Chapter 71 Lin Zhan Tests the Cannon

The Han Emperor Wu, Liu Che, and the Han Emperor Guangwu, Liu Xiu, learned to operate two types of cannons within a short time.

Liu Xiu waved his hand at the instructors and said, "Alright, you can all leave now. The rest is up to this old ancestor."

Liu Che and the other three took out a row of five light cannonballs from the nearby ammunition box. The cannonballs were about a foot long and as thick as an adult's wrist.

The Suanni, who had transformed into a tall, long-haired man, directly loaded the cannonballs into the magazine.

The Baxia continuously adjusted the muzzle, locking onto a steel target 5 kilometers ahead.

"Fire," Liu Xiu pulled the trigger, and instantly five cannonballs were fired in succession.

"Boom, boom, boom." The five consecutive explosions completely obliterated the steel target.

It also created a large pit about 20 meters in diameter around it.

Everyone looked at the power of the explosion ahead and nodded in agreement.

Liu Xiu turned to the three and said:

"My goodness, each cannonball has the attack power of a beginner Gold-level, but the range is much larger, and the accuracy is high. Five consecutive cannonballs with an error distance of no more than 2 meters. It's truly excellent."

Liu Che also nodded and said:

"What a good thing. If our Great Han had possessed such a treasure, I would have unified the human race long ago, saving me the annoyance of dealing with these barbarians who look like monkeys."

"Yes, I must say, this kid's mind is truly sharp. How did he come up with this? If we had tens of thousands of these cannons and fired two volleys at the allied armies of the ten thousand races, just thinking about it is exhilarating," Baxia said with admiration.

Liu Xiu's eyes darted around and he said:

"I've decided, I'll be the captain of the artillery. I don't believe that young Lin would refuse me based on my face."

Lin Zhan, riding on Xiao Hei, teleported to the vicinity of the crater that had been blasted out. The crater was nearly 3 meters deep, and the three elements of lightning, water, and fire continuously exploded within it, showing the lingering damage from the cannonball explosions.

Xiao Hei's actions stunned everyone present. Lin Wufa said to Di Xin next to him:

"Old ancestor, isn't Zhan'er's spirit pet, this little turtle, from the Xuanwu clan? How does it have such speed? It's like teleportation. Even an ordinary Diamond-level speed-type ferocious beast can't match this speed."

Di Xin shook his head and said sternly:

"Xiao Hei Zi is indeed from the Xuanwu clan. Xuanming wouldn't have misidentified him, but that old fellow didn't mention his mother's clan."

"The only creature that can have such speed is the Huaxia Great Tortoise, but that's only in water," Lin Wufa said with doubt.

Di Xin thought carefully for a moment and said:

"Then there's only one type of turtle: the Xuan Kong Spirit Turtle, which possesses spatial abilities. It seems this Xiao Hei Zi's background is extraordinary. The Xuanwu clan is truly tight-lipped, not revealing anything."

"Wufa, let's not talk about this matter anymore. The more precious the bloodlines of these young ones are, the greater the help they will be to Zhan'er."

Lin Wufa nodded and said, "I understand, old ancestor."

Lin Zhan, after examining the explosion site, returned to Liu Che and the others' side and gave them a thumbs-up.

"Old ancestors, you are amazing. For your first try, you achieved such accuracy. I am truly impressed."

Liu Xiu said proudly:

"Of course. Don't you guys see who we old ancestors are? But this cannon is truly good. Kid, you must forge more of these. If you don't have enough resources, just say so. We old guys will go out and rob them for you."

Lin Zhan nodded and said:

"Don't worry, Old Ancestor Liu Xiu. I plan to improve this light cannon and forge 200,000 of them first. After the trials are complete, I'll study it thoroughly and then figure out how to 'acquire' more resources."

Liu Xiu and the others agreed and said, "This is your specialty, kid. You make the decisions. We old ancestors will be your muscle. If necessary, we'll capture a few more hostages."

"We'll discuss the hostages later. Old ancestors, keep firing until we've used 300 cannonballs," Lin Zhan said, then rode Xiao Hei back to Di Xin and the others.

Liu Xiu and the others immediately started dividing their tasks, loading, aiming, and firing, covering the entire range from 500 meters to 10 kilometers ahead.

After firing, Baxia directly carried the light cannon and walked back with the others.

Lin Zhan winked at Xiao Bao, who stepped forward to inspect.

"The cannon body is intact, no deformation, no damage, cooling is normal, wind and fire runes are intact. The energy crystal core has been consumed by about 30%. It's estimated that a Platinum-level crystal core can sustain 1000 shots."

After hearing Xiao Bao's professional report, Lin Zhan turned to the weapons expert, Old Qian, and said:

"Old Qian, this light cannon is generally qualified, but there is still room for improvement."

"First, the magazine capacity is too small at five rounds. My initial intention for improving the cannon was for large-scale bombing, so the magazine capacity must be increased."

"Second, the weight of the light cannon is relatively light, and the firepower is insufficient. Can it be improved into a twin-barrel design and equipped with wheels, so that a Silver-level martial artist can pull the cannon and run around the mountains, saving the need for a vehicle?"

Old Qian nodded and said, "These are not difficult problems; they are quite simple. I can give you the blueprints tomorrow, and the sample can be ready the day after tomorrow."

Lin Zhan nodded and said:

"That's good. I'll leave Xiao Bao with you. Once you've reviewed and approved it, you can start production. Calculate the price for mass production and the price of the cannonballs. Tell me when you've calculated it, and I'll place an order."

He then said to Liu Xiu and the four others, "Four old ancestors, let's prepare to test fire the heavy cannon and see if it can meet our expectations."

Liu Xiu and the four excitedly said, "Good kid, we've been waiting for you to say that. We old ancestors have been itching to try that big fellow for a long time."

With that, the four hurried to the heavy cannon and began to operate it.

The heavy cannon was 12 meters long, 3.5 meters wide, 3.5 meters high, and weighed a staggering 40 tons. The cannonball fired was a modified version of Lin Zhan's number 3 integrated bomb.

Baxia, holding a metal cannonball nearly a meter long and 40 centimeters in diameter, directly loaded it into the cannon's breech.

Liu Che adjusted it to maximum range and aimed at a metal fortress 20 kilometers away, covering 1000 square meters.

"Fire," Liu Xiu roared. With a deafening boom, the cannonball instantly blasted the target fortress to smithereens with extreme speed.

Everyone ran towards the target point. A large pit, about 3000 square meters in size and 5 meters deep, appeared at the target location.

The sand and soil at the bottom of the pit had been melted into crystals by the high temperature, and the three elements of lightning, water, and fire continuously exploded. Rows of metal shrapnel were deeply embedded in the surrounding rocks.