Then, Xiang Yu had a long talk with the human god of magic and learned that the god of magic was named Ling. He also learned about the situation of humans in this plane from her.
The situation is not very optimistic. Although there are powerful beings like the God of Magic among humans, the overall strength of Planet Gulu is still superior. This is because Planet Gulu not only has powerful beings at the level of the God of Magic, but also various amazing high-tech mechs, and they can also enhance their strength through fusion.
Humanity has been trying to create mechs like those on Planet Gulu, or equipment that can rival them, but the fact that their technology is lagging behind is undeniable. Even if they captured some mechs in the war, they could not replicate them.
Even if they manage to replicate it, it will be crushed in no time on the battlefield; the core technology is far inferior.
However, now that Xiang Yu has arrived, everything has become simpler. When Xiang Yu left Gulu Star, Hao Jiu had already left several shadow systems there, and their target was naturally this kind of magical mecha.
Which boy doesn't dream of owning a mecha?
The Gulu aliens brought by Xiang Yu were initially unwilling to help, after all, it was a betrayal of their own race.
However, after discovering that Xiang Yu knew the core secrets of the mecha that they didn't know, Nagulu could no longer remain calm and quickly expressed his willingness to assist humans in manufacturing mecha.
Perhaps in their view, this is also a good opportunity to learn about human technology, and if they have the chance to return to Gulu Star in the future, it can be considered as making amends for their sins.
Previously, Xiang Yu had kept them by his side simply because he thought it would be fun, and also partly to save them. After all, if Xiang Yu hadn't been an accomplice, these two would have been considered accomplices.
Now these two goblins have become selfless interstellar friends who have abandoned darkness for light, and they are living quite well. They are truly living up to the saying that they are enjoying the good life, and the two goblins have fallen in love with human food and liquor.
The two lively characters, Nagulu and Dugulu, got more and more excited as they worked, seemingly forgetting their identity as Gulu aliens.
Xiang Yu was naturally not afraid that these two guys might have any bad intentions. The Shadow System could be verified at any time on Gulu Star. Pushing these two out was also to cover up the Shadow System.
No one can guarantee that there aren't any spies from Planet Gulu on the human side. Better safe than sorry.
Because the humans here have been developing mechs suitable for human wear, only the core technology has not yet been mastered. With the core technology brought by Xiang Yu, the development of human mechs has progressed rapidly.
Not long after, the first mecha was completed, and Xiang Yu was invited to test fly it.
In fact, the prototype had already been test-flown many times before, and its performance was basically comparable to the mechs produced by Gulu Star. However, there was only one finished product for the time being, and the mech combination could not be attempted yet.
The core power source of the mech comes from the energy generated by the annihilation of matter and antimatter. For humans, matter is everywhere, while antimatter is extremely difficult to find.
The remarkable thing about Gulu Star's technology is that antimatter can be created. The greater the energy contained in an atom itself, the greater the energy it can release when it annihilates.
Let alone Xiang Yu from ancient times, even Hao Jiu from modern times would be completely confused. Anyway, all you need to know is that matter-antimatter annihilation is 30,000 times stronger than nuclear fusion, which is an extremely powerful form of energy.
Of course, in the eyes of the Gulu aliens, the mysterious power of the God of Magic was even more terrifying, a power that science could not explain.
Compared to the Soul Technology Dimension, the overall technological level of the Gulu Dimension is higher, but they lack Soul Technology. They each have their own strengths, as both are advanced technologies.
Now, these two dimensions finally have a chance to compete, and the question is how to make Ant-Man grow bigger.
After obtaining the experimental results on how humans can shrink, the human scientists in the Gulu plane were overjoyed and immediately began their research. If they could truly control their body size at will, the legendary Giant Spirit God could make an appearance.
Of course, this research was conducted on an uninhabited planet, and they were afraid that an accidental leak could turn humanity into ants, which would be terrible.
In the Soul Technology Plane, the second generation of sages also arranged for several scientists to go to the Fiery Red Star to establish a laboratory for research. How daring must it be to research such a dangerous thing on the mother planet?
In short, with two advanced technological dimensions working together to solve the problem, the chances of success are much greater than in the Ant-Man dimension. Even if they can't develop a finished product that can freely change body size, they should be able to develop a cure that can restore humans to their normal size. It's just a matter of when.
However, although the antidote is still far from being realized, there are already two plans to strengthen the humans in the Ant-Man world. The first plan is the Energy Training Machine, which will allow the humans in the Ant-Man world to cultivate Haki.
Even with only the King Realm of domineering aura, the improved physical attributes and explosive power allow humans to have some self-defense capabilities. If one reaches the Emperor Realm of domineering aura, it is basically impossible to die, and even cats and dogs would get hurt if they stepped on it.
If one cultivates to the Profound Realm and can unleash their domineering aura, they can basically become a superhero protecting the city.
The second option for enhancing humanity is mechs, but the humans in the Gollum dimension don't even have enough for themselves, so they can only provide a small number of obsolete products to the Ant-Man dimension.
This mech is powered by a nuclear battery, which, while far inferior to matter-antimatter annihilation, is sufficient to deal with the crisis facing humanity in the Ant-Man dimension.
However, even with these two options, there is still a serious problem: the people in Ant-Man's world are simply too small. Whether it's the Soul Technology Energy Training Machine or the mecha from Gooru's world, creating something that big would be ten thousand times more difficult.
So Hao Jiu spent a lot of money to buy a high-tech flashlight that could shrink matter.
Yes, it looks like a flashlight, but it can make things appear smaller when you shine it on them.
Not only training machines and mechs, Xiang Yu also acquired a lot of processing machines and computers, which he shrunk and packaged for the Ant-Man dimension. With these things, the shrunk ordinary people could slowly resume production with their own hands.
After Xiang Yu trained some human guardians, he left the planet where humans lived and began to travel in space. Ant-Man's world is a genuine high-level world, so how could it be just a single life-bearing planet?
Meanwhile, the mining plane.
The battle between Xiang Yu and the great mage mine owner was also nearing its end; the old man stopped fighting and admitted defeat.
“I have never seen such a tenacious person. I admit that no matter how long we fight, I will not be able to kill you. But it is equally impossible for you to kill me, so let’s call a truce. I concede. What do you want? Tell me.”
Xiang Yu, still savoring the experience, put away the Heaven-Piercing Dragon Halberd. "Then I won't stand on ceremony. I want a large quantity of Ice God Stones, Brain Demon Stones, and Heart Demon Stones..."
Upon hearing this, the old mine owner's beard trembled uncontrollably. "I, I, I'll fight you to the death!"
Chapter 558 Pain
"I'll fight you to the death!" the mine owner archmage said, raising his staff as if to strike.
"Alright, let me test your true strength." Xiang Yu, with his Heaven-Piercing Dragon Halberd in hand, flashed forward to meet the attack.
The mine owner, an archmage, suddenly realized something was wrong. "I'm a mage. Is it crazy to fight him in melee?"
And judging from the other party's attitude, it's clear that fighting is more important than those things; he's a martial arts fanatic!
Maybe he made those demands just to start another fight. These old bones can't withstand an endless war of attrition.
"Stop! I was just kidding. Let's keep things peaceful. I'll help you figure out what you want!"
"Really not going to fight?" Xiang Yu accidentally slipped his hand and couldn't stop.
Clang!
Squeak~~~
The staff spun and flew away.
The mine owner, an archmage, twitched his lips violently. "You're really not fighting anymore!"
"Alright then." Xiang Yu sheathed his Heaven-Piercing Dragon Halberd.
"As the saying goes, no fight, no friendship. We don't have any deep-seated hatred for each other, and I can tell from your methods that you're not from the immortal realm." The mine owner, the Grand Mage, lightly flicked his finger, and the staff that had been knocked away flew back on its own.
"Oh? How do you know I'm not from the Immortal Realm?" Xiang Yu thought to himself, "I am, after all, a Core Formation stage cultivator, okay?" Of course, that was his true form, but the true form and the clone were just different bodies, and his soul was a genuine Immortal soul.
“The immortals wouldn’t dare fight me here, because this continent is just a single piece of magic stone. Even a Dao Ancestor-level expert would have to run away after fighting for so long,” the mine owner, the Grand Mage, said, making a startling statement.
Xiang Yu looked at his feet. "Is this stone called a Body Magic Stone? Why are there so many kinds of magic stones, and why is it called a magic stone? This magic stone shouldn't just be related to magic, right?"
"If you want to know all this, please release my men from the mine first. Your sealing magic array is really powerful; even I can't break it," the mine owner said with a wry smile.
"You want to use this to negotiate with me? How about we make a bet? I can find the answers to these questions even without you asking." Xiang Yu conjured a dragon throne and sat down.
The mine owner, a high mage, darkened his face. "I misspoke earlier. There's no need for the bet. Actually, I don't care much about them. They've been lazy for too long and deserve some punishment. But I think we can cooperate instead of becoming enemies."
"Don't misunderstand, I haven't decided to cooperate with you yet. I only stopped because you admitted defeat and surrendered."
Xiang Yu was still on the side of the cultivators, after all, he was also a Core Formation stage cultivator, and he did not approve of the practice of capturing cultivators and throwing them into mining areas that would drain their mana as slaves.
The mine owner chuckled sheepishly, "I'm just admitting defeat, how can you say I'm surrendering? We were just having a friendly spar, not going to war between two countries. As for cooperation, what else can you do but rob us outright?"
You're alone, so you're barely on par with me. But there are many mine owners who are more powerful than me, especially those who mine the high-quality magic stones you want. With your current strength, you might not get any benefits if you go there.
Of course, to show my sincerity in cooperating, I'm willing to explain your question to you first. Whether you release my men or not is up to you; they won't cause any major problems inside anyway, and it can even increase production.
The magic stones produced in our world can be used to cast spells, hence the name "magic stones"—this is the official explanation. However, in reality, the entire world of magic stone mines, or rather, this continent, is the corpse of demons.
No one knows the exact name of this demon, but I would guess that "Primordial Demon" would be more appropriate, as it is so ancient that its corpse has turned into stone.
The stones in the brain contain extremely strong energy, known as brain magic stones, which can be used as an energy source for magic arrays. The hand magic stones produced in my mine can be used to cast spells, which should be a manifestation of an attack method.
The Heart Demon Stone can amplify other demon stones, and its ability to absorb the mana of cultivators is the strongest, making it extremely precious. I don't even have many myself.
"What about the Ice God Stone?" Xiang Yu was secretly astonished after hearing the other party's description. The entire plane was a demonic corpse? How powerful must this demon have been in life? But even such a powerful demon had become a corpse. How powerful must the person who killed him have been?
The mine owner sighed, "These Ice God Stones are even rarer, and they're found alongside Heart Demon Stones, but they don't belong to the Demon Stone category."
"Could this Ice God Stone be the cause of this demon's death?" Xiang Yu could picture an ice sword piercing the troll's heart.
"Perhaps. There might be other methods of attack, but what remains inside the demon's corpse is only this Ice God Stone. It resembles ice, yet possesses the power of a divine stone, greatly suppressing demonic stones. Therefore, it is strictly controlled and its outflow is prohibited." The mine owner smiled. "I can help you get it, but what can you give me in return?"
"I can get you whatever you want, but I might not give it to you." Xiang Yu's lips curled slightly; in truth, there was no longer any need for cooperation.
The mine owner scoffed, "Anyone can talk big. I want to regain my youth, I want my lover and children to come back to life. Can you give me those things? How would you get them?"
"Regaining youth is easy, but when did your lover and child die? Are their bodies or souls still here?" Xiang Yu didn't expect the old man to make such a request. It seems that even the magic of this world cannot bring back youth and life.
Of course, while eternal youth can be achieved through effort in the general cultivation world, once a person dies, they are gone forever, and resurrection is extremely difficult. If one still has a nascent soul or divine spirit, they cannot be considered dead.
Only in planes with a corresponding underworld or netherworld are resurrections relatively easier.
The mine owner's smile faded. "What I mean by restoring youth isn't a fake illusion created by magic, or just making me look younger. It means restoring my strength to its peak state from when I was young."
"This is not difficult," Xiang Yu said confidently.
The mine owner thought to himself, "Are all young people these days so fond of exaggerating?"
"Alright, I'll assume you can do it for now. But what about those who have been dead for a long time, whose bodies have vanished and whose souls have been annihilated? Can you resurrect them?"
"Not yet, but it will definitely be possible in the future." Xiang Yu also had a pain in his heart. His good brother Long Ju died too early in battle, and since there was no underworld in the Chu-Han plane, his soul had nowhere to rest and might have already been annihilated in some space-time.
He had asked Dionysus, but the reply he received was that even with a super perfect time-reversal item, it would be impossible to go back to that time, so the matter was temporarily put on hold.
"Then come back when you can do it." The mine owner flicked his sleeve.
"I might not even look for you when I come back. Farewell." Xiang Yu turned and left.
"Wait a minute! Take these first, consider them a deposit." The mine owner said, taking out a few small bags and throwing them to Xiang Yu. He didn't know why he trusted the man in front of him so much, but he just felt that he could do it, and this might be a real opportunity.
Xiang Yu stopped and accepted the gifts, then said, "I have released your men."
"Where are you going next? Perhaps..." The mine owner wanted to keep the guest, even if what this person said was all lies, his fighting ability was undeniable, and such talent was rare.
Xiang Yu's Heaven-Shattering Dragon Halberd reappeared in his hand, startling his opponent into instinctively shrinking back.
"I'll go find those mine owners who are more powerful than you and have a friendly spar, then I'll leave this world. The day I return will be the day you achieve your long-cherished wish! Hahaha..."
Chapter 559 Unexpected Discovery
In the Gulu plane, thanks to the mecha core technology brought by Xiang Yu, human strength is increasing rapidly.
However, despite the growth, humanity in this plane can only manage to protect itself; forget about unifying the universe.