Volume 3: Tide of Gray Mist Chapter 48: Master Wang’s New Product
Forging shop, level 2.
In the huge space filled with the smell of metal, you can see ancient mechanical giants when you look up. They are being controlled by the masters in the workshop. They use the half-giant's mysterious mechanical hands that can be solidified and changed at will to make pieces of awakening equipment.
These are slightly higher end green grade equipment.
Ordinary, basic white-level equipment was produced on an assembly line and handed over to a group of trainee apprentices by Master Wang.
Beyond the workshop outside is Master Wang Chui's workshop and laboratory.
Several assistants were busy.
Finished products are placed on the side, representing Xinhuo's most advanced technology.
There was a silver stone on the counter, engraved with azure runes.
There are weapons that look like cannons, with crystals inlaid on the barrels.
There are broadswords, swords, and crossbows.
Each piece is like a work of art, neatly arranged.
So, which one does he want?
Oh, these are all orders placed by him, that's fine.
"I named this silver broadsword the 'Mithril Greatsword'. It has a very large lethality increase against evil spirits, cultists, and other filthy things. However, when facing ordinary awakened people, this weapon performs very ordinary."
"Its side effect is eating silver, ahem, literally."
Master Lao Wang introduced and pointed to the next strange weapon, which was a bloody sword.
It's called the Berserker Blade .
"The effect of this sword is that no matter if you are injured or if you damage the enemy, you will gain the frenzy buff. As the battle continues, the sword will become stronger. After a while after the battle, the buff effect will disappear."
"The side effect is that you may get dizzy easily while the effect lasts, cough, but you can take tranquilizers to keep yourself calm."
Both are the latest developments from the forging workshop.
With Master Wang Chui's ability, it is not difficult to forge a strange weapon as long as there are strange materials. However, the strange weapons of the new era emphasize applicability, popularity, forging efficiency, etc.
These two items are carefully selected and can be forged in relatively large quantities.
But that is a matter for the future. Right now, the new regular workers in the forging workshop can at best forge green-grade equipment. Sometimes, to meet the orders, Master Wang Chui has to do it himself.
It will take quite some time for a regular worker to be promoted to a "senior worker" who can create strange weapons.
Overall, the future is promising.
"What about this crossbow?"
"Hehe, didn't the instructor ask me to develop a single-soldier long-range weapon? My initial idea was a firearm, but the structure of a firearm is complicated and not conducive to the conduction of life energy. Although it was developed, the lethality is rather embarrassing... To be specific, it is equivalent to launching an explosive fire bead."
"This rune crossbow is different. Its range and lethality can be improved as the user's strength increases, and it has no side effects... In theory, it is a semi-weird weapon."
"It doesn't have a specific ability effect, but it can exert different abilities depending on the crossbows loaded. Currently, the ones that have been developed include flame crossbows, frost crossbows, and hurricane crossbows."
"Well, of course, there is still a small flaw, which is that it is a bit expensive. The price of one arrow is probably equivalent to 10 explosive fire beads."
This is truly a krypton gold weapon!
But we can't blame Master Wang Chui. The conduction of the awakened person's life energy is a technical problem. To overcome the extension and compression of life energy is to create awakening weapons, so that the awakened person has the combat power to fight against the evil spirits head-on.
As for long-range weapons, this involves the issue of life energy leaving the body.
Using a weapon to reach the spell range, or even exceed the spell range, the other party did not understand the technology involved, but he was also aware of the difficulty.
For now, the rune crossbow's basic range of 200 meters is already quite good, and it can be improved with the injection of life energy.
Putting aside the cost of krypton gold, this is still a top-notch weapon.
Even if you take the cost into account, it's still...
"At least it's a good start, but the good treasures you mentioned, Master Wang, aren't these the ones?"
Fang You’s gaze fell on the remaining items.
Master Wang touched the shiny braised egg head and laughed, "Yes, look at this strange crystal cannon. Our forging department spent a lot of effort to develop it."
"Before, I was stuck in the power, but later, after studying the super ancient war weapons sent by you, I was greatly inspired and designed this new cannon."
When talking about the research and development process, Master Wang's chatterbox is like a river dam with the floodgates opened, flowing endlessly.
Fang You could only understand a little bit. He raised his head and looked into the distance, and saw that the more than ten-meter-tall God-killing Weapon·War Puppet·Qianhong was half-squatting with his arms around his knees... He actually read a look of grievance and fear in the eyes of the God-killing Weapon.
Master Wang, what did you do to the puppet?
Look, the child is about to cry.
"Ahem, I just want to take its palm cannon apart and try. If I can take it apart, the skill of this strange crystal cannon will definitely rise by two levels... Besides, I failed to take it apart."
The puppet Qianhong felt even more aggrieved.
It means that its whole body is one.
But Fang You felt that this was probably the reason why Master Wang failed to dismantle it.
"What about the current Weird Crystal Cannon?"
He asked.
Master Wang continued to introduce, "Currently, we have designed two types of cannons. One has a fan-shaped attack range, which is the large-scale killing weapon you want, although the energy dispersion is slightly weaker and the distance is shorter, but it is not a problem to destroy two or three star evil spirits."
Fang You nodded.
In the future, when the gray fog tide comes, it is necessary to build a shelter with the Dawn Lighthouse as the core and enter the base city era.
But the more people gather together, the more likely they are to attract evil spirits.
By that time, the number of evil creatures on Blue Star will far exceed what it is now.
How many evil spirits can be killed purely by human power? An Jianyou is known as the butcher of evil spirits. Her evil spirits will also be exhausted.
The development of weapons of mass destruction is a preparation for this.
Plan ahead.
"The other one is a penetrating ghost crystal cannon. It has strong lethality and a longer attack range. In theory, it has the ability to destroy or even kill calamity-level ghosts instantly, but it has not been verified."
After hearing what Master Wang said, Fang You nodded slightly.
These two types of strange crystal cannons are also easy to identify, one has a trumpet head and the other has a cone head.
There is another point that Master Wang doesn't need to emphasize. He also knows very well that a cannon shot is worth a fortune. Rune bows and crossbows can only be considered small krypton gold. The real krypton gold flow still depends on the ghost crystal cannon.
When there's a chance, pull it out and fire a few shots.
The Ghost Crystal Cannon is one of the strategic weapons Xinhuo needs, and when it comes to another thing, Master Wang becomes even more excited.
"The Candela manual you brought last time, ah~ I swear, it is definitely the most precious book I have ever seen . The symbols and compositions in it are so wonderful. You don't know, this book..."
Master Lao Wang seemed to be even more excited, so Fang You had to stop.
Master Wang stopped talking with some regret, and said, "I haven't understood all the contents of this manual, but according to the rune composition and production process in it, I have already made the teleportation rune stone."
It is a hexagonal silver stone placed in the cabinet, about the thickness of two fingers put together.
[Teleport Rune·Small (Blue)]
"There are two ways to use the rune stone. One is to use it directly, which will randomly teleport you to any place within a hundred kilometers."
"The second is to bind a coordinate before use, and then return directly to the origin of the coordinate after use, but the distance cannot exceed one hundred kilometers."
"One more thing, this rune can be used to teleport multiple people. Just stand in the teleportation circle."
"The only downside is... well, it's still expensive."
The disadvantage of all products today is that they are expensive. Wang Chui is also worried that his instructor might think that their forging department is spending too much money.
He said hurriedly, "It's expensive because the main material of the Teleportation Rune is the blue-level item 'Gap Stone'."
In addition, there are a number of green-grade and white-grade auxiliary materials, as well as the consumption of strange crystals in the production process, which is also a considerable cost.
The talisman is a prop and a disposable item.
It is equivalent to a blue weird weapon, a slightly cheaper item at most. Who can bear it?
But as a life-saving item, Fang You thinks it's okay.
It is not to save his life, but to save the lives of other people in the organization, the backbone of the exploration of the strange world. Compared with his life, the cost is not worth mentioning.
Due to material limitations, Master Wang has only produced three talisman stones so far. After a little thought, Fang You came up with an idea of how to use them.
Master Wang did a good job, so he deserves credit.
"Can I use my merits to exchange for... a chance to take it apart for research?" Wang Chui looked into the distance.
The child, who was more than ten meters tall, could not help but shrink and hid behind a machine tool.
Fang You lived in Bengbu. "This is still not possible. Qianhong is also a member of our organization."
"Well, let's change it into research and development funds."
Master Wang Chui looked away reluctantly and let out a long sigh.
…
At the same time, on the other side of the ocean.
"Are you kidding, sir?"
"Our world is about to come to an end. Soon the gray fog will completely cover the entire planet. Will Blue Planet truly enter the era of doomsday?"
The leader in black leather frowned and looked at the man in light blue robe opposite him.
The man spread out his palms. "I can guarantee in the name of our Langtao City-State that this is true. Besides, you already believe it, right, the human leader of Blue Star?"
