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Chapter 80 Smoke Bombs and Landmines

There weren't many people in the western suburbs of the city at the moment; they were all from Li Wei's inner circle. The Black Stone catapult was a highly confidential matter, so naturally, the fewer people who knew about it, the better.

There were Bukhat and Shaha present, along with a dozen or so soldiers ready to operate, and some craftsmen; that was about it.

Bhatt silently gazed at the three catapults in the distance, which resembled black behemoths. He wondered, "Is this the secret weapon that Livisalma created?"

In fact, Li Wei had been urging him to prepare provisions and build ships these past few days, because he felt that attacking Muwei City was a bit too hasty.

But recalling the miracles Livy had created, Bhatt did not refute them, but silently carried them out. He felt that perhaps Livy really could create a miracle and capture Muvi in ​​a short time.

Today, Li Wei notified him to go to the western suburbs of the city. He saw the three catapults that looked like black behemoths and seemed to be deep in thought. He knew what they were, the Black Stone Catapults, but he did not believe that Li Wei had the real thing.

He felt that what Li Wei was making now were probably some kind of imitation. Over thousands of years, many imitations of the Black Stone Catapult have emerged on this continent, but of course, none of them are even one percent as powerful as the original Black Stone Catapult.

Even if you make it exactly the same as the original, you're missing the three core Qi and Blood formations.

"Even a pirated Blackstone catapult is a bit of a stretch to take down Muvi City," Bhatt thought to himself. He wondered if he should go and persuade Salma to let the town of Tuli develop for another year or two. Attacking now was too fast and might result in a big loss.

Shaha didn't think too much about it. He looked at the three big black things in front of him with curiosity. He had been riding high these past few days. His brother-in-law had taken control of Tuli Town, and the Moyate family had naturally received a large share of the benefits.

Shah initially estimated that his business had expanded more than tenfold in just a few days.

A few days ago, he heard that his brother-in-law seemed to have an unusual relationship with Pania. He was a little worried about his sister, after all, she was the legitimate daughter of the Hamanthus family, and his own family couldn't compare.

But yesterday, Li Wei called him over and specifically put him in charge of the finances of Tuli Town. He also handed over some of Sakje's original businesses to the Moyate family for management. This moved and excited Shaha. His brother-in-law still took good care of the Moyate family. His sister still held a place in Li Wei's heart.

In fact, this can be seen as a balancing act by Li Wei. As he conquers Muvi City and other towns in the future, the power of the Pania faction will definitely increase dramatically. After all, many of the people in these towns were former subordinates of Pania's father, and Li Wei is short of manpower, so he will definitely need to use these people.

Moreover, Li Wei estimated that once he conquered Muwei City, the Hamantuo family would definitely start investing in him. After all, with a powerful enemy ahead, a powerful son-in-law was something the Hamantuo family would be happy to have.

Livi did not want to see any particular faction become too powerful, so he entrusted the economy to Shah and his father-in-law, Laqa, and supported their faction.

Sometimes, it's necessary to plan ahead for many things. Although Li Wei is only just beginning, he needs to prepare for certain things in the future. He cannot allow any faction to become too powerful; he must let them check and balance each other to maintain equilibrium.

"Salma, the formation has been inscribed. We can test the catapult's power now," Garo said respectfully to Levi, his eyes still brimming with excitement.

After all, anyone would be excited to have the opportunity to personally forge such a top-tier weapon of war as a Brahma Warrior of the Brahma Void level.

Li Wei nodded, then gestured for Buhat and Shaha to go with him to watch.

"The pirated Blackstone catapult should be a bit more powerful than a regular catapult, right?" Bhatt pondered as he followed Levi. Soon, the group arrived at a spacious spot with an easy view.

A dozen soldiers walked up to the first black stone and began to place the stone.

Several soldiers carried heavy stones onto the rope of the Black Stone Catapult, then gently pulled a gear-like mechanism on the left. The rope rose, and the top of the Black Stone Catapult, carved with a gap resembling a Capricorn beast, automatically swallowed the stone.

Then, something amazing happened: the stones the soldiers were carrying were actually just ordinary stones.

But as the gap swallowed the stone, the qi and blood array engraved inside the black stone catapult began to operate, and runes as fiery as flames were inscribed on the stone.

"Release!" Garo made a starting gesture, and a dozen soldiers pulled the rope back with all their might. The gap at the very top, resembling a Capricorn beast, began to spew stones. From a distance, it looked as if the beast was breathing dragon's breath.

The stone was launched into the sky, and the karmic fire runes engraved on it lit up in an instant, with flames spreading across the stone in a flash.

Bang!

The boulder fell to the ground a full 120 meters away. The stone shattered and flames spread all over the ground. In the blink of an eye, towering flames surged up in the open space within a 20-30 meter radius!

"This—this—" Bhatt's mouth dropped open. Was this a bootleg Blackstone catapult?

How can it be so powerful?

Even now, he still doesn't believe that Li Wei possesses a genuine Blackstone trebuchet. After all, those things are only found in core areas; how could their remote town possibly have such a legitimate one?

"Keep firing!" Garo commanded. The soldiers moved to the second black stone catapult, excited, not expecting their creation to be so powerful.

The second black stone catapult is inscribed with the name of the Cursed Stone Town.

This time, two stones were thrown together. In the air, the two stones were connected by chain runes, and then they fell to the ground. The chains broke, and they suddenly exploded like landmines, creating a crater in the ground.

Bhatt's eyes widened even more.

"Launch again!" Garo continued to command. The soldiers arrived at the third black stone catapult. This catapult was inscribed with the Black Mist Stone Array. As the stone was launched, layers of black mist spread over the stone. With a bang, the stone landed on the ground. There was no explosion or fire, but black mist began to spread from the stone. In an instant, the grass around the stone could be seen to wither rapidly!

Gradually, the black mist spread and grew larger, eventually expanding like a giant balloon. At first glance, the black mist could cover thirty people. If anyone were to enter at that moment, they would instantly become blind and unable to breathe.

This is equivalent to combining smoke bombs and poison gas bombs.

"Excellent!" Li Wei laughed excitedly. The Black Stone catapult was indeed as good as its reputation. With this in battle, who could withstand it?

With this strategy, what city could not be conquered?

To be fair, even fantasy worlds have their own unique paths.

Li Wei's initial estimate was that the power of this black stone catapult was actually no less than that of a regular landmine or smoke bomb from his previous life.

"Salma, it's a pity my skills are not good enough. This one is only one-tenth the power of the original." Garo said with a little shame. He had tried his best to comprehend the three formations in the past few days, but they were too profound.

The array he inscribed was only one-tenth the completeness of the original.

Li Wei didn't care and waved his hand, saying that one-tenth of the power was enough.

The original Blackrock catapult was designed to strike the core areas, those colossal cities that were hundreds or even thousands of meters tall.

Even if it only has one-tenth of its power, it would be more than enough to deal with these small towns now.