As the days went by, the training of the female soldiers in Liucheng became increasingly rigorous.
The cries of agony gradually subsided, while the unified shouts and the clanging of clashing weapons grew louder.
Yu Luo stood on the high platform, looking calmly at the girls rolling and crawling in the mud below.
Morale alone is not enough; we need more powerful weapons.
That day, she summoned some of the best blacksmiths in the city and several alchemists who had previously dealt in elixirs.
The location was in an abandoned workshop in the backyard of the general's mansion.
"General, did you summon us here because you want some divine weapon to be forged?" The old blacksmith, Master Wang, who was in charge, looked on expectantly. Ever since General Jiang came, their workshop had never stopped working, and they were being paid a generous amount of military pay.
Yu Luo didn't say anything, but squatted down and used a piece of charcoal to draw several strange bottles and jars on the ground.
"Master Wang, I need you to make a batch of these pottery jars. The walls should be thick, and the openings should be small, so that they can be sealed and thrown easily."
Master Wang leaned over to take a look, scratched his head, and said, "This is just a slightly smaller jar for pickling vegetables."
Yu Luo nodded, then turned to the few trembling sorcerers.
"Which of you knows about saltpeter?"
The alchemists exchanged bewildered glances. One of the bolder ones stepped forward. "General," he said, "that's the catalyst for refining Autumn Stone. It's salty and cold in nature. I heard from people from the desolate mountains that it can be used to make ice..."
“Very good.” Yu Luo stood up. “I need a lot of saltpeter powder, sulfur, and powder made from thoroughly burned charcoal.”
"Mix these three things together in the proportions I told you to."
One of the alchemists turned pale. "General, you mustn't! Sulfur is flammable when it comes into contact with fire, and saltpeter is extremely potent. If these three things are mixed together, the furnace will explode!"
"That's exactly what I want—it's fried." Yu Luo said casually.
Everyone present, including her personal guards, was stunned.
Tell them to put the explosive stuff into small jars used for pickling vegetables?
What's the logic behind this?
"General, are you joking?" Master Wang's beard trembled.
"Do I look like I'm joking?" Yu Luo retorted.
Everyone shivered as they looked at her icy face.
Okay, not really.
Half an hour later, in an open space outside the city, a pottery jar was placed far away next to a huge rock.
Yu Luo personally lit a long fuse.
"Everyone, lie down!"
The crowd was confused, but they still obediently lay down on the ground.
Only Master Wang and a few alchemists craned their necks, eager to see what was inside this gourd.
"Sizzle..."
The sparks spread rapidly along the fuse.
The next second.
A loud bang rang out, making everyone's ears ring.
The small pottery jar shattered instantly, and a large chunk of the boulder next to it was knocked off, with shards flying everywhere!
Master Wang, who was lying on the ground, suddenly raised his head, his mouth wide open enough to fit an egg, and half of the beard that had been under his chin was singed.
The alchemists were terrified, almost thinking that the Peacock Kingdom had attacked again.
Yu Luo slowly stood up, dusted himself off, and was fairly satisfied with the power of the product.
"From today onwards, the workshop will produce this item at full capacity."
"I'll give it a name, I'll call it..."
She paused.
"Thunderfire Bomb!"
…
A new subject has been added to the training grounds for the female soldiers.
Throw a lightning bomb!
At first, the girls' hands trembled as they held this thing.
"General, can this thing really be thrown? Don't let it explode in your hand!"
"Yes, yes, my mom is waiting for me to come home for dinner!"
Without saying a word, Yu Luo picked up one and demonstrated by throwing it himself, easily throwing it fifty paces away, where it landed precisely next to a target.
After a loud bang, the wooden target shattered into pieces.
The female soldiers stared in disbelief.
This thing is much more effective than knives and guns!
Soon, they faced their first real-world test.
Thirty miles west of Liucheng lies Black Wind Stronghold, where a band of mountain bandits reside. They rob and plunder year-round, and previous governors have been unable to deal with them.
Yu Luo directly selected three hundred new recruits, gave each of them three fireballs, and personally led the team to suppress the bandits.
When the news spread, many male soldiers in the city were still secretly shaking their heads.
"Send a group of women to suppress bandits? General Chiang must be crazy."
"Those people from Black Wind Stronghold are all desperate criminals. Isn't this just sending lambs to the slaughter?"
The bandits of Black Wind Stronghold also received the news.
"Hahahaha! Is there no one left in Liucheng? They sent a bunch of women to their deaths?" The bandit leader, One-Eyed Dragon, laughed wildly, gnawing on a greasy chicken leg.
"Brother, we've been short of women lately, this is a real treat!"
"Pass on my order! Don't use arrows, capture them alive! Tonight, the village will have a feast!"
The bandits yelled and their morale soared. They grabbed their weapons and prepared to go down the mountain to meet the enemy.
However, when they reached the mountainside, they saw female soldiers lined up in neat square formations.
The women's faces showed no fear, only a chilling killing intent.
"Big brother, they don't seem afraid of us?" one of the henchmen said, sounding a little guilty.
"What are you afraid of! How much strength can a bunch of women have? Charge!" The one-eyed man spat and brandished his broadsword.
“Ready…” Yu Luo raised his hand.
The female soldiers pulled out dark, earthenware jars from their waists.
The bandits were taken aback.
What are they doing? Are they trying to bury us in pickled vegetables because they can't beat us?
"Throw!" Yu Luo swung his hand down suddenly.
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