Douluo: Rebirth Davis, Zhuqing, calm down

Chapter 19: Conquering the Blacksmith Guild
"Only five grenades..."

Looking at the five grenades on the table, Davis couldn't help but look thoughtful. Isn't this too few?
"I'm sorry, Your Highness," Lou Gao explained, "When we first made the grenades, we didn't know the dosage of the gunpowder, so we did a lot of experiments and wasted some black powder. After we determined the dosage, the remaining black powder was only enough to produce five grenades."

"I see."

Davis nodded slightly, without any doubt. If the dosage of black powder was too little, the grenade would not be able to exert its due power; if the dosage was too much, it might explode prematurely and accidentally injure its own people. It was indeed necessary to conduct experiments and make full preparations!
"So these five grenades are the finished products of Master Lou Gao. I wonder how powerful they will be after they explode. Can they kill the Soul Emperor?"

As he spoke, he picked up a fine iron grenade, which was as heavy as a big stone and was filled with sharp iron pieces. It should not contain much gunpowder.

There is a fuse under the grenade. Just pull the fuse and the grenade will explode after a few seconds!
Lou Gao smiled slightly and said, "Well, seeing is believing. Your Highness, please come with us and we will demonstrate it to you in person."

"That's fine, let's go."

After that, everyone came to a desolate wilderness outside the city. The surrounding forests were dense, ancient trees were towering, and the area was sparsely populated. It was indeed a suitable place to test high-powered weapons.

"Your Highness, please watch carefully!" Lou Gao handed a grenade to Silong and ordered, "Throw this grenade to me, and remember to throw it far away!"

"Yes, master!"

Silong pulled the fuse, and as the fuse was pulled, white smoke began to come out from below. The moment the white smoke came out, he hurriedly and forcefully threw the grenade to a rock fifteen meters away!

boom!
In an instant, the grenade exploded with a deafening roar. The rocks behind him shattered instantly, and countless iron pieces scattered and shot towards the surrounding trees.

The flying iron pieces were strong enough to penetrate a tree trunk that three people could hug together. For a moment, the surrounding trees shook, and countless fallen leaves flew all over the sky, making the fallen petals colorful!
Li Hu, who witnessed all this, was shocked and excited. He said with emotion: "I never thought this small grenade could be so powerful!"

"Uncle Li, what do you think of the power of this grenade? Can it kill the Soul Emperor?"

Davis didn't expect that this small grenade could kill a Soul Saint, but it would be enough if it could kill a Soul Emperor.

Li Hu nodded when he heard this and said excitedly: "My Lord, in my opinion, the power of this grenade is enough to kill a soul master with the cultivation level of a soul emperor!
It can even injure some non-defense Soul Saints, like me. If this grenade explodes in front of me, even if I activate the martial soul possession and make defensive preparations, I might still get hurt.

If there were more grenades, I'm afraid even this old slave would be blown to death!"

Li Hu couldn't help but feel deeply moved. He thought that it was not easy for him to practice. He practiced hard for decades before reaching the Soul Saint stage, but now he was not as good as this small grenade.

Firearms that can kill Soul Emperors have already appeared. How long will it take for firearms that can kill Soul Saints and Soul Douluos to appear?
Alas! Times have changed after all! Li Hu could only sigh in his heart.

After receiving a positive answer, Davis asked Lou Gao again: "Master Lou Gao, I wonder how much black powder is needed to make a grenade like this, and the killing range of the grenade. Have you measured it?"

Lou Gao replied directly: "Your Highness, it takes five ounces of black powder to make a grenade like this, and the killing range is about five to eight meters. Beyond eight meters, the iron sheet will be affected by air resistance, resulting in a significant reduction in power.

It may be able to kill ordinary people, but it will definitely not hurt a soul master. In addition, after pulling the fuse, the grenade must be thrown out immediately, otherwise it will explode in seven seconds! "

"The maximum killing range is only eight meters..." Davis was a little disappointed, but after considering the power and cost of the grenade, he was relieved.

The manufacturing cost of a grenade is definitely no more than five gold soul coins. Compared with the Zhuge Divine Crossbow that costs two hundred gold soul coins, it is already much better. What else do you want for this?

Davis also plans to arm the Star Luo Empire's army with grenades, and then tens of thousands of soldiers will throw grenades together.

Even if the killing range of a grenade is only eight meters, it can still blow a big hole in the ground. And if there is a flying soul master, he can even carry out targeted bombing in the air.

Davis laughed out loud when he thought of this. "Congratulations, Master Lou Gao. You have created a weapon that can change the situation of Douluo Continent. It will surely go down in history and be remembered forever!"

"Haha, thank you for the compliment, Your Highness. To be honest, if it weren't for the black gunpowder and blueprints provided by the Your Highness, I would never have been able to create such a powerful weapon."

Lou Gao was also very happy. One grenade could kill a Soul Emperor, so what about ten? One hundred? One thousand? You know, the cost of one grenade is only five gold soul coins.

Who dares to look down on the blacksmith now? Who says the blacksmith can't change the Douluo Continent?

“Haha, Master Lou Gao, there’s no need to be so modest. Without your superb forging skills, I alone would never be able to make a grenade in my lifetime.

In addition, I would like to invite you and the Blacksmith Association to join the Xingluo Empire and work with me to produce more and more powerful firearms for the Xingluo Empire!"

At this time, Davis also stated the biggest purpose of this trip. He came to Gengxin City for two purposes.

The first is to manufacture grenades, and the second is to conquer the Blacksmith Association and turn it into the weapons research department of the Star Luo Empire.

"Ah this..."

Master Lou Gao hesitated. To be honest, he really wanted to join Davis's camp. If he could develop a firearm that could kill a Titled Douluo, it would be enough for him to be remembered forever!

But he was the president of the Blacksmiths Association and had to consider other blacksmiths.

Seeing Lou Gao's hesitation, Davis thought he was unwilling, so he quickly said, "Master, don't rush to refuse. I know you want to improve the status and treatment of blacksmiths.

If you are willing to join the Xingluo Empire, with your contribution to the research and development of firearms, you will definitely be admired by people all over the continent. More people will sincerely want to become blacksmiths, and the status of blacksmiths will inevitably rise.

I will also report this to my father and ask him to improve the treatment of the blacksmiths. With the support of the Xingluo royal family, I believe no one will dare to look down on the blacksmiths anymore. What do you think? "

"Okay! Since the eldest prince has said so, I will sell my life to the eldest prince!"

Lou Gao agreed immediately. This way, he no longer had any worries and could focus all his energy on studying firearms.

(End of this chapter)