#89 - The Birth of the White Tiger Army (Part 1)

Davis suggested, "Now that Grandmaster Lou Gao has researched it, Father, why don't we go take a look?"

"Of course, Father also wants to see what this firearm that can severely injure a Soul Douluo looks like," Dai Poju laughed.

Ever since witnessing the power of firearms, Dai Poju has been extremely secretive about them. After those powerful firearms are developed, they are not allowed to leave the Blacksmiths' Association without his order.

If he wants to see the power of a new type of firearm, Dai Poju will personally go to the Blacksmiths' Association and order Grandmaster Lou Gao to demonstrate it for him.

This is the case with the current anti-aircraft gun, and it was the same with the previous repeating flintlock gun.

The father and son hurriedly took a carriage to the Blacksmiths' God Mountain Range, which is where Lou Gao and other blacksmiths research and develop firearms.

A week later, the two finally arrived here, and Lou Gao rushed to the foot of the mountain to greet them at the first opportunity.

He has created a powerful firearm that is enough to severely injure a Soul Douluo, and it is extremely cheap to manufacture, completely capable of mass production. With this alone, he will be remembered in history and passed down through the ages!

He waved his hand and ordered his eldest disciple, Si Long, "Si Long, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and bring out the cannon and demonstrate it to His Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Yes, Master!"

Lou Gao: "How many times have I told you? Use your job title when working!"

"Okay, Lou Plant... cough cough, okay, Chairman Lou Gao!"

Si Long said no more, and with an excited expression, he and several other disciples went to the warehouse. His master has created such a powerful weapon, and as his eldest disciple, Si Long is naturally proud of it.

Soon, a heavy artillery piece was pushed out, instantly attracting the attention of Davis and Dai Poju.

The cannon's barrel was made of a special copper alloy, which is harder and several times stronger than ordinary iron.

Even if three kilograms of mixed explosives were ignited on it, it would not be damaged in the slightest, at most leaving some traces.

The cannon's barrel is three meters long and weighs about three hundred kilograms. The barrel is firmly fixed on a wooden cart, and only two ordinary warhorses are needed to pull it across the battlefield!

If it were replaced with strong black scale horses, then only one would be needed to pull it forward.

After the cannon was pushed out, Lou Gao excitedly introduced it to Davis and Dai Poju: "Your Majesty, this is the cannon I researched.

When using it, you only need to put the black gunpowder improved by His Highness the Crown Prince into the barrel, then put in a solid iron ball, and finally ignite the cannon. The effective range of the cannon can reach two thousand meters, and its power can severely injure a Soul Douluo. Once it exceeds two thousand meters, the power will gradually decrease.

If there are enough cannons, firing them together can even cause damage to a Titled Douluo."

After speaking, Lou Gao personally demonstrated it. He manipulated the cannon to aim at a distant hill, put two kilograms of mixed gunpowder into the barrel, and put in a cannonball the size of a basketball, and finally ignited the cannon!

Boom!

After the gunpowder was ignited, it instantly made a deafening explosion. In an instant, the cannonball shot out, cutting through the sky and causing a series of sonic booms, finally accurately hitting the hill 1,500 meters away!

Bang!

After being hit by the cannonball, the cliff of the hill cracked inch by inch like a drought-stricken ground, and the cracks spread like a spider web.

Moreover, a large pit was directly blasted out of the rock wall, and the solid iron ball was stuck in the deep pit.

If this cannonball were to hit a person, I'm afraid the entire body would be ruthlessly crushed, and the person would die in severe pain.

After witnessing the power of the cannon, Dai Poju nodded in satisfaction: "Not bad, very strong destructive power. Even a defense-type Soul Douluo, if directly hit, would probably be severely injured in an instant!"

At this time, Davis also asked, "Grandmaster Lou Gao, what is the cost of this cannon?"

"Your Highness, since this cannon is made of a special alloy, the cost is a bit expensive. One cannon costs about two hundred gold soul coins."

Two hundred gold soul coins is about the same as Tang San's Zhuge Divine Crossbow, but the power between the two is worlds apart!

Davis didn't care about these two hundred gold soul coins at all. He has forty million gold soul coins in compensation from the Spirit Hall. I don't know how many cannons can be manufactured.

"Grandmaster Lou Gao, can the range of this cannon be increased a bit more? The farther the range, the better. It would be best if it could hit enemies in the sky," Davis asked, thinking of the Spirit Hall's Angel Legion.

The soul masters who can be selected for the Angel Legion all have Soul Saint-level cultivation and can fly freely in the sky.

Faced with such powerful enemies, I'm afraid the Gale Legion composed of members of the Min Clan is no match for the Angel Legion at all. Davis must think of countermeasures in advance.

However, Lou Gao had already thought of this, nodded slightly with a smile on his face, and said, "Your Highness, please rest assured, I have already made preparations."

After speaking, he took out a cannonball from his soul tool. Compared with the previous solid iron ball, this cannonball was larger.

Lou Gao's actions made Davis confused, and at this time Lou Gao also took the initiative to explain, "Since Your Highness ordered me to increase the range of the cannon, I not only improved the barrel, but also improved the cannonball, and this is my research result.

Unlike the solid iron ball, this cannonball is filled with gunpowder and ten smaller iron balls, and it is wrapped with metal that has better thermal conductivity.

After the cannon is ignited, the cannonball will shoot out, and at the same time, due to the thermal conductivity of the metal, it will ignite the gunpowder inside the cannonball, causing the cannonball to explode a second time in the air.

Finally, the iron balls inside the cannonball will shoot towards the enemy like a scattering of flowers, with a maximum range of three thousand meters. Even if the enemy can fly, they can be hit, but the power will be relatively weaker, but it is enough to injure a Soul Douluo!"

"Not bad! Grandmaster Lou Gao, you have done a great job!" Davis smiled happily. As long as cannons can be mass-produced, he will be confident in fighting against the Spirit Hall's Angel Legion.

Now that the cannon has been developed, it is time to form a powerful new army that will conquer every attack and win every battle!

Once this unit is trained, it will become a sharp blade of the Star Luo Empire. In the future, whether it is to deal with the Spirit Hall or annex the Heaven Dou Empire, it can instantly turn into the scythe of the Grim Reaper, reaping the lives of the enemy!

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