Chapter 872: Hand-Rubbing Thunderbolt Cannon
These small territories can hardly afford even the more ordinary materials, let alone the expensive courtyard house upgrade materials. They are so poor that they have nothing in their pockets.
We also want to develop infrastructure in this area. It would be great if everyone could have a complete set of weapons, equipment and armor.
After Shu Lingyi provided these three boxes of thunder cannons, these territories, no matter how weak they were, would at least be able to survive the first day.
[Xiao Hong who loves curry crab] District 2: "At least we still have one night to fight for. Even if the makeshift structure is a bit crude, it will be good if it can last for an hour!"
[Cang Sheng Ta Ge] District 9: "The main thing is that the top layer of the shed needs a certain waterproof and antifreeze coating. I have a simplified raw lacquer material here, you can use it."
【Lying Bug】District 12: “Then I’ll buy some here too!”
Five game areas took the initiative to contact [Cang Sheng Ta Ge] to purchase materials to build greenhouses.
The one she produces is made of raw lacquer applied to Nanhua Liushuang mulberry wood, combined with pure snow water and leftover turtleback stone.
When turtleback stone is used to strengthen shields, some scraps will fall off. These scraps are ground into powder, added to pure snow water, mixed with raw lacquer, and applied to mulberry wood boards.
It can play the role of waterproof, antifreeze and high durability.
In such extreme weather, it is definitely possible to hold out for three to five hours.
Although its durability is almost halved compared to greenhouses built with regular materials, it is still considerable compared to other territories!
But there are also players in several game areas who maintain a mentality of giving up: survive if you can, survive if you can't, forget it if you can't.
At worst, just like the previous destroyed game areas, all the gold coins can be delivered to [001 Territory].
Let them live to the end with the hope of all mankind.
The main reason is that their game areas were the most severely destroyed when the frost, sleet and snow exploded, and the number of people was pitifully small.
There are only 500-1000 people left, why are they still struggling?
You should know that in these two hours, only 9 game areas in the entire server have not been reset to zero, but among these nine game areas, 3 are also on the road to death.
The current situation is good and supplies are sufficient. The six game areas with a considerable number of people are 9, 2, 6, 7, 12, and 16.
[Serious Fat Baby] Zone 3: "Eat more, drink more, and live as long as you can."
[Zixuan who loves hazelnut chocolate] District 3: "Anyway, doesn't the system say so? As long as one player survives to complete the game, the game can be considered complete. This is a great victory for all mankind."
[Xiugou and Maomao drinking milk tea] Area 6: "Our relatives are dead anyway, so what does it matter if we clear the level?"
Humans also react very differently to life and death.
Everyone can understand the self-abandonment of the players in Zone 6. It is hard for these players not to be angry when their parents are "tricked" by the lord to die in this situation.
But we can't blame anyone, because their parents did it willingly!
[Dorae Mi Dodo] After waking up, she found that her husband still went against her wishes and let those people die.
But even if the danger of sleet, rime and snow was resolved, the ensuing beast tide was still fraught with dangers and would not be so easy to deal with.
"Oh, you've become more capable, haven't you? Natural disasters are not so easy to survive in the first place. The game clearly doesn't intend for players to survive by sacrificing themselves."
"I've told you before, since you've done something like this, don't expect me to forgive you."
"Since you don't take their lives seriously, I don't think my life is any more precious than theirs. If that's the case, we don't have the strength to survive anyway, so let's die together."
She counted the items in the inventory and also asked other players for their opinions seriously.
She said that if most of the players in their territory still wanted to survive, she could give them all the resources in the territory.
If other people don't want to live anymore, they don't necessarily have to give up.
Just hold on for these players...
However, because the incident of sleet and snow dealt a heavy blow to everyone, not many people had the firm consciousness to decide to live.
Many people think that since the game system has already said so, why should we insist on keeping ourselves alive?
It would be better to eat and drink well and let [001 Territory] live to the end with their will.
"No, Dodo—how can you think like that?! What if you survive and you can never be resurrected again?"
[Pudding] never thought that [Dorae Mi Dodo] would be so resolute...
In other words, he was not unprepared mentally, but when it really came to this, he still hoped that his wife would change her mind.
But [Dorae Mi Dodo] doesn't buy it at all.
"Just wait to die. There's nothing good to live for anyway."
In other game areas, such as Area 2, Area 16, etc., their strength and the things they have at hand are not as rich and abundant as in [Territory 001].
But if you try hard, you may be able to reach the end of the game and complete it together.
Both of these territories have mastered the production of armor parts and are not so dependent on trade with [Territory 001]. They just lack props with such powerful lethality as the Thunderbolt Cannon.
Some buildings within the territory are still barely functioning, enough to support the survival of most of their players.
[Promise You a Thousand Lights]: "Lord, do we need to build a shed like the 001 territory? This consumes a lot of materials, and I don't want to..."
[Mongolian Beast who likes tiger-striped dogs]: "What's the point of saying you don't want to? This method is indeed a good one. It is essential if you want to survive!"
[Mongolian Beast who likes tiger-striped dogs]: "What's the big deal about wasting this little bit of material? There's nothing to be reluctant about. This is all for a better future!"
[Xiao Hong who loves curry crab] District 2: "Don't be like those people and give up. It's not that we don't have the ability to hold on. Who knows what different effects a player's own death will have on the game?"
Xiao Hong had just finished saying this when he accidentally thought of something even more terrifying!
She couldn't help but let her thoughts run wild on the public screen, and continued to ponder: "This system actually dares to say that as long as one of us survives to the end, we will be considered to have passed the level."
[Xiao Hong who loves curry swimming crabs] Area 2: "Is it possible that... after we die, the monsters that have not been killed in the game area will find another way to go to the game area where there are still players alive?!"
[Have you completed the continuous tasks?] District 9: “This large-scale dungeon did appear when I was playing a certain game.”
[Have you completed the continuous missions?] Area 9: "The risk is actually shared by all players. As long as one person survives, the level is cleared. The death of players will not make the dungeon boss easier to deal with."
[Silver who loves to read novels] District 9: "Can it be so disgusting?! After other game districts are completely destroyed, the monsters that are not killed will be distributed to our game district?"
[Ye Xiaomeng] District 9: "That's unlikely. If that's the case, then..."
Ye Xiaomeng didn't even know how to organize her words. If this were the case, it would become increasingly difficult as time went on.
Some players still don’t want to believe it, because once they believe it, it means that no matter how big the disaster is, they’d better hold on by themselves!
[Dean Zhu who loves to eat soy milk fish] District 9: "How is it impossible? Since he said that as long as one person survives to the end, he didn't say that we have to kill all the monsters. The key is to survive to the end..."
[Foodie Pipi] District 9: "When one person's survival can represent the victory of the group, it usually means that all of us here should share the firepower."
Having said this, everyone will roughly understand what it means.
Currently, the firepower of this beast tide is divided into each game area.
However, as long as one game area is destroyed, the number of beast tides that this game area was originally supposed to bear will be distributed to other game areas.
The other surviving players will have to bear this tremendous pressure and continue to struggle to survive until they pass the level.
[Have you completed the continuous quests?] District 9: "This is very similar to some large group dungeons in other games. No matter how many people enter, as long as one player comes out alive, the level is cleared. As long as this player can survive and clear all the monsters in the other dungeons, it's fine."
After everyone's heated discussion, it seemed to be proven that this matter was indeed correct.
Therefore, after everyone used the Thunderbolt Cannon to buy a brief peace that night, they sorted out the resources that could be used in the game area.
On the morning of the second day, everyone was in high spirits to deal with the beast tide and tried their best to hold on until the end.
In order to prevent the above situation from happening, many territories purchased materials to build greenhouses.
But it doesn’t mean you can get a happy ending just by trying your best.
As mentioned before, there are several territories whose population and material reserves cannot withstand the beast tide for too long.
Therefore, by the third day after the beast tide arrived, there were only six game areas left, and two of them were on the verge of destruction.
[Pudding] Area 6: "The shield is full, but we don't have any gold to repair it. We can only hold on for a while."
[Pudding] District 6: "If you can hold on for a while longer, then you'll die. Try to fight for a while longer."
There were originally 3,500 people in the territory, but now, there are less than 1,000 left.
Even the various props and equipment on them were picked up from the bodies of dead players.
Each piece is in tatters, and the durability is probably around 10.50 points.
Because there is no gold, even buying new equipment has become a luxury.
Players in Game Zone 6 eat the simplest white flour buns with some pickled cabbage.
The only advantage is that Shu Lingyi and the others are willing to provide medicinal soup and medicine.
They are provided free of charge, and also give these players motivation to continue fighting against monsters.
[Doraemon] District 6: "We are going to kill the monsters today not only for our own survival, but also for the survival of humans."
【Clouds and Fireworks Are Others】District 6: "Madam Lord is right! As long as we can pass the level, we can kill more monsters. Even if we die, so what?! How can we be afraid of death!"
[Pudding] District 6: "What if these monsters head for Blue Star after we are completely wiped out? What if they head for our elderly parents and children who are still on Blue Star?"
[Pudding] once again demonstrated his excellent eloquence, and with his passionate words, he aroused the enthusiasm of all the players in the territory.
Over the past two days, he has never retreated in the fight with the level ten monsters.
Death is no longer something that people fear.
"We are not afraid of death, charge!"
"I think we can still kill a lot more monsters, so we must not be cowardly!"
While watching the last blue planet, many people let go of their previous prejudices.
It doesn’t matter if you die, but you must never hold other players back!
The situation in Game Area No. 9 was the best among all the territories, but on that afternoon, a huge explosion suddenly occurred inside the protective shield!
All the players in [001 Territory] were frightened and panicked.
At first Shu Lingyi just looked at it curiously. As a lord, she naturally knew where the problem occurred.
It was [Xin Ling] who was doing research in the valley in Beishan.
"I think it was caused by her research on the enhanced version of the Thunderbolt Cannon..."
[Xin Jing] also did not dare to conduct research in locations with many buildings, for fear of affecting the surrounding areas in the event of an explosion.
But she didn't expect that the explosion of her research results would cause the shield's health bar to be deducted by 400 points from the inside!
Shu Lingyi was amazed. It was the first time he saw a player who could break through the protective shield from the inside with his own strength.
But this often also means that the thunder cannon that Xin Jing researched this time has brought new results.
At this time in the valley, Xin Jing drank a bowl of medicinal soup to nourish herself. She was not in a good condition at the moment. She was very satisfied with the lethality of this enhanced version of the Thunderbolt Cannon, but the triggering effect was too difficult...
[Xin Jing] frowned, his equipment almost blown to pieces. He hurriedly swallowed all the effective medicines and immediately went to the only relatively sound pharmacy nearby that he had used for teleportation.
Jun Xiaogu was so frightened when he saw her like this that he immediately helped Xin Ling into the house.
"How did you end up like this? Did you go to the front line? It doesn't seem like it. Weren't you researching the thunder cannon?"
Jun Xiaogu asked a series of questions, making [Xin Ling] dizzy. She just wanted to get treated quickly. If she hadn't had a few medicine buffs on her body, she would have died on the spot if she had been exposed to a cold from the explosion.
"Quick, quick, quick! Save me first. I'll tell you after you save me. The enhanced version of the Thunderbolt Cannon has been developed. The effect is absolutely amazing! It will be no problem to kill a level 10 monster."
"Hurry, hurry, save you first, save you first." Jun Xiaogu got anxious when he heard this, and immediately took [Xin Jing] to get treatment.
Jun Xiaogu didn't care about the two teasing remarks now, and went to treat [Xin Jing]'s condition and eliminate the coldness in his body first.
Shu Ling, a first-class player, naturally knew what Xin Jing was researching. Not long after the explosion, combined with the news that she was injured in the clinic, many people went to ask her.
At this time, [Xin Jing] threw out a brand new blueprint. This blueprint was obviously only available after the player created a certain item.
This means that the new thunder cannon developed by Xin Jing is definitely not just an ordinary enhancement.
"No wonder you dare to say that you can kill a level 10 monster with a blast. You even have your own blueprint. This is too amazing!"
"I told you, Xin Jing can definitely make an atomic bomb with his hands!"
"Look at the details of the blueprint. How powerful can this power be——"
It was fine when we didn’t fight these monsters outside, but once we fought them, everyone realized how lucky it was to have such a terrible weapon.
Every time a thunder cannon was thrown out from the territory, once it exploded, even a ninth-level monster would be severely damaged in minutes.
The situation of the level ten monsters was not much better, and no one could withstand such fire suppression.
At this time, it can be said that it is easy for the player to take action to add damage.
However, not every territory can use Thunderbolt Cannon as generously as Territory 001. Players from other areas can only buy two or three boxes and keep them for use at night.
[Xin Jing] District 9: "Although the damage power of the weapon I developed is indeed very high, it also has a fatal flaw."
After his injuries recovered, Xin Ling couldn't help but shake his head and sigh when he thought back.
[Hand-rubbed Thunderbolt Cannon: A powerful cannonball made from a few rare materials, blended with shotgun snow water and Gengjin Stone. The explosion covers a very large area. At the same time, after one explosion, there is an aftershock that can cause a secondary explosion and burn damage to the monsters in the surrounding environment.]
[Warm Tips: But it requires high temperature hand rubbing to achieve detonation. 】
[Overlapping] District 16: "Is this thing really made by hand?!"
In the details, this thunder cannon is not particularly large, but only the size of a goose egg, and its body is black.
[Xin Jing] pointed to the other sample sent at this moment and began to introduce it to everyone: "Because I found last time that shotgun snow water is more likely to trigger a powerful explosion under high temperature conditions, but it is also very important to keep it at this high temperature. Otherwise, the temperature will easily go out in an instant in this weather."
[Xin Jing] District 9: "If you want to keep it from burning out for a long time, you can only rub it by hand..."
[Xin Jing] Zone 9: "You can't stay in the ignition period for too long. If you have the ability to ignite or use some external objects to assist, it may cause the explosion speed to be too fast, and it is easy to blow people up before you throw it out."
【Xin Jing】9th District: "So after several experiments, only the hand-rubbing method can achieve the pre-swing charging effect."
[Xin Jing] explained to everyone the usage process of this hand-rubbed thunder cannon.
The hand-rubbed Thunderbolt Cannon is the size of a black goose egg at first, and will gradually heat up and turn red as the player charges it (rubs it by hand).
Players have to push the threshold (energy bar) of the Thunderbolt Cannon to the maximum, and the entire sphere of the Thunderbolt Cannon will become bright red and slightly hot.
Only then can you throw it out.
After being thrown out, its temperature will slowly drop, so it will not explode until it reaches a certain distance, but in this case the damage will be slightly lower.
"But if you look at the details, you'll know that this will have a very strong explosion aftermath. If you don't throw it far enough, the aftermath may also affect you, just like I'm blowing myself up now..."
[Mushroom] District 9: "Oh my god, is this just the aftermath? Oh my god... the aftermath can blow you into this state, with such severe injuries all over your body. No wonder they say that a level 10 monster can also be seriously injured..."
[Yi Ling] District 9: "But if you still need to rub manually, wouldn't the player want to maximize the damage and preferably fight a level 10 monster in close combat?"
【Azusa’s Words】District 9: “But if I get close, won’t I also be in trouble?”
【Xin Jing】9th District: "Yes, this is the fatal flaw I mentioned. If you want to do damage, you have to rub it manually. Otherwise, the temperature is too low to cause much damage. After rubbing it manually, it can only last in the air for a period of time."
【Xin Jing】Zone 9: "But the temperature will slowly drop. If you detonate it then, the power will be reduced by at least 20%. The longer you delay, the greater the reduction."
[Xin Jing] I have finished explaining to everyone. After that, I plan to make a batch for skilled players to practice with.
She counted and checked the materials used to make the hand-rubbed thunder cannon: "After researching this, I found that this method can replace other precious materials and still achieve the effect of maximizing the damage. In this way, the hand-rubbed thunder cannon actually consumes less materials than the thunder cannon, although some of the materials are more precious."
【Xin Jing】District 9: "But based on the materials we have now, I think we can make at least 5,000 to 6,000 of them!"
In fact, she could have made even more based on the basic materials, but there was only so much shotgun shells and snow water that she could only make five or six thousand.
[The Sorrowful Demon] Area 9: "No wonder there were only 5 days to collect the Shotgun Snow Water. This amount is enough to make so many hand-made Thunderbolt Cannons... The quantity is even more outrageous."
[President Zhu who loves to eat soy milk fish] District 9: "If the damage of hand-rubbed thunder cannons is true, five or six thousand should be enough, right?"
【Xin Jing】9th District: "It is indeed enough, and I don't even recommend using it too much in the territory, because it is also harmful to the territory's protective shield, and its aftermath does not distinguish between you and me."
[Time Passes] District 9: "This is different from the Thunderbolt Cannon. The Thunderbolt Cannon won't be like this."
[Overlapping] District 16: "Think about it, the damage is high, the range is wide, and the materials used are few, so there must be some other side effects."
With such consolation, many people became receptive and even eager to try.
[President Zhu who loves to eat soy milk fish] District 9: "I, with my old bones, really want to try it and witness its power."
[Yi Ling] District 9: "After making this hand-rubbed thunder cannon, there should be some materials left, right?"
【Xin Jing】District 9: "With the remaining materials, I can make another 1,500 Thunderbolt Cannons. After that, there will be nothing left in the warehouse."
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