Roland naturally knew what the Northland pearl meant.

The development of the Divine Punishment Bullet encountered many technical troubles, such as the caliber of the warhead, such as the matching gun, and so on...... Since the hardness of the stone is related to its volume, it should be enlarged as much as possible. However, the large Divine Stone will also produce a larger range of forbidden demon realms, and the sharp increase in the weight of large-caliber guns will inevitably have a negative impact on concealment, transportation, and use.

During the week, Anna, Agatha, Lucia and Andrea worked together to tackle the problem, conducted nearly 100 tests, and finally settled on several data indicators.

In order to ensure that the force is evenly applied during firing, the Stone of Divine Punishment is processed into a cylinder thirty millimeters wide, which is then covered with copper clothing to form a sharp backplate warhead. As a result, the caliber of the bullet specially made for demon slayers reached an astonishing thirty-five millimeters, and it looked like a heavy small cannonball in the hand.

It is only at this size that the strength of the inner core is stable enough not to be cracked by the impact of gunpowder.

And the "lightless black hole" produced by the divine stone is also approaching about one meter and five, which means that the distance between the body of the gun alone must be more than two meters, and the barrel is definitely a standout, and it cannot be properly packed into the magic ark, so the disassembly design is a must.

At the same time, the increase in caliber brought a huge recoil, which made it impossible to use manpower mounts as before, and had to be mounted on specialized mounts in order to shoot.

As a result, the final product looked so deformed that the shooter couldn't even reach the bolt and couldn't reload it on his own. The weight of the whole gun in combat condition is almost the same as that of two adults, which also weakens the number of the special operations team. In addition, even with muzzle restraint and mount cushioning, the recoil may still injure the shooter.

Fortunately, the new weapon itself is intended to be used only once, which is not an unacceptable drawback.

The benefits of large bore are not without it.

The most significant is that the range of weapons has been greatly improved - the range of guns generally refers to the effective range, and the bullet is still lethal after crossing this limit, but because the trajectory is too erratic, it is impossible to determine the landing point, so that it has no actual combat value. But for Andrea, the maximum range of a gun is the effective range, and as long as the coin exists, she is sure to hit the target, which makes the theoretical attack range of the new weapon more than ten kilometers.

Roland also understood more and more why Edith had chosen the jungle area.

Compared with the previous anti-devil sniper rifle that can fire when the ashes are erected, this weapon, which can be called a cannon, must be spliced and assembled before it can be used, and the preparation time is greatly extended. If you don't choose to be in a hidden area, the risk of the plan will be greatly increased.

"Finally, there is the route of retreat," Edith said, pointing to the map, "and when the shelling of Tachira is officially launched, the First Army will send a force about five to six kilometers forward on the left flank to meet the retreat of the Einsatzgruppen group. As for when the ambush began, it depended on the strength of the enemy's resistance. That's the outline of the plan. ”

The plan, which had been discussed for nearly a week, was quickly approved by everyone, and after some screening, the personnel of the two teams were also determined.

The sniper team consists of five people, namely Sylvie, Andrea, Camilla, Maggie, and Ash. The first four can be said to be the necessary candidates for the ambush, and the last protector is only the most balanced in the ability of Ash. The accompanying assistant scout is Lightning, her biggest advantage over Maisie is her ability to transport Divine Punishment Bullets, and as long as she is hung by a rope, the effects of the Divine Stone will not affect her.

Otherwise, the group would have to go to the enemy's rear on foot.

The Seagulls are ten people, and the scout is Maisie. Among the ten people on the plane, except for Tilly and Wendy, the rest of them are witches of divine punishment, and the leader is Zoe. The team was smaller than expected because the large-caliber shotguns, anti-devil grenades, and armor were taking up too much load, and this was when the Hummingbird halved the weight.

As for the frontal battlefield, there is nothing to say - just fight steadily and advance step by step.

The whole program made the most of all the resources that could be used, and also made Roland feel the lack of transportation capacity. Without the support of inland rivers and railways, the First Army could project extremely limited troops, and if he had an armored force, why bother, he could travel thousands of miles to cut off the enemy's supplies first, and then attack the main force in front and rear. In that case, even if the demon slayer tried to escape, he would be trapped on the grassland because the red mist was not enough.

At the end of the meeting, Edith stood up again, and she looked at Roland with a little hesitation.

"Anything else?" asked Roland with an eyebrow.

"Once the decisive battle begins, I want you to enter the Third Frontier City for a while, and the same goes for the Town Hall. She paused, "And, of course, the witches of the castle district. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Barov, who had not been able to interject, finally found an entry point, "Do you want to instruct Your Majesty!"

Anna said with a slight emotion, "Do you think it's possible for the devil to attack Neverwinter?"

"It's unlikely, but it can't be ruled out. Edith looked much calmer after she started, "The blood line means the upper limit, but it can't be roughly equated with the strength of the opponent - for example, the red mist jar that supports the battle of three thousand devils can also allow a thousand devils to trek longer distances. Since they have been here once, they may come a second time. If this time the other party is no longer for threats or warnings, but goes straight to the castle area...... If it's not an ordinary madman, but a high-level demon......"

There was a brief silence.

"Even if it's to give up Tachira?" said Agatha with a frown.

"If the loss is inevitable, we can't talk about giving up, but trying to recover the loss. ”

"I see," Roland smiled lightly, "just do as you suggest." Barov, you will arrange it for the city hall, do you know what to do?"

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty. ”

In fact, even if the other party didn't say it, he planned to stay in the main hall to watch the "live broadcast" - although he could only see the corner of Tachira, it was a rare opportunity.

"Guys, I know what you're thinking. Roland stood up. There is no doubt that after this meeting, the people on duty will go to the front and devote themselves to the decisive battle for survival...... He knew it was time for his final arguments. "That's right, victory is now just one step away from us. Although only a few people know about this war, and even fewer know its significance, one day, it will be remembered by all mankind! Before the battle of divine will began, Gray Castle took the initiative to keep the devil out of the fertile plains, and no matter whether the opponent was dragged by the Heavenly Sea Realm or not, the weight of victory would not be reduced in the slightest! The only regret was ...... I can't go with you. ”

The hall was silent, but everyone's eyes shone brightly.

"Defeat the devil and take Tachira—I look forward to your fight!" he said, looking around the week, word by word.

"As you wish!" said in unison.