Chapter 43: Energy Weapons
Yang Bo put down his cup and asked curiously, "Why?"
"The Rift itself isn't complicated, but the energy stone on top of it is. This energy stone is called a homogenous energy stone," Liu Zhijie shrugged.
He then sighed, "But those who can afford it are truly formidable. Take our planet, for example. The guardians can eliminate any target within ten seconds, anywhere on the planet, once it's locked on."
"Source Energy Stone?" Yang Bo looked at the boss with curiosity.
Liu Zhijie nodded and pointed at the virtual TV, saying, "The battle armor on the Red Earl this time is energy battle armor, and it's homogenous energy battle armor."
"Homogenous energy, as the name suggests, means that the energy's attributes and frequency match the user's own energy. Creating the homogenous energy stone for the Rift weapon requires massive resources, allowing the user to control the Rift."
"An energy-sourced armor is an armor made from energy metal. The energy metal of this armor is energy-sourced with the user, or at least has a very high compatibility."
"An energy-sourced armor, well, whatever abilities the user has, the armor has the same abilities. You can think of it as an extension of your own body."
"Whether it's the source energy stone or the source energy metal, the manufacturing process is highly confidential. Once the source energy stone is created, all the user's secrets will be revealed. The Sky-Splitting weapon is very famous, but few people use it. First, it's extremely expensive to produce, so only members of major families or large corporations can afford it, as these families and corporations manufacture them themselves."
"Second, it's for national personnel, like the guardians of each planet, who are equipped with this weapon by the state."
"Third, it requires support from remote secure communication data."
Yang Bo understood and thought to himself, "My mecha uses homogenous energy metal, so will my mecha become invisible when I use it?"
He was quite excited. If the mecha could become invisible, he would definitely test it out...
"Who exactly is this Red Earl?" Yang Bo asked.
"Well, they are descendants of nobles from an ancient empire. On one hand, they want to restore the noble system. On the other hand, you know that nobles in the past didn't treat commoners as human beings. So these people are killing those they deem guilty, such as those involved in finance, whom they consider vampires. You know what kind of people financiers are in today's society?"
"On the other hand, they don't treat the residents as human beings. Every time they appear, countless residents die. The residents' status is very low, but who dares to speak up? You say these people don't know what they're thinking, and they're so mysterious. This time, thanks to the ace mecha pilot, otherwise we might have died."
"The Red Count suffered heavy losses this time. The Alliance has thoroughly analyzed the commander's silver energy armor. From now on, the Red Count's people won't be able to escape. Once we figure out their energy attributes and frequencies, it'll be easy to track them down." Liu Zhijie shook his head.
Yang Bo couldn't help but think this was like a cult. Otherwise, how dare these guys broadcast live across the entire Alliance that the commoners deserve to die? It's like the Amish on Earth—white people have always discriminated against people of color, but if anyone says it out loud, they'd end up in prison for life.
"The Red Earl's people are unlucky. The mainstream combat method for mechs is close combat, and long-range weapons are merely auxiliary. At a distance of several kilometers, orbital cannons and space-based laser weapons would have already destroyed the warships."
"Plus, without any intelligence evolution, long-range mecha pilots trained for years can't use them. Someone joked that every long-range mecha pilot's brain power rivals that of a light brain. These new weapons are fine against unarmored targets, but against mecha… I'm just curious—is this an internal conflict within the Red Earl faction, or did someone infiltrate them…?"
At that moment, a woman's voice rang out on the virtual TV: "Urgent news: According to the Alliance Security Department and military intelligence, members of the Red Count extreme organization were employees of the Alliance's second-largest logistics company, Red Crystal Logistics. A small-scale conflict erupted at the airport, resulting in the deaths of 130 extremists and the seizure of a large amount of evidence."
"This proves that Red Crystal Logistics is an affiliate of the Red Count extremist organization. The Alliance Parliament has issued an arrest warrant for all members of Red Crystal Logistics and designated the company as a target for elimination."
Looking at the debris floating above the airport, Yang Bo finally understood why all the people he had killed were warship pilots and warship maintenance personnel. It turned out that these guys were really... Wait a minute, this was a transport ship. Did that mean the people he had killed were serving in some military fleet?
Yang Bo sucked in a breath of cold air. Had the Red Earl's people infiltrated the military? Should he flee immediately?
Liu Zhijie looked at Yang Bo's expression and thought he was shocked by the news. He shook his head and took a sip of water: "I didn't expect it to be the Red Crystal Logistics Company. This will be bad news for many people, but our business will thrive."
"Why do you say that, boss?"
"The unlucky ones' businesses will need to be cleaned up before others take them over. The judicial authorities won't get involved in these businesses. Do you know why?" Liu Zhijie asked.
"I don't know."
"Because they're afraid too many contraband items will be discovered. If that happens and it's made public, how many people will have to resign? It'll be a disaster. Maybe even the leaders of the enforcement agencies will resign. The new buyers won't want to get involved in that. That's where we come in. Anyway, we're all residents. There's so much contraband in the entire alliance, and we don't have chips. How could we possibly recognize it?" Liu Zhijie said with a smile.
Liu Zhijie said, "In my lifetime, I just want to get a piece of the same-source energy stone and make an energy weapon to play with."
"Split Sky?"
"No, not Split Sky. Split Sky requires data support. You can think of it as a cold weapon made from energy metal." Liu Zhijie said.
Yang Bo nodded, thinking to himself that the energy metal blade on his mecha could also be considered a cold weapon.
Mechas are mainly used for resource争夺, such as energy mines, and cannot use railguns or long-range energy weapons, as that would damage the resources. Therefore, the mainstream of mechas is close combat.
"By the way, are you buying a house? I can lend you some money," Liu Zhijie suddenly asked Yang Bo.
Yang Bo quickly shook his head: "Not yet. I'm saving up on my own."
Yang Bo was already planning to flee. Those madmen from the Red Earl might have joined the military, and here he was still thinking about buying a house. He must be crazy.
He quickly changed the subject: "Boss, buying energy weapons shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"Pure energy weapons without energy stones can be found on the market. After all, over the years, many predecessors' weapons have been left behind. Maybe there are some of the same origin or with similar compatibility. The key is that energy stones of the same origin are troublesome." Liu Zhijie took a sip of tea and shook his head in response.
"Sir, what do you mean? Can you use the energy weapons that the predecessors used?" Yang Bo asked in astonishment, though half of his expression was feigned.
(End of this chapter)