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However, the four researchers also gave different opinions regarding the actual combat capabilities of the [Droplet].

Professor Ella spoke first, her tone carrying a hint of magical arrogance, and bluntly stated: "This [Water Drop] is indeed powerful, with its extreme physical hardness and unbeatable flight speed, making it a dominant force in the field of physics."

The only way to deal with it is to rely on a few specific technological means to barely suppress it.

Each one must be precisely targeted at its physical properties, with its principles and effects clearly defined:

The first is the phase knife, which uses spatial phase misalignment technology. The blade can penetrate its high-density, strong core surface layer. Instead of cutting hard, the blade enters a spatial phase different from the water droplet material, directly cutting its internal molecular structure and destroying its material integrity from the root.

Secondly, there is the splitting cannon, which does not fire ordinary energy bullets but directly splits the water droplets. It can forcibly tear apart the composition of the water droplet surface, causing it to gradually disintegrate and scatter, eventually losing its hardness advantage.

Thirdly, there is the heavy nuclear reactor furnace. Its core principle is to create an extreme energy field through controlled heavy nuclear fusion and fission reactions, completely enveloping the water droplet within it.

This energy field can forcibly interfere with the strong interactions at the atomic level of water droplets, breaking down the binding barriers between atoms.

This causes atoms, which were originally bound together by the strong interaction force, to undergo disordered fusion and fission, losing their original structural stability.

It must be completely disintegrated at the atomic level, rather than simply melted, to truly destroy its physical hardness advantage and render it powerless.

Furthermore... to put it bluntly, targeted countermeasures at the purely physical and technological levels can also suppress it.

Of course, there are ways to defend against it purely from a physical perspective.

Many of the shields we've developed can accurately block it. Although their core principles differ, they all specifically counter its physical impact advantage:

For example, the core of the dark energy shield is to distort local space using dark energy, creating spatial folds.

When a water droplet impacts, the impact force is buffered and dissipated by the spatial folds, and does not act directly on the shield itself.

No matter how fast it is or how hard it is, it will be difficult to break through this spatial barrier.

For example, a light energy shield, in an instant,

By condensing high-density light energy into a dense energy barrier, its molecular density far exceeds that of a water droplet surface, allowing it to directly withstand the impact of water droplets.

By utilizing the molecular repulsion of light energy to counteract the impact force of water droplets, this factor is used...

At the same time, the powerful reaction force directly destroys the water droplet;

There is also a ceramic steel composite shield, which uses multiple layers of ceramic steel stacked together and powered by cold nuclear fusion. It utilizes the high hardness and toughness of ceramic steel to buffer the impact of water droplets layer by layer.

Even if the outer ceramic steel layer is penetrated, the inner layer can quickly fill the gap.

At the same time, the shield releases low-frequency vibration waves, interfering with the droplet's trajectory and preventing it from accurately hitting the target.

These are all purely physical defensive measures. Although they are not as easy as the overwhelming power of magical laws, they can still steadily stop this so-called physical overlord.

She had barely finished speaking when she changed the subject, her tone filled with disdain.

Precisely pointing out the overwhelming advantage of the magic side: "But from a magic perspective, this thing is nothing!"

No matter how hard or fast it is, it cannot escape the crushing power of the laws of magic!

Rock magic can conjure pillars of rock weighing tens of thousands of tons, directly trapping and crushing them.

No matter how hard it is, it cannot withstand the crushing gravity of the rock formation.

Fire magic can ignite the fires of purgatory, not just a simple burning, but a direct incineration of its material essence, turning high-density ceramic steel and meteorite iron into molten iron.

Water magic can freeze absolute zero, freezing even space and time, let alone him;

Dark magic is even simpler; it can directly use the laws of shadow to devour its energy, turning it into a useless piece of scrap metal.

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"To put it bluntly, it's merely the pinnacle of physics, without any underlying laws," Ella added confidently. "The core of magic is the mastery of laws."

As long as the suppression occurs at the level of laws, even the strongest physical attack...

It's all in vain.

.......

During a break in the conversation, Chu Ming led the four researchers out of the core laboratory of the Gaoling Mountain base.

After walking along the mountain road for a while, you will arrive at the secluded warship production area—this is the site where C80 concrete (strength) warships are poured.

The bustling scene of laborers contrasted sharply with the icy and snowy landscape of northern Xinjiang.

In the center of the factory area, thousands of penitents dressed in identical gray uniforms were busily casting molds around a giant warship.

This group was mostly composed of members of the Redeemer Legion's charitable organization.

Each person had a faint tattoo mark on their forehead, and their bodies were surrounded by a considerable amount of earth-elemental magic.

These redeemers were all injected with second-tier earth ant serum—a special infrastructure-specific product developed specifically for the redeemer legion.

Unlike ordinary infrastructure-building serums, this one is a strong recommendation for *Full-Time Creation Master*! It doesn't prioritize safety, development, or aesthetics; its core focus is on enhancing physical strength and magical energy storage capabilities.

Not only did it possess the immense strength of a burrowing ant, it also mastered the basic skills of earth-based digging, load-bearing, construction, reinforcement, and solidification.

While it may not be able to turn mud into stone or soil into gold, it is perfectly suited for construction.

Right now, they have a clear division of labor. Some of them hold onto the concrete pouring pipes weighing several tons with both hands and, with the strength of ants, steadily and accurately inject concrete into the warship mold, their movements are steady and unshaky.

Some fingertips gather a weak earth magic to quickly smooth the concrete gaps at the edge of the mold, making the hull more compact, or they directly use earth magic to "hammer" and "compact" the outer layer of the warship.

Others utilized the digging skills of burrowing ants to excavate and reinforce ditches around the factory area to transport ceramic steel sheets.

Even ceramic steel components tens of meters long can be carried by two or three penitents working together, efficiently advancing the construction progress.

They weren't particularly tall, but they were all incredibly energetic (with Luo Shen and the whip supervising them), showing no signs of slacking off.

Every movement was performed with earnestness—for them, this was atonement.

Oh, speaking of ceramic steel and PVC materials...

It must be said that behind these achievements lies the current predicament of Great Xia – an extreme scarcity of high-end materials.

In particular, various core and scarce materials, such as the bones of supreme monarch-level demons of the rock attribute, are hard in texture and contain pure rock elemental essence, making them the core raw materials for crafting high-level defensive equipment and array bases.

There are also extraterrestrial materials such as star iron and meteorite iron, which contain cosmic energy and are essential materials for the core components of dark energy engines and laser cannons;

In addition, the rare spiritual material, silvery-white light, is key to purifying and stabilizing the energy of divine objects.

Furthermore, fragments of divine artifacts, high-level magic crystals, and special metals are all insufficient to meet the demand for large-scale mass production.

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It also reveals the current predicament of Daxia – due to the severe shortage of basic materials, three new alloys with extremely high cost performance have been developed: plastic steel, rubber steel, and ceramic steel.

All three alloys are based on raw materials made from common steel, ceramics, and polymer colloids, which are abundant in Taixia.

Through dark energy catalysis, magical array tempering, and the erosion of national destiny...

While ensuring basic strength, costs were minimized to the maximum extent, achieving the ultimate cost-effectiveness.

Plastic steel is tough, wear-resistant, and lightweight, making it suitable for manufacturing individual soldier equipment, civilian protective facilities, and simplified versions of the Iron Warrior armor...;

The adhesive-bonded steel has extremely strong adhesion and is not easily broken, making it suitable for constructing fortifications, bridges, base frames, etc.

Ceramic steel is resistant to high temperatures, corrosion, and impact; its hardness far exceeds that of ordinary steel; and it is also inexpensive.

Based on these three high-performance alloys, DaXia has upgraded and modified many things.

The most representative examples are the infrastructure and military fortresses throughout the Great Xia Dynasty, as well as the hidden concrete and ceramic steel warships.

These two warships have not been publicly announced and are currently in the mass production and storage phase. They represent the hidden naval and interstellar combat capabilities of the Great Xia Dynasty.

The core design concept of these two warships is "powerful and capable of flying".

Instead of deliberately pursuing ultimate defense, it achieves all-around protection and adaptability through its heavy hull:

The superposition of tens of meters thick C80 concrete layers and ceramic steel layers gives the hull extremely strong resistance to high and low temperatures.

Even in the extreme cold or heat of space, the ship can remain intact;

At the same time, the thick hull can also resist the corrosive effects of cosmic rays and interstellar viruses.

It can adapt to multiple environments without the need for additional complex protective modules, rare metals, or sophisticated layouts.

To put it simply, it's a moving mountain, and the massive mountain body serves as the protective layer!

In terms of power, the warship is equipped with mature thermonuclear engines and coldnuclear engines, coupled with an upgraded anti-gravity module, resulting in terrifying power output.

Even with a massive hull weighing hundreds of thousands of tons, it can maneuver flexibly, truly realizing the original design concept of "powerful and capable of flying".

It is precisely because of these mass-produced equipment and warships, as well as the implementation of various scientific research achievements, that factories are now springing up everywhere in Great Xia.

Productivity has increased a thousandfold compared to the past.

Even so, they still constantly complain about "insufficient production capacity".

The core reason is that the demand of the Great Xia Dynasty is simply too enormous.

It must not only meet the needs of its domestic citizens for protection, spiritual practice, and a better life, but also stockpile sufficient equipment and warships to prepare for future wars between humans and demons.

It also needs to support the attrition of various battlefields, in addition to the extremely rapid iteration of new equipment.

Production capacity has consistently failed to keep up with demand, which has become a major pain point for Daxia's current development.