What should everyone's usual impression of a weapon look like? Or rather, what should be the definition of a weapon?

Maybe it can change its form, the light and shadow effects when attacking can be colorful, and the name and usage can be different, but I think basically all conventional weapons are based on at least one thing in common: attacking the target, having a lethal or deterrent effect, can damage and traumatize the target's structure or function or any intact aspect, and use various means of destruction to destroy the target's normal state - I think weapons should basically be this kind of thing - but obviously, The armament that Bellavira used for the thing I showed me called the Halo of Glow was something else entirely.

A large black-red Fallen Apostle spaceship appeared around the glow ring, and after a proportional comparison, I found that the size of the glow ring was only less than half of the Eternal level, much smaller than I expected, after demonstrating the basic size of the golden aura, the glow ring began to charge, and showed its most basic attack methods - well, to tell you the truth, although the effect is gorgeous, but it seems to be powerful, and a large number of giant magic arrays can be generated around that golden aura, using dense barrage to attack, The power of those barrages is probably about the same as the power of the main guns of small and medium-sized warships, and it is a little powerless to deal with a super mothership like the Eternal-class, and during the demonstration, it saturated and bombed an enemy ship for more than ten minutes without the opponent's resistance at all before the latter's shield was extinguished - it is impossible to saturate and bomb a unit so smoothly on a real battlefield, to achieve the same firepower output. I'm afraid it would take five to six "glow rings" to break the shield of an Eternal-class mothership in a short enough time.

However, Bellavella told me that the Glowring is a supership of the same class as the Eternal-class mothership in the Imperial Sequence.

Just when I was puzzled by this, there was a sudden change in the holographic projection: the moment the target's shield was extinguished, a mirror-like layer suddenly appeared in the originally empty area inside the glow ring, and the image of the enemy ship whose shield had been defeated was clearly reflected in the mirror. I couldn't understand what was going on, but I instinctively felt that this was probably the moment when the aura really began to attack. But as I continued to read on, I noticed a bit of an inconsistency - probably to make the presentation clearer. Bellavera lined up the black ships that represented enemy forces, but only one enemy ship appeared in the mirror in the center of the glow ring, and all the surrounding ships were nowhere to be seen. And the reflection in the mirror doesn't quite conform to the rules of perspective - it doesn't appear to shrink due to the distance between the entity and the mirror, which doesn't make sense from perspective. So I began to speculate that maybe it wasn't a mirror. And a super-giant display? Showing the target it locks on at a full 100% scale? - Well, that's a little bit of a bad guess.

"The normal 'main cannon' of the Glow Ring is very weak, and it is completely unrivaled to the main guns on the technology side such as the Galaxy, but its final armament is extremely powerful - it is called the Terror Mirror System," Bella Vera explained to us, mainly to me, the way the Glow Ring fights, "This thing is very difficult to defend against, but it also has limitations, it can't destroy more targets than its annihilation radius at a time, well, the annihilation radius is the mirror-like area you see." Targets beyond this area cannot be fully locked, only partially locked. This is a weapon that inflicts absolute damage on a limited target, and is not suitable for dealing with bulky and bloated objects. But this locking device can be used, I don't know if you have noticed it, it looks like a mirror?—— during the locking process. It does work as a mirror, and as long as it is 100% fully reflected in the mirror area, it can be locked, so as long as the target has a cross-section smaller than the annihilation radius of the glow ring, it will not escape. Now, the second weapon system of the Glowring begins to attack. ”…,

The golden aura in the holographic projection has reached its charge limit. The "mirror area" inside it flickered suddenly, and then the image of the enemy ship reflected in the mirror began to shrink rapidly, and in just a few seconds, the size of that image shrank from tens of kilometers to ...... Anyway, in the holographic projection, there is only a small point of light the size of a grain of rice, and if it weren't for the arrow next to it, I wouldn't even be able to find it with the naked eye. While the image in the mirror shrank, the Eternity-class enemy ship locked by the glow ring also shrank rapidly, and disappeared in an instant, and a moment later, a small and faint spark like a firefly suddenly burst out where the black battleship had disappeared.

"The sheer power of the Terror Mirror System," Bella Vera smiled slightly, "Of course, this system has weaknesses, and its attacks will be neutralized by the Spectral Shield or a shield of the same level, because the Holy Light and Spectral Energy are equal in terms of information priority, and neither side can completely annihilate or interfere with the other in the main matter plane. As a result, the Terror Mirror system cannot lock onto targets that are completely encased in spectral or sibling shields. Therefore, the combat mode of the Glow Ring needs to be divided into two stages: the first stage is to use its own conventional weapons and friendly firepower to continuously weaken the target shield, and wait until the moment the enemy shield disappears, the target will be reflected in the mirror area, and the second stage begins, the Glow Ring will reverse the dividing line between the mirror and reality, we know that under normal circumstances, you take the initiative to take action when you look in the mirror, and then the image in the mirror will change, but once it is reflected by the Glow Ring, the relationship will be reversed- The Terror Mirror System will turn your entity in the real world into an illusion in a mirror, and then it will shrink its 'mirror' violently, and the reflected target will be crushed unconditionally. ”

Me: "......"

"Too much information and crashing?" Bellawi stretched his hand and shook it in front of my eyes, "Come back to your senses, it's not so exaggerated." ”

"This thing...... What level of weapon is this? Legal? Conceptual? I pointed to the holographic projection of the glow ring, "Isn't this lethality too incomprehensible?" ”

"It's not as exaggerated as you might think," Bella Vera shrugged. "It's just that most of the occult things don't work in accordance with the general view of the world, so they look incredible. The Terror Mirror System is strictly a mathematically modified device, its attack effect is limited to the annihilation radius, so it is not a law weapon, and its locking and activation process is subject to external interference, so it is not a conceptual weapon. In terms of power alone, in fact, this weapon is of the same level as the Galaxy main cannon. The high concentration of spectral energy torrents used by the latter has the effect of producing effects in all dimensions, and unshielded units will also be unconditionally destroyed when they are attacked by spectral energy, so the galaxy is not just a cannon—all medium to large in-service weapons in the empire are not purely physical kills. I figured it out, and that's it. However, when facing Empire-class warships. The Terror Mirror has an advantage over the Galaxy main gun, that is, after the enemy ship's shield is broken, it faces the Galaxy main gun. It can continue to fight by relying on charged armor and the internal ghost energy environment, and in the face of the terrifying mirror, as long as the enemy ship's shell ghost shield is no longer intact, the hull structure is complete, and the abundant ghost energy inside can stop the irradiation. ”

Bella Vera explains in great detail how the Mirror of Terror works. Whether it can illuminate the target or not depends only on two points, the first is that the opponent must be less than its annihilation radius - the locking system of the horror mirror operates using the principle of "information mapping", and it must reproduce the target 100%; The second requires a breach in the target's outer shield. This flaw can last for a short time, even if it is just a flash, a few femtoseconds. It is also sufficient for the mirror system to establish a mapping. After that, even if the enemy ship recharges the shield, it will be useless, because in the current world, the mapping relationship of information has been established, and the bullets have already flown into the head, and it is too late to put on the helmet at this time. …,

As for the process of how this thing uses a mirror to destroy the entities of the real world. Seeing that I was having difficulty understanding, Sandora made a vivid analogy: "You should always be familiar with shortcuts, right?" ”

"The one on the computer? Of course I know. I nodded.

"Shortcuts allow you to control procedural entities," Sandora continued, "Mirror Terror is the creation of a shortcut to the target, and we know that the essence of the world is a collection of information. Everything that enters the barrier of the World Realm must find a place for its information in the large memory of the 'World Realm', which can be seen as a folder, and the complete ghost energy masking can use advanced permissions - that is, the priority position of the ghost energy in the ladder of all things - to hide the folder path, and the horror mirror system is to find out where the target file is located, and then ...... Build a shortcut for uninstalling. ”

I finally understood it thoroughly this time.

"Pretty awesome...... I still think it's a little bit more high-tech than Galaxy...... Well, high magic," I looked at the golden halo on the holographic projection in amazement, "but I'm afraid this thing's ability to fight on its own is scummy, right?" ”

"There is no way, except for the real law weapons and conceptual weapons, it is difficult to bypass the various corrections of the world world through opportunistic means, in the case of the target has a complete ghost energy shield, even if the strength of that shield is low, the terror mirror system cannot be activated," Bella Vera spread her hands helplessly, "and it is limited to limited carrying energy, and its conventional firepower is not strong, so when facing a cluster composed of eternity-level, The Glowring must be supported by a large number of support ships to not die miserably: it is only about half as protective as the Eternal-class. However, as long as there are a certain number of glow rings in our fleet, they will form an unprecedented deterrent to the enemy. You can probably tell at a glance that such a sniper turret will take effect at any time, and how terrifying the enemy's large warships can be with a single hit - they will even sacrifice firepower and mobility to enhance the shield strength of a single ship in order to prevent being killed by mirror images - the combined shield is powerless against the glow ring, because the combined shield is not a complete shield, and the shields of a large number of different ships are stacked together, resulting in a large number of discontinuities, which do not affect the protection against conventional artillery fire, But it will leave an opportunity for the horror mirror to take advantage of. Ah, you have a question? ”

I pointed to the holographic projection, "Just one question, how long will it take us to build this thing?" Will it serve before the next war with the Fallen Apostles? ”

Bellavila looked at the sky at a forty-five degree angle, and after a moment looked at me: "You can't just treat me as a festival just because we have had a holiday before...... How long did it take you to build your first Eternity? Speaking of eternity, I still have a grudge. When I was in Azeroth, I had the last Eternal Battleship I had...... Viska didn't hesitate to set off fireworks......"

"That is, she doesn't set off fireworks, so it's our turn to be fireworks...... Don't change the subject," I was about to continue, but suddenly reacted, "That's not your glorious history. And back then, we didn't have the complete information of the Eternal level in our hands. The basic industry is not complete, and the progress is slow, but now you already have the information of the Glow Ring in your hands. ”

"But I don't have basic industry." Bellavira said that there was no room for negotiation, "I searched all over Xinxiang, but I couldn't find the surviving Sculptor Pool...... That is, the starport used by the mysterious department to build space weapons. Now, even if I have the information at hand, I have to build an industrial system from scratch. You've done the same thing back then, and you know how hard it is. As for the fallen apostles...... They can get nervous at any time, and I don't dare to give you any guarantees. In addition, I also have a suggestion for you, don't be too keen to immediately put a large number of powerful warships of the level of the Glow Ring into service, no matter when, it is difficult to turn the tide of a single and unsystematic thing, even if it is a super weapon, you might as well expect us to create a variety of small and medium-sized space weapons of the mysterious system first, which is in line with the reasonable law of development. And most of the time. A well-coordinated and diverse fleet is far more combat-effective than a mothership formation that lacks support. As for when the Glow Ring will be put into service...... All I can say is do your best. ”…,

I also know that this thing can't be forced, but I feel a little depressed to see such a powerful thing that can't appear in front of my eyes right away, but I believe that Bella Villa will not be ambiguous in this matter. So I can only trust this task to her - her burden will be very heavy.

"Anyway, thank you for your hard work." I think I still have to say something to Bella Vera, because she didn't have to take the initiative to take these responsibilities, and look at her current state, a crippled soul that can only move in a limited way by possessing herself to a clone. If she had been hidden in the depths of Sylvia's soul, no one would have said anything, but she had stepped up and resisted the most complex and important turning point that the new empire was currently facing, and I was not one of those who felt nothing, but I couldn't find a suitable way to say thank you—except for this sentence.

Bellavila smiled and blinked: "This thank you is not light, I will take it well." ”

"Anyway, you have already decided to retire from now on and become a small store manager with peace of mind, but now that you have pulled these burdens, won't you regret it?" Sandora looked at the raven hatchery in the distance and said in a soft voice.

The corners of Bellavila's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a smiling expression: "At first, I really wanted to retire and leave all this mess alone - because I was really tired." But seeing you so busy, I always feel that I can't continue to enjoy the blessings in the shadow city you have built with peace of mind...... Maybe you have to find something to do, so that your heart will be steady. Fortunately, it's only been decadent for such a short time, and I haven't forgotten my ability, and I can still cope with this little thing. I guess I made a lot of trouble for you in Azeroth in the first place, and that's a kind of compensation. ”

After speaking, Bellavila put away the holographic projection in the air, waved her hand towards her raven, and half a sentence floated lightly along the wind: "...... As for retirement—I'm not old enough to retire when I'm done with those rebels. ”

Because of a conversation with Bella Vera, Sandora and I suddenly had the idea of going to the Celestial City again, and it has been a few days since I left there, and I don't know if Aurelia has already sorted out those messes, because she knows everything about the Celestial City, Aurelia's work there is progressing very quickly, and there are many new progress reports almost every day, but no matter how much you report, I don't think it's as good as going to see it yourself.

For example, today the Realm City has been integrated with the Shadow Space, and there is no need to go through the troublesome Gate of the World Realm, the process of going there is as simple as starting from the Shadow City to Avalon, so just a moment later, we will come to the City of Angels, which is located in the core of the Celestial Realm City.

It is not surprising that everything in front of us has not changed much from when we left the other day, and by the time we left, the basic buildings of the Celestial City had already been put in place according to the plan, and we had no plans to expand or renovate these mega complexes in the near future. The only change in front of me was that most of the buildings were now in operation: the beautiful runes on the surface of those buildings shimmered mystically under the arcane urge, the blue crystals embedded in the outer walls of the buildings shimmered, and an extremely soft, musically pleasant sound drifted in the wind at all times, and the entire celestial city was enveloped in this sound.

Even though there weren't too many people in sight, the normal operation of those buildings was good enough to call it good news, at least the still somewhat empty Celestial City had a little more life.

"Look, there are already guards." Sandora looked around for a moment, then suddenly pointed to a floating bridge in front of her left, and following the direction of her finger, I saw two vague blue figures standing at the end of the floating bridge - they were two elemental creatures.

What can be predicted is that before enough mystical apostles are born, the most "residents" in the Celestial City must be this kind of elemental creatures that can be produced in batches, and I don't know if their activity can bring more lively atmosphere here.

"Your Majesty?" Aurelia's voice came from the side, interrupting my thoughts, "Why are you here?" (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )