A rocket crossbow in the left hand, a God Slayer crossbow in the right hand.
Chu Yuan had already imagined the future battlefield scenes of the Dawu army. First, a salvo of rocket crossbows from a distance, followed by rapid-fire from the God Slayer crossbow at close range. Such double assault would significantly deplete the enemy's living forces.
What a dazzling sight that would be.
The blueprints rewarded by the System were far superior to those he could craft within the Imperial Dynasty. Even the Floating Imperial Dynasty didn't have such a personal gear. It's impossible to manufacture something of this flawless quality without the system.
"Your Majesty, when do you plan to set off for the Floating Imperial City?"
Chai Ning suddenly asked.
"Although the Floating Imperial City is far from Dawu, I could reach there within ten days considering my speed."
"There are still two months till the Floating Forbidden Area opens. Why don't you accompany my Qiankun Commerce Association? We will be shipping some goods and returning to the Floating Imperial City in a month."
Chai Ning offered proactively.
"If that's the case, this will do. I shall accompany your Qiankun Commerce Association."
Chu Yuan did not refuse.
In the Floating Imperial City, there was the headquarters of the Qiankun Commerce Association. Chu Yuan wanted to see how luxurious this headquarters was, and it also provided an opportunity to meet their high-level executives and negotiate trading opportunities for more valuable goods.
"Your Majesty, I shall also accompany you." Zhu Fengfeng suddenly said, "With my strength, I can assist you. Moreover, as I have recently broken through to the God Reservoir Realm, some trials would be of great help to me."
"Very well," Chu Yuan said, "In a month's time, we will head to the Floating Imperial City with the Qiankun Commerce Association."
Since there was still some time before leaving for the Floating Imperial City.
Chu Yuan did not waste any time. The resources needed for the rocket crossbows, such as magma and sulfur, were available at sea. He commanded the people of the Archipelago State to quickly transport the required supplies.
A hundred rocket crossbows were finished first, Chu Yuan had a hundred soldiers test their power.
The rocket crossbow was like a glove wrapped around the forearm, emitting a silvery light. At Chu Yuan's command, the soldiers pulled the trigger. Hundreds of streams of light emitted "whoosh" sounds, leaving hundreds of trails of fire in the sky, gliding hundreds of miles before hitting a mountain.
The mountain immediately exploded into intense flames. The fireball produced by hundreds of crossbow arrows was dozens of miles wide, blowing a giant cave into the mountain, causing part of the mountain face to collapse and debris to fall.
"What a powerful weapon!"
Lu Qianfu exclaimed, "What a divine weapon! In my opinion, even though its power may not be as great as the previous God Machine Cannon, it still holds a significant proportion of it. The key thing is the exploding effect of the crossbow arrows it fires, its portability makes it a viable personal gear for each soldier. Unlike the huge cannon which, despite being powerful, has many limitations."
Although its power is far less than that of the God Machine Cannon, it can be equipped for the entire army. Everyone can have one.
Think about it, this was just a hundred men firing simultaneously. In the future, when millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of soldiers fire a few volleys at once, although it would be difficult to injure the enemy's strongest, the lethality to the enemy's army would be terrifying and significantly reduce their combat effectiveness.
If rocket crossbows were available for the war to destroy Hei Ming, the country could be wiped out in just a few months.
"This crossbow is suited for large-scale frontal battles whereas siege warfare still requires the God Machine Cannon. In the meantime, I will mass produce rocket crossbows and God Slayer crossbows with the goal of rapidly equipping the entire army, one weapon per person."
If cultivation is not enough, support with equipment.
Chu Yuan is now trying to raise the cultivation level of all the citizens while also providing them with powerful equipment.
"In this case, the combat effectiveness of my Dawu army can be increased several times." Lu Qianfu said.
"Regarding the divine warrior army, the rocket crossbow I am equipping them with will be slightly special, more powerful, but fewer crossbow arrows to use."
Unlike other armies that combine a lot of other steel with Meteorite Fine Gold for their God Slayer crossbow arrows, the crossbow arrows used by the divine warrior army would be 50% Meteorite Fine Gold.
There was no way around it. The Meteorite Fine Gold Chu Yuan had obtained was not a lot, but the applications were too numerous. The best resources had to be supplied to the divine warrior army first.
Chu Yuan also knew, though Meteorite Fine Gold was precious, within some ancient Imperial Dynasties, it was just a common metal. There were metals a hundred times more precious than Meteorite Fine Gold. The weapons made of them were even more powerful.
The most significant attribute of the God Slayer crossbow was that the power varies with the metal used in its creation.
If the metal is weak, the weapon is weak. If the metal is strong, the weapon is strong!
Time flies, and before he knows it, a month has passed. Chu Yuan had produced tens of millions of rocket crossbows.
The most elite warriors in Dawu, each a skilled expert in the Yuan Shen Realm, are equipped with the superior God Slayer Crossbow and Rocket Crossbow, making their combat strength horrifying.
Moreover, Chu Yuan's System Space is full of a vast number of materials, creating nonstop.
"Every moment, the national strength of our Dawu is increasing. The widespread use of various equipment, the abundance of resources, even the four-star Imperial Dynasties cannot compare. After all, they cannot possess the Taiyi Pill Furnace and various crafting blueprints."
Seeing the growing strength of Dawu, Chu Yuan showed a cheerful expression.
"Your Majesty, please accompany my Qiankun Commerce Association to the Floating Imperial City."
A month later, Chai Ning invited Chu Yuan on time.
Chu Yuan left a message, "Loyal and Brave King, while I am away, you will oversee the Imperial City. There must be no delay in military training, nor disruptions in civil affairs."
"I will obey Your Majesty's command!"
Outside the Imperial City, in the sky at this moment, there were dozens of giant airships. The vessels were huge, each a massive ellipsoid from the outside view.
"Your Majesty, these are my Qiankun Commerce Association's trade ships, bound for the Floating Imperial City with a large quantity of goods."
Despite having the Storage Ring, its space is limited. It's suitable for placing pills or personal items, but for goods that occupy a large area, such as Spirit Yuan Rice, transport ships are needed.
The transport ships would deliver the goods back to the Floating Imperial City, and from there, transport a large number of war materials needed by Dawu back.
Chu Yuan nodded. Not everyone had a System Space with almost infinite space like him where they could freely move a large amount of supplies around.
This time, Chu Yuan didn't bring many people to the Floating Imperial City. Besides Zhu Fengfeng, there was only Ji Fuling.
Her main task was to go to the five-star division of Qiankun Commerce Association to meet their executives and negotiate bigger business deals.
She was a business expert.
"Please board the ship, Your Majesty!"
Chai Ning led Chu Yuan onto a lavishly decorated airship.
This was the Qiankun Treasure Ship of the Qiankun Commerce Association, its value was comparable to mid-level Divine Artifacts. Even a God Reservoir Realm powerhouse would find it difficult to breach it easily.
The Treasure Ship was enormous with space like a small world inside. Chai Ning brought Chu Yuan to the most revered place on the ship. Then the entire merchant fleet took off, headed towards the Floating Imperial City.
The Floating Imperial City was very far away from Dawu. Several nations would have to be crossed to reach there. Chu Yuan also noticed that the closer he got to the Floating Imperial City, the fewer powerful Imperial Dynasties there were, replaced by some one or two-star forces with three-star being very rare.
A mountain cannot accommodate two tigers.
Chu Yuan naturally understood. No powerful Imperial Dynasty would want to be too close to the Floating Imperial Dynasty, this sole five-star Imperial Dynasty of the Floating Realm. Being too close would lead to oppression from the Floating Imperial Dynasty and they would not be able to develop.
After half a month of air travel, they had already entered the territory of the Floating Imperial Dynasty, gradually approaching the Floating Imperial City...