While Evan was muttering secretly, there was a new development in the affairs of the merchant ship.

Although the smuggling ship was seized, they were on their way to the festival and were not fit to take the goods on the road.

His Excellency the General made the decision, and waved his hand: "For the sake of non-contraband, pay the tax." ”

In front of his own children, especially his innocent and lovely daughter, he didn't want to make the scene too ugly, so he could be regarded as opening up the net and giving this hateful guy who dared to smuggle a way out.

"Yes, yes, thank you, sir!" said the general's order, and the fat merchant thanked him and crawled into the cabin where he lived to prepare the fine.

Although their profits are bound to shrink greatly after paying taxes, they also have to earn, which is 10,000 times better than all fines and confiscations!

Call... Call...

In a short time, he came out with a wooden box and a long box in his hands, and placed it in front of the major officer with a painful face.

"My lord, this is already all my possessions except for the goods, you can count them and see if they are enough. ”

"Heh..."

Looking at this fat face full of sycophants, the major officer didn't believe a word about what he said.

He only knew that if this guy dared to give one less copper fur, he would have to give him a good look first without the orders of His Excellency the General!

Bang Bang –

Opening the box, the officer pouted.

Looking at the box, it is not small, in fact, except for a small number of golden lions, most of them are silver cows, and there are even a lot of copper furls. A few small pocket watches intricately crafted with gems and crystals, a sterling silver cutlery plate, and a roll of silk.

It seems that there is a real feeling of hollowing out the family.

Fortunately, in addition to currency and precious metals, pocket watches and silk are also hard currency in the kingdom, and it is obvious that in this case, even if he is given ten dares, he will not dare to fool the navy.

But... The number is still not right!

The Major's brow had just been furrowed, and the observant fat merchant had already handed over the last long box.

Just opened it for a look, and the major quickly closed the lid. His face immediately looked much better, and he patted the merchant on the shoulder again, and directly announced the end of the team.

"What's it, mysterious?" Evan was a little far away, and at first glance he couldn't see what was in the box.

But soon, His Excellency the General satisfied his curiosity.

The "fine" was handed over to General Snaith for the first time. Ignoring the bits and pieces in the wooden box, he was still very confident in the eyesight of his officers.

What intrigued him more was the contents of the long box.

It was a musket.

Strictly a "alchemical musket"!

Unlike ordinary muskets, which are mostly made by blacksmiths in the armory, the "Alchemy Musket", "Alchemy Bomb", and the more magical "Sea Monster Pointer" are all made by mysterious "alchemists".

"Ha, it's really a masterpiece from the hand of an alchemy master!"

The magical alchemy endowed this alchemical creation with superior properties beyond its time, and was regarded as a treasure by every spear master.

However, unlike the standard equipment such as the alchemy bomb, the precision of the alchemy musket also means that it is extremely difficult to manufacture, and every surviving alchemy musket is synonymous with rarity and preciousness.

I don't know where this unassuming smuggler got this kind of treasure, but he missed it because of a dramatic anti-smuggling operation.

Evan has been in the navy for so long, so he is naturally no stranger to all kinds of excellent weapons.

As far as he knew.

Although the productivity of this era is very backward on the whole, due to the coexistence of witchcraft and technology, the alchemical musket in the hands of the master even has a terrifying power that surpasses the modern firearms of the previous life.

Even because of their great power and accuracy, they have a unique name - "sniper muskets".

Its superior performance is ahead of its time, allowing excellent musketeers to kill their opponents from up to a kilometer away with the help of a specially designed scope. Even a powerful transcendent knight at the right distance could not withstand the sudden sniping of a sniper musket.

There is no doubt that Evan is coveted by such a powerful weapon.

Although he himself is proficient in swordsmanship, he does not have the obsession of "being sincere to the sword can be extremely good at the sword", as a typical pragmatist, of course, what is easy to use.

In the previous life, every boy had a dream of firearms when he was a child.

For the Alchemy Musket, the strongest individual weapon that is said to stand at the pinnacle of the era, Aven naturally has an in-depth understanding of its power.

Rumored.

Even those knights with tenacity and strong hearts that can interfere with reality, and even activate supernatural powers such as fighting spirit, do not dare to distance themselves and face three or five alchemical muskets held in the hands of excellent snipers at the same time.

Although the final winner is likely to be a knight, he will also have to pay a terrible price.

This also proves the deterrent power of the alchemy musket.

Of course, alchemy muskets are rare, and good snipers are even rarer. On land, the requirements may not be so demanding, as solid ground provides enough stability for snipers.

But on the battleship, there is never a stable platform for snipers to shoot, the constant wind and waves make the difficulty of sniping skyrocket, and long-range sniping "the difference is a thousand miles" is by no means an empty phrase.

Snipers, like mathematicians, are a very talented profession, and the so-called talent is more similar to a special kind of intuition, which is difficult to train.

Therefore, the number of powerful snipers in the kingdom's navy who can truly exert the power of alchemy muskets may only be in the single digits, perhaps fewer than the number of alchemy muskets in existence.

"No matter how powerful the alchemy musket is, in the hands of mediocre people, it is almost the same as the work of an ordinary blacksmith. ”

There was apparently more than one who thought the same way as Aven.

When the general raised the "alchemy musket" to admire, Aven also saw its full picture.

The silver with a slightly dull barrel, the delicate burgundy butt of wood, and a vine with golden roses running through the entire barrel of the gun, it is more of a magnificent work of art to say that it is a big killing weapon.

At the bottom of the butt was engraved a line of small letters, and the general, with a look of affection, pronounced its name: "Pierced Golden Rose!".

"Ahh

Even tried to reach out and touch it several times, but the general avoided it. The lieutenant general would not dare to let a bear child touch such a thing, not even a very cute bear child.

After admiring it for a long time, General Snaith put down the alchemy musket with some regret, and although the group of officers next to him had eager eyes, most of them were also self-aware, and neither their ability nor their identity were worthy of this musket.

Although Admiral Snaith was a vice admiral, he was also a civilian general through and through, and he knew very well that even if he took this musket, it was only a precious ornament, and it would not be worth it at all, and it would be too tyrannical.

"Seal it! I hope it will meet its owner worthy of it in the future. ”

A group of people watched as the resealed alchemy musket was sent into the lower compartment, and they came back to their senses until the shadows were no longer visible.

"If only I had a talent for sniping. ”

The same sigh echoed in everyone's hearts at this moment.