RNP Chapter 43 The Journey, Part 6
Chapter 43 The Journey, Part 6
After obtaining the defective level 2 fixed-mount soul-guided cannon shell, and after briefly learning about its structure and usage, the boy felt that the thing looked very familiar.
The principle behind fixed-mount soul-guided projectiles is actually similar to that of the rockets and missiles used by shoulder-mounted rocket launchers in the wasteland, as well as the bullets used by firearms. The only difference is that one uses gunpowder to propel the launch, while the other uses soul power.
Upon seeing the fixed-mount soul-guided cannon shell, Huo Yuhao, based on his memory and his thoughts, created the soul-guided bullet that had just been used.
The reason why they didn't directly make fixed soul-guided cannon shells was not only because the boy didn't have enough materials, but also because of another problem.
Currently, the only attack methods for soul guide devices, besides melee, are ranged attacks using soul guide rays that directly fire soul energy, and large solid shells like fixed-mount soul guide projectiles.
The former was already evident in the recent battle; after attacking a target, its energy began to decrease, and when it encountered a defense, it could not inflict the expected damage on the target.
Even if there are advanced soul-guided ray weapons that can directly penetrate the opponent's defenses, the soul power required is greater than that of fixed-position soul-guided cannons, and even greater than that of directly using soul skills.
Moreover, soul-guided ray weapons that directly and continuously attack a single target can cause considerable damage, but they are difficult to keep up with the target's speed and can only attack stationary targets.
In short, the role of the soul guide ray is more like to make up for the shortcomings of soul masters who lack ranged attack capabilities, but its effect and soul power consumption are not so impressive.
As for fixed-position soul-guided projectiles, they consume less soul power and deal more damage than soul-guided rays, making them more suitable for large-scale battlefields. When used in relatively enclosed environments, they tend to result in mutual destruction.
Furthermore, the materials required for its manufacture are much more numerous and the manufacturing process is much more difficult, and it is also much larger in size.
Both of them could perform very well in battle, but neither met Huo Yuhao's expectations.
The energy consumption and penetrating power of soul-guided rays are not proportional. Fixed-mount soul-guided shells are suitable for large-scale battlefields. Their detonation range is suitable for groups, but there is too much waste in killing individuals. It is difficult to accurately hit and damage in a single direction.
Therefore, Huo Yuhao wanted to combine the two, and his goal was no longer to pursue a larger range of explosive damage, or simply to attack with soul energy.
Instead, it aims to eliminate a single target while minimizing size and manufacturing costs.
Therefore, by removing 90% of the soul guidance array inside the fixed-mount soul guidance cannonball, the damage was greatly reduced, and only the effect of a soul guidance array with a certain function was retained.
The purpose is to concentrate the damage at one point, shoot it directly into the target's body, and then cause direct damage.
Instead of relying on a diffuse explosion to cause damage, like a fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell.
Following this line of thought, the boy created a soul-guided bullet based on his memories of the wasteland. In a sense, it was a degraded and scaled-down version of a fixed-mount soul-guided cannonball.
This soul-guided bullet consumes less soul power than using soul-guided rays, and it also saves more materials and production time than fixed-mount soul-guided cannon shells, and is smaller in size.
However, the target of the attack can only be reduced to a single target, and it does not have the complex effects of a fixed-position soul-guided shell. Its striking effect basically relies on its penetrability to directly penetrate the soul master's defense and strike the weak points on his body.
After all, from Huo Yuhao's current perspective, it's hard to say that a soul master wouldn't have a problem if they were hit in the head by such a soul-guided bullet.
As for the effect, it was as demonstrated in the battle just now. Even against a third-ring evil spirit master, this attack was enough to cripple him.
Although it cannot be compared with fixed-position soul-guided projectiles, considering the cost of materials and manufacturing processes, its cost-effectiveness against a single target far exceeds that of fixed-position soul-guided projectiles.
As for why gunpowder wasn't used, although the boy knew the formula for gunpowder and had even experimented with it himself, Huo Yuhao discovered a reality: on the Douluo Continent, gunpowder wasn't as effective as using soul power.
Gunpowder requires a specific ratio of materials, which takes time and effort. It does not directly utilize the soul power within the body to drive the soul tool to fire quickly.
Furthermore, the boy had also tried it, and found that in Douluo Continent, the amount of gunpowder used to shoot bullets simply could not match the power of a soul-guided bullet propelled by soul power of the same volume.
Moreover, the boy saw that on the Douluo Continent at this moment, there was a soul tool called a milk bottle that stored soul power.
Although he didn't know why he chose such a strange name, the baby bottle wasn't very effective at storing soul power, and it kept leaking away.
However, looking at it from this perspective, after solving the problem of storing soul power in existing baby bottles, using soul power as a driving force is the best choice.
However, the use of gunpowder now, judging from the future development of soul tools in Douluo Continent, will not have much impact. Its function has been replaced by soul power, and it is not compatible with soul tools.
Of course, Huo Yuhao was not entirely satisfied with the effect of the soul-guided bullet he had just used, and he wanted to enhance it further.
But that's a story for later. At this moment, in his spiritual sea, Tianmeng, wearing sunglasses, was urging him to quickly check how many gold soul coins were on the corpse.
Upon hearing Tianmeng's urging, the boy quickly walked to the corpse, squatted down, and began to search it.
As he explored his spoils, Tianmeng, also within the Sea of Spirit, asked with anticipation, "What good stuff is there?"
Upon hearing Tianmeng say those words, Elder Yi temporarily put down what he was studying and looked outside.
This journey towards the far north was destined to be anything but a pleasant one. Battles were inevitable, and in addition to encountering bandits along the way, fighting these evil spirit masters was also part of the journey.
During this process, the boy didn't have much time to work. Even if he were to work selling grilled fish in Shrek City, he wouldn't have much time to stay in one place for so long.
And he is busy every day. Although the boy's cultivation can proceed like a bodily instinct at any time, learning soul tools and necromancy, thinking about the details of the plan... these things take up a lot of his time.
However, Huo Yuhao needed gold soul coins to cover the expenses along the way, and even though he had been very frugal, this did not solve the problem.
The solution to this problem then became what the boy in front of us was doing.
Searching the bodies of those bandits and evil spirit masters for their spoils of war was Huo Yuhao's most important source of gold soul coins along the way.
This behavior is similar to scavenging for materials in a wasteland, always wondering what good things might come up next.
As time went by, besides Huo Yuhao being curious about what he could touch each time, Tianmeng and Elder Yi in the Sea of Spirit were also curious about how much money they could get from it. Perhaps this kind of fun is something that everyone can enjoy.