The Grey Keep, Winterless.

Due to the inconvenience of the fortress artillery, when the musket battalion went to Wolf's Heart and Eternal Winter in turn to carry out His Majesty's population relocation plan, the artillery battalion was rarely idle. In addition to daily training and helping with the autumn harvest, the off-duty team can return home to spend this precious leisure time with their families.

Vanna is no exception, now that he is the battalion commander, it is difficult for him to apply for a vacation, so he naturally cherishes such an opportunity. In addition to spending time with family and visiting neighbors, gathering with old friends is also an essential activity. After all, alcohol is not allowed in the army, and if you want to have a drink, you can only wait until you are on vacation.

After all these years of development, the prosperity of the business of Neverwinter has long surpassed that of the old royal capital, and the commercial street plan advocated by His Majesty at the beginning, that is, any house facing the street should be built into a two-story shop for rent, has also changed from being unpopular to now hot. Merchants from other places have come to sell special goods from all over the world, or they have been converted into hotels, restaurants and liquor stores. If convenience markets provide the necessities of life, then these shops are a supplement to enrich life.

Walking through the crowded streets, Vanna could not help but feel a little at the foresight of His Majesty, even with the clamor of hawking around him, there was no congestion on the roads of the city—the vendors did not pile up their shops all over the streets, everyone shuttled through the special walkways paved with stone slabs, and the horse-drawn carriages ran between the black roads, and everything seemed to be in order.

He remembers that when the construction team first laid the line to build the road, many people did not understand why the street was built so wide, especially the separation of people and horse-drawn carriages seemed unnecessary and unnecessary. Now it seems that this plan is just right, as if His Majesty had foreseen this scene in advance.

Crossing the two main roads, the "Lucky Cannonball" tavern appeared in front of Vanna, which was also the destination of his trip.

When I walked into the store, someone limped out of the bar and said, "Your Excellency, you're here!"

"What, my lord, that's what it's called in the army, you're no longer in the First Army, just call me Vanna. He smiled and hugged the visitor and patted the other party's back hard, "How is the recent business, it should be good, right?"

Compared with the name of the other party, the nickname of Tie Guan is more impressive to Vanna - in the fierce battle on the night of Tower No. 1 half a year ago, in order to recapture the artillery position occupied by the devil, Tie Gui, who is still serving in the artillery battalion, led the team to charge the enemy, but was pierced by a spear from the abdomen to the leg, and lost consciousness on the spot. Although she was saved by Miss Angel afterwards, she was unable to fully recover due to too many missing parts, and her entire right leg had to be replaced by an iron rod for the time being, and the nickname of the iron crutch has also been handed down.

After retiring, Tie Gui received a subsidy, and together with the accumulated salary, he opened this "Lucky Cannonball" tavern in Dongcheng District, which can be regarded as a frequent gathering place for the First Army on vacation.

"During the period of injury, the rent is reduced or reduced, which is enough to support the family. "Of course, it would be better if you could come a few more times." ”

A wave of relief welled up in Vanna's heart, "That's going to have to wait until I don't do it, or become like you." By the way, have they all arrived?"

"It's all upstairs, I'll take you there. ”

"No, no, no, no need, you are busy with yourself first, and then come up and have a few drinks with everyone when there are fewer guests. ”

"Okay, that's settled," Tie Guan replied cheerfully.

Vanna walked upstairs and saw the old man sitting around a round table. Grapefruit peel, cat's paw, Rodney, Nelson...... When the artillery battalion was first established, they were still just a group of hairy guys in the same artillery group, and they would be terrified when they saw the knights charge. And now, they have basically become the core backbone of the artillery battalion, each with their own subordinates, if it were not for such a special holiday, I am afraid that it would be difficult to gather together as before.

After that, there was a happy time of staggered cups, and the group raised their glasses and talked about everything, but the most talked about was still the battle of divine will that the army itself and the future would face.

After all, according to His Majesty, the scale of this war is unprecedented, and the entire continent will be involved, and it is really unknown how many people will be able to sit and drink together after the war.

"Actually, we're lucky, at least we don't have to deal with those monsters head-on," Rodney sighed as he took a sip of the ale in his glass, "If the artillery positions are lost, it's basically a rout." ”

"The question is, who knows what new tricks the devil has...... Isn't Tower One Site caught off guard?" Catpaw shrugged, "I just hope that when that happens, the soldiers will still have the ability to fight back, instead of waiting for the Musket Battalion and the Special Tactics Team to come to their rescue." ”

This remark resonated with everyone, "That's right, it would be nice if we also had a powerful burst weapon, the revolver rifle was okay against the knight, and it was really not enough to suppress the devil." ”

"Save it, I've heard that the army has plans to completely replace bolt-action rifles, and soon you won't even be able to see the revolver. ”

"Won't you...... Battalion commander, is this true?"

Seeing everyone looking at him, Vanna nodded and said, "In fact, the first and sixth classes have been replaced with new weapons, but because of the production problem, it will take some time for the other classes to be replenished." ”

Yuzupi frowned, "I also tried the new gun, the accuracy and power are good, but the speed of hitting one shot and one shot is really not suitable for use as a melee weapon, can't the artillery battalion continue to use the original weapon?"

"I'm afraid not, this is the decision from above. Vanna pointed to the top of his head, "The revolver uses old black powder, and the bullets look similar, so it must be more cost-effective to save this part of the labor to make new bullets." ”

"That'...... How about asking Lord Iron Axe to tell His Majesty how about designing a new weapon for us?"

"Don't even think about it," Nelson scoffed, "if there really is such a good thing, why don't you give it to Bright and take it?"

"That's right, it's enough for the artillery battalion to have cannons," said Catpaw, mimicking Bright's tone, "don't you always say that the thicker the pipe, the better?

Everyone laughed and raised their glasses, only to find that Vanna did not respond, but looked at the wine in the glass motionlessly, as if thinking about something.

"Battalion commander?"

Vanna touched his chin and said slowly, "What if we made it ourselves?"

"What's new?" Catpaw said, raising an eyebrow, "Battalion commander, you're not going to get drunk, are you?"

"I don't know if you've noticed, whether it's the shotgun used by the Special Tactical Squad or the Mark 1 heavy machine gun in the Musket Battalion, they all use an air guide to achieve repeated fire. "I've seen a lot of weapons that have been dismantled and recycled, and although the structure is different, the principle is almost the same. ”

"Uh...... How could I not know?"

"So the battalion commander is he, not you. Rodney pouted, "But even then, it would require a lot of manpower and materials, and the factories that produce weapons are not under the control of the Iron Axe." ”

"No, by building I mean making improvements to existing guns," Vanna said, the clearer he felt his thinking, "and there is no need to trouble the arms factory, nor to burden the administrative office, as long as you have the help of a skilled worker." ”

The other three looked at the pomelo peel in unison.

The latter sighed, raised his hand helplessly, and said, "My brother works in the industrial area, but he is in charge of the processing and assembly of the steam engine, I will take you there tomorrow." ”