237: Who touched Master Ou Yezi?

“Oh, you have a turret blueprint? I thought you had learned it yourself?”

“I’ve collected too many turret blueprints. Some are trash blueprints that I don’t see the need to learn, so I kept them.”

“What do you mean, trash blueprints? That’s just because you haven’t found their correct use.”

Jiang Xiaowen chuckled, “That’s true. Your requirements for a turret are quite unique. Most people want the longest range possible, but you want a close-range turret. I happen to have one that doesn’t require a guard—an automatic turret.”

Han Huohuo was overjoyed, “That’s great! Let me see it.”

Jiang Xiaowen directly traded the blueprint over without asking for money.

Han Huohuo took it and looked it over; it was absolutely perfect.

“Flame Turret: 400 Iron Ingots, 400 Stone, 10 black oil. Tier 6 Turret.”

“Effect: A close-range flamethrower turret with power equivalent to 200 Intelligence, causing area-of-effect flame damage within a ten-meter radius. It’s an automatic turret and cannot be garrisoned. This turret consumes black oil when in use; each barrel of black oil can burn for 24 hours.”

This was an area-of-effect attack turret that used black oil to spray flames.

It was incredibly suitable for dealing with Zerg, and its range was only ten meters, so it wouldn’t accidentally aggro monsters. The turret would only activate when monsters got close.

“How much?”

“No need!”

“Oh, you’re so generous?”

“Boss, no money needed. If anyone dares to bully me on the sea in the future, just help me beat them up.”

Han Huohuo laughed heartily, “No problem.”

Jiang Xiaowen was much smarter than Hua Yule.

Han Huohuo was happy, and Jiang Xiaowen was happy; everyone got what they needed.

After hanging up on Jiang Xiaowen, Han Huohuo noticed that Hua Yule had already sent more than a dozen messages in his private chat, offering to negotiate the price and touting how good his blueprints were.

Han Huohuo couldn’t be bothered with him. Such a greedy person wasn’t worth dealing with. He directly blacklisted him, out of sight, out of mind.

Greed isn't a sin, but being both greedy and foolish is truly incurable.

He sent this turret to Huo Yuan, along with the materials and black oil needed to build it.

This was a very high-level turret, a Tier 6 turret with attack power close to a Tier 7 monster. Its only drawback was the consumption of black oil, but Han Huohuo wasn't short on black oil now, so he directly provided a hundred barrels to Huo Yuan.

Huo Yuan and a few of his brothers were overjoyed, not expecting Da Ge to be so accommodating.

They quickly took the mining robots and led their troops out again.

Outside was a pure Desert, completely different from the Barbarians' Gobi. The vast yellow sand stretched endlessly, like a sea of death.

Some low-lying Stone Mountain were exposed in the Desert.

The red jade mine was at the foot of a Stone Mountain.

After several battles, Huo Yuan had gradually mastered the method: first, he used Gold Man to scout ahead, like sweeping for landmines. Once a Sandworm emerged from the Desert, the Gold Man would rush forward to entangle it, while the Mechanical Giant behind would open fire fiercely, taking down these Zerg.

They advanced slowly and cautiously, fighting their way to the Jade Mountain.

It was only a few hundred meters, but it took an hour to clear, showing how many Zerg there were. After he occupied the mine, he immediately set up four Flame Turrets a little distance from the mine entrance, sealing off the mine gate completely, leaving no blind spots.

He built a warehouse in the gap between the turrets and the mine, then immediately sent the mining workers inside to collect red jade.

The red jade output was decent, similar to black stone. After recruiting enough workers, they could collect over three hundred pieces of red jade a day.

The next day, Han Huohuo received the first batch of red jade, finally solving the last material in the recipe, though the yield was too low.

Han Huohuo suspected that this item might be a Desert specialty. Currently, Huo Yuan hadn't ventured far, so he had found too few mines. If he went further, he might discover more mines.

“Da Ge, we don’t want money for this red jade. We got it back with the resources you provided. You take it and use it first. The profits from the Sandworm drops are enough for us to survive and develop.”

Huo Yuan refused to accept money no matter what.

Han Huohuo thought about it and didn’t force him. Being overly meticulous wasn’t good either, so he’d leave it for now. He might need this young man to conquer the Desert in the future, so they could discuss it later.

The alloy materials were complete, and the gundam had also been developed.

“Mythical Gundam: 300 Alloy, 1200 Gold Coins, 3 Radioactive Elements, 3 radiant gem. Tier 7 Mythical.”

“Combat Power: Strength 280, Defense 160, Stamina 300, Intelligence 150.”

“Special Skills: Space Fighter, extremely fast flight speed, extremely high flight altitude. Transformation, can transform into a mecha for ground combat using a massive battle spear. Tracking, uses missile attacks that can track targets. Submerge, can fight underwater with halved power. Air Overlord, increases damage to flying units by 50%. Active Skill: Thermobaric Bomb, a large-scale destructive attack method with a 24-hour cooldown.”

“Power Source: Infinite Energy.”

“Empowerment Limit: 100”

“Loyalty: Always 100”

As expected, it was formidable—a four-way combat unit for land, sea, air, and space, but primarily an air force, focusing on air superiority while also handling ground and sea combat.

It couldn't defeat the Avenger on land or the Mechanical Fish in the sea.

But the gundam could do everything, and that was its advantage.

Han Huohuo's heart surged with excitement. Everything was ready, except for the smelting of the alloy.

However, Master Ouyezi hadn't returned, which made Han Huohuo anxious, fearing that something might have happened to the Master.

He waited for seven or eight days.

Liu Qiang knew the Lord was anxious about the Master, so he ran all the way to the bandit leader's office in Tongtian City.

Without even knocking, he burst in directly.

“Lord, Master Ouyezi is back!”

Han Huohuo was sleeping on the office sofa, snoring loudly. Hearing Ouyezi's name, he instantly woke up and leaped to his feet.

“Ah, Master is back?”

Liu Qiang panted, “But… the Master isn’t in good shape. He’s severely wounded. You’d better go see him.”

Han Huohuo was immediately shocked, “Who injured the Master?”

This was no small shock. Ouyezi was a treasure of Tongtian City. Did someone dare to attack the Master? Did they want to die?

He rushed to the medical hall with Liu Qiang.

The medical hall was crowded with people outside, all Ouyezi's apprentices. Seeing the Lord arrive, they all made way. Han Huohuo burst in without a word.

Pang Muzhi had just given Ouyezi medicine.

“How is he?”

“Reporting to the Lord, there is no life-threatening danger, but Master Ouyezi is old and injured, so he must rest well.”

Hearing that there was no life-threatening danger, Han Huohuo breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that Ouyezi was already asleep in the ward, he didn't dare to disturb him.

He walked out of the medical hall and asked, “Who knows what happened?”

Han Huohuo had a hint of murderous intent.

An apprentice nearby quickly stepped forward, “Lord, you must uphold justice for us. Master led us out to do business, selling some weapons. The other party offered a high price and asked us to demonstrate on the spot, so we went. Who knew that guy was black-hearted? He robbed our weapons and gold coins and even tried to kill us. We barely escaped with our lives.”

“Who!?”