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Chapter 792: How to Use It

Su Xiao looked at the metal catapult and the dozens of barrels of green phosphorus not far from the catapult.

The metal catapult was quite large — more than six meters long and about three meters wide.

When his palm touched the metal catapult, Su Xiao's eyebrows rose.

[Thrower of an incendiary mixture of the "Green phosphorus" type».

Origin: Tribal Alliance; Dwarf War Workshop.

Quality: Purple.

Type: Siege equipment.

Amount of ammunition: From 1 to 5 (this siege vehicle can fire both 1 and 5 rounds at the same time).

Endurance: 69/75.

Reloading requires: Throwing projectiles of level 10 or higher; A suitable projectile.

Equipment Effect: Accurate throwing over long distances (Active). After loading the ammunition, you will be able to make an accurate shot at a distance of 100 to 1,400 meters..

Rating: 150.

Description: Developed by the dwarf wizard Warner, and later refined by many goblin alchemists.

Price: Not for sale.

Reminder: This is a siege technique. As long as the Tribal Alliance is not defeated, this technique cannot be put away in the inventory and it will not be possible to become its owner. If your current faction wins, this item will become a trophy and you can exchange it for battle merits or take it for yourself if no one is against it..]

This catapult was actually considered "equipment". Unfortunately, this catapult couldn't be fully mastered until the Empire won.

And to charge this catapult, one had to have a Level 10 or higher projectile throwing skill. Su Xiao had never even heard of such a skill.

Although he couldn't charge this catapult, it didn't mean that Su Xiao wouldn't be able to use it.

Yes, he couldn't reload it, but he could release the barrels that were already loaded into the catapult, and this catapult was just recently loaded.

But Su Xiao didn't release the barrels just yet. Instead, he went to a nearby barrel and checked it. As he thought, it was also certified by Heaven and was considered a " siege equipment shell».

After hesitating for a moment, he picked up a metal syringe and inserted the needle of the syringe into the wooden stopper of the green phosphorus barrel.

Su Xiao was a little afraid that the liquid would start burning prematurely, but fortunately, the needle of this syringe was very thin.

After taking some of the liquid into the syringe, Su Xiao looked at him. He will study this liquid when he has free time. His alchemy level wasn't low, and maybe he could create something similar in the future.

Taking out a glass tube from the inventory, he popped the syringe into it and capped the tube, then tossed the tube back into the inventory. Now, even if something happens to the syringe, the test tube will not allow the liquid to run wild ahead of time..

The screams came from very far away from Su Xiao. He was some distance away from the thick of things, near the forest on the side of the Tribal Union territories, so he hadn't been noticed yet, because no one expected that an empire warrior could be so deep in the rear of the Tribal Union army.

As for why the catapult was placed in such a remote location, it was very simple — the Union army commanders wanted to reduce the chance of this catapult being discovered by the night elves.

The Night Elves were special warriors of the empire. Usually, night elves were scouts or assassins. More than 70% of them are women. All night elves had unique innate abilities. Their skin and hair were able to absorb light, which allowed them to be invisible. It was rumored that night elves spent most of their lives invisible, and that night elves were so beautiful that they could easily arouse any man in an instant.

And yes, they could excite not only ordinary people — orcs, elves, dwarves, goblins and even trolls were no exception!

Perhaps only the huge giants weren't interested in night elves. After all, the size difference was too big.

Since night Elves could remain invisible for a very long time, they were excellent scouts and assassins, and they were usually responsible for destroying enemy vehicles and enemy officers.

It was mainly because of the Night Elves that the Tribal Alliance's commanders placed important equipment in as hidden places as possible. All to keep the night elves looking for them for as long as possible.

Once the night Elves discovered the technique, it would be destroyed, no matter how many guards were nearby. The night Elves carried special alchemical corrosion bombs that could dissolve most metals in a matter of seconds.

But it should be noted that night elves could carry no more than one or two bombs. The reason was very simple — even though they could become invisible, they could only be invisible if they weren't wearing any clothes.

Night elves used their skin to absorb light, which made them invisible. Once they put on their clothes, their invisibility became less prominent and often they even became fully visible.

So often very beautiful night elves wandered around the battlefield completely naked, looking for enemy officers and generals, or at least enemy equipment...

As for where the night elves hid the bombs, there weren't many places where they could be hidden, given all the introductions. Of course, they were just stuffing bombs in... They used to hide their hair and hide it among their hair, using their hair as a kind of packaging.

Because of the night elves, there were very few guards around any siege engine — often there were no guards at all, and only its crew was stationed around the siege engines. Alchemy traps were placed around the siege engines, of course, so that the siege engines could not only provide fire support, but also serve as a very good bait.

Because of this, it was vital for all night elves to learn alchemy and comprehend it at least at a basic level, so that when they tried to neutralize them, they would not fall into a trap.

However, Su Xiao was able to ignore all of these traps due to just flying over them.

Su Xiao looked at the catapult. Its structure was very complex, it literally consisted of hundreds of small and large parts, and loading this catapult was quite a challenge, but fortunately, it was very easy to release the barrels into the air.

There was a special "joystick" on the side of the catapult. According to Su Xiao's guess, pressing the big red button on this joystick would launch a barrel of green phosphorus into the air.

Taking out a rope, Su Xiao began to tie the twenty-five barrels standing nearby to the barrels that had already been loaded into the catapult.

After linking them together, Su Xiao looked at the catapult.

His idea was very simple. Since he couldn't charge this catapult, he could just tie the remaining barrels to the ones already loaded. The only problem was that he didn't have a clue about the other controls of the thing other than launching it..

Of course, Su Xiao could launch these barrels into the air, but they would obviously fly not to the union army, but to the imperial army, because all this time the barrels were flying at it, but the weight of five barrels was clearly very different from the weight of thirty barrels at once, so most likely they would fall on their heads warriors of the union...

After thinking about something, Su Xiao attached his own bomb to each barrel. This was his backup plan.

Walking over to the joystick, Su Xiao thought for a moment.

If the barrels land in the right place, he will receive a huge amount of military merit.