How to describe the world inside the Devil's Triangle?
A mirage?
A lost world?
It should be possible!
This was a city on the sea. Half of it was under the sea and the other half was above the sea. It was so huge that it was beyond anyone's imagination. It was boundless and layered.
The architectural style of this city was completely different from the existing world. Moreover, it was completely indescribable.
Maybe hundreds of years, maybe thousands of years.
Everyone on the ship had imagined the world inside the Devil's Triangle. Maybe it was an island, maybe it was a desert.
Of course, it could also be a huge city. However, when it really appeared in front of them, it still exceeded everyone's imagination.
Human's thinking was limited. No matter how good they were at imagining things, it was still the accumulation of things that they had seen before.
The mirage-like city in front of them had exceeded the aesthetic concept of many people.
But was this beautiful new world a wasteland?
It was full of vicissitudes and loneliness.
Everyone on the ship didn't even have time to sigh. They immediately entered the most terrifying moment.
What came out of the water?
Sea monsters? That was the only way to describe them. They had terrifying fangs and extremely sharp claws.
They had amazing speed and their bodies were densely covered with tough scales.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh …"
The Nirvana Army on the ship shot arrows crazily, but it was completely useless. These arrows couldn't even penetrate their skin.
Once they rushed onto the ship, they could easily tear countless people into pieces.
At this moment.
"Ah …" The Big Fool suddenly roared and pulled out his Darksteel Heavy Sword. He was about to kill them.
"Mom … Mom …"
At this moment, Baby Shen Ye ran out of the cabin and rushed toward his unconscious mother.
"Ow … Ow …"
A powerful and ferocious sea monster pounced on him, intending to bite him in one bite.
"No!"
Bing'er screamed and directly rushed toward Baby Shen Ye. She was about to use her body to protect Baby Shen Ye.
She would rather be smashed into pieces than let Baby Shen Ye be hurt.
"Kill, kill …"
All the Nirvana Army pulled out their swords and prepared to fight to the death with these sea monsters.
The sea monster that was about to bite Baby Shen Ye was suddenly stunned as if it was hesitating.
And at this moment!
A strange conch sound was heard, as if it was filled with infinite magic.
Suddenly, all the sea monsters seemed to be frozen.
"Woo …"
The conch continued to blow.
Then, these sea monsters disappeared without a trace, as if they had seen something extremely terrifying. They all drilled back to the bottom of the sea.
A moment later, a person approached from afar, treading on the waves.
Sunlight shone on this person's body, emitting a golden radiance.
This was truly walking on the waves without any buoyancy boots.
It was impossible to tell if this person was a man or a woman because his entire body was covered in a special armor. From afar, it was difficult to tell what it was, but upon closer inspection, it was actually skeleton armor, as if it was made of countless bones.
He lightly leaped onto Jin Mulan's ship and came to Mulan's side, reaching out his hand to stroke her neck.
"Don't touch her!"
The Big Fool swung his Recondite Steel Heavy Sword.
With a light push, the Big Fool's body was sent flying.
"She has exhausted too much of her mental power. She needs treatment," the man said.
She was a woman, and she spoke Chinese, but her tone was very strange, as if she was a foreigner speaking Chinese.
Then, she took off her skull mask, revealing her peerlessly beautiful face.
"An adventurer from the Eastern World? Hello, my name is Helen. My father is also from the Eastern World. "
… …
Shenlang's Mulan City was completely locked down.
No ships were allowed to approach, and Shenlang's ship could not leave either.
Once his ship went out to sea, it would immediately be sunk.
The Bloody Baron's pirate fleet and Bi Jin City's garrison fleet all cruised this sea, patrolling day and night.
Shenlang had once sent a small ship to Volcano Island to transport volcanic ash, but it was mercilessly sunk by the Bloody Baron.
This world was really realistic. Just a few days ago, the Bloody Baron was still doing business with Shenlang, even sending him 15 ships and thousands of slaves.
After the bell rang, they immediately became enemies.
He had underestimated Duke Debus's power. With a single order from her, all the pirates in this sea area actually bowed their heads and listened obediently.
Of course, it was not just her own power, but also the prestige of the future Emperor Sauron.
Shenlang's Mulan City was at the southernmost end of the Jade Tide Peninsula. It was an iron mine, and there was no farmland here. Even if there was, there was no time to plant it now.
Everything depended on trade, and once the trade was cut off, they would run out of ammunition and food.
Any supplies would be cut off.
… …
"This is already much better than I imagined. I thought we would be locked down in one and a half months, but it's already been two months." Shenlang laughed, "But I didn't expect the Bloody Baron to send us 8,000 slaves. Now, there are 13,000 people in Mulan City. How long will the food last?"
Zhang Chunhua said, "It's enough for three months."
"Three months?" Shenlang said, "That's enough. In at most one and a half months, Debus' army of 100,000 will attack our Mulan City."
Zhang Chunhua said, "Did you anticipate all of this? That's why you sent all the ships to transport the volcanic ash? Even if you couldn't produce all of it every day, you still had to transport it, and you spent almost all of your gold coins?"
Shenlang nodded and said, "How much volcanic ash do we have in stock?"
"More than three million kilograms," Zhang Chunhua said.
Shenlang said, "Enough, enough."
More than three million kilograms of volcanic ash, plus a few million kilograms of lime, could produce an astronomical amount of cement.
Bricks were still being produced continuously.
"Next, 30% of the manpower will build houses, and the remaining 70% will build the city walls." Shenlang said, "Within a month, we need to build a city wall with a circumference of 15 kilometers, a thickness of more than one meter, and a height of more than five meters."
If this was in the past, Zhang Chunhua would definitely say that this was a pipe dream. Even with seven to eight thousand soldiers, it would take at least two to three years to build a city wall with a circumference of ten li. However, with the addition of bricks and cement, everything was possible.
A circumference of 15 kilometers was less than 8,000 meters. On average, each person would only need one meter. If they built it in sections, it would be easy to complete it within a month. If they really felt that ordinary bricks were too slow, they could directly use cement bricks.
… …
A few kilometers away from Mulan City, Shenlang was experimenting with a new T/N/T explosive.
With a saltpeter mine, it was such a blessing that it made people cry. As soon as Shenlang arrived at the Jade Tide Peninsula, he sent four ships to Saltpeter Island to transport saltpeter. Just one trip brought back more than 100,000 kilograms of saltpeter.
When he was in the State of Yue, he sent hundreds of people to scrape the latrines for half a year, but they couldn't get more than 100,000 kilograms of saltpeter.
But now, a casual trip brought more than 100,000 kilograms of saltpeter. Moreover, the island's saltpeter was almost inexhaustible.
Moreover, Shenlang discovered that the island not only had a large amount of saltpeter, but also a large amount of phosphorous ore.
The volcanic island not only had volcanic ash, but also countless natural sulfuric acid ponds. It was a real treasure land.
The materials that Shenlang wanted to make T/N/T could be found here, including the purest graphite ore.
This Jade Tide Peninsula was very rich in minerals. More than 100 kilometers north, Shenlang also found a large amount of calcareous stone ore.
It was really a feeling of making a fortune. It was as if the Heavens were looking after this new continent. Many precious minerals that were rarely seen in the Eastern world could be found everywhere here.
As for the missing materials, Shenlang also sent people to purchase them in large quantities.
There were countless materials and resources, but what was lacking was manpower.
The high-level talents in Shenlang's hands were the dozens of Sky-sea Pavilion disciples brought by Zhang Chunhua. Most of them had to manage the city.
At most, there were only 15 people, and more than 100 people were selected from the loyal and reliable Eastern Knights as apprentices.
The process of making T/N/T could be said to be complicated, but it definitely wouldn't take as long as two months.
The only trouble was the reaction equipment. It took Shenlang a long time to make all the experimental equipment and reaction equipment.
In order to speed up the process, almost all kinds of equipment were used, such as iron pots, glassware, pottery, and so on.
Now, T/N/T could finally be mass-produced.
As for which explosive to make, Shenlang hesitated for a long time.
Should it be picric acid, nitroglycerin, or T/N/T?
But in the end, he decided to make T/N/T. Although it wasn't the most powerful, at least it was very stable. It would take at least a few seconds to detonate with a high-temperature flame, and it would be fine even if it was smashed with a hammer.
Nitroglycerin was really too unstable. And picric acid would react with iron.
But T/N/T was also very annoying because it was too stable. It wasn't easy to detonate it, so it needed to make mercury fulminate to detonate it.
"Detonate!"
Following Shenlang's order.
"Boom …"
There was a loud noise, and the house used for the experiment was instantly blown to pieces.
The power was amazing, and it was very successful!
Seeing this, Zhang Chunhua's delicate body suddenly trembled.
She didn't expect that the power of this thing would be so great. Just a packet of it could blow up a house.
"Is it the secret killer you mentioned?" Zhang Chunhua asked.
Shenlang said, "Strictly speaking, it can only be regarded as a tool, an important part of the killer."
With a large number of T/N/T, there would be a continuous stream of awesome weapons.
Of course, pure T/N/T was not enough because it couldn't be used as a propellant for bullets. It needed nitrocellulose, double nitroglycerin, stabilizers, and so on. With the current industrial capacity of Shenlang, it was far from enough.
But as the traditional cannon of the God of War, it could be born.
After the detonation of the explosive powder was successful, the next step was to try the cannon.
That's right, Shenlang already had cannons, but they weren't made of iron from iron mines, but pig iron.
He spent money to hire dozens of blacksmiths, and based on his knowledge, they made a cannon.
The caliber wasn't large, which was equivalent to the Red Barbarian Cannon from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
"Ready, fire!"
Following Shenlang's order, the temporary gunner ignited the fuse.
"Boom …"
There was a loud noise, like the roar of thunder.
Blood splattered everywhere.
The gunner was directly cut in half.
It directly exploded.
The experiment failed. Shenlang's face turned green, and so did the faces of the people around him.
Shenlang stepped forward and carefully examined the barrel. It exploded on the first shot? Wasn't the quality too poor?
Shenlang had checked it. The interior of the cannon was quite compact, and there weren't many potholes.
The power of T/N/T was too great, and this relatively primitive cannon couldn't withstand it, so it directly exploded.
Time was too tight, and Shenlang couldn't directly create high-strength steel, so he directly used pig iron to forge the cannon.
However, his iron mine was about to produce the first batch of steel, and when that time came, he could use steel with higher toughness to cast the cannon.
Next, Shenlang dejectedly used the black gunpowder.
The first test of the cannon had an accident, but no one retreated in the second round.
The two thousand soldiers under Shenlang might not have anything else, but their courage was absolute. Whether it was the Eastern Warriors or the Roland Knights, none of them were afraid of death.
"Fire!"
"Boom …"
The sound was much softer, but the smoke was much thicker. At the moment of the explosion, the entire cannon was shrouded in smoke.
Although it was only black gunpowder, there was enough of it, and its power was still astonishing.
"Whoosh …" A solid iron ball shot out fiercely.
Its speed was far faster than a bow and arrow, and in an instant, it flew four to five hundred meters away.
"Amazing, amazing …"
Zhang Chunhua was extremely excited. "With this thing, we will be invincible at sea, and we can kill our way back to the Great Yan Empire."
"This is much more powerful than a bow and arrow, and also much more powerful than a giant crossbow."
Zhang Chunhua was so excited that she was incoherent, but Shenlang was a little embarrassed. This was because the cannon was aimed at another house, but in the end, not only did it not hit the house, but it also flew more than ten meters away from the house.
This accuracy? It was really too touching.
One cannon had already exploded, and there were only two left.
The next step was to keep firing. Every cannoneer had to fire at least a few hundred shots to get the feeling.
Moreover, the first batch of cannoneers needed to be personally trained by Shenlang, and he only trained them in theory. The AI had everything, and as for practical training, Shenlang had zero.
At this moment, he really missed the Nirvana Army. This group of people were extremely focused and extremely sharp. Even if they put down their bows, they could still become the best cannoneers.
Thinking of the Nirvana Army, Shenlang missed Mulan even more.
"Darling, how are you guys? Are you all safe and sound? "
… …..
The Jade Tide Peninsula, Mulan City, had become an incomparably huge construction site, with more than thirteen thousand people working frantically.
Shenlang even felt a little emotional. Why was the slave trade so popular in the western world? It was because it was really useful.
Although they were stupid and could only do the simplest repetitive work, they were really obedient. They did not have the slightest rebellious spirit, and would do whatever they were told to do.
This kind of obedience seemed to be engraved in their bones. Of course, this was also the tragedy of slavery, because many of these slaves were raised in captivity.
The adult slaves that were directly caught were not easy to discipline, and would resist, so the price was very low.
Therefore, the slave owners in the western world liked to catch some young slaves, and then raise them in captivity, so that they could be sold at a very high price. For example, the eight thousand slaves that Shenlang had, cost a total of nearly sixty thousand gold coins, and the price was about two or three times that of ordinary slaves.
Shenlang also wanted to give them a speech, and wanted to give them freedom.
In the end, their reaction was very indifferent. For them, it was as if being able to eat their fill and live in a house was heaven.
This group of slaves who were raised in captivity had already become numb to obedience.
The walls of Mulan City were growing every day, and the houses in the city were still growing like bamboo shoots after the rain.
Cannons were the most important, and Shenlang selected more than three hundred people from the most loyal Eastern Knights to train.
The production of explosives was still continuing, but they could not make just one type. They had to make a variety of explosives, and even black gunpowder had to be made.
The production of cannons was also continuing, and they had already cast the cannons with brand new steel.
The whole process was very difficult. Even with the grinding tools, and even with enough theoretical knowledge in Shenlang's brain, the cannons that were made were usually still full of potholes.
In the end, Shenlang could only change his way of thinking. First, he forged the fiery castings layer by layer, so that they had enough toughness, and then used thermite to seamlessly connect them.
In fact, Shenlang did not know whether it would succeed, but it should be possible in theory.
… …
The blockade of the entire sea against Shenlang was still continuing. Duke Debus's army was getting closer and closer, and Jade Gold City was also constantly gathering troops. Even if Duke Debus was not here, Duke Russo's Mansion was still continuously buying strong slaves and training them into the army.
Zhang Chunhua said, "Shenlang, at most in forty days, Duke Debus's army will attack. Our ship went to the sea at night for the second time, but it was still encountered by patrolling pirates and sunk again. "
Shenlang said, "Is it the Bloody Baron?"
Zhang Chunhua said, "Yes. So, on the day of the war, we will not only face enemies on land, but also on the sea. "
Shen Lang said, "Duchess Debus wants to destroy our base, but how can I not drool over her Bi Jin City? That place has everything we need, there are countless silks, cotton cloth, gold, food, two large shipyards, and countless human resources. Once we take down Bi Jin City, we can be considered to have struck it rich."
"It's impossible for us to attack Bi Jin City with our own strength, but it would be great if Duchess Debus took the initiative to lead her army to attack us. After her army is completely destroyed, it will be much easier for us to attack and occupy Bi Jin City."
Zhang Chunhua said, "How many troops do you think she will send to attack us?"
Shenlang said, "At least a hundred thousand."
Zhang Chunhua said, "A hundred thousand troops? To attack two thousand of us? "
The army under Shen Lang's command only consisted of two thousand people and eleven thousand slaves. However, it was impossible for this group of people to fight for Shen Lang.
Once the war started, they would definitely stay in their houses and wait for the war to end, then submit to their new master. This group of people did not have any spirit of resistance, nor did they have any fighting spirit.
"With cannons?" Zhang Chunhua said.
Shenlang said, "If we rely on cannons, we will need at least a hundred cannons, and we will also need a large number of cannons. According to our construction progress, it will be amazing to have five cannons when the war starts. We have too few blacksmiths, and they are too low-level. As long as we take Jade Gold City, we will have hundreds or thousands of skilled blacksmiths, and then we will be able to continuously produce cannons. "
"Without cannons? Can we defeat Duke Debus' hundred thousand troops? "Zhang Chunhua asked.
"Yes, of course we can!" Shenlang said.
Zhang Chunhua said, "It has already been three months, and there are only nine months left until the agreement with Yaoyao. We can't go back on our words. Yaoyao is a very special treasure. If you tell her a year, she will remember that moment, and then use all of her vitality to hold on until that moment. If the time is up and you don't arrive, I'm afraid she won't be able to hold on. "
Shenlang's eyes became wet, and he said, "If you say such things again, I will beat you up."
Then, he gritted his teeth and said, "Even if I don't have an army by my side, even if I'm alone, I'll still walk to her. I'll crawl even if I have to. I won't go back on my words."
Zhang Chunhua said, "Then, when will we return to the Great Yan Empire?"
Shenlang said, "Soon, soon. As long as we defeat Duchess Debus and occupy Jade Gold City, our cause will advance by leaps and bounds. As long as we have a fleet of 100,000 people, and more than 1,000 cannons, we will kill our way back to the Great Yan Empire, because at that time, we will have absolute control of the sea. "
Zhang Chunhua said, "Then, what do we rely on to defeat Duchess Debus' 100,000 army? We only have 2,000 people, do we use explosives? "
Shenlang said, "I hope that we don't use explosives."
Zhang Chunhua said, "Then, what do we use?"
Shenlang said, "The warriors of the Amazon Empire, the most powerful tribe of female warriors in the entire western world."
Zhang Chunhua looked at Shenlang and said, "There were many people who wanted to conquer the Amazon Empire through the beauty trap, but …"
Shenlang said, "Their heads were chopped off, and their skin was peeled off."
Zhang Chunhua said, "Then, are you confident?"
Shenlang said, "70%. As long as we conquer the Amazon Empire, we will have the most powerful army. It will be easy to defeat Debus' 100,000 army, and it will also be easy to occupy Jade Gold City. We can even conquer thousands of miles of territory."
How powerful were the warriors of the Amazon Empire? Just take a look at the Roland Knights.
And the Roland Knights were a group of people abandoned by the Amazon Empire because they were too weak.
Zhang Chunhua said in surprise, "There's only about a month and a half left before Debus' army of a hundred thousand sets out to attack us, but you're still at home and haven't gone to conquer the Amazon tribe yet. When do you plan to conquer the Amazon Empire? "
Shenlang said, "I will go tonight!"
Zhang Chunhua trembled and said, "So soon? So soon? But the sea around us has been sealed. Not a single ship can go into the sea. "
Shenlang said, "We will go by land, then leave this sea and head north to the Amazon Empire."
… …
At night, Shenlang said goodbye to Zhang Chunhua, Black Pearl, Lan Feng and the others.
"Zhang Chunhua, when I am not here, all the internal affairs of Mulan City will be handed over to you."
"Black Pearl, suppress your fiery temper. Don't go into the sea," Shenlang said.
Black Pearl said, "We are the descendants of the Pirate King. We are not afraid of sacrifice. Now we are sealed on land and can't go into the sea. This is a great shame. If the Skeleton Gang is still here, people like the Bloody Baron will not be able to show off at sea."
She was really sullen. The Bloody Baron, who was a friend before, had turned against her and led many pirates to completely seal off Shenlang's Mulan City. Even the two ships that were sent were directly sunk without mercy.
"General Lan Feng, the defense of the entire city will be handed over to you. You also need to supervise the manufacture of the cannons and the test firing of the gunners."
Lan Feng, the leader of the Eastern Knights, said, "Your Majesty, if you can conquer the Amazon Empire, then you will have the most powerful army. It will be easy to defeat Duke Debose's 100,000 troops. But what if you don't succeed, or you don't arrive in time? "
Shenlang said, "I have great expectations for the Amazon women warriors. I need them very much, but in the battle with Duke Debose, I will not put all my hopes on them. Even if we don't arrive in time, this battle will still be won. Zhang Chunhua will lead the people to deploy everything. Of course, the best result is still me leading the Amazon Army to kill Duke Debose's army and make a river of blood flow. "
Then, Shenlang said, "Then I will take my leave. Take care."
Lan Feng suddenly stopped Shenlang.
"Your Majesty, can I call you Your Majesty?" Lan Feng suddenly said, "I know you don't like this title, but I am worried that I will never see you again and never have the time to call you. You can't imagine how loyal we are to His Majesty Jiang Li. We even dream that one day His Majesty Jiang Li's descendant will appear in front of us. "
Shenlang never admitted his identity, but he did not deny it either. In his conversation with Zhang Chunhua, this vixen often mentioned something about the future emperor, His Majesty Jiang Li, or when he would return to the Great Yan Empire.
Lan Feng was not a fool. Of course, he could understand these clues.
Of course, even if Shenlang and Zhang Chunhua revealed his identity in the conversation, he might not believe that he was the son of Jiang Li.
But Lan Feng absolutely believed in Queen Medusa. All the decisions she made must be meaningful. There was probably only one person in the Eastern world who was worthy of her, and that was the future emperor.
But Shenlang did not take the initiative to reveal it to him, so Lan Feng did not poke through this layer of window paper. It was just that no words could describe the fanaticism and excitement in his heart. He seemed to have completely entered the second spring of his career.
The entire Eastern Knight Regiment's loyalty to Shenlang had reached its limit. It even exceeded their loyalty to Queen Medusa.
No matter how dangerous the work was, they would fight to do it because they were fighting for their lifelong ideals.
God was too kind to them. After more than 20 years of despair, the real emperor was once again sent to them.
So when they tested the cannons, there was an explosion on the first try. That brother was directly blown into pieces, but they still did not retreat. They continued to carry out dangerous experiments one after another.
Now that Shenlang had left, they really wanted to call him His Majesty in their hearts.
Shenlang smiled and said, "General Lan Feng, your words are inauspicious, but it doesn't matter. You can call me His Majesty if you want, but I have to tell you that when my sworn brother called me His Majesty in the Great Yan Empire, I felt extremely uncomfortable. "
Then, Shenlang turned over and mounted his horse. Under the protection of Meng Roland and a few other female warriors, he left the north of Mulan City and disappeared into the night.
At this time, Lan Feng knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Your subject Lan Feng greets Your Majesty. Long live, long live, long live!"
Then, the Eastern Warrior Regiment behind him knelt down neatly.
"Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!"
Everyone's voice was almost hoarse, and their eyes were filled with tears.
Zhang Chunhua found that she was the only one standing. She also felt a little numb when she saw this scene.
I, I also have to kneel down?
I really don't want to kneel down to this scumbag, even though I like him.
But the atmosphere has already reached this point, is it appropriate for me to not kneel?
Then, she saw Lan Feng's murderous gaze and the people of the Eastern Warrior Regiment staring at her as if she was a mortal enemy.
Zhang Chunhua was helpless. Is this necessary? Your loyalty has gone berserk. Maybe I will be your imperial concubine in the future.
Then, she also knelt down helplessly.
… …
Six days and six nights later!
Along the way, they walked more than a thousand miles by land and another two thousand miles by sea.
At this time, they had already entered a completely unfamiliar sea. There was thick fog everywhere, and there were submerged reefs everywhere.
Outsiders could not enter this place at all. Meng Luolan and the others finally remembered the way home.
Shen Lang sat on a boat and kept going deeper.
They should be reaching the mysterious Amazon sea in front of them.
The Amazon Queen's Kingdom was a completely isolated island. It was mysterious and powerful, and almost did not appear on the map.
The most powerful female warrior group in the entire Western World had been living on this mysterious island for generations. Apart from reproducing their offspring, they would never leave this island.
Meng Luolan said, "Your Excellency Shen Lang, further ahead is the Amazon Queen's Kingdom's sea. Once we enter, we are likely to be killed. Although you are one of the three future emperors, the Amazon Queen's Kingdom is isolated. Even if you are the emperor, they will still kill you, and even dismember you. "
Shen Lang nodded and said, "Got it."
Meng Luolan said, "For thousands of years, all the men who entered the Amazon Queen's Kingdom died. They did not even have the chance to speak before they were beheaded and skinned. Are you sure you want to go in?"
Shen Lang said, "Continue forward."
Meng Luolan took a deep breath and continued to row the boat in.
Half an hour later!
Shen Lang's boat was surrounded.
"Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh …"
Dozens of extremely powerful Amazon female warriors suddenly rushed out of the sea.
"Bang, bang, bang …"
In an instant, the boat that Shen Lang was on was directly torn apart by force.
This force was really amazing. Directly destroying a boat with human strength?
In the next second!
A large sword was placed directly on Shen Lang's neck. It was placed on the necks of Meng Luolan and everyone else.
"No outsiders are allowed to enter the Amazon Queen's Kingdom's sea. Violators will be killed."
… …
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