Chapter 248: Fire the Cannon

248. Chapter 248: Fire the Cannon

Staring at the tightly shut door, Long Xuan looked completely bewildered.

Wasn't he just trying to ask about that Da Yao Yuan? Why was the reaction so intense?

He merely wanted to inquire what new stock had arrived at that Da Yao Yuan, and whether there were any Earth Grade Spirit Medicines or Heaven Grade Spirit Medicines.

He hadn't even opened his mouth yet, and she had already pushed him out? How could this be? It wasn't as if he wasn't willing to pay?

Long Xuan displayed a look of helplessness.

"Boom!"

Just at that moment, a deafening roar erupted from outside.

Immediately afterward, the entire ship shook violently, nearly causing him to lose his footing.

"Hm? Where did that cannon fire come from?"

Long Xuan's expression changed drastically; forgetting all about the Da Yao Yuan, he rushed out in haste.

On the Deck at this moment, a group of sailors were dancing and jumping around the Five Elements Giant Cannon, shouting excitedly.

Especially that Young Master Mo, who was the most excited; with a flushed face, he pulled out a large handful of Medium Grade Spirit Stones and stuffed them into the breech of the Five Elements Giant Cannon.

"Fire the cannon!"

At his shout, the people around hurriedly covered their ears and ran far away.

"Boom!"

As a deafening roar sounded, a massive energy sphere of five colors shot out from the cannon barrel, spinning at high speed as it slammed toward the sea surface in the far distance.

When the energy sphere struck the sea, it unleashed an earth-shattering explosion; the ocean instantly churned violently, blasting huge volumes of seawater high into the sky.

At the center of the explosion, a massive deep pit was blown into the sea surface, sending ten-zhang-high waves spreading outward in all directions like a tsunami.

Driven by these giant waves, the entire ship shook violently, nearly capsizing the Divine Dragon Ship.

The sky seemed to pour with rain as blasted seawater continuously drenched the clothes of the crew, soaking them like drowned rats.

Everyone widened their eyes and opened their mouths wide, staring dumbfounded at this scene.

Everyone was terrified by the power of the Giant Cannon.

"Damn it! What kind of cannon is this! How can its power be so great? I've seen countless cannons in the military camps, but this is the first time I've witnessed a cannon with such tremendous power."

"This is merely the second setting, using only Medium Grade Spirit Stones, yet it possesses such power; if we used the fourth setting and inserted five Top Grade Spirit Stones, what would the power be then?"

"If our army had possessed such a Giant Cannon back then, what city gate could it not blast open? This is the cannon a real man should fire! If you are a man, you should fire a Giant Cannon! The small cannons I fired before were simply child's play."

The cannon operator Xiong Dali gazed at this Five Elements Giant Cannon with burning eyes, his hands constantly stroking the massive cannon barrel, unable to bear putting it down, as if caressing a lover.

As a Cannon Chief of the Xuanyue Empire, he loved cannons above all else; today was the first time he had seen a cannon of such massive size, whose single shot possessed power exceeding that of conventional cannons by a thousand or ten thousand times, and he had fallen in love with it.

The others also flushed with excitement, constantly stroking the cannon barrel made of Secret Silver.

They were all seasoned sailors who had ventured out to sea many times and seen countless ship cannons, but this was the first time they had encountered a Giant Cannon of such exaggerated proportions; momentarily, everyone became interested and enthusiastically studied this Giant Cannon without stop.

"Let me fire a shot too; I want to enjoy the thrill as well!"

"Move aside! Do you have Spirit Stones? Firing the Giant Cannon costs ten thousand Spirit Stones; one shot like that would bankrupt you! Let me do it!"

"You bunch of poor bastards! Let me do it instead! I want to fire at the Upper Grade Spirit Stone setting!"

"Damn it! Firing at the second setting just now nearly capsized the ship; if you fire at the third setting, won't you blow the ship apart!"

A group of people actually began fighting over the chance to fire the cannon, arguing until their eyes were red and their necks thick with strain.

"Utilizing the Five Elements circulation principle to generate an explosion where five plus one is far greater than five? Interesting! Interesting! Who could have such a brilliant idea, and how did they achieve this without the cannon bursting?"

Leng Yan, this highly learned female Scholar, gazed at this astonishingly large Giant Cannon with an expression of extreme interest and also crowded over to study it incessantly.

As for that Young Master Mo, he was the most excited of all; with a flushed face and displaying his immense wealth, he pulled a pile of Upper Grade Spirit Stones from his Storage Ring, intending to stuff them into the breech to fire another shot, acting like a complete madman.

The third setting required inserting five hundred Upper Grade Spirit Stones of various attributes; what concept did five hundred Upper Grade Spirit Stones represent?

Ninety-nine percent of the Gu Cultivators in the entire world, even if they sold everything in their Storage Bags, could not scrape together five hundred Upper Grade Spirit Stones.

Yet this madman was willing to pay such a huge price merely to hear a bang! Simply wasteful!

This also indirectly reflected just how wealthy this Young Master Mo truly was.

However, just as he was about to succeed, something suddenly collided with the bottom of the ship; the Hull instantly soared high into the air, lifting four or five zhang above the water surface before crashing back down, sending up a spray of waves.

Everyone tumbled heavily; the ship was thrown into chaos with people falling everywhere amidst wails of pain, and the Upper Grade Spirit Stones in Young Master Mo's hand scattered across the floor.

This was precisely why large ships were necessary in the open sea; if the Divine Dragon Ship had not been sturdy enough, a normal vessel would have fallen apart under this single strike.

The people on the ship looked completely bewildered, and just as they failed to understand what was happening, a roaring sound resembling something bellowing rose from below, deafening to the ears.

Immediately afterward, the Hull flew up again, this time soaring seven or eight zhang high before crashing onto the water surface.

The people on the ship were thrown until they were dizzy and blurred-eyed, their Qi and Blood churning violently, making it impossible to stand steadily on the deck.

Nie Qingcheng grabbed the railing, her face iron-green, and roared at that group: "Look at the mess you've made! Your cannon fire frightened that creature, and now it has gone berserk!"

The Hunter Qiu Tiandao licked his lips, revealing an excited expression: "From the sound, that is the cry of a Split-Head Whale; excellent, now we can add a meal!"

He suddenly looked at the Cook on the ship, Shangguan Wuwo, and laughed loudly: "Cook! Get ready! The time has come to display your culinary skills!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he retrieved a long spear from his Storage Bag, let out a loud laugh, and leaped into the water.

Soon the sea began to churn violently, accompanied by bursts of deafening roars; within a short while, blood had already dyed this stretch of ocean red, but at this point, the Divine Dragon Ship finally stopped soaring high into the air.

Long Xuan finally arrived late to the scene: "Who was so brave as to jump down? Daring to battle such a huge Sea Beast in the middle of the ocean."

Long Xuan was shocked at this moment; what concept was fighting a Sea Beast in the ocean? It was akin to a fish going ashore to fight a human.

What was the gap between the two sides? To speak without exaggeration, a fish's combat power drops by at least ten times when ashore, and similarly, a Gu Cultivator's entire combat power drops by at least ten times when entering the sea.

Even Long Xuan, confident in being invincible within his own realm, would not dare to jump into the sea to engage in hand-to-hand combat with a Sea Beast.

His swimming skills were not high; once he jumped into the water, he wouldn't even know how to fight the Sea Beast, throwing a punch would generate no leverage, and despite possessing full strength, he would have no idea how to utilize it, nor was he certain if his Outer Gu could even be used.

Therefore, Long Xuan felt genuine admiration for the person who had jumped into the sea.

Yang Zhan said from the side: "It was that Hunter named Qiu Tiandao who jumped down; this person is truly a warrior; few can achieve killing a Split-Head Whale in the sea, not even I could do it; this person is extremely skilled in naval warfare."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Qiu Tiandao emerged from the water, holding a long spear aloft, and shouted up to the crowd on the deck: "I am honored to have fulfilled my mission! Extra food today! Everyone come down and share the meat!"

The hundred sailors on board cheered excitedly, stripped off their clothes, jumped into the water, and swam toward the giant whale floating on the sea surface, knives raised.

This Split-Head Whale was truly massive, a full size larger than the Divine Dragon Ship, making it impossible to haul onto the deck.

The only option was for everyone to jump into the water and carve off meat; they would take whatever they could cut, leaving the rest to be discarded into the sea.

Thinking of the delicious meal to come, Long Xuan also showed an excited expression, turning to ask Miao Peipei, who was staring wide-eyed beside him: "Having only meat for the cafeteria's first meal won't do; we need vegetables too. How is your Vegetable Garden coming along?"

Miao Peipei rolled her eyes at him and said, "It has been less than a day; even if I were a god, there is no way I could force vegetables to ripen in half a day."

"However, my current stock is all fresh, enough to feed these hundred people for a week."

Long Xuan nodded; space on the ship was limited, and Miao Peipei's Vegetable Garden was located at the stern where the Hull was smaller, so the area of her garden was not very large.

But given her speed in forcing vegetables from the Human Realm to ripen—less than seven days for a full crop—this garden plot was roughly sufficient.

Next, under the orders of Long Xuan, the Captain, the Split-Head Whale underwater was divided into countless chunks of meat and moved into the cafeteria.

The cafeteria was on the first floor; this level featured a huge dining hall capable of seating a hundred people, and the kitchen was located here as well.

Beside the kitchen was also a massive Cold Storage unit, something that only exists in the modern era, which he had developed by combining technologies from both worlds; if the whale meat could not be eaten immediately, it could be frozen inside to avoid waste, since the Storage Bags of this world lacked any preservation function.

"Captain, you truly have wonderful ideas; with this huge Cold Storage, many rare ingredients can be kept fresh; this thing is truly a Divine Artifact for us Cooks!"

Shangguan Wuwo held a cleaver in both hands, gazing intently at the massive Cold Storage; at this moment, the sailors were still moving meat into the huge unit, their faces also filled with curiosity.

Long Xuan replied modestly, "This thing is simple; a skilled Artifact Refiner can always find a way to create it; it is just that the Artifact Refiners of this world have devoted all their intellect to combat, never using Spirit Tools to make daily life more convenient."

"This Cold Storage is ultimately a minor trick, not worth mentioning; but as for you, can you prepare meals for over a hundred people all by yourself? Should I assign a group of people to assist you specifically?"

Shangguan Wuwo smiled and said, "Captain, saying that underestimates me; I am someone who won first place in the Chef God Competition; why would I need anyone's assistance to cook?"

"Moreover, my culinary skills are unique techniques that are inconvenient to transmit to others; there absolutely cannot be outsiders in the kitchen; I hope the Captain does not blame me for being too selfish."

"How could I?" Long Xuan laughed. "Unique techniques are not something one can simply transmit to outsiders? I completely understand."

"Since you can handle everything on your own, I will say no more!"

"You busy yourself here; call me when the food is ready." Long Xuan walked out of the kitchen with his hands behind his back; regarding this mysterious Cook who had won first place in the Chef God Competition, Long Xuan felt a sense of anticipation rise within him.

"Captain, take care!"

Half an hour later, the cafeteria finally opened for the meal; all the crew members gathered on the first floor, filling the dining tables.

On the tables were stir-fried fish, pan-fried fish, stewed fish, deep-fried fish... truly a lavish seafood feast; the rich aroma drifting from the tables filled the entire room, stirring everyone's appetite greatly.

"Captain! Say a few words!"

At this moment, Shangguan Wuwo shouted loudly to stir up the crowd.

Long Xuan was currently eating with great relish and praising Shangguan Wuwo's cooking skills endlessly; at this point, he could only put down his chopsticks, stand up helplessly, and speak:

"Meeting is a matter of Fate; since our group has come together through such an Opportunity, from now on we are brothers who will share life and death."

"On this ship, there are no rules; everyone eat well and drink well, drink well and eat well! Basically, only good people can board this ship; let us raise a toast to us, this ship full of good people!"

Long Xuan raised his Wine Cup, and the rest of the crew also raised their Wine Cups with loud laughter.

"Right! To us, this ship full of good people, cheers!"

All the crew members drained their cups in one gulp...

... (End of Chapter)