Blessed by Abundance, Scourge of Terra

While these matters weren't enough to sway her, they were enough to evoke a sense of regret.

She particularly admired the young man's abilities; he was skilled in both literary and martial arts, possessed great strength, and was truly the ideal type of partner.

Sigh, she could only lament her failure to seize the opportunity back then…

The maiden Banshee, inexperienced in such matters, quietly buried her thoughts deep within her heart, hoping time would wash away this impulse.

However, burying an unsprouted seed in the soil was itself a foolish act.

A healthy seed, given the right soil and water, would inevitably grow into a towering tree.

Even the mighty Banshee Queen could not escape this fate.

Thus, guided by this seed, Lamian didn't question the reasonableness of her subsequent actions, instinctively wanting to get closer to Huang Cao.

"Miss Warfarin, I wish to strengthen the connection between the Valley and Eden once more. This is a personal request of mine."

"Don't worry, from now on, the sisters from the Valley will receive a 10% discount on everything they buy from us."

"Thank you very much, but that's not what I meant. I want to bring some of my Banshees here to learn Eden's management methods, so I'd like a pass for free passage."

"That can certainly be arranged!"

Warfarin harbored no doubts; on the contrary, this was a good thing for Eden.

After all, in a way, Huang Cao had gained the recognition of the Banshee Royal Court.

Perhaps he could even gain Lamian's support when vying for the position of Demon King in the future.

This was a very worthwhile deal!

Moreover, after a few days of observation, the truth of Eden had basically been fully exposed to the Banshee Queen.

Therefore, Sister Lamian was a trustworthy person!

There will be another update this afternoon, it might be a bit late as I'm writing a thesis.

Chapter 59: Living Battleship and Cells

"I reckon this is how it should be built!"

Huang Cao wasn't interested in the girls' conversation; he was more excited about refining his city.

The Living City and High-speed Battleship plans were initiated!

A living city that can devour everything, I'll give you some extra spice!

Huang Cao envisioned the specific appearance of the Living City in his mind.

First, since it's alive, it must minimize energy consumption when stationary.

People would be living on it, so the Living City couldn't just be a mere ground-based monster.

These issues all required careful planning from him, the lord, but thankfully, with the Power of Abundance, none of this was a problem.

A major advantage of the Living City was that in case of any special circumstances, due to the extremely fast startup speed of biological entities, there would be virtually no preamble, allowing for a swift escape from dangerous areas.

Simultaneously, the Living City wouldn't require a large number of operators, nor would it need things like a command center.

In future wars, if the enemy could decapitate the command strata of a mobile city, this steel behemoth would be instantly paralyzed and become a sitting duck.

The operation of mobile cities was exceptionally complex; without the relevant technical personnel, it was impossible to gradually move such a behemoth.

If one wasn't skilled, they might crash into a mountain while driving it, dooming everyone.

This was also why Chernobog needed a key to open the control room, and why the Reunion could only operate the mobile city to ram Lungmen.

After all, it was a straight line; just floor the accelerator.

But the Living City wouldn't have such troubles, as there was no command strata at all.

As long as his thoughts were connected to Huang Cao, the rest of the operations would be as easy as playing a game, allowing him to go wherever he pleased.

This greatly reduced operational costs and the time needed for talent cultivation. The people on board would only need to fire according to instructions towards the enemy.

Due to its rapid startup speed, by the time the enemy reacted, the city would have already charged in and collided.

It was a shame it couldn't fly, Huang Cao sighed.

Otherwise, he could directly fly over the enemy city and drop things on them.

Perhaps in the future, he could build a flying mobile city, but for now, it would have to be a grounded chicken.

"How will the mobile city move? It can't still be using tracks, can it?"

How to make the mobile city move was a big problem.

People had to live on it, so it couldn't sway back and forth like a pack animal every time it moved.

Huang Cao would also live in the mobile city in the future, and he didn't want to feel like he was on a rocking ride every day.

Suddenly, Huang Cao remembered a monster from a certain tokusatsu show.

Dinosaur Tank.

So, it was better to switch back to tracks. While they couldn't be blown up, what if it flipped over?

Therefore, it had to be able to maintain some mobility even if the tracks were destroyed, at least enough to ram into the enemy's mobile city.

There's no need to worry about the people living in the city once the treads are blown off; all Huang Cao needs to do is devour their mobile city to get a new set of treads.

Huang Cao's treads aren't powered by machinery. To be precise, the living city itself rocks the wheels.

The mechanical systems of mobile cities are extraordinarily complex, and the difficulty of manufacturing Originium engines is already sky-high.

It's too complicated, not at all Ork-like!

How could the Power of Abundance be so inconvenient?

As long as the act of rocking the wheels is considered the instinct of this giant monster, the city can go wherever it rocks.

Theoretically, biological energy utilization efficiency is very low, but the intervention of Abundance compensates for this.

It's simply amazing!

But now is not the time to manufacture mobile cities.

It's better to build the living High-speed Battleship first. As for mobile cities, we can talk about them after conquering the territory of Gaul.

When Huang Cao spoke of the future fate of Gaul, he couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

Four Emperors' War, your Grandpa Huang Cao will also tear off a piece of meat!

Who says only four countries are participating? Don't I, the Lord of the Royal Court of Kazdel, have any dignity?

He still had Victoria as a card to play. As long as he communicated with the new nobles, he was confident that someone would handle the follow-up matters for him.

What? Theresia might not let me participate?

I'm not Sarkaz, why should I listen to her?!

Huang Cao decided to act immediately. He felt the Power of Abundance within him, and a green orb of light instantly appeared in his hand.

Tonight, Huang Cao was meticulously constructing the interior of this orb of light, as if creating a new cell.

This "cell" could be considered a part of Huang Cao's body.

However, since it wasn't for the purpose of creating a mobile city at this moment.

Although the manufacturing difficulty of this cell wasn't high, its interior was too precise. The output was relatively low before Huang Cao became proficient in its operation.

Therefore, only four were manufactured in one night.

Huang Cao planned to embed these green cells as cores within the High-speed Battleships, thereby granting the battleships self-repairing capabilities.

Why would a battleship be damaged? It's nothing more than being hit by a cannonball, causing physical deformation.

When forging the outer shell of the High-speed Battleship, Huang Cao would mix these cells into the molten iron that hadn't yet been made into steel plates.

Each "cell" is palm-sized. After being thrown into a high-temperature environment, they would split into smaller components.

These smaller parts would greatly enhance the flexibility and defensive power of the steel.

However, the main enhancement was to toughness, ensuring that even if pierced, it wouldn't undergo excessive physical deformation.

These substances couldn't be directly used as components of the battleship, otherwise, the scene of them bursting upon being hit by a cannonball would be too comical.

The ability of these cells is to revert deformation caused by damage, while simultaneously secreting special substances to counteract metal fatigue and expel impurities.

At certain times, they could even absorb the material of incoming cannonballs into themselves.

So, even if a High-speed Battleship were instantly cut in half, a battleship equipped with these cells could reconnect itself within a short period.

This time would be about one to two seconds.

Of course, if it were completely pulverized by concentrated fire, that would be another matter.

Have you ever seen a High-speed Battleship that gets bigger the more it's attacked?

Also, you'd better not get hit by my battleship, or your mobile city will be mine.

The cells manufactured by Huang Cao had an even more incredible function: they could actively absorb the material of other ships to strengthen themselves.

As long as it collides, it can automatically identify whether it's a friendly unit or not. If not, it can quickly dismantle the enemy ship like a Miasma Scar, and also harm the organic units on board.

"If it collides with a mobile city, then just one High-speed Battleship can be exchanged for..."

High-speed Battleships are very fast, easily keeping pace with mobile cities.

So, as long as it collides, the "cells" can rapidly multiply and find the city's core through tiny gaps.

By utilizing the enemy city's core energy, they can further strengthen their reproductive capabilities, and finally use their lethality to quickly eliminate the living forces within the city.

And all of this only requires the consumption of one small High-speed Battleship.

As for why Huang Cao in the future would also envision cities colliding with cities...

It's naturally for higher efficiency. The size difference between mobile cities and High-speed Battleships is too great, and the number of cells they can carry is not on the same level.

Huang Cao's vision is to create a super living city. Anyway, it will collide whether it devours or not.

It's better to collide directly first, saving time.

Perhaps in the future, it can be further streamlined, directly attaching the cells to the launched cannonballs. Any hit is a profit.

However, the current output of these cells is limited, and they haven't undergone actual combat. Let's finish building one and see the effect.

Writing this thesis has almost burned me out. The update is a bit late today, I apologize very much!4

Chapter 60: Warfarin: What do you want?

"Those who will step onto the battlefield in the future must also be chosen very carefully."

His territory had very few people, and it took a long time to recover even one death.

As the saying goes: A benevolent ruler cannot command an army, and a kind person cannot manage wealth.

However, Huang Cao did not want his people, who had accompanied him to this point, to lose their lives over minor injuries.

Humans were, after all, complex.

Although Huang Cao claimed he wanted to be an exploitative feudal noble, he found it difficult to be truly ruthless towards his friends or the things he cherished.

I will become a Scourge in the eyes of my enemies.

A savior to those he cherished by his side.

Life should be respected, not wasted. Isn't Abundance the driving force of life?

While this might seem hypocritical, as Huang Cao considered the lives of those he cherished to be precious, were the enemies he eliminated not also alive?

It could only be said that this was an unsolvable dilemma. If anyone was to blame, it was this world that didn't have enough good people.

If everyone thought this way, the world wouldn't have so many problems.

Therefore, to protect his precious soldiers, Huang Cao decided to adopt an elite troop strategy. While it couldn't guarantee they wouldn't die, it would at least make it very difficult for them to do so.

He intended to form an Abundance Army, one with extremely strong recovery abilities and the capacity to absorb the life force of enemies.

Conquer cities and seize territories! Invincible in battle!

Furthermore, soldiers who accepted his power essentially severed any possibility of harboring rebellious thoughts.

If, in the future, they felt a sense of weariness, soldiers could also proactively submit a request. Huang Cao would then reclaim the power he had bestowed and erase all information related to military secrets from their minds.