area51novel Chapter 292 Aiming at Grandpa's Inventory
Chapter 292 Aiming at Grandpa's Inventory
Having been away from Douluo Continent for too long, and with Long You having been busy building the War God Palace server, Long You had indeed not logged into the Panlong Realm virtual world for a very long time.
Based on the information gathered after returning to the academy, it appears that the academy has been making good use of this virtual combat platform and regularly upgrading and maintaining it. Because of this, Long You, who doesn't have many social needs, hadn't paid attention to the Panlong Realm and was completely unaware that Shrek Academy's soul tool tactics were so indescribable.
With a twitch at the corner of his mouth, Long You's gaze swept over the Tang Clan members, who looked completely unconcerned and didn't see anything wrong with it. For the first time, he felt the terror of the limitations of his era. Agricultural countries that had never experienced the ravages of Maxim machine guns couldn't understand how an army of 50,000 could be wiped out by a dozen people. Shrek Academy, which had never truly experienced large-scale battles using soul tools, couldn't possibly understand what it meant for quantitative change to lead to qualitative change.
As if boneless, Long You retreated into the comfortable sofa, abandoning his attempt to explain to everyone present the correct way to deal with the Soul Army formation. No, to be honest, Long You couldn't find a more reliable solution right now.
During the Age of Exploration in his previous life, Long You had heard a saying: "Only one battleship can defeat another on the high seas." This saying also applies to the Soul Guidance Army. The Sun Moon Empire, relying on its technological advantages in Soul and other technologies, has created its own unique "battleships." Other countries, in order to avoid being attacked, naturally need to have "battleships" or other more advanced combat methods. However, changes in combat methods require hardware support.
Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department has indeed not relaxed its development and research of soul tools. However, an academy is an academy; it emphasizes the improvement of individual combat power and is accustomed to relying on absolute individual strength to achieve collective victory. Soul Guidance Army Formations are different. Their strength lies in maximizing collective combat power, relying on quantity to overcome quality, or even on higher quality combined with an equally exaggerated number to achieve overwhelming superiority. The difference between the two lies in their fundamental thinking: one is building Gundams, while the other is preparing the "East Wind" rain curtain.
Compared to their previous mortal bodies, in this world where power resides within oneself, Shrek Academy's approach of maximizing individual strength—creating an arrow capable of absolutely breaking through defenses—is flawless; the enemy's formation will crumble on its own when it's no longer in formation. However, limited by the times, Shrek Academy truly doesn't understand the immense power that tens of thousands of soul-guided rays could possess when gathered together.
Could Mu En, the strongest warrior in the original Douluo Continent's three kingdoms, or Du Busi of the Body Sect, really break through the blockade of the level nine soul-guided ray formation under the cover of a soul-guided shield? If they did break through, would they still have any fighting power? Long You didn't know the answer to this question, but he did know that only soul-guided devices could counter them, and continuing to develop soul-guided devices was an option without hesitation.
Just as heavy artillery and lances replaced archers and cavalry, the Soul Guidance Army Formation might be able to be broken through, but a more efficient approach is to use the Soul Guidance Army Formation to fight against the Soul Guidance Army Formation. However, the confrontation between Soul Guidance Army Formations is more of a confrontation between nations, and it is no longer suitable for the academy to be at the forefront.
Shaking his head, Long You pulled himself back from his wandering thoughts. He wasn't some great man who could single-handedly fight against an entire nation. From the moment he arrived in this world, Long You had only one clear goal—to live his life well. An undisturbed life required strength, so Long You would strive to improve his strength. Soul Guidance Formations could destroy a nation, but they couldn't eliminate a free-spirited Super Douluo, let alone a god-level powerhouse.
Refocusing his attention on the arena, the next match was the Holy Spirit Cult's. Considering that the Tang Sect was almost certain to encounter this group of evil soul masters, Long You felt it necessary to have Xiao Yan analyze the strange abilities these evil soul masters possessed beforehand, and prepare some countermeasures. Long You felt it would be a waste to rely solely on brute force.
As he watched, Long You's back involuntarily lifted off the comfortable sofa. What were those blood-red figures darting around? Weren't they the vampire bats from the Mingyu Sect in the original timeline?! The minor boss had become a background character because the main boss's components had changed!
Long You's gaze swept across the Holy Spirit Cult's territory, confirming that the cult's captain, shrouded in black robes, was a woman. [Tsk, little bat, it feels like a waste not to utilize divine bloodline at a time like this! But, it seems I can only trick one person. Who should I trick?]
The thought of slacking off briefly crossed Long You's mind when he caught a glimpse of Bei Bei, who was also intently watching the arena. [Alright, the captain's job is to solve the problem of battle strategy; let Bei Bei handle this happy dilemma.]
Relinquishing the task of observing the opponents to Xiao Yan, Long You's thoughts returned to his own development. After today's matches, the final eight rounds would begin, meaning the superficial peace within Mingdu City would soon end. Considering that his spatial law invisibility soul tool was not yet complete, Long You felt it necessary to reduce unnecessary time wastage, such as—the Mingdu Soul Master Elite Tournament.
In the previous round of the competition, although his victory had spared Manager Zhuang's life to some extent, considering that Manager Zhuang's previous direct confrontation with Buddha was hardly a smart move, Long You lost interest in continuing to stir up trouble. He didn't feel he had the time to get involved in the power struggle within the underworld for a limited quantity and variety of rare metals.
"Since that's the case, I'll trouble Grandpa a bit more during this time. In the short term, besides the spatial invisibility soul tool, I also need to design an amplifier for the pseudo-dimensional blade so that it can be used as a melee weapon for the soul-guided mech. As for the rare metals needed to make these two things, I believe that Grandpa has been running his business in Mingdu for so many years, he must have enough stock to meet my needs."
Since a major war is imminent, for the old man's safety, it's best not to stay in Mingdu any longer. Taking advantage of Di Tian's protection this time, we can raid the Holy Spirit Cult's treasury and return these rare metals to the old man; it won't be a free lunch.
Having mentally planned how to use his grandfather's money, Long You closed his eyes completely and began simulating the creation process of a spatial invisibility soul tool. The Tang Sect still had a competition, but Long You didn't think he needed to participate.