I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 697 Major Breakthrough in Aerospace Technology

"Power, such immense power!"

"I feel incredibly strong right now!"

Tristram, as the capital of the Kingdom of Kanduras, is naturally a place teeming with monsters.

The buildings were crammed with skeletons, zombies, and fallen demons; on the rooftops were 'fallen Rogue archers' with bows drawn and 'fallen Rogue warriors' leaping and bounding; it was as if enemies were everywhere, both in the sky and on the ground.

Fireballs, arrows, spears, claws, and pounces—countless monsters converged, like a giant millstone of flesh and blood, ready to crush the newcomers into dust.

However, a white beam of light streaked firmly and straight across the city; as the light drew closer, dazzling, swirling lightning bolts appeared on every crazed monster, and the more frenzied and violent their movements, the hotter and more dazzling the lightning they generated.

It was as if the rules had been rewritten in this area bathed in light, and even the slightest movement would cause ionization!
Amidst the radiance, extraordinary students from various countries leaped with lightning.

These blazing white lightning bolts not only do not harm them, but even enhance their swords, arrows, and bullets: each strike contains the power of thunder.

One side is constantly interfered with and struck by the meandering electric current; the other side, however, is blessed with lightning, greatly increasing its offensive and defensive speed.
The scene could only be described as 'utterly devastating'!

All of this was thanks to the silver-haired, golden-armored paladin in the center of the group: Haruka.

Beneath his feet, a white halo of lightning continuously rotated and searched, adding 'lightning' damage to his teammates' attacks, while periodically dealing electric damage to enemies within range.

Under his aura, the students from various countries instantly gained a significant boost in attack power, making monster slaying a breeze and unstoppable!

Aura of the Spirit - Divine Impact
"Such a powerful aura ability."

"How dare the Kingdom of Kanduras go to war with them?"

Amir and the others couldn't help but whisper in amazement. It was said that a paladin could only activate one aura, but the various auras could enhance each other: if a group of paladins activated their auras together, with ten defensive auras and ten offensive auras stacked together, even a master could fight a legend!

If it weren't for the scarcity of genuine paladins, they would have swept through long ago. No, most of this demiplane is actually governed by paladins.

Even the insane Leoric was actually a paladin.

"Knight Haruka, isn't what you're doing cheating?"

The young druid asked in a helpless low voice,

When the chief examiner stepped in, unleashing a lightning-based Yin-Yang technique—no, it was an aura of power—the students' combat strength instantly soared, becoming truly ferocious.

The problem is, such 'communication' is meaningless.

"This is just the appetizer,"

The silver-haired knight calmly strode forward; he wasn't there to 'bomb fish' for fun.

The so-called 'exchange meeting' was just a whim; the real goal was the 'light and darkness impact'. Naturally, Yu himself had to take control of it, which was why he came to 'role-play'.

Everything now is just 'foreplay'.

However, some forces in the main world have managed to come up with something that interests Yu.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Sky Continent

As the planet expands, this continent floating at an altitude of tens of thousands of meters is also expanding.

Even now, its land area is no less than that of America in the past: such a vast area is not only home to many giant creatures, but also the secret base of Marshall Teach!
A huge space was carved out underground by 'melting'.

The solidified black mud is strong enough to withstand the impact of a nuclear explosion, and it has its own production line, laboratory, and research personnel.

These were all products of Teach's early, secret planning, bribery, and exchanges: since his resurrection, he had been slacking off while following Jiu Kong Yao Ai around, but he hadn't been idle in private.

"Mr. Teach, the results of the experiment are in."

In the brightly lit high-tech base, an elderly professor in a white coat hurried in.

"The thermonuclear fusion device has completed 24 hours of stable operation!"

"Adding the achievements of other departments, this is the history of human spaceflight."

A new chapter is about to begin!

"Well, you did a great job."

The treacherous and domineering 'Emperor of the Sea' outside is actually very polite here: many people would subconsciously forget that Teach is actually a history professor.

"This is not our achievement, but a result of the changes brought about by the times."

The elderly professor in the white coat shook his head slightly.
"Extraordinary alloys, extraordinary minerals, extraordinary gases."

The so-called 'thermonuclear fusion device' is controlled nuclear fusion: an artificial sun!
The theoretical knowledge has existed for a long time, but what often restricts the development of science and technology is materials: as the saying goes, if there are materials with specific properties, it is not impossible to build a space elevator.

But the extraordinary era solved these problems.

"The extraordinary alloy you brought back possesses formidable resistance to high temperatures and the ability to confine magnetic fields."

These extraordinary materials were secretly collected by Teach using his 'underground stealth' ability in various battlefields: compared to countries that value combat power, Teach values ​​technology more.

"With these alloys, along with the 'sacred tree,' we finally created a thermonuclear fusion device, illuminating the cornerstone of human space travel."

At this point, the professor in the white coat spoke frankly.

“I initially refused to be sent here to participate in your research.”

After all, Teach's 'reputation' is anything but positive: the bounty on his head is still hanging over him as the most wanted criminal in history.

However, after a deeper understanding:
"Perhaps you're not a good person, but your research—"

It will help humanity leave this planet and venture into the universe!

"Hahaha,"

"I'm just following my desires!"

Teach doesn't care what others think, whether it's admiration or hatred. As long as it helps him achieve his goals, it's a useful tool.

"The extraordinary era is an era of materials science explosion."

The doctor in the white coat couldn't help but sigh.

"The 'sacred tree' that cannot be left with any trace by any current technological means can only be processed by the 'extraordinary gas' created by Mr. Teach, which forms a jet-type ion blade."

In most people's eyes, Teach is a vicious and cunning man.

But to scientists, especially materials scientists, it's a treasure trove!
The black mud, with its terrifying corrosive properties, hardens to a strength exceeding that of any known alloy; the white mist, possessing high temperature and high corrosiveness, can even cut through sacred trees when subjected to extreme heating and pressure using scientific methods.

In the island nation, no, in the whole world, only that Asura Sword Saint's 'Black Flash' can do this.

This has led to the swordsman now spending all his time chopping wood.

"After the breakthrough in thermonuclear fusion devices."

A real spaceship,
Close at hand!

"yes,"

The old professor nodded in agreement.

"With the materials problem solved, plus sufficient funding and manpower, a real 'spaceship' will soon be born."

This is not like the American 'disposable' spaceships built in space by taking shortcuts.

The reason it's a one-time use spaceship is that once it gets close to a planet, it will be captured by gravity.

Then—you'll be stuck on that planet forever. Of course, you can also, like a large ship, send out 'small boats' to set foot on the planet.

However, a question arises: how much cargo can a 'small boat' that can escape planetary gravity carry and transport?

This is why most developed cities have deep-water ports: the ability to dock large numbers of cargo ships is precisely what enabled the rise of the previous generation of cities.

Now, wherever there is superhuman power, a city can develop—superhumans are the necessary condition to ensure the survival of most humans. As long as they are not too antisocial or antihuman, there will always be people who come to them: just like Teach.

"It's up to you now."

Teach gently patted the doctor on the shoulder, his face kind and gentle.

"Soon we will witness the grandeur of the universe and explore a wider world!"

While his 'reincarnated' body certainly lost a lot of sensation, resulting in a complete lack of desire for delicious food, fine wine, and beautiful women, it was not without its advantages. Not to mention the characteristic that it would regenerate as long as its spiritual power was inexhaustible, it was an excellent physique just for exploring the universe.

"Ah, I really want to experience a day like that."

They were both researchers, and the old man in the white coat could understand Teach's dream.

He also wanted to see that unknown scene, otherwise he wouldn't have put in so much effort.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

However, there is another force,
They were the first to point out the technology of 'space travel'.

That is—the Burning Legion, located on Venus!
"Daedalus 4 has entered its designated flight path, has spread its 'wings,' and is steadily increasing its speed."

In the enormous 'New Eternal Flame Mansion', all the Flame Lords were present, standing or sitting in a semi-circle, including the shrunken 'Red Demon'; and in front of 'Countess Constance', who sat on the throne, an old-fashioned CRT television was broadcasting messages from the universe.

"Your Excellency, the experiment has been a complete success."

"The burning will is eternal and will surely ignite the universe!"

Facing the 'new humans' who were raising their arms and shouting on the television, the countess with the pure and innocent succubus look on the throne nodded slightly.

"Well done."

After praising the space experimenters who were accelerating around Venus,

“Dr. Stephen,”

The countess's gaze fell on a thin figure in a white coat in the hall.

"Could you explain your plan to me?"

As the daughter of the 'Duke of the Sun' and the patriarch of the 'Fire Demon' clan, the succubus beauty Constance can use sunlight to teleport between planets.

But this is ultimately her own ability, and she must use it herself. Moreover, even she can only perform rigid, straight-line 'teleportation' between two points. To move flexibly over short distances, or even within a planet, is beyond her capabilities.
Even someone like that couldn't do it, let alone her!
How terrifying would it be to be able to move flexibly at the speed of light?
He could punch anyone in the back before they could even react: invincible is an understatement.

"Yes, Lord Count."

The scientist, who had successfully stood up from his wheelchair, explained to the lords in the hall.

"This is a spacecraft that I led the development of—"

"Solar sail spaceship".

"A spacecraft that uses the light pressure of sunlight for space travel."

As he explained, a giant "umbrella"-shaped aircraft appeared on the television screen.

It really does resemble an umbrella, with an extremely smooth and thin sail around it, and the small area in the middle is where the driver sits.

As we all know, there is no air resistance in the universe. Light is composed of photons, which have no static mass but have momentum. When a photon strikes a smooth surface, it will change its direction of motion like a ping-pong ball bouncing off a wall, and at the same time exert a corresponding force on the object it strikes.

This force is very small, providing an acceleration of only about 0e-5 to 10e-3g.

but:

"The glory of the Creator is boundless,"

The scientist in the white coat gestured with both hands, trying to make the lords before him understand his creation in simple enough language.

"The light fills the entire universe; it is inexhaustible."

This solves the biggest problem in space travel: combustion.

For a spacecraft to fly faster and farther, it needs to carry more fuel; however, more fuel requires greater propulsion from the spacecraft. This is a major challenge for human space technology: how to solve the fuel problem?
Thermonuclear reactors, with controlled nuclear fusion as their core technology, are one of the solutions scientists have envisioned for space travel.

Nuclear fusion, which releases enormous energy with only a tiny loss of mass, enables spacecraft to continuously accelerate and achieve long-distance interplanetary travel.

Another solution is the method that this scientist is now introducing:
“By harnessing the light of the Creator, solar sail spacecraft can roam space without carrying fuel and continuously accelerate.”

Born from the 'Radiant Escape', the Fire Demon Clan is naturally able to create, use, and control sunlight!
It's just that as a low-level being, it manifests as 'flame'.

“Unlike ordinary civilizations, our Fire Demon race is fully capable of ‘launching’ such spaceships from within a planet.”

Using the intense light to pierce the atmosphere, the 'solar sail spaceship' is sent out of the planet; then, in space, it unfurls its enormous sails and accelerates using the ubiquitous starlight, even reaching a fraction of the speed of light!
As long as it doesn't collide with asteroids or anything like cosmic dust;

There is absolutely no need to worry about damage: because most areas of the universe are 'empty'.

Of course, this kind of spacecraft also has its own weaknesses: for example, it can carry a very small mass compared to a huge sail.

But what does it matter to the 'Fire Demon' race? They don't need to eat or drink: unless for amusement, they can survive simply by absorbing sunlight.

And when 'decelerating',
These problems need to be solved, as they require directional light.

But no matter what, it is an epoch-making achievement:

"In this way, our people can soar through the universe; ignite planet after planet, offering them to the great Creator!"

Even at a fraction of the speed of light, the distance between planets in the universe is immediately shortened dramatically: at least for the Fire Demon Clan, the various planets in this solar system are their "backyard" that can be reached in just a few days or months.

Piloting this kind of flying machine, even a dog-level fire demon can travel through space. No, I mean conquer!

Snap, snap, snap,

Beside the throne, Akash, the eldest son dressed as a dashing rogue, couldn't help but clap his hands in admiration.

"As expected, you humans are sorry, but even someone like the Doctor can walk the path of 'destruction'."

"Thank you for your praise, sir."

The tall, thin scientist bowed, placing his hand on his chest.

Just like those reckless mages in a certain 'demiplane,' the 'scientists' of this main world are also pioneers of 'destruction': machine guns, explosions, and nuclear bombs are all things created by these people who are buried in their laboratories.

The same is true of this top scientist named 'Stephen'.

The materials and extraordinary powers of the extraordinary era were quickly transformed in his hands into powerful tools for traversing the universe.

"Everything is for the Creator!"

Compared to the 'Fire Demons' who were truly born from the light, these 'new humans' who were given blood were far more fanatical!

Planet?

It's just a small cage.

The universe is the stage for their 'Fire Demon' clan!

(End of this chapter)