Boiling Beast Bloodline-Chapter 2114 - 658: Borrowing Troops (Part 4)
Finally, the topic of weapons was brought up. The envoys from both nations breathed a long sigh of relief.
Without them needing to make a request, Liu Zhanshock proactively led the foreign envoys, whose appetites had been sufficiently whetted, into the Lava Valley; inside the volcano, only the Difeng Giants and Shieldaxe Dwarves were busily at work. The azure flames from the Underground World conveyed a strong desire through the foundry platform, as massive metal components shimmered with prideful luster.
The envoys from the two countries gaped, hissing as they drew cool breaths.
Anyone who saw the neatly stacked steel ingot walls would be just as astonished as they were.
"I currently have three military factories and one alchemy lab. What I’m showing you now is the core military factory; the other two are located in independent sections down shaft lifts, mostly staffed by war prisoners. Although I have dispatched a large number of Wolf Cavalry to supervise their work, for safety reasons, I’m not taking you there." Liu Zhanshock wasn’t surprised by the visitors’ expressions: "Feel free to ask if there’s anything you don’t understand. I’ll share everything I know."
"Your Eminence, are those azure flames emerging from the ground?"
"Yes, these azure flames are unique to our Underground World. They have extremely high temperatures and don’t require any wood or coal for fuel. Except for specific metals that need temperature refinement with oil gourd juice and alcohol, the fire here is sufficient to smelt most metals." 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
"So many steel ingots... and they are equally valuable as silver coins..."
"Originally, we fished steel out from underground lava rivers using a Graphite Crucible, much like fishing. But eventually, it became insufficient, so we planned to start mining. Who knew war would break out!? Because we seized so much booty, we had to remelt those weapons into metal ingots for future use."
"Your Eminence, what are those weapons?" Medusa’s envoy, Terry, fixated on the metal components the Difeng Giants were managing. They didn’t realize their own diminutiveness until they were next to the giants. Once in Lava Valley, almost everything was hulkingly oversized. Many of the giant semi-finished weapons could already be seen taking shape. Unimaginable to anyone other than a colossus like the Difeng Giants.
"Have you heard of the ’Titan Cruiser’?" Liu Zhanshock chuckled, summoning a Difeng Giant to bring over a finished weapon. It resembled an oddly shaped giant rectangular box, large enough for a Giant to lie in. The front of the box was honeycomb-shaped with flat holes, and the rear had eight propeller blades. Beautiful violet patterns adorned the stream-lined steel shell, marked with Malt Wine and Hellfire emblems, exuding a menacing aura that instilled fear.
"Your Eminence, what immense strength!" "Titan Cruiser" is known by everyone, and the envoys from both nations nodded like chickens pecking at grain.
"Since the Titans vanished into the annals of history, this is the first time the four great Duijials guarding the four pillars of heaven have met. Imagine how challenging it is to gather the designs they each hold!
In fact, I wanted to forge a ’Titan Cruiser’, but the rich oxygen metal needed for making the warship’s Dragon Bone requires mixing various metals, much like concocting a cocktail with specific formulas and procedures. A small amount is manageable, but the quantity needed for a warship is too vast to be completed in a day or two. Given Aegean’s current crisis, I could only settle for the next best option and first manufacture the weapons on the ’Titan Cruiser’. After all, with two Sky Gardens, I can still put them to use!" Liu Zhanshock patted the massive, heavy honeycomb-like coffin in his hand: "This weapon is called the ’Battle Axe Cruiser Salute’, a contribution from the Shieldaxe Dwarves. See the propeller blades at the rear? That’s called a windspeed turbine, which uses windspeed to provide power, continuously firing oxygen-explosive Battle Axes through the honeycomb muzzle! I always thought the Goblins’ gear power and the Gnomes’ steam power were two unparalleled classics, but I didn’t expect the Dwarves would also have turbine power!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a Difeng Giant hefted a cabinet-sized magazine box, helping Old Liu pry open the top cover of the ’Battle Axe Cruiser Salute’, slotting it in with a click, then took a massive iron bellows and aimed the air outlet at the turbine blades in the rear of the salute and started pumping vigorously.
After a series of "whirling" sounds from the spinning blades, Liu Zhanshock raised the honeycomb muzzle of the Battle Axe Salute high, aiming at the distant volcanic wall. There was a continuous sound of whizzing as flat black shadows spun like meteorites, shooting toward the black volcanic peak over a thousand yards away.
"Boom boom boom!"
Like uninterrupted war drums pounding by their ears, Bonaparte Medusa and Dubin envoy almost puked from the immense noise, quickly covering their already overwhelmed ears.
"This is the power of the oxygen explosion! Unfortunately, this salute can only be used for aerial combat. If shot within ten meters of the ground, the soil absorbs the air-shock wave!" Liu Zhanshock laughed heartily, tossing the Battle Axe Cruiser Salute to a standing by Difeng Giant, whose impressive Hellfire physique still faltered slightly under its weight, stepping back half a step.
"Relying on wind for propulsion, it’s truly the ultimate weapon for air combat, worthy of being sourced from the Titans!" At this point, the envoys from both countries couldn’t even hear themselves speak, their buzzing ears felt as if a swarm of bees had flown in, yet their eyes still shone brightly.
