Transformation

Furthermore, the wide compatibility of electromagnetic weapons with projectiles allows for the use of a wider variety of specialized ammunition, making them even more lethal against the bizarre and diverse enemies of another world.

However, the cost is extremely high. The instantaneous power of an electromagnetic railgun is as high as 10 gigawatts, which not only means that the entire warship's power system needs to be used to power it, but also that it must be equipped with energy storage devices such as supercapacitors as its power heart.

If continuous operation is required, the low energy density of supercapacitors will be insufficient, necessitating the use of systems such as flywheel energy storage to form a multi-layered energy supply system to meet practical needs.

Given the complexity and scale of this system, and its location in a strange world far from Earth, Su Ming was concerned about its ability to maintain continuous operation and stability in actual combat.

The third option is laser weapons.

Jin Rongjia clearly informed Su Ming that the high-power laser weapon had completed its field test. Su Ming only remembered the lasers from his hometown in the past, which were bulky and lacked power, making them unsuitable for various application scenarios.

But now, devices the size of a suitcase can release a 3-kilowatt laser beam and operate stably at room temperature.

To use a perhaps imperfect analogy, it's like a pampered princess being turned into a farm pig.

If laser weapons can be further miniaturized, equipping drones with them will be just around the corner—provided that battery technology can keep up.

Laser weapons also have an amazing advantage: the overall energy conversion efficiency of electromagnetic weapons is about 15-20%, while the electrical energy conversion efficiency of lasers reaches an astonishing 70%!

This means that with the same 100 megajoules of electrical energy input, an electromagnetic weapon will ultimately impart a projectile with a kinetic energy of approximately 15 to 20 megajoules.

The energy output of lasers can reach more than three times, that is, 70 megajoules!

However, the small laser weapon performed poorly in the battle test against Zijin. Once its principles were understood, it could be easily neutralized by reflection from mirror magic, scattering from water mist magic, and even interception from earth magic.

In addition, weather conditions and battlefield environment will significantly limit its effectiveness.

In contrast, with kinetic weapons, even if you know that the incoming projectile is at high speed, the speed of several times the speed of sound makes dodging not an easy task.

Even if the enhanced shield can withstand penetration, the immense momentum contained in the projectile is enough to send the enemy flying along with the shield. If it's grounded, it wouldn't hesitate to smash the entire enemy, foundation and all, into the ground—this is the most fundamental law of the universe, the power of the holy sword of physics!

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Faced with Su Ming's indecisiveness, Jisu felt there was no need for him to struggle, and casually said, "Why make a choice? Just equip all three weapons!"

"Eunuch Ji, this won't pass the censorship; threesomes are illegal," Su Ming sighed.

"Ha?"

Joking aside, the collection and installation of materials for these weapons is only a small part of the work. Subsequent logistical support and maintenance each involve independent and complex systems and challenges.

Therefore, it is definitely necessary to choose one option to prioritize.

Su Ming pondered for a moment, and had almost made up his mind.

Just then, a noticeable commotion arose outside the bridge. Su Ming looked out the porthole and was shocked to see a huge silver figure gracefully and smoothly gliding onto the wide aft deck.

Immediately following behind, another equally enormous figure landed steadily.

"The Silver Dragon Guard has arrived." Zijin noticed as well.

The Pansy was currently maintaining a half-speed pace, waiting for the Silver Dragon to arrive from Shining Island to join them.

"Oh no!" Su Ming slapped his forehead in frustration, "I completely forgot about the Silver Dragon —I was planning to hold a sports meet!"

Zijin, who was standing nearby, looked at her with a puzzled expression. After asking her, she learned the whole story.

"This is a real problem. The usable area on the deck and in the cabins is simply not enough!" Su Ming frowned.

The Pansy was already stretched thin, with limited space to accommodate twelve enormous dragons, a large number of personnel from the Final Bone Mad Machines, and mountains of ship-supplied supplies.

Now that there's one more dragon, Su Ming is going to hold a grand sports meet. If all those curious dragons rush onto the deck to join in the fun, the scene will be unimaginably beautiful!

"We must transform immediately and switch to the second form!" Su Ming decided decisively. "Fortunately, we have enough manpower to handle this."

He retrieved the structural file for the second form from the computer and started the printer to output the drawings.

He then picked up the walkie-talkie and ordered, "Notify all non-essential personnel to assemble immediately on the main deck!"

"Dispatch center received!"

Zijin put down her research materials, stood up, and walked towards the lower deck. "Leave the engine room adjustments to me."

The second transformation of Pansy also requires a significant change to its core power layout.

Reminded of this, Su Ming picked up the walkie-talkie and added, "All crew members in the engine room, whether on duty or on standby, immediately proceed to the engine room. Have Beianqi come along too."

Clear announcements were being broadcast throughout the ship, with duty officers relaying dispatch instructions. Inside the Pansy, personnel at all posts responded swiftly, putting aside their tasks and rapidly assembling at designated locations to await orders.

Su Ming carried a large stack of freshly printed, still-warm blueprints to the deck, distributed them to the heads of each group, and assigned them their respective areas of responsibility for modification.

"President Su, is there some kind of emergency?" Yin'er asked as he walked over to see a large number of people suddenly gathering on the deck and making a huge commotion.

"Sorry to trouble you to stay in the air for a while longer." Su Ming glanced at the time on his wristwatch, then turned to the members who had assembled on the deck and raised his voice to ask, "Complete the form transformation within half an hour, is that alright?"

"We will complete the mission with our full force!" The resounding reply echoed across the deck.

"Alright, let's move out immediately!" Su Ming ordered.

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Upon receiving the order, everyone dispersed in an orderly manner and went to their respective posts. Soon, the sounds of bones splitting and piecing together came from all parts of the ship, and the ship's structure began to deform and reorganize.

The heavy armor that originally protected the key areas was drastically reduced to make room for the skeleton. The entire hull structure, as if stretched by an invisible giant hand, began to rapidly expand and extend in a planar direction, and the originally steep sides quickly became open and flat.

Gradually, a brand new outline began to emerge on the sea – the Pansy, which had originally appeared somewhat sturdy and robust, now spread out smoothly on the azure sea, just like its wings outstretched.