"Even with the protection of the drone swarm, the charging time of several seconds is enough for the [Golden Crow] battleship to tear it to shreds."

Tao Yuda's face was filled with astonishment.

That seems...to make sense?

He gazed thoughtfully at the wreckage in the holographic projection, seemingly drawing some inspiration from the weapon's design.

"professor."

Do you know what ball lightning is?

Tao Yuda's eyes gleamed with excitement as he murmured to himself.

"Huh?" Lü Yongchang was stunned. "Ball lightning? That strange physical phenomenon from Earth's time?"

A distant memory surfaced in his mind.

It was a thunderstorm.

An orange-red "fireball" travels against the wind in the air.

It traced a strange yet graceful curve and slipped into the research institute's room through a crack in the window.

"boom!"

After a loud bang.

The "fireball" exploded.

That accident caused considerable losses to the research institute.

“Of course I know,” Lü Yongchang said with a touch of nostalgia. “I remember there were quite a few people studying this amazing natural phenomenon back then.”

"Now it seems that it does resemble our plasma weapons somewhat."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Tao Yuda nodded repeatedly, "Just like a ball of plasma enveloped by a strong magnetic field!"

"Since we can treat the battering ram as a disposable weapon, why can't we treat the drones it carries as disposable weapons as well?"

"No, it's not just the [Battering Ram], it can be used on every warship."

Lü Yongchang's expression shifted slightly.

He seemed to understand the meaning behind Tao Yuda's words.

"You mean, designing drones as disposable... plasma projectiles?"

“No, it’s not a shell.” Tao Yuda’s expression grew increasingly agitated. “To be precise, it should be a missile.”

"Under zero control, these plasma-encased drones can achieve full-range guidance and carry out precision strikes on targets!"