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Chapter 96: 96 Is the Prince an Immortal? !
Chapter 96: 96 Is the Prince an Immortal? !
Chapter 96: 96 Is the Prince an Immortal? !
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Lu Chen’s cannon testing gave the soldiers immense confidence. In their eyes, possessing such a terrifying weapon, there was nothing to fear from the barbarian cavalry.
At this moment, Mu Changtian and others also understood why Lu Chen had planned from the start to lure the barbarian cavalry into the Wanning Valley. Only by gathering all the barbarian cavalry together could this powerful weapon exhibit its fullest potential.
When the time came to bombard from both sides of the Wanning Valley hills, those barbarian cavalry would be utterly powerless to fight back.
Lu Chen then put down the cannonball he was holding and said to Mu Jingwu, “Captain Mu, from now on, the artillery camp will be in your and Su Wei’s charge.”
Hearing that Lu Chen was entrusting him with such an important weapon, Mu Jingwu was tremendously excited.
He immediately responded to Lu Chen, “Prince, 1 will not fail your expectations. I will make sure the soldiers of the artillery camp quickly become familiar with how to operate this weapon!”
Lu Chen then passed the howitzer manual to Mu Jingwu, “This is the instruction manual for the howitzer. I will give you about fifty training rounds. Arrange as you see fit, and try to ensure that every soldier in the artillery camp understands how to operate this thing before the barbarian cavalry arrive.” Mu Jingwu said, “Yes, Prince!”
As his words fell, Mu Jingwu took the howitzer manual from Lu Chen’s hands and began to study it.
Lu Chen thought to himself that operating the howitzer must certainly have a learning curve. But as long as the soldiers get familiar with the howitzer operations, even if they can’t understand the firing tables…
At this thought, Lu Chen paused, then turned to Li Feng and said, “General Li, draw a group of archers from your camp to the artillery camp. Going forward, the primary operation of the howitzer will be handled by the archers.”
Lu Chen had just realized that not understanding the firing tables could indeed pose a significant problem for the soldiers. However, archers, who were accustomed to adjusting their angles when shooting arrows, would know how to adjust the firing angles of the howitzer even if they couldn’t read the tables. As for the new recruits, they could still work in logistics, such as transporting and loading cannonballs
Li Feng replied, “Yes, Prince.”
Lu Chen continued, “General Li, go and gather the archers now. Since 1 am at the artillery camp today, if you have any questions about the howitzer, you may ask me.”
“Yes, Prince.”
Li Feng promptly turned around and rode away from the artillery camp to gather archers from another camp.
For the rest of the day, Lu Chen stayed with the soldiers at the artillery camp.
Lu Chen also found that, as he had thought, archers were indeed more adept at understanding the firing angles of the howitzer compared to average soldiers. Within just an afternoon, the archers brought by Li Feng had mainly grasped how to shoot, and some of them could even make sense of the firing tables Lu Chen had on hand.
This allowed Lu Chen to breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed the ancients were not as slow to learn as he had imagined. Initially, he had been worried that the soldiers would not know how to use the howitzer because they couldn’t understand the tables. Now it seemed he had worried over nothing.
They might not understand the principles behind the howitzer, but they could quickly learn how to use it.
By evening, Lu Chen let a few of the quicker-learning soldiers operate the howitzer themselves, and the results were very satisfying.
Although the soldiers did not hit the exact designated spot, deviating by a few meters, the howitzer’s range of destruction was 15 to 30 meters. Once the barbarian cavalry entered the Wanning Valley, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that even with eyes closed, they could still hit the target. Such a small margin of error was insignificant.
After the soldiers finished their test firing, Lu Chen finally rode back to the Prince’s Mansion.
At this time, Mu Changtian and others stood on the hill, gazing silently at the large craters left by the howitzer testing in the distance.
After a long while, Mu Changtian broke the silence and asked, “General Li, where did the Prince obtain such a mysterious weapon? You have been with him since he came to North City, you must know something, right?”
Li Feng said, “1 don’t know either.”
At this moment, Mu Changtian laughed and said, “General Li, 1 am no longer Duke Mu, we are now at the same level, so there’s no need for you to call yourself a subordinate.”
“If the Prince knew about this, he might overthink it.”
When Li Feng was in the Hu Ben Army, he indeed was Mu Changtian’s subordinate, but now they were not in the Capital city anymore, and Mu Changtian was no longer the Duke Mu. Li Feng himself had been heavily relied upon by Lu Chen, so if he still considered himself Mu Changtian’s subordinate, wouldn’t that be suspected of forming cliques?
Mu Changtian was certainly politically aware of this.
Sovereigns do not wish for their subordinates to be too close to one another, as such closeness among subordinates can incite a sense of crisis in a ruler.
Li Feng instantly understood what Mu Changtian meant, and he promptly corrected himself, saying, “I understand, General Mu.”
At this point, Li Feng continued, “1 don’t know where the Prince’s weapons come from, but 1 have seen the Prince produce a mysterious weapon out of thin air before. It was similar to a grenade launcher, but smaller, could be held in the hand, and could also shoot something like a grenade.”
“The Prince once used that weapon to kill a Ninth Grade Martial Artist on the spot. I heard that the Grandmaster from Blood Moon Tower was also instantly killed by that weapon last time.”
<>Mu Changtian and Mu Jingwu fell into silence upon hearing Li Feng’s words.
To instantly kill Ninth Grade Martial Artists and a Grandmaster!
Are the mysterious weapons in the hands of the North Prince so terrifying?
At this moment, Mu Changtian suddenly thought of something, and then he asked, “Wait, did you just say the North Prince produced the weapon out of thin air?”
Li Feng said, “Yes.”
This…
Mu Changtian and his son Mu Jingwu exchanged a glance.
Mu Jingwu said, “Father, could it be that the Prince is… an Immor…”
Mu Jingwu didn’t finish the word “Immortal” because such news was too explosive.
Mu Changtian said directly, “Whether he is an immortal or not 1 do not know, but I am certain that no such weapon exists in this world!”
At this moment, Li Feng spoke up, “Actually, there have long been rumors in the camp that the Prince is an immortal, or that he has been blessed by an immortal, and is the Son of Destiny. They say all these weapons are gifts from the immortals to the Prince.”
Hearing Li Feng’s words, Mu Changtian slightly frowned, “This is not necessarily good for the Prince.”
The Sum Emperor was still alive and in the prime of life, yet people were saying that the North Prince was the Son of Destiny. If the North Prince was the Son of Destiny, then what did that make the Sum Emperor?
However, saying that the North Prince was the Son of Destiny wasn’t wrong.
If he had no connection to the immortals, how could he produce such terrifying and mysterious weapons?
At this time, Mu Changtian looked at Mu Jingwu and said, “Jingwu, the Prince entrusting you with such an important weapon shows his confidence in our Mu Family, you must not fail the Prince’s expectations!”
Mu Jingwu replied, “Rest assured, 1 will ensure the Artillery camp’s soldiers master the grenade launcher before the Barbarian Tribe arrives.”
After receiving Mu Jingwu’s answer, Mu Changtian also left the Artillery camp with peace of mind.
In their hearts, they had already accepted that Lu Chen was an immortal, or at least, someone touched by the divine..