Chapter 1058: The Final Month Before the War
Chapter 1058: The Final Month Before the War
By now, the initial testing of the Tashin Defense Network has come to a temporary halt.
Subsequently, the team conducted a series of new tests on other defensive modes of the network, and the results were highly satisfactory. Everyone left with a sense of accomplishment.
The successful deployment of the Tashin Defense Network marks a new era in Earth's defensive capabilities.
Following this, the United Earth Government published the test data of the Tashin Defense Network on their official website.
Through detailed data, the government fully demonstrated the network's formidable strength.
The government was not concerned about the Skrulls obtaining this information.
Firstly, the Fuji Spring is now guarded like a fortress by Earth's military, making it impossible for anyone to leak data. Secondly, even if the Skrulls knew the data, it wouldn't matter much. Realizing the Tashin Defense Network's power, the Skrulls would likely abandon their plans to attack it and focus on the two openings for their final battle.
The decision to publish the data was driven by numerous benefits!
Seeing the detailed data on the official website, the global population felt reassured.
The Tashin Defense Network's incredible defensive capabilities instilled a firm belief that the network, combined with the United Government's military, could truly protect them. Even if they couldn't defeat the Skrulls, they could certainly defend themselves.
This stability in public sentiment helped unify the people, fostering a collective determination to win the war! (Of course, there were dissenters, but in times of crisis, harsh measures were necessary. Any dissenters were secretly executed by the relevant authorities.)
The United Government's decision to publish the data was entirely to stabilize public sentiment, as the saying goes, "United, we can move mountains."
The more critical the situation, the more important it is to remain united.
On the Skrull side, the appearance of the Tashin Defense Network also caused significant reactions.
Seeing the Tashin Defense Network, the Skrull leadership realized that Earth's humans had unveiled their trump card.
However, they had no idea how to counter it based on mere observation and imagination.
But the Skrulls were not in a rush. They could study the network in detail once the war officially began.
Earth's technological advancements were not expected to surge suddenly, so they could engage in a prolonged conflict and take their time to research the network.
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In this atmosphere, time passed day by day.
By May, both Earth and Skrul were making their final preparations.
On May 2nd, Earth's humans began constructing fusion power plants on the islands of Kyushu, Shikoku, and Hokkaido.
This was a crucial task, so high-ranking cultivators like Su Yu and Yang Jian joined in to assist with the construction.
With the participation of eighth-stage cultivators, the construction progressed rapidly.
In just 10 days, 10 large fusion reactors were built on the three islands, with a total installed capacity of 22.63 billion kilowatts, equivalent to China's annual power generation!
The 10 fusion power plants continuously supplied electricity to the Tashin Defense Network, easily meeting its daily maintenance needs. Additionally, 20 water and photovoltaic energy storage stations were constructed on the islands to store excess power for use during the war.
On May 5th, Su Yu ascended to the Upper God Rank.
On May 8th, Xu Xiaotian, Zhong Feng, and Old Meng, three players, collectively ascended to the God Rank, increasing the number of God-level beings on Earth to 7, plus the cat Chenxing, making it 8.
Initially, the United Government had also planned to elevate the players Yunzhong Mudi and Binghongcha to the God Rank.
However, the United Government was severely lacking in psychic energy. After much deliberation, they had to abandon Su Yu and his companion, leaving their strength capped at the peak of the Seventh Rank.
On May 10th, the United Army of Blue Star finally mastered the use of the Taxin Defense Network. They set up monitors at key points on the network and deployed the highest-level defenses at the two breaches.
On May 13th, Chancellor Cao and the First Emperor traveled to Skrull, marking the last visit of Blue Star humans to Skrull before the war began.
On May 15th, the ten defensive lines in Japan were fully established. All of Blue Star’s defensive resources and the defensive weapons seized from the Skrulls were piled into these ten lines.
On May 16th, the thousand-strong magic corps meticulously trained by Su Yu’s avatar reached full strength. With the massive resources poured into the corps, 124 members advanced to the Sixth Rank, while the remaining 876 were all at the mid-Fifth Rank or higher. Each member of the thousand-strong magic corps was equipped with a Fifth Rank mercenary, the "Holy Angel."
If calculated using the Skrulls’ "Psychic Index," the actual combat strength of the thousand-strong magic corps was equivalent to four God-level powerhouses, making them a core force for large-scale battles.
Su Yu’s avatar led the magic corps to the northern front lines near Mount Fuji. In the future, they would be responsible for defending the northern front and the breach in Yamaguchi Prefecture, serving as the backbone of the combat forces.
On May 20th, Chancellor Cao and the First Emperor returned to Blue Star, bringing back a large number of "Major Trios" and "Minor Trios." By this point, Blue Star humans possessed over 3,300 sets of "Major Trios" and 370,000 sets of "Minor Trios." This not only completed their goal set three months ago but exceeded it by more than ten percent.
In addition to military weapons, Chancellor Cao and the First Emperor also brought back a significant amount of psychic stones and high-grade magical beast materials from various races. This batch of psychic stones greatly alleviated the shortage of psychic energy on Blue Star, allowing more cultivators to advance to higher levels.
On May 22nd, Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, and Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, both restored their Eighth Rank Great Ascension status. Their recovery brought the number of Eighth Rank cultivators on Blue Star to ten, even surpassing the Skrulls in terms of quantity!
Emperor Wu and Emperor Taizong were originally Great Ascension cultivators and could have restored their status, but they lacked the psychic energy. This time, after a careful meeting by the Blue Star leadership, the batch of psychic stones brought back by Chancellor Cao and the First Emperor, along with all the psychic energy extracted from the springs in the past week, was invested in them to restore their Great Ascension strength.
As for Yun Zhongmu and Binghongcha, their priority was lower, so they were put on hold for a bit.
On May 25th, Su Yu ascended to the peak of the God level. His successful ascension meant that Blue Star now had three Eighth Rank peak beings, bringing the peak combat strength of Blue Star humans in line with that of the Skrulls.
On May 28th, under the leadership of "Big Hammer 80," all high-grade magical beast materials on Blue Star were crafted into equipment and potions, and all golden items in the game were taken out.
On May 29th, the Blue Star army completed its assembly at the ten defensive lines. All preparations were in place, all military weapons were equipped, and all defensive weapons were inspected, with some already activated and on standby.
This was the third-to-last day before the war began. The entire world’s attention was focused on the small land of Japan, quietly awaiting the start of the battle in two days.
(End of Chapter)
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