Chapter 162: Alchemy (Part 1)

Among many firearms, the fire gun is undoubtedly the most common and most practical firearm. In the development direction of fire guns, the East and the West are not consistent.

Thanks to the prosperity of maritime trade and the close exchanges between the East and the West, the development of firearms in the East Continent was largely influenced by the West Continent. For example, the striker fire gun was invented by the West Continent and later spread to the East Continent.

Later, the two sides had obvious differences in their understanding of firearms. The West Continent paid more attention to the fire gun itself, while the East Continent believed that the fired projectile was the key.

So the two sides embarked on a completely different path. The firearms of the West Continent gradually tended to abandon the projectile, while the firearms of the East Continent continued to work hard on the projectile, and regarded the fire gun as a tool to launch the projectile.

Because of this, the East Continent quickly transitioned from lead bullets separated from ammunition to integrated paper shell fixed bullets, and then from paper shell fixed bullets to metal shell fixed bullets. At the same time, various talismans began to be drawn on the shells, and even some of the projectiles themselves were talismans.

This is also related to the Taoist concept of talismans. The best talismans are not limited to the form of talisman paper, but will be expressed in other forms. For example, the formation is a talisman that has been magnified countless times, and the top talismans will even produce spirituality, just like living things, and can even implant talisman seeds in the human body. The Taoist concept of projectiles is a continuation of its own concept of talismans.

Therefore, whether it is the "Shenlong Hand Gun" or the "Blue Bird Hand Gun", their main power does not come from the hand gun itself, but from the projectile. Even the "Shenlong Hand Gun" was developed and produced to better adapt to the "Dragon Eye" series. The defect is that because the power of the "Dragon Eye" series is too great, it can only be loaded with one shot, and cannot be fired continuously.

Western sorcerers do not have the concept of "talismans", and naturally do not regard projectiles as indispensable. Instead, they constantly try to cancel the existence of projectiles, and they are very effective.

For example, some top-notch Western hand cannons will directly shoot out flames or missiles without a physical body. They may be much weaker in power than the bullets that carry talismans with a physical body, but they can make up for quality with quantity.

The fire cannon in Wang Baoyue's hand is not a top-notch hand cannon that does not need bullets, but it can fire continuously. Although it is not as powerful as the "Shenlong Hand Cannon" loaded with "Dragon Eye B2", it saves the time of reloading, and it is more advantageous when fighting with people in close combat.

Qi Xuansu had no time to dodge the hand cannon in Wang Baoyue's hand, so he simply jumped up.

A gunshot.

The fire flickered.

A cluster of blood flowers exploded on Qi Xuansu's chest, but this did not affect Qi Xuansu's forward momentum at all, and at the same time, Qi Xuansu had a short sword in his hand.

Because Qi Xuansu was dressed in a wide robe with large sleeves at this time, the long sleeves could even cover the palms, so a short sword could be hidden in the sleeves.

Wang Baoyue's face showed a look of surprise. The flesh and blood derivatives of the warrior only recover from injuries very quickly, but they are not immune to the effects of injuries. To give a simple analogy, a warrior can recover from a broken leg in a short time, but before the recovery, he is still a cripple, and it is impossible for him to walk briskly with a broken leg.

In Wang Baoyue's opinion, the power of his hand gun is comparable to many powerful long guns. Qi Xuansu was shot in the chest at close range, that is, the heart position, which should produce a star-shaped wound that is more than ten times larger than the front bullet hole, that is, a small hole in the front and a large pit in the back, forming a penetration. Even if the warrior is strong and does not die on the spot, he will temporarily lose his ability to move. If it is an ordinary person, he will even be vacated under the huge impact.

But Qi Xuansu just shook his body slightly, almost unaffected.

The bullet of the hand gun did not penetrate, but was stuck by the muscles. Soon, under the squeezing of the muscles, the bullet will be "spitted" out along the same path.

This is not a skill that only Yuxu warriors have.

This is a skill that only Guizhen warriors have.

In fact, even if Qi Xuansu did not have the cultivation of the Guizhen stage, but was only in the Kunlun stage, this shot would not kill him, because he still had the "secondary heart". This kind of precious thing worth tens of thousands of Taiping coins could not be destroyed by a pistol. To put it bluntly, even if Qi Xuansu was burned to ashes by the "Phoenix Eye Jialiu", the "secondary heart" would be intact.

Wang Baoyue fired at Qi Xuansu's heart, which was like kicking an iron plate.

Then the sword light flashed, and Wang Baoyue's palm holding the gun fell down.

"Seven Phoenix Feathers" could not shoot, but it did not mean that Qi Xuansu could not cut it. "Qingyuan" was infused with Qi Xuansu's true energy, generating sword light, and with the blessing of martial arts, even a solid iron block could be split.

But Qi Xuansu did not expect that it was really an iron block.

With a "clang", the iron hand fell to the ground.

Wang Baoyue's hand was actually a prosthetic hand. It was made of unknown metal. No wonder Qi Xuansu's "Seven Phoenix Feathers" could not hurt it at all.

That would have been fine. After the hand fell off, what was revealed was not a piece of flesh and blood, but a black muzzle.

Wang Baoyue actually transformed his prosthetic limb into a small cannon.

The next moment, a fiery red light burst out from the muzzle.

There was a loud bang.

The whole iron ship seemed to shake.

Billowing black smoke rose.

A huge gap was blasted out of the wall of the room, and the surging canal outside could be seen.

"This is the 'alchemical arcane' of the Western Continent. How about it?" Wang Baoyue leaned over and picked up his hand gun with his other hand.

Qi Xuansu barely dodged the cannon at the critical moment, but he was quite shocked.

He was an old man with rich experience. No matter what opponent he faced, he would not be completely clueless. But this was only limited to the East Continent.

Qi Xuansu knew nothing about many things in the West Continent. When he met Diswen, thanks to Arthur, the demon hunter, he was able to point directly to the vital points and successfully kill Diswen, who was seriously injured.

So Qi Xuansu had never seen such a thing as "alchemical arcane".

The arm is the cannon, so it is natural to point at it like an arm. Wang Baoyue pointed at Qi Xuansu again.

The West does not have talismans, but there is alchemy.

In the minds of Western sorcerers, alchemy and arcane are incompatible. Whether it is the basic theory or the upper structure, they are two completely different systems. However, later a great sage discovered that the two can be integrated in the human body and achieve a certain balance. So "alchemical arcane" came into being and developed rapidly, and was directly controlled by the Council of Arcane Law.

Corresponding to this is the "divine pattern" mastered by the Holy Court. Although the Holy Court occupies an absolute dominant position, the Arcane Council should not be underestimated. It is somewhat similar to the relationship between Taoism and Buddhism.

Wang Baoyue's arm was transformed into a cannon, connected to the human body, like a living thing, so no ammunition is needed, and the true qi, mana, and blood are directly consumed.

Compared with the spell of drawing talismans and chanting incantations, this attack is undoubtedly more direct and swift, and the cannon itself also has an amplification effect. Under the same consumption, the power of a cannon is far better than ordinary sword qi and fist intention.

However, this kind of "alchemical arcane" is expensive. If the cost of converting the eagle silver into Taiping money is more than five digits, it is not something that anyone can afford, and it also costs an arm.

Qi Xuansu originally wanted to capture Wang Baoyue alive, so he did not kill him immediately, but he did not expect Wang Baoyue to have such a method, but fell into a passive position.

The rumbling sound of the cannon resounded over the Grand Canal, and billowing black smoke rose.

Qi Xuansu jumped out of the gap and fell into the river below.

Wang Baoyue appeared at the gap in the cabin that was blown out, and he raised his cannon and fired at Qi Xuansu again.

Huge splashes of water exploded on the river surface, and white mist filled the air, and Qi Xuansu was nowhere to be seen.

At this moment, Xu Kou finally arrived, kicked the door open, and attacked Wang Baoyue who was standing at the edge of the gap and firing directly.

Wang Baoyue felt the strong wind coming from behind him, and he did not dare to be careless at all, so he turned around and fired at Xu Kou.

At the critical moment, Xu Kou fell backwards and narrowly avoided it.

However, this shot also blew up the door and the wall, and the huge air wave caused the iron door frame to be twisted and deformed. Xu Kou was swept by the air wave and was thrown out violently.

Fortunately, Xu Kou was also a warrior, and his minor injuries were not serious. But when he stood up and looked again, Wang Baoyue's figure was no longer in the smoke and dust.