Firmament Judgment
Compared to the previously used X-band or S-band radars, VHF radar operates at a much lower frequency, with wavelengths exceeding 10 meters. This ultra-long wavelength gives it almost overwhelming penetrating power, allowing it to ignore interference from severe weather.
However, as a price to pay for this powerful penetrating capability, its accuracy has plummeted to a disheartening low. Especially for targets like sailboats, whose radar cross-section (RCS) is already small, their echo signals are as weak as a needle falling into the ocean, easily swallowed up by the surging waves and clutter, disappearing without a trace.
Su Ming could only grasp the general principles of the system. The technical team led by Jisu introduced frequency hopping technology into the VHF radar system. This allowed the wavelength of the electromagnetic waves emitted by the radar to change linearly within the range of 300 MHz to 1000 MHz.
When the wavelength emitted by the radar happens to resonate with the specific physical length of the target ship's mast, the peak intensity of the echo signal reflected back from the target will instantly increase by more than 100 times!
As the radar frequency changed, sure enough, an extremely conspicuous signal bright spot, far brighter than the background noise, flashed and disappeared on the radar screen!
A mere millisecond of capture, but that was enough—on the vast ocean, where else could another slender, vertical structure, tens of meters long, appear out of thin air besides the towering masts of warships?
As the radar wavelength continued to rapidly change within the preset frequency band, the large masts of several other enemy ships were also detected in turn! Their masts resonated at different wavelengths, like Lighthouse suddenly lit in the darkness, feeding back a surge in peak signals.
Zijin watched the flashing lights on the screen and sighed softly. She had completely given up trying to understand the incredible "technical tricks" that Earth's technology side was pulling off with these devices.
Technology is not omnipotent; thick clouds can obscure it, and raging blizzards can disrupt it.
However, technicians spared no effort, delving into every gap in the laws of physics, using endless numerical calculations and boundless imagination to transform seemingly impossible tasks into the astonishing reality we see before us!
It is still just an ordinary electromagnetic wave in the universe. It is the wisdom that the user has poured into it that has given these common things abilities that surpass magic!
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Having monitored the enemy ships' real-time coordinates, Zijin was no longer flustered and calmly finished her breakfast. Afterward, she put on a thick down jacket and carefully wrapped her scarf tightly around herself to keep warm.
Su Ming picked up the weapon that Zijin had been leaning against the corner of the wall—a pure white staff with intricate and sacred runes engraved on its surface, adorned with the most ornate decorations. It felt warm and smooth to the touch, yet carried a heavy weight.
This is the Saint Rank Light-type staff, "Hymn of Heaven," seized from the leader of the Radiant Chanter during the Battle of Sacred Mountain.
In the center of the three-deck platform, on a specially cleared area, lay the "Star Core," the core component of the "Eternal Cataclysm Star Orbit" that had been seized from the Plundering Clock organization.
Master Newman cleverly utilized the fragments of the "Star Wall" and "Star Ring" collected during the battle to rescue the kidnapped girl in the Him Cavern. Using these as the base material, he reconstructed a highly efficient and stable energy circuit and guidance system around the core of the "Star Core".
After being modified, the "Star Core," which had lost its components, was finally repaired and entered a combat-ready state!
Amidst the dense, wall-like blizzard, Zijin raised her wrist, lifting the staff of "Hymn to Heaven." A surge of magical Magic Power poured into the activation hub of the "Star Core."
As a deep hum, seemingly emanating from the ancient starry sky, emanated from within the magical artifact, a dazzling energy flow, containing the brilliant light of Stars, began to surge and circulate on the surface of the Star Core, emitting a heart-pounding fluctuation!
In the distance, guided precisely by radar, Zijin locked onto the magical warship named "Scourge of Absolution." A surge of immense energy converged wildly between the tip of her staff and the Star Core, poised to unleash its power.
A moment later, the Light Fleet's "Heart of Winter" was finally activated! A Magic Power fluctuation that seemed to freeze blood suddenly appeared directly above the Pansy! A massive, complex ice-blue magic circle rapidly unfolded amidst the swirling snow and wind, instantly covering a vast sea area spanning several kilometers!
With the combined Magic Power amplification of the "Veil of Eternal Winter" and the natural blizzard, the power of the magical artifact "Heart of Winter" has been pushed to an unprecedented peak! It will continue to unleash extreme cold storms until the Pansy is completely reduced to a tombstone on the icy sea!
In comparison, the attack array generated by the "Star Core" was indeed much smaller in range. However, with the aid of radar, it precisely covered the area directly above the "Scourge of Absolution" ship!
"Star Core," whose full name is: Star Core Auxiliary Attack System, is different from the absolute defense of "Star Wall" and the energy reflection of "Star Ring." Its core essence is to provide absolute locking ability beyond visual range and to geometrically amplify the power of guided spells!
"The Eye of the Oracle!"
The Zijin's cold and majestic chant pierced through the wind and snow, announcing the first chapter of its symphony of destruction!
The thick, leaden clouds directly above the "Scourge of Absolution" seemed to be suddenly torn apart by an invisible giant hand! An enormous, pure golden eye phantom suddenly opened in the sky!
An immense, suffocating pressure, as solid as a mountain, crashed down from the heavens!
Only now did the priests of light on the deck of the magic warship awaken from their fanatical drive for the "Heart of Winter" and sense the impending catastrophe! They looked up in terror. Through the thinning snowflakes, dispersed by Magic Power, they were horrified to see the golden magic circle hovering above them, radiating an aura of destruction!
"Quickly! Activate ' Heart of Winter ' with all your might! At all costs!!" The high priest, his Soul·Scatter nearly leaving his body, roared hoarsely, urging them on. The priests frantically squeezed out their own Magic Power, even at the cost of damaging the core of the magical artifact, in an attempt to accelerate the energy convergence, but—
The second phase of the attack—the "Chant Staircase"—has mercilessly arrived!
Twelve magnificent staircases, forged purely from blazing flames and inscribed with burning judgment runes, crashed down from the golden magic array like spears of judgment cast down by the heavens!
These twelve towering staircases precisely encircled and sealed off the "Scourge of Absolution," blocking all routes of evasion or escape in the surrounding space, forming a cage-like force field that isolated the mortal world and was filled with raging flames!
The magic ship was instantly plunged into despair and chaos! Many people screamed madly, desperately trying to take flight and escape this purgatory, but were violently repelled by the invisible holy force field. Wherever the light and flames touched, robes and armor were charred and curled, and the air was filled with the stench of burning flesh!
With complete focus and undivided attention, Zijin's Magic Power surged and boiled like a volcano about to erupt. She raised the Scepter of Heavenly Hymn high above her head, and the "Star Core" hovering above her head burst forth with brilliant light, like a miniature sun held in her hand!
"Celestial Judgment!"
With her final declaration, a torrent of light, condensed to its ultimate form and imbued with an absolute will to purify, crashed down like a waterfall from heaven onto the firmly locked magical warship, annihilating everything in its path!
Boom------!!!!!!!!
A terrifying energy shockwave erupted instantly! The massive "Scourge of Absolution" was as if it had been pierced by ten thousand spears of holy light simultaneously! Dazzling light shone from inside the ship, leaving its structure riddled with holes!
Every person on board, whether priest, mage, or sailor, was pierced through the body the instant the holy light swept over them. Their screams were abruptly cut off!
With just one strike, this powerful magical warship of the Light Fleet was reduced to a floating wreck and a collective grave on the sea!