Qi Baichuan's intrusion interrupted the peace here. The middle-aged man sitting due north raised his head slightly and frowned: "King Zuo, why are you so reckless!"
"Master, there are two ships coming from the West Sea. Two giant ships made of dark iron, and they want to do business with us! Li Guang, please report everything."
He Liguang immediately took a step forward: "Chief Qi, the thing is like this..."
He Liguang's voice was loud and he didn't care at all that there were people meditating around him. He explained everything clearly and finally took out the gift from Zhang Hao:
One ton of dark iron, 100 kilograms of steel, 500 kilograms of various elixirs, a ballista, and two sets of complete weapons and armor made of steel.
At this time, a practitioner next to him opened his eyes and looked at these things, frowning slightly: "You just want these things in exchange for our medicinal materials? We don't lack these things! And we also lack medicinal materials!"
However, Patriarch Shengyang, the leader, brought all the things to hand and inspected them one by one. His eyes became brighter and brighter: "He Liguang, what are the prices of these things..."
"I haven't asked yet. But they have a lot of black iron and a lot of steel. They don't have many weapons and armor, but they are all made of black iron or steel. These weapons and armor are just samples.
There are also ballistae. According to Zhang Hao, the ballistae can even cause damage to people in the transformation stage within a range of 300 meters.
Finally, there are various elixirs, and they say it depends on the price of our medicinal materials. If the price is reasonable and the transaction volume is sufficient, they guarantee that the price of the elixirs will be very reasonable!"
"Oh... this thing is called a ballista? Can it cause damage to the God Transformation Stage?" Patriarch Shengyang, the headmaster, picked up the ballista and looked at it. This ballista has a basic length of 1.2 meters, but it can add two barrels.
, connected with a threaded sleeve, the length is increased to more than 3 meters, which is one foot in length.
The ammunition of a crossbow is similar to a cannonball, but very slender, but the warhead is replaced by a crossbow arrow, which is somewhat similar to the structure of an armor-piercing projectile. Of course, it is only similar. In terms of technical design, there is still a long way to go. But it must be
You have to admit, this kind of ballista is still very powerful.
But now, Patriarch Shengyang is a little confused, because this thing doesn't have any fluctuations in spiritual energy.
He Liguang said carefully: "Headmaster, we can try to see if what Zhang Hao said is false. After all, it is too easy to expose."
Ancestor Shengyang nodded and pushed the crossbow in front of He Liguang: "Come and try it."
He Liguang's eyes were a little eager to try, but after looking around, he still had to ask for permission to test outside.
"No need. You shoot here!" Ancestor Shengyang waved his hand, and a wall of rolling flames appeared in front of him.
"This..." He Liguang was stunned for a moment, ancestor, are you serious?
Next to him, Zuo Dharma King Qi Baichuan patted He Liguang on the shoulder: "Believe in the Master!"
He Liguang swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva, and finally apologized to Ancestor Shengyang. Finally, he positioned the ballista and pointed it at the side of Ancestor Shengyang... and followed the instructions in the jade slip to move the ballistae.
Push in from the rear of the barrel, tighten the bottom, and then pull the bow string hard.
boom……
There was a loud noise, and the entire hall was shaking. Flames rolled at the muzzle, and a stream of light shot out instantly. With a pop, it penetrated the defense of Patriarch Shengyang, rubbed the shoulder of Patriarch Shengyang, and shot into the wall behind him.
The formation flashed on the wall, but it failed to block the crossbow arrow. The crossbow arrow still penetrated more than two-thirds of the wall. In the end, only the tail of the arrow, which was less than a foot long, was trembling fiercely and making a fierce buzzing sound.
A little cold sweat seeped out from the forehead of Patriarch Shengyang. The power of the arrow just erupted was far beyond imagination; at such a close distance and at such a fast speed, even the God Transformation stage was a little frightened.
The most important thing is the sound of the explosion, the light and fire, which is heart-stopping.
There was a little anger in the Ancestor's heart! But it didn't show on the surface.
The ancestor exclaimed in amazement, turned around and pulled out the crossbow arrow, carefully observed the arrow part, and finally nodded with certainty: "Yes, it is indeed very powerful. This crossbow can hurt masters in the transformation stage!
What’s the effective range of this thing?”
He Liguang lay on the ground and trembled: "To report to Master Qi, when Zhang Hao handed this crossbow to his disciple, he only said that within 300 meters, which is about 90 feet away, it can harm the God Transformation stage. This thing is dangerous, so be careful.
Nothing else was said."
Ancestor Shengyang nodded, "It's good, but it's only 90 feet away, less than 100 feet away... It should be good for the Nascent Soul stage; it's a bit reluctant to deal with the Transformation stage.
By the way, you said that there is only one stage of transformation on their ship, and it is nothing more than an early stage?"
"Yes!" He Liguang responded.
The ancestor's tone was a little dangerous: "Very good... you go and inform them that I will receive them here at noon tomorrow! Accept their... um... kneel down!"
He Liguang was stunned for a moment, but he quickly bowed his head and retreated. Then he quickly flew towards Zhang Hao.
After flying for half a day, he finally returned in the evening. He forced out an excited smile: "I told the master, and the master notified the master. The master decided to receive you at noon tomorrow!"
Zhang Hao looked at He Liguang and frowned slightly. Zhang Hao always felt that He Liguang's expression was strange and unnatural. After thinking about it, Zhang Hao asked: "Fellow Taoist He, I wonder if I need to kneel down when I see your master."
?I heard that kneeling is popular here?"
"This... you should kneel down..." He Liguang's eyes were a little wandering.
Zhang Hao nodded: "Okay, we understand, we will arrive tomorrow!"
"Then...I'll stay here tonight, and we'll set off together tomorrow."
"Okay!" Zhang Hao nodded again, then turned to Dugu Junjie and said: "Let's set sail, let's continue going south!"
"What!" He Liguang was shocked, "You are going to the Red Lotus Sect! Didn't you just say you would arrive tomorrow?"
"Yes, it will definitely arrive tomorrow! You must remember this sentence. No matter when you say it, it will always be 'I will arrive tomorrow'. If you say it tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, it will still be 'I will arrive tomorrow'!"
Zhang Hao had a sincere smile on his face.
"You... the Red Lotus Sect is a traitor, and they must kneel down! This is the world of the Demon Sect. Do you still want to kneel down? Impossible!"
"Then let's continue going south!" Zhang Hao smiled lightly, or rather, the smile on Master Zhang's face has never disappeared. It was a kind of faint alienation and vigilance, a formulaic smile.
The two ships began to leave the port and sail towards the sea; He Liguang finally became anxious, "If you go south, you will definitely not be able to escape the interception of the Holy Fire Cult! You will always have to return!"
"Then welcome!" A cold look flashed in Zhang Hao's eyes, interception? Okay, you come to the sea to intercept, you will see who is more powerful on the sea, you or us!
Since the last time the Zhiyuan was besieged by the Transformation Stage, the steel battleship has upgraded its defenses, and ballistae is one of them.
The battleship quickly sailed into the deep sea. He Liguang had no choice but to fly back to the land and watched the battleship disappear. By the time He Liguang sent the news back and Qi Baichuan hurriedly arrived, it was already more than two hours later. At this time, the battleship
It has disappeared into the vast sea. Looking around, there is only a magnificent ocean.
"They ran fast!" Qi Baichuan snorted, but didn't care. At this time, they didn't realize what they missed this time.
The warship continued to move south on the sea. According to the information previously obtained from He Liguang, there was a "Skeleton River" more than two thousand miles south of the last battle site.
"Skull River?" Zhang Hao looked at the simple map drawn by Dugu Junjie with some faint questions and curiosity, "How come there is such a name?"
"Perhaps you will understand later." Dugu Junjie commanded the battleship to go south.
In the middle of the night, the battleship returned to the place that Dugu Junjie had previously marked as the "Flame Corner". The flames of war could no longer be seen on the shore, but faint spots of light could be seen. The war was over, but some people were looking for their relatives.
.And among them, conflicts will break out from time to time.
The battleship did not approach, but floated by about ten kilometers away. Zhang Hao and others only observed it through magic.
The warship continued to go south, and in the morning of the next day, it finally saw the mouth of a large river. The river here was very turbulent. The river flowed from a mountainous area into the sea, with a large drop. The rumbling sound could be heard more than ten kilometers away.
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"The Skull River should be right ahead!" Zhang Hao said to himself as he looked at the turbulent river in front of him.
Because the Skeleton River flows from the mountains into the sea, the current is turbulent and carries a lot of sediment, so the river is muddy. The warship slowly approaches, and a few figures appear on the hills on the shore.
"Is this the place of the Red Lotus Sect?" Dugu Junjie shouted.
There were people moving on the mountain peak, and soon a rather coquettish woman in a fiery red dress flew over. She stood tall at the mouth of the Skeleton River, her aura of the divine transformation stage unbridledly revealed, and with a magnetic voice, she spoke vigilantly.
Asked: "Who are you? What do you do?"
Zhang Hao came to the bow of the ship, stood in front of Dugu Junjie and shouted: "We come from the fertile land in the north for trade!"
"Are you a little kid in the foundation building stage?"
Zhang Hao suddenly got a little angry: "Hello, grandma, Youdao has ambitions that are not young. Although I am only in the foundation building period, I am also determined to open a life channel in the outer sea where monsters are everywhere.
This life passage will allow your religion to get rid of the exploitation in the interior and the east and be able to control its own destiny!"
"Ha..." The woman smiled, her smile becoming more and more charming, but there was an unspeakable danger in her, "Boy, you are the first one who dares to call me this! Have you figured out how to die?"
"Oh, grandma, you have to think carefully. If something goes wrong with such a lovely person like me, there will be no ship coming next time. There is only one chance.
Just yesterday evening, we had a small verbal conflict with the Holy Fire Cult in the north. I am a bit timid. Just because of this small conflict, I had to travel thousands of miles overnight to get here.
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Grandma, if you keep scaring me, maybe we will have no choice but to continue south."
"You..." the woman pointed at Zhang Hao, her full body trembling with anger, but in the end she snorted coldly, "Okay, I'll give you a chance, what can you bring to us by doing business?"
"Is this..." Master Zhang took the initiative and started to get angry, "I'll show it to you, grandma, but I have to say it first, don't be scared."
Saying this, he waved to Dugu Junjie, who immediately ordered all the artillery to be aimed at the mouth of the Skull River, which is where the woman in red is standing.
But Zhang Hao thought about it for a moment. The reason why the Holy Fire Sect was so arrogant before was probably because they didn't know the power of battleships. So this time, Zhang Hao decided to show off his muscles.
The black hole of the gun barrel was pointed at the woman, and it felt indescribably eerie and strange. There was something unspeakable in the woman's heart.
The three 460mm cannons on the bow of the Iron Duke slowly adjusted their angles. In the next moment, flames erupted, and three huge cannonballs smashed into the water like lightning and hit the bottom of the river.
The flames burst out instantly, and a powerful shock wave directly cut off the river, and the surging river water unexpectedly surged backwards. The water surface with a radius of more than 800 meters at the mouth of the river disappeared, revealing the bottom of the river; countless silt rolled and spread in all directions.
As for the woman standing above the mouth of the Skull River, even though she was in the stage of becoming a god, she was also blown away by the shock wave at this time. She retreated in embarrassment, her long hair was scattered, and she hung it casually behind her.
"You are looking for death!" the woman roared, and her figure turned into red lightning and rushed towards Zhang Hao. But the Iron Duke battleship had already raised its barrier. When the woman rushed forward, several gleaming crossbows were aimed at the woman.
The cold aura was spreading. The ballista used on the battleship was much more powerful than the one given to He Liguang.
The woman struck the barrier with her sword, but retreated like lightning. She took a few deep breaths, looked at the undamaged barrier, and finally temporarily suppressed her anger: "Boy, you are really cowardly, you only dare to point this thing at Jiang He
, don’t dare to target me!
But, this is how you trade?!"
Zhang Hao smiled and said: "Aren't you afraid that someone doesn't know the goods? The Holy Fire Sect we contacted in the north doesn't know the goods. So, how powerful is this thing?"
"Just like that, what effect can it have!" the woman said disdainfully.
Zhang Hao said nothing and waved his hand to Dugu Junjie to prepare to fire again. The woman suddenly became nervous.
But this time Dugu Junjie commanded five 100mm artillery pieces, aiming at the coast about 15 kilometers away. The artillery roared, and this time the woman saw the waves caused by the launch of the warship, and she also saw clearly the rolling muzzles of the artillery pieces.
The flames and the power of artillery fire were felt even more.
About 10 seconds later, flames rose in the distance. After another ten seconds or so, a rumble was heard from the ground. After another 20 seconds or so, an explosion was heard in the air.
The woman squinted her eyes and looked at the distance of the explosion, but there was already a light flashing in her eyes. "This thing just looks like that. Could it be that you are here to sell this strange ship?"
"If grandma..."
"If you dare to say that again, believe it or not, I will spank you!"
"..."
"Be good, talk nicely! Tell me, what products you brought this time, take a sample and I will report to the headmaster."
Zhang Hao wiped his face to wipe away the embarrassment on his face, "Okay, we have a lot to trade. If possible, we can carry out all-round communication and exchange what we have.
We can provide many powerful war weapons to strengthen your sect's combat capabilities. But we need your sect's medicinal materials and so on.