But when Rand laid the parchment on the table, he found that things were not as bad as he had imagined, and that the letter from the Holy See had been issued to the nobles of the five kingdoms in a unified manner.

In fact, this is not a letter, and it would be more appropriate to say that it is an invitation.

"The decennial Council of the Crown is about to be held again, with all the great nobles of the kingdom attending. Rand saw the date on the parchment, three months away.

The Council of Kings is not a simple celebration of any kingdom, it has a long history of being a grand military council presided over by the Holy See and attended by the five kingdoms, attended by all the warlords and royal families with heavy armies.

In order to avoid the scene of defeat and defeat, the five kingdoms adopted a proposal to hold a truce once every decade at the suggestion of the Pope.

To put it bluntly, the two countries are in a hurry, you stab me, I stab you, looking at the continuous consumption of national strength in their own countries, although the commander is very distressed, but no one is willing to withdraw troops in advance, and at this time, a peacemaker is needed to reconcile in the middle.

The Holy See, for its part, honorably assumed the role of peacemaker, offering the warring parties a mutually satisfactory solution at the royal council, and making agreements that would give both sides a precious respite.

"These people in the Holy See really think of themselves as Pacific police, and they are really lenient enough. Rand sneered in his heart, the Holy See is not without the power to stop the war, but the Pope uses this method of agreement war to wear down the strength of the warlords, neither let them develop quickly, nor let them be destroyed, the Pope is trying to maintain the balance between the major forces, to avoid the emergence of a force so strong that it threatens the Holy See.

"Speaking of which, why do I even have to go to this meeting? I'm just a little lord in a remote area. Rand grimaced, looking helplessly at the commanding words on the parchment.

"Those who fail to meet the deadline will be punished with blasphemy!"

"Maybe the Holy See wants to show its appeal?" Touron cautioned from the sidelines.

"If you don't want to go, you can apply to the Holy See, with the current strength of the Air Crossing Territory, the Pope will not notice our small role at all. Payne shrugged his shoulders and said very truthfully, "I know this may be a bit hurtful, but the truth is that a force of our level may not even be able to mix a small bench in the royal council. ”

"Let's talk about plunder......" Rand raised an eyebrow, shoving the parchment into the cabinet and putting it in the mess of drawings, not bothering at all about the sacred badge on the parchment.

"Your Excellency doesn't seem to like the Holy See very much. Touron snuck into Payne's ear, "I can't see even the least of respect." ”

"The Mind of an Adult...... Unlike us, he doesn't believe in gods. Payne also whispered, "Your Excellency once told me that only science can defeat God." ”

"It's kind of shocking. Touron shrugged his shoulders and scratched his head and asked, "What is science?"

......

Fuel engines proved to be extremely good at cutting and grinding metal in addition to mining, and after the simple boring was completed, Rand quickly produced a large number of barrels, and abandoned the traditional smoothbore process of firearms, using rifled barrels as the mainstream process of new weapons.

Compared with the flintlock gun, its advantage is that it has a long range and strong sniping ability, but the disadvantage is that it cannot have the same powerful explosive power as the fire gun at close range, and Rand uses flint and fire sickle to make a new ignition device, which can use the spark generated by the flint collision to ignite the * in the medicine pool, and then instantly push the projectile to attack.

"Compared to the delayed firing of the firebolt, it can be used more quickly, and it is easy to operate, just check if the fire door is not blocked* by scrapping*. Rand handed the modified flintlock pistol in his hand to Payne at the city gate, the problem of pre-loading * is not something that can be solved in a short time, Rand picked up a through bar to compact the * at the bottom, and pressed the projectile with a cloth on * to prevent gas leakage, after doing all this, he pointed to a wild boar a hundred meters away and said: "Aim at it, pull the trigger." ”

It's as simple as that?

Payne looked at the weapon in his hand that was longer than his height, he has always advocated keeping pace with the times, although swords and other weapons can effectively kill and injure enemies, but it takes a long time to train, if this weapon is really as easy to control as the lord said, then everyone in the entire empty crossing territory can be a soldier.

Although the nearby guards were also curious, their eyes drifted to this side from time to time, but none of them dared to leave their posts.

Desertion was a serious crime, and the soldiers were terrified by Rand's high-pressure training, fearing that their actions would violate the law.

The military discipline set by the lord is really strict, and if you violate it once, you will be punished with caning and twice will be expelled from the army, but if you behave actively in training, you will also be rewarded accordingly.

The effect of this training is also extremely significant, and the soldiers' combat effectiveness and execution have increased significantly, and perhaps they themselves have not noticed, they have begun to get rid of the problems of laziness, and their personalities have become resolute and determined.

After trying to aim the muzzle at the boar's head, Payne slightly shifted the muzzle angle a few times, observing the wind direction and obstacles.

Payne followed the steps Lanter had taught him and gently pulled the trigger.

As an impromptu external ignition device, the flint made contact with the fire sickle of the gun itself, and Payne heard only the slightest sound of collision.

"Ding!"

"Bang!" suddenly appeared, and the roar startled everyone present.

The conical projectile is rifled, and these lines make its trajectory straighter, and it is rotated with more force, allowing it to break through wind resistance and obstacles.

The wild boar that was the target instantly convulsed and fell into the snow, a hole was made in the top of its head, and the bullet pierced its skull and opened a tearing wound in the neck, and the warm pig's blood suddenly flowed all over the ground.

"One hit!" Penn exclaimed excitedly, knowing that he had not had much faith in the weapon before it was fired, the boar had rough skin and thick flesh, and the skull was especially hard enough to smash with a war hammer.

But it easily pierced the boar's skull, and it was a penetrating wound.

In comparison, only a ballista equipped with armor-piercing heavy arrows can outperform it in this regard.