of tea and asked leisurely.
"Well... Shrek?" Jing Hongchen raised an eyebrow.
"Shrek is one. And why can't we conquer it?" Xu Cheng asked with a smile.
"Because of interference from deities?"
"Bingo. Exactly. So even if we produce another ten thousand mobile artillery units, would that let us slay a god?"
"You mean..." Jing Hongchen caught on immediately and nodded slightly. "Even if we build more low-tier artillery-meaning soul tools below Level 6-they still won't penetrate a deity's defenses. Quantity can indeed bring about a qualitative change, but there are limits. It isn't simply one plus one equals two. The further you go, the closer you get to a peak. The upper limit is locked."
"Right. And I didn't say to stop production outright. Ever since the defense of Mingdu, the empire's deterrence has extended across the entire continent. Continuing to produce low-tier equipment would only be a waste. Once we have enough to maintain the empire's strategic deterrence, we should put the freed-up production capacity into higher-end research and development. In other words, what I said... godslaying!" Xu Cheng smiled faintly.
"Good grief. Your ambitions are that big?" Jing Hongchen smacked his lips, but a swelling ambition shone in his eyes as well.
The foundations the Sun Moon Empire had accumulated over ten thousand years had now erupted into an explosive leap forward.
Its recent victory over the Original Continent Alliance had also given the entire Sun Moon Empire confidence. Now, everyone throughout the empire was celebrating the victory.
Though no treaty recognizing the victor had been signed, washing away the humiliation of four