"Quick! Load all those goods and cover them with tarpaulin, it will probably rain on the road, and these things will be completely finished if they get wet." "On the docks, soldiers were carrying cargo into the ship's hold, and these muskets wrapped in tarpaulin were one of the demonstrations that Rand was going to bring to the Imperial City this time, along with a few other small machines.

"My lord, do you really plan to sell all these advanced weapons?" Touron was a little worried, "In this way, our advantage over the other nobles will be equalized." ”

"Advanced thinking is the key to victory," Randt smiled and waved his hand, then lowered his voice and said, "We'll soon have more powerful weapons, muskets with continuous shots, faster rate of fire, and no need to reload." ”

Regarding the repeating firearm, Rand has been researching recently, the most difficult thing to make this weapon is the research and development of standard bullets, about the materials for the primer he wants to use lead azide with more stable initiation instead of mercury thunderate, but this mixture also needs to be made by the reaction of amino sodium and sodium nitrate, when it comes to chemical alchemy, Rand can't help but be a little troubled, he is not very good at this knowledge, and this chemical agent is very dangerous, and if you do experiments without authorization in an unfamiliar situation, there will definitely be an explosion or poison leakage accident.

After thinking about it, he decided to find those famous alchemy workshops in the Imperial City to see if there were any alternative materials that matched the characteristics of this primer, after all, this continent was different from his previous world, and it was not impossible for some unknown materials to appear.

If the problem of the primer can be solved, then all that remains is the structure of the free bolt.

The core mechanic of a repeating weapon, such as a * or pistol, is the free bolt machine, which relied on the force of the recoiled spring to push out the cartridge case, which was still widely used in the era before the rand crossed.

The speed of fire is fast, and it does not take a lot of time to load, which is its advantage, but its disadvantage is that it cannot be equipped with too powerful bullets, if the bullet is too powerful, before the bullet can fly out of the barrel, a large amount of high-pressure gas will be generated in the gun body from the rear end, causing a series of bursting accidents.

But what Rand is ready to make is just *, as the name suggests, is to suppress at close range, within fifty meters, even if the power of the bullet is small, it is enough to penetrate the human body, and with its ultra-high rate of fire, the soldiers don't even need to aim, they just need to pull the trigger and splash fire in one direction.

"Tighten the ropes and pull the sails up!" a sailor shouted, and then someone came running, "My lord, it's time to go." ”

"Okay. Rand nodded at him, and then turned back to Tourang: "I may stay in the Imperial City for more than ten days this time, during my absence, you will be responsible for all the affairs of the Kongdu Territory, if there is anything that cannot be decided, write to the Imperial City, and I will reply to you as soon as possible, and in addition, organize the farmers to reclaim the wasteland in the west as soon as possible." ”

"By the way, you must always be careful, if there is a shipmaker from Lindong City who comes to the empty ferry collar, be sure to keep him, no matter what he asks, as long as it is not too much, you can agree to him. ”

"I see. Touron nodded calmly.

"One more thing...... Rand thought for a moment, and leaned into Touron's ear, "If there are demons coming to take refuge during this time, let Snow receive them." ”

How can there be so many demon seeds......

Touron muttered to himself, but didn't say anything.

"Okay, it's time for me to go, I hope this time, I can come back with some big orders," Rand looked at the factory that was still billowing black smoke in the distance, and smiled bitterly: "I really don't know, it turns out that being a lord is such a tiring thing." ”

......

Looking at the familiar city, the sunlight reflecting a trance-colored light on the city walls, Bran opened his arms and felt a sense of rebirth.

The Imperial City is still the most reassuring place to be.

His clothes had already become tattered during the flight, and even his face was covered with mud, and even the people who knew him most well stood in front of him, and I am afraid that he would not recognize him as the most image-oriented Bran.

Passers-by looked at this beggar-like young man, and some couldn't understand why he was hugging the air in front of him.

But the dozens of black horsemen standing behind him made the pedestrians stop the idea of coming forward to ask, as we all know, the black horses were the strongest team under the Duke, but at this time they were standing behind the young man, like a guard.

"My lord, let's talk about it later, I just want to take a shower now, and then sleep well until it is dark. Yarrow plucked a few grass branches from his coaxed hair like a chicken's nest, and the thousands of kilometers of escape had already exhausted all his energy, and even after being strengthened, his body was on the verge of collapse.

Physical overdraft is one thing, mental pressure is the biggest reason, after returning to the imperial city, the nerves that have been tense seem to be suddenly relaxed, and the fatigue and sleepiness that have been forcibly suppressed all at once all surged, sitting on horseback, Yarrow has already shown signs of crumbling.

"Is it Lord Bran?" A group of soldiers ran over from the end of the road in the direction of the castle, and the leader of the squad saluted very respectfully: "Lord Duke ordered, let you go to Lion Castle immediately." ”

......

The door was pushed open, and the Duke of Winton, who was listening to his subordinates' report, opened his eyes and looked over, only to see Bran standing in the doorway in disarray.

"Let's get here first. The Duke of Winton spoke, waving his hand at the man, motioning for him to step back first.

"Father. Bran did not look embarrassed or ashamed, he selectively ignored the stench and smudges on his body, and after a very standard salute, he stood in front of the Duke of Winton, quietly waiting for the other to speak.

"It seems that your trip to Tallinn this time was not very smooth. The Duke of Winton's mood did not fluctuate, and he could not even see a faint anger on his face, as if he was saying something that had nothing to do with him: "Has your purpose been accomplished?"

"It's a little bit," Bran raised an eyebrow, and he remembered Linna, who was thousands of miles away at this time, "If it weren't for those bastards, I would have almost done it with the Duke of Norrington's daughter by now." ”

"But the current situation is that not only will you not be able to marry that girl, but the Capets and the Norrington family will go to war over this matter," the Duke of Winton said slowly, "Have you considered the consequences?"

"It's nothing more than the Norrington family is a thing of the past," Bran shrugged his shoulders, his face full ......of distraction, "Don't think too much about my feelings, anyway, I don't love that girl to the point of dying or living." ”

"You know I'm not talking about that," the Duke of Winton stood up, "Holy See, what should we do if the Holy See intervenes?"

"It's not a day or two since the Holy See wants to meddle in Tieliu, aren't you coping with it very well? Even if the Norrington family is not interested, they will not be stupid enough to rashly choose to start a war with us when the Holy See is eyeing us," Bran took a deep breath: "This matter, both of us are victims, as long as the Duke of Norrington returns to Tallinn, he will soon be able to find out the specific situation of this matter, I believe that he will not risk the destruction of the family, just to fight for a breath." ”

"In the end, there will be negotiations. Bran analyzed: "After all, the Duke of Norrington is also the top powerful Grand Duke in the Iron Flow Kingdom, and he still has to do enough work on the surface, but he has to compensate for it in silver coins." ”

"Well said," the Duke of Winton stared at Bran with a blank expression, "who compensates whom?"

"......" Blanche paused, "Isn't it obvious that our cavalry broke into Tallinn and killed hundreds of gendarmes and soldiers......"

"But seventy-two of the Black Horsemen also died, and all of them, along with their horses, were buried in a foreign land. The Duke of Winton tapped lightly on the table, "Who should I settle this account with?"

......

"Where's Paris! let him get over here!" at Norrington Castle, a stocky middle-aged nobleman with red eyes and several servants hiding beside him, the ground covered with broken porcelain and precious vases.

Duke Rob Norrington returned to Tallinn early this morning.

But when he returned to Tallinn, he realized that something was wrong, the streets were blocked by gendarmes, and even the soldiers of the headquarters were checking the residents.

Could it be that a spy infiltrated Tallinn?

Suspicious, Duke Rob stopped an inspector who was on patrol and asked.

But before Duke Rob could speak, the official looked panicked, and knelt down before him, saying only that he was interrogating the suspect, but when Duke Rob asked what the suspect was, the other party simply chose to remain silent, and when he could not hide it, the official gritted his teeth and said that someone had invaded Tallinn and that Master Paris had been wounded.

As for the rest of the matter, I don't know anything else, but I just say that the specific process is only known to Lord Paris, and the Duke can ask him directly.

Until this time, Duke Rob did not realize the seriousness of the matter, and thought that it was just a rampant espionage activity, but when he returned to the castle, he found that even Fort Norrington had been blocked by the military police at this time, his daughter was imprisoned in the castle, and even the guards in the castle were all wounded.

This made Duke Rob very angry, and in just ten days after I left, Paris made a mess of Tallinn, and now even Norrington Castle has been sealed off by him, which is simply the following offense!

The angry Duke Rob immediately lifted the blockade of the Inspectorate and ordered Paris to be immediately informed to go to Fort Norrington.

"Report to the Duke, Lord Paris, the Inspector General, who was unfortunately wounded in the battle, and is too injured to come. "A soldier has come to report back," said Paris, who told the Duke that he would explain it to you. ”

"Explain, forcibly break into the castle, wound the guards, and imprison the heir of the family! Each of these three crimes can send him to the gallows! I see how he can explain it to me!" Duke Rob gritted his teeth and rattled: "Okay, isn't he unable to come? Immediately notify the Command, immediately surround the Inspectorate, and disarm them!"

"I'll just go over and see for myself, how he explains this!"