Chapter 228: Completion
"Different systems don't necessarily have similar divisions. It's difficult to compare cultivators who rely on the Acupoint/Martial Path system for body refinement with Ability Users who follow the Spirit Hub system. And then there are those who plan to become gods through faith, those who strengthen themselves through Spirit Energy mechanical modifications, and those who rely on rune enhancements. It's not easy to compare them with each other."
"Yet, almost everyone enjoys comparing the strengths and weaknesses of others, finding amusement in such discussions. Therefore, a unified Combat Power index evaluation standard is indeed necessary..."
After settling all matters, Bai Mo began writing a report for the people at Ziliu Sea.
"For now, Combat Power will provisionally be divided into Five Tiers. The specific evaluation for each person will include seven dimensions: point destructive power, area destructive power, defensive power, speed and evasion ability, perception and mental power, recovery ability, and combat intuition and experience. Finally, a comprehensive score will be derived, which will serve as the standard for evaluating Combat Power..."
As a 'setting-obsessed' individual, he wrote tens of thousands of characters, detailing everything from the precise settings for each dimension to the approximate calculation algorithms for the comprehensive score, and finally, the operation of the evaluation system. All of it was mentioned in the report.
"For test subjects whose results are Fourth Tier and below, I believe a virtual scenario simulation test is sufficient to reflect their true capabilities. However, for test subjects evaluated as Five Tiers, incorporating real-world scenarios for a more accurate assessment can be considered."
Calling it a report was less accurate than calling it a notice, for long before the report was even drafted, Bai Mo had already begun preparing this planned platform, utilizing the VR system he himself designed.
Ten days later, it was precisely the day the Spirit Energy Network system was completed in Tianzhong City.
"Why do you always have so many ideas?" At the inauguration ceremony, Ye Zi, seated at the head table, transmitted a message to Bai Mo, who was in the second row.
"Bored..." she muttered the two words, lost in thought.
During the month or so of her recovery, Ye Zi found herself with a significant amount of free time, prompting her to ponder whether her previous empress-like life was truly suited for her.
Her premature breakthrough this time was entirely the result of dual internal and external pressures. As for her personal wishes, she would have preferred to delay it by a few months, allowing herself to make all necessary preparations.
But as long as she still wished to be a leader within the circles of power, she had to participate in this almost endless arms race, constantly tightening her own bowstring, forcing herself to grow stronger at every moment.
Until she could truly achieve victory with overwhelming superiority, becoming an absolute dictator, or else be cast aside by others, forced to withdraw from the game.
"'Power, in the end, is merely a guarantee for a comfortable life,'" Bai Mo remarked, adding fuel to the fire as he watched Ye Zi, who was frowning slightly in thought.
"Distinguished guests, welcome everyone!"
"Today, we shall witness the inauguration of the first phase of the world's greatest engineering feat, the Spirit Energy Network system! It..." The master of ceremonies on stage strenuously tried to liven the atmosphere. Standing beside a group of leaders, all exuding a terrifying Aura, her pressure was immense.
"'Has the gap in power levels become this vast?'" Bai Mo mused, observing the female host, who was continually sweating from her back and temples but still gritting her teeth and persevering.
By this point, his Divine Sense had gradually expanded to a radius of nearly one kilometer, and its highest precision was not far from directly "seeing" molecules.
Under his perception, Bai Mo discovered that many ordinary people in the audience were also feeling intense Aura suppression, but constrained by the presence of numerous leaders on site, they did not follow their instincts' persistent warnings to immediately turn and leave.
Following the long-standing thought patterns of those in power, the few individuals ahead of Bai Mo naturally had no habit of restraining their presence. One by one, like "suns," they illuminated the earth, concealing none of their inherent radiance.
It was just that the people they usually interacted with were mostly strong Ability Users, who paid little mind to this Aura suppression from the top, at most feeling it like an ordinary person might feel a sudden drop in temperature by a few degrees.
However, most of those present today were ordinary people, which was precisely what caused the issue.
Bai Mo was naturally not the only one who noticed this situation; the others also became aware. It was then that Wen Jian acted, neutralizing the Aura of the other individuals, which finally relieved the audience of that "thorn in the back" sensation.
"'The completion of the Spirit Energy Network system in Tianzhong City has greatly enhanced the city's resistance to attacks. In just one second, a super Spirit Energy shield, capable of enveloping the entire city and withstanding intercontinental nuclear missile attacks, will appear. The tragedy of a few years ago will absolutely not be repeated...'"
"'Secondly, in conjunction with the public security management system, with just one alarm call, the system can stop crimes through kinetic energy absorption, ensuring the safety of the broad masses' lives and property...'"
Without the terrifying pressure from behind her, the host quickly got into her stride, passionately and vividly introducing the entire system to the assembled guests.
"'What do you think of Huaxia's project?'" Among the attendees were also representatives from the United States. They were extremely interested in this strategic-level defensive weapon, but as it was a top-secret defense system of another nation, there was naturally no possibility of a transaction.
"'A Spirit Energy shield capable of defending against nuclear weapon strikes — Huaxia's invention poses too great a threat to us. Once they arm all their national strategic targets with such a system, they might even have the confidence to initiate nuclear war.'"
"'If this thing truly has the effects described in the data, then it is indeed a big problem.'"
"'Let's keep watching.'"
"'To demonstrate the actual effect, this inauguration ceremony will feature a live-fire demonstration to prove the shield's safety.'" As a super-project with an investment already nearing two hundred billion Huaxia currency and requiring over ten trillion more in follow-up, it was necessary to make the public understand that the money was well spent.
"'Launch!'" Chen Bo pressed the red button in his hand, issuing the command to a nearby missile base to fire three missiles toward Tianzhong City.
There had already been numerous test experiments before this, confirming that they could absolutely intercept the missiles, so none of the people at the head table were worried about any accidents.
Moreover, even if something unexpected were to occur, with the number of powerhouses present, three missiles were nothing at all; each of them could completely withstand the attack using their Xuanhua.
"Wooooo..." Just as in the drills conducted beforehand, air raid sirens immediately blared throughout Tianzhong City, and the shield began to generate at once under the dispatch of the central control computer.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Three tremendous explosions erupted in the skies above Tianzhong City. Everyone present at the ceremony could feel a slight tremor in the ground.
Although the shield vibrated violently, there were no signs of it shattering, causing all those inside Tianzhong City's protective barrier who were looking up at the sky to breathe a sigh of relief.
Although the ultimate control over the core hardware Primal Matter of the Spirit Energy Network remained in Bai Mo's hands, he, in order to reassure others, handed all control systems over to Chen Bo and a few others. They could typically control it via a core key.
However, no matter how high the software control permissions were, the Primal Matter was ultimately still a part of Bai Mo's body, merely etched onto Spirit Energy materials in the form of runes. The hardware control was, in reality, within his single thought.
He was, in essence, handing over the right to use one of his hands to others, letting them use this hand to manage all the large and small, tedious affairs he didn't wish to bother with, but the hand, in the end, remained Bai Mo's own.
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