Published: February 7, 2025
Le Da Yuan's design of the magic crystal cannon is vastly different from that of his previous life, whether in terms of size, intricacy, durability, range, power, or energy conversion rate. The impressive power that once made nine-star experts turn pale is nowhere to be found in this finished product.
However, both Ye Zhongming and Le Da Yuan, influenced by Ye Zhongming, felt great excitement as they had successfully taken the first step.
Ye Zhongming was most impressed by the 'Sky Breaking Series' of magic crystal cannons. He had seen them with his own eyes and had first met Le Da Yuan while the father of magic crystal weapons was tuning this type of cannon.
He knew that the Sky Breaking Series was not the strongest magic crystal cannon series in his previous life, yet he still felt a soul-stirring tremor at that kind of power.
Thus, some hints he once gave Le Da Yuan bore the shadow of the Sky Breaking Series, making the characteristics of the cannon Le Da Yuan designed for the first time very evident.
The Sky Breaking Series was the most famous siege cannon series in his previous life, known for its mobility and concentrated power despite its small attack range, making it an effective tool for breaking through city gates or restricted passages.
In addition to being influenced by Ye Zhongming's ideas, Le Da Yuan had a strong obsession with flexibility. He always believed that being mobile and capable of combat was the strongest combat power, while being fixed in a defensive role was too singular.
This obsession made the first magic crystal cannon appear as if it had a cannon mouth mounted on a large motorcycle.
"The theoretical range is only two hundred meters; I estimate the actual range is even shorter. However, the power is quite impressive. A Grade 2 Magic Crystal serves as the initial energy source, but the conversion rate is not high. We can only fire two shots at most, with the highest energy being Grade 5. The specific number of shots depends on the situation, but the shooting accuracy is very good."
The initial energy refers to the lowest level of magic crystal that can be used, while the energy conversion rate is a concept, as the energy output ratio varies for each level of magic crystal when converted into a magic crystal weapon. Different weapons also produce different energy outputs even with the same level of magic crystal.
In his previous life, with the in-depth research into magic crystal weapons, various factors such as weather, component quality, magic crystal properties, and materials could affect this data.
Thus, the conversion rate became one of the most critical metrics for magic crystal weapons.
Le Da Yuan had endured countless failures in his previous life to summarize a relatively complete set of data. Although Ye Zhongming did not know the details, he had a rough understanding. This time, by discussing with Le Da Yuan, the father of magic crystal weapons had avoided many detours and already achieved preliminary research results in this aspect.
After all, geniuses are geniuses; Ye Zhongming's presence merely shortened their path to success without diminishing their brilliance.
Le Da Yuan and Ye Zhongming, along with others, arrived at the testing site at the northwestern corner of the villa. After discussing some necessary matters with Ye Zhongming, they prepared to begin the experiment.
"I can only control energy output for a single shot for now, and it requires equal energy distribution. Therefore, this magic crystal cannon can only be fired in either fully energized or semi-energized states."
At this point, Le Da Yuan sighed and shook his head, as though feeling apologetic towards Ye Zhongming, not noticing the twitch at the corner of the latter's eye after his words.
What Le Da Yuan meant was that it was like a switch device that could select the power of the magic crystal weapon. In his previous life, such a device was only developed much later, yet it appeared within less than a year after the apocalypse began and was considered unsatisfactory. This left Ye Zhongming at a loss for words.