Ark Journey

A layer of transparent ice surrounded the board, and Xue Zhi began to input energy through the protection.

The next second, a thin beam of red and yellow light shot out from above the suddenly lit board, hitting the solid ice and bouncing off a delicate stream of light.

"Wow, it's an offensive template. Let me try out its power."

The ice disappeared, Xue Zhi looked around, waved his hand and pulled out a piece of steel plate from the pile on the ground next to him, and then he released a piece of armor that he had broken off from a high-speed battleship before.

"Do you think you can penetrate them?"

The man thought and calculated for a while before answering Xue Zhi's question.

"I'm not sure. I carved these boards by hand. Their precision should not be able to withstand the energy that can melt these things."

"Then let's try it. Practice makes perfect."

After determining the distance between the two, Xue Zhi once again infused energy into the board.

Then the red and yellow light beam shot out again and hit the steel plate. After the light beam disappeared, drops of molten iron fell and a shallow pit appeared on it.

"This power is a bit low."

Then Xue Zhi tried the ceramic armor again, but the effect was still not very good.

“How much of this have you made?”

"I still have a lot in my room? Do you need it?"

"Not right now, I just want to see how many times this thing can be used."

After knowing what Xue Zhi meant, the man nodded.

"As you wish, there are still many that can be used, but the number of cycles of these things may be different, after all, they are all hand-carved."

"Let's standardize it as soon as possible. Then make it a research topic and invite more people to participate. You will be indispensable in the end."

"understood."

Next, Xue Zhi began to test the maximum number of cycles of this thing.

Orange beams shot out one after another, and after about 60 times, the board suddenly caught fire.

After putting out the fire, Xue Zhi sighed as she looked at the steel and ceramic plates in front of her that had finally melted through.

"It's ok, let me see what else is useful."

Most of these reproduced images are meaningless. Xue Zhi is really lucky to be the first one to use them.

Throwing the useless board aside, Xue Zhi took out another one and began to input energy.

"I hope this works. Wait, it actually works."

The man looked left and right, but didn't find any obvious effects.

"What's the use of this, leader?"

"Shield, I didn't expect this to be preserved. But its power is too low, so it's not very clear. You can find it if you throw something over here."

The man threw a piece of solidified iron on the ground onto the board with doubt, and found that the iron particle was bounced off by an invisible layer.

"Very good, it's not a loss if I have this. Let me see if there is anything else."

After putting this board away, Xue Zhi continued to test the remaining boards until she had tried each one.

"There are only four pieces that can be used, but it's okay."

Put the four boards in front of you, which release heat beam, wind blow, shield and flash respectively.

"Come with me to the dismantling yard. I have the idea of turning them into weapons. Ask those people if they have any suggestions on this thing."

"You can arrange it."

When they arrived at the demolition yard, before Xue Zhi could say anything, she saw something that made her eyes go dark.

It was a tracked vehicle that was smaller than a modern main battle tank. It had only four pairs of road wheels, and even the position for the main gun was empty.

"No, this is the only thing you can put together for such a large and fast battleship?"

The engineer in charge of this matter explained sheepishly:

"This, leader, is indeed much more difficult to assemble a high-speed battleship. Even with our guidance, it is still difficult to do. After all, they can only repair it, and cannot assemble it from start to finish. Moreover, there are too many damaged parts. A high-speed battleship is basically an empty shell."

Yes, after several days of interrogation, the captured high-speed battleship crews finally broke through their defenses and began to tell what they knew.

"...Okay, what about the primary weapon?"

"Well, there is no matching one at the moment. A 300mm or 150mm tube is too big for it. If you fire at the wrong angle, it might even knock itself over."

"So you guys have created a piece of crap now?"

Seeing Xue Zhi looking at him like trash, the engineer quickly said:

"It runs fast, leader!"

"How fast?"

"After installing four fully-armored shield guards and taking a driver, it can still run at 90km/h!"

This speed gave Xue Zhi a little shock.

[Is the Originium Engine so amazing? ]

"That's good, what about the protective ability?"

"It can defend against the Originium bombs used by those Sarkaz."

He didn't mention the high-speed battleship's main gun, and Xue Zhi could guess that it couldn't be defended against, so she didn't ask.

"Okay, I came here mainly to show you if this thing can be used."

The boards were lined up in a row, and Xue Zhi introduced their uses one by one.

"The protective one should be somewhat useful. The others are too weak. Even I don't think they are very useful, let alone the soldiers. From what I've seen from the past few days, they generally like powerful things."

"Then let's try adding them. When the time comes, we will set up a research team to study this thing and integrate it with our armored vehicles. We must have the ability to fight against the Ursus armored cluster."

The engineer, who was still a prisoner, felt a little embarrassed, but he could only nod. After all, the lives of his entire family were basically in Xue Zhi's hands.

"Uh, as you wish, leader."

After handing over these boards, Xue Zhi went to the experimental field next door. He planned to hand over some things to the Integration Movement.

The sounds of explosions and the unpleasant sound of metal bending and tearing continued to be heard from this side.

Xue Yizhi found Frost Star here.

"Are you still experimenting with how to destroy the armor of a high-speed battleship?"

"Correct."

"I have something good for you."

"what?"

Frost Star brought the prepared things in front of him one by one and found that some of them looked familiar.

"Drones? Mines? And what is this?"

"RPG-7, a great weapon for infantry to fight against armored vehicles. Of course, you have to do some research and improvements on it. After all, the armor of high-speed battleships is not that easy to penetrate."

"how to use?"

Xue Zhi pointed at the trigger of the bazooka.

"Aim and shoot. It's very simple. Be careful not to let anyone stand behind you. This is for direct confrontation with armored vehicles, while drones and mines are for ambushes. You were short of supplies before, so you didn't know much about the functions of these two things. Now that you have a mobile city as a foundation, you can start using them more."

"Can this cause damage to a high-speed battleship?"

"It's OK as long as the equivalent is large enough. After all, the protection of the top and tracks of a high-speed warship is definitely not as high as the front and sides. You can go talk to those Sarkaz. They may know more about this aspect."

"Okay, we'll give it a try."

"That's good."

After handing a backpack full of RPGs to Shuangxing, Xue Zhi was about to leave when he saw the figure of the King Slayer, and some thoughts suddenly popped up in his mind.

"Lyudmila, come here."

Although he didn't know why Xue Zhi knew his real name, the Kingslayer felt that it was not a secret.

"What's the matter?"

"I have something interesting for you. It may be able to be used to surprising effect on the battlefield."

Hearing this, the Kingslayer became interested.

"what?"

A drone longer than a human was placed on the ground by Xue Zhi. Its huge propellers and the mounting point below indicated that it was not a simple character.

"A high-performance drone, similar to the ones flying around the mobile city, with artificial intelligence to assist, but this one has a larger carrying capacity and is equipped with the relevant fire control components to deliver explosives."

"That sounds good, why give it to me?"

"Just consider it my bad taste, this drone has a special call sign 'Ruslan'."

There was a moment of silence, and no special reaction. It was obvious that most of the members of the Integration Movement had never read a book and did not understand the meaning of this sentence.

"It's a great name. I like it very much. Since you specifically asked me to give it to you, I will certainly not let you down. This will also allow me to contribute more to the organization."

"Okay, this drone is very useful for attacking groups of infantry or armored vehicles. Besides, it flies high and is not easy to be destroyed."

After taking the drone's operating terminal, the King Slayer left happily. She now needed to find a place and time to practice the relevant operations.

Looking at the King Slayer walking away, Shuang Xing asked Xue Zhi beside him:

"What kind of evil taste do you have?"

"Have you read the book Ruslan and Lyudmila? This just occurred to me."

Froststar shook her head.

"I haven't read the book, so I don't know."

"Okay, you can go read it. There are still many books to read in this city."

Actually, there are some other ideas about giving the King Slayer a bombing drone, but there is nothing much to say about that.

"By the way, are you leaving soon?"

"Almost. In recent days, most things in this city have stabilized."

"Where?"

"Go north, and help you attract the attention of the Ursus army. Finally, I will go to Yan Country to take a look."

"That's it."

Chapter 72: Prelude to Leaving

Frost Star's long ears twitched, and then he looked at Xue Zhi suspiciously.

"I always feel like you're saying I'm uneducated."

He just waved his hands to indicate that he had no such intention at all.

"No, I don't mean that. You are worrying too much."

"Okay, it's my fault that I'm uneducated and have to go to night school every night."

Seeing this, Xue Zhi sighed.

"...You can't get around it, right? I won't chat with you anymore. I have some things to do. Remember to master the use of these things."

"understood."

After bidding farewell to Frost Star, Xue Zhi, who actually had nothing to do, returned to the central command tower.

Now the whole city is thriving. Although there are serious external threats, there is really not much to do. After all, one cannot become rich overnight, and development requires time.

In the meeting room downstairs, Tallulah, who was still working, put down her work when she saw Xue Zhi coming back.

"You're back? How's it going?"

Xue Zhi pulled over a chair and sat down and replied casually.

"It's OK, everything is on track."