Through the recommendation of the principal Bram, Zhou Ming entered the palace and met the emperor of the Dolan Empire-

Cassinger Picarro.

He is 66 years old and has reigned for nearly four decades.

The Emperor was tall and burly, with a shrewd eye, and he was also a great magician...... Due to the higher the cultivation, the longer the lifespan, and the good maintenance on weekdays, he looks only in his 0s.

Inside the splendid hall.

After seeing Zhou Ming, Picaro the Great got up from his seat, walked down two steps, looked him up and down, and then said:

"I heard Bram say that you have an important treasure to give me, what kind of treasure is it?"

Zhou Ming, who had just finished the ceremony, spent a lot of time in the hall, and after seeing several guards and maids standing in the hall, he didn't move his lips and looked mysterious.

Picaro the Great understood, waved his hand, and asked the guards and maids to all retreat, and the curiosity in his heart became even heavier.

Wait until there are only three people left in the temple.

The white light flashed in Zhou Ming's hand, and a bright silver "stick" appeared - more than 1 meter long, with a metal material body, with exquisite patterns engraved on the surface, thin in the front and thick in the back, and a small hole as thick as an index finger at the front end.

A beautifully crafted stick.

This was the first impression that came to Picaro the Great's mind.

He said, "This is what you call a 'strategically valuable' weapon, a stick?"

Picaro the Great shook his head, he felt as if he was being played with.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Emperor!"

Zhou Ming nodded.

"So you say, where is its 'strategic value'? Is it used to knock someone else's head in the back? ”

His face became slightly serious: "Little friend, you should know the consequences of teasing a great emperor. There was a hint of warning in his voice.

"I know, Your Majesty, I'll give you an introduction to its power, but we'll have to find an open spot for a test launch. ”

"No, let's do it here. Picaro the Great waved his hand irritably, he had so much time to mess around.

"Are you sure Your Majesty?" asked Zhou Ming.

"Sure!"

"Okay. ”

Zhou Ming nodded, took out a silver bullet from the space ring, stuffed it into the "stick" in his hand from the breech, half-squatted on the ground, and through the three points and one line, aimed at the red lacquered wooden pillar in the hall where the two of them hugged together, and placed his right hand on the lower magic stone, and entered the magic power inside.

The rear end of the metal "stick" emits a glimmer of white light.

"Buzz~"

A strange muffled sound was heard.

Then take control of a mechanism and pull the "trigger".

"Poof~!"

A high-speed bullet, shot from a small hole in the front end of the "stick", rubbed against the air and made a muffled "poof" sound.

"Jump~"

Not far away, on the red lacquered wooden pillar, a small hole with the thickness of a thumb suddenly appeared, revealing the yellow wood inside, and after high temperature friction, it also emitted a trace of black smoke, as well as a smell of wood.

The small hole penetrated the entire wooden post, piercing the front and back.

Not only that, but the bullet that was not exhausted also shot through another red lacquered wooden pillar of the same specification in the same straight line, which was also a small hole with a larger diameter.

It was also completely pierced, and finally shot into the masonry wall of the main hall, embedded in a full 15 centimeters, and almost shot through.

This......

Picaro the Great was somewhat surprised.

This inconspicuous stick in front of you is so powerful?

Zhou Ming began to explain to him.

"I don't know if Your Majesty has ever heard of the 'Magic Crystal Cannon', my magic rifle is a point-power shooting weapon developed by imitating the principle of the magic rifle. ”

"Inside it there is a wind acceleration magic array that can give two speeds to the bullets. ”

"The faster the speed of the rotation of a projectile, the stronger the penetration of the bullet and the more stable the trajectory. ”

"One is the high-pressure detonation velocity, which uses enormous pressure to push the bullet forward so that its ejection speed can reach three times the speed of sound. ”

"It is so powerful that it can pierce through three wooden posts the thickness of a fully armed knight's body in a row, or three palm-thick steel plates in a row, and even through the tail of a horse after hitting its head. ”

"No matter what kind of creature it is, as long as the vital part is hit by a bullet fired from a magic rifle, there is basically no chance of survival. ”

After listening to Zhou Ming's introduction, Picaro the Great looked solemn, and a fine light flashed in his eyes.

But it immediately dimmed again.

He shook his head: "No, if it's just like that, it's not a strategic weapon, its power is far less than the magic crystal cannon, I heard that in the magic city, there are thousands of magic crystal cannons, and there are hundreds of them in the imperial capital of some powerful empires...... The Dolan Empire also wanted to buy a few, but it was too expensive. ”

"Little friend, this thing is a bit interesting, but it's far from being as good as the magic crystal cannon. ”

Located on the eastern coast of the continent, the City of Magic is the headquarters of the Magic Society and the source of the Magic Shard Cannon.

"It's true that in terms of power, the magic rifle is not as powerful as the magic crystal cannon, but it can definitely be called a 'strategic weapon'. ”

"Because it has these several features. ”

Zhou Ming said eloquently: "First of all, its cost is very low, Your Majesty may not believe it when I say it, the actual cost of such a magic rifle is only 10,000 gold coins, and it is estimated that it is only a few thousandths of the magic crystal cannon." ”

"Secondly, it has a long range, up to ten miles, it can stretch the traditional combat distance of the magician by more than five times, the shooting accuracy is high, after simple training, it can easily concentrate small and medium-sized targets two miles away, the lethality is huge, the noise is low when shooting, and the effect of sudden killing can be achieved. ”

"The most important thing is that its shooting consumption, the consumption of magician mana, is amazingly small, even a junior magician, with this magic rifle, can shoot more than 10 times in a row (each shot consumes 2 units of mana), intermediate magicians more than 50 times, senior magicians more than 250 times, and no matter what level of magician, the power of the bullets fired by using the magic rifle is not weaker than the third-level earth magic [stone bullets like rain]. ”

"If multiple mages with magic rifles shoot together, forming a 'rain of bullets' shooting effect, even the great mages may not be able to resist it. ”

"In other words, if there are more than a certain number of mages using the magic rifle at the same time, the great mage is coming, and there is no need to be afraid. ”

"I heard that there is a five-hundred-member royal mage group in the Dolan Empire, and I think that if they are all equipped with magic rifles, their overall attack power will be substantially improved. ”

"So I think that the magic rifle, which has the characteristics of 'high power', 'low cost', and 'low requirements for users', is a strategic weapon!"

Listening to Zhou Ming's narration, Picaro the Great nodded again and again.

Hearing the back, the more he nodded his head, the more light came out of his eyes.

"Good, good!"

"This is really a good weapon, a strategic weapon!"

"Little friend, no, Mr. Leylin, this stick you designed, no, the magic rifle, is indeed very good!"

Emperor Picaro took the magic rifle in Zhou Ming's hand, rubbed his palm constantly, and walked around the hall, his face becoming more and more excited.

At this moment, he was completely convinced that this strangely shaped metal stick could be called a "strategic weapon"!

For a while, various ideas popped into his mind, such as lowering the recruitment requirements, expanding the number of the Royal Mage Corps from the current 500 to 1,000, and equipping each person with a magic rifle to intimidate some medium kingdoms that were unwilling to submit.

Another example is to have a mage with a magic rifle perform some special tasks, such as assassination, sabotage, intimidation, etc...... It can be done without knowing it.

In short, with the magic rifle, the strength of the Dolan Empire can be significantly improved a lot.

But......

The design drawings and manufacturing process of the magic rifle are in Zhou Ming's hands.

If Zhou Ming didn't take the initiative to hand over these materials, relying on the Dolan Empire's own magicians to explore, it would definitely take a lot of effort.

Zhou Ming said that there was no problem in handing over the materials, but he had a "small condition", that is, to enter the tenth floor of the library of Gray School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and consult the materials for a few hours...... He doesn't ask for much, just give him three or four hours.

"This ......"

Picaro the Great was a little hesitant, of course he knew what this kid meant, and compared to the design drawings of the "magic rifle", those books and materials about [forbidden spell magic] were of course more valuable.

But this kid is also measured, and only says to check for a few hours......

"Okay!"

Picaro the Great said to Headmaster Bram: "I am applying with the power of the Emperor to allow Mr. Leylin to enter the tenth floor of the library, but it is only three hours, Mr. Leylin, please hurry up." ”

"Yes. Bram nodded.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhou Ming bowed twice with ecstasy on his face.

Under the guidance of one of the guards, Zhou Ming was sent out of the palace.

In the main hall, only Picaro the Great and the headmaster Bram were left.

Both of them looked a little serious.

"Bloom, that kid is a talent, we must find a way to keep him in the empire and make him work for the empire. ”

"Yes. Bram nodded.

"If he must leave the Dolan Empire...... Kill him, then!" a hint of anger flashed in Picaro the Great's eyes.

"Yes!"

Bramm's answer was crisp.