Chen Feng once asked Wang Feng to bring some news to Qiaodong, saying that he would use a certain amount of food and supplies to hire a foundry craftsman.
Feng Zhiyong was also very generous. There was no so-called employment. Instead, he ordered a foundry craftsman and his family to move into the order.
A big deal.
The caster has special abilities and can enhance the sharpness of weapons. Feng Zhiyong must be aware of his value, but he still sent such a talent to him directly, which shows that he still wants to recruit him.
Chen Feng did not express his opinion.
The forces in Qiaodong are now intertwined. Although casters are valuable, if one wants to win the heart of Chen Feng with just one professional, the chips he pays are still insufficient.
In response to Feng Zhiyong's recruitment, Chen Feng's answer was very general. He just responded that he would go to Qiaodong in person to discuss the matter in detail. As for other issues, he did not make any statement at all.
Compared with the military forces, Chen Feng did not have many guns in stock. After collecting them over a period of time, he only had a few hundred guns left, which was not even enough to equip a decent army.
In this situation, cold weapons became the warriors' equipment.
The ability of the blacksmith was highlighted at this time. He could enhance the sharpness of the weapon. For example, an ordinary kitchen knife could easily cut through bones after being enhanced without any hindrance.
The only requirement is that a large amount of steel is needed during the strengthening process. The so-called strengthening is more like a superposition. By paying enough steel to strengthen a weapon, its quality will change and its sharpness will be greatly increased.
This did not pose a problem for Chen Feng. As a civilized city, the Economic and Technological Development Zone had no shortage of steel. The steel bars in houses, car parts, and items such as iron pots could all be melted and used to strengthen weapons.
After a period of strengthening, the blacksmith finally completed the first batch of weapons, one hundred machetes half a meter long.
There is no complicated craftsmanship, no gorgeous decoration, it is as plain as any name of Zhang San or Li Si, but its effect is extraordinary. In any occasion, it is open and aboveboard, upright and dignified, and when it dances, it is majestic and heroic.
Even the most exquisite blades would retreat when encountering it, and dare not fight it head-on. Once it touches the body, it will be beheaded. It is not like some swords that can be used for decoration and display. Its only purpose in this world is to kill enemies and take revenge. Only it can fully interpret the connotation of "knife".
Chen Feng doesn't need beauty, all he needs is a weapon to kill people.
One hundred machetes consumed more than a thousand kilograms of steel, which shows how sharp these weapons have become after smelting.
This weapon can easily break through the defense of insects such as giant grasshoppers. With one strike, it can split their heads in half. It is extremely brutal.
However, this weapon has a disadvantage, which is the weight. Because too much steel was melted during the forging process, the weight of a machete reached 15 kilograms. Even an adult male can only swing it a dozen times before he will be completely exhausted and unable to lift the weapon.
Chen Feng already knew this when he ordered the caster to train it.
Therefore, this batch of weapons was not forged by Chen Feng for human warriors, but was specially prepared for skeleton warriors!
Compared to humans, skeletons have obviously stronger endurance and can easily control these weapons.
It is hard to imagine what a terrifying torrent undead creatures like skeleton warriors will become when equipped with such weapons.
Skeleton Warriors are a main force in Chen Feng's hands.
They are not afraid of life and death. The Economic Development Zone was able to clear out everything around it in such a short time, and the skeleton warriors played a significant role in this.
When it comes to resisting the insect tide, we cannot do without these skeleton warriors.
The insect swarm is coming!
When tens of thousands of insects swarmed in from all directions, it was an unimaginable scene. Even the most experienced soldiers would be shocked by the scene.
The insects carried a fishy smell, like dark clouds in the sky, coming from a distance in a black mass. Countless insects intertwined together, and the hissing alone was enough to scare an ordinary person to death, and even make him collapse to the ground.
But…
Humans would be afraid, but skeleton warriors would not.
No matter how powerful the enemy is, these lifeless skeletons will only move forward and will never retreat a single step.
Therefore, rather than saying that the skeleton warriors are a torrent of bones, it is better to say that they are a wall of bones. When the battle occurs, Chen Feng needs these skeleton warriors to stand in the front and use the breath of the undead to fight against the ferocious and endless tide of insects.
It is precisely because of this that Chen Feng ordered the caster to first complete the configuration of the skeleton warriors' weapons. Once the skeleton warriors' weapons were replaced, it meant that the power of order would be further improved.
Chen Feng understood the principle of "the lips and the teeth are interdependent".
Everything seemed to be on the right track in the Economic Development Zone, and the six major departments were also thriving under Xu Zhe's arrangement. However, the insect tide was too terrifying, with tens of thousands of insects sweeping in. Even the insect sea tactics would overwhelm order.
In this situation, Chen Feng must rely on Qiaodong's power.
Not being recruited does not mean that you cannot cooperate.
The area of Qiaodong is more than ten times larger than that of the Economic and Technological Development Zone, and the number of survivors inside is as high as 200,000. In addition, the terrain there is complex and there are many monsters. It is completely a den of dragons and tigers.
But what needs to be faced must always be faced.
These days, in addition to strengthening the strength of the summoned beasts, Chen Feng also instructed the soldiers to train. In addition to eating meat every meal, Chen Feng even added some blood honey to the soldiers' meals. After nearly half a month, all the soldiers were full of energy and were as fierce as tigers.
"I have gathered three silver-level summoned beasts around me, and an army of undead. In addition, I have complete control over the entire Economic Development Zone, and everything is running. I have weapons, food, and soldiers. In this situation, even if the east side of the bridge is a dragon's pond or a tiger's den, I have the strength to compete with it. I will not fall into inferiority at all, but face it as an equal."
After figuring everything out, Chen Feng glanced in the direction of Qiaodong and instructed Xu Zhe, "Have Wei Xun prepare and set off in three days. I want to go to Qiaodong to discuss cooperation."
"While I'm gone, you'll be in charge of everything related to order. Don't let me down."
Xu Zhe's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said humbly, "I will definitely live up to your trust!"