When everything settled down, a massive crater appeared on the mountainside, with a diameter of no less than twenty meters and a depth of five meters.
The flying debris scattered as far as a kilometer away.
"The explosive power of the Fire Crystal is indeed strong!"
Li Meng was quite satisfied with the power of the cannon.
"What has the Great King come up with this time?"
"Was that explosion caused by that thing over there?"
"What an amazing weapon, I... I want one."
The terrifying power of the Magic Cannon gave the goblins a huge scare.
They all looked at the Magic Cannon with fervent eyes.
"The Great King is incredible!"
Gobu Ge looked with admiration at the tall figure beside the Magic Cannon.
"Very good, very good, with this, the research on the Magic Cannon is finally concluded."
Li Meng nodded repeatedly, gazing at the distant mountains.
"Gobu Ge!"
Li Meng turned to look at Gobu Ge, who was not far away.
Hearing this, Gobu Ge hurriedly ran over.
"Great King, I'm here!"
Li Meng pointed to the Magic Cannon with his right hand.
"From now on, your task is to cast cannons, as many as possible."
An airship can only deploy 24 Magic Cannons.
With a double-deck cannon deck, each deck deploys six Magic Cannons.
Together, the port and starboard sides make up 24 Magic Cannons.
"Great King, I understand!"
Clapping his hands, Li Meng strode towards the southern forest.
By his calculations, he had been in the Iron Cave for almost a year.
Now, he had finally managed to create the Magic Cannon.
Next was large-scale mass production.
"I wonder how the airship construction is coming along!"
Walking through the forest, Li Meng pondered to himself.
Thinking of this, Li Meng quickened his pace.
As he walked, a light appeared ahead.
When his view suddenly widened, Li Meng walked out of the forest.
On the windowsill outside the wooden wall, an airship suddenly came into Li Meng's view.
The scene was so beautiful.
The airship was not yet complete, but it was close to being finished.
The hull was 90% complete.
Wooden scaffolding almost enveloped the entire hull.
A large number of orcs and goblins were working hard.
The massive mast had already been erected high.
Only the upper deck remained unfinished.
Only a small number of orcs and goblins were working.
Most of the orcs and goblins were watching from the sidelines.
After all, the space on the shipyard was limited and couldn't accommodate too many people.
"It's the Great King, the Great King has returned!"
Li Meng, approaching the shipyard, was quickly noticed by the busy barbarians.
Pig Dajin, Wolf Howl, and Hammer hurried over to greet him.
As they approached the Great King, the towering figure of the Great King made the three of them feel a tinge of fear.
The oppressive presence of the Great King's five-meter-tall body was overwhelming.
"It looks like it's almost finished!"
Hearing the Great King's words, Hammer's face was filled with a smile.
"Great King, it should be completed in another half month."
Li Meng stopped and looked at the airship on the shipyard.
The airship's shape was similar to Earth's sailing warships.
The upper deck would be relatively flat.
"Have you encountered any difficulties during construction?"
Hammer shook his head.
"The design drawings given by the Great King are simple and clear, as long as the materials match, there are no problems."
Hammer's words made Pig Dajin a bit dissatisfied.
He stepped forward slightly, his face full of smiles.
"Great King, there will absolutely be no issues with the materials."
"If we go all out, how many of these airships can we build in a year?"
Pig Dajin, Hammer, and Wolf Howl exchanged glances.
Hammer rubbed his shiny bald head.
"Great King, according to your orders, we have more of our people learning how to build ships. With our current manpower, we can start building 15 airships simultaneously, and we should be able to build 15 airships in a year."
Only 15 airships in a year?
Although this speed wasn't slow, it still wasn't fast enough.
To launch a grand expedition, at least several hundred airships were needed.
"Too slow, increase the manpower. Have all the young and strong from your tribes transferred to the Throne Tribe. The food for the old, weak, sick, and disabled will be provided by the Throne Tribe. I will dispatch goblins to assist you, as many as you need. Within three years, I need three hundred airships launched."
Three hundred airships in three years?
The scale of this plan shocked the three of them.
What exactly did the Great King intend to do?
"Can it be done?"
Facing the Great King's gaze, the three of them were drenched in cold sweat.
"Uh... it should be possible."
Hammer said with a bitter face.
Could he say no?
If he said no, the Great King might just eat him up.
"The ones you're building now are just prototype ships. The airships built later will only be bigger."
Larger airships in the future?
Hammer's face showed a bitter expression.
"Uh... no... no problem."
Sweeping his gaze over the three of them, Li Meng grinned.
"Very well, keep up the good work. Once this airship is launched, I'll give you new design drawings!"
The weight of the Magic Cannon was truly too heavy.
A 100-meter ship, although not small, still couldn't meet the needs of the Magic Cannon.
At least a 120-meter-long airship was necessary.
With that, Li Meng turned and strode towards the direction of the north gate.
As he walked, Li Meng wore a contemplative expression.
The airships needed to be of two types.
One type was for combat.
The other was for transporting supplies and troops.
The former required the highest hull strength.
120 meters was the most suitable size.
The latter needed to be larger, at least 150 meters.
Due to different combat requirements, the internal structures of the two types of airships would also have significant differences.
"It seems there's still a lot to do!"
Li Meng sighed, feeling a bit frustrated.
He also wanted to be a hands-off leader.
Eating and sleeping all day.
Lounging around with the queens in the harem.
Waking up to bathe and dine with the queens.
Going to the seaside for leisure and watching the sea when bored.
Such a life would be as leisurely as it could be.
Unlike now, struggling year after year.
"The Great King is so big!"
"Is this the true form of the Great King?"
Watching the Great King enter through the north gate, the goblins around showed expressions of fear.
Many goblins were seeing the Great King's true form for the first time.
The enormous body made their legs weak just by looking at it.
"Forget it, tonight I'll indulge myself."
As if thinking of something, Li Meng gave a wicked smile.
After a year of abstinence, tonight he had to make up for it.
The smile on his face abruptly stopped.
Li Meng frowned slightly and quickened his pace.
Speaking of desires, Li Meng thought of a woman.
Her name was Vanessa, a Dark Elf.
The atmosphere between them was good, but it ultimately led to nothing.
After that, Li Meng never used "Word Spirit" hypnosis on females again.
To say he didn't care would be a lie.
After all, during that time, he was truly loved by Vanessa.
Having never been loved by a woman before, how could Li Meng remain indifferent to Vanessa's pure love?
Even three years later, whenever he thought of Vanessa, Li Meng felt a bit uncomfortable.