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Chapter 222 The Rod of God (Fourth Update)
Back at their home, Qin Ziwen gathered everyone to discuss how to hunt the Giant Rock Dragon while limiting the number of participants to only those recruited by their home.

After learning that the Giant Rock Dragon possesses exaggerated defensive capabilities, rendering ordinary melee weapons ineffective against it.

Everyone brainstormed and offered their suggestions.

Li Tieshan said, "Sir, I've been thinking about a giant crossbow these past two days. I'd like to double the size of the crossbow on the cart and use giant arrows, which might double its power."

How long will it take to complete the product?

"Five days."

"It's been too long, let's stick with the old vehicle-mounted crossbow."

Jia Liangcai stroked his beard and pondered: "If a direct attack fails, we may try a clever strategy. Fire or poison are certainly worth a try."

"It has mud armor, so ordinary fire attacks are difficult to use."

"Mud armor can block fire, but it may not be able to block heat," Li Tieshan said, leading everyone to the sword workshop.

He found a frozen one-clawed dragon, coated its body with mud, and put it in the furnace.

In no time, the mud ball was pulled out by the clamps, its outer shell already dry, cracked, and white.

Li Tieshan swung his hammer and smashed it.

A plume of hot steam, carrying the aroma of meat and earth, "poofed" out of the hole.

Then break open the outer shell. Underneath the mud shell, the skin of the single-clawed dragon is moist and shiny, already half-cooked.

Qin Ziwen pondered, "If the fire burns for a full ten minutes, how could the Giant Rock Dragon just sit and wait to die? Its mud shell can buy it time. What if it changes the terrain and escapes into an underground cave?"

“Then break its mud shell,” Jia Liangcai said. “The crossbows mounted on carts can fire in rapid succession, even collapsing thinner city walls. Its tortoise shell can’t be harder than a city wall, can it?”

The group then began to discuss the specific details.

Finally, after more than ten minutes, the details were discussed and preparations were made to take action.

Qin Ziwen called out to Li Tieshan.

"Tieshan, come here."

"If I were to forge a celestial javelin for the harpy, could you forge it?"

"The Heavenly Chicken Head Spear?" Li Tieshan asked in confusion.

"No, no, no, you've misunderstood," Qin Ziwen explained the concept to him.

After listening to the adult's explanation, Li Tieshan understood what it was.

"My lord, we should give it a try."

Meanwhile, everyone in the community put down their work and began to move around.

Moving supplies and preparing tools.

Batch after batch of related equipment, tools and materials were sent to the southern rift valley.

The cave that the giant rock dragon used to enter and exit was partially blocked by it. Some mud walls were pasted on the surface, and you could feel the dampness when you touched them. It was clear that it had been specially reinforced here.

This may be a survival strategy of the Giant Rock Dragon; they would alter the surrounding terrain to create the illusion of walls, thereby concealing their living environment.

In the arid environment of the Gobi Desert, filled with sand and dust, the mud walls will harden over time and blend into the surrounding environment.

The stones were piled up on the cliff tops on both sides of the rift valley by being transported by double-board carts.

Meanwhile, bundles of hay and branches were scattered on the cave floor and overhead, and the remaining small amount of gasoline was transported here in large quantities.

At the bottom of the rift valley, more and more supplies are piling up.

Meanwhile, two ballistae were placed on each side of the passageway on both sides of the rift valley, for a total of four ballistae.

The crossbow bolts are specially designed with thicker arrowheads, sacrificing range and accuracy in favor of increasing close-range lethality.

At the same time, Jia Liangcai personally led the team and directed the men to set up a rock-falling trap on site. They were just waiting for the giant rock dragon to come out before throwing rocks to block its path.

At the edge of the hillside, Qin Ziwen and the others worked together to push a boulder to its designated position. He wiped the sweat from his brow.
Li Tieshan arrived from behind, carrying some things.

"My lord, it's finished!"

Seeing the two-meter-long cone-shaped spear in Li Tieshan's hand, Qin Ziwen took it with both hands. His palms felt heavy, and he almost couldn't hold it.

This must weigh close to 200 pounds.

This spear is about two meters long and is forged entirely from refined iron.

The spear shaft is straight, but its most striking feature is its spearhead. It is not the usual flat, thin willow leaf or prismatic shape, but a nearly solid three-sided armor-piercing cone, top-heavy and as thick as an arm.

Three deep blood grooves extend from the edge of the spearhead all the way to the spear neck.

The spearhead features a hollowed-out tail fin, designed to allow the horned eagle's claws to hook onto it.

At the same time, ensure that the spearhead remains pointing downwards when it falls from a great height.

The spear has spiral patterns to ensure stability during rotation and to increase bleeding from wounds.

"This is a wonderful thing. Let's call it the Rod of God," Qin Ziwen exclaimed.

“Horned Eagle.” He beckoned to the sky.

The harpy eagle, gripping a wooden javelin in its claws and constantly practicing its throwing skills, descended rapidly. For the past few days, it had been practicing with the javelin while manipulating the airflow to ensure the accuracy of its throws.

"Try it, see if you can lift it."

The harpy eagle understood, its sharp claws precisely gripping the hollowed-out clasp on the spear's tail fin. With a sudden flap of its wings, it soared into the sky, carrying the heavy spear.

After flying to an altitude of 100 meters, it maintained this weight, paused for a moment, and then lifted it to land.

As it landed, Qin Ziwen was terrified, afraid that it might not be able to hold on properly. He quickly moved away from it, because if he lost his grip, this thing would fall and he wouldn't have enough lives to survive.

Fortunately, it landed safely, and after breaking through to the extraordinary level, the horned eagle's power increased significantly.

"Wow!"

It calls out twice to indicate that it is alright.

One day later, all the arrangements were completed.

The refugees temporarily hired from the soup kitchen were cleared out, leaving only recruited members from the community such as Li Tieshan, Shi Hu, Zhang Meng, and Da Zhuang in the room.

"My lord, I'm going." Du Yu said, then grabbed the rope and rappelled down the cliff face to the bottom of the valley.

He took the pickaxe from his waist and struck the entrance.

Soon, a gap was knocked into the thin wall.

Du Yu grabbed the rope and quickly climbed upwards.

Inside the gap, it was very quiet; there wasn't a sound at all.

"Has it left?" Qin Ziwen's heart sank. Could it be that after the last time, the Giant Rock Dragon left the underground cave and moved to another place?

Then all their preparations over the past two days would have been wasted.

The setting sun was gradually sinking in the sky, and visibility in the Gobi Desert was getting lower and lower.

"Smoke it with smoke and see if it's still there." Qin Ziwen had someone bring some damp wood, lit it, and threw it into the hole.

Thick smoke billowed out from the cracks.

A moment later, the mud wall at the entrance of the cave collapsed inward without warning, accompanied by a deep, angry roar.

"Moo-"

The enormous head, covered in thick rock armor, slowly emerged from the darkness.

"coming!"

The eyes of the ambushing crowd lit up, and everyone held their breath.

Watching the giant beast fully extend its body.

Just as its entire body was about to emerge, it suddenly stopped, looking around at the dense hay and the stacked dead wood.

"Moo-"

Two streams of white mist shot out of its nostrils, and it prepared to retreat back into the cave.

"Whoosh!"

An arrow, spanning tens of meters, landed precisely on its nostril from the top of the rift valley.

The arrow pierced half an inch, its tail feathers trembling violently.

It doesn't cause much harm, but it's extremely insulting.

　I originally wanted to post this earlier, but I've only just finished these two chapters. I hope I can finish the Giant Rock Dragon storyline today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)