The next day, Qin Yin ordered Ji Zhao to be put under house arrest for twenty years as punishment. In addition, the Heavenly Book Pavilion's manager, Ji Lin, was fined six months' salary for his incompetence. The three deputy managers, Qin Yong, Ouyang Ping, and Liu Yan, were all fined three months' salary. She also ordered Su Yu, the commander of the Qin Dragon Army, to go to the Heavenly Book Pavilion every seven days to supervise the collection of Heavenly Tomes.
It was also because of this small incident that Qin Yin, the Empress, gained a lot of control over the Heavenly Book Pavilion.
…
In the afternoon, in the Longdan Army Camp, Lin Muyu placed the tool embryos one by one. He then took out his spiritual pen and opened the Fuxi Heavenly Book to the side. He began to study the other seven divine texts. Among them, the one that interested him the most was the Heavenly Book of the Law of Life. The Fuxi Heavenly Book also recorded a series of keywords regarding the recovery of life. There were even some Oracle Bone Inscriptions that Lin Muyu did not recognize. He had to study them carefully — Life, XXXXX, Warm Current, Green, XXXXX, Melt, XXXXX, Recovery, XXXX!
…
It was conceivable that if he could write a high-level Heavenly Book of the Law of Life and use it in the casualty barracks during times of war, it would save a lot of manpower!
Thus, he began to trace the outline of the divine text and studied it step by step.
The spiritual pen was filled with Mystic Copper Powder and he wrote the divine text on an exquisite shield. The Mystic Copper Powder slowly seeped into the shield and produced a trace of Dark Force. Lin Muyu held the spiritual pen in his hand and felt a giant pen descending from the sky in his Yi Hai. The golden light exploded. He had already entered the realm of the Holy Pen, Amaterasu. However, after writing all the divine text, he did not enter any state of mind. This tool embryo could be considered broken.
After writing seven or eight shields consecutively, his arm unconsciously became sore. Writing divine text was very exhausting.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Bai Yin said from outside, "Commander, Sir Qin Ziling from the Weapon Department of the Dragon Courage Army has sent someone to invite you to the mountain. He said that there has been progress in the research of the Magic Crystal Cannon."
"Alright!"
In her excitement, Lin Muyu immediately threw away the shield in her hand and put on her armor. She led Bai Yin, Wei Chou, and nearly a hundred light cavalrymen of the Valiant Dragon Legion out of the city, heading straight for the mountain.
Half of the mountain was about five kilometers away from Lanyan City. Because the Magic Crystal Cannon was a secret research project, it couldn't be known by others. Moreover, it was extremely powerful, so Qin Ziling moved the research site to the foot of the mountain.
When Lin Muyu and the others arrived, they saw a group of soldiers from the Longdan Army Camp patrolling from afar. The research site was under martial law, and normal people couldn't get close. Of course, as the commander of the Valiant Dragon Legion, Lin Muyu naturally went straight in.
At the foot of the mountain, the withered grass had been trampled out of shape. The surrounding snow had not melted yet, but Lin Muyu could see Qin Ziling sweating profusely as he adjusted a black heavy cannon with a group of technical officials from the Ministry of Works. When she saw the heavy cannon, Lin Muyu could not help but be dumbfounded. The cannon barrel was at least ten meters long, and the cannon base was even bigger, comparable to three or four armored vehicles. Could this big guy really be used?
"Lord Commander is here!" An official reminded.
Qin Ziling hastily turned around and saluted, saying, "The Magic Crystal Cannon is starting to show results!"
"Oh?"
Lin Muyu asked with a smile, "What kind of progress?"
"You will know when you see it."
Qin Ziling picked up a small red flag, pointed it at the mountain range in the distance, and said, "Aim, straight ahead, fill the cannon!"
"Yes!"
A few soldiers from the Longdan Army Camp carried a black ball and filled it into the cannon. Then, they filled in a round object made of black beech powder, and with a "dang" sound, the cannon was closed. Lin Muyu couldn't help being speechless. The principle of this double kick was too simple and crude … However, from the looks of it, it must have taken a lot of effort to forge this huge cannon. In this era where technology wasn't developed, it was already very rare to be able to do this. In the entire continent, probably only someone like Qin Ziling could make this kind of weapon.
"Prepare the fire!" Qin Ziling raised his arm.
"Yes!"
A soldier picked up a torch.
"Fire, release!"
When the torch got close to the fuse on the cannon, it immediately ignited with a "hua la" sound. Lin Muyu couldn't help but jump and unconsciously took a step back, as if she was afraid that this huge cannon would explode.
Qin Ziling saw this and said, "Don't worry, even though the cannon exploded twice, it was because it was overheated. It won't happen again now."
At this time, with a "peng" sound, the black beech powder ball inside the cannon exploded. With a strong propelling force, the magic crystal cannon with the storage crystal was sent out!
"Weng!"
The magic crystal was completely wrapped in the metal ball and directly flew into the distance. The purple lightning power in the storage crystal was faintly visible, but it was clearly not enough to detonate the magic crystal cannon.
With a "peng" sound, the magic crystal cannon fell among the rocks at the foot of the mountain and rolled more than ten meters away, but it didn't move at all.
"What's going on, is it a squib?" Lin Muyu asked.
Qin Ziling shook his head, "No, let's wait a little longer."
After a full ten seconds, the energy around the magic crystal cannon kept jumping. Finally, with a "peng" sound, it directly erupted into a mushroom cloud that soared into the sky. The biting cold energy shockwave reached nearly a hundred meters, destroying the rocks and plants as if they were dry weeds and rotten wood. The resulting shockwave came head-on, blowing the cloaks of Lin Muyu, Wei Chou, Bai Yin, and the other generals.
"Such … such a strong destructive power …" Wei Chou was dumbstruck.
Bai Yin also stood there dumbstruck, muttering, "Such a strong weapon … we … what are we still cultivating for? With these weapons, we can already unify the continent …"
Qin Ziling smiled with gratification, "It exploded …"
"No, it's still not enough." Lin Muyu shook her head, "The explosion time is too long. It took so long for it to explode. I'm afraid that people with slightly higher cultivation would be able to quickly move out of the radius of the explosion. The power is indeed enough … Moreover, this magic crystal cannon doesn't have any calibrations at all. The accuracy of the cannon is equal to zero, and the killing power is negligible …"
Qin Ziling couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He cupped his fists and said, "Milord, this subordinate has really tried his best. What milord has said, Ziling has already thought of it, but it's too difficult. Even if milord gave us the blueprints, we still have to study it for many days and nights before we can improve it once. The explosion time can be shortened by increasing the purity of the storage crystal, as for calibration … Ziling still needs to continue studying the trajectory of the magic crystal cannon before we can improve it."
"En."
Lin Muyu patted Qin Ziling's shoulder and said with a smile, "As for the magic crystal cannon project, I'll completely rely on Ziling. As long as you can improve the magic crystal cannon to the point where it can be used in battle, you will be the number one hero of the Qin Empire, even more outstanding than the contributions of commanders like me and Big Brother Feng. Moreover … I promise you, as long as you can improve the magic crystal cannon to the point where it can be used in battle, I'll go to Her Highness Yan Yin and ask her to confer you the title of duke. Even conferring you the title of king is not a difficult matter. After all, you have the Qin bloodline."
Qin Ziling's face was full of surprise, "Really, milord?"
"When have I ever lied to you?" Lin Muyu laughed loudly, "However, the research of the magic crystal cannon must be carried out in secret, especially the blueprints and so on. We can't let outsiders know, understand?"
"Yes, the research of the magic crystal cannon has always been carried out in secret. Don't worry." Qin Ziling laughed and said, "This afternoon, the Valiant Dragon Legion's scouts hunted some wild rabbits halfway up the mountain. I ordered people to stew them in a soup pot. Since milord has come, let's eat dinner together?"
"Okay."
… …
As a result, they stayed at the magic crystal cannon research base to eat dinner. When night fell, Qin Ziling ordered a thick cloth to cover the entire fort, and then cooked a pot of rabbit meat in the camp. Lin Muyu, Wei Chou, Bai Yin, and the others sat around the table, drinking wine and eating meat without a problem.
When they were half full, Qin Ziling cupped his fists and said, "Milord, the research funds for the magic crystal cannon are almost used up. The iron we use to smelt the magic crystal cannon is the hardest thousand year profound iron. Normal iron cannot withstand the high temperature when the cannon is fired, and there are many failures, so the expenditure is very large."
"En, I understand."
Lin Muyu nodded. The magic crystal cannon was developed in secret and hadn't been approved by the Ministry of Revenue. This meant that Lin Muyu had to fork out the funds himself. However, he was willing. After all, doomsday weapon technology like the magic crystal cannon couldn't fall into the hands of Tang Lan, Su Muyun, or the hands of the demon race or the Yihe Nation. He had to be careful.
Opening the Universe Bag, Lin Muyu took out a thick pile of gold notes. Each note was worth a hundred thousand gold coins, the ten million gold coins from selling the God Slaying Seal. She slowly placed the one hundred gold notes on the table and said solemnly, "This money … can only be used for the research of the magic crystal cannon. Ziling, do you understand?"
"En."
Qin Ziling nodded heavily and said, "Don't worry, milord, I won't touch a single copper coin. I'll directly hand it to the Valiant Dragon Legion's secretary for registration. Every expenditure will be recorded in detail, milord can be at ease."
"En, I trust you."
After handing over the ten million gold coins, Lin Muyu sighed. She didn't even have the mood to drink anymore. Her headache now was how to get more money to research the magic crystal cannon. From the looks of it, if she wanted to improve the magic crystal cannon to the point where it could be used on the battlefield, she would have to spend at least a hundred million gold coins. Even if she succeeded in improving the magic crystal cannon, she would still need a large sum of money to continue smelting more magic crystal cannons. Conservatively speaking, she would need to spend at least two hundred million gold coins to make the magic crystal cannon technology dominate the entire continent.
However, if she could really unify the continent, what was two hundred million gold coins?
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