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Busi led his workers in inspecting the Macro Cannons on the port side of the armed merchant ship.
After nearly two hours, Busi came to Li Qinwu and reported:
"No need to repair them. Two 800mm light Macro Cannons, 90% destroyed.
One barrel was struck directly by a pirate shell and shattered.
The other, along with its entire gun chamber, suffered catastrophic damage. Even the mounting was blown apart!
They have no repair value left—or rather, no room for repair. Dismantle them and sell them as scrap!"
Li Qinwu glanced at the merchant, who let out a sigh.
"Father, is there any way to remedy this?
If I lose those two port-side guns, my entire merchant ship will have no self-defense firepower on its left side. Please, help me think of something!"
These long, human-made spacecraft were basically giant steel beams that could fly, and turning them was difficult.
That was why they needed guns covering every direction. Otherwise, pirates could approach from an unarmed angle in small landing craft, and the ship would be left to fall.
Busi looked at Li Qinwu.
"Does my lord remember that, back on Water Blue Star, Inquisitor Thraxol's warship destroyed two traitor warships?
When we dismantled and salvaged their wreckage, we recovered several Macro Cannons."
Li Qinwu nodded. Busi gestured toward the nearby Macro Cannon firing chambers.
"These two chambers are small firing chambers, but their keel structure is still sturdy enough to withstand the recoil of Macro Cannons around 1000mm.
We can transport those two 1000mm Macro Cannons over, modify the chambers a little, and install them without issue. It would even increase this ship's firepower."
A troubled expression appeared on the captain's face.
"Um... may I