That thing is used to blast open ironclads!
The Captain is trying to... murder his own employees!
"Captain! You can't!"
Hector's voice was almost a sob.
"That thing can really kill people!"
"If they die, it's a work-related injury, and the company will take full responsibility."
Roger waved his hand impatiently.
"Our goal is to build an all-weather, all-terrain, versatile ground combat legion!"
"Their bodies must be able to withstand all infantry weapons of this era!"
"If they can't even withstand a mere cannon, how will they face more complex battlefield environments in the future?"
"This is being responsible for their lives!"
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"Get lost! If you dare curse my employees again, believe it or not, I'll dig you out of the system and use you as a cannonball!"
Roger cursed angrily in his heart.
This time, even the pirates who had just been eager to try instinctively recoiled.
They had seen the power of the Armstrong cannon.
That thing could blast off the main mast of a chinese cargo ship with one shot.
Using this to test their bodies?
They absolutely couldn't withstand it!
"What are you afraid of! Why are you all cowards!"
Buck became anxious when he saw no one dared to step forward.
"This is the Captain's trust in us! This is a benefit from the company!"
"No one is going to snatch this from me today! I'll do it!"
He roared, actively ran to the main mast, and firmly tied himself to it with ropes, fearing that he would be blasted away by a cannon shot.
"Come on! Captain! Use your strongest cannon! Blast my hardest bones!"
"Good! Your wish is granted!"
"Fire!"
Roger personally gave the order.
"Boom—!"
A deafening roar, ten times more muffled than before, erupted!
The muzzle of the Armstrong cannon spewed a long tongue of flame, and the entire the explorer shook violently!
A specially made armor-piercing shell, with a shriek that tore through the air, instantly struck Buck's chest!
This time, there was no crisp ricochet sound.
Only a horrifying, dull thud, like a giant hammer striking an anvil, that made one's teeth ache!
"Bang!!!"
Buck's black-iron chest visibly caved in deeply!
The enormous impact force passed through his body, violently striking the main mast behind him!
"Creak—snap!"
The massive mast, which required three men to embrace, let out a groan of unbearable strain.
From its middle, a web of cracks was forcibly knocked out!
Everyone held their breath.
Is he dead?
He must be dead now, right?
The smoke cleared.
Buck hung on the mast like a pile of mud, his head drooping limply, the huge indentation in his chest a shocking sight.
It's over.
This was the first thought in everyone's mind.
However, the next second.
"Cough... cough cough..."
Buck's black skull slowly, wobblingly, lifted.
His caved-in sternum, accompanied by a series of hair-raising *creaking* sounds, began to slowly restore itself outwards!
A few seconds later, except for a more obvious impact crater on it, no other injuries were visible.
"I... holy shit..."
Buck shook his head, still feeling a bit dizzy.
"Captain... that cannon... it really packed a punch..."
He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but with a *puff* sound, a small, bent and deformed piece of... spinal bone came out of his mouth.
"Captain, I feel a bit off in my back, like a bone got knocked out of place."
He looked at Roger with an innocent expression.
"Can this... be reimbursed as a work injury, and can I get a new one?"
On the deck, there was a deathly silence.
Then, a roar like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami erupted!
"Captain is awesome!"
"the explorer is awesome!"
"We are invincible!"
The pirates went crazy; they rushed up, untied Buck from the mast, and tossed him high into the air.
They no longer feared, no longer doubted.
Flames of fanaticism burned in their eye sockets!
They couldn't die on the ship.
Now, on land, they were equally invincible!
Roger looked at this group of utterly frenzied employees and finally showed a heartfelt smile.
Very good.
His steel legion was complete.
"All units!"
He jumped onto the command platform, his command saber pointing eastward.
"Target, Iwami Ginzan!"
"Depart!"
"It's time to let those Wa people see what the hell dimensional suppression is!"
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