Pawn Crossing the River

Among the many firearms, firecrackers are undoubtedly the most common and practical firearms. In terms of the development direction of firecrackers, the East and the West are not consistent.

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

Later, there were obvious differences in the understanding of firearms between the two sides. The Western Continent valued the firearm itself more, while the Eastern Continent believed that the projectiles fired were the key.

As a result, the two sides embarked on a completely different path. Firearms in the Western Continent gradually tended to give up projectiles, while firearms in the Eastern Continent continued to work on projectiles, treating fire blunderbuss as a tool for launching projectiles.

Because of this, the Eastern Continent quickly transitioned from lead bullets with separate ammunition to integrated paper-cased fixed-loading ammunition, and then developed from paper-cased fixed-loading ammunition to metal-cased fixed-loading ammunition. At the same time, it began to draw various drawings on the bullet cases. The talismans and even some of the projectiles themselves are talismans.

This is also related to the concept of Taoist talismans. The best talismans are not limited to the form of talisman paper, but will be expressed in other forms. For example, formations are talismans that are enlarged countless times, and the top talismans can even produce spirituality. , just like living creatures, they can even implant talismans in the human body. Daomen's concept of projectiles is a continuation of its own talisman concept.

Therefore, whether it is the "Dragon Hand Cannon" or the "Blue Bird Hand Cannon", their main power does not come from the hand cannon itself, but from the projectiles. Even the "Dragon Hand Gun" was originally developed and produced to better adapt to the "Dragon Eye" series. The flaw is that the "Dragon Eye" series is too powerful and can only be loaded with one shot, but cannot be fired continuously.

Western warlocks do not have the concept of "talisman", and naturally do not regard projectiles as indispensable. Instead, they constantly try to eliminate the existence of projectiles, with great success.

For example, some of the top Western handguns will directly shoot disembodied flames or missiles. The power may be much weaker than the projectiles that carry the talismans, but the quantity can make up for the quality.

The fire gun in Wang Baoyue's hand is not a top-notch hand gun that does not require projectiles, but it can be fired continuously. Although it is not as powerful as the "Shenlong Hand Gun" loaded with "Long Eye Yi Er", it saves the time of reloading and can be used with others. When fighting hand-to-hand, they have the advantage.

When Qi Xuansu faced the gun in Wang Baoyue's hand, he had no time to dodge and simply jumped on it.

There was 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 while rushing forward, a dagger appeared in Qi Xuansu's hand.

Because Qi Xuansu was dressed as a gentleman in a wide robe and long sleeves. The long sleeves could even cover his palms, so he could hide a short sword in his sleeves.

Wang Baoyue's face showed a look of surprise. Wu Fu's flesh-and-blood derivative only recovered from the injury very quickly, but it was not unaffected by the injury. To use the simplest analogy, Wu Fu breaks a leg and can recover from the injury in a short time. However, before recovering from the injury, he is still a cripple. It is impossible to walk as fast as he can after breaking a leg.

When Wang Baoyue thought about it, his blunderbuss was as powerful as many powerful long blunderbuss. Qi Xuansu was hit directly in the chest by him at close range, which is where his heart is. It should have produced a star that was more than ten times larger than the bullet hole in the front. A awn-shaped wound is a small hole in the front and a large pit in the back, forming a penetration. Even if the warrior is physically strong, he will not die on the spot, but he will temporarily lose the ability to move. If it were an ordinary person, under the huge momentum, it would even fly into the air.

But Qi Xuansu only swayed slightly and was almost unaffected.

The projectile of the handgun did not penetrate, but was stuck tightly in the muscle. Soon after, under the squeeze of the muscles, the projectile will be "spit" out along the same path.

This is not a skill that only Yuxu Wufu has.

This is a skill that only returning warriors have.

In fact, even if Qi Xuansu does not have the cultivation level of the Guizhen stage, but is only in the Kunlun stage, this gun cannot kill him, because he still has a "secondary intention". This kind of precious thing worth tens of thousands of peace money cannot be destroyed with a gun. Yes, to put it bluntly, even if Qi Xuansu was burned to ashes by "Fengyan Jialiu", his "secondary heart" would still be intact.

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

Then he saw a flash of sword light, and the palm of Wang Baoyue's gun fell completely.

Just because "Seven Phoenix Feathers" can't shoot doesn't mean Qi Xuansu can't chop. "Qingyuan" was infused with Qi by Qi Xuansu, giving rise to sword light, and with the blessing of martial arts power, it could split even solid iron blocks.

However, Qi Xuansu did not expect that it was really a piece of iron.

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

Wang Baoyue's palm was actually a prosthetic hand, made of an unknown material of gold and iron. No wonder Qi Xuansu's "Seven Phoenix Feathers" could not damage it at all.

That was all. After the severed hand fell, what was revealed was not a severed arm of flesh and blood, but a black muzzle.

Wang Baoyue actually transformed his prosthetic leg into a small artillery piece.

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

There was a loud bang.

The whole iron ship seemed to shake.

Black smoke rose.

A huge gap was blown out of the wall of the room, and the Taotao Canal outside was visible.

"This is the 'Alchemy Arcana' of the Western Continent, how about it?" Wang Baoyue leaned over and picked up his gun with his other hand.

Qi Xuansu barely dodged the shot at the critical moment, but was shocked.

He is a seasoned veteran with rich experience. No matter what opponent he faces, he will not only be able to handle it with ease, but also won't have a black eye. But this is only limited to the eastern continent.

Qi Xuansu knew nothing about many things in the Western Continent. When he met Diswein, thanks to Arthur, a demon hunter, he was able to get to the point and successfully kill Diswein, who was greatly weakened.

Therefore, Qi Xuansu has never seen such a thing as "alchemy and arcana".

The arm is a cannon, so naturally it can be used as an arm to direct. Wang Baoyue pointed at Qi Xuansu again.

There are no talismans in the West, but there is alchemy.

In the concept of Western magicians, alchemy and arcana are two incompatible things. Both the basic theory and the superstructure are two completely different systems. However, later a great sage discovered that the two can be It was integrated in the human body and reached a certain balance, so the "alchemy arcana" came into being and developed rapidly, and was directly controlled by the Arcane Council.

Correspondingly, it is the "divine pattern" controlled by the Holy Court. Although the Holy Court occupies an absolute dominant position, the Arcane Council cannot be underestimated, which 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 creature, so it did not require any ammunition and directly consumed the true energy, mana, and blood.

Compared with the spell of drawing a talisman and chanting a curse, this kind of attack is undoubtedly more direct and faster, and the artillery itself also has an amplifying effect. With the same consumption, the power of a cannon is far better than ordinary sword energy and fist energy.

It's just that this "alchemy arcana" is expensive. Converting the cost of eagle ocean into peace money, it costs more than five figures. Not just anyone can afford it, 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 that Wang Baoyue would have such means, and instead fell into passivity.

The roar of artillery resounded above the Grand Canal, and billowing black smoke rose.

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

Wang Baoyue's figure appeared in the gap in the blasted cabin, and raised his cannon to shoot at Qi Xuansu again.

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

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

Wang Baoyue felt the strong wind coming from behind and did not dare to be careless. He turned around and shot Xu Kou in the head.

At the critical moment, Xu Kou fell back on an iron bridge and narrowly escaped.

However, this cannon also blew up the door and the wall, and the huge air wave caused the iron door frame to twist and deform. Xu Kou was even swept away by the air wave and was violently thrown away.

Fortunately, Xu Kou was also a martial artist, so his injuries were not serious. However, when he stood up and looked up again, Wang Baoyue's figure had disappeared in the smoke and dust.