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My Apocalypse Territory-Chapter 150 This is definitely not a mistake!
The agenda proceeded in an orderly fashion.
The elder sitting at the head of the table had spoken so much yet still sounded vigorous. He scanned the room and announced, "We will now begin the final item on our agenda, concerning the military reform and the establishment of the Ancestor Dragon Force."
"As everyone knows, an increasing number of powerful demonized beasts are emerging from the Abyssal Rift. The existence of our military was initially not for combating these demonized beasts. The negligible damage dealt by our firearms to the demonized beasts means that the development of new weapons, especially research into rune weapons, is urgent."
"Yet, that is not enough. The world has changed. Ancient wars were fought with numbers; modern wars rely on equipment—advanced equipment. Now, while equipment remains important, it is merely supporting. The most crucial factor is people, the Awakeners!"
"The Awakeners hold infinite possibilities. From what we know, there are thirteen levels within the Awakening Tier, divided into Foundation, Body-shaping, and Source Condensation—the three evolutionary processes. An Awakener who has condensed a Source Qi Sea can resist an entire pre-apocalypse conventional army with his or her own strength alone. It's clear that over time, the role of the Awakeners will become increasingly significant."
"Therefore, I propose the formation of the Ancestor Dragon Force to gather the Awakeners in the military. The remaining military forces, after reorganization, will serve solely for safeguarding the Sanctuary and other collaborative missions. Does anyone have any objections?"
There was silence for a moment.
"I second the motion."
"I second the motion."
"I second the motion."
With a solemn expression, the elder stated, "Upon the establishment of the Ancestor Dragon Force, the first order of business is to educate the Awakeners in cultivation. Some military Awakeners have already attempted cultivation with results that exceeded our expectations. After its establishment, all who join the Ancestor Dragon Force will be taught the Cultivation Skill."
Since time immemorial, there have been many legends about cultivators—ordinary people would hear them and laugh them off. But the elder understood that some legends were not without basis.
Cultivators did exist, encompassing martial arts and the pursuit of the Dao. However, the abilities of pre-apocalypse cultivators were never as formidable as in the legends. Many Cultivation Techniques were excruciatingly difficult to initiate, and even upon success, one could hardly display the powers described within the techniques.
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It was as if something was restraining them.
Even the real Martial Arts Grandmasters and Dharma Method Masters before the apocalypse could not manage the strength to fight an entire army alone; at most... they were a match for a well-equipped special forces squad.
This was also why pre-apocalypse there were so few instances of martial artists causing trouble. It's one thing to commit crimes using martial prowess, but one had to be sufficiently powerful to do so in the first place. For ordinary martial artists, it only takes a few rounds from a firearm to face Game Over.
But after the apocalypse, everything changed!
The world transformed drastically, Source Qi surged forth, and all things began to awaken.
The real Cultivation Techniques started to gradually reveal their rightful power.
The elder looked towards the man sitting at his side, a "young" man in his thirties with silvery-white hair.
His name was Meng Jingran. He appeared young, but his actual age was not much less than that of the elder himself.
He was a true Martial Arts Grandmaster, especially after the apocalypse when Master Meng's strength surged enormously, reaching a level that even the most elite Awakeners in the military couldn't come close to.
The elder understood deeply that this was the effect of practicing Cultivation Techniques.
He was also aware that Meng Jingran's capability to advance so rapidly was due to his decades of cultivation—a gradual accumulation that suddenly soared to the heavens.
To expect the military Awakeners to reach the same level was unrealistic.
But if the Cultivation Dharma Method were to be imparted, even learning a bit of it would exponentially increase the battle power of the military Awakeners.
...
Territory, somewhere located at the eastern foot of a vacation villa's mountain.
This area had been designated as the training ground for the Patrol Team and also as a test field for equipment that needed to be tested outdoors.
At this time,
Tang Yu was unaware of the serious incident that had taken place somewhere in the north.
But he too had a grave expression, focused on the war vehicle before him that was the length of a regular service car, yet slightly narrower in build.
This was the newly minted Floating Chariot...
a semi-finished product.
Unlike the usual manufacturing of equipment, the construction of a Floating Chariot could either be done in one go or by first making the individual parts and then assembling them all at once.
Naturally, one would prefer to do it in one go for convenience, yet to create a complete Floating Chariot, he... was still missing some kind of key material.
He had to settle for the next best thing and crafted the other parts first.
The Floating Chariot's semi-finished product before his eyes was missing the key floating function, but if one overlooked the floating function, this Floating Chariot also came with three pairs of high-strength tires, enough to travel normally on land.
"However, the floating function is crucial. From Lindong to Luoxia, there are many high-risk areas along the way. It's a minor issue to take a detour to avoid those areas, but the key is traveling through some complex terrain. Without the floating function, many terrains are hard to cross, and it would take a significant amount of time..."
"Traveling on foot to Luoxia Sanctuary is dangerous enough, not to mention, it could take three months and you still might not get there, but driving this semi-finished Floating Chariot could speed things up a lot. Tang Yu estimated that it would take a little over half a month to get there. However, if the Floating Chariot could be equipped with the final floating function, perhaps it would only take a few days to reach the Luoxia Sanctuary."
As Tang Yu pondered, he saw Kevin leaning against the Floating Chariot, his eyes shining, gently caressing the vehicle's body as if it were an indescribable form, unmindful that his white beard was dragging on the ground and had turned greyish-black.
"Wonderful, just wonderful, truly indescribable!" Kevin murmured to himself, "I never imagined that the Energy Resistance Rune and Energy Gathering Rune could be combined in such a structure. How did I never think of this before? Those past ten years have really gone to the dogs!"
"And this Solid Rune can actually be improved in this way, engraved on the chariot's armor, fully utilizing the original indentations of the armor. While these runes might not be advanced, the design skill is indeed too exquisite!"
Kevin touched the chariot's head, body, and wheels, and even went around it, almost crawling underneath.
Tang Yu, with a deadpan expression, could hardly bear to watch any longer and coughed dryly, "Master Kevin, if you wish to study it, I could give you one, but for now, shouldn't we first test the Floating Chariot's performance?"
Only then did Kevin snap back to reality, chuckled embarrassedly, his old face turning red, "Lord, you are right, I was too eager. Such a marvelous item should be researched and savored slowly."
He took out measuring instruments and began collecting various data from the Floating Chariot.
Tang Yu then had Shay try driving it; the Floating Chariot moved forward in the testing ground, turned, drifted, and with the Acceleration Rune fully activated, then, with a bang, the Floating Chariot crashed into a mountainside.
Kevin: "..."
Tang Yu: "..."
Debris flew everywhere, burying the chariot within.
Shay hurriedly opened the door and kicked away the debris surrounding the chariot before repeatedly dusting himself off.
He looked somewhat embarrassed, but then saw that the Floating Chariot itself was completely unharmed.
His eyes suddenly brightened, and he couldn't help but touch his head, "Right, this is a test of the chariot's impact resistance, definitely not any operating error. How could I, the venerable old driver from Akina Mountain, make such a rookie mistake."