Chapter 141: Black Powder
At the same time, similar prayers were heard from different parts of Boulder City, because everything seemed to be simple in front of the identity of a wizard's apprentice, and without even saying anything, Driss had grown their family to grow even better, even than before.
Regarding the changes in Boulder City, although Jiang Feng felt a little surprised, he didn't say much.
The current situation is completely in his interest.
Although the Thorn Wastes had become his wizarding domain, and the Free City was part of his territory, he didn't have the energy to govern the city himself, nor did he have the interest in arguing with a group of natives over trivial matters, at most a few words about the mayor and the president of the city council in some political, economic, military, and health details.
A new order built around the Wizard's Tower would ensure that the city would be able to channel benefits to him continuously, and that would be enough.
In the backyard of the city hall, in the vacated utility room, Jiang Feng found Fielding, who was concentrating on studying his doll. At the end of the journey, the alchemist finally had time to continue his research.
For Fielding, nothing is more appealing than alchemy.
"How's the research going?" Jiang Feng asked.
At this time, Fielding noticed Jiang Feng who had walked in, but he did not completely stop the movements in his hand, as if he wanted to show Jiang Feng his research results with his actions.
Unfortunately, his dolls are not so competitive.
The palm-sized faceless girl, on delicate tiptoe and waving a razor-sized blade, spun around the table four or five times, but it didn't last long before it broke up into a pile of skeletons.
“…… Not ideally, her body is so weak, I tried to change her arms into blades, or strengthen her bones, but it still can't come in handy on the battlefield. Fielding's expression was a little frustrated.
Every time the experiment fails, I think that these thousands of UBS have been lost.
"Maybe her future is not on the battlefield in the first place," Jiang Feng smiled slightly, and said in an enlightening tone, "Why don't you try to let her continue to jump?" I think the dance is quite beautiful. ”
Not all technologies are fully offensive and perfectly compatible with the field of warfare. There are many more examples of this in the history of the Federation, and many powerful technologies have only been applied to the military field over time after they have been used in the civilian field.
It's better to start with the simplest areas and gain experience than to crash into a dead-end that doesn't work at all.
Fielding was lost in thought, as if he had vaguely grasped something, but the thought that had come to his mind was still vague and needed time to be constructed.
"Inscriptions aside, now I have a task for you." Jiang Feng looked at Fielding and said.
Coming back from his thoughts, Fielding put down his tools and said respectfully.
"We're here to help."
"Follow me."
Without much nonsense, Jiang Feng took Fielding to the open space in the backyard of the city hall, and from the space ring, he took out half a candle-like round tube, the size of which was only the size of a thumb, and there was a thread made of cotton rope on the tail.
Fielding frowned slightly, looking at the things in Jiang Feng's hand with some confusion.
Although he didn't know what it was, his instincts told him that what the wizard had brought out was definitely not ordinary.
"This thing in my hand, I call it...... Well, Burst One. Anyway, this thing is an alchemy product that I have nothing to do. I'll give you a demonstration of its power first, but I'd advise you to cover your ears. ”
I really didn't bother to name this kind of thing, so Jiang Feng casually made up a name.
In fact, it was an ordinary firecracker, hollowed out of wood and stuffed with gunpowder, and then sealed with clay. Something that has no technical content, this kind of measurement is not lethal on the battlefield, and it is only taken out so that Fielding can deeply understand such a thing as "black powder".
Alchemical products!
Fielding's heart was full of excitement, looking at what Jiang Feng had in his hand.
When he was at the gate of the Alchemist Association, he learned that his boss also had a deep knowledge in the field of alchemy, and he had always had a lot of questions to ask him for, but he didn't have the opportunity.
Now that he could finally see the alchemy products from the hands of the wizard, his heart was naturally full of excitement, and his eyes didn't dare to leave Jiang Feng's right hand for a moment.
Without thinking about Fielding's expression, Jiang Feng snapped his fingers, rubbed a cluster of chaotic fire on his fingertips, lit the fuse of the firecracker in his hand, and then raised his hand and threw it into the open space five or six meters away.
I saw that Burst No. 1 turned into a parabola and landed on the ground, and under Fielding's gaze, a ball of fire exploded.
"Smack——!
The fire flickered, and the sound of the explosion without warning frightened Fielding to shrink his neck, and he didn't have time to cover his ears.
Looking at the black marks on the ground and the soil that had been blown up, and just as he was about to ask Jiang Feng what this was, Fielding suddenly remembered the picture of the collapse of the city wall that day.
He had always thought it was the power of a wizard.
"How?" Jiang Feng looked at the shocked Fielding and said, "Do you see clearly?" ”
Recovering from his surprise, Fielding swallowed and spit, looked at Jiang Feng, and asked hesitantly.
"See clearly...... With all due respect, is this the casting medium that broke through the walls that day? ”
"It's not a spell casting medium, it's just some alchemy powder, and all I gave it is a cluster of flames that ignite the fuse," Jiang Feng shook his head and put his hands behind his back: "Its name is Black Powder, and it is a kind of 'witchcraft' that mortals can use at will, and all it needs is a flint and steel, and a pair of dexterous hands." I'll teach you the full recipe and how it works in a moment. And what I need you to do is produce these things for me. ”
Fielding looked at Jiang Feng in surprise, he didn't expect that the wizard would teach him such an important thing.
If there is one thing that an alchemist bears a resemblance to a wizard, it is his attitude towards knowledge. Reading a book for an hour in the Valland Alchemist Guild costs a lot of silver, and if you want to inquire about other people's research results, you have to give the same reward in exchange, very little...... No, not at all, no alchemist wants to share his results with others!
However, the wizard in front of him not only supported his experiment so much, but was even willing to teach himself such an important knowledge......
"What's wrong?" Jiang Feng asked.
"No, nothing, my lord." Fielding stretched out his hand and wiped the corners of his eyes, lowered his head and said in an urn voice, "There was a gust of wind just now, and there was a piece of sand in the corner of my eye." ”
Giving Fielding a strange look, Jiang Feng didn't say anything and turned away.
"If it's nothing, then come with me, I need to use your lab in a while, and I will show you it myself."
Putting away the emotion in his heart, Fielding followed behind Jiang Feng and made a solemn promise in his heart.
This trust and kindness will be remembered by him for the rest of his life......