34: Self-propelled plasma cannon

Han Huohuo was speechless.

This is too difficult!

Never mind, I was just rewarded 100 black oil. Let's build two Plasma Cannons first!

The mechanical workers were cleaning up the battlefield, dragging back the damaged mechanical Wolves and sending them into the recycling furnace to turn them back into iron ingots. There was no way to achieve 100% recycling, with a loss of about 20%.

Hua Mulan was about to recruit more.

Han Huohuo directly stopped Hua Mulan.

"There's a new unit type, let me do it."

A black light flashed, and two tracked self-propelled Plasma Cannons appeared in the middle of the camp, gleaming with silver light and looking quite sci-fi.

Their size wasn't too large, but the craftsmanship was exquisite.

In an ancient setting, they looked a bit out of place.

"How do you use this weapon?"

Hua Mulan had never seen such strange puppets and looked at Han Huohuo in confusion.

"You'll know once you try it!"

Han Huohuo chuckled. Actually, he didn't know either, so he ordered the Plasma Cannon to fire into the distant bushes, firing a shot from afar.

"Fire!"

Boom!

With a loud bang, a ten-meter-diameter crater was blasted into the forest, and all the surrounding trees were blown away, still sparking with electricity.

Hua Mulan was dumbfounded.

This power, with the buffs from the Lord and Hero, was almost comparable to the power of the Barbarians' demigod unit, the Cyclops. Did humans really have such powerful mechanical units?

"Only.... only two can be built? Can... can more be built?"

Hua Mulan's mouth felt dry, and she asked cautiously.

"There are no resources left. For now, only these two cannons can be built. Just make do with them." Han Huohuo spread his hands. He couldn't help it. This thing required black oil to manufacture. The system's resource chest only gave 100 black oil just now, barely enough to build two cannons.

And just these two Plasma Cannons took up twenty population slots!

Absolutely a luxury item!

But Hua Mulan's eyes lit up. She saw that the Plasma Cannon shells were fired in a ballistic trajectory, arcing through the air in an extremely beautiful curve. This was much more useful than the Floating Turret because the shells could bypass the front-row shield soldiers and directly bombard the enemy's backline!

What a pity!

A great pity!

There were only two!

If there were hundreds of these cannons, Hua Mulan felt she could even capture Wanqing City! Why would she need to defend this small camp? She'd just charge out directly!

Facing reality, with only two cannons, the subsequent defense and tactics would have to change again, providing more options.

Everyone was busy.

The third wave of enemies didn't appear until dusk.

Han Huohuo checked the forum. In the Ten Thousand Mountains area, in less than a day, over 30,000 Lords had already been eliminated.

"Brothers, are you still alive?"

"Dead people can't talk. If you can still talk, it means we're still alive."

"This is too difficult. I thought this was a game with rules, but who knew this world would be so unreasonable and cruel?"

"Isn't the real world this cruel?"

"You're right, I was too naive."

"Did you see Big Shot Han Huohuo's achievements? They're terrifying, right?"

"I just hope Big Shot Han Huohuo quickly lures all the official soldiers over and then eliminates them all, so everyone can be free!"

"I thought we Bandits were in competition, but who knew the first mission would require mutual support? Isn't that funny?"

"Where's the Big Shot? He's quite silent."

.......

Han Huohuo raised his finger, wanting to type something, but in the end, he didn't type a single word.

Damn it, whatever I say seems like showing off.

Forget it, I won't say anything.

"Don't you guys think that Han Huohuo is really good at showing off? He's not saying a single word now..."

"......."

Han Huohuo slammed the forum shut.

Can't I just not look?

Hua Mulan operated the giant cannons, firing several shots in succession. Electric light flashed, and everyone inside the mountain stronghold curiously poked their heads out to get a clear look.

The power of this weapon is too great!

Soon, she figured out the cannon's range, projectile trajectory, and attack radius. With a clear understanding, she began designing the next round of defense plans.

Hua Mulan was drilling the troops.

Han Huohuo was helping Pang Muzhi harvest herbs in the medicinal garden.

This guy was originally dead set against doing any work, but tending to plants and flowers was different. It was half a hobby, so he wasn't so resistant.

Together with Pang Muzhi, the two of them worked in cooperation.

The three types of herbs had finished flowering and grown fruits. The fruits were many small particles. These fruits were not used in medicine. Pang Muzhi carefully picked these fruits and cautiously put them into a box.

"King, these seeds should be saved for planting next year. Winter is coming soon, so they can't be planted now."

"Yes, I understand!"

The remaining herbs were used whole. They had to be harvested first, then dried, and further processed into prepared medicinal materials.

Pang Muzhi was very focused on his work. He hadn't touched medicinal materials for a long time. He treated each herb with special care and gentleness, as if they were his own children.

Watching each herb being prepared, Han Huohuo also felt a sense of accomplishment.

The years are peaceful and good.

If there were no wars, spending each day tending to plants and flowers seemed excellent as well.

He shook his head.

He quickly shook these distracting things out of his mind. He was here to achieve great things and couldn't indulge in these miscellaneous hobbies.

This world is too dangerous. If you're not careful, one moment of indulgence and you could lose your life!

Hua Mulan was still demonstrating formations.

This girl is truly dedicated!

mechanical soldiers don't get tired, but Generals do. Hua Mulan didn't plan to sleep because you never knew when the official soldiers might attack.

Wearing a beast hide battle robe and holding a spear, she stood on the giant rock, showing no sign of fatigue.

Just looking at her felt reassuring.

So Han Huohuo went back to sleep!

He slept soundly.

Anyway, if the sky falls, the girl is watching. She seems a bit taller than me.

........

Inside the Grand Commandant's large camp, the lights were bright. None of the Generals were sleeping because Li Dingbei was furious.

He was scolding the incompetent Generals one by one.

"Just a few small Bandits have caused countless casualties among our official soldiers. Are you all just freeloaders?"

"......"

Everyone was scolded severely.

Finally, someone couldn't help but step forward and explain: "Grand Commandant, although our official soldiers are well-trained, in the Ten Thousand Mountains, where there are mountains everywhere, they hide in the dark and attack us from a distance. It is indeed difficult for us. Moreover, this time all the archers have been transferred away, and we are only using infantry. This cannot be entirely blamed on everyone."

Li Dingbei glanced at this person, a young General who was his trusted favorite. Unusually, he didn't get angry.

He was right.

The archers and Griffons had all been transferred away. This time, they thought suppressing the Bandits would be easy, but once they entered actual combat, they realized it was indeed difficult to deal with these elusive Bandits in the mountains and forests.

An old General next to him couldn't help but ask, "Grand Commandant, where have our archers and Griffons gone? Why not send some as reinforcements? The mountains are high and the forests are dense, which is indeed not a battlefield infantry are good at."

Li Dingbei also couldn't help but sigh.

"The archers and Griffons have been borrowed by the Sixth Prince to clear out some ancient pythons in the river channel. Against pythons in the river, infantry are useless; only a large number of archers and flying units can be used..."

There was nothing that could be done about this. For some unknown reason recently, several ancient giant pythons had suddenly appeared in the river channel of the Tongtian River in the Ten Thousand Mountains, disrupting the waterways of Wanqing City.

The imperial court had sent the Sixth Prince over, and to hunt these ancient giant pythons, the archers and Griffons had all been transferred away.

The large tent fell silent.

Speaking of which, the matter of suppressing the Bandits was actually not as important as hunting the giant pythons.

After all, the Ten Thousand Mountains were a no-man's-land border area between the Great Qian Kingdom and the Barbarians, a place that could be managed or not. However, the ancient giant pythons were currently wreaking havoc in the kingdom's inland rivers, causing extremely bad effects and already spreading panic.

"Grand Commandant, I have a suggestion. Let's first clear out the Bandits that are easy to deal with, and finally, we'll concentrate our forces and eliminate those troublesome Bandits in one go!"

"Approved!"

The many Generals withdrew, and the lights in the large tent were extinguished.

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