Chapter 147 – Turning over a New Leaf

Forde, the Counter-Thorn Beast, the Tibetan Beast, Yashan, the big-nosed man and others captured later, as well as Rose the Shadow Demon, were not directly killed by Yashan. Instead, they were given a chance for re-education.

The method of re-education was simple. First, they were required to memorize the principles of the Temple Forest Society’s Thought-power thoroughly, then analyze the meaning word by word, and eventually, they were asked to write reviews or reflections.

The second step is to treat them as laborers, assign them the hardest and most tiring work, and use their abilities to make the city shine. Let them feel the beauty of construction and the evil of destruction.

The third step, the most crucial one, is to lock them up for a few years until their spirits are broken, and then release them!

These people can disobey, resist, or even try to escape, but the shackles on them will quickly emit a strong electric shock, forcing them to obey.

In severe cases, they are directly sent to the Black Room for three days.

As dawn broke, over a dozen people, handcuffed and shackled, wearing striped clothes, marched in step, shouting loud slogans: ‘Love the people, love life, repent and be reborn…’

While shouting the slogan, the Counter-Thorn Beast, Forde, cursed internally: ‘What kind of damn slogan is this? I’m actually shouting this broken slogan, it’s a complete humiliation! If I ever regain my freedom, I will repay him a hundredfold…’

Riiip~

The moment Forde lost focus, two arcs of electricity flashed. The Counter-Thorn Beast, Forde, immediately fell straight to the ground, then convulsed, with wisps of smoke rising from his open mouth.

Seeing this, the others shivered and immediately focused, their slogans becoming even louder.

Among them was the Level 4 Evolved Human, the Shadow Demon, Rose.

She was already terrified of the electric shocks and had been extremely well-behaved during this time, not even harboring a trace of resentment in her heart.

She had also tried to escape. With her Shadow Demon abilities, she could go anywhere she wanted by disappearing into the shadows at night.

However, she found that it was truly impossible. Every time she didn’t get far before being shocked back by a guy in the city named ‘Boss Wei’…

After being locked in the Black Room a few times, Rose, unable to bear the torment, completely surrendered.

This ‘Boss Wei’ was not someone she could afford to offend.

Forde’s companion, the Tibetan Beast, Yi, saw Forde’s miserable state and averted her gaze, pretending not to see.

What could she do? She was also desperate! Why did they have to come to this strange city in the first place?

Also, why hadn’t An come to rescue them yet?

According to others, An was already dead and could not possibly come back. But she refused to believe it. How could An die like that? An would definitely come to save them!

…

To manufacture a Sniper Cannon, the key lies in the manufacturing process of the barrel, and the requirements for the steel are also high.

It is impossible to complete such an item among the Zhu Huo People.

Unable to do so, Su Hao had to settle for less and lower the requirements for the steel.

After all, during use, the barrel could be reinforced with the runes ‘Hardness’ and ‘Barrier’, so it wouldn’t be a big problem.

The only trouble is accuracy.

There’s no good way around this, other than to first create the general shape, and then use Little Light to have the blacksmith make fine adjustments bit by bit to meet the accuracy requirements.

It took several days of tinkering before a single barrel was completed.

This relieved Su Hao, as the remaining parts were much simpler.

Three days later, Su Hao, carrying a strangely shaped Great Gun from Yashan’s eyes, arrived at Outside the City accompanied by Yashan.

Su Hao raised the gun, resting the stock on his shoulder, and first activated the ‘Far-Sight’ Rune within the scope’s cylinder.

This Rune functions similarly to a telescopic sight, refracting light. After Su Hao’s adjustments, it could completely replace the Great Gun’s scope, and the magnification could be adjusted at will.

“First, calibrate the bullet drop!”

Su Hao brought Yashan to Outside the City today for two reasons: first, to calibrate the Great Gun, and second, to teach Yashan how to use the Great Gun.

After teaching him, they would go directly to Linyuan City to deal with the Sky Sand Gang!

Su Hao generated two steel forks and stuck them into the ground, then mounted the Great Gun on them. He tested the feel, and it was very good.

A finger-sized steel conical bullet was generated in his palm, imbued with the runes ‘Hardness’ and ‘Air Piercing’, and then inserted into the barrel from the rear.

“Click!”

Turning the bolt, he shoved the iron lump, imprinted with five ‘Level Two-Burst’ runes, into the barrel’s chamber, pushing against the thick bullet.

The five ‘Level Two-Burst’ runes represented the maximum power the barrel could withstand after being imbued with runes; any more and there would be a risk of the barrel exploding.

Su Hao calmed himself and first activated the ‘Level Two-Hardness’ and ‘Level Two-Barrier’ runes to protect the entire Great Gun.

Then, he slowly channeled Blood Qi into the ‘five ‘Level Two-Burst” runes, while his eyes, through the ‘Far-Sight’ scope, locked onto a rock five hundred meters away.

Activate!

Boom!

With a loud bang, Su Hao trembled all over. Even though he was prepared, the powerful recoil still pushed him back two meters.

A cloud of dust erupted on the ground five hundred meters away. The rock Su Hao had targeted was intact.

Yashan watched the entire process from the side, a doubt forming in his mind: “That’s it?”

Su Hao observed the bullet’s impact point, and after calculating with Little Light, began to fine-tune the cylinder on the Great Gun, rotating the left and right adjusters fifteen degrees counter-clockwise and the up and down adjusters six degrees clockwise.

Let’s try another shot.

Boom!

Su Hao was pushed back another two meters, while the distant rock suddenly exploded.

Su Hao frowned and muttered, “The power is okay. An average Evolved Human hit in the head wouldn’t expect to live, including an Advanced Evolved Human of the ‘Shen Armor’ sequence who is caught off guard. But the accuracy is still a bit off.”

Then he continued to adjust.

One more shot.

Su Hao’s vision shifted slightly, locking onto a rock a kilometer away.

Activate!

Boom!

The dirt beside the rock exploded violently, but the rock itself was unharmed.

Continue adjusting.

One more shot.

Bang!

The rock exploded!

Yashan’s eyes lit up, feeling that it was acceptable.

Next is two kilometers!

After adjusting several times, Su Hao found he could not hit the target two kilometers away.

Analyzing the reason, it wasn’t that the Far-Sight scope lacked precision, but rather that wind was interfering with the bullet’s trajectory.

Su Hao didn’t mind this; he could always make micro-adjustments using Little Light. However, this Great Gun was ultimately for Yashan to use, and one shouldn’t expect Yashan’s mind to grasp concepts like freefall, wind speed, humidity, and so on.

The bullets generated by [Steel Armor King] are sufficiently hard, but they are too light and easily affected by external factors during flight. Therefore, the bullets need to be made heavier.

Su Hao had also considered this and carried many steel rods, as thick as chopsticks.

Su Hao took out one, generated Steel Armor to wrap around the steel rod, shaped it into a bullet, and then loaded it into the gun.

Locking onto the rock two kilometers away, he fired again.

Boom!

Su Hao’s whole body shook, his feet leaving two grooves in the ground.

The rock two kilometers away instantly shattered into pieces.

Phew~

Su Hao let out a long sigh of relief. The design precision was finally acceptable. As for the further distances of three or four thousand meters, that could wait until Yashan became more proficient.

Su Hao decided to demonstrate again for Yashan, saying, “Yashan, do you see that tree in the distance? The lone tree on the small hill.”

The Zhu Huo People have excellent eyesight. Yashan squinted and observed for a moment before replying, “Are you referring to the one with the depression next to it?”

Su Hao said, “That’s the one!”

Then Su Hao added, “Do you see the large snake on the tree?”

Yashan: “…”

To be honest, Su Hao couldn’t see it either. He had only discovered it via radar and then observed it using the Far-Sight scope.

Su Hao chuckled, “It’s okay if you can’t see it. Next, I’m going to blow its head off from here. We’ll make snake soup when we get back.”

Blow the snake’s head off from such a distance? Yashan was filled with doubt but subconsciously nodded.

Boss Wei is always right!

(End of chapter)