Chapter 944
In the year 10,250 of the Blue Star Xia calendar, Mahayana Star
After three or four hundred years of strong development, Mahayana Star is different from before. Not only have they replaced the people lost in the last big war, but they also have many more talented disciples, truly a gathering of great talents.
Besides the strong development of Buddhist cultivators, Mahayana Star’s technology has also made great progress. According to Blue Star’s classification, Mahayana Star now has an industrial level of four point zero, with various technologies already mature. Their Space Battleship has also been updated to the third generation.
"Quantum communication, nuclear fusion, and hybrid energy compression and purification technology are three technical problems that must be solved within a hundred years. If we solve these three problems, the Buddhist world will have no obstacles…"
At the high-level meeting of Damo Academy in Mahayana Star, Lv Junyu said to the top scientists of Mahayana Star that they have made a breakthrough in the cross-border teleportation array technology. However, unlike Blue Star, they still have not made progress in the hybrid energy compression and purification technology, so they can only use spiritual energy. This leads to a huge waste and loss of spiritual energy.
Over time, Mahayana Star cannot withstand this. The resources of spirit stones in Mahayana Star are also limited. Continuous consumption in space means Mahayana Star will eventually become a dead star.
"In terms of space projects, the next goal for the exploration spaceship is to reach one-twentieth of the speed of light…"
"The third generation of the Space Battleship must be strengthened. Our current methods of attack are still too simplistic, and the particle cannon technology is not mature enough…"
Lv Junyu continued, saying these are recurring issues. A hundred years ago, he also demanded this, but even after a hundred years, these problems remain unsolved.
Some unimportant technologies can be easily stolen from Blue Star by the Buddhist sect, and Blue Star is also happy to let them take these. However, for top technologies like the cross-border teleportation array, Blue Star keeps it very secret, and the Buddhist sect cannot steal them. In that case, they can only research it themselves, but that is not so easy.
The technology of Blue Star has been built up over thousands of years by hundreds of thousands of scientists and millions or even billions of engineers across many generations. For the Buddhist sect to overtake them in this manner is not easy at all.
So far, the key technology that the Buddhist sect has longed for has not made any breakthroughs. Even the third-generation Space Battleship of the Buddhist sect is not as good as those retired ships from Blue Star.
After the conference ended, Lv Junyu met Hui Kong and Ci’en, who warmly greeted him.
"Jun Yu, many talented scientists have joined Damo Academy in the past two years. Do you think the technology you just mentioned can make a breakthrough?"
Ci’en said that over the years, they have put in a lot to develop technology. They also learned to set up a modern education system like Blue Star. Although it is not as complete as Blue Star’s, it is a significant improvement for the Buddhist sect, where many talented individuals have emerged.
"It’s difficult. Those few people are indeed very impressive and smart, but they lack experience. It will take at least one or two hundred years before they can grow to become truly independent."
"Does it really take that long?"
"Yes, and it also depends on luck. A person’s intelligence has a limit. Many geniuses, when they are young, have plenty of Spirit Qi, but as they age, this Spirit Qi can fade away. Those who can sustain it are the true geniuses. I have seen some information from Blue Star. They compare some geniuses to monsters, but these monster-like geniuses often need decades to build up before making significant scientific breakthroughs."
"That’s troublesome."
"Master, what is troublesome?"
"Junyu, I am also not satisfied with you. Last time in the battle of the Unknown Star Domain, the Buddhist Sect suffered heavy losses, with thousands of disciples above Arhat being lost. This is a great humiliation for the Buddhist Sect. Now, after hundreds of years, the strength of the Buddhist Sect has roughly recovered. The Buddhist Sect is preparing to take action against the Heavenly Court, to be more precise, against the Tianyuan Star Domain, intending to turn all the life planets in the Tianyuan Star Domain into the Buddhist World."
"We must hold back the Immortal Sect of the Tianbei Star Domain. You know that the Immortal Sect of Tianbei Star Domain has been influenced by Blue Star, and they have many technological weapons."
Ci’en said that the Buddhist Sect and Tai Bai Star are on different development paths. Tai Bai Star can buy weapons; Blue Star’s advanced weapons are sold to them. But for the Buddhist Sect, we must develop on our own. So, Ci’en is very worried that we cannot compete even with Tai Bai Star.
"Master, after so many years of peace, are we really going to war again?"
Lv Junyu frowned, feeling some dislike for war because it means destruction.
"Junyu, our Buddhist Sect is also a system of cultivators. You know what cultivators do; they go against the heavens and spend their lives competing. There are limited resources in the world. If the Heavenly Court takes a little more, we will lose a little. For the Buddhist Sect, we can only do this."
"Junyu, don’t think too much. Even becoming a true Buddha isn’t perfect. Unless this world is only left with the Buddhist Sect or the Immortal Sect, there won’t be a large battle."
"Yes, Master, what do you want me to do?"
"Prepare for war. The production of the third generation Space Battleship needs to be sped up. Last time, Blue Star deployed thousands of warships. We also need several thousand warships. I know we are still far behind them in strength, so I don’t expect our warships to win; I just hope they can hold their warships back."
Ci’en said that he was still very rational, knowing that the development of Buddhism over hundreds of years cannot compare to others for thousands of years. So he only hoped to hold them back, without needing to win. Ultimately, it is the Buddhist cultivators who can really defeat the opponent.
"Master, with our current resources, building thousands of Space Battleships is probably not an easy task."
"Don’t worry, other planets will help us; we will have assistance."
"If that’s the case, I expect we can finish building in twenty years. With testing and other things, it will take about twenty-five years."
Lv Junyu said that twenty-five years is about right. By then, all the resources of Mahayana Star will be gathered, which might require great sacrifices, but that is already part of their calculations.
Ci’en nodded; twenty-five years was still an acceptable timeframe for him.
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"The confidence of Buddhism has grown."
Back in his dwelling, Lv Junyu rubbed his temples and thought to himself.
Lv Junyu did not understand how the Buddha Sect had the confidence to confront Blue Star head-on in technology and weapons, as there was a clear gap in their strengths. This was something Lv Junyu had told Ci’en and the others several times. Moreover, there were other factors to consider, such as experience; the Buddha Sect had no experience in space warfare using Space Battleships.
"But what I need to do is wait for Blue Star’s next command. Should we take this opportunity to completely destroy the Buddha Sect in the Tianbei Star Domain? Does Blue Star have the ability to occupy a planet in the Tianbei Star Domain?"
Lv Junyu continued to think that he had secretly sent this message back to Blue Star. In a space battle, Blue Star was sure to win.
But now the main question was how they would win: would it be a small victory or a big victory? Or would they completely eliminate the Buddha Sect’s territory in the Tianbei Star Domain? If that were the case, could Blue Star benefit, for example, by occupying a planet in the Tianbei Star Domain?
After thinking for a long time, Lv Junyu shook his head and pushed those thoughts away. This was not his concern; he only needed to do his own job well.
Soon after, Lv Junyu began to increase production on Mahayana Star, pouring all civilian resources into military production. Production lines for Space Battleships emerged one after another, and Space Battleships were continuously produced.
Naturally, ordinary people were the ones suffering. Just taking electricity as an example, there was a shortage on Mahayana Star, and residents often experienced power outages, not to mention other shortages.
This arms race situation was very painful for ordinary people, and the internal conflicts and grievances on Mahayana Star grew stronger. The Buddha Sect was well aware of this, and many skilled masters from the Buddha Sect appeared from the temples, dispatched to various cities to maintain order and suppress any possible rebellion.