Ren Baqian calmly watched as the craftsmen from the Ministry of Works installed the mortar.
The base weighed close to two tons, and two people could carry it.
Home of Two Feet weighed 1700 Jin, and one person could carry it on his shoulders.
Sometimes, Ren Baqian felt that it was a waste of talent to not send these people to build the pyramids.
All the parts were made by the Ministry of Works with the blueprints, and the card slots at the joints were all hand-hammered out. Although there were some minor problems, it was no big deal when it was installed. If there was a problem, such as the connection buckle being a little too big, the craftsman would hammer it down and rub it with an iron bar, and it would fit in.
There was nothing wrong with the saying that strength creates miracles.
It took half an hour for the mortar to be installed.
"Your Majesty, let everyone retreat," Ren Baqian said.
The empress shifted her gaze away from the manga and narrowed her eyes as she looked at his face.
The sunlight behind Ren Baqian was somewhat dazzling.
"We're already so far away. Isn't that enough?" the empress asked as she pointed at the concrete cube in the distance.
"It's too close. I'm afraid of an accident. It's best to retreat 2,000 steps," Ren Baqian said.
In order to make it easier for them to watch, they stood no more than 200 meters away from the concrete block. It was too close, and it was too easy for them to be accidentally injured.
Furthermore, most of the components of this mortar were manufactured in Dayao. If something went wrong, such as the landing point being slightly off target, he was afraid that half of the imperial court would be wiped out.
The Cardinal Heaven bigwigs would be fine, but half of the officials would be dead or injured.
Even if there were no problems, the destructive range of the fragment was not small, and it would definitely include this place.
The empress looked at him suspiciously and asked, "Don't tell me you used a nuclear warhead?"
With regards to the might of a nuclear bomb, the empress was still extremely fearful. That thing wasn't something that a human could withstand head-on.
If she was far away from the explosion, she was confident that she could escape.
If she had been too close to the explosion site, she could clearly remember the video and photos she had seen at the time. The consequences would have been very serious.
"It's not a nuclear bomb. That control is too strict. They won't let go no matter what. However, the power of this cannonball isn't weak. Otherwise, how can everyone be convinced? "Ren Baqian said.
The empress looked suspiciously at Ren Baqian again before calling Xin Zhe over. "Get everyone to take 1,500 steps back."
"Yes!" Xin Zhe didn't ask any questions and turned around to make the arrangements.
After that, the crowd at the back started to get chaotic. Although they didn't know what His Majesty had planned, they gradually retreated.
"Could it be that that person's moves are too powerful, and Your Majesty is afraid of hurting us?" Liu Ruoyao said in a strange tone as she walked backward with her hands behind her back.
"Who knows!" Hong Xian said indifferently. "There must be a reason why His Majesty made such arrangements! We'll just have to wait and see. "
Then, he said coldly, "Young Sparrow Hawk, you've gone too far. You even dare to question His Majesty!"
Liu Ruoyao was stunned for a moment, then she said softly, "I'm sorry."
"It's not that I'm sorry. It's just that you're in danger." Hong Xian shook her head and warned.
"I'll be careful."
After everyone had retreated to the back, Ren Baqian got someone to clear the space in front and behind the mortar. He then opened the box and carefully took out a mortar shell that was the size of a human.
Although he knew that this thing wouldn't explode easily, holding such a big bomb made him feel uneasy.
Under everyone's gaze, Ren Baqian carefully stuffed the human-sized cannonball into the cannon barrel. He then took a few steps back and shouted, "Shi Hu!"
"Sir!" Shi Hu stepped forward with a puzzled look on his face. Why was he being called at this time?
"Pull this trigger when I give the order." Ren Baqian pointed to a trigger on the side of the rear.
"Understood!" Shi Hu nodded.
"Be careful," Ren Baqian reminded him.
After hearing this, Shi Hu immediately took it seriously.
Ren Baqian ran to the side for more than ten meters, covered his ears with both hands, and said, "Pull the trigger."
Bang! There was a loud sound, and everyone around felt the ground shake.
Those with sharp eyes could see a black object rising into the sky along with the smoke.
After all, the initial speed of this mortar shell wasn't fast.
The group of people looked at the sky and then at the cube in front of them, waiting to see what would happen.
After a few breaths, everyone vaguely saw a small dot fall from the sky and make the sound of a fist tearing through the air.
Boom!
The sound of the explosion was so loud that it almost deafened everyone. Following the explosion, everyone felt the ground shake violently, as if an earth dragon was turning over. In front of them, where there were originally two concrete cubes, a huge fireball mixed with smoke rose into the air.
The shock wave set off a heatwave that rushed in all directions. It was like a grade 7 or 8 gale, causing some of the weaker people to lose their balance and crash into each other.
Gravel flew more than 1,000 meters from the center of the explosion and smashed onto everyone, but they didn't seem to feel anything.
Everyone stared at this unexpected scene with their mouths agape.
Even Ren Baqian, who was squatting at the side with his hands covering his ears, was ignored.
It was like the end of the world, and it was completely beyond everyone's understanding.
Even the most powerful person would not be able to unleash such a powerful attack.
Whether it was Tong Zhenye, Tu Wan, Qin Chuan, the Zhang family, or Qingyun Sword, who was leaning against the city wall and watching this scene, the students of the academy and Hong Xian's small group, they were all speechless when they saw this scene that was beyond everyone's imagination.
Everyone was stunned.
Even everyone in Lan City was alarmed by the news.
After all, the explosion was too close. It was only 2,000 meters away from Lan City, and the strong tremors could even be felt on the other side of the city.
Not to mention the deafening sound that sounded like the wrath of God.
When the smoke gradually dissipated, the concrete cubes in the distance had disappeared. Even the gravel that Tu Hong had smashed just now was gone.
All that was left was a huge pit that had a radius of more than 10 meters.
There was not a single blade of grass within 100 meters of the pit, and even the trees that were 100 meters away had been broken.
Outside the city, there was complete silence.
Then, there was the sound of people gasping.
"Your Majesty, I'll go and take a look!" Tong Zhenye's eyes seemed to be emitting light. In a flash, he appeared in the distance, but he quickly ran back every few seconds with smoke coming out from his beard.
"Hot, hot, it's too hot!" Tong Zhenye patted his beard as soon as he landed. Then, he asked Feng Hou pitifully, "What happened to my beard? This old man seems to smell something burning … "
"Shave it! It's hopeless! "Feng Hou snapped out of his shock and looked at Tong Zhenye.
His beard had curled up.
At this time, everyone came back to their senses. It was a mess outside the city, and everyone was discussing the scene just now in shock.
Everyone knew that Ren Baqian definitely had a trump card, but no one expected it to be such a big one that they were all shocked.
After another two hours, the temperature at the center of the explosion slowly dropped, allowing everyone to get closer.
Everyone gathered around and saw that there was a huge pit with a radius of 50 to 60 meters and a depth of more than 20 meters.
This power wasn't just big, but it was simply terrifying.
After marveling at this terrifying destructive power, everyone's faces gradually became strange.
A huge concrete block was in the pit.
It wasn't too big and was only a quarter of an intact block.
However, the problem was that Tu Hong's block had been smashed into small pieces, and there wasn't even a trace of it left. It had been blown away by the shock wave just now.
With such a big piece inside, it could only be Ren Baqian's target.
If both parties competed in making pits in the ground, Ren Baqian would undoubtedly be the winner. There was no doubt about the power of the attack just now. Just the visual effect alone was shocking enough, and the power was even more astonishing.
The problem was that both parties' targets were the two huge concrete cubes.
In other words, Ren Baqian used an extremely destructive attack that exceeded everyone's imagination … and lost …
Ren Baqian was speechless when he saw that piece of concrete in the pit.
He smiled awkwardly and said, "I missed … It seems that Sir Tu won this round!"
From the looks of it, the mortar shell just now stuck close to the concrete cube and then exploded. Since it exploded from below, most of the concrete was blown up, and the rest was sent flying upward before falling into the pit …
Hearing this, everyone was speechless. Xu Peng and the others at the side were even more shocked!
They were even more shocked than when they saw the explosion just now!
You made such a big scene and made such a big pit, and then you tell us that you missed?
Huh? Are you trying to kill us? Huh?
"Ahhh! My pocket money! "Tong Lan looked like she was on the verge of collapsing. If it weren't for someone holding her back, she would have rushed up and fought with Ren Baqian.
"Hahahaha, that's what I said. Who cares about this and that? Let's bet big. All in, all in! Whichever has the higher odds! The winner will book the brothel, and the loser will go hunting in the mountains! "A ferocious-looking young man laughed wildly. "Dad, tonight at Jinyu Restaurant, it's my treat!"
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