Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 241 Full Mobilization!

Xius took a few deep breaths and tried to calm himself down.

He was originally developing at a leisurely pace, but now it seems that he has to speed up.

For example, the research and development of artillery may have to be put on hold temporarily, as he needs a method that can produce results more quickly.

Just use the explosive pack directly, which is simple and direct. The banshees are surprisingly strong and can easily throw the explosive pack hundreds of meters away. It is stronger than the mortar. Even if he develops artillery, it will be difficult to surpass the banshees' throwing explosive packs in a short time.

But... this actually goes back to the determinism of the extraordinary. What is strong is not the explosive pack, but the Banshee who can throw the explosive pack. At first glance, there seems to be no difference, but if the time is slightly extended, there is a world of difference between the two.

To increase the number of artillery from one to ten thousand, all you need to do is build a few more factories, but increasing the number of Banshees from one hundred to one is extremely difficult.

Unfortunately, there is no time to develop slowly now.

The airship quickly landed, and Chloe and Nini walked down from the cockpit. Both of them looked unhappy, and they both knew very well what the rising sea level meant.

Xius went straight to Chloe and said, "Chloe, we need to change the direction of research and development."

The girl with orange-red hair sighed. She understood what Zeus meant. As she came into more contact with Zeus, she gradually discovered the contradiction between the technology in Zeus's hands and this world.

It seemed that Zeus was trying to build a technology tree without any participation of extraordinary people. Chloe didn't quite understand why he did this, but it was very interesting and very much to her taste. She didn't mind trying to make Zeus's will come to this world.

But there was no time for Castel to take his time, and both of them knew what to do - to turn to the extraordinary in all directions!

The extraordinary people are the fighting force that can completely change everything. Zeus once deliberately downplayed their existence, but now the extraordinary people are the way to break the deadlock!

"Hold the research and development of artillery, fuses, and other technologies. I need to quickly design a set of armor for the Banshees. This armor must be able to completely ignore gunfire and withstand shrapnel from explosions. There must also be space reserved for steam rifles, and—mounted Gatling guns!"

Xius turned to Nini: "Nini, you come and cooperate with them."

Nini nodded without hesitation.

This is the first step of Zeus' plan. Since the Banshees need to go to the battlefield, their advantages must be maximized. The Banshees' enormous strength is naturally suitable for heavy firepower assaults. Even heavy Gatling machine guns can be easily held by them!
What's more, they have six arms and can control and fire several heavy machine guns at the same time!
Imagine a heavily armored Banshee holding a Gatling gun, advancing quickly on the battlefield. The heavy armor allows them to ignore the enemy's long-range attacks, the continuous firepower makes it difficult for the enemy's melee troops to approach, and the explosive packs they carry can destroy fortifications head-on.

When the enemy rushed to the front with all their strength and heavy machine gun bullets, the Banshees used their six arms to draw out their long swords.
Banshees are born to fight. Anyone who knows their characteristics will exclaim that this race is incredibly well-suited to the battlefield.

Zeus simply didn't want to form path dependence, but now that the crisis is imminent, the Banshees are Caster's sharpest sword.

Chloe obviously thought of this as well, her eyes sparkling.

"Also, Chloe." Zeus's expression became serious. "We have made an agreement that I will not force the extraordinary people of the Fire Moth to join foreign wars, but defending our homeland is an exception. Do you remember this?" Chloe nodded. This was what they had agreed on from the beginning.

"I need your strength now. I need the extraordinary perspective provided by the nymphs to organize the battle. We need to defend Castel. We all need to fight for our homeland. Through the covenant we have made together, I am summoning all the extraordinary people of the Fire Moth, including you, to go to the battlefield and defend our last position. Do you accept?"

The girl giggled, her short orange-red hair shaking like a burning fire.

"You don't think we're only capable of running away, my lord." She folded her arms across her chest, her eyes bright as fire. "We've been researching these abilities for thousands of years. Every transcendent of the Fire Moth is a superb battlefield commander, as you'll soon see."

After saying that, she put away her smile and waved to the people gathered around her.

This is the Eastern Test Field. Most of the Fire Moths are here. They had already received the news and have been waiting here for a long time.

"Did you hear that? The battle now is no longer the small-scale fights of the past. Show us what you can do and let me see if the comfort during this period has worn away your will!" Chloe shouted loudly to the people around her.

The fire moths didn't say anything. They quietly and in unison stretched out their hands and pulled up their hoods.

The Fire Moths all wear red robes, which look unremarkable at ordinary times, but when they pull up their hoods and hide their faces under the wide hoods, their whole temperament is completely different.

They are no longer the harmless researchers who cause all kinds of accidents, but have become somewhat weird and crazy like cultists.

Zeus suddenly remembered the day they summoned the evil god, and they were just as disciplined and orderly. Even when a strange foreign god was in front of them, they could change their formation without making a sound and secretly perform a ritual to seal his body.

This group of people is so highly organized, no wonder they are called the most dangerous cult on the continent.

There are many crazy people, and the key is that they are crazy and good at fighting. An organization that can fight against the Candlelight Society so successfully in the Candlelight Society's territory is indeed not simple.

"I will discuss the specific combat matters with Alexi. All recent factory production capacity will be allocated to the military industry. Please remember to raise your needs for weapons and equipment as soon as possible."

Hughes licked his lips. Although time was short, Castel's unity was unprecedented. Facing the crisis, they had no way out. Without him saying anything, everyone would fight to the death.

"Lord Lord!"

A shout was heard from afar. Hughes turned around and saw a tall Northerner running towards him. It was Alexi.

"My Lord, I heard the details from Ash." He turned to look at the neatly-lined Fire Moths and grinned. "It looks like we'll have plenty of battles to fight this time."

"Alexei, we need to conduct a thorough mobilization. I know you trained the militia before—now we need their strength. This time, we need to increase the number of Skitarii tenfold."

(End of this chapter)