Chapter 574: Bait [V6C104 – Sorrow of a Silent Parting]

Qianye scuttled into the cannon turret and took the place of the previous operator. Afterward, he quickly learned the operation under the instruction of the latter.

The corvette’s ballista wasn’t too complicated—the difficulty lay in the fact that the ballista bolt wasn’t too fast in its initial phase. The long travel time gave the opponent sufficient time to evade. The arachne had been using this weakness to dodge the projectile time and again.

But the giant ballista cannon required little in terms of origin array and gunpowder, while offering higher range than a normal origin cannon. Hence, it was the weapon of choice for high-speed vessels like this corvette.

Qianye moved the control stick after learning the ropes. The massive cannon turret turned accordingly and pointed toward the nearby arachne warship.

“Young Noble Qianye...” The cannoneer beside him was stunned after seeing Qianye move the turret with his own strength.

The turret was several tons in weight and required origin arrays to aid in its movement. The cannoneer’s movements were slower because he had to first activate the arrays then adjust the direction. That was also the reason why it was difficult to aim at the agile arachne airship. But Qianye had actually moved the turret with brute strength to the shock of everyone around him.

In Qianye’s hands, this heavy turret was just like an ordinary cannon on the city wall. Its turning speed was several times faster than the norm. He then took aim with bated breath and stomped on the pedal. The entire ship shook...