Chapter 220

Adding two prefixes, "sprinkle flowers" and "top match", Da Wang knew it was a good thing.

The last time these two words appeared together was when I drew a treasure ship that far surpassed the Great Jin civilization.

The treasure ship is still sailing the seas; just its output has let Da Wang hoard plenty of grain. Moreover, because the treasure ship newly obtained a piece of fresh land, it almost doubled the size of his fief.

Da Wang once again drew something that made him overjoyed, for you know the treasure ship also came with a ferry!

So this is equivalent to two grand prizes!

【Six Warship Fleet (Era-Improved Version

Producer: Vast Waves Realm

Fleet description: main warship Vast Waves (Era-Improved Large Fu Ship) x1; attack-type warship (Era-Improved Medium Fu Ship) x2; landing ship (Era-Improved Sea Vast) x3

Detailed description:

"Vast Waves", modeled after a large Fu ship, era-improved version. Three masts, four decks, the deck height set like a city, with rain shields. The bow is equipped with two large bronze breech-loading smoothbore cannons, eight medium bronze breech-loading smoothbore cannons, twenty powder-powered crossbows, and a thousand crossbow bolts; core capacity 3000 persons.

"Attack-type warship", era-improved medium Fu ship, specialized for naval assault. Two masts, two decks. Four medium bronze breech-loading smoothbore cannons, six small bronze breech-loading smoothbore howitzers, twenty powder-powered crossbows, six hundred crossbow bolts; core capacity 1000 persons.

"Landing ship": era-improved Sea Vast, shallow draft suitable for most coastline landings. Four small bronze breech-loading smoothbore cannons, ten powder-powered crossbows, two hundred crossbow bolts; core capacity 1500 persons.

Additional note: The improved fleet hulls of the Canglang Era are sturdy and fire-resistant, a patent unique to the Canglang Realm; in principle their service life can exceed 200 years. If damaged, they cannot be repaired.

Accessory list:

Large artillery shells x500; medium artillery shells x2000; small artillery shells x4000;

Gunpowder crossbow-specific rockets x3000; crossbow-specific iron-tipped bolts x10000 (all of the above can be purchased as refills in the official store)】

Seeing this, the king who had been holding his breath finally couldn't help but exclaim!

It's over, it's over!

Other people of the Great Jin don't understand this cannon thing, but he does! John Pu has repeatedly advised him not to just buy cold weapons, but to save money to buy firearms that can save lives.

Is it that he doesn't want to buy advanced firearms? He has no pity for the northern barbarians—could it be that he simply can't afford them!

Gunpowder has existed since the Spring and Autumn period; the king has also heard of it. The so-called cannons equipped on this ship look nothing like John Pu's; they are not of the same era, but according to the store's style they certainly aren't cheap—after all, even the tiles of the You King's mansion sell for three taels.

The king never thought of rushing too fast, of completely surpassing this era; he wants to take it step by step. He believes that using the finest cold weapons while also mastering his martial arts will let him win in war. The tolls for those advanced weapons that Meng Meng collects are daunting—those are zeros he can't even count.

Now they actually gave him a warship for battle, equipped with cannons, and expect him to buy the shells himself?

Just thinking about it makes the king shudder.

Meng Meng, honestly, isn't this thing the most profitable?

"No no no! I will use it sparingly, I definitely won't buy it! Using a cattle knife to kill a chicken is utterly unnecessary, it's wasteful!"

Bai Ze: "……You really put poverty in a polite way."

The king: "Doesn't matter! It's useless against those northern barbarian steppe enemies." The king never thought that someday he would head south and aim the cannons at his own Great Jin people.

Bai Ze told him, "You can take them as reference, try to research and try to manufacture these things yourself. The world is always developing; you may not need to use them, but you must have them in hand. That way, when other continents develop, you'll be able to defend your coastline and keep your land from becoming someone else's colony."

After hearing this, the king fell silent, pondered for a moment, and said, "So other continents will invade us in the future." An affirmative statement.

Bai Ze: ……

You're pretty good at finding the key points.

The king flipped through the list again, "Indeed they didn't give much—those iron arrows would be used up in a battle after ten thousand shots; it seems I really have to make them myself, fortunately they're ordinary arrows, and fortunately I still have a mine. Like my Sun-Shooting bow, after shooting I have to retrieve the arrows."

The king also has strong objections to the arrows that come with the Sun-Shooting bow; in the store one arrow sells for 200 yuanbao—just look, it's a single arrow for 200 yuanbao! A similarly sized golden arrow wouldn't cost that much.

But if the king makes them himself, there's no buff bonus, so he has to constantly retrieve the arrows he shoots; last time he shot at a Xianbei person, he even sent people to find and wash them—just thinking about it fills him with resentment…

Continue reading the details below;

【Supporting personnel: Fleet command NPC x6 (recovered after one year); warship helmsman x6 (recovered after one year); warship weapon technology NPC x6 (recovered after one year)】

One ship gets three, right? The king understands that.

One year he can also accept; if not, he can spend money to keep hiring—take the treasure ship's captain Chen Cang as an example, it's just a matter of yuanbao…… as long as there is yuanbao.

【Supporting facilities: Main military dock x1, satellite military dock x1, shall construction start now? Yes/No】

【Usage rights for the six-warship fleet: until the lord's life ends.】

"What's a satellite? Never mind! Two!!!"

The king had just jumped up because of repairing two docks, when he saw the last sentence.

"Huh? Isn't it permanent?"

Bai Ze: "……Do you have any ambition? You can't build a ship this big even in a hundred years? Even if the materials aren't the same, the principles are. Such heavy cannons will surely be obsolete in a hundred years; are you really planning to leave them to your descendants as a keepsake?"

The king: "But, but the treasure ships are permanent."

Bai Ze fell silent.

Idiot, this isn't for fishing; it's a high-damage weapon.

Don't look at the fact that it's equipped with smoothbore cannons—those are ceremonial pieces made for you by the Canglang Realm. If those two large cannons fire point-blank bombardments, the flagship itself could probably level the cities clinging to the coastline.

The system will certainly choose you after verifying your character, feeling confident in giving you such equipment to use. If one day you're gone, this kind of weapon that isn't civilized won't remain in this plane. It definitely won't break within a hundred years; by then, when the massive weapon loses the people who restrain it, it would cause trouble, so the system won't leave this hidden danger.

"Sturdy hull, powerful cannons—if you're not around, no one will be able to recall them; left behind, your Meng Meng probably won't feel at ease."

The king thought about it, and indeed.

If he's not there, what's the point of worrying about those? Hmph!

This guy didn't take it to heart at all; he turned around and immediately started happily enjoying the newly obtained ferry—there are two of them!

【Side Quest One: Already received main military dock x1; satellite military dock x1;

Official subsidy: all raw materials; all tools and implements;

On-site technical supervisor NPC x2 (recovered after quest completion);

Professional technical personnel x3000 (recovered after quest completion);

Logic chain supplement: Recruit local labor from Youzhou x3000;

Estimated construction period: forty days.

Mission supplies: waterproof work gear x3000; work meals x3000x40; labor cost x3000x40.

Mission start time: Ningde Year 14, March.

Please, my lord, first select two construction sites according to the building plans.】

Great King exclaimed, "How truly worthwhile it is to offend Wang Cha and Lu Ren! Hahaha~"

Another three thousand families will rely on these two big shots to get rich; Youzhou relying on infrastructure to make wealth is no dream, and in the not-so-distant future, everyone might get a turn—who knows.

Afraid the Great King would drift away, Bai Ze proactively and responsibly splashed him awake, "……With this calculation, one million—you need to offend your father to make it useful. I'm thinking how I could offend your father……For example, have the Imperial Academy issue a signed critique of his book? Then the whole world will have to respect you as a true man; a million person-times is no dream."

The Great King thought about his father's character……He must immediately send people over to tear down the Imperial Academy's buildings!

"No way! I still need the Imperial Academy!"

Bai Ze: ……You still understand your father quite well.