Mythic version of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 7262 Zhou Yu's Dao Heart Suspected of Collapse!

Chapter 7262 Zhou Yu's Dao Heart Suspected of Collapse!

"Currently, we are mainly debugging the production line, and there are still some areas that need optimization. Mass production rolling and etching also need optimization. The etching success rate has reached 96%, but the etching attenuation problem has not yet been solved." Pu Yuan was also somewhat smug at this moment. Although he was no longer good at sword forging, he could develop more in the spiritual realm!

"I'm not very interested in these things. I just have one question: what's the daily output now?" Zhou Yu exhaled and said with as much of a smile as possible. He had already felt the charm of this T0-level master craftsman, who was indeed worthy of their respect!

"Currently, we only have one production line, producing 4,000 units a day. After it's been debugged in a couple of days, we will set up the second, third, fourth, and fifth production lines," Zhang Yuan said with a hint of pride. The Zhang family of Nanyang finally returned to their Jingxiang in glory.

Upon hearing this number, Zhou Yu did some mental calculations and felt that everything before had become meaningless. Four thousand rounds a day, and this was just one production line. They could open two, three, four, and five more lines later. Once these five production lines were operational, they could produce twenty thousand rounds a day. What could possibly be their match?

While archers in other countries were still using arrows as weapons, archers in the Han Dynasty were already using the God-Slaying Spear as arrows. Is there any justice in this disparity?

What's the difference between a soldier skilled in archery, equipped with the God-Slaying Spear, and a top-tier archer? And what about Zhao Zhen, who's supposedly an archer but actually a ruthless melee infantryman after being hunted by those with internal energy leaving their bodies? With the God-Slaying Spear, wouldn't he become a top-tier archer again? Lock on? No need to lock on, just stab you directly.

"Can you make this many in a day?" Zhou Yu asked, looking at the group of geniuses in front of him with a complicated expression.

"It's not fully optimized yet, and production efficiency can be improved again later." Zheng Hun stroked his beard with a hint of pride. What's the point of being the head of the Xingyang Zheng Clan? Look at my God-Slaying Spear wholesale assembly line. What's the point of being the head of the clan? Sure enough, technology is the future!

"Can it be improved?" Zhou Yu, with a silence somewhat worn down by the tides of time, found a place to sit down and began to think about how to fight in the future, and more importantly, what the Han Dynasty should do when facing the demon god after this absurd thing appeared.

"Chen Zichuan asked me to come and see this. So, are there any problems with this thing now? Is it ready to use right off the assembly line?" Zhou Yu got into work mode and began to delve into the true situation of this thing. When he spoke, he was no longer as easily startled as before, but instead considered the issue from the perspective of national strategy and tactics.

“Currently, there are still two difficulties with the God-Slaying Spear. One is the issue of static charging, which takes about three days to fully charge. The other is that the current printing-like etching has a serious problem of degradation, and the duration is too short. The printing-like etching will disappear in about ten days.” Pu Yuan stopped pretending and honestly told Zhou Yu about the current etching problem.

"In other words, this thing can't be used for more than ten days from the time it's manufactured, and there are three days in between to let it sit in a special charging chamber. So the actual time to use it is only seven days?" Zhou Yu's expression was a bit ugly. He was just fantasizing about using this thing to bombard the Demon God, but as soon as Pu Yuan said this, Zhou Yu felt that the logistics were going to explode.

"Currently, the technology is limited. After our optimization, it has barely reached ten days. Before, it only lasted three days, let alone ten. That is, it would be ruined as soon as it was fully charged and not used. Master Pu Jian optimized the spiritual design to extend the usage time, which made this production line meaningful." Ma Jun explained simply, which is also why this thing was seen in Jingxiang.

To put it bluntly, this thing was something Chen Xi spent money to get and tested in Jiangling. On one hand, he wanted to see the success rate, on the other hand, he wanted to see the power, and also to see how much logistical pressure this would put on the system, and how to innovate the tactics after switching to this kind of thing, etc.

Fighting the Demon God in Yunmeng is at most a regional war, but fighting the Kushans in the Ganges is an imperial-level clash, no matter how much Chen Xi despises the Kushans. Without using the former as a practice ground, Chen Xi is somewhat worried about going straight to the latter.

Chen Xi had initially thought about finding a battlefield to practice his skills, but considering the situation of the Kushan Empire, and that the Han Dynasty had used this thing, the other side must have made preparations. Chen Xi was worried about what to do then. But unexpectedly, he took it one step at a time and encountered the Cloud Dream Demon God before he had even taken two steps. Well, he decided to give the Demon God a big thrashing first!

"No wonder Chen Zichuan set the decisive battle for ten days from now. It seems he also wants to test the new weapon in detail. By then, he should have gathered nearly 30,000 usable God-Slaying Spears, right?" Zhou Yu thought for a moment and realized what Chen Xi's previous arrangement was for.

"Actually, we plan to let the veterans take them starting tomorrow," Zheng Hun said. "They need to use them for testing, which will also serve as an evaluation of the new weapon."

“That’s true. The first batch produced will probably be scrapped if we don’t use it. We might as well give it to the veterans who are hunting down the scattered wandering demon gods on the front lines.” Zhou Yu nodded. “Alright, I understand the situation. You guys continue to increase production and do your best to improve efficiency and build up reserves. Leave the rest to us. Do you have a place to test the power? Give me ten rounds so I can feel it and see how much the power has been reduced.”

"Also, there are many types of God-Slaying Spears, including energy-type, kinetic-type, piercing-type, and some strange and unusual models. What type are you currently mainly producing here?" Zhou Yu asked Zheng Hun, who had accompanied him to the test, as he tossed the God-Slaying Spear in his hand.

After all, compared to the other master craftsmen, Zheng Hun was the younger brother of Zheng Tai, the head of the Xingyang Zheng family. Zhou Yu felt that he could barely communicate with this guy, but he didn't know what to say to the others.

“In fact, we have disassembled all types of God-Slaying Spears at this stage, and the core etching has been basically cracked. Thanks to the Spirit Transformation Plan given by Sword Master Pu, we now have a solution. However, this time we are dealing with the demon gods on Yunmeng's side, so we are mainly manufacturing energy-type God-Slaying Spears here.” Zheng Hun explained in a deep voice, “Of course, there are many types of energy-type spears, so we need veterans to conduct tests to determine which type of energy has a better effect on demon gods.”

Zhou Yu nodded, quite satisfied with Zheng Hun and the others' meticulousness. This was exactly what he wanted to say earlier. After all, he had used various energy-type naval cannons to bombard his opponents and knew that even among energy-type naval cannons, there were many different types.

"Can you make an inward-curling type?" Zhou Yu asked casually.

“No, it’s difficult to replicate a small-sized God-Slaying Spear with gravity-type engraving. But recently, Marquis Chen had those highly skilled etching technicians specially make more than a dozen large God-Slaying Spears, most of which are gravity-type.” Zheng Hun gave Zhou Yu a direct heads-up. After all, if Chen Xi had asked Zhou Yu to come, he would definitely tell Zhou Yu everything that needed to be told.

"Tsk, great minds think alike," Zhou Yu said, his thoughts unreadable.

Zheng Hun took Zhou Yu to the firing range, where Zhou Yu tested the God-Slaying Spear he had on hand. To be honest, he randomly picked ten shots, and one of them didn't explode. Moreover, its power was much weaker than Zhou Yu had expected. In Zhou Yu's memory, a single God-Slaying Spear could blast an area of ​​at least ten paces, but this thing could only blast an area of ​​five paces. It only had a quarter of the power of the miniaturized God-Slaying Spear he had seen before. However, considering that this thing was mass-produced, its power was still terrifying.

"Is this thing able to blast through armor equivalent to 400?" Zhou Yu asked Zheng Hun after testing it. The power was quite impressive, but Zhou Yu's experience told him that this thing might not be very effective against shield guards with a strength of 400 or more, because it was an energy-type weapon. If it were a piercing type, it would pose a much greater threat. Therefore, Zhou Yu had already considered a certain strategy in mind.

"The test was conducted when the armor was unused. This thing can severely injure 360 ​​armors, but once someone wears it, it's much harder to inflict serious damage. The more people there are, the less effective it becomes," Zheng Hun explained simply. Zhou Yu nodded. At his level, even if he wasn't very good at training troops, he at least knew how talents were formed. He was also aware of the concept of shield guards having group-like talents. So, this thing not only didn't conflict with shield guards, but it even complemented them?

"The power is actually a bit weak." Zhou Yu looked at the mass-produced God-Slaying Spear and made his judgment. "But if it was designed this way on purpose, so that the shield guards could hold it and then directly stab the opponent and detonate it, then I have nothing to say. This is indeed an extremely overpowered fighting method."

Zhou Yu hadn't considered this issue before, but upon closer examination, he realized that the power of the God-Slaying Spear didn't need to be too great, because if it were too great, it would be very dangerous for his own side. If it were made to the point that it could severely injure someone in 360 armor, then a high-level shield guard could wield it to supplement their attack power, which seemed very suitable. Normally speaking, even a demon god wouldn't have that kind of defensive capability!

No matter how outrageous it is, a demon god is still a carbon-based life form. As long as it is a carbon-based life form, its defense is limited. Even with an internal energy circulation system, it cannot withstand such a thing.

“Chen Zichuan is quite imaginative.” Zhou Yu’s expression remained unchanged, as if he already fully understood the situation.

Zheng Hun remained silent. Zhou Yu and Chen Xi were stirring things up, so what was there for them to say? They were not on the same level as these two, so it was best to pretend they hadn't heard anything.

"Since the complex etching of the God-Slaying Spear can be simplified to the point of being mass-produced, then the etching of the Shield Guard's breastplate must have also made a breakthrough." After testing, Zhou Yu already had a few tactics in mind, but in Zhou Yu's view, these tactics were only one aspect. Chen Xi had already demonstrated such incredible technical strength, and he felt that he had to take a look at other related things.

“Essentially, the printing etching of the God-Slaying Spear is an upgrade from the etching of the Shield Guard armor. Currently, the success rate of the Shield Guard's defensive etching has reached 34%.” Zheng Hun, as one of the main managers of the Shield Guard armor etching, was very clear about these things. Moreover, as mentioned before, since Zhou Yu was able to bring Chen Xi's seal and clear Prime Minister's documents, Chen Xi had no intention of hiding anything from him. Therefore, anything that Zhou Yu wanted to know or understand could be told to him!

“34%?” Zhou Yu stopped abruptly and turned to look at Zheng Hun. “As far as I remember, Chen Zichuan told me last year that the etching success rate of this thing was only 4%? So he added a production line for that 4%, and now it’s already 34% after only one year? Is this progress that fast?”

“When mass production begins, some details that the laboratory cannot notice will be exposed. Moreover, as production increases, some neglected links will also be noticed. Hundreds of thousands of repeated verifications will always reveal some differences. At present, there is no fundamental innovation. It’s just piling up details, piling them up to this extent.” Zheng Hun seemed to think that his group was rather useless, while Zhou Yu didn’t want to say anything at all.

Based on Zhou Yu's understanding of Chen Xi, there's a high probability that this person will upgrade all the armor in the thirteenth year of Yuanfeng. You can't even imagine how incredible this guy is.

"How much more improvement do you anticipate?" Zhou Yu asked Zheng Hun as he stood outside the security department. He was truly terrified by the level of technological innovation. What military strategy? Chen Xi's military strategy was simply overwhelming. If you had 10,000 combat power, Chen Xi could conjure up 100,000 combat power to take you down!

100,000 isn't enough, Chen Xi can come up with 500,000, let's keep going!

“Based on the new steel rolling technology developed by Xianglishi, we estimate that the steel stamping method should have a breakthrough. We didn’t use this method before because the steel stamping couldn’t withstand this material. This time, Xianglishi has developed tungsten steel cutting. As long as we make the template well and the first round of testing is successful, the yield rate should be able to exceed 90%,” Zheng Hun said after thinking for a moment.

Actually, this group of people knew which route was correct before, but sometimes they were limited by technical and material issues. Even if you figured out the correct route, you couldn't use it. For example, the steel stamping method could solve all the problems. It was to forcibly print, then infuse it with spirit to maintain it, and then activate it with Xuanxiang energy. The problem was that the plate armor material was too strong, and the steel stamping method would fail after a few uses.

So much so that this broad road is actually a dead end. After all, hand etching is carried with one's own perception. Even if it is a little off, as long as one's own perception is still there, it can still be read. After all, there is the weak will left by the etching technician, who knows how to flow.

Non-artificial etching, that is, external force engraving, does not leave any trace of its own will. Unless all the traces are completely correct and can flow naturally without the guidance of will, even the slightest problem will render it a scrap. Although there is a certain margin of error, what materials can you use to ensure that etching on a steel plate will not cause damage?

We were stuck here for a while. Even though we had completed all the relevant technical steps, we couldn’t make the etching head. Until recently, Xiangli finally figured out how to make the tungsten steel that Chen Xi had developed into an etching head. Now, things are much simpler.

"Understood." Zhou Yu nodded. Although he didn't really understand, he knew that what followed was the era of super soldiers that Chen Xi would create, wielding the God-Slaying Spear, wearing etched armor, and completely encased in thick armor. As for the other types of soldiers, they were just so-so.

In the future, the shield guards that the Han Dynasty will use will not be the 220 level. After strengthening muscles and bones, using saffron medicine, and etching plate armor, the Han Dynasty's shield guards will probably be equivalent to 340 level. Considering that as the number of shield guards increases, there will be defensive talents. Based on the problems shown by the God-Slaying Spear, Chen Xi might really be planning to equip ordinary shield guards with this kind of thing for melee combat!

If you use this thing in close combat, the opponent will die instantly if their defense is not strong enough. Breaking through the battle line, killing generals and capturing flags, as long as your own defense can hold out, even a new recruit who has just entered the battlefield can kill the enemy's generals with this thing. This innovation is a bit too outrageous.

When Zhou Yu left the production line of the God-Slaying Spear, he felt a sense that the pace of the times was crushing an old man like him into dust. It was too fast. It wasn't like this twenty years ago. Ten years ago, everyone was still talking about various strategies and tactics. Five years ago, everyone started to talk about tactics in conjunction with all sorts of random things. But now, do people who pull out this kind of thing still need to talk about tactics?

This is simply a dimensional reduction attack! Forget about tactics, just charge in and wipe out the enemy. As long as both sides are of similar skill, this tactic can easily take on ten opponents at once!

"How should I explain this to Chen Zichuan when I get back?" Zhou Yu's Dao heart was somewhat shaken. He found a place to sit down and began to think with a hint of loneliness. Chen Xi's evolution was too fast, so fast that Zhou Yu felt he couldn't keep up. With this configuration, what's the point of talking about strategy and tactics? Just use the God-Slaying Spear to bomb, then the Shield Guards will charge. When the Shield Guards can't charge anymore, the God-Slaying Spear will bomb again. That's it. With this kind of fighting style, as long as the density of deployment is high enough, what can withstand it?

Considering that the opponent is Chen Xi, do we still need to consider the density of the arrows? Someone like Chen Xi would like to rain down arrows on the enemy's head like a real downpour. Conversely, the scale and density of the God-Slaying Spear's later release would probably also be like a downpour on the opponent's head. Who could withstand that?

"I feel like I'm useless?" Zhou Yu looked at his hands and for the first time felt that his strategies and tactics were meaningless!

I can't get up, I really can't get up.