Chapter 80 [Nutrient Solution 17000 plus update (1.5 updates)]
"Guliang, do you think we should use manual control or...Guliang?"
Gong Ming, who was in charge of technical command, was debugging the instrument. He casually asked Gu Liangyi who was standing beside him, but raised his head in confusion because he did not get an answer for a long time.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Gong Ming looked at Gu Liangyi's dazed expression and couldn't help but wave his hand in front of him.
"I... uh, nothing." Gu Liangyi came back to his senses suddenly. The heat on his cheeks had not faded away until now. He didn't dare to look at Yi Yan any more.
He bit his tongue under Gong Ming's teasing gaze and replied as if nothing had happened, "I think we should go with automatic guidance. It's a good opportunity to test the combat procedures that the headquarters has just developed."
"OK."
Gong Ming curled his lips and began to use the communicator to talk to the team members guarding the supplies. When passing by Yi Yan, he patted the young man on the shoulder and said, "Don't tease him too much. Gu Liang is shy."
Gu Liangyi: “…………”
He might be happier if you didn't say that in front of me.
Zhou Qingzi also called over two free Jindan-stage cultivators. Looking at the entire world of immortal cultivation, Jindan-stage cultivators are already considered the best among cultivators, and in many places, Jindan-stage cultivators can even set up their own sects. Lin Shen Sect has a total of fourteen Jindan-stage cultivators, most of whom are not in the sect, so they can only let two foundation-building cultivators take their place for the time being.
As an elder, Zhou Qingzi naturally supports his own family.
Before the drone took off, he specifically asked Zong Qinyuan: "Principal Zong, if they damage your magic weapon, we shouldn't have to pay for it, right?"
"What compensation?" Zong Qinyuan waved his hand. Ever since the collective journey of the Mo Da group, he had instantly changed from a stingy person who only took advantage of others to a wealthy local tyrant. This was all thanks to the strong support from the headquarters in the rear. "Don't worry, you won't be held responsible. Just fight me bravely!"
Everyone present laughed when they heard this, but the two groups laughed separately.
The disciples of Lin Shenzong laughed lightly, they did not take this exercise seriously at all; but the students of Mo University who knew the combat power of drones were laughing at Zong Qin Yuan's answer being too direct, even if they were using the funds from the United Nations, they should at least be tactful, right?
"What is the scope of this competition?"
Before flying on the sword, a disciple asked casually.
"The entire Linshen Sect." Gong Ming replied.
The disciple looked at him in surprise and couldn't help but say, "What a big tone! Do you know how big the Lin Shen Sect is?"
"Then do you know how large the scanning range of the drone radar is?" Gong Ming asked back.
But he immediately realized that the people on the other side probably didn't even know what radar was, so he could only shake his head regretfully: "Forget it, anyway, you just need to know that we are well prepared."
The drone control platform system in his hand now is loaded with a 3D scan map of the entire Linshen Sect. Not to mention the buildings, even every tree and every pot of flowers can be clearly seen on the map.
This also included some areas that were deliberately hidden by the Linshen Sect. Zong Qinyuan had always been concerned about the secret room that was revealed after the stone tablet collapsed that day, and speculated that the great elder who had never appeared might be inside. However, they asked several times indirectly, but Elder Zhou was very secretive about it, so in desperation, the team members of Mo Da could only secretly use drones to detect radar life signature signals.
After detection, it was found that there were indeed signs of life activity in the secret room, and there seemed to be more than one.
Seeing Gong Ming so confident, the disciples of Lin Shen Zong stopped talking nonsense and flew into the air on their flying swords, ready to face the next competition.
"I'm quite curious," Zhou Qingzi stood beside Gu Liangyi with his hands behind his back, and asked curiously amid the buzzing of hundreds of drones, "How do you control so many magical instruments with so few people? Do you have any special skills like the flying sword I practice?"
Gu Liangyi thought for a moment and asked instead, "You should know about the unity of man and sword, right?"
Zhou Qingzi nodded.
"It's similar here," the black-haired young man faced the bright sun, his eyes narrowed slightly behind his lenses, and a faint proud smile appeared on his fair face, "The so-called drone swarm, in fact, the biggest technical difficulty lies in how to use one unit to control hundreds or thousands of drones."
When he spoke, everyone's attention was unconsciously drawn to him.
The young man who would subconsciously avoid people's gaze when talking to them has long disappeared, and in his place is Gu Liangyi, who now smiles lightly and speaks calmly but powerfully.
Yi Yan had already noticed this.
He was happy that Gu Liangyi had completely gotten rid of the shadow of the past, but at the same time, he felt a pang of bitterness in his heart, which was the unpleasantness of having his own treasure exposed to others.
But he said nothing, just stared at Gu Liangyi's profile, his dark and deep eyes seemed to want to engrave the black-haired young man in his mind.
"…After achieving this goal, the remaining tasks can be handled by artificial intelligence. This includes line of sight analysis, terrain analysis and mapping of the most concealed routes, as well as the generation of the best route by AI based on altitude, terrain and line of sight data." Gu Liangyi continued without noticing.
"Each of our drones is equipped with an advanced power system, intelligent reconnaissance system and special offensive ammunition. They can flexibly navigate, scout, lock and carry out autonomous attack missions under the control of the general control unit. In addition, they are relatively inexpensive and do not pursue precision strikes..."
He looked up at the chaotic battle in the sky and said calmly, "So, this is the effect we have now."
Zhou Qingzi looked up suddenly.
Less than a minute after the battle began, cold sweat began to seep from the foreheads of the disciples of the Linshen Sect. The drones from all directions were like hornets that could penetrate any hole. They were small targets and fast. Although the airflow when they flew would disrupt their formation, the vacancies would soon be replaced by substitutes, harassing them continuously.
"How brave!"
After all, they were in front of outsiders, and no one wanted to lose the members of the Lin Shen Sect. After the initial confusion, of course everyone showed their true abilities.
These people were all sword cultivators. Ten years of hard training had brought their sword skills to the highest level. Looking at the drones being destroyed and falling from the sky, Zhou Qingzi's originally ugly expression gradually eased.
He even started to feel like chatting with Gu Liangyi: "Your magic weapons are really interesting. Those half-witted people who don't have solid basic skills and don't practice seriously can easily be entangled by these little things and can't escape. If there are enough of them, maybe they can even make Jindan cultivators run around for their lives."
Gu Liang could sense the halfhearted flattery in his tone. He moved his lips, but out of consideration for the host's face, he said nothing. But Zhuge Xiao next to him was not as generous.
"No, Elder Zhou," he said casually, "How long has the exercise started? Why don't you take a look?"
Zhou Qingzi frowned, somewhat puzzled.
He felt that he had figured out the operating principle of the so-called "drone" magic weapon. It was nothing more than using its own maneuverability to ram in the air. It might be of some use to cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage, but the bodies of cultivators in the Golden Core Stage had already undergone a baptism of rebirth. How could they be easily knocked off the flying sword while flying with a sword?
Moreover, ordinary cultivators would not be foolish enough to fight alone in a melee with the enemy. All kinds of formations and combined skills are prepared for group combat. If it really comes to a fight to the death, who would tolerate them to act so arrogantly in the sky?
"It seems that you still don't quite understand the power of drones." Zhuge Xiao sighed seriously, "Why don't you take a closer look at the clothes on your disciples?"
Zhou Qingzi followed his line of sight and took a closer look, and sure enough he discovered something was wrong.
Why are there so many red spots on everyone’s body?
"Because this is an exercise, we replaced the ammunition on the drone with marker bullets." Zhuge Xiao introduced calmly, "Didn't Brother Yi and the others take you to visit the shooting range in the school before? Elder Zhou should have some understanding of the power of firearms and ammunition."
When Zhou Qingzi realized what these red marks meant, his expression started to change; after hearing what Zhuge Xiao said, his whole face turned even darker.
"That's enough, come down!"
He shouted to several disciples in the sky.
At this moment, Zhou Qingzi finally understood that there was really no need to continue this so-called "competition".
"In fact, we are not trying to show off our strength to you," Zong Qinyuan said, "I said it again, you should know that the next thing that Lin Shen Sect will face is the cultivators of the world. We are willing to help you tide over the difficulties. With these drones, I believe that your sect will be able to deal with crises more calmly in the future."
But Zhou Qingzi still pursed his lips and said nothing. Perhaps because he was a little embarrassed, he stared at the disciples who were at a loss as to what to do and cursed: "One by one, when something hits you, don't you know how to dodge? I don't know how you practice your body skills normally, and look at what you are like now!"
Those disciples also felt wronged. A Jindan-stage cultivator complained quietly, "Elder Zhou, it's not that we don't want to hide, it's just that the speed is too fast and there are too many of them, we can't hide!"
Just avoiding the collision of drones took up all their energy. After discovering that the marking bullets would not cause any harm, who would still care about this?
But they had to admit that even if they wanted to avoid it, the bullets that came at them in an instant did not give them any chance at all. Even if it was a marked bullet, it was still painful. Just by being lectured by Elder Zhou for a while, several disciples grimaced and secretly rubbed their waists.
Just hit the waist, it’s too yin!
"Thank you for your hard work," Zong Qinyuan said to them, "Please step back a little. We will show you the true face of drone swarm combat."
Everyone looked at each other.
What does it mean by true appearance? Did those things hold back when they fought with them just now?
Zhou Qingzi said angrily: "Okay, then I want to see what the 'true appearance' of your magic weapon is!"
"Please!"
He uttered the two words stiffly.
Zong Qinyuan knew that Zhou Qingzi was still unwilling to accept it, but sometimes the truth was just so cruel. What was that sentence that students often said? He thought casually, is the ascension of the flesh not as good as the deus ex machina?
When facing a flesh and blood body, no matter if you are a god, a monster, or a Tyrannosaurus Rex, as long as you are not a true god who can call the wind and rain, you have to bow to fire, artillery, and explosives.
"Send out all drones, divide them into two formations, and conduct a simulated combat drill!"
Gong Ming, who had been uninterested until now, finally perked up. He smiled and said, "Got it. I choose the red side. As for the blue side... Gu Liang, how about you operate the blue side's units?"
Yi Yan's eyes pierced him coldly.
But Gong Ming seemed not to feel it and still looked at Gu Liangyi with a smile in his eyes.
Gu Liangyi felt that Mr. Gong's bad taste was really evolving, but this opportunity was indeed tempting. He hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded: "Okay."
"Instructor Jiao should have taught you the most basic drone unit operations."
Gong Ming generously gave him half of the console. While the other team members were assembling actual combat ammunition, he set up a red-blue battle mode on it. "It's very easy to use, just like playing a game."
This was a fool-proof operation mode specially designed by the headquarters for outsiders like them. It was originally used to shoot birds, but Zong Qinyuan's words made it a disposable consumable... The Minister of Finance was so angry that he blew his nose and glared at the headquarters, while Lu Lang, who had written in the report that Lord Mo could use it at will without any regret, looked straight ahead and pretended that he saw nothing.
However, this confrontational exercise, which spared no expense, also produced extremely shocking visual effects.
Under Gu Liangyi's control, another batch of drones took off from the spot. The humming sound of hundreds of drones was like waves, and the overwhelming momentum made Zhou Qingzi speechless.
And in the next second, with Zong Qinyuan's order, the real war began at this moment!
Dazzling streaks of fire streaked across the sky, followed closely by orderly arrays of drones and ground-to-air weapons operating in coordination with each other.
In an instant, the deafening explosion shook all the monks in the sect!
Although Zhou Qingzi had already sent a message to his disciples in advance, forbidding them to take off during this time period to avoid accidental injuries, some cultivators still stood on high places and watched the fierce battle regardless of the danger in order to see it more clearly and comprehensively.
Just as Mo Da had informed him in advance, the battlefield this time covered the entire Linshen Sect. The Kunlun Mountains, which had been silent for a thousand years, were awakened by the rumbling sound. Gunpowder smoke filled the air, causing every cultivator's heart to beat violently.
“This is too…”
The faces of the two Jindan stage cultivators turned from pale to blue and then to black. Originally they were still a little unconvinced and thought that if they dealt with it seriously and with the cooperation of their fellow disciples, dealing with these drones would be a piece of cake.
But when they saw that Gu Liangyi and Gong Ming could create such earth-shattering power just by standing there and moving their fingers, they finally lost their previous confidence.
What kind of wasp is this?
They are killer bees that want to kill people. They will pounce on them and bite them to death without letting go!
Zhou Qingzi saw more than them. He could notice the different tactics adopted by the two armies in the battle in the air. It was like playing chess. Gong Ming pressed forward step by step, while Gu Liangyi made roundabout moves and ambushed on all sides.
The two were evenly matched for a while, and each destroyed some of the other's "chess pieces". While concentrating on the game, their expressions became more and more excited.
"You've seen it, right? To deal with flying creatures, especially cultivators who can fly with swords, there is no better weapon than a swarm of drones!" Zong Qinyuan took the opportunity to explain the live broadcast and bring goods. "I know your sect has a great formation to protect the sect, but blindly defending will only consume ourselves. The life of every disciple is precious. Is there anything more time-saving and labor-saving than using drones to fight?"
"Not 998, not 98 either," he became more and more excited, and stunned Zhou Qingzi and the other disciples present. "Only 9 spiritual stones and a whole column of drones, we will pack it up and send it to your home! Elder Zhou, are you really not going to consider it? There are discounts for buying more!"
Zhou Qingzi let out a "hiss". It was impossible for him to say that he was not moved.
Nine spiritual stones, this price is indeed free for the Linshen Sect, which owns the spiritual vein mine. And coincidentally, the same is true for Zong Qinyuan.
There are several thousand similar military expendable drones stored in the warehouse of the Desert University. The production line on the other side of the earth has an astonishingly high production capacity, with global shipments reaching tens of thousands of units a day. If one train counts as 100 units, this business is a sure win!
Both sides felt that they had gained a great advantage. But after thinking hard, Elder Zhou was still very curious about one thing. Now, even the fiercest battle in the sky could not attract his attention.
"Principal Zong, since this 'drone' is so powerful, how do we break its formation?" He asked humbly, "Is it possible that we can only line up like this to counterattack, or use brute force to break through?"
"That's not the case."
Zong Qinyuan was very generous, even to the point that Zhou Qingzi felt something was wrong: "To be honest, we had already considered this issue before coming here. We are sincere in selling goods, but we can't just supply you alone, right?"
Zhou Qingzi asked tentatively: "...So what do you mean?"
"I can feel that your sect is sincere in making friends with us. So as a friend, I naturally cannot treat you badly. I still have to provide some internal hard goods." Zong Qinyuan waved at him mysteriously. The key point is that Zhou Qingzi really came over.
He heard Zong Qinyuan lower his voice and say to him: "In fact, we also have anti-UAV missiles and laser anti-UAV systems, and these defense systems are also divided into different levels for different levels of UAVs. Which one do you want?"
Without waiting for Zhou Qingzi to answer, he quickly said, "We don't have much of these anymore. They have already been reserved by several sects! If you buy them now, the pre-sale will take about a month. Buy early and enjoy early!"
After saying that, he magically took out a contract from his pocket and tricked Zhou Qingzi into signing it on the spot. He even bought a set of "portable distress bracelets" for several of his apprentices to prevent Zhou Ming's incident from happening again.
The members of the Mo University team watched the whole process and their mouths twitched as they listened, with a lot of complaints in their hearts that they had no place to vent.
As expected of a great man who, when he was the director of the admissions office, could even trick freshmen from friendly schools into dropping out and retaking the exam. He is both a spear and a shield, and this anxiety marketing trick has been mastered by Principal Zong!
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