"Great news!! This time, our company not only successfully repelled the enemy's regular army's large-scale attack but also destroyed an important medium-sized city of theirs, which is enough to give us more time and space to compete for."

"However, the sudden madness of the Mechanical Cities this time is unexpected, aren't they always known for their cumbersome programs? To assemble and deploy so quickly... It seems that in their assessment, the current situation is extremely disadvantageous for them, and only war can solve the problems at hand."

"This winter, I didn't expect it to be such a total war..."

Zhou Yi shared the detailed intelligence with Red Kestrel and its companions.

He himself began to do something he very much enjoyed.

Counting the spoils of war.

Now it's time for post-battle relaxation.

703 took Zhou Yi all the way to Yalong Bay.

The captured warships and flying vehicles were all concentrated here for dismantling and modification to ensure they could not be controlled by the Mechanical Cities again.

All members of the Program Department were busy here.

Reinforced controls were laid out under the Mushroom House, with various tubes connecting these captured military units.

Aside from a few mechanical programmers, there were also three young programmer assistants running around.

Zhou Yi recognized them; they were Black Hand Mushroom 102, Chen Ji, and Bei Ta.

703 said with some excitement, "Chairman, we've obtained a lot of invaluable data from the data center of Chuneng City."

"This includes detailed intelligence on the 'Security Joint Guard.'"

"This is a coalition army organized by 138 Mechanical Cities triggering military instructions via a common protocol, putting all cities in a wartime state with all production geared towards manufacturing military units, supplying logistics, enhancing data processing capabilities against energy attacks, and so on."

"By the time we captured Chuneng City, the 'Security Joint Guard' had a total of three corps, with 46 brigades under them, each brigade being staffed with anywhere from 2,000 to 5,000."

"The force that attacked us was the first brigade of the Second Corps, the elite force of the second corps, equipped with 2,600 military units with high-strength bodies, and their comprehensive combat rating ranked fifth among the guards, a truly elite force."

Zhou Yi frowned as he listened.

This means that there are still at least four forces of the intensity and scale that attacked Sand Port.

If it weren't for the strategic asset of the atmosphere creatures, it would have turned into a meat grinder battle before. That's when the strong logistical capabilities of the Joint Guard would have been fully demonstrated.

The production capabilities of the Mechanical Cities as realized in military strength are indeed astonishing.

Zhou Yi immediately asked, "Can we determine the speed at which they produce the various military units?"

"Indeterminate."

703 replied, "Because Chuneng City itself is not responsible for manufacturing, it mainly provides docking, transshipment, maintenance, and charging functions, more like a large front-line military base. There are no records of this data."

"However, the first brigade of the Second Corps was assembled in Chuneng City, so detailed information about this force is in the data center."

"The range, firing rate, and destructive power of the first brigade's long-range Light Imprint Missiles, the environmental scenarios they are used in, and their own flaws, have all been very clearly recorded."

"Based on these data, we can modify the 7 captured warships and 9 aircraft into Light Imprint Body Units serving our company."

Zhou Yi asked, "Is there any information about the Death Light Weapon?"

"Yes! Two Death Light Weapons, both mounted on A-class vessels."

The robotic dog projected an image onto the ground.

Displayed was a pair of peculiarly shaped devices.

The first one was a metallic sphere; it released energy to form a Light Wall that could cover the surroundings. External attacks upon touching the Light Wall would form polygonal mirror-like structures, and then the energy gets dispersed and absorbed into the sphere.

"Chairman, this is the Death Light Weapon [Mirror Force Field]."

703 introduced, "It was manufactured by Mirror City, with an A+ rating."

"The mechanism of this weapon emulates and modifies the way aliens absorb energy from their surroundings. It can disperse the impact energy within the force field's range, forming a shield-like defense that can nullify up to 95% of incoming damage."

"Even when facing a Light Core Body, relying on this mechanism can form an effective defense."

Zhou Yi thought to himself, no wonder the Condenser's light blade couldn't penetrate an A-level cruiser.

This defense mechanism was indeed badass.

He then recalled, "But didn't Ni Ge, controlling the Black Thorn, pierce through the cruiser?"

"Yes, against Light Core Bodies, the effect is quite limited. Because this force field has several structural modes, it needs to choose the appropriate setting for different types of attacks. The Light Core Body's penetration and flickering are not included in the data model, so under the general mode, it can only neutralize about 40% of the attack before being forcefully breached."

Zhou Yi listened in silence.

The Mirror Force Field relies heavily on combat data and is easily killed by unfamiliar attacks.

But its strength is exaggerated, facing an opponent with sufficient data, it's practically indestructible.

The second Death Light Weapon displayed by 703 resembled a columnar high platform.

In the dynamic image, it slowly rose up, focusing a large amount of energy at the front of the column, before releasing a beam of light outward.

Zhou Yi remembered this. After the atmosphere creature descended, the last A-level cruiser activated this weapon for a powerful aerial strike, even creating a black light trench.

"Chairman, this is the [Death Light Cannon], rated A+. It was constructed by Snow County."

"It gathers and concentrates Death Light from the natural environment, combined with its own energy to build a sufficiently intense energy beam, then releases it onto a specific area."

703 said, "[Death Light Cannon] requires a high-intensity Death Light environment, the Dead Sea is the best, the effect is much worse on land."

"It needs to continuously store energy; the longer the storage time, the more energy it can accumulate, theoretically reaching a degree infinitely close to that of a Light Core Body."

"When facing us, it didn't have that much storage time, and against atmosphere creatures, this kind of non-specific energy damage is limited. However, if it's aimed at other units or cities, if struck, they would be instantly destroyed in large part, its strength is very high."

"Both types of Death Light Weapons require the power supply from the Energy Pool to activate. Their energy consumption is incredibly high, and they need some time to start up, only large-scale warships with sufficient strength can carry them."

Zhou Yi nodded.

The enemy came prepared and launched a swift military strike against Sand Port.

If they really got close to Sand Port and entered the long-range strike range of 50 kilometers, our disadvantage in this battle would be significant.

"And that cloud formation, the cloud that trapped the Condenser, what is that?"

"That's not a Death Light Weapon, but a special device called [Foam Mirror], targeted against Energy State Life and Energy Attacks."

The mechanical dog explained, "This method uses materials with specific properties to create highly reflective foam, heavily dispersing and refracting dense energy, thereby temporarily trapping within that environment and forming a defensive zone."

"The energy of the Condenser scattered, making it unable to ascertain the surrounding situation, hence it didn't dare to break through rashly."

For Zhou Yi, it was an eye-opening experience.

The technological reserves of Mechanical City were indeed rich, with a diverse arsenal at their disposal.

703 confidently stated, "We've obtained a lot of detailed data, we don't have to fear similar units and weapon attacks in the future!"

"Now if the enemy dares to come again, without more and stronger new weapons, they won't be able to take any advantage!"

But Zhou Yi felt no sense of relaxation.

The battle seemed to be a complete victory for their side, but in truth, it was extremely perilous, with victory hanging by a thread.

"What's more regrettable is,"

703 continued, "the electronic accounts in Chuneng City got disconnected from the external network and couldn't be used, we couldn't gain any profits from the enemy's accounts, the Light Seeds had already been transferred from the front-line cities... they had prepared for this scenario."

Zhou Yi was not concerned, "We've already got quite a bit from the spoils of war, and we've achieved the most important goal of strategic deterrence."

At least Sand Port can enjoy a brief moment of peace.

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