Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 290 Machine Soul and Sea God

The conscienceless cannons in history were easy to manufacture and transport. All you had to do was bury an oil barrel in the ground. However, their disadvantage was their low reliability. First, they could not be aimed accurately and could only roughly determine the direction they would fly. Second, they were prone to explosion.

Although there is a partition between the gunpowder and the explosive pack used for firing, accidents are still very easy to happen, and overall it can only be said to be barely usable.

The reliability of the rifle developed by the Fire Moth has been improved, and the accuracy and range have been greatly improved. It even has rifling, but its weight and size basically make it useless on the battlefield.

A muddy field could prevent the artillery from being transported to the Waterloo battlefield. Even ten horses could not pull such a large artillery piece to the battlefield.

Well, the Banshees might be able to try to move it, but the Skitarii definitely can't.

After much thought, Hughes concluded that the only scenario where it could be used was as a naval gun. After the battleships were built, he could equip a batch of them for trial.

It might be useful for permanent fortifications, but no forces seem to be interested in invading Castel at the moment.
All in all, the application scenarios of this thing are too narrow, and its practicality can be basically ignored. It would be better to use gasoline barrels to make a few fundamentalist and unscrupulous cannons. At least this thing can really be used on the battlefield.

"The feasibility of this direction is really low. We still have to find a way to study the previous direction." Seeing Richard's slightly embarrassed expression, Zeus sighed, "We can try to combine it with the extraordinary, such as summoning a machine spirit in the artillery."

Summoning a machine spirit from the cannon is indeed a good idea, but unfortunately Monica is still unconscious.

However, the situation is said to be optimistic. She is said to wake up soon. Thinking of this, Xiu Si looked up at Richard and said, "I remember you were the one who checked on Monica. How is her condition?"

This is a good match for his major. Richard was a doctor when he was still a mortal, and he also studied medicine-related fields after joining the Fire Moth.

Richard's complexion finally looked much better. After he took over the research, he encountered obstacles everywhere. Only then did he realize how capable the previous chief Chloe was. The research projects she led also encountered technological locks, but she always managed to get around them with some ingenious ideas.

"Yes, my lord, Monica is recovering rapidly. Her soul was damaged after she ignited the furnace, which caused her to fall into a coma. However, due to those miraculous connections, this damage is recovering very quickly."

Soul damaged?
This should be caused by the soul of the sea god separating from her body. Zeus still remembered that the moment the furnace was ignited, something in Monica's body became one with the furnace.

It was because of this separation that she returned to her short form.

As for the wonderful connection that Richard mentioned, it should be the symbiotic contract.

With the symbiotic contract in place, Monica is recovering quickly even though she was injured. Perhaps the injury to her soul will take longer to heal?

"When will she wake up?"

"Actually, we can wake her up now, but I suggest we maintain the status quo for now. She's been working so hard lately, so she needs some rest."

Xius nodded. Monica was the core of this incident, and she really needed to take a break.

"As for the machine soul you mentioned, I think it is indeed feasible, but..."

"Just what?"

"It seems that you and Monica are the only ones who can communicate with the machine spirit."

Zeus can communicate with the machine souls. Those souls in the steel naturally have a sense of closeness to him. Even if he does nothing and does not try to please them in any way, the machine souls are willing to carry out his orders.

Monica seemed somewhat disliked by the Machine Spirits, and Xius had clearly sensed this before. But even if it was dislike, it was still a response, and other people besides the two of them didn't even get a response.

Thinking about it this way, even if the cannon was really built, I'm afraid only Zeus could use it. Monica might be able to do it by studying ways to please the machine spirit, but others who didn't get a response wouldn't be able to use it.

This is indeed a big trouble.

and many more!

Zeus suddenly remembered that Monica was able to summon the machine soul after she obtained the fragment of Poseidon's soul.

No one except Monica can summon the Machine Soul, and the Machine Soul only responds to him and Monica.
Zeus himself is special, and he knows it, but Monica is also special, and this should be related to the soul fragments of Poseidon.

And he still remembered another detail: when Monica first saw the body of the worker Hughes, she could see the silk threads.

At that time she explained that this was part of the power of the Sea God. Now think about it, is the ability to summon machine spirits also the power of the Sea God?
It wasn't Monica who summoned the machine spirit, but the soul of Poseidon who awoke the will in the iron—and the whole thing suddenly became terrifying when you think about it.

After all, when mentioning Poseidon, one will think of the Church of Poseidon and those believers who were transformed into murlocs. Could these machine souls have any connection with the Poseidon believers who have been continuously sacrificing themselves for thousands of years?

Once the ship issue is resolved, I must go to Gem Bay to conduct a thorough investigation and study how to build there.

The area of Gem Bay is larger than the Dukedom. With it, the Pirate King can even compete with the Empire. Once Castel completely occupies it, his strength will surely reach a new level.

After knowing that Monica was not in danger, Xiu Si felt relieved. In addition to the artillery and Monica, Xiu Si actually had something else he wanted to ask - the blue-haired girl.

From the first moment he saw her, Xiu Si had a guess: Could this girl also be a [shell]?

What exactly is a body? He calls the bodies he can descend into a body, and he wonders if the fire moths think the same way.

"You must have seen that blue-haired girl, right?"

Richard nodded in understanding. "Of course. Ms. Ash sent it here immediately. I heard it was placed with the pirates' treasure—it's indeed very valuable."

"Oh, so you already know what it is?"

Richard nodded, gestured to the side, and walked to the other side of the test site with Hughes.

"How much do you know about the [Shell]?"

Here she comes. Zeus' eyes lit up. He came here just to gain knowledge in this area. Richard had told him before that if Chloe wanted to be resurrected, she would need an empty [body].

On the day the blue-haired girl was brought in, he reached out and touched her immediately, and the response given by the symbiotic contract was indeed "shell".

I don’t know if the definition of this word is the same as that of the fire moth. If they are the same, does this mean that Chloe has a chance of resurrection?

"I don't know much. Please tell me from the beginning."

(End of this chapter)