The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 1944: Chapter 1890–1891: Fishing in Troubled Waters; The Lingshan Project

“Another faction has entered the scene.” Pang Hong said to Yu Zhenzi beside him.

He received the news from Bai Xiaosheng passed on by the Heterodox Alliance, without exception, it was Smoke and Mist Sacred Land wanting to purchase sixth-generation starships.

They didn’t buy earlier, didn’t buy later, but chose this moment to buy sixth-generation starships, and it’s an immortal sect neighboring the domain of the Buddhism School. Most importantly, they chose to initiate contact through the Heterodox Alliance, which is something known to all.

“So, are you going to sell?” Yu Zhenzi asked with a smile.

“Sell, why not sell!” Pang Hong laughed heartily: “Since someone wants to buy, why shouldn’t we sell?”

Originally, they were thinking of offloading these sixth-generation starships. However, even after indicating this to the Heterodox Alliance, with the current strength of the alliance, they simply couldn’t take in all these sixth-generation starships.

They had been pondering how exactly to deal with these sixth-generation starships, but since someone else now wants them, why not sell? If they don’t sell these sixth-generation starships, how will they get funds to build seventh-generation starships?

“Aren’t you planning to keep a few as auxiliary ships?” Yu Zhenzi asked.

Even though seventh-generation starships can completely overwhelm sixth-generation starships, it doesn’t mean the sixth generation has been completely phased out.

Even now, sixth-generation and fifth-generation starships are mainstream for various factions, and fourth-generation and third-generation starships still exist, though they’ve turned from core ships to auxiliary ships.

Though each generation of starships doesn’t have just a single function, each having various special uses, making it entirely possible to build a powerful fleet centered around a certain generation of starships.

But the construction costs are too high; even for a top immortal sect like the Shenxiao Sect, with such resources, it’s extremely challenging to build them. Even if they succeed, maintaining them would be even harder.

With a starship divided into types based on functions like offense, defense, reconnaissance, stealth, and support, a small fleet needs five or six starships, a medium-sized one over a dozen, and a large fleet twenty-something starships.

If you built an entire fleet of sixth-generation starships, even with Shenxiao Sect’s foundation, constructing and maintaining a medium-sized fleet would require unimaginable resources.

More importantly, it’s not just that once built they can be used, but strong practitioners are needed to pilot them. The more powerful the starship, the higher the practitioner’s strength needed.

As for the current sixth-generation starships, at least True Immortal of the Third Heaven is required to barely pilot them. To truly bring out their maximum combat power, at least a True Immortal of the Fifth Heaven is needed to oversee them.

Judging from the number of True Immortals the Heterodox Alliance has shown, other than Zhao Baiyang, who has already attained the title of Taoist Monarch, the True Immortals capable of piloting these sixth-generation starships are only a few Vice Alliance Hierarchs.

So even if Shenxiao Sect wanted to sell all their starships to the other side, they couldn’t handle it. After all, letting True Immortals of the Second Layer take them into battle is not as good as letting them pilot some fourth- or fifth-generation starships, which would yield similar power at considerably reduced costs.

Even for Shenxiao Sect today, constructing seventh-generation starships cannot be done limitlessly. If too many are made, consuming a lot of resources yet remaining unpiloted, it would truly be a waste.

Thus, those sixth-generation starships, besides the upcoming seventh-generation ones, should be used as auxiliary ships, as part of the fleet.

“Most of our sixth-generation starships are already somewhat outdated. Although they still possess strong combat power, they’re not a good fit for the seventh-generation starships. Even if we forcefully keep them, they can’t exert maximum combat power. It would be better to sell them all to fund the construction of seventh-generation starships.” Pang Hong shared his thoughts.

They have a sizable number of sixth-generation starships, and even among any other factions, even top immortal sects, they would be considered strong. However, strength alone isn’t inherently meaningful; adaptability is crucial.

Previously, these sixth-generation starships were the core of fleets, but now, even if they exist, their purpose is to assist seventh-generation starships. The direction of usage between these two is bound to differ, as do some compatibilities.

If no one wanted these sixth-generation starships, to save costs, Pang Hong would naturally have to choose to refit them to cooperate with the seventh-generation starships. Even if there are some mismatches, it wouldn’t significantly affect their usage.

But now, the critical point is that someone is willing to take them. It would be better to sell them and construct brand new, most suitable ones, which would definitely be more economical than modifications and more compatible.

“However, if we proceed like this, our progress in constructing warships might be somewhat slow. If something unexpected happens, and we can’t deploy enough fleets quickly, what should we do then?” Yu Zhenzi raised a concern.

Pang Hong’s plan is certainly correct; this meticulous approach would undoubtedly build even more powerful fleets.

However, the situation is unpredictable, and no one knows what might happen next. Right now, it seems the Shenxiao Sect has nothing occurring, but by selling sixth-generation starships to the Heterodox Alliance, they are destined to have become involved, and a great war might break out at any moment.