LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 808 - 808: 256. Optional betrayal
Chapter 808: 256. Optional betrayal
Noland Lee obtained the shaping plans for the “Underwater Scorching Ray” and the “Sonic Blast” techniques but did not immediately leave the laboratory.
Nolin’s ability in scientific research was evident to all.
Noland Lee had many ingenious ideas that he wanted to realize through her.
The most typical example was the shipborne shield.
Noland Lee now had 40 points in “Spirit,” and the level of his “Magic Shield” was 100-level, with a single shield casting strength of 200 points.
In one second, his “Magic Shield” could automatically cycle and cast 40 times, resulting in a total shield strength of 8000 points.
This 8000 points of shield strength was hardly impressive.
Even stacking resistance to 99%, it could only withstand 800,000 points of magic energy damage.
Never mind Tenth Ring Battle Wizards, Noland Lee could use his Elemental Energy Reactor to obliterate himself in an instant.
So, was it possible to use magic metal armor to enhance his defensive power?
Noland Lee had considered this approach.
In the end, he dismissed the strategy.
The Metal Ancestor Dragon was the greatest risk.
With that cunning old dragon around, all metal creations posed a potential risk of betrayal.
Secondly, Noland Lee had inquired with Professor Erica and Comini, learning that one of the requirements for wearing magic metal armor was meeting a “Spirit” standard.
The higher the “Spirit,” the stronger the magic metal armor a person could wear.
Also, due to the lack of the Metal System Meditation Method, non-Metal System wizards could not actively adjust the resistance values of the armor once donned.
They had to find a Metal Wizard to help them adjust the armor’s resistance before or after battles.
Given the shortfalls of both the “Magic Shield” and magic metal armor, Noland Lee eventually decided to enhance his defensive capabilities with a type of magic product akin to technology.
The obvious best method was to find shipborne shield generators dismantled from disc-shaped ships by wizards.
If Noland Lee cast Deconstruction on one of these, he should be able to retrieve the shaping plan he wanted.
Here’s where it got tricky.
The shipborne shield generators weren’t in the hands of the Wizard Enforcement Department.
They were taken by the Pure Light Court.
The reason given by the Pure Light Court was that they needed the shipborne shield generators to improve their “Sunlight Technique,” enabling it to break laws effectively.
This reason was irrefutable.
The Pure Light Court had always maintained a strong position within the Realm of Wizards.
No wizard forces raised objections.
Like the shipborne shield generators, the reactors, boost burners, inertial dampers, space jump engines, etc., from the disc-shaped ships also fell into the hands of Pure Light Court.
Hotams didn’t lose out either.
Being an entity with overall strength on par with the Pure Light Court, Hotams took all the shipborne weapons and ammunition from the disc-shaped ships.
Those items with lower research value, such as the armor expansion plates and injectors, ended up in the hands of various large and small wizard forces.
Noland Lee knew this information from deconstructing the memory fragments of Loymin.
Nolin was unaware that Noland Lee had the means to read memories.
She recounted the events that took place among the crew and on the disc-shaped ship.
From beginning to end, her tone carried a sense of detachment, as though she were an observer.
It seemed she had thoroughly come to terms with her identity and role.
She had completely severed herself from “Loymin.”
“Sir, I’m sorry, but I am unable to replicate the shield generator from the disc-shaped ships,”
Nolin said apologetically:
“The shield generators designed and manufactured by the Metal Creation Group require various rare metal ores from the XBII-73 Mineral Planet. I didn’t find anything similar to them in the Encyclopedia of Magic Materials you provided.”
“Then it seems I need to find a way to get the shipborne shield generators from the Pure Light Court…” Noland Lee mused.
“Actually, I have an alternative option, sir,” Nolin said:
“Before shipborne shield generators were invented, the previous generation of interstellar ships used a variety of shipborne devices to increase the ship’s survival rate. While these devices don’t match the shield generator’s defensive performance, their construction difficulty is much lower.”
Noland Lee raised an eyebrow:
“Oh? For example?”
Nolin counted on her fingers, listing as if reciting treasures:
“For instance, the intelligent decoy bomb. Against missiles with built-in navigation computers, the intelligent decoy bomb works wonders.
“Also, the fully automatic shipborne cannon with extremely high tracking speed and the accompanying ballistic computer. Together, they are known as the ship’s close defense guards, capable of preventing any flying device or missile from approaching the ship within 10 kilometers.”
Noland Lee’s eyes lit up.
Nolin continued:
“Then there’s the energy neutralization pulse wave projector.
“Before the invention of shield generators, interstellar ships relied more on energy neutralization pulse wave projectors to counter electromagnetic and thermal damage.
“It can create a neutralizing energy pulse wave in the target area. When a laser beam from laser weapons or a projectile driven by specific energy passes through this neutralizing energy pulse wave zone, its energy will be neutralized by the pulse wave.
“Laser weapons’ beams would significantly weaken or even vanish entirely. Projectiles from mixed turrets would become harmless due to the dissipation of energy.”
Seeing the expectant look on Noland Lee’s face, Nolin smiled and said: