bookpower Chapter 224: 211 Layout of the Steel Industry in South City
Chapter 224: 211 Layout of the Steel Industry in South City
Chapter 224: Chapter 211 Layout of the Steel Industry in South City
“You really went all out this time.”
Su Han suddenly laughed, which meant that South City was planning a bigger move with every payment they made.
Although everyone was cooperating and the better the items, the more monsters they could kill, it did not mean they would give things away for free.
As for the authenticity of the spiritual energy rifle, Su Han had no doubts.
Firearms and artillery shells are complicated, indeed, but some aspects are quite simple.
When a group of people who were good at handling firearms got together with several big shots like Tian Jiaxuan, it was easy to come up with something.
This wasn’t creating something out of nothing but merely replicating, although the bullets were probably not of the original composition as their supplies of the raw materials were not sufficient.
Su Han picked up a rifle from inside the wooden box and knew right away it was made from the batch of iron alloy traded with South City just from the touch of it.
Due to the need to build machines and generators, there was a trade in metal between South City and Tree Domain.
Of course, it was a one-sided affair with South City trading more resources for the iron alloy.
Su Han merely looked over the rifle then focused his attention on the dark-colored metal bullets, which immediately caught his eye.
“These are steel bullets, the igniter uses spiritual energy mineral powder— only a little amount is used, but it explodes with great force and traps some spiritual energy around the bullet, but it soon vanishes before we could find a way to stabilize it,” said Guo Wutao, explaining as he opened the bottom of the bullet to reveal its ignition structure—a mere pinch of pale yellow powder mixed with other materials, not gunpowder.
If there was enough gunpowder, perhaps Guo Wutao and his group would have prioritized it, but the current situation forced them to find alternatives using the apocalypse and spiritual energy.
Su Han cocked the rifle, loaded the bullet, and simultaneously waved his hand to control the transformation of the metal in his chair, shaping it into an iron plate.
“Boom”
He fired directly, creating a loud firing sound, and in an instant, the bullet flew out and struck the steel plate.
At the moment of contact, the strong impact immediately shattered the bullet, and at that moment, it also punched a hole the size of a fist and three fingers into the plate, emitting green smoke and appearing quite terrifying.
Although the steel plate wasn’t specially hardened and was less robust than an alloy, it was certainly much stronger than the flesh of many monsters.
“The recipe and the production line, don’t tell me you aren’t selling the formula for the bullet primer,” Su Han remarked, instantly showing interest in the item as crossbow arrows were fine, but with the increasing height of the walls, the damage caused during city defense by solely using crossbow arrows had become insufficient.
Accuracy and strength were declining, yet the consumption was increasing significantly.
“Everything’s ready, and it’s been adjusted by Elder Tian, with the Crystal Mine Fruit formula serving as an ingredient,” Tian had come prepared.
Guo Wutao and his colleagues had clearly thought this through and prepared many details for the trade.
“Your preparations are really thorough. Old Guo, explain your thoughts, I need the honest truth,” Su Han said, his expression serious as he looked at Guo Wutao, whose gaze solidified, suddenly feeling a bit of pressure.
“Two Third-Order Level enhancement serums, Professor Bai said you might be able to make them,” Guo Wutao said, his heart tightening as he kept his eyes on Su Han.
“For Zhao Yaqian and Duan Jie?”
Su Han asked calmly.
Though Guo Wutao was not in charge, he would still participate and then help experts handle specialized issues.
This time, their several trucks, not only did they bring the flesh of monsters, but also a simple machine and lathe for producing rifles and bullets.
Although it wasn’t as sophisticated as pre-apocalypse smart control, with this set of lathe machines, they could train skilled workers to make weapons. Hand crossbows were about to enter a phase of renewal and would only be used in more suitable places like exploration, residential patrols, and such.
Guo Wutao’s meticulous preparations also caught Yan Meiyu somewhat off guard. They needed to quickly designate a weapon production area where security and workers must be arranged swiftly.
Yan Meiyu had a premonition that rifles were just the beginning. If production was gradually resuming, then it would not be long before larger-caliber weapons might follow, so the factory had to be bigger and safer.
In the lab, Su Han informed Bai Qilan and his father-in-law, Bai Shan, about the making of Third Order enhancement drugs.
Third Order enhancement drugs are similar to the ones Su Han was injected with during his awakening, though slightly weaker, using fewer Crystal Mine Fruits.
However, for monster materials, both Su Han and Bai Qilan coincidentally chose the Nine-Snake Mother Tree.
South City’s camp had traded multiple times for Angel Envoy injections all derived from the evolution series of the Nine-Snake Mother Tree. Now adding one more, both Su Han and Bai Qilan were pleased to see it materialize as any enhancement, even if the monster material’s effect on the enhancement drug was slightly diminished, focusing instead on spiritual structure and energy replenishment, still had its effects.
Thus, the more the South City camp used, the harsher the suppression would be if a conflict arose.
This was a fallback plan and also an open strategy.
South City’s camp might not use it, and Bai Qiuwen might have guessed by now, but had no other choice.
The choice was theirs, not Su Han’s.
The production of the drugs required time, and the Crystal Mine Fruits also needed to be prepared, while Guo Wutao had already ordered people to follow the Sky Cavalry Squad back to camp to report the situation of the trade, and had started mobilizing personnel to gather and organize information on the steel industry.
As Su Han had expected, the information on the steel industry was naturally controlled by the Government Affairs Hall. If it had been before the apocalypse, it would have been a matter of making a phone call or using a computer, but now it required the gathering of more manpower and material resources to compile.
Time passed bit by bit, and both sides were fully preparing for the trade.
Yan Meiyu had already begun arranging for personnel to follow Guo Wutao’s people to learn how to manually craft rifles and bullets using the lathe.
The process itself wasn’t too complex, but the selection of people was challenging. However, the large population base was now starting to play its role.
Those with relevant work experience and technical skills were prioritized, and those with higher Contribution Values were given precedence. Soon, an initial team of thirty people was gathered to start learning gun making.
For three consecutive days, the Nine-Snake Mother Tree and the Blood-winged Alligator Dragon completed their respective Fusions.
The Nine-Snake Mother Tree completed a Level 3 Rock and Soil Fusion, and the Black Rock Tree Monster advanced to Level 4 as anticipated.
The number increased to 300, and the operating distance reached 7 kilometers, significantly enhancing its use.
The addition of numbers made further development possible, with some of the newly joined infrastructure team members trying to exchange Contribution Value for Black Rock Tree Monsters, which was approved.
Their construction range was undoubtedly larger, and both summoning and releasing became more flexible.
On the side of the Blood-winged Alligator Dragon, the Essence of Flesh Fusion moved up a level, and the corresponding Blood Spring and Evil Crocodile Prison both advanced to Level 2.
The core of the Blood Spring became stronger, integrating more blood, summoning flood-like ferocious torrents, akin to the Ferocious Water Crocodile Dragon.
And with the Evil Crocodile Prison, the number of Evil Crocodiles doubled, reaching two thousand. The concentrated Evil Crocodiles became even more ferocious, and their strength also saw a significant improvement.
After the advancement of the two Angel Envoys, the Scorpion Spider Demon also completed a Level 8 ordinary metal Fusion, as Su Han had predicted.