The crossed scholar

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"Hmm! Not bad, after all, I figured out a way! This beating is not in vain!" Unexpectedly, Zhu Xiaobao nodded in satisfaction, which made Yan Wuxing a little flattered!I quickly stretched my neck and waited for the next article!What he cares most about is whether he can avoid the severe beating tomorrow!

"Ah! My lord, I have heard of this kind of crossbow that can use spirit stones, but the cost and manufacturing process are very high. I am afraid that if it is manufactured in large quantities, it will not be worth the candle! Because the range is still It's getting closer!" Wan Shitong still said in a bit of embarrassment.

"You are talking nonsense! Although this kind of repeating crossbow is expensive to manufacture, once it is manufactured in batches, and it is condescending, it can reach a range of [-] paces!" Yan Wuxing shouted anxiously, he was afraid that he would My suggestion was rejected, and I can't escape the beating tomorrow!

"Hehe! Build one first, let me see? How powerful is it?" Zhu Xiaobao said with a smile.

In the next three days, with the joint efforts of Wan Shi Tong, Yan Wu Xing, and the skilled craftsmen on the island, it was really hit.

Created a repeating crossbow.It was placed at a high defensive point on the island and tried to launch a few rounds, but Xiao Aiguo was very satisfied. Although the condescending position can increase the corresponding shooting range, the location also extended thousands of steps backwards. So that's a range of around [-]!Moreover, the cost of this bow and crossbow is indeed not small, and high-grade spirit stones are used!

"This... my lord! Look, do you want to manufacture this kind of repeating crossbow in batches?" Wan Shitong also asked a little embarrassed.

The important people on the nearby islands also looked a little depressed. This thing is too tasteless, and the range is not far or close. It's hard to choose!The key is that the consumption is still huge!To activate the spirit stone inside, one must have a cultivation level above the Transcendent Realm to control it!

"Hey! Forget it, this crap is not only expensive to make, but also the range is not up to the requirement! I'll do it myself! You guys build the city walls and battlements first! I'll take care of the defensive weapons!" Zhu Xiaobao said with a sigh .I thought that in the world of comprehension, the original things would no longer be needed, but unexpectedly, I had to pick them up again!

"Ah? Do you have better defensive equipment than this? Wouldn't it be more expensive? How effective is it?" Wan Shi Tong asked in amazement, as if he had never heard of a burst that uses spirit stones. The crossbow is a more lethal weapon!

"Hey! The range can reach [-] steps. The cost is estimated to be one-tenth of this repeating crossbow. The cost of use is less than one low-grade spirit stone. How about it?" Zhu Xiaobao said with a smile.

"It's absolutely impossible! If I had such an artifact, I'd rather be beaten for ten days straight!" Yan Wuxing shouted angrily. If he didn't use his repeating crossbow, wouldn't it be a new start tomorrow? Getting beaten up?Can he not be in a hurry?

"Huh? I didn't intend to beat you up, but you came up with it yourself? Well, if you don't reach [-] steps, I will exempt you from punishment for one month! But, if I do it, hehe ..." Zhu Xiaobao looked at Yan Wuxing and smiled.Immediately, Yan Wuxing trembled all over, feeling a little bad!

In this world, the temperature used to make steel does not need to be so troublesome, and the desired temperature can be easily obtained.The performance of some basic materials has also been greatly improved. They are resistant to high temperature and high pressure, and have a profound sense of consciousness. Coupled with the eighth-grade jade tripod pill furnace, it is more difficult to create a high-quality barrel than it was in the Great Xia Kingdom. It's so easy!The materials for making gunpowder are also more abundant and diverse, and the key is that the lethality has increased several times!

Only two days later, Zhu Xiaobao called everyone to a newly built battlement again.Two sturdy female guards also boarded the battlements carrying a thick and long steel pipe!

This is the 'Red Clothes Cannon' improved by Zhu Xiaobao. It is much lighter than it was in Daxia Kingdom, and the barrel is more than one meter longer!The key is that the caliber has been slightly reduced.

Just when the big guys couldn't understand what it was, Zhu Xiaobao had already asked the messenger to wave the flag towards a warship on the sea in the distance, and he saw that there was an old warship dragging behind it. The ship is being towed at high speed in the sea!

"Come, come! Words have no deeds, come and light this thing!"

"Me? My lord, what is this?"

"Stop talking nonsense! Hurry up!"

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"boom!"

With a loud noise, everyone felt shocked.Fortunately, many people followed Zhu Xiaobao and covered their ears subconsciously.Only then was he not deaf from the shock.

"Hey, hey, hey! Words are useless, quickly reload, ignite, and fire the second shot!" Zhu Xiaobao finally ordered.

Yan Wuxing just looked at him stupidly, opened his mouth, but shook his head!Ganqing was standing next to the 'Red Clothes Cannon', his ears were buzzing and he couldn't hear anything!

But the big guys turned their attention to the sea. Although there was still a big gap from the target, the power of the ten-meter-high waves that exploded on the sea still surprised everyone!This is much more domineering than one or two crossbows!It's just that the accuracy is really bad!

"Hey! I have to adjust the angle and direction! Hmm, let me do it!" Zhu Xiaobao was also a little bit embarrassed, this accuracy is really outrageous, and he hasn't practiced it for many years. A new type of barrel and shells is indeed a bit inexperienced!According to the deviation just now, adjustments need to be made!

"Let's come!" Unexpectedly, Jin Huan and Yin Huan ran forward at this time.The two of them have been full of interest in this sturdy weapon from the very beginning, and seeing such a long range, they couldn't hold back anymore and ran up!

After re-adjusting the direction and angle, the next shot was much closer to the target ship. Although it still missed the target, the huge air wave had already lifted the target ship up and down...

"What is this? It has such power? If there are thousands of units, wouldn't it be able to cover the entire sea area?" Wanshitong, Sha Kun and the others were all amazed, they were all stationed in one territory Although the man missed the target, he immediately thought of the terrifying power of this defensive weapon!

"Hey! This is the weapon I used to defend my territory when I was in the lower realm. I didn't expect to use it here!" Zhu Xiaobao said proudly.

"How much does this thing cost? Can it be built in batches?" Sha Kun immediately grabbed Zhu Xiaobao's hand and asked excitedly. If his own island had such a defensive artifact, it would not be attacked by foreigners. Come in!

"Hehe! It's less than [-]% of that repeating crossbow! And it only needs ordinary strong people to operate it!" Zhu Xiaobao said with a smile, in fact, this kind of result was also within his expectations.He doesn't have too much requirement for the accuracy of this kind of artillery. As long as the number is enough, it can achieve covering bombardment, which is definitely enough to deal with a large number of warships!

"Let me try!" Sha Jiling, who had been itching for a long time, suddenly ran forward at this moment, and his operation was even more simple and rough, directly carrying the gun barrel on his shoulder. The 'Red Clothes Cannon' aims and fires again!

I was still worried about him, but after a closer look, this silly boy is not stupid, he has already petrified the muscles of his shoulders and neck, that is to say, this little shock can't hurt him at all!

"boom!"

With a loud noise, this time Sha Jiling was really spiritual under Zhu Xiaobao's guidance, and he just hit the target ship!Immediately, the deck of that ship was blown to pieces, and a raging fire ignited on board!This lethality is definitely stronger than hundreds of crossbow bolts!

Everyone who was still regretful was really shocked this time, and it took a while to let out a series of exclamations and cheers!What does this mean?This shows that as long as there are enough 'red cannons', the defense of 'Zunbao Island' can rest easy!

"My lord! How many of these 'red cannons' do you plan to build? Can you build a thousand?" Wan Shi Tong asked in disbelief at this time, the defensive problem that had plagued him for a long time was easily solved like this up?

"A thousand units? Is that enough? How about this, counting the two small islands next to it, a total of [-] doors?" Zhu Xiaobao did some calculations before replying.

"That...that's great, if there are [-] cannons, then our 'Zunbao Island' can be impregnable!" Wan Shitong exclaimed excitedly.

"Well! Alright, don't worry about this matter, I will let Su Yan'er lead those craftsmen to make it out as soon as possible!

Among all the clansmen, Zhu Xiaobao trusts the people of the Su family and the Yu family the most, and the clansmen of these two families have already migrated to 'Zunbao Island', and many skilled craftsmen have followed from Wushuang City. up!He is also Zhu Xiaobao's most trusted person!

From Sha Jiling's performance, Zhu Xiaobao thought of another way to combine offense and defense, that is to install naval guns on warships. Not as big, but the richest ships are still very effective!That definitely takes advantage of range and accuracy!

Zhu Xiaobao beckoned to Su Yaner, and the two walked side by side, explaining the structure and principle of this artillery to Su Yaner, and at the same time telling Su Yaner all her ideas.

But at this moment, Su Yan'er was held by Zhu Xiaobao's waist, her heartbeat increased and her face was hot, but she was very willing to just cuddle up and walk beside Zhu Xiaobao, so she didn't listen much...

And what made Su Yan'er feel spoiled was the lack of words and deeds. He was crying and followed behind Zhu Xiaobao. He was thinking about the ten times the punishment he won today. Isn't this a matter of life!But this guy is also a bit smart, he followed Su Yaner consciously, and made some noises from time to time, just to make Su Yaner feel uncomfortable!

"What? I can't hear you clearly? I couldn't hear the loud noise just now..." Faced with Su Yaner's snort, Yan Wuxing said with exaggerated gestures.

"Hmph! It's okay, it's okay, don't pretend to me, your cultivation level is not enough to make you deaf. I don't have time to take care of you these days, so you follow those two fat sisters to build the city wall Come on! Behave well, eat and drink, and if you behave badly, it won’t do anything to you. At most, it’s just to relax your muscles and bones..." Zhu Xiaobao knew at a glance that this guy was just pretending, so he was a little displeased. He waved his hand impatiently and said.

"Hey! I know, I must behave well!" Yan Wuxing was elated immediately, and finally got rid of Zhu Xiaobao!As for those two fat girls, they are not so unreasonable, so they immediately lost their deafness, and ran towards the golden ring and silver ring...

Now with the addition of attribute power, everything becomes easier.Sacrifice the 'Five Elements Square Formation', and the earth attribute skeleton quickly made a very accurate mold according to Zhu Xiaobao's requirements. The fire skull can easily melt black iron into black iron water, while the golden skull is It can carve the rifling in the gun barrel very accurately, and the wooden skeleton dyes the gun barrel colorfully, and it is difficult to detect when it is placed in the bushes.The Water Skull played an irreplaceable role in quenching and washing.Of course, all these operations were completed under the supervision of Zhu Xiaobao's spiritual consciousness, so Zhu Xiaobao alone could complete all these operations.Of course, the batch production still depends on those craftsmen, Zhu Xiaobao will only do it himself when the key steps and key points that need to be kept secret are removed!

The first batch of [-] 'red cannons' were quickly built and placed on the newly built city wall. Each cannon was tied with red silk, which looked majestic!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

This round of salvo made people feel extremely powerful, and the effect of that kind of area-covering bombardment was very good.The two abandoned warships used as targets were blown to pieces in a blink of an eye. Although one of them did not sink, the entire warship was on fire.This is just the result of a round of bombardment!

What is even more surprising is that two more warships were launched at this time. Standing on one warship were Wei Zifeng and Xiaoyao, while on the other warship stood Jinhuan, Yinhuan and Sha. Clever and Tumei.

Just when everyone was puzzled, the two warships quickly drove towards the target warship. There were still five hundred steps away from the target warship. Suddenly, the warship fired a salvo of guns, and the warship that was already on fire immediately, It was instantly annihilated by the fly ash of the explosion!

This is definitely more efficient than the previous shooting between the enemy and us, and the shooting range has also been greatly increased, ensuring that our soldiers are almost in no danger!

"This cannon can still be used like this? Isn't our warship invincible at sea?" Sha Kun, Wan Shitong and others also looked a little dull, and then asked excitedly.

"Hmm! It's about the same. I dare not say that one counts as a hundred, but it's not a problem to count one as ten! By the way, I just want to collect some 'green saltpeter' and bring back the goods we have accumulated for a long time." Trading Island, go, get ready and leave the day after tomorrow!" Zhu Xiaobao knew the result a long time ago, so he said very calmly.

It was just such a simple mission to go to sea, but this time it broke the head and rushed to go. Even the soldiers and generals were clamoring for this time to go to sea.

Not to mention Zhu Xiaobao here, Wei Zifeng, Xiaoyao, and Jinhuan and Yinhuan, even Luxian'er can't hold back anymore, if he doesn't fight for it, he won't send it and go with him!Even Sha Jiling and Tumei are clamoring to go!

"It's not a particularly important errand? You've all gone, and this 'Zunbao Island' is left alone?...Okay...okay, the most fair and reasonable way----to draw lots!" Zhu Xiaobao explained for a long time In the end, no one was willing to give in, and the only way to determine the manpower was by drawing lots!

Zhu Xiaobao was very surprised by the result of the lottery. It turned out that Jinhuan, Yinhuan and Sha Jiling were caught. If Zhu Xiaobao hadn't cheated a little, the next one would probably be Tumei!Now it's changed to Green Fairy!

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This time Zhu Xiaobao's cargo ships were not too small, there were as many as sixteen.The reason is accumulated over the past few months!In addition, the goods brought by the Chen family also need to be sent to the trading island to be realized or traded!

Although there are many other caravans coming to 'Zunbao Island' to actively trade, but not many dare to publicly express their favor, that is, some caravans from Dacheng Kingdom, the most important of which is the caravan from Fengyuan City, because they The big boss behind the scenes is Fu Ah Sheng!The second is the caravan of Dongzi City, which also includes part of Dongguo Yinghao's goods.

And the backlog of many goods on 'Zunbao Island' is because there seem to be more and more pirates targeting the caravan of 'Zunbao Island'.Every time you go to 'Trading Island' you will be attacked.

Fortunately, there are enough escort warships sent out, and there are Sha Jiling, Xiaoyao, Jinhuan Yinhuan and others with strong combat effectiveness, so it is still safe, but every time they will pay a price.Otherwise, why would Wanshitong and others be so worried about the defense of 'Zunbao Island'? Now that 'Zunbao Island' is getting more and more attention, many forces are beginning to pay attention to 'Zunbao Island', and they don't want it to grow stronger up!

Apart from the newly improved four warships, Wanshitong arranged twenty warships for Zhu Xiaobao.Being refunded half by Zhu Xiaobao, it doesn't take that much!

When everyone was very worried and tried to persuade Zhu Xiaobao, they saw a small warship coming out of the port, only half the size of a normal warship, but still driven by two giant sea crocodiles. The speed of the warship has doubled, the flexibility has greatly increased, and the number of people on the warship has also been reduced by half.There are less than 60 people.At the same time, those bulky super-strong crossbows and catapults were also discarded, so although 24 naval guns were added, the total weight was still reduced by more than half!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The warship flicked its tail quickly, and then started a salvo with one side of the naval gun, and a giant reef five hundred paces away was blown to pieces!When the smoke cleared, this giant reef had completely disappeared!

"Turn around, do it again!" Sha Jiling was not satisfied, and flicked the tail again, causing the naval guns on the other side of the warship to fire a salvo, but this time it was a reef farther away. Relatively speaking, the hit rate dropped a lot!

"Wow! This... this artillery can still be used like this, it's really amazing!" Everyone finally understood why Zhu Xiaobao was so confident. With this kind of range, other warships have not even reached the distance of long-range combat. So it's useless!

There are only four such small warships in total, and each warship has 24 naval guns.There are 96 naval guns in total!Although the range is not as far as the red cannon, it has a small caliber, fast loading, and more flexible handling. When necessary, all the naval guns can be moved to one side. Think about it, these 24 naval guns are fired at the same time. Can a warship afford it?

So when they saw this actual combat exercise, everyone stopped talking!This Master 'Supreme Treasure' is a genius and a ghost, whoever dares to rob this caravan will be regarded as a big winner!

But there was a reason for Zhu Xiaobao to come out in such a hurry. Many supplies on 'Zunbao Island' were not enough.In particular, the green saltpeter for processing 'cannonballs' has been used up,

So he had to dig some back right away.Because this kind of green saltpeter has no other uses, it cannot be bought, and you have to mine and dig it yourself.

Fortunately, he found a large piece of green saltpeter on a small island not far from the 'Trading Island', and this time he was going to mine and transport it back in large quantities!

This huge caravan, under the escort of [-] warships, left the port and headed for the 'Trading Island' mightily.The highest floor of the leading flagship is all Zhu Xiaobao's people, and it is heavily guarded.

This time, Zhu Xiaobao specially brought Su Yaner with him, because many secrets or key steps of manufacturing and production were only taught to Su Yaner.Su Yaner is beside Zhu Xiaobao, and besides her cultivation, she is the most capable person in other aspects. According to Zhu Xiaobao's estimate, Su Yaner's IQ is probably even higher than her own. Once you learn it, you will!

Most of the time these days was spent with Su Yaner, firstly, it was needed to build warships and naval guns; secondly, she wanted to spend more time with Su Yaner, for Zhu Xiaobao, she has been She paid silently, didn't ask for any report, and delayed her own cultivation, so Zhu Xiaobao always wanted to try her best to help her improve her cultivation!This made Lu Xian'er a little helpless, so she had to try her best to avoid it.So now Green Fairy is practicing her ice and fire wheel on the battleship!

But to Zhu Xiaobao's surprise, there was a person behind Su Yan'er, and it was the one who said nothing.It turned out that he followed the golden and silver rings, and that was simply the beginning of a new round of nightmares!A little carelessness, that kind of sour 'kneading, rubbing, pinching' will definitely make life worse than death!Within a few days, when Yan Wuxing saw the gold and silver rings, his legs were trembling and his head was buzzing...

Fortunately, words without deeds really had some scheming, found a very suitable time, and ran to Su Yaner's place, crying bitterly, expressing that he would lay hands on Su Yaner, and refused to return to Jinhuanyin The ring went there!

In desperation, Su Yan'er had no choice but to let Yan Wuxing stay with her to help, and even went to say hello to Jinhuan and Yinhuan.So now Yan Wuxing is following Su Yan'er.To be honest, this guy is really a little clever, and Su Yan'er can be helped in many places!

"Huh? You came here too? Are you afraid that I will be bored on the boat? Are you here to relieve my boredom?" Zhu Xiaobao was happy when he saw that words were empty, and he was in a good mood!

"No, no, no! Master Bao, you don't need to do anything today, I've already figured out a countermeasure for you!" Yan Wuxing shouted, waving his hands in panic.

"Oh? What countermeasures? Could there be any accidents?" Zhu Xiaobao looked at Su Yan'er, then asked with a smile.To be honest, with four newly developed invincible warships in hand, Zhu Xiaobao also wants to try his hand!

"Ah! Master Bao, look, here... here... and here, I think these three places are the most likely to suffer from abdominal muscles, especially at night. Absolutely perfect ambush spot! And Jiaogou also knows these places. So I guess... No! I'm [-]% sure that Jiaogou will set up an ambush here, waiting for us to break in..." Yan Wuxing quickly unfolded the chart, pointed to the three places on it and said.

"Hehe! That's right, you managed to avoid the severe beating today! Keep up the good work, I hope you will have new ideas and discoveries every day!" Zhu Xiaobao patted with satisfaction.

Patted on the shoulder of Wuyan.Then he hugged Yan Wuxing and whispered, "Now, roll as far as you go!"

"Huh? Why? I'm still working my brains out, thinking of some new topics?"

"Because my wife and I are going to make out, and you still want to follow?"

"No, no, no! I'm leaving now..."

"Pfft! Why do you keep bullying him? He's almost sick from fright!" Su Yaner couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing.

"Hmph! I always feel that this guy is hiding something from me, but judging from today's performance, this guy is more and more on our side!" Zhu Xiaobao also said with a smile, and then he was very presumptuous So she held Su Yan'er in her arms.Anyway, this layer is his.Except for those maids and female guards, there are no outsiders!

"What are you going to do? Do you want to fight back?" Su Yaner asked obediently while leaning on Zhu Xiaobao's arms after struggling a little.

"Don't worry about it now! It's full of goods now. When we come back, we're going to clean up Jiaogou and the accomplices he invited! I hope he won't let me down!" Zhu Xiaobao said with a sudden smile.

As Yan Wuxing said, Jiaogou brought nearly forty warships and ambushed here in Lujiao Mountain. below the surface of the sea.

Warships that are not familiar with the terrain can easily run aground here, but once they pass the reef, there is an open area where hundreds of warships can stay.Therefore, Jiaogou often set up an ambush here, and it will succeed in all likelihood!

Since being defeated by Zhu Xiaobao twice, Jiaogou has been brooding on her heart. Although her sister Jiaofeng is unwilling to fight again, Jiaogou still has no intention of giving up.He can't lose his prestige in the 'Pirate League', so he must get this face back!

And this time Jiaogou is also full of confidence. These are all the hard-core friendships he has been with for many years. Not only is his combat power super strong, but also the cultivation base of each of the big masters is not low. Now counting Jiaogou, there are three "false fairyland" There are masters, and there is one who is even more of the cultivation base of 'First Immortal Realm'.

As soon as Zhu Xiaobao's caravan left 'Zunbao Island', Jiaogou got the news, so he recruited helpers early, and set up an ambush in advance, this time he must give Zhu Xiaobao a big blow!

But to Jiaogou's disappointment, Zhu Xiaobao's fleet has not passed here for a long time.When he was restless, an ultra-small warship suddenly sailed from a distance at high speed, heading straight for Antler Mountain.

Standing in the penetration turned out to be two fat girls, not afraid at all, they drove up to the front, facing the two warships guarding the entrance of Lujiao Mountain, they even asked loudly: "Is Jiaogou there?" ? My son asked us to bring him a sentence!"

"Who are you? What are you trying to do? Stop for me, I'm going to search on board!" The leaders of the two pirate ships immediately felt their eyes brighten when they saw the two fat girls. This is definitely a good thing that came to their door. !I have never tried such a strong fat girl in my life!

Unexpectedly, this scented warship really stopped. When the two pirate ships approached, Jinhuan and Yinhuan suddenly launched a surprise attack. Not only were arrows fired at random from the warship, but the two fat girls even directly attacked with their bare hands. A lot of round jars were thrown over, still smoking...

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The sudden attack of this small pirate ship caught the two pirate leaders a little off guard.I have never seen such an arrogant warship dare to rush over to openly provoke.

What's even more unbelievable is that the opponent actually took the lead in launching an offensive, and successive arrows, carrying flames, landed on the two pirate ships.

The pirates, who were already caught off guard, were too late to shoot back.Because their ship was still on fire, and it was even more unexpected that shit was thrown. The jars thrown over exploded one after another, and the burning materials splashed everywhere. The two pirate ships quickly ignited a raging fire.It turns out that the inside of the tube is not a powerful explosive, but an incendiary bomb with extremely strong burning power...

Accompanied by billowing thick smoke, the small warship driven by Jinhuan and Yinhuan has quickly turned its bow and fled away quickly!Only the yelling and chaotic voices of the two pirate ships guarding the entrance and exit of 'Antler Mountain' remained...

When Jiao Gou got the news and came to see it in a small boat, he almost passed out!It doesn't matter if the two pirate ships are burned down, the key is that the two ignited ships also blocked the way out.He raised his eyes and watched, and a few hundred meters away, it was the fleet of 'Zunbao Island', which was neatly arranged and drove past in an orderly manner.And the merchants on the ship were pointing and laughing happily, and they didn't seem to let the pirates who were ambushing here feel relieved at all!

yes!Now those pirate ships that are ambushing here in Jiaogou have to wait for the two pirate ships to burn out if they want to go out.People have a lot of time to drive past calmly!

"Don't be complacent! Unless you don't plan to come back! When you come back from the 'Trading Island', we will see who will die worse!" Jiao Gou roared hoarsely, then waved his hands, giving the two who were still telling the story. Each pirate leader has a big-eared melon seed...

But Jin Huan and Yin Huan returned to their own camp, still yelling again and again: "It's not fun, it's not fun! Didn't do anything at all? Why don't we let us use those naval guns?"

"Hey! You are not allowed to use cannons so that you can take care of them when you come back! You two have done a good job, go back and rest first!" Zhu Xiaobao said with a smile.