Douluo: A Century-old Legend I Am the Second Uncle Chenxin

Chapter 1432 Strategic Weapons

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Tie Fu Er patted the twisted metal wreckage he had brought over, his voice deep and honest, with the composure of a craftsman: "Young Master, this 'Ru Hua' puppet's skeleton and core use our Chen family's secret mechanical techniques and specially made soul power alloy, so it can hold up a bit."

"But the other parts are made of common materials, so they are not very powerful on their own. In a head-on collision, they are only slightly stronger than the puppets made by ordinary mechanical engineers."

His gaze swept over the mess below, analyzing it meticulously, and he pointed out the key: "Their strength lies not in the individual brilliance, but in their sheer numbers and their ability to coordinate."

"We created eight different types, each with a clear division of labor: long-range, mid-range, close-range, aerial, and so on. They are like different types of Soul Masters, each with its own role. When they come together, they can cover all directions. Their power is only revealed when they are numerous and coordinated."

Chen Zhouzhao nudged the half-charred "arm" with his toe and pouted, "Fat Second Brother, that's true, but your Iron Lady is a bit too fragile, isn't she? It fell apart with just a light poke."

“You…” Tie Fu’s eyes widened, but when he caught sight of the old men out of the corner of his eye, he swallowed the rest of his words and just glared at him fiercely. “The last two ‘Ru Hua’s’ who were released were originally meant to deal with you Soul Masters with Weapon Souls.”

"And then you did it, throwing your lightning-based sword intent at them irrationally, instantly destroying the gravitational field they created."

"Jieqi and Duling, if you finish them off with another sword strike, the core will be completely destroyed. Then, with your thunder and firestorm, and since these iron things conduct electricity, won't they look like they've been deep-fried?"

Chen Zhou shrugged, looking completely justified: "Whose fault is it? Who told you, Iron Lady, to be so thin-skinned and easily bullied?"

Tie Fu Er snorted irritably: "These ordinary materials, how many blows can they withstand against powerful soul force? Do you really think they're ten-thousand-year-old black iron?"

Xia Shuyao, standing to the side, bowed slightly, her eyes filled with embarrassment: "Young Master, this time it was my fault for miscommanding. Give me another chance, I will command 32 Ruhua bodies to fight them again..."

“Xiao Yao,” Xia Yun gently shook her head, interrupting her, “it’s pointless.”

Xia Shuyao: "Grandpa..."

Chen Xiaojun interjected, his tone calm yet revealing the truth: "Sister Shuyao, these 'Ruhua' are not toys prepared for someone with high mental strength like you."

He turned to Zhuang Mochen to answer his question, “It’s for all professional warriors—the teams that go into the mountains to hunt souls from our academy’s mountain camp.”

"For Soul Hunter Warriors?" Zhuang Mochen's eyes lit up with interest.

Chen Xiaojun explained, "That's right. The academy's mountain camp is gradually becoming a hub, and it's getting more and more lively. There are many people coming and going to exterminate soul beasts, and in the future, people from Seagod Island will also move in, so the camp's prosperity is promising."

"But the Chang'an Fortress is right next door. If the camp is to gain a foothold, it needs to have something unique that others don't have, and a distinctive way to demonstrate its value."

"The Chen family can prioritize supplying this item to the camp, using it as a 'treasury card'."

His gaze turned to the ruins. "This 'Ru Hua' was originally prepared as an arm for thousands of 'warriors'."

He gestured.

Tie Fu'er immediately understood and took over the conversation, providing a more detailed explanation: "Exactly! This thing can automatically attack and defend as long as a command is given."

"If used in team battles, or when ordinary mechanical warriors lead large groups into attack, it can multiply combat power and significantly reduce casualties. Even better,,"

He picked up a relatively complete piece of the breastplate and pointed it out, saying, "Its attack module is all standardized and prefabricated."

"They all have the same 'country girl' exterior, so you can just replace whatever's broken. It's quick and cheap to repair."

"Even when operational needs change, simply replace the attack module, and it instantly becomes a different type of puppet—it's incredibly convenient!" Zhuang Mochen's eyes flashed with a sharp light: "Standardized prefabrication?"

Wang Wei and Zhuang Mochen exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

Wang Wei pressed further in a deep voice: "How many of these 'Ru Hua' do we have in production?"

Tie Fu'er extended a calloused finger and uttered a clear number: "We're operating at full capacity right now, one hundred bodies a day!"

"One hundred bodies a day?!" Even Wang Wei, with his extraordinary composure, gasped in shock.

This number is quite terrifying!
That's three thousand bodies a month!
In terms of combat strength, it's equivalent to having an extra 3,000 high-level Soul Masters who are fearless and work together seamlessly!
This is many times faster than the efficiency of those master craftsmen who meticulously craft a puppet, often taking half a month, a month, or even several months to produce a single puppet!
How many lives will it save?

How many more Soul Hunter teams will dare to venture into even more dangerous areas?

The attractiveness, reputation, and income of mountain campsites will inevitably rise accordingly, forming a solid golden cycle.

Why did Chen Xiaojun decide to launch such a powerful tool to the market?
The most direct purpose, of course, is to make money.

Given the considerable combat power this item has demonstrated, its price will certainly not be low, and the profit margin will be enormous.

Currently, the production capacity is only around 100 units per day. However, once revenue flows in like a snowball and huge sums of money are injected back into the company, production capacity can be expanded exponentially.

"Ru Hua" is the phoenix that the Chen family will hold in their hands in the future, a powerful source of cash flow, and a financial network to support the family's expansion!
A deeper plan is to bind allies.

The core materials rely on the supply chain collaboration between the Yang and Ximen families, and the benefits are naturally shared.

Integrating the "Three Powerful Families" requires not only unifying their stance and consolidating their military strength, but also building a solid community of shared interests.

Although it is a long road, laying a solid supply chain and sales network is the first cornerstone on this road.

On the other hand, the rapid development of the Chen family also urgently needs the protection of this steely force.

With its business empire expanding explosively and its logistics fleets operating day and night, carrying wealth like a honey-flowing river, it naturally attracted greedy wolves.

Over the years, ambushes and attacks against the Chen family's transport team have occurred repeatedly.

Although most of them were defeated by the iron-blooded guards of the Chen family, there were a few who managed to get away with it—but they were inevitably pursued and killed for thousands of miles.

However, the hidden dangers have already taken hold, like maggots clinging to bones, especially now that Chen Xiaojun is working hard to build a wider logistics network!
Surrounded by powerful enemies, what can serve as a shield?
Firstly, it is necessary to expand the Imperial Guard; secondly, it is necessary to greatly arm the accompanying guards.

At this time, the arrival of "Ru Hua" was a timely help.

Whether hidden inside a convoy of containers, accompanying the convoy as special "bodyguards," or standing at the forefront in critical moments, they will all become a multiplier of the escort force.

It is precisely based on these multiple considerations—commercial profits, alliances, internal needs, and especially the heavy responsibility of transportation security—that, amidst the turbulent times and far-reaching schemes, even if it means using a massive troop buildup as a trump card, Chen Xiaojun decisively revealed the "Ru Hua" card.

It is not merely a commodity, but a "strategic" weapon integrated into the grand vision of the Chen family, encompassing strategy, economy, and security.

The potential for rapid troop production that lies behind it is the true value that the Chen family values ​​most at this moment.

(End of this chapter)