Interesting. It seems like how he, and humans in general, interact with Loroi abilities might be the big game-changer in this whole mess. One way or the other.
I'm also interested in the Umiak stealth tech, for them to approach so undetected. Or do the Loroi so heavily rely on psychic detection that the Umiak's ability to interfere with it makes them basically invisible because the Loroi simply aren't using optics?
yeah, that's a freaking huge lens. Better to just make your black collector larger, until you get to the part where it needs to be hotter, then use a mirror to increase the amount of sun on the end part. mirrors cheaper than lenses.