Just as sharpened sticks and smashed stones have replaced claws and teeth, primitive swords and individual martial arts must be replaced by guns made of steel, and in this unstable world, war is everywhere, and in order to survive, inefficient individual force must give way to an efficient war machine—this is the objective law of the development of things.

Gawain didn't know if every world followed such objective laws, but at least he could be sure that the world followed such laws.

Even if there is extraordinary power in this world, even if the extraordinary strong people in this world have the power to move mountains and reclaim the sea, this truth will not change - the transcendent people who move mountains and reclaim the sea will be replaced by machines that can move mountains and reclaim the sea with greater efficiency, and this will be decided on the day the first hunting stick is sharpened.

He looked at the chariot in admiration, as if he saw another era stretching in front of the chariot's tracks.

Rebecca, Hetty, Philip, and Nicholas Egg were with him, and everyone's (and the ball's) attention was equally focused on the chariot.

Rebecca's idea of a cannon on the car after the advent of the Magic Car has finally come true, and it comes with not only a cannon, but also armor plates and a shield generator.

This tank, which can barely be called a "tank", was not the same as Gawain's original design, and even very different from any tank he understood, it had no inclined armor, and the main body of the whole vehicle was an almost square iron box, which was spliced together with a large number of rivets and welds, and each piece of armor was nothing more than a thin sheet of steel; The chariot's tracks were somewhat similar to Gawain's impression, but they were noticeably more rugged, and deep rune dents could be seen on each track shoe—earth runes would reduce wear and tear on contact with the ground and slightly increase the track's resistance to elemental attacks, which was said to have been suggested by a rune craftsman from the Hossman region; Its turret is equally impressive, with a trapezoidal iron dome that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, with the front end open and two parallel metal rails extending straight out of the opening, and a simple optical sighting device mounted parallel to the metal rails, located in the lower half of the iron cover.

Limited by current technology, the main gun it is equipped with is the smallest "Persuad" light railgun, and it has been specially modified to be lightweight for loading on combat vehicles, so the power is naturally somewhat reduced, but for the battlefield of this era, this thing is already a mobile shredder.

In appearance, it looks rough like a punk product, and it doesn't fit in with the idea of a tank on Earth at all.

All of its armor is virtually devoid of bevels and arcs; Its armor was also thin, and at the seams where some rivets were connected, it could even be seen that its side armor was just thin steel plates; Finally, it has a tall hull and a large turret that stands out to Gawain.

These designs have greatly reduced the difficulty of building this vehicle (which is one of the reasons why it was built so quickly), reduced the cost of the vehicle, greatly reduced its weight, and increased payload and interior space, but all of this has led to an obvious problem: its physical defense seems to be lowered.

In Gawain's original design materials, there were concepts of inclined armor and a low body, but in the final product, both concepts were abandoned.

At first, he approached Rebecca and Carmel about the changes, and argued with them, but in the end, he relented, as he later found that the seemingly defense-reducing design was actually the most reasonable.

At first, he gave the tank a strong physical defense according to inertial thinking, and wanted to make the future vehicle resistant to physical attacks such as shells and reduce the chance of being hit by increasing the armor inclination and reducing the vehicle height, but he ignored the fact that the most powerful and only form of attack in the world that can threaten the vehicle is magic.

The tank doesn't have to face shells at all, and it doesn't even have to think too much about throwing stones, and on the battlefield, it basically has to deal with small-powered projectile weapons and high-power magic attacks - low-power projectiles, such as crossbows and stone projectiles, can't damage armor made of thin steel plates at all, while high-powered magic attacks with tilted or curved armor have no effect at all.

Powerful spells such as Lightning, Flame Blast, and Ice Whip do not "ricochet", and some spells with a channeling effect will not miss the target because the tank is low, and it is not necessary to work on armor to defend against powerful magic attacks, but to stuff an extra set of shield generators into the body of the vehicle.

And with the Magic Shield, even if the vehicle encounters a powerful live attack, such as the shelling of another vehicle of the same class, it has some defensive capabilities, without having to compress the valuable interior space of the vehicle in order to defend against live attacks.

Guided by this line of thought, the technicians of the Machine Building Institute and the Magic Technology Research Institute abandoned the "incomprehensible use" operations such as inclined armor, and instead designed the chariot into such a square, tall iron box, and stuffed two sets of magic shield devices into the enlarged internal space, and finally, the thing in front of Gawain's eyes was created.

"We've tested it, and its weapons and shield system work fine," Rebecca said happily, smug on her face, "I've just said that it's a lot more expensive to stuff two shields into the body than to hang a bunch of sloping steel pipes, and it's also cheaper and lighter...... Your previous thinking was just to look good, and it wasn't practical at all......"

Gao Wen, who was slapped in the face by the objective laws of this world, couldn't refute Rebecca's words academically, but he could use his identity as an ancestor to knock on his little granddaughter's skull, so he patted Rebecca's head casually: "My previous thinking was wrong, but who said that my previous plan was because it was good-looking?" ”

"Oops......" Rebecca exclaimed, but the next second she was happy, "then you mean the vehicle we are building now is very good-looking?" ”

I don't know how she came up with this idea.

Gawain didn't pay attention to Rebecca, who was already complacent, but raised his head, looked at the punk-style "magic tank", and asked casually: "The final plan is still to use a railgun?" ”

Nicholas Egg floated over and made a buzzing sound: "Although the smallest rainbow cannon can barely be installed on the turret, it will almost 'eat' more than half of the energy of the power ridge, as long as it continues to irradiate, it must be parked in place, and the short shot will also seriously affect the stability of the engine, and the heat generated by the rainbow cannon is too great, and if it is continuously irradiated for more than thirty seconds, the turret will become extremely hot, and the frost runes will not be able to suppress it, and the crew will be unbearable - so in the end we still chose the live cannon." Although it is necessary to carry artillery shells, this is the only feasible option at the moment. ”

Gawain nodded, and then looked at the production line behind the chariot: "How long will it take to mass production?" ”

Nicholas Egg groaned for a moment and hummed, "Actually...... Mass production will be achieved in about half a month. ”

Gawain looked surprised: "So fast?!" ”

"Because it is completely 'put together' with existing technology, and the production line is also directly transformed from the production line of agricultural machinery," Nicholas Egg explained, "The chassis is a direct general-purpose II agricultural machinery chassis, and the armor is basically an iron box spliced with rivets and solder joints, and the existing welding platform can be used by modification, and the main gun has been mass-produced in the production line of the military factory, as for the other internal devices...... The technical content is not high. ”

Gawain nodded slowly, what the Iron Ball Star Man said was really reasonable.

He had in mind the idea of building a tank, which at first seemed like an unattainable goal, but after the magic guide car was built, the light railgun was built, and all kinds of agricultural machinery were successfully developed, the tank was already in order.

Even in the history of the earth, the first tank seems to be something that was "rubbed" out of a patchwork of ready-made technology.

The crude prototype in front of me may one day develop into something sophisticated, but now it is really as simple as putting an iron shell on the chassis of a tractor and a cannon on the iron shell......

Something as simple as that would be enough to deal with Cecil's next challenge, and outside of Cecil...... It's also "sophisticated" enough.

"After the final tests are completed, mass production will be achieved as soon as possible, and as many as you can build by next summer," Gawain said to Nicholas Egg, and then turned to Philip on the other side, "Select soldiers with high talent in magic mechanics and driving, and the task of training the first tank crew will be entrusted to you." ”

After Nicholas Egg and Philip took their respective orders, Gawain looked at Hetty again: "You are responsible for approving the budget. ”

Hetty: "...... Be. ”

Cecil's butler wanted to cry without tears - she dared to be dragged over early in the morning to see the "farm machinery", just to approve the budget.

But after a short period of wanting to cry without tears, Hetty still felt a trace of urgency and deep meaning from Gawain's attitude: "Ancestor, do you think the crisis is ...... Will it explode within a year? ”

"This is the worst-case scenario," Gawain nodded, "it's summer—and according to the temperament of the nobles of the royal capital, it's almost time for them to finish ripping their skins." ”

Hetty looked into Gawain's eyes and nodded slowly.

According to the Ancestors' original estimates, by this summer at the latest, the nobles of Ansu would reach a consensus on repairing the Great Wall, not because their efficiency could really be calculated so precisely, but because the situation dictated.

They had to do all the stuff and discussion in the first half of the summer to ensure that they had enough people and resources to organize in the fall, select suitable representatives, and follow the elves to the vicinity of the barrier to start the repair work, if it dragged on too long, the weather would turn cold, and the team would need to set off at a higher cost, and in the cold winter, all the works would become difficult, and the team would not be able to set up a safe shelter camp in time due to construction difficulties near the magnificent wall in the harsh environment, Then the possible losses and the cost of project failure are beyond the reach of any family.

"Regardless of whether they end up letting me, the 'old man', go out of the mountain to repair the barrier on behalf of Ansu, the Ansu civil war will temporarily stop during the time of repairing the barrier, but they will not stop for too long - the repair and reinforcement of the barrier will take about one to three years, and once this problem is solved, all worries will be gone, and the civil war will be restarted immediately, and it will ...... It will definitely be more violent, and all the bottom line and face will be torn. At that time, Cecil wanted to stay out of the matter, bury his head in development, and make money at both ends...... I'm afraid it's not that easy. ”

Speaking of which, Gawain paused and continued: "So we have to prepare as soon as possible. Counting the time for the engineering team to hurry, the barrier may be repaired in the late autumn of next year at the earliest, and the 'safety margin' left for us will not exceed next summer - it will take time for the weapons and equipment to adapt to the run-in after they are produced. ”

Listening to Gawain's plan to accurately calculate almost every step, Hetty couldn't help but bite her lip: "Will the situation really develop as you estimated?" ”

"A lot of the time, the plan is not accurate, and the truth will always exceed your expectations, just like on the battlefield - it is likely that you have made a dozen plans, but when the war really breaks out, it is still up to the commanders to play on the spot, and even to be reckless," Gawain laughed, looked at Hetty and said, "But good decision-makers still make plans, at least, we have something to do with a plan, don't we?" ”

Gawain himself knows that his analysis of the situation is just an "analysis", even if there is Gawain? Cecil's experience, his experience as a satellite spirit, his experience from his previous life, and he didn't dare to guarantee that his analysis would be accurate, but as he told Hety, at least...... Have a plan.

Hetty lowered her head and said in a solemn tone: "Yes, I understand. ”

Gawain nodded, and then he turned to the prototype vehicle, and said in a rather cheerful tone, "Alright, let's give this cold, hard-nosed big guy a name—"

Each pair of eyes looked at him expectantly, and he looked up and down at the steel chariot.

Square armor, rigid lines, simple and calm shape, straight extension of the railgun......

Honestly, it's like a hammer.

"Let's call it Warhammer, Warhammer I Main Battle Tank."