Global Flood: I Survive on Duckweed

Chapter 55: Chapter 55: Mighty Power, Stronger Than a Shotgun

Lu Jiamei gave the still-dazed Qin Haonan a push.

”Stop spacing out. The Feixiang Aircraft Carrier could send people over at any moment. Let’s get familiar with our plant weapons first!”

Hearing Lu Jiamei’s words, Qin Haonan snapped back to his senses and took the Spray Melon from Ren Yuanyang.

Ren Yuanyang led the group to the top of the container and set up the wooden plank Qin Haonan had used before on a speedboat.

”Let’s use this to test it. Haonan, you’re up first. Stand five meters away. Get a feel for the Spray Melon’s accuracy and recoil. And make sure you don’t point the nozzle at yourself or your teammates!” Ren Yuanyang instructed.

Qin Haonan nodded slightly, walked to a spot five meters from the plank, and aimed the Spray Melon’s nozzle at the center of the board. He nervously pulled off the stem.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

The Spray Melon seeds shot out at high speed, even creating a faint whistling sound as they cut through the air!

The plank was immediately peppered with dense indentations. Wood splinters flew everywhere. Then, with a BANG, a hole was blasted clean through it.

Seeing this, Qin Haonan instinctively shifted the nozzle slightly to the side. The subsequent seeds actually blew another small hole in the plank!

Lu Jiamei and Xin Wan’s eyes went wide. They knew Ren Yuanyang could strengthen plants, but this was ridiculously powerful!

Although Ren Yuanyang was also surprised by the Spray Melon’s power, he was mentally timing its spray duration.

’About five seconds! Not bad!’

Seeing that the Spray Melon had stopped spraying, Ren Yuanyang nodded in satisfaction.

At this point, Qin Haonan still didn’t dare to lower the Spray Melon, afraid that a stray seed might have been left inside.

Ren Yuanyang walked over and patted him on the arm. ”Relax, it’s empty!”

”Could it have jammed?” Qin Haonan was still hesitant.

”Jammed? What do you think this is, a handgun?” Ren Yuanyang retorted irritably.

”This is way more powerful than a handgun! It’s just like a shotgun from a video game!” Qin Haonan’s face was full of disbelief. ”And that was a solid wood plank!”

Ren Yuanyang nodded slightly and asked, ”Was there any recoil?”

Qin Haonan paused, then replied uncertainly, ”I don’t think I felt anything?”

Ren Yuanyang was speechless. ”You were too nervous. You probably forgot to even notice!”

”It’s my first time handling such a powerful weapon. I was definitely a bit tense!” Qin Haonan scratched his head, embarrassed.

Resigned, Ren Yuanyang had Xin Wan test it from ten meters.

Based on Qin Haonan’s shot, the trajectory of the seeds was quite stable. Xin Wan aimed at the plank from the same angle and pulled the stem.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

BANG!

Another hole was blown through the plank, this one slightly larger in diameter than the one Qin Haonan made!

”That’s exactly like a shotgun!” Qin Haonan clicked his tongue in amazement.

Lu Jiamei shook her head and said, ”Not just like it. It’s stronger! A standard shotgun doesn’t have this much power. At this distance, it would only leave dents in a plank like that. And the Spray Melon seems to have better accuracy!”

”Haonan, put the plank on the small boat and tow it out to about twenty meters!” Ren Yuanyang ordered.

”Yes, Boss!” Qin Haonan drove the speedboat, towed the other boat out, set the plank upright, and immediately moved away.

”Lu Jiamei, you’re up. Use the high-powered flashlight to get a bead on it first!” Ren Yuanyang gestured for Lu Jiamei, who was beside him, to begin her test.

Lu Jiamei nodded slightly. In the heavy rain, she could only vaguely make out the silhouette of the boat and the plank on it. She switched on the flashlight, confirmed her aim, and activated her Spray Melon.

Five seconds later, no hole appeared in the distant plank!

’Did I miss?’ Lu Jiamei began to doubt herself.

”Based on the angle and trajectory of their shots, you shouldn’t have!” Ren Yuanyang shook his head. ”We’ll know what happened when Qin Haonan brings it back!”

Lu Jiamei nodded slightly.

As soon as the Spray Melon in Lu Jiamei’s hands stopped spraying, Qin Haonan immediately towed the small boat back to the side of the container.

Ren Yuanyang and Lu Jiamei immediately jumped onto the small boat. The plank was covered in tiny, dense holes. These holes were spread out in a circle roughly a meter in diameter, becoming denser toward the center.

Lu Jiamei sucked in a sharp breath. ”It still penetrated the plank from that far away!”

”Looks like we’ll have a chance to give the Feixiang a little surprise,” Ren Yuanyang said with a cold smile.

Qin Haonan frowned. ”The Feixiang Aircraft Carrier won’t come here itself, will it?”

”Probably not. Speedboats are more convenient for pursuit. Even if the carrier were to come, it would only be after they’ve confirmed our exact location,” Lu Jiamei shook her head. ”Besides, they’re about a hundred kilometers away from us. A conventionally powered aircraft carrier consumes about fifty tons of fuel to travel a hundred kilometers. It’s not worth it for one small boat.”

”A hundred kilometers? That far? How did that heroine manage to escape all the way to us?!” Qin Haonan hadn’t really been paying attention to the enemy’s position, and he was completely stunned to hear it now.

”That just shows how formidable Evolvers are. But she must have burned through her own life force and Mental Energy to make it here,” Ren Yuanyang replied.

”Evolvers are that amazing, huh? It would be great if we could become Evolvers too!” Qin Haonan said with a hint of envy.

Ren Yuanyang glanced at him and replied, ”As it happens, I have the Evolution Potion the heroine brought. Why don’t you give it a try?”

Qin Haonan froze, then immediately waved his hands. ”On second thought, no thanks. A one percent success rate is just too low!”

”What if the Feixiang isn’t a conventionally powered carrier?” Xin Wan’s brow was furrowed in thought.

”Lvzhi Country doesn’t have any nuclear-powered carriers. Their ’daddy,’ the Sea Eagle Country, won’t allow them to have any!” Lu Jiamei shook her head. ”Even if they secretly researched and built one, they wouldn’t rush over here. They have to consider security. Remember, our Dragon Country has aircraft carriers too!”

Ren Yuanyang looked at the plank and summarized, ”The Spray Melon is fairly stable with very little recoil. Everyone, remember the angle and direction you just used for shooting. It will be our main weapon in the coming fight!”

”Yes, sir!” the other three responded.

”Next, everyone continue practicing throwing the Iron Melons. Lu Jiamei, you come with me,” Ren Yuanyang instructed.

”Yes, sir!”

Ren Yuanyang led Lu Jiamei back inside the container.

”Chief, are there any other orders?” Lu Jiamei asked curiously.

”To ensure our safety, I want to set up some hidden weapons on the container and the boats,” Ren Yuanyang explained his idea.

Lu Jiamei was taken aback for a moment, then immediately understood what Ren Yuanyang meant. ”You mean, using these Spray Melons?”

Ren Yuanyang nodded in reply. ”Mhm. We can mount them in fixed holes. When we need to use them, we just adjust the angle slightly, pull the stem, and they’ll fire.”

”Great idea. We wouldn’t even have to show ourselves,” Lu Jiamei responded excitedly.

”Just find some planks or other materials and drill some holes big enough to fit the back end of the Spray Melon in!” Ren Yuanyang said, gesturing as he spoke.

”Yes, sir!” Lu Jiamei immediately turned and went out.