"Qing 'er, do you know the history of the development of human navies before the Catastrophe?"
After being silent for a short while, Zhang Tie suddenly asked a strange question instead of asking Yan Feiqing how many secrets did she know about him.
Yan Feiqing's worried look turned into a dubious look as she didn't know why Zhang Tie asked this question.
Before Yan Feiqing replied, Zhang Tie had finished his words.
"In the hundreds of years before the Catastrophe, before humans' tentacles and ambitions touched the sky, human navies pursued the doctrine of huge warships and big cannons. At that time, the human navies believed that the one with the largest tonnage, thickest armor and bigger cannons could dominate the four seas. In that case, the battleships with large tonnage, thickest armor and fierce cannons were the overlords of the sea. Besides battleships of the same kind, almost no other warships could match battleships!"
Under Yan Feiqing's dubious look, Zhang Tie sorted out his thoughts as he continued.
"However, although battleships were powerful, they were very expensive. Additionally, not everyone could produce them. Therefore, at that time, besides battleships, human navies also had other warships such as cruisers and destroyers which were smaller, weaker and thinner than battleships. Any of these warships could not defeat battleships at all; however, if there were some cruisers, they could also severely damage or sink battleships. These warships were also a component of a country's maritime hegemony and maritime force. Additionally, they have their own advantages. For instance, cruisers could run faster than battleships on the sea!"
"When the development of battleships reached its peak, someone proposed an idea. Apart from battleships, cruisers, and other warships, a new type of warship could be built. This new warship could have both the firepower of battleships and the speed of cruisers. If this warship could be built, then this warship could achieve the same effect on the battlefield. As long as it could catch up with the enemy, it could crush them with its firepower and turn them into iron coffins at the bottom of the sea. However, a warship that could turn itself into an iron coffin at the bottom of the sea would not be able to catch up with it. Do you think there is a problem with this warship building idea?"
After thinking about it for a short while, Yan Feiqing replied, "It's right. However, I'm afraid that the final result might not be as what those people imagined. Because this warship's advantage couldn't be sustained. If you could make it, others could also make it. After the two advantages offset each other, the balance on the sea would be restored!"
Zhang Tie nodded, "Therefore, human naval powers at that time produced a new type of warship called battlecruiser, which had both the firepower of battleships and the speed of cruisers. Later on, like what you said, Qing'er, when this type of warship was produced, it was indeed awe-inspiring. It couldn't defeat battleships; however, battleships couldn't catch up with it. Those battleships that it could catch up with were all beaten up by it. However, later on, people discovered the benefits of this type of warship and produced a large number of similar warships. As a result, the advantage of battlecruiser on the sea was even. Everybody returned to the same starting line. Not until the use of airplanes in sea battles did the age of huge warships and cannons come to an end...
"You mean …" Yan Feiqing understood Zhang Tie's meaning a bit.
"If sage-level knights are compared to battleships in this age, I might be the battlecruiser in this age. Even in duels, my advantage in speed could enable me to be undefeated. In the battle at the bank of Weishui River, if not Sagus, the Abyss Monarch of demons, didn't use the thunder of nirvana, Sagus couldn't hurt me at all. The duels between sage-level knights and I would be in a stalemate. It depends on who could persist to the end and quit the battlefield …"
"Do you think so?"
"Right!" Zhang Tie nodded affirmatively. Since he was severely injured in the battle at the bank of Weishui River, before he completely recovered his battle strength, Zhang Tie had deduced the duels between sage-level knights in his mind for many times. The final result was that he dragged the sage-level knight into a long stalemate with his advantage in speed as a divine dominator. Undoubtedly, sage-level knights were powerful; however, if they couldn't touch him, everything would be meaningless.
After taking in a deep breath, Yan Feiqing continued, "Do you know that the sage-level knights of Taiyi Fantasy Sect have mastered a mysterious and extremely powerful aiding strength besides realm? The aiding strength mastered by that sage-level knight could completely offset your advantage as a divine dominator!"
"I also have aiding strength; however, I feel …"
"The aiding strength of sage-level knights is absolutely different than that of common knights. Don't compare the aiding strength of knights with that of sage-level knights. Because they're not on the same level at all. Actually, only the aiding strength of sage-level knights is the real aiding strength. As for the aiding strength below sage-level knights, they're just superficial aiding strength, enhanced aiding strength or dark aiding strength. The real aiding strength is mysterious like the blade of universal laws. Those below sage-level knights could never resist it …" After a short pause, Yan Feiqing continued, "When I was young, my master once told me that she saw a human sage-level knight who had mastered aiding strength shattering a fleeing heavenly demon knight into pieces from hundreds of miles away by one punch …"
Zhang Tie watched Yan Feiqing with a dumbfounded look. At this moment, Zhang Tie suddenly remembered that his master Zhao Yuan once told him that aiding strength was the most powerful strength that knights could master. However, after Zhang Tie got Supreme Protection, he gradually forgot about aiding strength; he even got used to it. As a result, he thought that aiding strength was just like that …
…
After staying in the attic for a short while, Yan Feiqing had left, leaving Zhang Tie sitting beside the window and watching the scenery outside in a daze.
Not until then did Zhang Tie realize that he had not fought sage-level knights at all. Therefore, he indeed didn't have a deep perception about the battle strength and abilities of sage-level knights. Zhang Tie realized that he had really wasted the opportunity to fight Yun Zhongzi in the realm of sage-level knights a few days ago. Actually, he should have a good fight with Yun Zhongzi in his realm instead of fooling people outside.
He had not tasted the realm of sage-level knights, not to mention the aiding strength of sage-level knights.
Not until then did Zhang Tie realize that he had taken everything about sage-level knights for granted …
As he grew stronger and stronger, he had unknowingly become arrogant. He had subconsciously developed a sense of arrogance.
The sage-level knights of Taiyi Fantasy Sect had mastered the powerful aiding strength. Therefore, Imperial Alliance was determined to win this time.
This crisis was definitely much more severe than he had imagined. It was absolutely the biggest crisis that he had faced since he promoted to a knight …
(To be continued.)
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