Chapter 737: Making something out of nothing
Screws and nuts may seem ordinary, but in fact they are a great test of industrial processing capabilities.
Accuracy and material strength require strong industrial support to make it. Hand-rolled screws and nuts can also ensure accuracy and strength, which can only be said to be magic.
And what Li Chengqi just saw was something even more magical than magic.
Under normal circumstances, if you throw something into the screen, there will be no sound and light effects at all. Otherwise, Li Chengqi wouldn't use a laser pointer to give himself a special look when helping Viola fight.
The most important thing is that Li Chengqi saw clearly just now that the moment the nut was thrown in, an armor plate was missing from the wreckage of the battleship not far from Fang Lanyin.
Zooming in on some lenses and observing carefully, Li Chengqi was convinced that he had seen correctly just now. There was indeed a small piece of armor plate that had disappeared as if it had been dug out, and the cut was very neat.
At the beginning of this script, Li Chengqi tried to reach in, but was completely unable to interfere with anything. Then he discovered that the Manta Ray could be driven, and then he completely forgot about it.
Now that I think about it, this unusual thing is worth noting.
There was no way to interfere, and theoretically it was impossible to send things over. However, Fang Lanyin was currently busy with the nuts given by Li Chengqi.
Considering that one piece of armor plate was missing, Li Chengqi suddenly wondered whether those nuts were created using armor plate as material.
It's actually normal for him to have such thoughts. Don't forget, the Demon King's responsibilities are kingship, power, creation, demons, and time and space.
Although he currently only has the priesthood of kingship, considering that the three scripts are actually to help recycle the priesthood, it is normal to be able to use the ability to create the priesthood in a science fiction script. Not long ago, he also used the space ability to jump with a shuttle.
True creation refers to making something out of nothing by relying on divine power, but it is obviously not that awesome now. After all, the priesthood has not been recovered yet, so the debris nearby was consumed and the nuts thrown in were used as blueprints to create.
After roughly clarifying the cause of this phenomenon, Fang Lanyin said: "The energy channel has been repaired, but the ion beam on the left side is definitely unusable. The ion cannon is seriously damaged and needs to be replaced with a new one."
The cannons are built-in on both sides of the nose, and the ion cannons are installed on the sides of the fuselage. They are usually under the armor plate. When in use, the magazine is opened for shooting, and then retracted for cooling.
The place where it was hit happened to be the compartment of the ion cannon. The armor plate was melted, and the ion cannon was definitely unusable.
Without this most important weapon, the Manta basically has no combat effectiveness.
Logically speaking, it is considered lucky to be able to fly back, but everyone has to look forward to Shu, and if they have it, they want better things.
After being able to fly back, Li Chengqi wondered whether he could continue fighting.
But the ion cannon is broken, how do you attack it?
So Li Chengqi focused his attention on the model placed behind the keyboard.
Emmm…
Give it a try first.
He reached out and took out the beam rifle from the model's hand and put it into the screen.
Fang Lanyin had just taken off the damaged ion cannon when she suddenly saw a bright light on the other side of the Manta. This was different from the flash just now, and it lasted for more than ten seconds.
Fang Lanyin supported the machine body and floated over. When she looked up, a rifle that was all black and gray and even had a scope appeared at the tail of the Manta.
It is said to be a rifle, but in fact, its size is completely considered a cannon, and it is not for human use at all.
When Fang Lanyin was confused, Li Chengqi said:
"See if this can be installed on the wings of the Manta Ray to replace the ion cannon."
"Where did this come from? I've never seen anything like this before."
"Don't worry about how it came about. Anyway, let's try it first."
For some reason, Fang Lanyin heard the excitement in Li Chengqi's voice, just like the excitement he felt when he flew the Manta into the sky and wanted to do something big.
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"The ground prevention and control system has restarted and is targeting pirates trying to land."
"Observation report, the pirate shuttle is retreating."
"Report! The gunnery room found that the main pirate fleet is retreating. It may be that the losses are too heavy and they are preparing to escape." On the flagship of the Planetary Defense Force, everyone was busy with their feet off the ground. Only the captain seemed to be the most leisurely, sitting on Just sit in your chair and stare at the screen, listening to reports from time to time.
But the captain's task is actually the heaviest. He has to keep an eye on the battle situation at all times, and every order he issues may affect the life or death of his men.
The pirate attack this time was too strange. Although it looked similar to the past, they were trying to land on the Alan Star Chain to plunder the goods, but these pirates were able to approach silently until they were discovered by a patrolling reconnaissance aircraft nearby. , the radar seemed to be blinded and unable to give early warning.
The ground air defense system also failed at the same time, and it seemed that someone was taking over from within.
And the size of the pirates is also quite abnormal. Although their battleships are far less powerful than the Planetary Defense Force, their number is almost twice that of the Planetary Defense Force's battleships. Such a large group of pirates has never appeared before.
It feels like they are covering up some other purpose in the name of pirate plunder.
"Captain, it has been confirmed that the pirate fleet is retreating."
"Inform the cruisers ahead and ask them to shoot intimidatingly and not to pursue them."
Intimidation shooting is not about deliberately tracing the edges, but about firing a shot, observing the situation of being hit, and reducing the shooting frequency for better observation.
But it is true that once a threatening shot is used, it basically means that the matter is over.
The captain also relaxed a little. No matter what these pirates wanted to do, there was definitely no time to investigate now and could only wait until later.
"Report, the pirate carrier-based aircraft fleet is still entangled."
"Didn't they make a retreat?"
"Yes, but it's not as big a move as other fleets."
The captain thought for a moment:
"There must be a pirate aircraft carrier nearby. Find it immediately."
Under normal circumstances, when a fleet wants to withdraw, the carrier-based aircraft must be recovered as soon as possible. Otherwise, when the fleet retreats at full speed, the carrier-based aircraft will not be able to catch up.
Since the carrier-based aircraft did not run away in a hurry, it means that the enemy's aircraft carrier is near the carrier-based aircraft and is performing the recovery mission according to the procedure.
"A civilian shuttle sent a communication. The sender called himself Fang Lanyin, and also sent the location coordinates of the enemy's mobile aircraft carrier."
"Huh? Even a little girl like that goes to the battlefield?"
Fang Lanyin often goes to the starship with her father to watch her father work. From the captain to the crew, everyone likes this little girl who smiles with two tiger teeth. There are many people who know her.
When the captain heard that Fang Lanyin had gone to the battlefield, he thought that the situation inside Alan Starlink was very bad.
That's right. The ground air defense system was not activated immediately. The pirates burned and looted after descending. The appearance of a scorched earth appeared in the captain's mind almost instantly. He was so angry that he slapped his chair and stood up.
That expression looked like he was about to eat someone, so he probably wouldn't let the pirate run away so easily.
"Uh... Captain, I have one more thing to report about this girl named Fang Lanyin."
"What's up?"
"The pilots who returned from the front line hope to invite Fang Lanyin to explain air combat tactics after the war."
"..."
The captain had an expression on his face as if you were trying to make fun of me.
But the deputy pushed up his glasses expressionlessly, not paying attention to the captain's surprise, because he had already been surprised just now.
"According to reports from frontline space fighter pilots, they said that a civilian shuttle was rapidly annihilating pirates with incredible maneuverability and firepower. It was verified that it was indeed Fang Lanyin's shuttle. The specific number of kills will have to wait for a more comprehensive report. Statistically, but according to pilots’ accounts, it will not be less than thirty.”
"..."
(End of chapter)