Otherworld Bone Dragon Operation Guide

Chapter 84 MK71
The argument didn't last long; the man who stopped the car was clearly of higher rank. He forced open the car door and sat in the back seat. Miao Xin suddenly stepped forward and squeezed in like a ghost, pressing two pistols against the temples of the sniper and the driver, respectively.

“Drive to the test range!” Su Ming said in broken English, requesting to be driven to the test square.

Before the two American soldiers could speak, Miao Xin suddenly switched the guns in her hands with lightning speed before they could react.

The gun, originally aimed at the sniper, turned towards the driver, while another gun was pressed against the sniper's temple. The whole process was dazzlingly fast; the prickly guy increased the pressure on his wrist, leaving marks on the skin of both men.

“Don’t try anything stupid. I’m faster than you can imagine,” Su Ming warned coldly.

(Don't do anything stupid, I'm faster than you think!)
After being boosted by psionic energy, the little troublemaker's speed far exceeded that of ordinary people, but Su Ming knew that the bigger reason actually lay with Miao Xin. This girl's talent in physical combat was exaggerated.

Su Ming didn't even know if it was the vengeful spirit's duty to act this way, or if Miao Xin was special.

The two soldiers wisely gave up resistance. The driver obediently drove the vehicle to the test site and parked it next to the MK71 artillery. Miao Xin struck again, delivering a hard blow to one of them on the forehead. The driver was successfully knocked unconscious, but the sniper remained awake.

"I really need to practice more," Su Ming muttered to himself.

The sniper tried to seize the gun, but Miao Xin deftly dodged it, simultaneously pressing another gun against his chin. She also deftly pulled the bolt back.

A complete bullet was thrown out and landed in the carriage with a clatter.

Since the last pharmacy robbery, Su Ming realized the gap in his and Miao Xin's firearms skills, so he gave her time to practice. After that, every time Su Ming logged on, he would find that Miao Xin had somehow "picked up" some guns and bullets. If the location was right, there would also be scattered shell casings near the little troublemaker.

"Easy! Easy! Just knock me out!" the sniper pleaded in terror.

Miao Xin gestured for him to turn around, then slammed the butt of her rifle heavily onto the back of the sniper's head. This time it was a success; her psionic vision could see the life activity level, so there was no need to worry about the man faking unconsciousness.

Miao Xin opened the sniper's gun case; inside was a gleaming black sniper rifle. Su Ming couldn't recognize the model, but he was shamelessly tempted. He immediately activated the weapon, leaving a pile of metal shavings on the jeep seat. Lacking gunpowder, he told Miao Xin to put the bullets away first.

Stepping out of the car, the cold rain lashed against Miao Xin's body, and the night veiled the square. A few steps away, a giant, milky-white turret stood silently. Its base was 6.2 meters in diameter, with a simple design.

This is the target of this trip: the main body of the MK71 203mm howitzer.

As a modern artillery piece, it features a fully automatic ammunition feeding, hoisting, loading, cooling, and rotation system, driven by electric and hydraulic power, and operated by a minimal number of personnel via a control console. The turret can complete a full rotation in 12 seconds, with an astonishing firing interval of 5 seconds.

The 203mm shell weighs a hefty 118 kg, and the MK71's 55-caliber barrel provides a muzzle velocity of Mach 2.4, coupled with a rate of fire of 12 rounds per minute and a continuous ammunition supply of 75 rounds. This terrifying effectiveness means that even in a magical otherworld, Su Ming is confident he can face any naval opponent without fear!
But while achieving all this, the MK71 gun weighs only 78 tons, with the rotating turret and barrel weighing 16.8 tons. This is the most powerful weapon that Su Ming has found that can be installed on the White Triangle with its current tonnage!

In the 70s, when it was born, this country was still a superpower in industry. The skilled workers of that time had not forgotten the virtues of pragmatism and enterprise, and the military-industrial complex had not yet grown into the greedy and lazy behemoth it would later become. Thus, this large naval gun was created—its final masterpiece.

Too much had already been teleported tonight, and Su Ming's magic power wasn't enough to complete the Mk71 assembly. He took out a pure-grade dark magic crystal and began a segmented spell. He could only store the cannon set inside the crystal first, and then slowly build it up later.

As the runes unfolded, a dark glow, accompanied by raindrops, spread across the entire MK71 cannon. This was a weapon abandoned by the times; after completing all its verification and testing missions, the project was cancelled and it was sealed here.

"Let me take you to another world to show off my power!" Su Ming thought to himself.

As the teleportation completed, a torrent of metal fragments rained down on the ground, producing dull thuds. Miao Xin quickly transformed into her hound form, rushing towards the sea at astonishing speed, plunging into the waves and disappearing without a trace.
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The next morning, the Federation's message came again. The White Triangle's mission remained unchanged: to continue searching for and hunting sea monsters. The sea monsters were renumbered based on the analysis of the strings.

As for the research fleet that had previously planned to further investigate the sea monster, it has now abandoned its deep-sea diving plan and begun to focus on investigating the surrounding waters.

"The survey fleet's objective has been changed to finding out who created the sea monster," Sivor said.

"Are there any suspects?" Su Ming asked.

Siwo pointed his cane to the north on the map. "There's a suspect who's the mastermind, someone even a child could guess: the Kingdom of Cold Mountain."

This world has three main continents: the Eastern Continent, the Western Continent, and the Northern Continent. The Northwestern Continent is partially connected, but the connecting part is separated by the narrow Aodu Mountains, and they only connect at the Despair Plain, which is also the birthplace of the White Bone Fortress.

The Eastern Continent is the smallest in area and is mainly inhabited by dwarves, hence it is also called the Dwarf Continent. It faces the Northwest Continent across the ocean.

Originally, trade between East and West mainly involved shipping from the Dwarven Continent to the Northern Continent. This sea route was short, less than 1000 kilometers, with stable weather, few maritime accidents, and low risk of getting lost. Goods would then travel via the inland waterways of the Northern Continent to the Kingdom of Cold Mountain, and then by land to the Plains of Despair, from where they would enter the Western Continent.

With the advancement of maritime technology, trade ships between dwarves and humans increasingly chose to traverse the 6000-kilometer western ocean to reach ports on both sides.

This reduced numerous transshipment steps, significantly lowering transportation costs. The Central Pacific Islands, located in the middle of the ocean, prospered as cross-ocean trade between East and West flourished.

While some rejoice, others grieve. The rise of direct east-west sea routes inevitably accompanies the decline of northwestern land trade. Therefore, it is only natural that the Kingdom of Cold Mountain, a major power in the Northern Continent and the biggest beneficiary of the old trade routes, would take action to disrupt the east-west sea routes.

Furthermore, the larger the organism created by the zombie technique, the more resources it consumes and the more complicated the process. Given the sheer size of this sea monster, it's clear that the troublemakers are no small organization.

"But does the Cold Mountain Kingdom have zombie-making technology?" Su Ming asked. "They were also involved in the manhunt for the necromancer, weren't they?"

(End of this chapter)