Xia Pingan's apartment was very small, but Shangjing City was very big!
While Xia Pingan was bathing in the One Yang Holy Spring in his rented apartment, a fierce battle was about to begin in the dark depths of Shangjing City that ordinary people had only heard of but had never been to.
Tens of thousands of Magic Fire Spiders and Magic Liquid Spiders crawled out of the Devil's Den in the underground world.
The target of these Magic Fire Spiders and Magic Liquid Spiders was a majestic and fiery Steel City located under Shangjing City.
These large spiders crawled out of the pitch-black Devil's Den and various other caves. They crawled through the dark crevices and rock walls that were filled with the remains of demonic creatures. From the ground and around the rock walls, they advanced towards the City of Steel.
The entire underground was filled with the rustling sounds of the marching spiders. It was as if quicksand and mudslides were surging towards the Steel City in the dark underground.
The Steel City had steep walls that were more than 50 meters high. The walls of the city walls were like warriors wearing armor. They were also covered in rough but hard steel armor.
The city was in full swing, and the smoke from the steam made the city walls look like they were in a fog.
The abnormal movements of the monsters had been discovered. The steam boilers within the city walls began to pressurize, and the powerful city defense equipment was activated. On the walls of the majestic Steel City, tall arrow towers that were 60 to 70 meters long were driven by steam, gears, and mechanical devices like the arms of giants. They rose from the city walls, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws. In the sky, they extended towards the outside of the city. They were like the quills on a porcupine or the spears in an octopus' hands. They were aimed at the large spiders that were surging from the Devil's Den and caves in the distance.
On the active arrow towers, circles of light rose, and the summoners began to prepare their spells.
On the city walls, the high temperature and red light produced by the steel furnaces made the city red light soar into the sky amidst the misty steam.
The smelted steel poured down along the grooves on the city walls, repairing the damage on the city walls and giving the city walls a stronger defense.
This kind of battle was a common occurrence in the underground city.
Warriors wearing armor and holding heavy firearms had all gone up to the hiding places on the city walls and were ready for battle.
The powerful summoners of the Judgement Army were ready to go.
On the city walls, rows of black cannons were opened, and the murderous muzzles of the cannons were exposed. The artillery troops were ready.
The large spiders in the distance were gradually entering the firing positions that the artillery troops had already marked.
At the highest point of this majestic city, two men wearing the black and gold luxurious long robes of the Dark War God Church stood on the left and right of a middle-aged man in his thirties. The middle-aged man had a resolute face and a noble aura. He wore the bishop's robes and wore the bishop's crown. Together, they coldly looked at the demons surging out from the demon's den.
The demonic creatures outside the underground city were surging, but the three of them were calm.
"Your Highness Crown prince, the artillery troops are ready ready!" The black-haired old man standing to the left of the Crown Prince of the Great Shang Kingdom said calmly.
If Lan Wuwei was here and saw the old man, he would definitely greet him. This was because this old man was the commander of the Judgement Army, Lin Yi. He was the Bishop of the Dark War God Church in the Great Shang Kingdom and one of the most powerful summoners in Shang Capital who had already reached the Six Sun Realm.
The underground city under Shang Capital was guarded by the Judgement Army.
The man in the middle who was addressed as Crown Prince by Lin Yi was the Crown Prince of the Great Shang Kingdom, Beitang Wangchuan.
The man standing to the right of Beitang Wangchuan looked a little older. His eyes flashed, and his aura was strong and even a little aggressive.
This person was the Minister of the Navy of the Great Shang Kingdom, Fei Yulong. He was also a big shot in Shang Capital.
When Lin Yi spoke, Fei Yulong's expression was calm. His eyes inadvertently glanced at the seven new mobile turrets on the city walls. The turrets had been reinforced and modified. The seven cannons on the turrets were unfamiliar to Fei Yulong. They had a 400mm caliber, a longer barrel, and a larger diameter. At first glance, they were daunting.
As the Minister of the Navy of the Great Shang Kingdom, Fei Yulong was very clear about the current level of the Cannon Research Institute. Just a few months ago, the Cannon Research Institute of the Great Shang Kingdom had just overcome several technical difficulties of the 310mm main cannon.
Therefore, the seven 400mm cannons in front of him were definitely not the result of the Firearm Research Institute. Moreover, he had never heard of any of the gun factories in the Great Shang Kingdom producing cannons of this level.
Today, it was the Crown Prince who invited him to the underground city. The reason was that he wanted to see the power of the main cannon of the Great Shang Kingdom's future naval battleships.
Where did these cannons come from? Fei Yulong was full of doubts.
Hearing Lin Yi's words, Beitang Wang Chuan nodded and said softly, "Then let's test the power of those main cannons …"
Lin Yi looked at the artillery commander on the city wall in the distance and nodded slightly. The artillery commander raised his right hand and swung it down like a guillotine.
"Boom …"
"Boom …"
The main cannons on the city wall roared. Balls of flames spurted out from the muzzles of the 400mm main cannons.
At the moment of firing, all the turrets shrank back. The turrets below the main cannons also trembled. Although the powerful hydraulic shock absorber system neutralized most of the impact, the power of the huge cannons still made the city wall and the air above the city wall tremble.
The cannonballs whistled as they flew out from the muzzles, carrying with them a huge amount of kinetic energy. They flew for nearly 30,000 meters in the pitch-black sky of the underground world like meteors streaking across the sky. Then, they landed among the spider army that was surging out from the demon's den.
Explosions, rumbles, earth quaking and mountains swaying …
Each time a shell landed, it would cause a ball of fiercely expanding flames. The fierce flames were like bloody flowers blooming in the dark underground. The moment they landed on the ground, they would devour and tear apart those huge spiders in the surrounding dozens of meters.
The defense of those big spiders could be said to be strong, but under the terrifying heat and shock waves, they were either turned into charcoal or fragments.
The cannons on the city wall kept roaring and directly built a wall of death 30,000 meters away from the majestic city …
The power of these main cannons surprised the three people who were silently watching from the city wall tower.
The artillery observers and commanders who were watching from afar with the artillery observation device and remote viewing ability were also shocked and excited.
The range of 30,000 meters was 30% higher than the range of the Shang Dynasty's previous main cannons. The power of the high explosives filled in the shells was also completely different from before. It was on two different levels …
For all demonic creatures, this was a great killing machine.
The cannons were still roaring!
The automatic loaders on the turrets were stuffing huge shells into the barrels and firing continuously.
The quality and stability of the cannons were very high …
Unfortunately, the number of cannons was still a little low. The big spiders constantly passed through the wall of death 30,000 meters away and continued to charge toward the underground city.
When the big spiders were 20,000 meters away, the other main cannons on the city wall started roaring.
The entire underground city was filled with smoke. The cannons rumbled and the shells fell, tearing the big spiders that were charging toward the underground city into pieces.
…
Fei Yulong finally couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, where did those seven cannons come from?"
The Crown Prince smiled. "If our Shang Dynasty's navy and underground cities are equipped with such powerful weapons, what do you think, Sir Fei?"
"If our navy has such huge cannons, the coastal defense will be indestructible. It will be much easier to clear the demonic creatures and pirates at sea. At the same time, the navy will greatly reduce its reliance on summoners. Your Highness hasn't said where those huge cannons came from. Our Artillery Research Institute shouldn't have the ability to produce such cannons!"
Lin Yi said, "This cannon comes from the Diting Kingdom in the Wood Flood Dragon Region. His Highness the Crown Prince has completed a trade with the Diting Kingdom. The Diting Kingdom will transfer the key technologies for producing this cannon to our Great Shang Kingdom. In the future, our Great Shang Kingdom will be able to produce cannons and shells of this caliber!"
Fei Yulong frowned and couldn't believe it. "The Ting Kingdom can produce cannons of such caliber? Previously, the Great Ting Kingdom's firearm technology was similar to our Shang Kingdom's. How could they improve so rapidly? The cannon involves many key technologies. Just the alloy used to make the cannon could withstand such a high chamber pressure. Our Cannon Research Institute's material research team has been working on this for many years, but they still haven't found any results! "
"A genius has appeared in the Ting Kingdom. He is the one who made the Ting Kingdom's cannon research advance by leaps and bounds, leaving us in the dust!" The Crown Prince said softly and shook his head. "The Ting Kingdom is quite lucky!"
"Genius? Who is it?" Fei Yulong asked.
"The Ting Kingdom has been keeping the identity of that person a secret. Therefore, the outside world isn't sure. However, there is news that that person may become the new Director of the Museum of the Ting Kingdom. We will know when the time comes!" The Crown Prince said softly and looked at Lin Yi. "The steel factory and cannon factory in Shang Jing City are preparing to undergo technological transformation. I will let my subordinates digest the technologies obtained from the Ting Kingdom as soon as possible. During this period, Shang Jing City might not be peaceful. Please take care of it, Sir Lin. Don't let those shameful things affect the important matters!"
"The Judgement Army will do our best!" Lin Yi bowed slightly and looked at the Devil's Den in the distance. He reminded, "In the past half a year, His Majesty has been on an expedition to the north. The Devil's Den's abnormal activities have become more frequent. People from all walks of life come and go from the Imperial Capital. Now, the safety of the entire Shang Jing City depends on Your Highness. Please be careful!"
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