Because of the time difference, Zong Shen doesn't have to worry about someone snapping up the exchange now.

There is a gap of six or seven hours between him and the other lords.

When he started to contact the mysterious merchant Alpha, the other lords should have already completed the exchange of the mysterious merchant Beta.

Even if a small number of lords missed Alpha before and only had a chance to get in touch with it now, they should still spend their points on Beta.

After all, Alpha in different time periods has completely different meanings.

As time goes by, the meaning and importance of him to the lord will decrease, while Beta is just the opposite. As time goes by, Beta will become more and more important to the lord. The time difference made it a step slower.

There is no problem in the general steps.

After checking the functions and tactical value of the remaining [alchemy weapons], Zong Shen chose to wrap them all.

The main driving method of these [alchemy weapons] is mana, and some of them use special ammunition for mana gunpowder to launch attacks.

Such as those [Magic Energy Missile Launcher] and [Magic Energy Gun], they all need to be exchanged for special ammunition to function.

Among them, [Magic Energy Missile] even provides two different types of ammunition, [Armor-piercing Type] and [High-Explosive Type], for exchange.

But now these alchemy firearms have all been exchanged.

Zong Shen was left with only those magical weapons.

He first spent 26,000 points to exchange for 13 [Tier V magic cannons (orange)]. He is no stranger to this stuff.

The [Magic Cannon Tower] in the territory is equipped with similar things.

And before that, he once opened the [Level IV Mana Cannon] from the treasure chest, but there was an additional note on the back with the words "Human Technology".

Those green-skinned goblins are not the only ones who can fiddle with [Alchemy Technique], [Rune Technology] and master [Magic Energy Craft].

Humans and Sanbao dwarves also have in-depth research on this technology, but they are not as good as the green leather goblins in terms of technical achievements and craftsmanship, but their progress in the general direction is not far behind, and they can even be said to be neck and neck.

The green-skinned goblins are most praised for [alchemy technology] and [mechanical engineering]. Their technical talents in this area are well-known among the intelligent races of the entire endless continent.

Sanbao dwarves are proficient in [rune technology], especially [rune forging technology]. In the last era, this technology once reached its peak. The dwarves used this technology to research many new materials, which greatly Promoted the technological development of weapons, armor, and golem puppets.

It’s just that at the end of the era, the Sanbao dwarves moved to the “Fortified Wall of the Gods” and lived in that high mountain area in a low-key way. The related [rune forging technology] also lost a lot. Now the dwarves have mastered it. How many layers of fire are still unknown.

In this regard, humans belong to the middle race. Humans have mastered some of the technologies mastered by dwarves and goblins, but they have not reached the heights of these two races. However, in the fields related to [magic technology], and In terms of forging magical objects, human beings maintain a leading posture.

Even in the field of [Mechanical Engineering], there are notable achievements.

In the Endless Continent, human mechanical engineers are only slightly inferior to goblin engineers in general prestige.

Therefore, Zong Shen couldn't guarantee which ethnicity's magic weapon was exchanged by the mysterious merchant Alpha.

Judging from the normal attribute standards of the previously exchanged [Magic Energy Bomb], it is estimated that the probability is human technology.

After Zong Shen's points were deducted, the thirteen [V-level magic cannons (orange)] also condensed and piled up on the open space in front of him.

Fortunately, the space of the mysterious hall is not too small, and it has a certain folding and twisting nature, otherwise it would be really hard to fit so many [magic cannons] suddenly appearing.

As the fifth-order [Magic Cannon], these big guys are not small in size.

Each door has a wheeled push frame, and there is a retractable triangle iron frame behind it to stabilize the gun body.

Between the push frame and the gun body, there is a height and direction machine for adjusting the angle and direction of the gun. After deployment, it can be adjusted within a certain range. It seems to be a dual-purpose artillery.

Their shape is also not like the early muzzle guns on the earth, because it does not use the method of gunpowder deflagration to push solid projectiles to attack, and does not even need physical shells.

Essentially, these [magic cannons] are bombarded by condensing magic energy bullets.

So they are not the same as those black powder smoothbore guns in the earth.

The front end is a cylinder with an aperture of less than forty centimeters, and the rear end is a square magic energy bomb generator and energy storage unit, with a simple launch control switch on the top.

The barrel part is gray-black, and a large number of runes are engraved in the chamber to accelerate and strengthen the launch of the magic bullet.

After the magic energy bullet hits, the disordered magic can cause an explosive killing effect.

There is no strong smoke and fire, but it has similar explosive impact and shock force. At the same time, through various enchanting transformations, it can launch special shells such as [Frost Magic Bullet] and [Flame Magic Bullet]. This is Zong Shen’s point. [Magic Cannon Tower] I have experienced it there.

Different from trebuchets and crossbows, these [magic cannons] do have all the characteristics of cannon weapons. When the firepower is fully fired, the magic energy is consumed extremely quickly, and the durability of the cannon itself will also increase significantly with the frequency of firing. decrease.

It is no exaggeration to say that these [magic cannons] are real war consumables.

In fact, they should not be called "artillery cannons", but "magic cannons" is more appropriate.

Zong Shen stepped away from the spot, and took out [Pascal Contract's Big Pocket (Gold)] for storage. These big guys can't be put into the storage compartment, and they can only be transported by space magic.

When there was only the last [V-rank magic cannon (orange)] left, he stopped collecting it, fixed his eyes on the cannon body, and checked its detailed attribute parameters.

[Tier V Magic Cannon (Orange)]

[Quality: Legendary offensive and defensive equipment]

【Range: 150m~5500m】

[Explosion damage: 193~219]

[Explosion range: 40 meters in radius]

[Launch interval: 22 seconds]

【Strong value: 3000】

[Armor value: 35]

[Magic resistance: 40]

[Durability: 4500]

[Bombardment will consume 300 mana points]

[Need to be a gunner: 1]

[Magic Energy Reserve: 0/90000]

[Skill: Rapid Shot LV10 (reduces the firing interval by 4 seconds, lasts for 15 minutes, cooldown time is 4 hours)

Activate the Lightweight Wind Spirit Rune (can be turned on or off at any time, it can effectively reduce the weight of the artillery after it is turned on, it is suitable for advancing deployment and mobile transfer, and it will consume an additional 6 points of mana per second when it is turned on)]

[Passive skill: Fire oil incendiary bomb (lack of enchanted parts, temporarily unable to take effect)

Freezing slow bomb (lack of enchanting parts, temporarily unable to take effect)

Loss: Each shelling will reduce durability by 15 points

Aiming and aiming mode (the gunner can enter the aiming and aiming mode to observe the battlefield within the range of 150 meters to 4,500 meters from the close-up perspective, the angle of view is far and near, and a certain amount of observation and aiming prediction is required)]

[Squad skill: Xu Jin Barrage (Twelve cannons of the same level need to be deployed to activate the team skill, reduce the firing interval, unify the firing instructions, launch ten rounds of bombardment on the designated area within the next 120 seconds, the barrage will It will slowly advance for a certain distance, and the cooling time is 2 hours)]

(The 'naked' magic cannon with two fewer components is installed, and the size of the team is more powerful. Xu Jin's barrage is the magic version of the cannon that washes the ground

As for its other functions, you must be familiar with it

Because there are lightweight wind spirit runes, these artillery can quickly advance or shift positions when necessary)

…

In fact, Zong Shen was no stranger to these things.

Whether it is the [Tier 4 Giant Turret (Purple)] that was obtained shortly after the advent, or the [Generation IV Magic Cannon] that was drawn out of the box later, they are essentially the same thing.

They have similar active and passive skills.

[Tier 4 giant turret (purple)] comes with the active skill of [Quick Reload LV5], the passive skills of [Oil Bomb] and [Frozen Bomb] fired at intervals, and the [Gunner Mode] for battlefield observation.

[Generation IV Mana Cannon (Purple)] is similar. It also has [Quick Reload LV5] as an active skill. As for the passive skill, it also fires [Shotgun] and [Armor-piercing Bullet] at intervals. In addition, it also has [Elevation Angle Mode] Aiming skills.

Compared with the whole, the homogeneity is obvious, but the level of [V magic cannon (orange)] is higher after all, so whether it is explosion damage, explosion range or attack distance, it is much stronger.

Generally speaking, it is not a loss to exchange these thirteen [V-level magic cannons (orange)]. They can be deployed on the defense matrix around the territory, as a weapon for defending the city, or they can be deployed in space storage props On the battlefield as a siege machine.

After confirming its attributes and parameters, Zong Shen also put the last [Tier V Magic Cannon (Orange)] into [Pascal Contract's Big Pocket (Golden)].

The exchange projection interface in place did not change position with his movement, and it seemed somewhat rigid. Unlike the interface of the lord system, which was directly projected into the consciousness, the exchange interface here was just a simple projection.

It's just that it can be manipulated by his beliefs, just like a light curtain panel.

Therefore, Zong Shen quickly returned to the original place after collecting all the [V-rank magic cannons (orange)].

As he kept his armor on, every step he took was quite heavy.

After Zong Shen arrived, he didn't measure his weight specifically, and he didn't know whether the change in strength would lead to a change in weight.

After all, his body density has increased a lot. If the current arm strength is measured by numbers, it may have reached the point of several tons or even tens of tons with a single arm.

He doesn't know the specifics, because the attribute value here can measure almost all indicators, and even if he has a strong power, he can complete various fine operations after adaptation, which has little effect on daily life.

Before stepping back to the projection on the exchange interface, Zong Shen was ready to continue the exchange.

The remaining three [Tier VI Demon Slayer Magic Crossbow (Gold)] and a set of [Tier VI Mana Cluster Launcher (Gold)], he exchanged them all in one go.

It cost 20500 challenge points, which is actually not too expensive, after all, these weapons are not disposable consumables.

Unless it is destroyed or its durability is exhausted, it can be recharged and used multiple times.

Zong Shen's challenge point balance has changed to [3429772], which has already decreased significantly.

It seems that although he has a lot of points, it is far from being inexhaustible.

The mysterious businessman Alpha alone consumed about three million challenge points. It is worth mentioning that hundreds of thousands of points were spent on questions and extra services.

Including when he exchanged the [V-level magic cannon (orange)] just now, Alpha has been performing his duty of commentary all the time, but Zong Shen doesn't listen much.

Now that the flowers have been spent, there is no reason to regret it.

No matter what, Zong Shen believed that none of these points was wasted, including those questions that were not cheap. At least it broadened his understanding of the Endless Continent and this "game" of lords.

The information revealed by the mysterious businessman Alpha is not available everywhere.

"Exchanging is also quite tiring..."

Zong Shen rubbed his eyes, he took off his helmet a long time ago, and now he felt his eyes a little sore.

Exchange is also a science, he needs to understand each item he exchanged, so that he can know what he is doing, so that each exchange item can be arranged in the most reasonable place and play the greatest role, so that he can It is value for money!

Efficient and reasonable arrangements for the materials and props in hand can also create additional benefits, making development and deployment more effective.

After the challenge points were deducted, the three [Tier VI Demon Slayer Magic Crossbow (Golden)] and the whole set of [Tier VI Magic Energy Cluster Launcher (Golden)] that he exchanged for were also condensed, occupying a large area. Small open space.

Speaking of which, Zong Shen has always been more interested in these [alchemy weapons].

They have the characteristics of mass destruction, and their tactical use is similar to [Magic Energy Bomb]. It is very useful to deal with those insect-level cannon fodder mobs that are not high in level but have a large number. Even for high-level enemies, a wave of artillery fire Scrubbing or dropping bombs can also disrupt the situation on the battlefield, creating a "king versus king" duel.

Zong Shen looked at the magic weapon in front of him and felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart.

He added bricks and tiles to the construction of the territory like ants moving house.

One day, he will rely on such accumulated persistence to create a truly super giant city and supreme territory!

At this time, Alpha who was standing beside seemed to see Zong Shen's exhaustion, turned his right hand around behind him, and when he stretched out again, there was an extra cup of hot coffee on the tray, and the delicate little silver spoon leaned against the cup wall.

Just when Zong Shen was about to step forward to check, Alpha suddenly stepped forward, stopped in front, bowed politely and said.

"Your spirit seems a little tired, why don't you take a rest."

"A good cup of hot coffee can be a great way to relieve your emotional and mental state of exhaustion."

Zong Shen turned his gaze and glanced at the cup of hot coffee in Alpha's hand. It turned out to be a purple rare buff...

After taking it, it can restore mental fatigue and remove the spirit/mind control skills below the fourth level.

"Is there a fee?"

Zong Shen didn't pick it up, but asked cautiously.

Now he will not waste points to buy any services, even a cup of coffee like this.

Hearing his question, the mysterious businessman Alpha laughed instead.

"Ho **** ho ho..."

"It's true that I'm a businessman, but I'm not a philistine."

"I'll treat you to this cup for free."

Having said that, he snapped his fingers with the other hand.

"Snapped!"

"Time pause!"

At this time, the countdown to exchange has stopped!

"I'll give you ten minutes, please have a cup of coffee and take a rest."

"Exchanging items always needs to be carefully selected, and you have to refer to various needs. It is really exhausting. As a former lord, I can fully understand your current state."

Alpha's words are sweet and sincere.

After hesitating for a moment, Zong Shen raised his hand to take it.

"Then...thank you."

He nodded slightly in thanks, and took a sip of coffee.

The bitter taste filled the mouth and occupied the palate, but it quickly turned into a sweet and mellow taste. After swallowing it, the spirit suddenly lifted, as if taking a cold bath, it swept away the fatigue.

"You're being polite. This can only be regarded as a small gesture of my generosity to you."

Alpha showed a peaceful smile and replied politely.

Zong Shen quickly drank the coffee in his hand, seeing Alpha's attitude, he also sighed in his heart.

"This guy is not a pure profiteer."

Although the affection for Alpha in his heart has increased a lot, Zong Shen didn't show it, and immediately diverted his attention by thinking about other things. After all, in the mysterious palace, Alpha can feel him. vague ideas.

I have to deny that a little care like this is really good, but no one can tell whether there are other purposes hidden behind this show of favor.

After drinking the coffee, the empty coffee cup in Zong Shen's hand, together with the tray and the silver spoon, turned into fine specks of light and dissipated without any cleaning.

Taking advantage of Alpha's pause of time, Zong Shen was going to have a chat with him to see if this kid had any information that he wanted to hint at himself.

Alpha had leaked some secrets before, so he was warned by the lord system, and then this guy changed his original talkative image and became silent. Apart from fulfilling the responsibility of introduction, he basically didn't talk about any gossip.

It can be seen that this guy seems to be happy to confide the secret about the lord's "game" to himself, as if planning ahead for certain things.

Maybe this sudden gesture of goodwill was also to secretly inform myself of some information?

Sure enough, after Zong Shen finished drinking his coffee, Alpha looked around.

He used his authority to suspend the passage of the exchange time for ten minutes. At this time, the mysterious hall is in a different time-stop state.

After careful confirmation, Alpha's expression suddenly changed from gentle to serious.

"Time is limited, so I won't talk nonsense to you."

"You are the one with the most potential among the group of lords I have seen."

"In the future, if you can go to the Supreme Prism, I hope you can help me participate in the fight for the right to dominate the theocracy."

"From now on, it's good that you know it in your heart. It's best not to mention this word in the future. One day you will understand."

Arda's tone was sharp, his eyes were as bright as stars, and he no longer had the image of a businessman before, but became more capable.

However, he still maintained a certain amount of respect for Zong Shen, and called him "you" from the beginning to the end. After the nonsensical words were finished, Alpha switched his expression in an instant as if changing his face.

He even blinked mischievously at Zong Shen, making goosebumps appear on Zong's arms.

Neither of them spoke, and Alpha knew that Zong Shen had listened.

Zong Shen closed his eyes. Since there are basic rules that cannot be supervised and interfere with thinking, his heart has become the safest safe.

He didn't look calm on the surface, but there was already a turbulent wave in his heart.

"Alfa is... trying to win me over?"

"Supreme Prism...?"

"Help him fight for the right to dominate the theocracy...?"

Zong Shen reviewed it in his mind, and vaguely felt that there was some kind of big secret hidden in Alpha's words that could not be touched in a short time, but he was a little confused, and he was not sure what these terms represented.

I can only guess that it is something related to the "lord system authority".

"call…"

He took a deep breath to calm himself down.

I decided to keep these words in my heart, and I will have the opportunity to verify them in the future.

When Zong Shen opened his eyes again, his mood returned to a calm state. The cup of hot coffee had a good effect, and his mental fatigue was indeed relieved a lot.

Alpha and him were not talking until the short break was over, and the countdown to the exchange resumed, and Zong Shen walked to the [VI Tier Demon Slayer Magic Power Crossbow (Golden)] he exchanged as if nothing had happened. 】beside.

He took out [Pascal Contract's Big Pocket (Golden)] again and collected two of the giant crossbows, leaving one quietly in place, waiting for his inspection.

Below the [Tier VI Demon Slayer Magic Crossbow (Golden)] in front of you is a metal disc base with a diameter of six meters, which can rotate 360° without dead ends.

The giant crossbow as a whole is different from the conventional positional crossbow. It has a crossbow arm, a crossbow machine, and a crossbow chamber, but it does not have a crossbow string or a supporting winch.

Because it doesn't need to be filled with huge crossbow bolts, the fired crossbow bolts are condensed by magic energy.

The arm span of the crossbow machine is about five meters, and the length of the crossbow stand is four meters. There are also adjustment parts similar to the height machine below, which can adjust the up and down angles and aim to a certain extent.

As long as the crossbow is placed on a high tower, a full range of strikes can be achieved.

It can realize both upward shooting to the air and flat shooting to the ground.

The lower disc base can be placed on most flat surfaces.

Such as high towers, fortress shooting platforms, and even platforms built on the battlefield can be adapted.

It's just that the mobility is not very good. Unless the space magic is used for quick transfer, in most cases it can only be placed in the position.

It takes a lot of labor to lift it away.

Zong Shen leaned over to support the crossbow frame with both hands, his arms puffed up and exerted strength, he slowly lifted the heavy crossbow, and then put it down again.

"It's quite heavy. These magic weapons are not light."

He commented in his heart.

In fact, except for a few lightweight magic materials, most of the alloys made of rune forging metals are not light in weight, so that the crossbow body is strong enough.

The most effective way to reduce the weight of such magic weapons and magic vehicles is to place wind spirit runes and use the power of magic runes to reduce the weight.

The second is to use the space props to store directly, and there is no need to carry it directly, which is why the dwarf uncle's arms are full of knotted muscles, and even Tie Zi recruited a large number of apprentice handymen to help him.

After knowing it in his mind, Zong Shen probably had a plan on how to arrange the three giant crossbows.

The main body of the giant crossbow is made of a lot of rune-forged alloys. The silver-gray texture makes it look a bit sci-fi, not like a crossbow, but more like some kind of technological equipment.

The second half of the crossbow machine also has a set of magic energy gathering device, which will convert magic energy into crossbow arrows, condense them on the crossbow chamber and launch them out.

In the final analysis, this thing is an energy weapon.

After the preliminary appearance observation, Zong Shen narrowed his eyes, and the golden subtitles marking its attribute parameters slowly emerged.

[Tier VI Demon Slayer Demon Power Crossbow (Golden)]

[Quality: Epic-level offensive and defensive equipment]

【Heavy Field Crossbow】

【Range: 100m~2500m】

[shooting height: 1200 meters]

[Puncture damage: 239~242]

[Explosion damage: 371~417]

[Explosion range: 5 meters in radius]

[Attack interval: 30 seconds]

[Durability: 8000]

【Strong value: 12500】

[Armor value: 85]

[Magic resistance: 60]

[Attack will consume 420 mana points]

[Operators required: 2]

[Magic energy reserve: 0/180000]

[Active skill: Overclocking Cohesion LV15 (reduces the shooting interval by 8 seconds, lasts for 20 minutes, cooldown time is 6 hours)

Giant Crossbow Triple Strike LV20 (After activating this skill, three magic crossbow bolts will be launched continuously within three seconds, and the explosion range of the hit will be expanded to a radius of 10 meters, and the cooling time will be 2 hours)

Mana shield (consume 50,000 mana at one time, open a spherical shield to protect the demon slayer's crossbow and the surrounding area with a radius of eight meters, the shield has 50,000 points of solidity and 120 points of dual resistance, and can last for 30 minutes , cooling time 4 hours)]

[Passive skill: Demon Slaying (Each crossbow strike has an additional 500 points of holy light damage, which can cause double damage to undead, undead, hell, abyss, demons, ghost bodies, etc.)

Shooting loss (each shot will reduce the durability of the crossbow by 15 points)

Waiting for charging (the charging speed is limited to 100 points per second, and the crossbow needs to stop attacking for more than ten minutes before it can be charged)]

(As you can see, this is a huge crossbow that can add holy light damage to the magic energy crossbow. Each crossbow hit can cause a small-scale explosion effect, causing multiple damage to the hit target

The first is the piercing damage of a single hit, the second is the area damage of the mana explosion, and the last is the additional holy light damage

According to the rank and blood volume of conventional arms, this magic crossbow can cause more obvious damage to units of rank five and below

However, the lethality for targets of Tier 6 and above is very limited.

So it is not suitable for participating in the battle of king against king

However, it is a good choice to combine these demon-slayer crossbows with magic cannons, both of which can effectively enhance the attack strength of one's own side)

…

The attribute parameters of [Tier VI Demon Slayer Magic Crossbow (Golden)] in front of him basically met Zong Shen's psychological expectations.

As a sixth-tier epic magic weapon, its power is enough.

You must know that the common sixth-tier fighters generally have tens of thousands of blood points.

Unless it's a dragonborn, a titan, a giant, an elemental or something like that.

The legendary strong man with hundreds of thousands of health points is not a Chinese cabbage in the field, at least according to the situation in the endless continent.

Most of the main fighters of Bangcheng are in the second to fourth ranks, only a few fifth-rank fighters exist as the mainstay, and there are some Bangcheng generals whose combat power is between the fourth and fifth ranks.

Of course, there are also a small number of fortress-type states with higher-level troops.

As for the mainstream strength of the giant city, it is from the third to the fifth rank, and the sixth and seventh ranks are high-end combat power. Most of the chief mages sitting in the giant city mage tower are only seventh-rank magisters.

However, there are always one or two legendary powerhouses sitting in the giant city.

In addition, the throughput of the giant city is relatively large, and those who travel to and from the giant city may also have legendary experts who belong to third-party forces or scattered people.

All in all, this [Tier VI Demon Slayer Magic Crossbow (Golden)] is more than enough to deal with conventional force. If it really encounters a surprise attack by a legendary powerhouse, then only the king-to-king heads-up strategy is the most effective.

Such city defense equipment and defensive arrow towers can only play an auxiliary role.

It's no problem to cut those miscellaneous soldiers.

With a thought in Zong Shen's mind, the golden subtitles floating next to him disappeared.

He activated the storage portal of the big pocket again to put away the giant crossbow.

The storage portal of the large pocket does not involve space changes, because it exists in the mysterious palace itself, so it will not be affected or hindered.

Just when Zong Shen was about to examine the set of 【Ⅵ Magic Energy Cluster Launcher (Golden)】, Alpha suddenly added another sentence.

"If we can build the best research and development team in the whole continent~lightnovelpub.net~ maybe the future will bring you unexpected gains..."

"There has never been a lord who can truly gather the strength of a world."

"These technologies also represent a force in their own right."

Alpha had been introducing the whole process before, and the two sides maintained a certain tacit understanding.

In this way, he once again uttered some hinting words, which seemed to imply that Zong Shen would form a strong R&D team as soon as possible in the future to overcome technical problems in this area. Bring unexpected help.

He nodded noncommittally, did not question impatiently, and did not say much. What is certain is that Alpha is conveying goodwill to him.

Combined with what Alpha said before, it is not difficult to tell that the other party seems to be sure that he will meet him at a certain level in the future.

Zong Shen has reservations about this for the time being.