Li Yao and Fire Ant immediately understood what he meant.
Normal planets did not have atmospheres and water resources. They were either too close to the star or too far away.
If they were too close to the star, it would be difficult for them to generate a powerful magnetic field. Most of the spiritual energy around the planet would be attracted to the star.
If they were too far away, they would be reduced to a frigid hell without the illumination of the star. Spiritual waves would be barely active, too.
On such a planet that lacked light, water, air, and spiritual waves, even if a lot of metal minerals were hidden, it would be an enormous project to excavate them from below the ground and refine them into high-purity materials that were suitable for refining. Countless supporting factories and personnel would be required. It was indeed not something that could be accomplished in a year and a half.
But Kunlun was different.
This was not a normal planet but a planetary warship modified by the Pangu civilization. It boasted an atmosphere and an ecological system that were even more stable than the Heaven's Origin Sector and the Blood Demon Sector!
The dense purple clouds in the sky suggested that there were abundant water resources. Li Yao and his companions had seen a lot of rivers and lakes on their way there. As for the underground rivers, they must be even more abundant!
The purple clouds that enshrouded Kunlun were also attracting the radiation of the pulsar incessantly and transforming it into the purest spiritual energy. It was almost an inexhaustible treasure!
What was more critical was that metal remnants were scattered everywhere on Kunlun. They were all high-purity materials that had been refined by the Pangu civilization billions of years ago.
Although the surface of many of the remnants had been rusted or petrified after the passage of time, they were still much better than the raw minerals that were full of impurities and no different from rocks!
In such a unique environment, the war bases of the Imperium did not even need to mine and refine the remnants. They could simply collect the remnants and select the usable parts. After cutting and polishing them, they would be ready for precise processing!
Such a speed of development was almost a hundred times higher than that of a normal planet.
As the saying went, misfortunes and blessings were often accompanied by misfortunes. Kunlun, which was right next to them, could bring tremendous relics, technologies, and techniques for the newly-born Federation. But at this moment, it was also a catalyst that pushed them to the abyss of destruction!
"According to my calculation, the speed of their production of the Grand Illusionary Soldiers and the metal spiders has slowed down and is showing signs of stopping."
Looking at the time on the chip in his retina, Li Yao said softly, "The construction efficiency of the buildings has been significantly improved. Also, the entire base is showing signs of expansion!"
"That's perfectly normal. The Grand Illusionary Soldiers are not very advanced magical equipment after all, and their combat ability is not high. There is no need to waste resources on producing too many of them.
Professor Mo Xuan said. "If I were a commander of the Imperium hiding deep inside the war base, I wouldn't have chosen to produce too many Grand Illusionary Soldiers, either. As long as they were capable of protecting themselves, it would be enough. Most of the resources would be devoted to upgrading the base so that larger, tougher magical equipment could be produced as soon as possible!"
"A piece of magical equipment that is more powerful than the Grand Illusionary Soldiers?"
Li Yao licked his aching teeth and felt a burning sensation on the tip of his tongue. He couldn't tell if he was excited or nervous.
"Have you noticed?"
The Fire Ant narrowed his eyes and said, "The Grand Illusionary Soldiers that have just been produced are mottled and patched. Their movements are somewhat rigid, too. They are not as elite as the first batch of Grand Illusionary Soldiers."
Li Yao and Professor Mo Xuan maximized their eyesight and observed carefully for a moment. Then, they nodded at the same time.
"I understand it now. The raw materials to produce the Grand Illusionary Soldiers are not the raw minerals but the garbage picked up from the primeval battlefields. In other words, they are not 'produced' but 'jumbled'!"
Li Yao slapped his forehead and was slightly relieved. "That's what I was wondering. How can a complete metal collection and purification system be established so fast? Even for the Imperium, the speed is still appalling! As it turns out, they are just garbage picked up and jumbled together. That makes a lot more sense!
"No wonder they are not producing more Grand Illusionary Soldiers. I assume that they have picked up all the 'garbage' nearby, and there are no more raw materials!"
Professor Mo Xuan's voice was still tense. "However, if we do not do anything about it, they will establish real smelting plants and magical equipment centers sooner or later. By then, it is very likely that the most elite Grand Illusionary Soldiers and the powerful magical equipment that we cannot imagine will be coming out of the assembly lines one after another!"
"We have to find a way to … claim it!"
Li Yao's eyes were glittering, and he seemed to be drooling. Licking his sharp canines, he said, "The mainframe crystal processor of the war base must have stored the designs of a lot of military magical equipment of the Imperium of True Human Beings, as well as the designs of the bizarre buildings and the entire process of their production! If we can get the 'mobile war base' and even replicate it on a large scale, our capability will certainly soar! "
Brilliance that looked like magma flowed out of Fire Ant's eyes, too. He mumbled, "Yes. Right now, we are going to develop the resource planets of the Flying Star Sector on a large scale and look for more Sectors beyond the three Sectors. If we have such a 'mobile war base', our efficiency will be more than ten times higher!"
"Professor!"
Li Yao said hopefully. "A few years ago, you swallowed most of the computational ability of the 'star brain' and had a deep understanding of the crystal processor system of the Imperium of True Human Beings. You even developed a few viruses that targeted the crystal processors! Are you confident that you can sneak into the war base, steal its mainframe crystal processor, and turn it into part of you? "
"It's hard to say."
Pondering for a moment, Professor Mo Xuan shook his head and said, "There are two problems. Firstly, the 'star brain' that I swallowed was created by the star child, who was from the Imperium of True Human Beings more than a hundred years ago.
"That is to say, the star brain represented the level of the Imperium of True Human Beings more than a hundred years ago.
"We don't know when the 'war base' was built, and when the mainframe crystal processor adopted was a product of the Imperium of True Human Beings. If it is the latest model with the most advanced technology, I'm afraid that it will not be easy to hack and control it.
"Secondly, the war base is surrounded by so many Grand Illusionary Soldiers. Also, there must be real Immortal Cultivators inside the base. We need to figure out how to sneak in successfully.
"What if we attract their firepower and create an opportunity for you?"
Fire Ant stared at the war base far away, his voice full of brutality and decisiveness.
"That's inappropriate."
Li Yao thought for a moment and vetoed the idea. "Right now, the enemy has stopped the production of the Grand Illusionary Soldiers and devoted most of the resources to the expansion of the base. They are probably preparing for the production of a certain piece of large magical equipment.
"The expansion and upgrade of the base are not something that can be accomplished overnight. During this time, the improvement of the overall combat ability of the base will be very limited!
"Before, we estimated that the base was just a 'scout' sent by the Imperium of True Human Beings, and therefore, there might not be many experts in it. But judging from the situation right now, it is very likely that the base is developing on its own and building an army in silence. Then, we will have to change our initial judgment. The Immortal Cultivators in the war base are not 'scouts' but 'commanders'. They can't be weak!
"We only have three Yuanying. Should the enemy have one or two Yuanying, too, with so many Grand Illusionary Soldiers, the defense system, and the ultimate magical equipment hidden deep inside the war base, they will definitely be able to stop us!"
"Then, we will be alerting the enemy!"
Fire Ant and Professor Mo Xuan thought for a moment and realized that it did make sense. The Imperium had projected such a terrifying war base that stored a lot of critical technologies of the Imperium after such a long journey. If the base could be occupied by three Yuanying easily, it would be an invasion or a suicide mission!
Very impressive attack methods must be hidden deep inside the war base, which were not something that they could resist easily.
"Right now, the Immortal Cultivators are not aware of our existence yet, nor do they know that we have grasped a lot of information about them. That's why they were not in a hurry and switched to the 'base expansion' mode after producing only a thousand Grand Illusionary Soldiers!"
Li Yao's eyes were still as red as those of a hungry wolf, but his voice was extremely calm as he analyzed carefully. "If we launch an assault but fail, the Immortal Cultivators will certainly devote all their resources to the production of the Grand Illusionary Soldiers and assemble countless Grand Illusionary Soldiers in only a few days!
"Therefore, our best strategy is to wait for the arrival of Burning Prairie!"
"After Burning Prairie arrives with dozens of Jin Dan experts and Yuanying experts, we will attack it from the front and consume a lot of its computational ability. In the meantime, you and my four senior brothers will sneak into the base in the form of liquid metal. Just like how we swallowed the star brain on Heavenly Phantom, we will certainly be able to seize the war base!"
There was no absolutely perfect magical equipment or tactics in the world. The Grand Illusionary Soldiers seemed overwhelming and blood-freezing, but they had a fatal shortcoming, which was that they were highly dependent on the manipulation of the mainframe crystal processor.
When the mainframe crystal processor manipulated tens of thousands of Grand Illusionary Soldiers to fight, it would certainly consume a lot of computational ability, which would be a great burden on the crystal processor itself.
That would be the opportunity for Li Yao and his companions!
Right then, the Fire Ant suddenly exclaimed in a low voice, "Look. Somebody is coming out!"
Li Yao and Professor Mo Xuan both shuddered. They crouched deeper into the crevice at the same time, exposing only one of their crystal cameras connected by crystal wires. Adjusting the resolution to the maximum, they looked at the war base.
Three glamorous shadows slowly rose up from the center of the arc-shaped cover of the war base and floated in midair.
Compared to the common Grand Illusionary Soldiers, they were much taller and stronger. They were around 2.3 meters tall on average. The largest of them was more than 2.5 meters tall, which was the most standard body shape for a Crystal Suit.
Agile stripes of light were unleashed around their armor. Like tamed lightning, they condensed into a second armor of light, which was vaguely filled with the air of a transcendent being.
If it was a spiritual shield, it meant that they boasted more advanced technologies to control the force field than the Federation did, allowing them to twist the spiritual shield into different shapes freely.
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