Ultraman: This Belial only wants to make money.

Chapter 41. Where did this cosmic country bumpkin come from, begging for food on Earth?

"I don't understand what you're talking about. Being able to fight both day and night, Earthlings are indeed the best soldiers."

No—that's the problem.

The Zen-like dialogue between the two left Horii and Daigo, who were standing nearby, bewildered. Kim Eui, who seemed to see through everything, leisurely sipped his tea and smiled without answering.

From the Stone Age to the modern era, the nature of warfare has undergone a complete transformation. In modern warfare, the outcome is determined by the advancement of technology, not the number of soldiers.

In classical warfare, the outcome of a battle between an army of 10 and an army of 1 was obvious; more people meant more power.

But if we set the scene in modern times... the greater the technological gap, the smaller the role of manpower becomes. Can a new recruit, after years of training and costing hundreds of thousands of yuan, be as effective on the battlefield as an electronic dog or a drone? The more advanced the technology, the more the battlefield will gradually move towards unmanned operation.

But it's even more incredible that Raeder and Abbas would use humans as biological soldiers.

In the Tiga universe, there is no Star of Light that can suppress everything, nor is there a rule that necessitates the use of biological weapons. Redel and Abbas are sworn enemies, wishing nothing more than to exterminate each other's races, so naturally they would stop at nothing to achieve their goals.

But they chose to travel across the stars to capture humans as soldiers.

In wars between humans... would small animals like rats be used as the main force?

This can only mean that... to some extent, Earthlings can influence the battle between Redel and Abbas.

There is no significant difference in combat power between Earthlings and these two races!

"Mr. Raeder, could you answer a few questions for me?"

Jin Yi smiled.

"Did you arrive on Earth via a faster-than-light spaceship or warped space? What powered your spaceship?"

"What warped space? What faster-than-light speed?"

Redell looked puzzled.

"puff--"

Digging well lost his composure and spat out the tea in his mouth. As the technical expert of the Victory Team, this answer was nothing short of an insult to him.

Jin Yi sympathetically handed him a tissue. Juejing wiped his mouth and looked incredulous.

"You haven't even studied the theory of faster-than-light travel? How are you going to travel between stars?"

"It's a mineral unique to Starstead. You can put it in a spaceship and use it as an energy source to fly incredibly fast! And they even use this mineral to capture Earthlings! What's wrong?"

Raeder was puzzled.

"I've suddenly started to envy you guys."

Digging a hole, he patted his head, a look of envy on his face. He was very interested in this mineral sample, but it was something he could smell but not see. This is probably the helplessness of researchers.

Jin Yi ignored Juejing's reaction, and his smile only grew brighter.

"Never mind that, Mr. Redell. The second question is, what weapons did you use in your battle against Abbas?"

"Swords and spears are the mainstream weapons, but our scientists at Redell have developed a secret weapon: the gunpowder gun! Abbas is no match for us!"

"puff--"

This time, the target of the criticism was Daigo, and even Daigo, who wasn't very knowledgeable about technology, could hear the absurdity in it.

"Wait a minute? You guys can grow to gigantic sizes?"

Daigo asked.

"That's a skill that only a very few elite warriors can master, and it can only be used when energy is plentiful. But I can do it too, it's a pity that I can't wear armor after I grow to a gigantic size."

Redell patted his chest proudly.

Even Daigo couldn't stand it anymore. He turned his head away, trying his best not to let Redel see his distorted face.

Jin Yi thought of a science fiction story he had read a long time ago—Alien Path.

In the story, two aliens travel in a faster-than-light spaceship, preparing to invade Earth and enslave humanity.

But as soon as they got off the spaceship, they were overpowered by the Earthlings because their physical condition was too weak, and the weapons they used were nothing more than gunpowder guns that could only be seen in museums.

At this point, the Earth's population has swelled to a point where the planet can no longer contain it, and war is imminent. Humanity possesses powerful weapons capable of destroying itself 1000 times over.

But the two alien captives brought good news. Scientists disassembled the alien spaceship and were surprised to find that faster-than-light technology was so simple and easy to understand. It was just that Earthlings' technology tree was slightly off track and they hadn't discovered this at the very beginning of their civilization.

The two alien civilizations possessed only gunpowder guns and muzzle-loading cannons as their most powerful weapons, yet these were enough to make them dominant forces in the universe.

Earth's weaponry has advanced to an unimaginable level, but simply because of the lack of faster-than-light technology, Earthlings are trapped on their home planet and unable to expand further. However, these two invaders have completed the final piece of the puzzle for Earthlings to dominate the universe.

In the end, eight billion mad dogs were released.

The situation on Standal seems similar; the Creator has generously bestowed upon both races minerals that can be called treasures, but their civilization is still stuck in the era of the Second Industrial Revolution.

"Ha—one last question."

Jin Yi asked the last question.

"Putting aside the perspective of enemy and invader, objectively evaluating Abbas, what kind of person do you think he was?"

"A noble and admirable warrior."

Although defeated, they were each serving their own masters. Abbas's methods were beyond reproach, and Raeder gave a fair judgment.

"Great! Very good! Excellent!"

Jin Yi's smile stretched to the corners of his mouth, but the louder his laughter, the more uneasy those who heard it became.

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Lately, humans have become increasingly difficult to capture.

Abbas, hiding in a dark corner, sighed.

This is natural, as the Victory Team has already broadcast the news on television, and Abbas's operational logic has been fully exposed—nighttime operations and the capture of strong men, resulting in few pedestrians at night and deserted streets.

But Abbas didn't know anything about television, so he could only aimlessly search for a target, wandering around like a headless fly.

"Wait, what's this?"

Abbas possesses night vision, allowing him to easily see the contents of the posters on the wall, and what is written on the posters—excites him to no end.

"The strongest man on Earth—is about to arrive at Tokyo Stadium tonight!"

The strongest man on Earth?! Isn't that the perfect soldier?

Abbas tore the poster down and sped through the shadows of the night, following the map on it. Hours later, he saw the magnificent building on the ground.

Without any hindrance, he stepped inside.

Suddenly, a beam of light shone down from the top of the stadium!

Is it a trap?!

But how would Earthlings know my weaknesses?

Abbas's body staggered backward, but only after retreating a considerable distance did he realize that the spotlight on the stage was shining on someone else—