The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse
Chapter 781

Chapter 781: Chapter 631, Test Firing Chapter 781: Chapter 631, Test Firing “Simply put, it's through design and structure that the ship has enough buoyancy to float at sea,” Wu Heng explained.

The two frowned but still nodded in agreement.

During their conversation, another ship approached the harbor from the distance.

Philippa, along with her green parrot, ran down to greet them from afar, “Xi Ligui, Shi Yali, you're here too.”

The two smiled and nodded.

Then, Philippa urged Wu Heng, “Everything's ready, let's set off, I want to see the new ship.”

Wu Heng nodded, “Get on board, let's go for a test run.”

A few people followed him onto the ship.

The equipment on the ship was still modern.

Wu Heng introduced the various cabins and their functions to everyone.

The three women listened intently, feeling even more amazed.

Unlike anything in this world, it was clean and tidy and didn't have a strong smell of decaying wood.

After a brief tour,

Wu Heng went to the control room and ordered the skeleton, “Leave the harbor and head southwest.”

With a rumbling sound, the escort ship began to move.

After leaving the harbor, it sped up as it progressed in the southwest direction.

It continued until it reached a position prearranged by Philippa.

The escort ship began to slow down and gradually stopped.

Philippa pointed at a dark spot at the edge of their sight, “That's the small boat that was set off just now. Are you planning to test weapons?”

Picking up binoculars, they looked towards the target direction.

They could see a fishing boat with a black flag, rocking ceaselessly with the waves.

Wu Heng instructed the control room, “The target fishing boat ahead, destroy it directly.”

The cannon's muzzle turned.

Boom~!

A loud boom followed, and at the fishing boat's location, a towering wave of water exploded.

When the wave subsided, the sea surface was empty.

The three women's eyes grew even wider, staring at the spot where the fishing boat had disappeared.

Wu Heng said to Philippa, “The ship can accommodate 145 people, is equipped with anti-aircraft missiles that can attack targets in the sky, and what was just fired is the ship's cannon, with a range of ten thousand meters. Upon locating a target, there is no need to approach, just attack directly.”

Philippa nodded unconsciously, “Ah, I see.”

“From now on, this ship is under your command, and other ships will be patrolled by the deputy captains,” Wu Heng told Philippa.

“Damn, that's cool!” Philippa jumped up and cheered.

Wu Heng was also very satisfied with the ship; at least in this world, it was definitely the master of the seas.

Once maritime trade began, it would ensure the safety of the shipping routes.

“Return to the harbor,” Wu Heng ordered.

The ship began its return and slowly docked at the harbor.

Philippa stayed behind to continue studying the ship and called some skeletons over.

Wu Heng, Xi Ligui, and Shi Yali, on the other hand, returned together.

On the way,

Wu Heng said, “A bet is a bet. You two owe me a favor.”

Xi Ligui's cheeks flushed slightly as she emphasized, “It can't be too excessive.”

“Alright, I'll think of something,” Wu Heng said with a smile.

Shi Yali raised her eyebrows, “Even if it's a bit excessive, it's okay.”

The carriage dropped the two off at the association's entrance.

Wu Heng continued back to the Island Lord's Mansion.

…

Back at the Island Lord's Mansion.

Mini helped him take off his coat, while Robey brought over some iced tea.

“Are there still many people coming to visit?” Wu Heng inquired.

“In the morning there were another two, but there's practically no one in the afternoon,” Mini answered in a soft voice.

“That's good,” Wu Heng stated.

Robey said with a laugh, “Those people are all so polite and cautious, totally different from the merchants in Lundham City.”

“They're all the same; we are the ones who are different now,” Wu Heng gently reminded, tilting his head.

“Oh right, we are now maids of the Island Lord's Mansion; it's different,” Robey stood up straighter, puffing out her chest.

Wu Heng chuckled, rested for a while, then went to the backyard to continue assembling the electromagnetic cannon while drinking tea.

…

Dusk.

Andre Willow and Shanaela also rushed back from outside and had dinner together in the dining room.

Shanaela asked, “When are you going to start selling those exhibits? Those people couldn't find you and came to me instead.”

“The pens will be the first to go on sale. There's a limited quantity, so we can't just sell them widely yet; then come the watches. As for the elixirs, I plan to auction them off,” Wu Heng shared his thoughts.

“When will the pens be available, and how many can be sold?” Shanaela inquired.

“There should be about seventy thousand,” he replied.

Shanaela calculated the number of commerce guilds in her mind and said, “Then let the guilds limit it to 100 pieces, tell them to bring them back to test the market, and we will open up sales later.”

After a moment of silence, she continued, “As for the price, it would be best to set it between 20 and 60 silver, more expensive than those specially-made quills, but not outrageously so. Those who commonly use them for writing should be able to afford it.”

Wu Heng frowned and thought for a moment, “Isn't the price too high? Once the factory area is built up, we'll be able to mass produce them.”

20 silver, enough to buy a decent Strong crossbow.

Compared to the modern world, there's a big gap in the pricing of steel pens.

Shanaela shook her head, “It's not expensive, the first batch must set the price right, and the earliest buyers aren't short on money. Once we mass produce, it will be more convenient to negotiate prices, and we can take back the market.”

“You make sense,” Wu Heng nodded.

“What price do you plan to set?” Shanaela put down her utensils, looking at him curiously.

“The steel plates also come in different styles and qualities, ordinary ones will be set at 30 silver, and higher for the others,” Wu Heng replied.

“What about the watches and elixirs?” Shanaela continued to inquire.

“The number of watches is even fewer, over twenty thousand, and the number of elixirs is even less,” Wu Heng recalled and said.

In fact, the number of elixirs was greater than that of watches.

They couldn't be mass-produced, but the expanding Skeletons brought back a large number of Corpse Cores every time.

Enough to sell for a while.

Given the special nature of the elixirs, it was necessary to declare them extremely rare to the outside world to maintain their importance and a good selling price.

As for steel pens and watches, as long as the production lines were moved over, normal production could resume.

“That works, we'll discuss it again when it's time to sell,” Shanaela said.

At present, Shanaela was still the president of Starflower in name, but she had already shifted her focus to Gold and Silver Island.

Especially after the success of the exhibition.

Gathering the large commerce guilds of various races had never been achieved by any country or power before.

Moreover, the exhibits Wu Heng brought out had indeed produced a good effect.

“There's no rush,” Wu Heng said with a smile, then added, “Are you going back tonight?”

Shanaela glanced discreetly at a few maids before responding, “No, I'm not going back.”

…

Night fell.

Shanaela emerged from the bathroom, her wet hair cascading down her shoulders.

She was wrapped in a white bathrobe, loosely tied at the waist, and walked lightly across the carpet.

Sitting at the dressing table, she began to wipe her hair dry.

Wu Heng approached and took two bottles of elixir from his Space Ring, placing them on the table.

“Strengthening Potion, the side effects will cause some pain. Take it, and I'll watch over you,” he said.

Shanaela looked at the elixir and raised an eyebrow, “You're not considering auctioning them off? You're giving me two bottles just like that?”

“I'll give you more in the future, just don't tell anyone,” Wu Heng responded with a smile.

Shanaela turned to him, cupped his cheek, and planted a firm kiss on his lips, “Sister hasn't doted on you in vain.”

“Take it quickly. We need to rest after that!”

“Okay!” Shanaela nodded in agreement, opened the elixir, and without hesitation, drank it down.

The side effects made her body spasm.

Wu Heng comforted her from the side, explaining that the pain would be more intense the first time but would lessen afterward.

After finishing the first bottle, Shanaela rested for a while before continuing with the second bottle.

“You lied….” Shanaela muttered, curling up on the bed.

It took a good while before she began to feel better.

But she was already drenched in sweat.

Shanaela exhaled deeply and said, “I feel I've changed somewhat, but I can't tell where.”

“Muscle and bone strengthening,” Wu Heng explained.

“I'm going to wash again.”

Shanaela washed once more and after drying her hair, cast an alluring glance at him before slowly climbing into bed.

Wu Heng hooked a finger around the sash and pulled, and the bathrobe unfurled like a gentle cloud.

Revealing delicate and fair skin.

Reluctantly, she knelt on the bed.

Gently holding her waist.

…

The next day dawned.

Shanaela left early in the morning to continue handling the exhibition matters.

And to leak some pricing information about the steel pens to various guilds to gauge their reactions.

There were factories in Yangtong City for both steel pens and watches, fully capable of resuming production.

However, Wu Heng had to go back and move the factory to Gold and Silver Island, then procure materials from various guilds.

After confirming there was nothing for him to attend to.

Wu Heng also opened the boundary door and headed to Zombie World.

Stepping out of the boundary door.

He picked up a walkie-talkie and called out to Qi Hancai.

Before long, Qi Hancai walked in and said, “The military factory has sent a message. Gao Rong has completed the production chain trial. He didn't say much over the radio, but I feel it's probably the rifle production chain.”