Apocalypse Forecast
Chapter 1358

A Bigger Stick

3,607 words•12 min read•3 views
1mo ago•

When the armored Solar Ship started its engines, a gale blew from the far end of the dark workshop, sweeping up dust and iron filings. Tide sound echoed through the air, as though it were playing from within their souls.

Like a mountain range.

Its tracks turned, and it rumbled forward.

"How does it feel?"

Yoko flicked away ash from her cigarette and examined her masterpiece. "The hull is 342 meters long, 52 meters wide, and 41 meters tall. Besides launching and landing Nautiluses, the upper deck can accommodate two additional air wings for missions. You'll have to equip those yourself, though. The campus doesn't have that kind of stockpile.

"Besides the main cannon, Isis, there are another fourteen anti-aircraft guns and twenty-six dual-purpose anti-air and surface guns. If necessary, it can also be fitted with more than two hundred fixed machine guns.

"The air defense system uses Rome's Zeus module, equipped with twelve nine-tube Missile Launchers... That old bastard Gregory has set up a full sixty Alchemy Matrices on it over the last couple of days. The second phase of the project is still ongoing, but it'll be more than enough for your needs.

"The power system is divided into three separate sections. Apart from the Solar Ship's own core heart, there are alchemy engines, power generators, and Forging Furnaces deployed at the front, middle, and rear. Its standard output is enough for you to drive this thing into hell and race people. We haven't tested the maximum output, but as long as you don't snap the keel, go wild with it."

After broadly outlining the specifications, she tossed away her cigarette, slipped both hands into her pockets, and sighed contentedly. "In short, this is a perfect land fortress, a firepower monster built for the War of All Realms.

End of Chapter
Novel