Seizing Destiny From Heavens Hands

Chapter 423 - 423 – Zhang Longxiang, What Are You Doing? You’re Not Even Working

Chapter 423 - Zhang Longxiang, What Are You Doing? You're Not Even Working

"It's done!"

Shen Mo looked at the massive cloudship in front of him, his face brimming with the joy of a bountiful harvest.

Flame Flood Dragon Cloudship!

Its streamlined hull, reinforced keel and deck, and the awe-inspiring flood dragon ramming horn immediately emanated an overwhelming pressure.

Standing beneath the Flame Flood Dragon Cloudship and looking up, Shen Mo felt as though a mountain was pressing down on him.

If it were demons instead, the sense of oppression would undoubtedly be even greater.

Beside Shen Mo, Li Heitan and Wu Zhanyun were both dumbfounded.

As Shen Mo's assistants, they naturally followed him closely.

Wu Zhanyun had initially been surprised that Shen Mo would choose him as an assistant.

But he soon came to terms with it.

He even felt a bit excited.

Shen Mo's understanding of military weaponry was undoubtedly superior to his own.

He could learn a lot from Shen Mo.

Following Shen Mo might not be a bad thing after all.

These past few days, they had watched the entire process of Shen Mo building the cloudship.

Wu Zhanyun didn't even dare blink.

At first, he had been shocked.

Shen Mo had exchanged a large number of precious materials from the Heavenly Dao Treasury.

Such as the extremely heavy Black Ironwood, the perfect choice for constructing decks.

Or the scalding Lava Sand, an ideal material for crafting fire-attribute ramming horns.

And Wind God Silkworm Thread, which could autonomously gather wind spiritual energy from heaven and earth—an optimal choice for making sails.

Nearly all of these materials were top-tier Earth-rank treasures.

When Shen Mo handed them over to Wu Zhanyun and Li Heitan, both of them were stunned.

Even Li Heitan, as dull as he was, could tell these materials were extraordinary.

Wu Zhanyun, who was even more well-versed than Li Heitan, recognized their divine properties at a glance.

So they couldn't understand why Shen Mo would waste precious military merits to exchange for such heavenly materials.

Only later did they realize—Shen Mo was going to build the cloudship himself!

At first, Wu Zhanyun almost went mad.

He questioned Shen Mo multiple times about why he would waste military merit on something like this.

Even General Ao Guang at the Flood Dragon Fortress, who had devoted his life to military weaponry, could only repair most equipment proficiently.

He couldn't construct a cloudship from scratch.

Shen Mo, a mere Yellow-rank Demon Suppression Guard—how could he possibly pull this off?

But it only took two days for Wu Zhanyun to fall completely silent.

Li Heitan, even more so, acted like a mute the entire time.

His jaw never even closed.

The two of them had watched with their own eyes as this massive cloudship took form—keel, deck, mast, sails, and ramming horn—all assembled piece by piece.

Now, this cloudship stood gallant and imposing, like a sword unsheathed.

It seemed eager to rush into battle and slaughter demons.

The Flame Flood Dragon Cloudship could even pressure Shen Mo himself.

Naturally, it had completely stunned Wu Zhanyun and Li Heitan.

"Can... can it actually operate?" Wu Zhanyun asked seriously.

Shen Mo couldn't help but laugh. "Why would I build it if it couldn't?"

"I... I'll go get Commander Wang right away!" Wu Zhanyun said, utterly serious.

Moments later, Wang Xing'an, who had been eating and drinking, was dragged over by Wu Zhanyun.

"...What's going on, what's going on?! I just used my military merits to buy a plate of pig head meat and a bottle of Monkey Wine. I hadn't even taken a bite or a sip before you dragged me here. Just what—"

Wang Xing'an didn't finish complaining.

Because he saw the massive cloudship in the warehouse, over sixty zhang in length.

"This... what model of cloudship is this? Why have I never seen it before?"

"Does the Class-B warehouse even have something like this?"

Wang Xing'an was dumbfounded.

He had been running back and forth these past few days to Zhang Longxiang's place asking for supplies, sometimes making several trips a day.

Naturally, he didn't have time to check in on Shen Mo and the others.

So he had no idea what they were working on in the Class-B warehouse.

He couldn't wrap his head around it.

He knew every screw and every rat in the four military depots like the back of his hand.

How had just a few days passed and now there was suddenly such a massive, imposing cloudship in the Class-B warehouse?

He thought for a moment and came up with two possibilities.

First, that it was exchanged for using military merit by some Demon Suppression Guard.

But he immediately dismissed that idea.

Cloudships could be exchanged in the Heavenly Dao Treasury, but only three types were available: Thunder Falcon, Snow Eagle, and Black Hawk.

This one, he had never seen before.

The second possibility—was that it had been built by Shen Mo and the other two.

That thought had just arisen when he dismissed it completely.

Compared to the first possibility, this one was even more unlikely.

Even the Demon Suppression Heavenly General Ao Guang couldn't forge military weapons.

How could Shen Mo possibly pull it off?

With Shen Mo's talent, he might be able to create weaponry one day in the future.

But right now? Absolutely impossible.

"Where... did it come from?" Wang Xing'an asked.

Shen Mo smiled. "The three of us built it."

As soon as he spoke, Wu Zhanyun and Li Heitan quickly shook their heads. "We just helped out a bit. To be precise, Shen Mo built it alone."

How would they dare take credit for this?

Wang Xing'an's eyes widened. With a leap, he landed directly on the deck of the Flame Flood Dragon Cloudship and began inspecting it.

Moments later, he jumped back down from the deck, visibly excited, his face flushed red with emotion.

"It works! It works perfectly!"

"This cloudship's offensive power is far superior to the Black Hawk Cloudship!"

"Shen Mo, is this something you comprehended from the Colossal Machinery Classic?"

Wang Xing'an couldn't help grabbing Shen Mo's shoulders, slightly losing control of himself.

Shen Mo smiled and nodded. "That's right. This is a blueprint left behind by Divine Craftsman Ou Ye."

Wang Xing'an stroked the cloudship, looking utterly enamored. "What's it called?"

"Flame Flood Dragon Cloudship."

Wang Xing'an murmured, "Flame Flood Dragon Cloudship... Good! Very good!"

"You three stay here in the Class-B warehouse. Do not let anyone else enter! I'm going to report this to General Zhang immediately!"

He laughed as he rushed out,

Like a breeze of joy.

The Demon Suppression Guards in the Armory were all baffled.

Was Commander Wang drunk again from conning wine off some other officer?

Why was he grinning like that?

Li Heitan and Wu Zhanyun immediately moved to the warehouse gate and sealed it tightly.

They, too, had realized it.

The appearance of this new model cloudship could be considered top-level classified information in the Xuanwu Fortress.

It must not be discovered by ordinary Demon Suppression Guards.

At this point, Wu Zhanyun no longer had a trace of envy or jealousy in his heart.

Toward Shen Mo, he felt only pure admiration!

...

Fortress Watchtower.

Wang Xing'an was banging furiously on the door.

The two Demon Suppression Guards standing guard exchanged confused looks.

"Zhang Longxiang! Let me in! I have something important to report!"

Wang Xing'an shouted, "Zhang Longxiang, what are you doing?! You're not even working!"

After a while, Zhang Longxiang poked his head halfway out of the tower window, looking annoyed. "Wang Xing'an, what madness are you up to now?"

Wang Xing'an immediately changed his tone and wore a flattering smile. "Hehehe, my dear General Zhang, I have something urgent to discuss with you."

Zhang Longxiang sneered, "Is your urgent matter that the Armory is in dire need of good wine, or that it needs to restock weaponry?"

Wang Xing'an chuckled again. "Neither, neither. Would old Wang ever be the kind of man who only seeks food and drink?"

Zhang Longxiang let out another cold snort and, after thinking for a moment, said, "Come up."

The tower door creaked open slowly.

Wang Xing'an dashed upstairs in a hurry.

His movements were so swift and fluid, he didn't look like a chubby man with a bulging belly at all—

Rather, he was agile and nimble.

So much so that the two guards at the entrance stared in disbelief.

At the top of the tower,

After hearing Wang Xing'an's report, Zhang Longxiang showed a look of shock. "What? A new model cloudship? He built a new cloudship?!"

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