Chapter 148
Shen Xing stared at the enormous eyeball, licked his lips, and said, "Very well, I'll use you to test the power of this thing."
He took out a Greater Soul Stone from his backpack and, despite the pain in his eyes, placed it into the energy core at the bottom of the turret.
Then adjust the muzzle and press the start button sharply.
"Buzz..."
The cannon barrel began to vibrate violently, and the surrounding air rapidly converged towards the muzzle, as if gathering some terrifying attack.
Just two seconds.
"Boom!!!"
A massive fireball erupted from the glowing red cannon barrel, leaving a trail of flame in the sky and even cracking the city wall.
Amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd, the shell crashed into the fog, grazing the top of Evil Eye's head before slamming heavily onto the ground.
A towering flame shot up, dispersing the dozens of meters of mist and vaporizing a large number of zombies.
The terrifying power even caused the Evil Eye to pause briefly.
However, this shot seems to have missed its mark.
Apart from a few shallow scratches left by flying pebbles on Evil Eye's body, they did not cause him any harm.
It continued to float, relentlessly approaching its territory.
"Oh! My lord, your aim is truly terrible." Logan rubbed his head. "Even with just one eye, I could hit a better target than you!"
Shen Xing raised his head and said calmly, "I have a feeling that the parameters of the turret you made are wrong, which is why I can't hit it accurately?"
Logan was about to retort when he saw several pieces of Silver Radiance Bread appear in his hand, and his expression changed slightly.
"My lord, you're absolutely right. How could it be your fault?" He forced a smile and said, "It must be that the turret I made wasn't calibrated properly. Let me adjust it for you."
As he spoke, he squatted down with his massive body and fiddled with the gun emplacement, while discreetly adjusting its angle.
"It's all set, my lord." Logan grinned broadly, patting his chest as he assured him, "Please go ahead and try it; it'll definitely hit this time, I swear!"
Shen Xing nodded in satisfaction, then pressed the launch button again.
"Buzz..."
The cannon barrel began to vibrate again, and the surrounding air was rapidly sucked out.
Under the watchful eyes of several orcs and Logan, a massive fireball was suddenly unleashed!
The cannonball traced a perfect arc in the air as it fell towards the area where the Evil Eye was located.
"Boom!!!"
Flames rose again, even engulfing the Evil Eye, and a violent explosion resounded for kilometers around!
"Excellent! As expected of your lord, the second shot hit the target! You're a true genius at firing artillery!"
One-Eyed Logan yelled at the top of his lungs, "Transcendent Rank monster is like a dwarf before a dragon, easily killed by a fart!"
The other orcs also clumsily raised their stone axes and echoed, "Kill the dwarves! Kill the dwarves!"
As the flames died down, a giant eyeball slowly emerged from the thick fog.
It still had that large, bloodshot eye, and its tentacles writhed slowly beneath it.
Logan: "(?)..."
Evil Eye: "(?)..."
All orcs. "(⊙_⊙)..."
The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat awkward.
"Oh! I swear, it's definitely not your fault, it must be because I didn't adjust it properly!"
Logan quickly stepped forward. "Let me adjust it again for you, this time it'll definitely hit, it'll definitely hit!"
Shen Xing waved his hand, signaling him to stop fiddling with it.
He naturally knew why the two shots missed; after all, he wasn't a professional artilleryman and had little experience operating such a weapon of war.
Although the Land of Mist is a gamified world, everything in it is no different from reality.
Just as archery requires practice to ensure accuracy, artillery naturally requires repeated training to improve its hit rate and hit the enemy.
He continued pressing the fire button, launching shells one after another.
Anyway, one Greater Soul Stone can sustain the consumption of 10 cannonballs, so consider it as practice.
Shen Xing refused to believe that he couldn't hit the target even once out of ten shots.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Flame bombs streaked across the sky, exploding with a deafening roar as they landed in the distant mist.
However, these bombs exploded in different locations each time, getting further and further away from the Evil Eye.
The orcs and Logan on the city wall pretended not to see anything, keeping their eyes down and their minds at ease.
"Again!"
Shen Xing continued pressing the launch button.
It wasn't until the seventh shell was fired, when the Evil Eye was less than 100 meters from the range of the fire, that it finally landed on top of the target.
"Boom!!!"
Flames rose up and completely engulfed the Evil Eye.
When the flames subsided, the enormous Evil Eye had vanished without a trace, leaving only a deep crater and some writhing fragments of tentacles.
"Hit!" Logan shouted, even more excited than if he had hit the target himself. "To hit the enemy with only seven shots, my lord, you truly are a genius at artillery!"
The other orcs also realized what was happening and chimed in, "Cannon genius! Cannon genius!"
The orcs who were training in the open space shouted in response.
"A genius at firing! A genius at firing!"
Enthusiastic shouts echoed throughout the territory.
Even the slave laborers in the distance and Leina, who was practicing her sword, heard it, and a look of confusion appeared in their eyes.
Shen Xing's lips twitched, and she quickly stopped them.
If the people nearby heard this, that would be absolutely terrifying.
Then, he sent Fried Chicken to retrieve the spoils that the Evil Eye had dropped.
[Received: Greater Soul Stone *1]
[Obtained: Broken Boss One Star Soul *6]
[Received: 252 Vinar Silver Coin]
"Not bad, at least we didn't lose money."
"Furthermore, the power of the cannons has been proven; they can easily annihilate ordinary Transcendent Rank beings, provided you can hit them."
Shen Xing pondered to himself that although this type of cannon was extremely powerful, it had considerable limitations.
The first issue is accuracy. Soldiers who haven't received professional training probably have a hit rate of less than one-fifth.
In addition, it only works on some slow-moving creatures, such as the Evil Eye, which is Transcendent Rank being.
Otherwise, any other Transcendent Rank monster would have already fled far away upon seeing the cannonball about to hit it.
Overall, this thing isn't as practical as a level 3 Flame Arrow Tower.
However, its advantage lies in its wide killing range and great power, making it particularly effective on large battlefields.
At this moment, Logan said, "My lord, I can actually make some practice shells for training the troops."
"The cost of a practice shell is approximately 1 Soul Stone + 2 Black Iron."
Shen Xing glared at him. "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"Haha, I just remembered that too." Logan laughed and scratched his head.
Shen Xing was speechless, then took out thirty pieces of bread and said, "Alright, when we get back, build a few more cannons, and then make more practice shells."
"I'll find a group of soldiers to specialize in training them on how to operate these turrets."
"No problem, my lord!" Logan snatched the bread and strode happily toward the well.
Chapter 115: Massive Infrastructure Development, Rapidly Rising Rankings!
After testing the cannon's power, Shen Xing regrouped his troops and headed to the Black Sky Wing Mountain Range to begin his daily grind.
"Whoosh—"
Orange lanterns were lit in mid-air, dispelling the fog.
The Fried Chicken flapped its wings and soared into the sky, carrying him away at breakneck speed.
On the way, Shen Xing used [Life-Sacrifice Evolution] to upgrade Fried Chicken to Boss One Star ★★★.
While his agility attribute exceeded 900, he also activated the [Whirling Storm] skill, a large-area group attack.
This skill involves spinning at high speed to create a massive Whirling Storm that deals tearing damage to nearby enemies and knocks them back.
More importantly, the Fried Chicken can move while releasing its skill.
It's like being able to transform into a mobile storm, sweeping across the battlefield with outstanding effects.
"I wonder, how does the Fried Chicken's Whirling Storm compare to Hellscream Blade Tornado Storm?"
Shen Xing thought to himself that he would have Fried Chicken and Hellscream practice together another day.
Then, as usual, he clicked on the [Points Leaderboard] and took a look.
[First Place: Lachlan Dalton, Total Points: 9354]
[Second Place: Dolores Jones, Total Points: 8724]
[Third Place: Asada Hitomi, Total Points: 8524]
[...]
[21st Place: Shen Xing, Total Points: 7336]
Overnight, his ranking dropped from 15th to 21st.
As mentioned before, the top twenty are all kings of the hill, and working 24/7 is their routine.
People like him who need to sleep six hours a night are the odd ones out.
But that's alright, Shen Xing has an advantage that other lords don't possess.
Moreover, the monsters that appear from that Hell Portal are not endless, nor will they escape.