txolops Chapter 143 War Preparations Upgraded, Old Friends Return
Chapter 143 War Preparations Upgraded, Old Friends Return
"It's nothing, we just find it unusual for ChatCity to be this lively," Angel replied quickly.
"Oh? Is that so?"
Angel Yan's lips curled into a mischievous smile as she raised an eyebrow and said, "How come I remember someone saying I can't get out of bed before noon?"
Angel Leng's face flushed slightly, her eyes darting away, and she stubbornly retorted, "Who's talking nonsense! I never said that!"
Li Yao sat on the throne, suppressing a laugh as he looked at her and said, "Who was it that just called me a tyrant?"
"I……"
Angel Leng was speechless, stomping her foot in anger: "It's clearly your own lack of self-control! And you won't even let others say it!"
Zhi Xin stood to the side, head down, chuckling to herself, her shoulders swaying.
Seeing the angel glaring at her, she quickly suppressed her smile and stepped forward to smooth things over: "Your Majesty, we are here to report on our war preparedness plan."
Seeing this, Li Yao stopped teasing them.
He raised his hand, indicating, "You go ahead."
Zhi Xin summoned a data panel and said solemnly, "I'll first report on the equipment upgrade progress of the 30,000 active angels in Tiancheng."
"The production line for converting the Flaming Sword into the Flaming Holy Sword has been fully launched. Based on the current production capacity, it will take about a month to produce one sword for each person."
"The armor upgrade project is progressing faster. We have added a trace amount of Dark Silver to the original armor, which greatly improves its protective performance without increasing the weight. This project can be completed within half a month."
She paused, looked at Li Yao, and frowned slightly:
"The problem lies in the warrior gene upgrade plan. The resource consumption of upgrading all first-generation angels to second-generation genes is within a controllable range. However, I suggest that the original plan to upgrade all second-generation angels to third-generation genes and all third-generation angels to third-generation divine bodies be postponed."
"Reason?" Li Yao asked.
"The resource consumption is too high."
Zhi Xin opened another data panel and said, "The resources needed to upgrade a third-generation angel are enough to arm hundreds of second-generation warriors, let alone upgrade a third-generation divine body, and we also have to take into account the resource investment from the older generation of angels."
"Our current resources are probably insufficient to support such a large-scale project all at once."
Li Yao nodded slightly; this outcome was exactly what he had expected.
He hasn't figured out the ability to have unlimited resources yet. If he upgrades everything at once as originally planned, he's taking too big a step. No matter how much wealth he has, he can't afford to burn through it like that.
After a moment's thought, he made a decision: "Then let's adjust the plan."
"The upgrade of the first-generation angels to the second generation will proceed as planned. The top 100 elite angels with the highest overall scores will be selected from the current second-generation angels to upgrade their genes to the third generation first. As for the upgrade of the third-generation divine body, it will be put on hold for now and will be discussed again when resources are more plentiful."
"Understood." Zhi Xin nodded and stepped aside.
Li Yao turned to look at the angel Leng standing on the other side and asked, "What about the older generation of angels? How are they doing?"
Angel Leng stepped forward and reported, "Currently, there are approximately 800,000 older generation angels who have come to Heavenly City."
"In terms of genetic level alone, the first and second generation angels make up the vast majority, there are more than a thousand third generation angels, but only a dozen or so have reached the third generation divine body."
She changed the subject, her expression becoming more serious:
"However, the combat effectiveness of this group varies. Many of them have tens of thousands of years of combat experience, but they have been away from the front line for thousands of years and are somewhat out of touch with the times."
"We have arranged unified training for them to learn the most cutting-edge technologies and tactics. They are learning very quickly, but it will take at least three more months for them to reach the level of active-duty front-line soldiers."
Li Yao nodded and remained silent for a moment.
Once these older generation angel warriors retire, they are essentially removed from the battle sequence of the Sacred Knowledge Treasury, and there will be no longer a large amount of resources to support them.
This includes even Ruoning, that leftist.
The main resources of the Heavenly Court of Merlo are almost entirely allocated to active-duty warriors, and cutting-edge technologies and tactics are only available to active-duty soldiers.
In this respect, every civilization is the same; after all, active duty is active duty, and retirement is retirement.
Moreover, the reason Keisha retired these angels was mainly to allow these old subordinates to live longer and pursue the life and happiness they wanted, because the casualty rate of active-duty angels was too high.
He calmly said, "I'll figure out the resource issue. Our priority right now is to increase the combat strength of our 30,000 active angels."
He then added, "Furthermore, since the older generation of angels have chosen to return, they should naturally be treated equally and their treatment should not be inferior."
"They have dedicated their lives to the Angelic Civilization, and they deserve the respect and protection they are entitled to. Current resources should also be allocated to them appropriately."
"yes!"
All three present could hear the hidden meaning in Li Yao's words and naturally understood what he meant by "appropriate".
However, no one raised any objections, and his considerations were not unreasonable.
After all, the active-duty angels are more familiar with and more loyal to King Li Yao. Each of them swore an oath of allegiance to him the moment he was crowned.
It is worth mentioning that an angel's oath of allegiance is not the same as an oath of protection.
Otherwise, if 30,000 angels were to protect Li Yao at the same time, wouldn't he become the busiest person in the universe?
Even cutting him into eight pieces wouldn't be enough to keep up with the workload; even a divine body might not be able to handle it.
When an angel warrior swears allegiance to a king, it means that he will follow him with his life, live alongside him, fight for him, sacrifice himself for him, be loyal for eternity, and never betray him.
This oath is the belief and faith upheld by all angels; it is solemn, sacred, and supremely noble.
Simply put, as long as there is no external interference, such as mind control, Li Yao can trust them unconditionally and doesn't need to worry about whether they will betray him.
In other words, these angels are all his loyal followers, so it's only natural that he would favor them with resources.
It means that he currently has limited resources; otherwise, he would be willing to equip every angel with a third-generation divine body, making everyone like a dragon.
As for the old angels, to put it bluntly, they are not as pure as the little angels and are difficult to control, since human hearts are unpredictable.
Of course, it doesn't mean he's going to abandon this powerful force. At least half of them are willing to pledge allegiance to him. It's just that at this stage, he doesn't have the energy to deal with these things.
He does have a suitable candidate for this matter.
Li Yao looked at the three guardian angels beside him. It was time for them to know many secrets.
Thinking of this, Li Yao gave an order through the secret communication channel, and then said to the three of them, "By the way, there is an old friend, Yan and Leng should be quite familiar with him."
Upon hearing this, Angel Yan and the other two exchanged bewildered glances, their eyes filled with confusion.
Just then, a wormhole suddenly appeared in the center of the hall, and a tall, graceful figure walked out of it.
She had long blonde hair, sharp eyebrows and eyes, and an aura of fierce heroism, but her eyes were as gentle as still water.
When Angel Yan and Angel Leng saw this person, their pupils contracted slightly, and their faces were full of disbelief.
"Senior Alan?!"