20demayo Chapter 7335 New Gadgets
Chapter 7335 New Gadgets
Chapter 7335 New Gadgets
To be fair, Zhao Ying's initial ideas were entirely correct, but as time went on, the original plan could no longer be implemented due to the awakening of the demon god's self.
The simplest point is that some top demon gods, after recovering themselves, can even communicate with Zhao Ying. What does this mean? It means that Zhao Ying can no longer deceive those demon gods.
Even though Zhao Ying acted decisively when she encountered the first such demon god, having all six of her babies join forces with her to kill the demon god who had developed self-awareness on the spot, once the first one appeared, a second would appear, and then a third. Their frequent appearances meant that Zhao Ying simply didn't have time to annihilate these demon gods who had developed self-awareness and intelligence.
The final result was that, at a certain moment, the demon god who had regained his sense of self finally realized that Zhao Ying was actually a fake. Then, several demon gods who had regained their sense of self surrounded Zhao Ying. It was only because Zhao Ying's combat power was extremely terrifying, and he was well prepared, with Jiang Guang, Wang Mao and others on the outside ready to help, that Zhao Ying was killed on the spot.
After all, a demon god with a self and a demon god without a self are two completely different things. The former, in terms of the ability to control its own power alone, completely surpasses a demon god without a self.
The simplest analogy is that a top-tier fifth-level fusion expert can kill an ordinary demon god without a self. The only problem is that due to hundreds of years of accumulation, it takes a lot of time to grind down the super-speed regeneration. Therefore, in general, a fifth-level fusion expert must team up to solve the problem.
However, if it were a demon god with self-awareness, even if all the talent structures and basic qualities remained unchanged, it would still require the top level six to fight against it. Even slightly stronger demon gods wearing armor would require level seven to fight one-on-one.
Now, all the Yunmeng Demon Gods have turned into such beasts. Even though they look dull and stupid, squatting in place without moving much, they now have a fairly clear sense of self. Putting aside everything else, at least they are very clear about how to fight.
"Damn it, who's going to trick a demon god into coming over today?" Zhao Ying sat on the opposite side of a tributary, looking at the Yunmeng Demon God on the other side. The demon god was only a breath away from launching a surprise attack. The river was practically non-existent to the gods and humans on both banks.
Yet this tiny tributary actually calmed down both the Yunmeng Demon God and the elite veterans of the Han Dynasty, who stood facing each other across the river. There was nothing they could do; given the current situation, the Yunmeng Demon God dared not charge over. This side possessed various special suppression techniques, all sorts of outrageous weapons, and even more outrageous elite veterans than the Yunmeng Demon God. As for the Demon God, there was nothing to say except for sheer numbers.
There's not much to say about the two thousand+ demon gods of Jiang Guang's level. If they see any movement here, they should just charge in.
For example, Jiang Guang and the others originally planned to lure the demons together, and while the demons were unaware of the power of modern technology, they built a permanent energy turret here, which Si Liang then controlled. At this distance, blowing the demons away would not be a problem at all.
However, this plan was only successfully executed when Si Liang fired a shot that blew up a large area of the enemy. The demon that was directly hit was vaporized, and the demons on the other side rushed over like a riot. The area occupied by the Han army was then occupied by the demons.
There's really no good way to deal with this. The opponent's strength is truly outrageous, especially after they've developed brains and can coordinate and employ tactics. There's really no good way to deal with them. In particular, some demon gods have even made special threats against the Han Dynasty—"If you continue like this, I'll arrange for a clone to carry out an independent decapitation or even a massacre of a village."
This threat made Chen Xi feel uneasy. He abandoned his original plan to stall and talk things over. Having brains wasn't always a good thing; he decided to just eliminate them.
So now the Han Dynasty and the Demon God can only threaten each other. And because the Demon God has a brain, it is not very meaningful for ordinary elite legions to guard the other side, because the organization and reaction speed of ordinary elite legions are simply not able to keep up with the Demon God's surprise attack. So the top elites can only watch the Demon God from across the river.
And so, across the river, the elite veterans of the Han Dynasty and the demon god on the other side came up with a way to exchange military treaties. After all, the other side was still a people from the Spring and Autumn Period, and in those days, there was still some sense of reason in warfare. In other words, the tough guys on this side would send troops to exchange military treaties, and the other side would have to send people if they didn't want to lose face.
In addition, many of Sun Tzu's generals and officers were of noble birth and valued face highly. After all, in the Spring and Autumn Period, when life was very painful, people were so miserable that they had to suppress their instincts to survive. Even basic desires like eating had to be suppressed, and they could not indulge themselves. Therefore, honor was very important at that time.
After all, without honor and integrity, in that kind of environment, people have no hope. In an era where even eating requires restraint, what's the point of living if you've lost your will to live?
So recently, the two sides have been exchanging pleas for apprenticeship. At first, the Han Dynasty made a pleas for apprenticeship with the demon god, and the demon god was not polite at all. As long as you chose to fight one-on-one, the Han Dynasty would send the demon god to fight one-on-one. Even if they died repeatedly, they did not give up in the slightest.
It can only be said that the brutal environment of the Spring and Autumn Period truly disciplined the demons and gods, even though they were no longer human, they still instinctively accepted that discipline.
After realizing this, the top veterans of the Han Dynasty spent their days fighting demons one-on-one, regardless of whether they had any self-awareness. They would eliminate as many as they could each day, and over time, this reduced the number of demons.
The problem is that this was only in the early stages. Later, the Demon God also began to attack the Han Dynasty, during which the Han Dynasty lost several top-tier sixth-level cultivators.
There's no way around it; a demon god with self-awareness is not easy to deal with. Even Jiang Guang, as the demon god gradually figured out his weaknesses and sent targeted opponents, faced some dangers in the last round of the "Master-Slaying" challenge. Now, the "Master-Slaying" challenge has become an extremely dangerous undertaking.
“I’ll handle this. I don’t make many moves, and I always finish them quickly, so I shouldn’t have revealed much information.” Zou Ta got up and did a few stretches. Even squatting among these immortals, he didn’t seem out of place at all. Especially after fully realizing when Chen Xi had done it, Zou Ta’s will, which had been stuck at the critical point, was sublimated, and his strength in all aspects truly reached its peak.
In addition, Zou has witnessed his past self who transcended time, and he has absolute confidence in his future and potential. In this world, confidence can be transformed into tangible power, so the hard power that Zou has recently demonstrated is top-notch.
"Wait a minute, don't go to the master yet. Master Wan said that he and Master Shuang have come up with something that is very useful to us. He told us not to go to the master for the time being, but to wait until they finish making the thing before continuing." Just as Zou Ta got up to go and fight the demon god one-on-one, Li Zhe, who came from the Iron Cavalry, called out to Zou Ta, signaling him to stop for a moment.
"What has Master Wan come up with this time?" Zou asked with some doubt, but he also stopped his original plan. There was no other way; it was indeed quite dangerous to fight the Demon God one-on-one now. However, top veterans also preferred this kind of evenly matched battle. If they won, they could even feel their own progress. After all, it was rare to have such an opportunity at other times.
However, the danger is indeed quite high. Previously, the Han Dynasty lost four Sixth-Level Refined cultivators because Master Zhi chose the wrong opponent, and the Roman side also lost two. There was no way to save their own brothers in the blink of an eye when fighting the Demon God. After all, without the Demon God's super-fast regeneration, they would die instantly. This is very distressing.
The Han Dynasty and Roman veterans who are still squatting opposite the Demon God are top-notch tough guys. Even if the Demon God comes to seek his master, he will always win.
However, by now, every veteran still stationed here has almost had their trump cards tested by the Demon God. If they continue to stay here after exposing their trump cards, the Demon God might seize the opportunity to take them down in one fell swoop. Therefore, at this stage, both the Demon God and the elites of the Han Dynasty are quite cautious. After all, even Jiang Guang was beaten into a perilous situation, which shows how dangerous it is.
On the other side, Wan Zhen and Zhao Shuang were researching the technology related to digitizing combat power. There was no other way; after the Demon God's self-awareness awakened, it was indeed quite outrageous, and the damage to the Han Dynasty was really quite significant. So Wan Zhen was thinking about developing some things that could detect the enemy's combat power in order to reduce their own casualties. And now, with Xu Yue's involvement, this thing has finally been developed.
"So, you guys have been working on this lately?" Xu Yue asked with some doubt, looking at the special mystic artifacts and targeted secret techniques recorded in the Mystic Mirror.
“Yes, there is a lot of uncertainty in the one-on-one duel between our elite troops and the demon god. The problem of casualties is difficult to solve. Sometimes, it is inevitable that the wrong opponent will be chosen.” Wan Zhen simply explained the bad situation faced by his elite troops. “Zhang Long, who died in battle before, was killed because he chose a tough demon god when he was paying homage to his master. At the last moment, his weakness was seized and he was killed directly.”
Wan Zhen's idea to create a combat capability detector arose because of Zhang Long's death. After all, when he was traveling around the world, Zhang Long and the others had carried his shield. Although those guys were immoral and often acted like beasts, Wan Zhen still considered them his friends.
After all, when he was in Africa, he saw some poisonous jellyfish that he had never seen before in the sea, and it was Zhang Long, who couldn't swim, who jumped in and pulled them out. So after learning that Zhang Long died because he chose the wrong opponent, Wan Zhen, besides finding someone to avenge Zhang Long, wanted to create a combat power data system to ensure that his buddy wouldn't choose the wrong opponent.
"What exactly is this thing based on?" Xu Yue asked with some curiosity.
“Based on talent manifestation, will control, and basic qualities, although I’m not good at combat, as you know, I’m very proficient in this,” Wan Zhen said in a deep voice. “The problem now is, what should be the basis for this?”
“Based on Li Wenru, I happen to have Li Wenru’s various test data, and he should now be considered a standard Qi Refining to Gang stage,” Xu Yue said matter-of-factly.
"I think you'll get skinned alive by Li Wenru sooner or later," Zhao Shuang said, glancing at Xu Yue. After all, the rumor circulating in Chang'an that Xu Yue was planning to marry Li You was quite alarming. The thing is, rumors that circulate in Chang'an are usually true.
Zhao Shuang had a pretty good idea of what was going on.
"I know how to structure talent, how talent manifests, the logic of talent and basic qualities mutually reinforcing each other, and how to combine finishing moves. So if I had to find someone to create a combat power analyzer, it would definitely be me." Wan Zhen glanced at Xu Yue, quite indifferent to the other party's audacious behavior. What's wrong with Li You? Can Li You skin me alive?
"Then let's use Li Wenru as the framework." Zhao Shuang was silent for a while, feeling indifferent. Anyway, both teammates had the same idea, so why should he stop them? It didn't matter. He wouldn't be blamed. Besides, if something really went wrong, there was still the great Sun Qian!
Li You think he can bypass Sun Qian to attack Zhao Shuang? What a joke! He didn't even deal with Wan Zhen, and he didn't even deal with Xu Yue right under his nose. He comes here to deal with me, Zhao Shuang? Does he really think I, Zhao Shuang, am weak?
"Let's make a rough version first and let the brothers on the front line test it." Wan Zhen said in a very down-to-earth manner, "My rough version is almost done, and Junqing has also done a good job on data integration. We just need to figure out how to combine and calculate it."
As he spoke, Wan Zhen turned to look at Xu Yue. Upon hearing this, Xu Yue patted his chest and said that this was no problem. Wasn't this what he was best at?
"Leave it to me, just leave the rest to me," Xu Yue said confidently. After all, it's work wherever you are, right?
Wan Zhen was very satisfied with this. Zhao Shuang's essence was supercomputing, and he had enough computing power, but he was not good at details and algorithms. Wan Zhen himself was an encyclopedia. He could understand and learn anything. Only Wan Zhen could come up with something like digitizing combat power. And only Wan Zhen could come up with it and actually make it.
However, how to achieve this through algorithms is something that Wan Zhen and Zhao Shuang cannot do, at least not in their current state. But then they met Xu Yue. Xu Yue happens to be proficient in all kinds of algorithms. Even without such a thing, he can create it. His intellectual talent is itself a manifestation of mathematical logic.
So after learning that Wan Zhen had roughly figured out what he was doing, the rest of the stuff had already taken shape in his mind. It was difficult, but it couldn't stump Xu Yue. Did he even know what a genius was?
"I'll work overtime for the next couple of days to produce a test sample. We'll find someone to test it and see how it goes," Xu Yue said.
"The other side has been keeping a truce for the past two days?" The commander, whose consciousness had fully recovered, received a report from his subordinates and asked with some doubt.
"General, should we organize all our forces to cross the river and launch a counterattack?" the demon guard asked tentatively. They had now gained self-awareness and had once again become the elite force that had dominated the Chu region, with their organization and teamwork at their peak!
"Wait a minute, those people on the other side are not easy to deal with either. We lost quite a few brothers recently. Let's wait and see." The fourth-generation commander of the Demon God pretended to think for a moment and rejected the guard's suggestion. There was no other way. Before realizing that he had failed, Zhao Ying forcibly used his willpower to break the limits and leave a mental imprint in the mind of the next generation commander.
As for the few demon gods whose wills had broken through their limits, Wang Mao and Zhang Huang killed them with their swords as soon as they were discovered, taking advantage of the fact that those bastards hadn't even woken up yet.
Therefore, even though the current Demon God Commander believes he has a clear self-awareness, he has actually been influenced by the ideological imprint left by Zhao Ying.
"If this continues, it feels like we won't be able to resolve this in a short time. We only have a little over two thousand left. If things were still like before, we could have solved it in twenty days at most." Zhao Ying squatted on the river, looking at the wandering demon god on the other side with a bit of weariness. To be honest, she had a strong urge to sneak over, but the current situation was that the Han Dynasty didn't follow the rules, and neither did the demon god on the other side.
This is very difficult, as the opposing side is strong enough, so the Han Dynasty has no choice but to abide by the rules.
"Let's wait a little longer. I asked again yesterday, and they said they should have settled what they mentioned earlier by today," Li Zhe said in a deep voice. "There's no rush. The Demon God is indeed difficult to deal with, but there's no need to rush."
Zhao Ying nodded upon hearing this. No matter how eager he was for his title of marquis, he could not afford to underestimate the demon god, after all, the blood of his brothers was still being spilled on the riverbank.
"They're here! Master Wan and Master Shuang are here!" Jiang Guang said with a hint of excitement. These past few days had been quite frustrating for Jiang Guang, as he couldn't spar with the Demon God every day. Jiang Guang felt like mushrooms were growing all over his body.
As for the danger, others might be genuinely in danger, but Jiang Guang was purely acting. With his pure stats, he was either completely outmatched or just hacking at the opponent's head with a big knife. There's nothing more to say; stats are just that ferocious.
"By the way, why do you always call me Master Wan?" Wan Zhen handed the finished secret mirror to Jiang Guang and asked with a hint of curiosity.
"I don't know, they all like to call me Uncle Guang." Jiang Guang paused for a moment when he heard the question, and then gave his answer. Wan Zhen's throat tightened upon hearing this, and he thought it was better not to ask such an idiot.
“That’s what the brothers in Liangzhou call you, so we just followed suit,” He Zhen said from the side. “Yes, it’s a way of praising you.”
New gadgets have appeared; let's make good use of these resources!