Spirit Hall.
During this day, Liam had been leading people to research and produce firearms and mortars, and was unaware that Bo Saixi had already decided to sacrifice herself for Sea God Island.
Evening.
Liam and Bibi Dong led a group of people standing on the Spirit Hall's training ground. In front of them was a dummy wearing armor.
Liam held the weapon that had just been made today, aimed it at the dummy in front, and directly pulled the trigger.
Bang!
A gunshot rang out.
The steel ball was fired and embedded itself into the armor.
Everyone on the field also changed their expressions in surprise.
Chrysanthemum Douluo covered his small mouth and said in surprise:
"Oh my heavens!"
"Such an iron rod, such a small steel ball, can actually unleash such great power, this..."
Ghost Douluo and the others also frowned. The power of this thing wasn't particularly great, but a sudden hit like that would make people quite uncomfortable!
Bibi Dong stepped forward to inspect it, and said, "Ordinary armor can be penetrated. Someone! Replace the dummy with a set of heavy armor."
At this time, Liam reloaded the gunpowder and fired the trigger again.
Bang.
After a sound, the heavy armor was not penetrated this time.
There was no need to step forward to check this time, everyone could see that the steel ball had not penetrated the heavy armor.
Liam was not surprised. The power of the firearm was limited. After all, its power came from loading and firing gunpowder, which was different from a more advanced gun!
Guns were actually easy to make, but the manufacturing of bullets had considerable difficulties, mainly the preparation of gunpowder, which required continuous research and experimentation.
Bibi Dong analyzed:
"The advantage of this weapon is that it doesn't require drawing a bow and can be used for sudden sneak attacks on enemies. Its range and power are not as good as bows and arrows, but it doesn't consume stamina."
Liam nodded slightly and said, "The firearm is just the most basic and simplest weapon. Let's continue researching it to enhance its power and range."
"Now let's try the mortar!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up instantly. Compared to the firearm just now, this thing was much larger, and the firearm just now only had a little gunpowder loaded.
Now this thing had a casing specifically made for holding gunpowder, hmm... Liam said this was called a shell?
Liam retreated dozens of meters, fixed the gun carriage, and shouted to everyone:
"Everyone retreat further."
Everyone also started to retreat. Although they still didn't know how powerful this thing was, they had all witnessed the Heaven and Earth Echo before.
Similarly.
This mortar, whether it was the gun carriage or the shell, was also simple. Aiming and distance were all based on feeling.
Bang.
The sound this time was very loud, and the surrounding ground shook violently. Everyone could see with their naked eyes a shell as thick as a calf flying out.
"Seems a bit slow?"
Chrysanthemum Douluo said with some disappointment, "Is it made too big, affecting the speed? It's much slower than the steel ball fired from the firearm just now."
Everyone also nodded in unison. Just as they were about to say where something wasn't quite right, they heard a "boom" explosion from a distance.
A ball of fire shot into the sky, explosion smoke rose around it, and a pit was directly blasted into the ground.
Although it failed to hit the dummy, the residual power of the explosion directly blew the dummy away.
"Good heavens!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo said with a shocked expression, "So this can explode, just like that Heaven and Earth Echo?"
"If this were hit, I'm afraid even high-level Soul Masters could be killed. If we can produce a lot of these, wouldn't we be able to directly cover an entire area?"
Ghost Douluo and his group also nodded in unison. This thing posed little threat to them, Title Douluo, but used on the battlefield, it was complete slaughter!
Of course.
The premise of it posing little threat to Title Douluo was that Title Douluo knew to dodge. If they took it head-on like the Buddha Fury Tang Lotus, they would definitely be finished.
Bibi Dong said with a happy expression:
"Liam, this cannon is good! This cannon is powerful, let's focus on researching and making this next?"
Spirit Kite Douluo said from the side, "Her Majesty, if my guess is correct, this, like the one just now, is also the most basic and simplest finished product."
"If we specifically research and produce it, then after upgrading in the future, its power will be even more terrifying."
Everyone's hearts also became excited.
The power of this thing was already great enough now. If they continued to research and upgrade it, it would be a one-sided slaughter on the battlefield. Whether it was heavy armor, light armor, or Soul Masters, it would be invincible and unstoppable!
Of course.
While the power was sufficient for them, for Liam, the power was just so-so!
Liam looked at everyone and said:
"That's all for today for now. This is just the result of one day of our research. I believe it won't be long before we can create artifacts that can check the entire Continent!"
Ghost Douluo suddenly said at this time, "That... I have a question. I also understood what you said just now."
"This shell is propelled by the burning of gunpowder, so if we hold it in our hands and throw it out, can it achieve the same effect?"
Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly thought of something and looked at Liam in unison, their eyes full of anticipation.
Uh.
Liam was also stunned. It seemed the gun carriage was a bit redundant. After all, this wasn't an ordinary world. How fast were the strength and hand speed of a Title Douluo?
Then researching grenades directly would be very suitable... Bah! Might as well just mass-produce Tang Fury Fire Lotus and be done with it.
"Yes!"
Liam looked at everyone and said, "I have already explained the principles behind the explosion of this shell today."
"We can also create shells that can be thrown directly by hand. Those are called grenades, and they can explode when thrown out."
"Similarly, we can also create satchel charges with larger volume and power, and throw them out with trebuchets."
"We will research these tomorrow. Now, everyone disperse, eat, play, and rest!"
After Liam finished speaking, his gaze fell on Bibi Dong and Spirit Kite Douluo. Bibi Dong turned around and instructed Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo something, then left directly with Spirit Kite Douluo, following Liam.
Chrysanthemum Douluo looked at Bibi Dong's retreating back and muttered, "Old Ghost, have you noticed that our Pope seems a bit different now?"
Ghost Douluo nodded slightly and said:
"Yes, she's a bit different. She doesn't feel as cold or as terrifying."
Chrysanthemum Douluo added:
"She's more cheerful, and her ambition for her career isn't as strong. She actually casually threw such an important matter to the two of us. This is a secret weapon that can help our Spirit Hall unify the Continent!"
"Also, she looks more like a woman, including that Spirit Kite Douluo guy, who has also changed a lot recently."
Ghost Douluo frowned and said:
"Are you saying Her Majesty didn't look like a woman before?"
"Bah, bah!"
Ghost Douluo said angrily, "I didn't say that. I mean Her Majesty has become more beautiful now."
"Hehehe!"
"I guess Her Majesty's spring has come."
Ghost Douluo also nodded heavily.
Liam took Bibi Dong and Spirit Kite Douluo back and began to update his diary.
[Today is another energetic day!]
[I wrote the diary a bit late, but it's okay. Occasional tardiness and early departure are also part of the job.]
[To summarize today's gains, the research on gunpowder hasn't made much progress, but we have initially attempted to create weapons.]
[The power is average, only considered at the level of Hidden Weapons, and there is a world of difference from real guns and cannons.]
[Wait?]
[Then if I use a gun to shoot Tang San in the future, he won't say I ambushed him, say I'm a despicable villain, right?]