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Chapter 195 The Situation in the Sea, The Mermaids Whose Clan Was Wiped Out
He strode forward and stopped the patrol team.
"Comrade, could you please give me two rifles and magazines?"
The squad leader in charge immediately stood at attention when he saw Lin Mo:
"Yes, sir!"
Without the slightest hesitation, he took his own and another soldier's automatic rifles, along with four spare magazines, and handed them to Lin Mo.
Lin Mo, carrying two rifles and magazines, turned and walked back to Thorin and Grom.
"Gentlemen, we really can't sell you large quantities of equipment right now. We'll have to wait until the portal closes."
He handed a rifle and two magazines to Thorin, and another set to Grom.
"This small gift is a personal gift to both of you."
Thorin and Grom's eyes were instantly drawn to the strange steel artifact in their hands.
The rifle felt cold and heavy in my hand, with a solid, substantial feel.
Thorin stroked the gun, feeling the intricate interfaces and the cold metallic texture. He even brought his face close to examine the craftsmanship of the sights.
He had previously tried to use his connections to get something done in the Holy Human City, but to no avail. Now, he has finally gotten what he wanted.
Grom awkwardly imitated the soldiers, trying to rest the butt of his rifle on his shoulder and feel its weight and balance.
"How do I use this?"
"Follow me." Lin Mo led the two to the shooting range, explained how to use it, and fired two shots at a target in the distance.
"Bang bang!!"
Lin Mo gestured to the gun in his hand.
"Look, just like me."
Seeing this, both of them were eager to try.
The operation was very simple, and in an instant, gunfire erupted across the firing range.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Thorin Steelbeard, holding an automatic rifle in an extremely awkward but steady posture, fired wildly at a target a hundred meters away.
With each bullet fired, his short, stocky body jolted, his face flushed with an almost manic ecstasy.
"Hahaha! This is it, this is the power!"
He emptied a magazine and immediately removed it and replaced it with a new one.
But instead of continuing to fire, he brought the gun to his nose, took a deep breath of the gunpowder smoke, and showed an expression of utter ecstasy on his face.
"Ah... the fragrance of sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter... but it's more than that!"
"This damn explosive is amazing!"
"By the god of craftsmanship, how exquisite this weapon is!"
He stroked the cold metal casing of the gun with his rough fingers as if caressing a lover, muttering to himself, completely immersed in the world of a master forger.
On the other hand, the orc chieftain Grom's style is much wilder.
With his four hooves firmly planted on the ground, his chassis was very stable, and he fired each shot steadily. His superhuman physique allowed him to hit the bullseye every time with ease.
"Da da da da da—!"
He held the trigger tightly, the muzzle flash shooting out half a meter long, the bullets sweeping towards the target like water being poured.
Grom felt the intense vibrations from the gun, the destructive force unleashed by the storm of steel, and excitedly roared to the sky.
The resentment from not being able to buy equipment immediately had long been washed away by this pure aesthetic of violence.
Lin Mo shook his head as he watched the two having a great time.
He placed the remaining magazines at their feet.
"Take your time, you two. There are plenty of bullets here, just don't hurt yourselves."
Thorin and Grom didn't look up, giving a mumbled response in unison, their attention completely focused on the new toy in their hands.
Lin Mo ignored them and turned to walk towards the combat command center.
……
The atmosphere inside the command center was serious.
The giant screen marked the demon-occupied areas with red dots, while a long strip of land adjacent to the "Endless Sea" was circled separately with a blue dotted line.
That place will be the future fiefdom of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Long Zhan and Zhao Gang were gathered around a map with a group of staff officers, pointing and discussing something intensely.
"No, a frontal assault would be too long, exceeding 300 kilometers. Our forces would be stretched endlessly, and the logistical pressure would be immense."
"Agreed. Our forces are already small; if we disperse, the demons could easily break through us head-on!"
"It would be worse to cut in from the middle and then spread out to the flanks; we would end up fighting on two fronts."
When Lin Mo came in, Zhao Gang waved to him.
"Commander Lin, you've come at the right time. We've just finalized the initial battle plan."
He pointed to the blue area on the map, near the coastline.
"We've decided to focus our main efforts here."
"Starting from the coast, and then like a bulldozer, it rolls all the way inland along this narrow strip of land."
"At the same time, it can maximize the use of time, establish a base by the sea, build a teleportation portal, and develop ports and infrastructure."
Lin Mo nodded. He knew that all the developed cities on Earth were located on the coast.
Long Zhan continued to draw a sharp straight line on the map.
"In this way, our forces can be highly concentrated, and our firepower can be maximized. We can take it one bite at a time and gnaw this bone off our bones."
Lin Mo looked at the map. He wasn't an expert in specific military tactics.
"I'm not a professional, General Long and Brother Zhao, you can decide."
He suddenly changed the subject, as if he had just thought of something, and curiously pointed to the azure ocean area on the map.
"By the way, are there demons in the seas of Terra?"
The moment this question was raised, the heated discussion in the command center came to an abrupt halt.
The relaxation on Long Zhan and Zhao Gang's faces vanished instantly, replaced by a solemn expression.
The two exchanged a glance.
Zhao Gang said in a deep voice, "Yes."
He signaled to the technicians to retrieve the new data.
The holographic map switched, and the scene transformed into a deep ocean, with several areas marked in extremely dangerous red.
"Based on the data we obtained from the Elves and the Holy Humans, as well as preliminary satellite detection..."
Long Zhan's voice lowered.
"The continent of Terra was originally inhabited by an intelligent race called the Mermaids, who were the rulers of the ocean."
"But decades ago, they were wiped out by the demon army in the sea."
Lin Mo: "???"
"Therefore, all races on the continent of Terra have lost control of the sea and completely abandoned the ocean, so demonic activity in the ocean areas has become scarce."
"But the demons are capable of organizing large armies in the ocean."
Long Zhan swiped his finger across the screen, and several blurry images and strange creature models were brought up.
There is a huge creature covered in bone spurs, resembling a giant water dragon, labeled [Sea Dragon Beast].
There are monsters that retain a human form but have rotting skin, fins, and claws, labeled as "Demonized Mermaids".
There are even liches that float in the water and release defensive magical energy, labeled as "Deep Sea Liches"!