Wei School's Three Good Students

Chapter 292 Cruelty and Cunning, Cunning and Cruelty

In the northern operational zone of Kunlun, the elite combat team sent by the Lin Group to Xuan Chong had arrived. Xuan Chong was greatly shocked when he saw these mech soldiers, who were over two meters tall in armor and looked like "Predators".

However, these are all "family members".

Back when Xuan Chong established the Ye base in Lin, he personally watched them participate in military training, including an old acquaintance, Lu Changfeng.

These soldiers were actually private soldiers within the Lin Group. If Xuan Chong was the "young master," then those who came this time were the "servants."

Of course, Xuan Chong's rank was too high; those who served as his "servants" would receive extremely high rewards. After dying in battle, they would be honored with a place in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and their descendants could be selected for official positions based on merit. Therefore, for Lu Changfeng and others, this was enough to convince them to die for him.

Since the hierarchy had already been predetermined within the Lin Group, the Lin Group's inner guards automatically assumed a monarch-subject relationship after Lu Changfeng and others came under Xuan Chong's command.

Note: This can be compared to the borrowing of troops during the Later Han Dynasty. Sun Jian borrowed troops from Yuan Shu, and Liu Bei also conveniently took Cao Cao's troops. Even after Dong Zhuo entered the capital, he absorbed the capital's troops who were not part of his own faction. This is unimaginable under the later system of "military and general binding" (a system where soldiers and generals were bound together). This is because the Later Han Dynasty had a very effective hierarchical system, with each level loyal to the level below. As long as a general was part of the Han Dynasty's military hierarchy, his subordinates were automatically loyal to him.

Xuan Chong didn't need to conduct any obedience tests on them; he simply pulled over a table and explained the current situation at the front.

Xuan Chong: "As a strike force, I hope you will play a crucial role. But you won't have the chance to show off like in a puppet show. I will send you to the most dangerous places."

Lu Changfeng and others collectively swore an oath: "We are willing to use the blood of the Han people to set fire to the barbarian camps."

…A battle of cutting-edge technologies…

In mid-November, Xuan Chong felt that since he could hear the rhythm of "waaagh!" and also found that the enemy's battlefield deployment did not avoid him, Xuan Chong thought that "if the war is not adjusted, it may drag on indefinitely."

Standing before the trenches, amidst a hail of bullets, Xuan Chong gave orders to the nano-armored troops beside him. Xuan Chong pointed to a group of 500 Orcs gathered three kilometers away within his field of vision.

Xuan Chong pretended to put down his binoculars: "Launch a counterattack and leave a few survivors." (A ruler measurement allows the viewpoint to directly reach the other side.)
Just as Lu Changfeng and the others were about to rush in, Xuan Chong pulled them back.

Xuan Chong scolded, "What are you doing? Wait for artillery cover!"

Half an hour later, Xuan Chong mobilized artillery fire, and a large number of wild animals were swept away by shrapnel.

The first squad of the nano-armored force successfully charged into the battlefield from behind a barrage of bullets, kidnapped an Ork whose body was modified with pliers and screwdrivers, and then immediately retreated.

The covering fire wasn't over yet. The leader of the beasts on the battlefield roared wildly at the sky, because a group of gliders were swooping down from that direction. They were clearly aware that Lu Changfeng had attacked their position.

Seeing this, Xuan Chong was 80% certain that these wild beasts were able to sense the "movements" issued by their own internal command.

Before the twenty-man nano-armored unit, carrying only the torso of an Ork technology expert, could enter the trench, they were bombarded by a barrage of flying gas bombs. Amidst the dust and artillery fire, Lu Changfeng received authorization from Xuan Chong to abandon the hostage and evacuate.

Lu Changfeng and the others gritted their teeth, sent out coordinate information, and called for artillery support from the rear! The Han and the Orks began their artillery battle.

Meanwhile, the Han army opened up its positions to allow the guards brought by Xuan Chong to return to their posts.

The guards and others in their nano-armor exuded a violent aesthetic. In an army that was still largely at the level of World War I, the soldiers held such armored troops in great awe.

However, the local senior military officers seemed to be well-informed and maintained an evaluative attitude towards power armor.

In front of the Han army's positions were beasts that were generally two meters tall, while the nanobots, when clad in armor, were 2.5 meters tall, a head taller than the orcs. Visually, they were not at a disadvantage.

Meanwhile, Xuan Chong was also looking for a key moment to test the combat effectiveness of this future military weapon. After Lu Changfeng and others returned to their positions, Xuan Chong ordered these mechanical armors to use the positions on the spot to drive back the Orks' pursuit.

The soldiers raised their specially designed firearms; propelled by magnetic force, the projectiles shot out of the barrel at a speed exceeding 2,400 meters per second. This projectile velocity far surpassed the muzzle velocity of a typical gunpowder weapon, classifying it as a Gaussian weapon.

…This is an infantry weapon that is a hundred years ahead of its time…

Before Xuan Chong arrived at the Taimiao Research Institute of Lin Group, the biggest problem with this electromagnetic weapon was that its speed was too fast, which caused wear on the rifling. The barrel had to be replaced after firing less than 100 rounds, so the magazine capacity could support continuous fire, but the rifling could not withstand it.

However, this unit is now under Xuan Chong's command. Xuan Chong's abilities can just make up for this shortcoming.

Xuan Chong added torque to each tube of the relevant electromagnetic weapon. This finally enabled the Gauss weapon to fire in bursts of dozens of rounds at a time.

The fine needle bullets were finally able to spray out like water. After being hit by these needle bullets traveling at 2400 meters per second, the bullets bent and tumbled after entering the flesh, instantly creating huge cavities. At the same time, the tip of the bullet pierced through the bone without hesitation.

Products from the Imperial Ancestral Temple are always of the highest quality. Not only the gun itself, but even the technology of the bullets far surpasses that of gunpowder weapons. This firearm has a spare magazine weighing 3.3 kilograms and holds up to 800 rounds. These nano-warriors have a very high carrying capacity, carrying five magazines, and their firepower density is even more intense than that of a Gatling gun.

Each bullet in this magazine weighs only 4.2 grams. Traditional full-power machine gun rounds (such as the 7.62x54R round) weigh around 20 grams in total, with the bullet itself weighing about 9 grams. A Gauss bullet weighs only half the weight of its bullet.

However, according to the kinetic energy formula, for the same increase in kinetic energy, the velocity must double, which is equivalent to a fourfold increase in the projectile's mass. The kinetic energy of a Gauss weapon projectile is far greater than that of a conventional bullet. Therefore, this is not the power of a light machine gun, but rather that of a heavy machine gun.

In addition, the warhead contains intricate technical details: during flight, it is a streamlined shape; upon impact with an object and confirming the absence of hard armor—that is, entering flesh and blood—it actively opens from the top like a mechanical flower, transforming from a needle-like shape into a "blooming flower." This microscopic mechanical structure allows all kinetic energy to be transferred to the flesh and blood, releasing kinetic energy most efficiently.

Just as the first squad, whose "mission failed," was defending its position, the second squad, dispatched by Xuan Chong, received the pre-arranged signal from the artillery fire and began its assault.

Xuan Chong also came to the artillery position and personally applied torque to each gun barrel to extend its range.

…The perspective shifts to the Ork's troop deployment point…

Six kilometers from the Han army's position, a coal mine that had been abandoned for half a year had been converted into a shantytown. Various weapons were being manufactured inside. This occurred after Xuan Chong's gliding shells, created using torque manipulation, bombarded the coal mine site.

The alien beastmen of varying sizes, missing limbs and broken arms, were running around aimlessly. The recent barrage of fire had severed their connection with their strongest leader.

This is the very center of Xuan Chong's "waaagh!" cries.

Now, the troops dispatched by Xuan Chong have seized this crucial moment and launched a surprise attack right to the center.

A few giants, each over two meters tall with teeth as long as pens, attempted to command the smaller ones in a resistance. However, their presence was quickly detected by the combat team.

Just as a "big guy" stood up straight in the trench, ready to charge forward with a hammer, his head exploded like a watermelon.

The nano-armored warriors charged forward, bombarding any orcs that dared to approach, or even just peeked out. Their thick hides and resilience, which could be repaired by the recoil of artillery fire, were rendered useless by these bullets.

The commando team arrived at a shantytown built from various pieces of rubble.

This shantytown has a large amount of coal from who-knows-where, and the orcs melt metal objects on the ground and then cast them into all sorts of small parts.

These small parts include gun barrels and motorcycle engine rotors.

What's really amazing is that this thing with casting burrs can be stuffed into their machine without any polishing. After a few impacts, the sparks disappear.

…racial talent…

Xuan Chong, who accompanied the assault, was curious about why the Orks' dilapidated weapons could still function properly. So Xuan Chong used torque measurement to investigate and was surprised to discover a dynamic force field in the process of casting these machines.

The force fields of the Occult masters can "mold" steel solid while it's still molten—yes, they even create a crystal lattice. When irregular mechanical parts enter the machine, the force field directly envelops the selected fine particles, grinding and polishing the parts through friction.

And it's not just one or two orcs that have it, but every single orc! It's just that the force field of the smaller orcs is only the size of a finger. It's negligible, but the force fields of the larger orcs can completely envelop a motorcycle.

So, to outsiders, the Octopus and Techies just pile up materials and rub them together, turning them into tools with a few casual rubs.

This is similar to how dogs and cats look at humans, casually rub their paws around, and end up heating up the food!

Humans often pride themselves on the dexterity of their hands. As primates, after evolving hands capable of grasping stones and sticks, they gradually embarked on the path of toolmaking, and this pursuit became unstoppable. Orcas, with their highly developed language abilities and intelligence comparable to a twelve-year-old human, are only capable of fighting sharks in the ocean. However, these alien creatures, considered barbaric by modern savages, possess toolmaking abilities comparable to humans compared to dolphins—they have far more dexterous "hands."

After learning the truth, Xuan Chong felt fear.

The assault team continued their charge. Following the frenzied "waaagh!" shout, Xuan Chong grabbed the opposing leader, who was also fully armored in steel armor, clearly a copycat design. Several motorcycle-engine mounts on his back allowed his entire mechanical skeleton to move freely. He was also wielding a chainsaw.

These dilapidated machines, though seemingly illogical, are similar to the situation Xuan Chong had previously encountered when adding skin to the Sparrow-Eyed Mantis Shrimp. And this orc leader, using the "waaagh!" force field, was cheating far more than Xuan Chong had done.

Upon seeing Xuan Chong, the orc leader immediately ran over, as if he had recognized Xuan Chong as his nemesis.

Xuan Chong felt a wave-like "force field" surging towards him. He immediately raised his automatic rifle and fired at the orc's eyes, while simultaneously deploying torque lines to mark the target in front of each soldier.

In the end, the five-meter-tall behemoth was reduced to a pile of steel rubble. Xuan Chong used torque to cut it, then used wire to pierce through the orc leader's muscles and bones, binding it. Meanwhile, the airship landed, and the entire team evacuated.

Half an hour later, in the heavily guarded base in Yibohai, Xuanchong's team brought back the Beast Leader, locked in by machine guns from a line of riveted armored vehicles.

The team inside the base began to surround and escort the monster to the necessary area.

When ordinary soldiers in the army looked at the "black guards" brought by Xuan Chong, their initial fear turned into awe.

…The rough, black iron is mixed with the style of electronic chips…

Upon arriving at the temporary secret base, Xuan Chong immediately conducted tests to verify his conjecture.

The interrogation process involved having ordinary people conduct the interrogation, the company commander conduct the interrogation, the battalion commander conduct the interrogation, and finally, the orc himself would appear to test whether he could identify who the "boss" was within his organization.

Ultimately, during the comparison between ordinary people and the company commander, Xuan Chong discovered that the orc leader's condition was different.

Just as Xuan Chong began to synchronize the report with the observation and testing in Yandu, Lu Changfeng quietly called him out for a moment.

Xuan Chong paused for a moment, then walked out with him and quickly connected with the Lord of Lin. Upon seeing his old superior, Xuan Chong immediately bowed respectfully and said, "My lord."

Lin Zhu: "You're doing a good job in the Dragon Group."

Xuan Chong was slightly taken aback, sensing that Lin Zhu's tone was off: "I am not a member of the Dragon Group."

Liu Wang glanced at Xuan Chong: "You still remember you're a member of the Lin Group? I thought you were gone just like that."

Xuan Chong quickly replied, "No, no, I definitely want to go home. My lord, I will apply to return home as soon as this battle is over."

Liu Wang: "Stop with that nonsense. Just do your job well over there. But don't get yourself into trouble."

The lord then recounted the incident of "Xuan Chong personally leading a surprise attack".

"You were doing a good job mediating, why did you suddenly take such a risk?" Liu Wang commented to Xuan Chong. "Are all the Dragon Group members dead? Or are you unable to mediate? Didn't you have Liu Yi completely under your control? Why don't you bother him at this crucial moment?"

Xuan Chong mumbled his battlefield observations: because it required understanding the potential "social aspects," he had to personally go and participate.

Liu Wang ignored the explanation and warned Xuan Chong not to engage in such dangerous situations again. "You were on temporary assignment, not someone who died in the line of duty!" Xuan Chong nodded quickly.

The purpose of the conversation between Lord Lin and Xuan Chong was not to reprimand Xuan Chong for his adventures, but to gauge Xuan Chong's attitude.

Xuan Chong's contribution this time is immense! The Emperor will bestow generous rewards upon him, and such generous rewards will be a sign of favor.

Xuan Chong hadn't even reached adulthood yet, and the Lin Lord was genuinely afraid that Xuan Chong would turn back! So he came early to "scold" him, just like picking ginseng and tying him with a red thread first.

Clearly, Xuan Chong still valued his lineage and wasn't a treacherous person like Lü Bu who would betray his principles for personal gain. Thus, the lord of Lin left satisfied.

Xuan Chonggong saw off this nominal uncle and elder, letting out a long sigh of relief. The interrogation process was also nearing its end.

Just then, a guard ran up and reported: "That orc chieftain prisoner seems to be struggling more and more violently, and the generals are preparing to destroy him!"

"Wait for me to handle this!" Xuan Chong rushed to the base.

…through layers of isolation…

Xuan Chong heard the roar, but then he felt the roar getting louder and louder.

This is a concrete enclosure with a diameter of thirty meters. This site was originally used to store nitrate ore a hundred years ago, and now a large iron cage is nailed inside. The orc locked in the iron cage is constantly roaring, shouting for the shrimps who can defeat it to come and get it.

Xuan Chong looked at the orc restrained by mechanical locks and suddenly understood his roar: "The battle is not over yet!"

Xuan Chong slowly said in human language, "What battle?"

The orc's fist-sized eyes stared at Xuan Chong: "Shrimp, if you don't win decisively, I'll defeat you one day!"

Xuan Chong nodded: "I will!"

Suddenly, with a loud bang, the steel bars on the iron cage snapped. This wasn't a normal break; rather, the orc leader's "force field" had found a crack inside the steel, causing it to break from the inside.

However, Xuan Chong reacted faster, using his torque to pin down Orc. The sharp opening of the broken steel bar was aimed precisely at its heart. As the orc tried to break free, Xuan Chong subtly guided it, like a Tai Chi master, causing it to stumble, and the steel bar, propelled by its impact, pierced its chest.

It wasn't quite dead yet, and charged towards Xuan Chong with its damaged steel cage still attached. However, bullets and machine gun fire from the surrounding area killed it instantly.

The dying orc let out a final "waaagh!" and Xuan Chong understood what the orc meant as it was dying: "You won!"

Xuan Chong suddenly felt that after the "waaagh" sound of the Death Orcs dissipated, a large number of some kind of "beings" surged towards him, and Xuan Chong suddenly felt as if he was growing in some way.

However, Xuan Chong soon discovered that his torque was expanding faster, and that the original "ruler" measurement would have a perspective shift, but now Xuan Chong seemed to have multiple perspectives, including macroscopic and microscopic ones.

As Xuan Chong looked at the dead orc chieftain, a thought inexplicably came to mind: "I devoured him."

At this moment, Xuan Chong stared at the bloodstained steel bar. His current viewing angle was 13°23′, and his distance was 14.434 meters. He could now see the entire rebar and also observe the significant "carbon deposits" structure at the broken section. It was this "carbon deposit" structure that caused the orc to break the steel bar.

Two perspectives: one surveying the world from all angles, the other observing the smallest details. A deep-seated longing stirred within Xuan Chong: the desire for "war."

"Sir, what's wrong?!" A soldier jumped into the deep concrete pit and protected Xuan Chong. At the same time, several soldiers pointed their guns at the dead orcs to prevent them from resurrecting.

After all, this thing has an incredibly strong self-healing ability on the battlefield, but after its four hearts were pierced by the steel rod controlled by Xuan Chong, it was beyond dead.

When the soldiers asked Xuan Chong questions but he didn't answer, everyone thought he had gone mad, so the people in Yandu immediately activated the communication system to inquire about Xuan Chong.

(Emperor) Liu Lu: "Liu Haoxing, what's wrong? Is something the matter?"

Xuan Chong slowly said, "Your Majesty, I have increased my abilities." (Xuan Chong concealed the details of his abilities, but matters concerning the alien beastmen were official business, and he could not hide them.)

Liu Lu: "What increase? (Realizing) Hmm, let's take a break and talk about it later."

(End of this chapter)