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Chapter 241 Thunderbolt Bomb Experiment

Looking at the brightly colored sachet, Shi Bin didn't dare to reach out to take it.

He looked at Xiao Mo cautiously.

The two grew up together, and Shi Bin had long noticed that Xiao Mo liked Ye Jintang like the apple of his eye.

If he took the sachet given to him by Ye Jintang without his consent, he would probably cause trouble for him later.

"Since Jintang gave it to you on his own initiative, then just take it."

"Okay, thank you, ma'am."

Shi Bin happily hung the sachet around his waist.

He was wearing a grey shorts today, made of just ordinary cotton material. A brightly coloured sachet hung on the grey clothes, which seemed out of place.

Shi Bin muttered in a low voice, "When Ruoyu was here, she would help me prepare sachets every summer."

The three of them walked towards the camp together, passed through a dense forest, and entered a large valley. Ye Jintang stood on a high place and looked around. He saw dozens of tents of different sizes hidden in the mountains and forests.

On an open space, a group of shirtless young men were practicing martial arts.

"Your Highness, are you so brazen as to raise private soldiers? This mountain is only half an hour away from the capital by galloping at full speed. Aren't you afraid of being discovered?"

"The most dangerous place is also the safest place. Who would have thought that I would raise private soldiers under the emperor's nose."

Xiao Mo looked at Ye Jintang with great pride. Even someone as smart as Ye Jintang couldn't guess it, let alone others.

"Although this move of yours is dangerous, it is quite effective."

"Fortunately, when Shi Bin breaks camp in the afternoon, this place will be disguised as a place for hunters to rest. Even if someone accidentally enters in the future, they will not think that I once raised a group of private soldiers here."

Xiao Mo has led troops in battles for many years, and all his experience has been gained through real fighting, so he is absolutely confident in this regard.

After entering the valley, Shi Bin and the other two did not stay in the camp, but continued to walk into the valley. After about a cup of tea, they entered a large open space.

Several middle-aged men in gray clothes were fiddling with thunder bombs under a big tree.

The summer weather was already hot, and they were in a valley. Ye Jintang felt like he was about to melt from the heat as he walked along.

While those middle-aged men were carrying the thunder bombs, their clothes were almost all wet with sweat, but they didn't feel it at all, as all their attention was on the thunder bombs.

The fist-sized thunder bombs in their hands were like priceless pearls. They were extremely careful when picking them up and putting them down, fearing that if they were too heavy-handed, the thunder bombs would explode in their hands.

"Greetings to the prince, the princess, and General Shi."

When everyone present saw Ye Jintang and his group coming over, they all stepped forward to greet them.

Each of them was tanned by the sun, but with excited smiles on their faces.

"How are your preparations going? Can we start testing the thunder bombs now?"

"Everything is ready."

Master chef Deng Jianfeng stepped forward, turned his head and looked at the people behind him and said loudly, "Everyone, take your positions. The Thunderbolt Bomb experiment has officially begun. Everyone, everything should proceed according to the original plan. If you have any questions, you can ask me immediately. Remember not to act on your own."

"The Thunderbolt bomb is not an ordinary explosive. If the Thunderbolt is not properly operated and explodes on the spot, none of us will survive."

"Yes."

Everyone responded in unison and immediately dispersed.

Some people pushed catapults in from the shade, and others carried thunder bombs in boxes to a distance.

"Your Highness, this trebuchet was researched by you."

Ye Jintang looked at Xiao Mo with a little surprise. She didn't mention the catapult.

"The thunder bombs we made are relatively large and contain a lot of gunpowder. If people throw them by hand, the distance will definitely not be very far. I want to try it with a siege catapult."

"After improvements, we made this small trebuchet. Although the trebuchet is small, its catapulting distance is still very long. We tested that the thunder bomb can be thrown more than 100 meters away."

Having said that, Xiao Mo looked excitedly at the catapult in the distance.

If a war really had to happen, he could make the catapult bigger, so that it might be able to throw the thunder bomb farther.

If this can really be accomplished, in future wars with the Northern Di people, they will not fight for people, but for money.

As long as there are enough expensive thunder bombs, the Northern Di people can be blown to pieces as soon as the battle starts, and they will be unable to fight back. Just thinking about it makes him feel very happy.

However, thunder bombs are expensive, and if he wants to use them at will on the battlefield, he has to make a lot of money.

While Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo were talking, a thunder bomb had already flown out from the distance.

I saw a small black dot drawing a parabola in the air and landing steadily in the valley in the distance.

There was a loud muffled bang, and a large cloud of dust flew up on the open space in the valley. Many of the surrounding branches were broken by the flying rocks.

"I feel like the sound of the thunder bombs isn't right. It feels muffled, not as crisp as before."

"That's why I chose to test the thunder bomb in the valley."

"I named this valley the Silent Valley. It is difficult for the sound inside the valley to be heard outside. If the thunder bomb is taken outside the valley, I am afraid that everyone around the White Horse Temple will be able to hear the explosion."

"It's really magical."

Sometimes nature is so amazing that a seemingly ordinary valley can actually have such magical effects.

As the dust in the distance gradually settled, the craftsmen took up rulers and tools to record the extent of the damage caused by the thunder bomb.

However, Xiao Mo had no time to wait for the craftsmen to report, and hurried over to check.

Ye Jintang followed closely behind.

I saw a small hole six fingers deep was blown out on the hard ground.

Even Ye Jintang found it incredible that a thunder bomb as big as a fist could have such power.

"The effect is pretty good. If the thunder bomb is bigger, it will be more perfect."

"Your Majesty, please don't push your luck. The thunder bomb is already very good for its effect. If it were bigger, it would be more dangerous for us to transport it."

"Our technology for making thunder bombs is not mature yet. If we are too aggressive, the gunpowder will be no joke."

"Yeah, I'll take my time. I hope that one day, we can make thunder bombs the size of watermelons."

Ye Jintang looked up at the sky speechlessly. That was a thunder bomb, that was a bomb.

When going up the mountain, Xiao Mo deliberately took Ye Jintang to take the mountain road leading to the White Horse Temple, so the speed of entering the mountain was slower.

When they came down from the mountain, they only walked a short distance before taking a horse-drawn carriage, which was much faster.

Sitting in the carriage, Ye Jintang rolled his eyes at Xiao Mo in annoyance.

Even a fool could see through his little tricks.