Amidst the fierce stalemate between the two armies, within the central military camp of the Yougui tribe, thirteen Yougui royal descendants, ranging from gold to diamond ranks, were engaged in heated discussion.
A diamond-ranked Yougui in the camp shouted, "This time, the Human race is determined to annihilate our Yougui tribe. All our Kings have fallen, and our prospective Lords are entangled with Human experts. Now, only the few of us with the Ghost King bloodline remain. The best course of action is to abandon the Yougui tribe and escape via spatial teleportation."
"That's right, I feel my elder brother is correct. As long as we survive, we'll have wood to burn. If not now, then when?"
Just as several Ghost King descendants were about to flee, a thunderous boom erupted, and a massive mushroom cloud soared into the sky, even knocking down many soldiers from both warring factions.
As the smoke cleared, all eyes on the battlefield focused on the site of the explosion. The former central military camp of the Yougui tribe had vanished.
A crater, a thousand meters in diameter and a staggering twenty meters deep, appeared where the camp once stood. Violent reactions between lightning and water elements raged within the pit, while the righteous and destructive aura of Taoist talismans permeated the area along with the elemental explosion.
The Yougui army was thrown into disarray. How could they fight when their command structure was vaporized while they were battling in front?
The Human generals quickly ordered a full-scale offensive. Several legions mobilized rapidly, pushing forward along the Yougui's entire battle line.
Di Xin, along with several Human Kings, numbly watched the annihilated Yougui camp.
They had seen Lin Zhan and his companions crafting the integrated bomb earlier, but they had never imagined that such a powerful device could be created by such seemingly unreliable individuals.
Wei Qing looked at Di Xin and said sternly, "Old Ancestor, this kid is brilliant. We must transfer this resourceful fellow to our military department."
Di Xin looked at this audacious individual who dared to poach from the Great Shang Dynasty and replied indignantly, "Resourceful... bah! What resourcefulness? A bloodline with such talent appears only once in thousands of years for our Great Shang. How can we possibly transfer him to you?"
Huo Qubing quickly spoke up in defense of his uncle, "Old Ancestor, honestly, this fellow is too cunning. Wasting his shrewdness elsewhere would be a shame."
Di Xin looked at Huo Qubing's expression and secretly thought: This blockhead, and his nephew is also a blockhead. Truly a family.
"Old Ancestor..."
"Stop, you blockhead, don't speak. Follow me, let's go see Zhan'er."
Just as Liu Che was about to speak, Di Xin interrupted him and instantly teleported to Lin Zhan's side.
Seeing the arrival of several Kings, Lin Zhan didn't greet them. Instead, he frowned and looked towards the vast pit where the enemy's camp had been.
After careful observation of the effects of the integrated bomb explosion, Lin Zhan said to the three youngsters beside him, "Be sure to meticulously record the results of this explosion. We will study it further and strive to refine the ratio of lightning and water elements. Now, you can share your thoughts."
Xiao Bao, holding a notebook, began recording and said, "The power of this explosion is passable, but it's mostly elemental energy. The physical attack is insufficient. If the target of this attack were not the Yougui tribe, but races like the Beastkin with their thick hides, this outcome would not have been so significant."
Xiao Jin, observing the results of the lightning element's eruption, said, "Although the water element can better carry the lightning element, when the two come into contact, the high temperature of the explosion is somewhat weakened. Also, there's the deployment method. I request that our next brother must have wings and be able to fly. If we had used high-altitude dropping this time, this bomb could have been expanded by another half."
Xiao Hei continued, "Although I used Xuan Water, which is heavy, it can only cause damage once. It cannot cause secondary damage. If the target of this attack were a living race, failing to cause secondary damage would be a terrible waste of an offensive opportunity."
Lin Zhan listened to the three youngsters' analyses and, after careful consideration, said, "Let's first determine the direction of improvement. First, Xiao Bao will add metal fragments and projectiles to the bomb to increase its physical lethality."
"Second, Xiao Jin will increase the base amount of lightning element and add a portion of high-purity lightning element. This high-purity lightning element can be encased in metal by Xiao Bao."
"Third, when Xiao Hei adds Xuan Water, we should also add some toxins that are not affected by high temperatures to cause secondary damage to the enemy's living forces."
"Lastly, regarding Xiao Jin's proposed deployment method, we must expedite its implementation. I have a premonition that this method will become our primary means of large-scale attacks on the battlefield in the future, and we must aim to increase the strength of the targets to Lord-level."
"Understood, boss. We can invite experienced weapon research personnel to assist us. Additionally, we can search for auxiliary items that can stabilize elements. As long as the elements are stable, we can build even larger integrated bombs."
"Excellent, that's a good point. After we return home, make this our primary research focus."
Only after compiling all the results with the three youngsters did Lin Zhan turn to Di Xin and others and say, "Old Ancestor, Esteemed Ancestors, and Elder Nephew, why have you come?"
Ba Xia looked around and asked doubtfully, "Where is this kid's elder nephew? Is his cultivation even higher than mine, yet I didn't detect him?"
Di Xin and the others paid no mind to Ba Xia's foolish behavior and directly asked Lin Zhan, "Zhan'er, can the thing you just threw be manufactured in batches?"
Lin Zhan nodded and replied, "Theoretically, it can. However, many of our current data and experiments are not yet mature. It will require multiple experiments to determine the elemental ratios."
Wei Qing also ingratiatingly said to Lin Zhan, "Kid, come and join the military department. High salary, good treatment, and we'll even introduce you to a girlfriend. Just bring your research results. What do you say?"
Lin Zhan's eyes flickered, and he then smiled and said to Wei Qing, "Old Ancestor Wei, I already have a wife, and I'm not short of money. I'm also very satisfied with my current work. But as descendants of the Human race, it's a given that I'll hand over my research results to the military department. However, the experiments are not mature yet, and we still lack some materials for multiple experiments."
He then pointed to Xiao Jin, Xiao Hei, and Xiao Bao, saying, "You see, these three, although not Human, are top-notch scoundrels... bah, top-notch experts! You see, I have them, I just lack resources."
Wei Qing, having heard their research process, found it quite plausible. He then waved his hand grandly and said, "How much do you need? Our military department will cover it."