Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo'

Chapter 891 - 515: Magnetic Quake Cannon (High Energy)

On the cart lay an iron tube over a meter long, reminding Li Banfeng of the childhood game of pretending a handcart was a tank.

"Can this thing open the boundary line?"

The Old Man replied, "The data you brought back mentioned that. Those from the Outside Provinces call this thing the Magnetic Quake Cannon. Whether it works or not, I’m not sure, but you can give it a try."

This thing really is called a cannon.

Beside the cannon barrel, there are many wires and switches, as well as numerous dials and knobs. Li Banfeng scratched his head and said, "How do you use this thing?"

Portable Residence said, "See the battery below? First, fully charge it."

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"Where to get electricity?" Da Boyins was in a dilemma. He had found craftsmen to make the equipment according to Xiao Zhenggong’s requirements and completed the assembly of the Magnetic Quake Cannon in Greenwater City.

But when it came to the charging step, Da Boyins couldn’t find a suitable power source, as the concept of electricity was rare in Puluo State.

Xiao Zhenggong suggested, "Take the Magnetic Quake Cannon to the Outside Provinces. They have more equipment and talent there. Once everything is set up, we can bring it back."

Da Boyins shook his head, "That’s easy for you to say, but how do we transport it? By train? Taking such a huge cannon on a train is like walking into the Defense Agency to turn ourselves in!"

Xiao Zhenggong shrugged, "Then think of another way."

"What other way is there? Apart from the train, there’s no other way to get out of Three-Head Fork. We can’t reach the Outside Provinces."

Xiao Zhenggong thought for a moment, "Actually, Puluo has things that can generate electricity. Not too far away, Greenwater City has one at the Beautiful Voice Record Player Shop."

Da Boyins thought for a moment, "Are you talking about the phonograph powered by solar energy? Is that electricity enough to use?"

Xiao Zhenggong checked his notes, "That depends on how much you need. If you want to wipe out a ten-mile boundary line, that amount of electricity is definitely not enough. But if it’s just to destroy one or two meters of the boundary line, it should suffice."

Da Boyins thought about it and decided to give it a try. That morning, he went to the Beautiful Voice Record Player Shop.

The Spider Detective was quite fortunate. Had he come two days earlier, he might have run into Li Qi, who was there for grease.

He bought two phonographs and took them back to his residence. Xiao Zhenggong disassembled the solar panels and connected them to the Magnetic Quake Cannon.

Xiao Zhenggong checked a line of instruments and said to Da Boyins, "The charge is ready. It should work. Let’s find a place to test it."

Da Boyins had already chosen a location: "Go to Hemp Bamboo Village, it’s quiet there."

Hemp Bamboo Village is on the border between Greenwater City and Medicine King Valley. Da Boyins prepared the horse carriage and left Greenwater City, while Xiao Zhenggong hung the battery outside, charging it as they traveled.

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As for Li Banfeng, he had almost finished charging the Magnetic Quake Cannon and needed to find a place to test it.

For Li Banfeng, traveling anywhere was convenient. He didn’t need to carry the Magnetic Quake Cannon around. He only needed to place it in the Portable Residence and walk along with it.

From Flower Lake Park’s New Land, he first went to Iron Gate Fort, then found a boundary line near Iron Gate Fort to successfully conduct the experiment.

Li Banfeng was selecting a boundary line on the map, looking for a quiet place where no one would disturb him.

The location was almost set, but Portable Residence was feeling a bit nervous.

"Ah Qi, let me take another look at the Magnetic Quake Cannon. I always feel like this isn’t quite the thing I wanted. Maybe there was an error during transcription."

The latter half of the data was copied by Judge’s Pen, who was confident they made no mistake.

But the first half was uncertain, as too many people were involved, and errors were likely.

Li Banfeng brought the Magnetic Quake Cannon into the Third Room for Portable Residence to examine closely.

The next morning, Li Banfeng went to the Dark Star Bureau, originally expecting to hear Chuuni’s work report, but unexpectedly, Chuuni and Light Bulb were summoned for a special mission.

"What special mission?"

Dumpling shook his head, "A special mission organized personally by Director Shen. Even our team leader is unclear about it. The team members selected for the special task were chosen early and are under closed management. It’s likely we won’t see Chuuni and Light Bulb for the next couple of days."

"You can keep it from your team leader, but not from me. His attitude towards work is still not quite right!" Li Banfeng intended to chat with Shen Jingye, but Shen Jingye was unreachable. Indeed, this was a special mission, and he cut off all communications.

For the entire day, with nothing to do, Li Banfeng returned home early and discussed matters with Portable Residence: "Old Man, has the Magnetic Quake Cannon been checked? If you’re worried about any oversight, I can show you the original data."

Portable Residence pondered for a while, "No need to check. The essential information hasn’t been mistranscribed. It’s just those minor details I’m worried about."

Li Banfeng asked, "What impact could those minor errors have?"

Portable Residence replied, "Hard to say. Maybe nothing serious, or maybe halfway through using it, the cannon might explode.

You should find the safest place to test it. Even if something goes wrong, we’ll have a way out."

The safest place would definitely be Qi Qiu City, Li Banfeng said, "Qi Qiu City is our own place, and there’s the Ink Shop next door. Even if the cannon malfunctions and injures me on this boundary line, someone can save me.

Moreover, Qi Qiu City has a station, so you can take me there directly, ensuring no time is wasted back and forth."

Portable Residence pondered for a while, "Is Qi Qiu City really appropriate? What if it blows up the entire Qi Qiu City, then what?"

Li Banfeng was shocked, such immense power?

"Old Man, you must be joking?"

Portable Residence thought carefully and seriously replied, "I think there’s a real chance it could blow up the entire Qi Qiu City. The explosives didn’t work in Proluo City, but who knows if this thing will."