Douluo Continent: Look at my diary, they're using crazy cheat codes!

Chapter 283 The Era of Adults Has Changed

Wuhun Temple.

Throughout the day, Su Chen led his men in researching and manufacturing muskets and mortars, unaware that Poseidon was already planning to die for Poseidon Island.

evening.

Su Chen and Bibi Dong stood with a group of people in the Spirit Hall's training ground, in front of a mannequin dressed in armor.

Su Chen held the weapon he had just made that day, pointed it at the dummy in front of him, and pulled the trigger.

Bang!

A gunshot rang out.

The steel ball was launched and embedded itself in the armor.

Everyone on the field also had a sudden change in expression.

Chrysanthemum Douluo covered his mouth in surprise and said:

"My God!"

"Such an iron rod, with such a small steel ball, can actually unleash such power... This..."

The Ghost Douluo group also frowned. This thing wasn't particularly powerful, but it could be quite uncomfortable if it came out of nowhere!

Bibi Dong stepped forward to inspect it and said, "Ordinary armor can be broken. Someone! Replace the dummy with a set of heavy armor."

At this moment, Su Chen reloaded the gunpowder and pulled the trigger to fire once again.

Bang.

After a loud bang, the heavy armor was not penetrated this time.

This time, there was no need to go forward to check; everyone could see that the steel ball had not penetrated the heavy armor.

Su Chen was not surprised. The power of a musket is limited. After all, it is powered by gunpowder and is different from a more advanced gun!

Guns are actually easy to make, but the manufacture of bullets is quite difficult, mainly due to the preparation of gunpowder, which requires continuous research and experimentation.

Bibi Dong began her analysis:

"The advantage of this weapon is that it doesn't require drawing a bow, allowing for surprise attacks on enemies. While its range and power are not as great as a bow and arrow, it doesn't consume stamina."

Su Chen nodded slightly and said, "The musket is just the most basic and simplest weapon. If we continue to study it, we can increase its power and range."

"Now let's try the mortar!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up instantly. Compared to the musket from before, this thing was much larger, and the musket had only been loaded with a little gunpowder.

This thing now has a specially made shell for holding gunpowder, um... Su Chen said it's called a cannonball?

Su Chen stepped back several dozen meters, secured the gun mount, and shouted to the crowd:

"Everyone, move back a bit."

Everyone began to retreat. Although they didn't know how powerful this thing was, they had witnessed the two explosions that shook the heavens and earth earlier.

same.

The mortar, whether it's the gun mount or the shells, is very simple; aiming and distance are all based on feel.

Bang.

The explosion was enormous, shaking the ground violently. Everyone could see a shell, as thick as a calf, fly out.

"It seems a bit slow?"

Chrysanthemum Douluo said with some disappointment, "Isn't this too big? It affects the speed, making it much slower than the steel balls fired from the musket just now."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and just as they were about to point out something was amiss, a loud explosion was heard in the distance.

A ball of fire shot into the sky, smoke billowed from the explosion, and a crater was blasted into the ground.

Although it failed to hit the dummy, the residual force of the explosion sent it flying.

"Good heavens!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo exclaimed in shock, "So this can explode? Just like that 'Heaven and Earth Shattering' thing?"

"If this hits, even a high-level Soul Master could be killed. If we could produce a lot of these, wouldn't we be able to cover an entire area?"

Ghost Douluo and his group nodded in unison. This thing posed little threat to them, the titled Douluo, but on the battlefield, it would be a complete massacre!

of course.

The premise that it poses little threat to a Title Douluo is that the Title Douluo knows how to dodge. If they try to take the hit head-on like the Buddha's Wrath Lotus, they will definitely be finished.

Bibi Dong said with a delighted expression:

"Xiao Chen, this cannon is great! It's very powerful. Shall we focus on researching and making this from now on?"

Ling Yuan said from the side, "Your Majesty, if I'm not mistaken, this one, like the previous one, is also the most basic and simplest finished product."

"If we specialize in researching its production, its power will be even more terrifying after future upgrades."

Everyone became excited.

This thing is already powerful enough. If we continue to research and upgrade it, it will be a one-sided massacre on the battlefield. It will be invincible and unstoppable, regardless of whether the enemy is heavily armored, lightly armored, or a Soul Master!

of course.

This was powerful enough for them, but for Su Chen, it was just so-so!

Su Chen looked at everyone and said:

"That's all for today. This is just the result of our research for one day. I believe it won't be long before we'll be able to create a divine artifact to counterbalance the continent!"

Ghost Douluo suddenly said, "Um... I have a question, I understood what he said earlier."

"This shell is propelled by the combustion of gunpowder. If we held it in our hands and threw it, would it have the same effect?"

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized something and looked at Su Chen with anticipation in their eyes.

Uh.

Su Chen was also stunned. It seemed that the cannon was a bit redundant. After all, this was not an ordinary world. How fast could a Title Douluo's strength and hand speed be?

Then researching hand grenades would be more appropriate... Ugh! Let's just mass-produce Tang Fury Lotuses and call it a day.

"Can!"

Su Chen looked at everyone and said, "I have already explained the principles behind the explosion of this shell to everyone today."

"We can also manufacture projectiles that can be thrown directly by hand, those are called hand grenades, which will explode when thrown."

"Similarly, we can also manufacture larger and more powerful explosive charges and put them on catapults to launch them."

"We'll discuss these things tomorrow. Now, everyone, go eat, have fun, and get some rest!"

After Su Chen finished speaking, he looked at Bibi Dong and Ling Yuan. Bibi Dong turned around and told Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo something, then left with Ling Yuan and Su Chen.

Chrysanthemum Douluo watched Bibi Dong's departing figure and muttered, "Old Ghost, have you noticed that our Pope seems a little different lately?"

Ghost Douluo nodded slightly and said:

"It's a bit different now; it doesn't feel as cold or scary as it used to."

Chrysanthemum Douluo added:

"He's become more cheerful, less driven by ambition. He just casually dumped such an important task on the two of us—this is a secret weapon that could help our Spirit Hall unify the continent!"

"Also, they look like women now, including that guy Ling Yuan, she's changed a lot lately too."

Ghost Douluo frowned and said:

"You mean Your Majesty didn't used to be like a woman?"

"Ptooey!"

Ghost Douluo said irritably, "I didn't say that. I meant Your Majesty has become more beautiful."

"Giggle giggle!"

"I guess Your Majesty's spring has arrived."

Ghost Douluo nodded heavily.

Su Chen took Bibi Dong and Ling Yuan back and began updating his diary.

[Today is another day full of energy!]

[I'm writing this in my diary a little late, but it's okay. Occasionally being late or leaving early is part of the job.]

To summarize today's findings, there hasn't been much progress in gunpowder research, but we have made initial attempts at weapon production.

Its power is mediocre, only comparable to a concealed weapon, and worlds apart from real guns and cannons.

【etc?】

If I were to shoot Tang San with a gun in the future, he wouldn't accuse me of sneak attacking and call me a despicable person, would he?

(End of this chapter)