Within Range, Truth Is Everywhere

Ye Tian blinked and pointed at his cheek.

"Hmph, that doesn't count." Hu Liena stuck out her tongue and seized on Ye Tian's earlier words. "You said that even if a Titled Douluo came, your troops could still defeat them."

"Although the 98K Rifle is powerful, it is practically useless against experts at the Soul Sage level. Not to mention Titled Douluo who can easily crush Soul Sages."

Ye Tian curled his lip. "I knew you'd argue like that. The 98K Rifle is only standard equipment for the secret troops. To deal with a Titled Douluo, of course we need a secret weapon!"

Bibi Dong stood nearby, quietly watching Ye Tian with great interest.

Ye Tian did not notice Bibi Dong's expression. He lightly clapped toward Zhou Long in the distance. "Go assemble the artillery battalion. The second drill mission of Plan A begins now."

After transmigrating to the Douluo Continent, Ye Tian had obtained blueprints for many modern weapons through the Forbearance System.

With immense financial backing, he recruited a group of highly skilled blacksmiths and had many weapons produced.

The howitzers used by the artillery were one of them.

Ye Tian took his sister and Hu Liena to the artillery position.

At that moment, an entire artillery battalion stood ramrod straight and saluted Ye Tian. "Greetings, Young Master!"

"Greetings, brothers!" Ye Tian waved.

Then, a soldier jogged over and handed him three binoculars.

Ye Tian gave two of them to Bibi Dong and Hu Liena, explaining,

"Since the shells are too powerful, it isn't suitable to watch from close range."

"But with these binoculars, you can still see everything clearly."

The two women curiously raised the binoculars and looked into the distance.

Then they both froze, utterly stunned!

They could see the mountaintop five kilometers away with perfect clarity!

Hu Liena even saw a caterpillar wriggling on a tree five kilometers away!

"This is way too clear!" Hu Liena exclaimed in shock.

Although Bibi Dong was equally astonished, she appeared far calmer. Lowering her head, she asked, "Xiao Tian, did you invent this too?"

"Yep." Ye Tian smiled. "Its structure is very simple. It only takes two polished lenses to make one."

Bibi Dong sighed with feeling. "The simpler something is, the more miraculous it becomes!"

"That's true enough." Ye Tian agreed. He looked at Hu Liena and confidently raised one finger. "In a moment, you'll understand what it means for even a Titled Douluo to be unable to escape, and for truth to be everywhere within range."

"Bleh, I don't believe these metal tubes of yours can defeat a Titled Douluo." Hu Liena stuck out her tongue.

Just look at what was on these positions: pitch-black metal tubes.

Pointed, rounded metal shells.

Although she had never studied blacksmithing, she was confident she could replicate them after just one glance.

These could defeat a Titled Douluo?

That was absurd beyond belief.

While Hu Liena was mulling it over, Ye Tian grandly issued his command to the artillery troops.

"Target: the mountain ahead! Saturation fire! Fire!"

The signalman relayed Ye Tian's command. "Target: forty-three-degree firing angle directly ahead, wind level twenty-three! Three volleys, fire!"

Upon receiving the command, the artillerymen immediately loaded the shells and propellant, then pulled the firing lanyards.

The next moment—

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Shockwaves rose and fell across the position.

A powerful sense of danger swept past Hu Liena, making every hair on her body stand on end!

Through the binoculars, she saw mushroom clouds bloom across the lush mountain in the distance.

The explosions were endless, and the terrifying aura they carried made Hu Liena suck in a breath.

What kind of weapon was this?

It was far too terrifying!

Five minutes later, the bombardment stopped.

As the smoke dispersed, none of the vegetation remained on the once-lush mountaintop.

Even the peak itself had been blasted flat by artillery fire.

Through the binoculars, they could clearly see countless massive craters on the mountaintop.

These were the traces left behind by the howitzer shells.

After seeing that, Hu Liena completely believed Ye Tian's earlier words. She was so shocked that she could not speak.

Even a Titled Douluo would struggle to survive under such overwhelming firepower!

Just as Hu Liena was lost in shock, someone suddenly patted her shoulder. Looking up, she found Ye Tian standing there.

Ye Tian beamed. "Nana Meimei, do you believe me now?"

"I believe you." Hu Liena emerged from her shock and nodded solemnly.

"Don't forget our bet." Ye Tian gestured with his hand and smiled.

At those words, Hu Liena's face abruptly flushed red, and she did not dare look Ye Tian in the eye.

Beside them, Bibi Dong stared at the distant mountaintop for a long time, unable to calm herself.

She looked at Ye Tian with a grave expression. "Xiao Tian, what weapon is this?"

Ye Tian smiled as he explained, "This is a howitzer. It can deal with Titled Douluo below level ninety-five."

"However, if the opponent possesses a top-tier martial soul or is above level ninety-five, it will be difficult for the howitzer to inflict any damage."

"Fine, you tricked me!" Hu Liena said in a fierce yet childish tone upon hearing that.

Ye Tian pinched Hu Liena's pouting lips irritably. "What did I trick you about? Those below level ninety-five are still Titled Douluo! Besides, I have other secret weapons I haven't revealed yet."

"If I bring them out, I don't care what martial soul they have or whether they're Super Douluo—they'll still die!"

Hu Liena was startled by those words. Blinking her large eyes, she said, "What? You have weapons that are even, even more powerful?!"

There was nothing to hide from his sister and little sister.

Ye Tian nodded lightly in confirmation. "Of course!"

"Hurry up and take it out. Show us!" Hu Liena's eyes gleamed as she tugged Ye Tian's hand expectantly.

Ye Tian flicked Hu Liena's forehead in annoyance, making her cry out in pain.

He continued, "Not every weapon is suitable for demonstration."

"Strategic-level weapons meant to deal with Super Douluo would become far less threatening if exposed."

"Besides, those weapons are extremely expensive. They can't be tested lightly."

"Tch, it's just a little expensive. How expensive could it be?"

Hu Liena curled her lip. As Bibi Dong's personal disciple, she had been pampered since childhood and had little concept of money.

"How expensive? This much." Ye Tian looked at Hu Liena and held out five fingers.

"Fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins? That's not very expensive." Hu Liena looked puzzled.

With Ye Tian's salt-making technology, it was not as if he could not afford fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins.

The last time she had commissioned the renowned forging Grandmaster Xin Yun to make a set of protective armor, it had cost a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.

In her eyes, fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins was nothing at all.

"Fifty thousand?" Ye Tian scoffed. "Fifty million!"

"Hiss!" Hu Liena sucked in a sharp breath.

Fifty million in value! What kind of concept was that?

The annual tax revenue of the Two Great Empires was only around fifty million.

Yet a single weapon of Ye Tian's was worth that much.

The production cost was far too expensive!

It was simply unaffordable!

Ye Tian explained, "However, fifty million Gold Soul Coins is the total cost invested in research, development, and production. Future manufacturing should not cost so much. The key is that the materials are too rare and difficult to find. I spent two years and only made two of them, so they can't be used lightly."

"You can at least tell me its name, right?" Hu Liena asked curiously.

"Rockets," Ye Tian said casually.

After hearing the cost of the rockets, Bibi Dong's gaze shifted slightly. They really were a little expensive; even Spirit Hall, powerful as it was, could not bear such a tremendous cost.

She turned her gaze to the pitch-black artillery barrels beside her and asked with a smile, "Then may I ask how much the howitzers cost?"