Origin Paradise!

Wuhe landed on someone's shoulder and whispered, "There really is a surname 'Mi'."

Jiang He remained expressionless. Did he look like someone who lacked common sense?

"age."

Blood Servant Punishment Ceases.

Mia was still shaken. She felt as if she had just seen her health points burning on her panel, and the "Blood Servant Status" didn't have an expiration time listed.

"Twenty-three years old. Sir, I am a Prussian lieutenant colonel, and even if I am captured, I have the right to fight for humane treatment."

The sound came from the fingertips for the third time.

"No, I don't want humane treatment!"

Jiang He said calmly, "You are not as resolute as I imagined."

Mia took several deep breaths to calm herself down. She wasn't a real Prussian, and compared to her own safety, everything that identity implied seemed worthless.

Jiang He glanced at the gold pocket watch that the scarlet card had given him and said, "Three hours later, order all new recruits to assemble at the ammunition depot. You can come up with your own reason."

Mia roughly guessed the other party's purpose and replied with a bitter face, "Sir Knight, if this batch of line-filling recruits suffers heavy casualties before the battle, I will be sent to a military court. Given the tense situation on the Leden battlefield, I will definitely be executed by firing squad."

"Then fake your death."

"But I finally managed to get promoted to lieutenant colonel."

Upon hearing this, Jiang He immediately threw a punch forward, the force of which shattered the other person's nose.

Mia covered her face in pain, blood trickling from between her fingers.

Jiang He said, "You are afraid of death, so you have no choice. This matter is based on the premise that you have become a blood servant. Since you have lost the battle, you should be prepared to lose. You should know that I have given you a lot of respect."

Mia understood what the other party meant. She was quite beautiful, and she had become a blood servant against her will. The fact that things hadn't developed in a way that was unsuitable for children only meant that she had greater value, but she had to make use of it.

Thinking about it this way, she actually felt a little grateful.

"Stop! Don't fall for this villain's PUA tactics."

Mia secretly warned herself that she could not keep her current identity. What she needed to consider now was how to minimize the losses. Indulging in meaningless emotional behavior was not advisable. Strictly speaking, she had already obtained the title of lieutenant colonel. The only loss was the accumulation of military merits from lieutenant colonel to colonel, which was not yet unbearable.

Jiang He said calmly, "Our positions are not equal. I can bear the failure of the operation, but whether you can bear the price of death is up to you. Think carefully before you speak."

Mia pondered for a while and said, "I was in charge of this operation. The British command must accept my surrender and reward me. I want to surrender, get promoted, and become a colonel."

Wuhe sent a message to someone through a channel: "The promotion of general titles must be based on the standard. The Origin game does not support the behavior of farming titles. Furthermore, the identity titles obtained from the Bronze Age world will be reduced accordingly when they are transferred to the Silver Age world, and vice versa. The rules are very complicated. As it stands, if she only issues the order, the result is likely to fail, because this is not the credit for her target identity. She must have the permission of the command and switch factions in advance."

Jiang He understood. In short, sacrificing the line-filler would lower Mia's reputation in the Prussian camp, but it didn't necessarily mean she would gain reputation in the British camp. That's why they asked to communicate with the command beforehand.

In theory, this is a reasonable request.

However, Wuhe also provided a professional assessment: any radio communication between the two sides is problematic as long as it is transmitted, and the possibility of it being intercepted is too high to be ignored. At present, the encoding method is fixed, the radio equipment lacks effective anti-decryption capabilities, and the action group does not have a normal communication channel with the command.

“There are two options. One is for me to control the flying beast to find Lieutenant General Summerford and negotiate in person. The other is for you to have Si Ning think of a way to see if she can contact the Lemon family’s quartermaster colonel and then have the colonel go to Summerford.”

Jiang He pondered for a moment and said, "Choose one."

Wuhe nodded and shifted his attention to take action.

Half an hour later, the small raven landed on the table, dipped its claws in ink, and simply copied the camp's orders.

Operation Private First Class, Commander: Mia, King's Shield intelligence agent, Participants: Grey Knight, Red Knight, Porcupine Knight, Wildebeest Knight, Mission objective: Destroy the Prussian recruit training camp before dawn.

Mia leaned closer and asked curiously, "Does this thing work?"

Wuhe rolled his eyes. "No, but you have to take it to the British command headquarters for Lieutenant General Summerford to recognize it."

Not long after, Mia received a notification sound indicating a change of faction.

Jiang He said, "At five o'clock in the morning, you have the new recruits gather in front of the gunpowder depot to transport gunpowder. After the explosion, crows will lead you to the designated location to meet us."

"I'm the commander," Mia muttered to herself, watching him leave through the window.

The small crow remained on the table.

Mia asked in surprise, "Aren't you leaving?"

"Of course I'll keep an eye on you."

Wuhe preened its feathers listlessly.

……

Outside the farm's barn.

Jiang He went straight to the gunpowder depot. He still had over a hundred chaotic bombs and urgently needed to replenish his stock.

The Prussian gunpowder depot's ammunition reserves were worth anticipating. According to rumors circulating among the various companies, in March, a novice artilleryman on the Verdun battlefield accidentally hit an enemy gunpowder depot behind the enemy's defenses while firing a shell off course, causing 450,000 shells to explode. This number only accounted for a fraction of the total amount of artillery shells produced by Prussia during the entire war.

For Jiang He, once the total number of Chaos Bombs produced exceeds 1000, the quality of the Chaos Explosion Engineer will be upgraded, which is even more important than the side quests.

Chapter 83 Excellent Engineering Equipment

Near the powder magazine, more than half of the trees in the woods had been cut down, leaving only a large number of thick stumps. The open view made it extremely difficult for outsiders to get close. However, with the camouflage provided by the color-changing suit, Porcupine and Tommy successfully entered the powder magazine.

Along the way, the porcupine removed more than a dozen warning devices, which made the person who came later much faster.

Jiang He bypassed the machine gun positions guarded outside and followed the subtle marks left by his two team members. He entered the gunpowder depot through a simple tunnel. Tommy, a former tunnel soldier, was very professional at digging tunnels.

Inside an iron gate, a spacious passageway runs from front to back. This place seems to have been converted from a cowshed. Piles of sandbags divide the area into ten sections on the left and right. To prevent moisture, the surrounding walls are also covered with sandbags, making it difficult for sound to travel.

Four Prussian recruits on duty inside the compound collapsed and died, while Porcupine sat cross-legged on the ground assembling a bomb with one hand.

Tommy squatted next to the sandbags, busy winding bundles of wire together.

"How many shells are here?"

Tommy was startled and almost jumped up on the spot. He turned his head and saw someone, then came to his senses and said, "Eight thousand, mostly field artillery shells. The number of grenades and bullets cannot be counted."

The porcupine chimed in, "There should have been 20,000, but judging from the list at the entrance, more than half of them were taken by the passing artillery regiment. Judging by the dates, it should be the same unit that shelled us at the train station."

Jiang He asked directly, "How much can I take without affecting the operation?"

Tommy knew that the enemy had a habit of "taking artillery shells," just like they did at position 144.

The porcupine was somewhat surprised by the question and said, "Two thousand, I guess. Many of the ones that the artillery regiment didn't select have misfires or moisture problems. We need to keep at least three-quarters of them to ensure their effectiveness."

Jiang He nodded, turned around and walked into the storage area next door.

The porcupine glanced at Tommy, who shook his head.

"Ask fewer pointless questions."

……

Artillery shell storage area.

Wuhe reported using his new nickname, Raven: "There's nothing unusual outside the gunpowder depot. The Gray Knight has killed the Viper Knight who was in charge of guarding the camp and has now returned to the mountain. He's currently holding that skeleton in silence."

Jiang He was stunned for a moment, wondering what this mysterious situation was.

He had considered that the Grey Knight might encounter an accident during the assassination, and he had also considered that the gunpowder depot was actually a trap. Therefore, he firmly rejected the other party's initial plan at the beginning. Now he arrived here halfway, but the result of the Grey Knight pretending to be dead while holding the skeleton was completely beyond his expectations.

Wuhe noticed someone's confusion and said helplessly, "I don't know either."

Jiang He walked to the stack of shell boxes, took out everything from his inventory pouch, then stuffed in a small to medium-sized shell and detonated it. Next, he put in a chaotic explosion engineer shaped like a ring. A few seconds later, a black gem fell into his palm.

He opened the ammunition boxes one by one, moving between two storage areas. The number of black gems continued to increase, and an hour later, 755 Chaos Bombs were completed.

[Hint: Your exclusive item's quality has been upgraded]

[Name: Chaotic Explosion Engineer]

[Category: Production]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Effect ①: Absorbs shockwaves and heat radiation to create chaotic bombs]

[Effect ②: The Chaos Bomb is of excellent quality, with a powerful area of ​​effect within a 90-meter radius, dealing an additional 45% damage to flesh and blood creatures and spirit entities.]

[Effect 3: When used in multiple instances, each bomb deals an additional 35 points of true damage]

[Effect 4: Accumulate a certain number of Chaos Bombs to upgrade the item (0/100000)]

[Note: S-rank rating buff / I'm explosive!]

Jiang He stuffed a 155mm howitzer into his inventory. Half a minute later, the produced high-quality chaos bomb was still in the shape of a black gem, but it emitted a faint glow and was the size of an egg.

Compared to the 155mm howitzer, the new Black Gem is slightly less destructive, but it is more effective against flesh and blood beings and spiritual entities. It also has extremely rare true damage, and its base damage is significantly higher than that of the rare Black Gem.

"My God." Wuhe exclaimed in shock upon seeing the shared bomb information, "A high-grade explosive consumable? I've never even heard of that. Don't you think this 'engineering device' is ridiculous?"

Jiang He calmly commented, "It's far from the scene of the British army firing a barrage of artillery before, and ultimately it's not our own strength; it's like carrying a special attack emplacement with us."

Wuhe complained, "But the enemy still dies anyway. The most important thing is that the spin-off missions and world missions restrict firearms, but there are no requirements for items."

"It worked in ancient times too?"

"Jurassic is fine."

Jiang He was slightly surprised. When he ran his first ancient instance, the Chaos Explosion Engineer had not yet been invented. If what Wu He said was true, then the importance of the Chaos Bomb could be emphasized even more.

After a short break, production resumed.

The final count revealed 860 rare black gemstones and 73 fine black gemstones.

The latter takes significantly longer to produce.

Jiang He put all the gems into an ammunition box, then stuffed them back into his inventory along with the other items. This batch of consumables would last him a long time.

"Rhine, it's almost five o'clock," Tommy called out as he ran over.

"Okay, come and help me out."

The two men put the ammunition boxes back together one by one, then quickly left the storage area. After meeting up with the porcupine, they returned through the tunnel, cleaning up the traces of the four corpses along the way.

……

Five o'clock in the morning.

Commander Lieutenant Colonel Mia ordered all new recruits to move the munitions from the gunpowder depot and assemble within fifteen minutes, while also completing this month's parade rehearsal ahead of schedule.

When questioned by her staff, Mia offered no detailed explanation, simply replying with the vague word "intuition."

At 5:15, most of the new recruits in the camp were lined up, and thousands of people were bustling about. Twenty squads around the ammunition depot stretched for miles.

The major in charge of internal inspection rode past the ranks, his face growing increasingly puzzled. As the intensity of the war continued to rise, the officers did indeed gain greater command authority, but he would definitely ask for the cause and effect of such a seemingly random decision if it were not a non-combat order.

As they passed the area where the staff officers were clustered, the major reined in his horse and asked impatiently, "Why hasn't the lieutenant colonel arrived yet!"

The staff officers exchanged bewildered glances, and the leader's expression gradually changed.

She said she went to look for you!

"What a joke!"

Meanwhile, on a small hill two kilometers away from the camp.

Five men lay in a row. Jiang He used a monocular telescope to observe the gunpowder magazine. The Prussian recruits had not yet fully assembled, but some officers had already noticed something was wrong.

"That's enough. Any more greed will only backfire."

Upon hearing this, the Grey Knight unleashed lightning. The electric light flowed rapidly along the wire in his hand, passing over fences, positions, barns, and other buildings, and plunged into the gunpowder depot, detonating the special bomb made by the porcupine.

All five people stared intently.

In the silent night, orange-red flames shot into the sky, rapidly expanding at the top like a giant mushroom made of energy. Then, a visible white "tsunami" swept wildly outwards from the gunpowder depot, instantly obscuring the flames from the explosion. After the circular shockwave overflowed, the expanding shockwave tore through everything around it, engulfing the entire camp and completely annihilating the area within several miles.

The ground trembled violently, and Tommy, who was the weakest, immediately vomited blood. Jiang He took out several vitality potions and handed them over, but his shouts were drowned out by the deafening thunder.

The loud sound of the explosion lasted for a full half minute.

A powerful, tangible wave swept across the hillside, making the five people feel as if they were underwater.

Chapter 84 Library Battlefield

After an unknown amount of time, a sliver of dawn appeared on the horizon.

Crows circled down from the sky.

The soil around it shifted, and Jiang He poked his head out of the soil, then pulled out his hands and braced himself against the ground on both sides to pull himself out like a radish.

“5:42,” Wuhe chattered.