56: Chapter 56 Destroying the Mind, Recruiting Savages

The recoil pushed the 80-meter-long china slightly askew.

The massive roar from the gunpowder ignition left Chen Fan seeing stars.

As the shell flew out, it even seemed to ignite the air itself.

The smell of burning began to spread.

Dazzling firelight stretched out in a line, pointing directly at the rear of the savages' formation.

By the time all the savages belatedly turned their heads...

The explosive roar sounded.

Suddenly, firelight erupted from the general cannon in the center.

"Buzz—"

A massive shockwave tore the earth apart. The Archers surrounding it were instantly reduced to a bloody mist.

"Awoo—"

"Wah oooooh—"

"Ya ya ya—"

Seeing this scene, the savages scattered in a frantic, terrified panic.

However, the shockwave caught up to them in an instant.

The densely packed Savage Warriors were instantly devoured, turning into ash.

Under the ravages of the shockwave, towering trees were sliced into segments and ignited by the flames.

Sparks flew everywhere!

A massive crater, dozens of meters in diameter, spread out from the center of the explosion.

Upon seeing this, the group chat fell silent for a moment.

Then, bursts of exclamations erupted.

Vase: "Holy crap! What is that!!!"

speechless ship: "Terrifying. Look, those five Catapults just vanished."

Samo: "Could this be the warship's weapon?"

Jiu Jiu: "Definitely. The resources required probably broke the bank, otherwise Big Brother wouldn't be short on gold coins."

Demon: "Wuwu, with this kind of power, any amount of resources is worth it."

Chen Fan patted his dizzy head and looked up.

The crowded path from moments ago had completely disappeared.

In its place was a lifeless wasteland.

The ground was covered in fire, fueled by the debris of trees and—

Countless bits of flesh.

The aftermath of that single shot had actually leveled the entire forest!

With the large trees gone, the field of vision became open.

The cavalry further back who couldn't enter the path, as well as the soldiers rushing over, were all frozen in place.

Just as Chen Fan's view had cleared, their line of sight was also instantly purged.

The empty space ravaged by the shell made it hard for them to connect it to the forest that was there before.

"Wah woo—"

The savages snapped out of it and cried out, wanting to turn and flee.

However, the clicking sound rang out again.

The Single-barrel Naval Gun rotated its barrel, aiming in the direction the savages were fleeing.

The pitch-black muzzle emitting thick smoke scared away the last of their courage.

"Ah woo wah—"

Wails rose one after another, whether they were cavalry, infantry, or Archers.

At this moment, their movements were uniform as they all fell to their knees.

Though he couldn't understand what they were howling, it was likely nothing more than pleas for mercy.

Chen Fan pressed down on his heaving chest, his heart filled with emotion.

This was the shock brought by technological suppression.

If he had used machetes or even machine guns to slaughter the savages...

Not only would they not surrender, but it would have further incited their rage to resist to the end.

But once the weapon of attack was changed to a naval gun, everything was different.

One shot not only destroyed all their combat power but also destroyed their confidence.

Being targeted by such a monster of war, they didn't even have the courage to run.

A long time passed.

Jiu Jiu: "Big Brother, what do we do next?"

Samo: "Yeah, now that we've won, should we land?"

Vase: "Of course! All the resources on this island are ours! Hahaha!"

Chen Fan snapped back to reality and withdrew his gaze.

"No rush, I'll send someone to scout for information first."

After speaking, Chen Fan controlled Drake to disembark, leading the Sailors and soldiers toward the gathering place of the savages.

Under the aim of the cannon, the savages didn't dare make a move, watching helplessly as Drake and the others approached.

"Is there anyone who can speak human language? Step forward!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the savages all looked up and glanced at each other.

Chen Fan frowned. Could it be that none of them spoke human language?

Drake was about to speak again.

In a corner, a savage almost covered in dirt raised his hand.

"Me... can... speak."

Chen Fan's eyes lit up. This clumsy accent sounded like someone who knew Chinese.

He immediately controlled Drake to step forward and lift him up.

"You can speak human language?"

"Uh-huh."

"..."

After some interrogation, Chen Fan finally understood the situation on this island.

On this tiny island, there were actually three cities, representing three empires.

Their technological level was roughly the same, similar to the Iron Age.

However, because the island had plenty of natural resources, they had accidentally synthesized gunpowder.

This allowed them to use simple firearms.

But because the attack range was relatively short, their methods of warfare remained melee, archery, and Catapults.

Usually, the three sides were constantly at war. But whenever they encountered an external enemy, they would join forces to resist.

The savage who could speak human language felt instantly relieved when he saw that Drake had no intention of attacking him.

"Me... empire is in the north, name is..."

"Stop!"

Chen Fan, who had come over, interrupted his self-introduction.

"I don't have time to remember your names. From today on, you are called Savages, and you are the Savage Leader."

Scanning the area, he found about two thousand savages kneeling on the ground.

Nodding slightly, Chen Fan turned back to the Savage Leader.

"Tell them to give up resistance. From today on, you are the masters of this island."

Hearing this, the Savage Leader's eyes instantly lit up.

He turned around and shouted a few times:

"Ah woo wah yo—ya xi luo."

Hearing this, a glimmer of light flashed in the eyes of the kneeling savages.

They began to kowtow frantically.

The Savage Leader then looked at Chen Fan. "They... agree."

Chen Fan gave a light laugh and opened the system interface.

"Recruit!"

[Recruitment successful. New race x2200. Please name them.]

"Savage."

[Naming successful. New Crew Members: Savage x2200.]

Instantly, the 2200 savages all looked up at Chen Fan.

The intelligence in their eyes gradually faded, replaced by a look of submission that went deep into their bones.

After they became Crew Members, Chen Fan could send commands directly to them without needing language.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Fan bought a hundred cameras from the mall and hid them on soldiers from the three different empires, then gave the order.

"Return to your empires and await instructions at any time."

"Awoo—"

The 2200 savages responded instantly, then turned and left.

Meanwhile, The Five Women saw this scene through the live stream.

Vase: "Wow, 2200 savage Crew Members. Are they being sent back to be spies?"

speechless ship: "This is a great method. Maybe we can take down the three empires without shedding any blood."

Jiu Jiu: "Mhm, once we get enough resources, we can fire cannons too!"

Demon: "Eh, haven't you fired enough during dual cultivation?"

Samo: "Exactly, exactly."

Jiu Jiu: "..."

Chen Fan speechlessly interrupted them.

"Don't think too much yet. We'll gather information before making a plan. After all, we aren't strong in land battles."

Jiu Jiu: "True, it would be best if we can win by wit."

The women were still a bit excited, but they all understood that Chen Fan was telling the truth.

To fight on land, they would have to abandon the weapons on the warship, which would be extremely unwise.

Just then, the system voice sounded again.

[Ding!]

[Current time: 12:00.]

[Daytime Instance opened. All players may choose to enter.]

"Wow, it's already 12 o'clock. Time flies."

"It really does."

"Stop talking, Brother Fan, hurry back to the warship! We're entering the dungeon!"