Chapter 610

Chapter 610: Kobolds’ Special Unit

The development panel of the Kobold tribe.

Previously, Luo Ji had only unlocked a totem pillar at a basic level.

After that, there had been no further development.

Now, if he wanted to unlock the special units that came afterward, he clearly needed to upgrade the earlier “Kobold Warrior” project first.

In other words, it would require investing a considerable number of Beastman points.

There was even a good chance that most of the Beastman points earned in this wave would be dumped right here.

After pondering for a moment, Luo Ji ultimately decided to go all in.

With a mindset of long pain being worse than short pain, his fingers tapped rapidly as he carried out a clean series of consecutive upgrades.

After decisively raising the “Kobold Warrior” project to Level 3.

The Kobolds’ special unit branch that extended from it finally appeared in Luo Ji’s field of vision.

Thankfully, the Beastman army had farmed points efficiently this time, otherwise this upgrade really would not have been sustainable.

While sighing inwardly, Luo Ji’s gaze quickly shifted to the newly revealed special unit project.

[Kobold Short Spearmen (Special Unit) (Level 0):
A Kobold special unit equipped with specially made short spears. Their relatively flexible combat style is sufficient to handle most battles. Movement speed increased by 5%. Combat effectiveness increased by 5%.]

That actually looks pretty good.

Rubbing his chin, Luo Ji decisively invested the remaining Beastman points and upgraded the “Kobold Short Spearmen” unit by 1 level.

Immediately afterward, the expected official description popped up.

At a glance, surprise flashed across Luo Ji’s face.

This special unit was slightly different from what he had imagined.

First of all, these Kobold Short Spearmen were not equipped with a single short spear, but four.

One was held in their hands for close combat against enemies in front of them.

The remaining three were carried on their backs as reserves.

This was because they could throw the short spear in their hands at distant enemies at any time.

In other words, this was a special unit with a certain degree of ranged attack capability.

Of course, when it came to range, it was definitely no match for archers or crossbowmen.

Even so, it was still unexpected.

As for the “specially made short spear” mentioned in the unit description, it was indeed quite different from an ordinary spear.

A normal spear on the battlefield only has one method of attack, thrusting.

However, because the short spear’s length had been significantly reduced, making it more agile and easier to control.

Naturally, it underwent a certain degree of modification.

That said, the extent of modification on the Kobolds’ special short spear felt a bit excessive.

The spearhead directly extended outward into a structure similar to a blade.

But it was wider than an ordinary blade.

In other words, it incorporated a certain degree of slashing capability.

After examining it for a while, Luo Ji ordered that the design blueprint of the Kobold short spear be sent to the armament department.

He instructed the craftsmen there to first produce a batch of them.

At the same time, the training methods and combat style of the Kobold Short Spearmen were naturally sent to the Kobold tribe as well.

After receiving Luo Ji’s rewards.

The Kobold tribal chieftain, Gou Miao, was overflowing with excitement.

He had never imagined that he would receive such generous rewards.

Naturally, he expressed his loyalty to Luo Ji in no small measure.

Meanwhile, after learning of this news, the Foxkin tribal chieftain Hu Fei found his mood far more complicated.

Weren’t they supposed to slack off together.

Wasn’t the first one to put in effort supposed to be the fool?

Damn it!

That bastard Gou Miao actually ran ahead on his own!

No matter what, the facts were already set in stone.

Hu Fei racked his brain but still could not figure it out.

First the Swift Wolf Warriors and Wolf Cavalry, then the Giant Elephant Warriors and Kobold Short Spearmen.

Just where did their Emperor manage to obtain the training methods for all these long-lost Beastman units?

He could not understand it, and there was no way he ever would.

The reality in front of him was that the Foxkin might very well become the worst-performing race in the current Myriad Worlds Civilization.

This worried Hu Fei, the chieftain, to no end.

He hurriedly summoned several elders from the tribe to discuss the matter.

Of course, Luo Ji clearly had no idea about any of this.

Even if he did know, he probably would not care.

There were still a pile of matters waiting for him to handle.

Where would he find the leisure to deal with such trivial issues?

After arranging all the rewards for the various races.

Luo Ji took out the Nine Tripod Cauldron blueprint he had obtained from Huo Qiguang.

He instructed his guard captain, Jie Zichuan, to personally deliver it to the armament department.

The first time is unfamiliar, the second time becomes familiar.

By now, the craftsmen in his armament department were already about to forge the third Nine Tripod Cauldron.

Luo Ji felt that no matter what, they should have accumulated some experience by now.

He was still very much looking forward to the possible three-piece set effect of the Nine Tripod Cauldron.

After settling this matter, Luo Ji’s gaze quietly fell upon the golden treasure chest lying in his inventory.

Every time he obtained a golden treasure chest, the question of whether to open it or not always left him feeling conflicted.

This state lasted for nearly 30 minutes.

In the end, Luo Ji still decided to open it.

Better than leaving it in his inventory and letting it weigh on his mind.

After confirming the opening of the chest, Luo Ji, already mentally prepared, quickly covered his eyes.

To avoid being blinded by the dazzling golden light emitted during the opening.

Immediately afterward, the system’s notification sound rang out.

[System Notification: Congratulations to player “Luo Ji” for obtaining the golden-grade item “Flint Cannon Blueprint ×1.”]

……

Hearing the system prompt, Luo Ji froze for 2 seconds.

Then, once he reacted, his entire face instantly fell.

“What?!”

Disgust, nothing but pure disgust!

Of all things, why did it have to give him a flint cannon blueprint?

Leaving aside the fact that he had not even found gunpowder yet and could not build it at all.

Just talking about the flint cannon as a weapon.

Honestly, it was terrible.

Anyone from China should know that gunpowder was one of China’s Four Great Inventions.

China was the earliest country in history to use gunpowder.

Naturally, they also began developing firearms.

The earliest firearms in the world appeared during the Song Dynasty.

At that time, bamboo tubes were used as gun barrels.

They were called fire lances, flying fire guns, pear blossom guns, and many other names.

Cannons were also developed.

Back then, they were called flint cannons, also known as thunder crash cannons.

At this point, some people might wonder.

Since China developed flint cannons and firearms so early, why did things only get worse later on?

The reason was simple.

The actual performance of flint cannons was awful, and they failed to gain the emperor’s attention.

Put simply, early flint cannons had shorter range than heavy crossbows, worse accuracy than heavy crossbows, higher manufacturing and maintenance costs, and were prone to exploding and killing their own soldiers.

With such a comparison, wasn’t the triple-bow heavy crossbow obviously far superior?

Of course, this decline did not happen overnight.

There was a long transitional period in between.

There was even a time when things briefly improved again.

For example, Qi Jiguang’s Tiger Crouching Cannon during the Ming Dynasty.

However, this still failed to turn the tide.

The development of China’s firearms continued to decline.

Eventually, it almost plunged straight down, even giving people the impression of regression.