"Although this Space Bag looks somewhat similar to spatial artifacts in the Myth cultivation stories, it doesn't actually form its own space; it's more like a spatial portal."
Li Xingkong gave Old Tang a brief explanation of the principle behind the Space Bag. After demonstrating it several times, Old Tang even stuck his head inside to take a look.
Opposite the Space Bag was indeed Li Xingkong's bedroom. Although he had never been to Li Xingkong's house, the level of protection for Li Xingkong's family was extremely high. Old Tang was also very familiar with Li Xingkong's house; he was almost ready to stay there for a few days.
After testing the Space Bag's effects, Old Tang became interested. After all, although the principle behind the Space Bag was somewhat different from what he had imagined, it could indeed serve as a storage space in actual use.
People in different positions will see the same thing and think of different uses for it.
When Old Tang saw the Space Bag, his first thought was that it could be used to deploy troops over long distances.
Although the entrance to this Space Bag is so small that only one or two people can enter at a time, its personnel deployment is extremely well-concealed. Simply guide the corresponding beacon to the designated location, and it's like an army breaking through all the front-line defenses, hitting wherever you point.
This is undoubtedly a powerful tool in modern warfare.
Especially for those countries that have not cultivated their skills, they are currently in a state of attacking high and defending low. As long as we can bypass their front lines and cut off all the logistics and military factories and transportation routes located in the heart of the country, all the modern firepower on the front lines will be silenced.
After all, while modern weapons of war are powerful, they are extremely reliant on logistics, especially transportation and heavy industry, which are the heart of modern civilization.
Many people have previously proposed various ideas regarding potential conflicts between spiritual practitioners and modern civilization, especially in the early stages of the popularization of spiritual practice. Many people were not optimistic about this direction because they believed that no matter how much spiritual practitioners cultivated, it would be impossible for them to surpass the destructive power of modern firearms in a short period of time.
Even if they could surpass it, modern society still possesses the ultimate weapon of mass destruction: nuclear bombs, which cultivators also cannot defend against.
This argument persisted for about half a year until it disappeared after the Divine Land military held a large-scale military exercise.
One side was a group of cultivators, and the other side was a fully armed modern army of ordinary people. Originally, everyone thought that the two sides would at least fight to a standstill, if not even evenly matched. However, after three battles, the modern army suffered a crushing defeat in every single one of them.
In the very first battle, before either side had a chance to deploy their forces, the cultivators sent out a small team specializing in stealth spells to destroy the opposing command post. Due to the effects of the spells and the exceptional mobility of their individual members, the ordinary people on the other side were taken down before they could even react.
Although the ordinary people's army had put up strict defenses against the command post in the second round, the cultivators changed their tactics again. Within ten minutes of the start of the battle, all of the ordinary people's network and information communication channels were breached.
There was no way around it; everyone had received cybersecurity training. Although their knowledge levels were comparable, the mental agility of cultivators was on a completely different level compared to ordinary people. In the cyberwar phase, it was essentially one-sided, with neither side having any ability to resist.
In the final round, both sides chose to confront each other head-on. However, at this point, the cultivators still had a significant advantage. After all, in modern warfare, if ordinary people can use heavy firepower, so can cultivators, and they use it even better than ordinary people.
In rifle fire, by the time an ordinary person raises their gun to aim, the cultivator has already run out of bullets. In rocket fire, while ordinary soldiers are still assessing the wind force, the cultivator's rockets have already struck them. The worst is close combat, where one can truly take on a hundred, unleashing a devastating attack in a crowd.
Even in the area of drone firepower, where the difference is smallest, the cultivators' manually operated drones can completely overwhelm computer-controlled drone formations.
The outcome of this military exercise delivered a resounding slap to the face of many critics, finally quelling the discussions about cultivation, after which the popularization of cultivation in Divine Land accelerated.
The Space Bag that Li Xingkong pulled out this time showed Old Tang a completely new approach to warfare—
By directly using spatial teleportation, they can capture all the high-ranking officials on the other side, skipping the war stage and entering the negotiation stage.
Ultimately, war serves politics, especially in the current environment, where most wars have this meaning. After all, apart from Divine Land, the countries on Earth Star now have a much weaker need for territory.
Only we Divine Land People still dream of unifying the Earth Star under the sun and moon belonging to the Han people. In the eyes of Western countries, perhaps because they are used to the existence of numerous small countries throughout history, they have never regarded unification as the goal of war. For them, war is for wealth and to achieve their own political goals.
It can only be said that although this is the mainstream idea in the world today, it is indeed quite petty compared to our ancestors.
The loyalty of the military in these countries is indeed questionable, but if you take down their top brass, you can basically take over the country directly.
"So, this Space Bag is actually a small, portable spatial portal?"
Having roughly understood how it stored things, Old Tang stroked his chin.
"Pretty much, so I thought, since it's a small spatial portal that can also transmit energy, it can be used as a cultivator's version of a power bank, which is what cultivators call External Core."
Li Xingkong explained.
"If we place a nuclear reactor on the other side and transfer the energy from the reactor to this side through a portal, then carrying it with us is equivalent to having an extra pool of Magic Power."
After Li Xingkong said that, Old Tang roughly understood what he wanted.
"Understood. I'll arrange for the relevant personnel to prepare for the construction of a large nuclear power plant. As for the location of this power plant..."
Old Tang was quite decisive; knowing what Li Xingkong wanted, he immediately began making arrangements.
Is there a distance limit to this spatial teleportation?
"No, you can think of the spatial distance between the Space Bag and the beacon as fixed. No matter how far apart they are in reality, spatially they are always next to each other."
The issue of space is indeed quite complex, and Li Xingkong didn't know how to explain it well.
He simply found a piece of white paper and drew two dots that were far apart on it.
"If we consider this piece of paper as the distance between us and reality, then these two points can be seen as Space Bag and a beacon, located at two points in reality."
Then Li Xingkong folded the paper in half, held it up to the light, and aligned the two dots together.
"No matter how far apart they are on this piece of paper, from a spatial perspective, their positions coincide, regardless of the size of the paper or where the point is on the paper."
This explanation is rather simplistic, but it's the only way to get Old Tang to understand.
He can't keep Old Tang explaining the principles for a whole day or two.