"This is a huge project. When will the final plan be completed?"
The two of them hovered in the air, looking at the curtain of light stretching to the distant horizon, like a Great Wall of a new era, enveloping everything in sight.
"Ever since someone learned the formation you left behind, we have begun designing this Nation-Protecting Grand Formation. However, initially, the main purpose of the design was to defend against natural disasters."
Tang Cheng determined the direction and then pointed towards Qiongzhou Island.
"In recent years, Earth Star's climate has been very abnormal, with typhoons becoming more and more intense each year, causing massive damage to the country each time. This large-scale formation was initially designed to resist typhoons, and its experimental effects were first demonstrated on Qiongzhou Island."
Li Xingkong looked in the direction Tang Cheng was pointing and could vaguely see a canopy of light that stretched all the way to the sky, as if it were covering something.
"And this formation was incredibly effective. Although the typhoon was indeed powerful, it couldn't break through it. In fact, as the eye of the storm approached, it was held back by the formation and shifted directly towards Southeast Asia."
"Besides protecting against typhoons, during a joint land and sea military exercise, we discovered that this formation also has a certain defensive effect against heavy firepower. The formation can adjust the filtering conditions to keep out anything with a speed exceeding the threshold. This discovery has given the formation a new use."
"That is the Great Wall to be built in the new era. Once this great formation is set up, the entire Divine Land will be fearless against any external attack, and we will have a defensive position on Earth Star that can withstand any attack."
After listening to Tang Cheng's explanation, it became clear that the development of this great formation was indeed quite remarkable.
"Actually, given our development speed over the past few years, in terms of military strength, we should have no rivals on Earth Star anymore, right?"
Li Xingkong. If they could produce something that could be considered a marvel of the new era, then Divine Land's military power should be able to easily sweep across the entire world.
"In terms of the main battlefield, that's certainly true. The military capabilities of other countries are no longer on the same level as ours."
Tang Cheng smiled at this.
"Within the military, most people have embarked on the path of cultivation. Our army has now basically achieved full-scale cultivation, and the combat effectiveness of all personnel has increased several times over. With the improvement in physical fitness, the weapons they can use have also been upgraded many times over."
"The advantage is that our weapons have more firepower, stronger combat capabilities, and greater ground suppression. But there's also a problem: our latest weapons can no longer be sold abroad; only some outdated equipment can generate some trade surplus."
How so?
Shouldn't more powerful weapons be a good thing? Why aren't they selling? Li Xingkong couldn't figure it out.
"Because the main force of our current army is cultivators, their physical fitness is incomparable to that of ordinary people. Therefore, the newly designed military equipment is also built with the quality of cultivators in mind. Putting aside other things, take the simplest pistol as an example. A regular pistol that can fire in bursts, used by cultivators, might cause an ordinary person to break the hand holding the gun, or even worse, tear their sternum."
Tang Cheng stretched out his hand and conjured the shape of a gun in his palm. Although it was called a pistol, it looked much more ferocious.
"Furthermore, our current army tactics have been adjusted, and they are no longer applicable to other countries."
Besides the gap in military equipment, there are also differences in tactics.
"Our army's methods of attacking and assaulting have changed significantly. Previously, most offensive operations relied on combined arms tactics, and for long-range combat, we could only use air-dropped paratroopers for support. But now the situation is different; our army now uses missile delivery methods."
Tang Cheng explained as he used his Spiritual Qi to condense a diagram.
"Each missile carries a delivery capsule capable of carrying about a squad of soldiers. After the target is set, the missile is launched directly. Upon reaching the designated location, it separates into multi-explosive shells, dispersing all the soldiers and dropping them into the designated area."
"This method of delivering reinforcements is much more convenient than parachuting, and missiles are also much harder to intercept than aircraft."
"This fighting style is something no other country can replicate; its performance is far superior. Even if we gave them the technology, they wouldn't be able to use it."
"Since we're already this strong, why haven't we unified the world yet?"
Li Xingkong didn't understand. According to the traditions of Divine Land, when you can defeat everyone with one hand, that's when you should flip the table.
"The first reason is that we entered the cultivation era too quickly, and the nation's focus was mainly on domestic development. Second, we haven't fully mastered the cultivation techniques, various formations, elixirs, and spiritual plants we've acquired; we've only scratched the surface, and our focus is still on technological development. Third, although our strength has increased, there will inevitably be sacrifices once the war begins, but with our current technology, these sacrifices can be avoided."
"Once the Nation-Protecting Grand Formation is deployed, the land of Divine Land will be invincible, the people of the whole country will not suffer the pain of war, and the rear will be secure. This will be the best time for us to take action."
Indeed, strong military capabilities do not mean that others cannot invade one's homeland. Putting aside other factors, when the war reaches its climax and everyone starts using nuclear weapons, no one can protect the entire country, which will inevitably lead to sacrifices. But with defensive formations, things are different.
The only way to fight in Divine Land is for me to attack you, but you can't get in.
Since we have overwhelming technological superiority, our goal shouldn't be to win, but rather to avoid taking any damage.
"Hehe, hearing you say that, the time to make a move is probably coming soon."
Li Xingkong estimated that the Nation-Protecting Grand Formation formation would soon be completed, and the military had already begun to exert pressure on the surrounding neighboring countries. The day of action should not be too far off.
"Haha, Brother Li, I'm not sure about that, but I'd guess it's pretty much the case. Maybe before the next seclusion, we'll be able to achieve the goal of having only one Divine Land in the whole world."
Tang Cheng wasn't exactly a figure involved in the military's planning; the fact that he knew so much was simply because he was considered a core figure in cultivation.
"I'd like to see this spectacle too."
How could Li Xingkong be absent from something like this?
"As a new era is about to unfold before our eyes, what are your thoughts?"
In their conversation, neither of them showed the slightest concern about being unable to win. For them, the only difference right now was whether they could win a small, medium, or big victory.
"To be honest, it feels quite emotional to talk about it, but thinking about it now, after all we've done, this is just a natural progression."