The new musket looked the same as the original, still with an all-metal body, but with a few purple crystals on it, and when Benny got closer, he could see that it was not an inlaid crystal, but a whole crystal wrapped in metal. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"The entire body of this musket is made of Naru crystal. Andre took the musket and introduced Benny and Kael'thas to it. "Our biggest difficulty is how to forge the Naru Crystal like a piece of metal, the Draenei's Crystal Shaping Furnace can't do it so finely, the Elves' Magic Forge solves this problem for us, their flames are hotter than ordinary furnaces, high enough to melt the Naru Crystal, and the reshaped Narru Crystals do not lose their original function. André bowed slightly, handing the musket to Benny.

"Why wrap it in metal, is it for the sake of beauty?" "The 'Crystal Casting Equipment' series made by Naru in the previous life are all very primitive, basically, the crystal is simply inlaid on the weapon, such as Marrad's 'Crystal Cast War Hammer', which is directly inlaid with a hammer-shaped crystal on a metal hammer handle, is this influenced by the dwarves?

"Not exactly, Your Excellency, High Lord. Andre said. "After the crystal is melted, the crystal is formed directly by relying on the 'mold casting method' provided by the dwarves, but after the crystal is formed, we found a big problem----- the barrel made purely of crystal is very fragile because it is very thin. Moreover, the whole body of the gun made of crystal is hollowed out, and in order to facilitate the replacement of the firing mechanism, its rear part is made into an open butt. So the musket was not strong overall. ”

Benny touched the outer wall of the barrel, and it was indeed thin. André continued: "So we wrapped it in metal to strengthen its barrel and protect the whole musket. It won't be allowed to destroy the integrity of the crystal because of some kind of collision. ”

Benny nodded, "Has its triggering mechanism improved?"

"Yes. Andre nodded. "The Dwarven Craftsman has provided a more heat-resistant metal, with a much higher usage mission and a much faster gathering of energy. ”

"What's the overall power increase?"

"The rate of fire has increased by 30 percent, the power has increased by nearly half, the effective range has increased by 30 yards, the number of shots has increased to 170, and after 170 rounds, it takes 10 minutes to cool down, otherwise the heat will destroy the triggering mechanism. ”

"Very good. Benny nodded in satisfaction and continued to ask. "Can it be mass-produced?"

Andre was stunned for a moment, and looked at the dwarves who were a few people away from him, the dwarves had always been in charge of the production problem.

"Not yet, Your Excellency, Great Lord. The dwarf bowed slightly. "The shaping of the Naru Crystal requires the Draenei technicians and elven mages to work together, and the dwarves are responsible for installing the circle firing device and the metal shell. The carving of the circle and the casting of crystals are very time-consuming, and our current limit is 6 muskets per day. ”

"Is there any way to increase production?" 180 a month, but only more than 2,000 a year, too little!

"At present, the only way to do this is to increase the number of technicians and enchanters. The dwarf replied.

"In this case, let's put aside the 'subject' in hand for the time being, Andre, you are responsible for organizing as many draenei technicians and elven enchanters as possible, and give priority to the production of this musket, we are now in a 'war period' after all, and the problem of weapons must be put in front. Benny paused. "The musket was named ---- 'HL-B type'"

Andre saluted.

"Kelly Technician. Benny turned to the female dwarfs who were crammed into several tall draenei. "What is the progress of the research on 'farm machinery'?" "'Farm machinery' is one of the 'research topics' directly assigned by Benny, and is in charge of Kelly, who is the most knowledgeable about 'robots' among the group of dwarf technicians hired.

"There is no problem with the machinery itself, Your Excellency, High Lord. Kelly bowed slightly. "The main problem is on the 'harvesting device', and I've found some experienced farmers to work on. ”

Benny nodded: "Your research is very important, if there is any difficulty, go directly to Findell." ”

Kelly saluted with gratitude.

"Everyone. Benny looked around. "As for the 'research topics' that are directly issued to you, except for the 'agricultural machinery' that Technician Kelly is in charge of, all other 'topics' will give the highest priority to weapons and equipment! Especially the 'New Aircraft', the 'Armor of the Law Breaker' and the 'New Riding Sword'! These three research groups have the right to hoist the personnel and materials of all other groups except Technician Kelly!"

"Yes!"

"Your Majesty Kael'thas?" Benny gestured to Kael'thas as he turned to him.

Kael'thas shook his head and signaled that he didn't have anything to say, although the 'Research Department' was nominally a tribal co-governance, but in fact it had always been managed by Benny, and Veron and Kael'thas never interfered.

"Then His Majesty Kael'thas and I will not bother you. ”

Benny and Kael'thas refuse Findell's farewell and leave the research department.

"It seems that the 'Research Department' is on the right track?" Walking out of the laboratory, the two did not teleport, but walked back.

"Not yet. Benny shook his head. "They haven't developed autonomy yet. ”

"Autonomy?"

"Their thinking is still limited to the previous model, and their 'imagination' has been imprisoned by the technology they have mastered. Benny sighed. "Only a very small number of 'masters' can break through themselves and create infinite possibilities with imagination beyond this era. ”

"Beyond the ages?" Kael'thas continued.

"Take weapons and equipment, for example. Benny flipped the 'HL-B musket' he had taken out of the lab. "Our weapons have evolved through generations of wars, and why have they developed? Because the old weapons can no longer meet the expectations of war. So new weapons will be used. And if you study the history of the development of weapons, you will find that the most advanced weapons of a certain era are basically concentrated in one point to burst out, and the weapons that come after are basically an extension of this weapon, without innovation. That's because after all, masters are in the minority, and a master's vision and 'imagination' are beyond ordinary people by one or even several eras, and they are the 'core driving force' that promotes development! Everything else is just the cornerstone! And we ----" Benny looked at the sky. "We only have the cornerstone now, and even this 'cornerstone' is still just a prototype, and the 'core power' is far from us. (To be continued.) )