In the 1960s, the Soviet Union withdrew its experts, American spy planes flew freely at high altitude, and China’s defense industry struggled to make progress.
Li Shan bound himself to the Mystical Arts Make the Nation Strong System. As long as he practiced mystical arts, he could make the country stronger!
Anti-aircraft guns kept exploding?
Li Shan slapped on an Iceheart Talisman, turning the barrel into heat-resistant alloy in an instant. One shot brought down a U-2 spy plane!
Nuclear submarines were too noisy?
Li Shan set up a sound-dampening Bagua formation and slipped right beneath an American carrier group!
Years later, faced with China’s endless stream of cutting-edge technologies, veteran experts at home frantically used quantum mechanics to explain the mystical arts. Across the ocean, an American director completely broke down: “Stop researching technology! The people of Longguo aren’t doing science at all. They’re cultivating immortality!”
