Chapter 113 Duel Firearms

[Career Change Mission First Branch: Lucky Star]

Looking at this strange task, Claude flipped through the so-called duel again, and he suddenly had a sense of déjà vu back to the 17th century. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Throughout history, human beings have always been at war, whether it is war or duel, it seems that when language cannot solve the problem, take up arms to decide everything, and those who survive are right, and those who die are wrong.

In ancient times, duels regulated the way of revenge, no longer just an impulsive act, and in 1770, London gunsmiths developed special pistols, lethal pistols specially used for duels, which were both flintlock duel pistols.

Using an external ignition system, the flint strikes a curved steel plate called a fire sickle, because friction and impact create sparks that ignite the gunpowder in the powder pool, which burns and ignites the gunpowder inside the barrel through a small hole in the side of the barrel to fire out the bullets. This gun uses lead bullets, so that when the gunpowder explodes, the lead projectiles will absorb kinetic energy like a cushion, and when it hits the human body, the density of lead is higher, heavier, and when it comes into contact, it is pressed into the flat shape of a mushroom, which increases the lethality and impact, so that it is easier to kill the opponent.

Similarly, duels seem to have a unique posture, with the arms stretched forward, standing sideways, and the left hand behind the back, a unique posture left over from countless duels that is both ceremonial and reduces the exposed area of the body. It seems that the so-called gentlemen in high heels are most fond of decorating what is clearly bloody and barbaric fights with rules and etiquette, turning them into a boring game of fashion and a display of personal courage.

When such behaviour is clearly regulated, this somewhat humorous behaviour becomes a small-scale solution to disputes. Especially in the Christian era, where people generally believed that God would decide who won and who lost, by the 16th century, duels had become a legal right in social customs, and duels were all the rage, with thousands of people dying in duels every year. For example, in the scene in "The Three Musketeers", everyone has a long sword that was originally a symbol of the ruling class, and it was also from that time that civilians could also carry a Western sword.

After 1750, officers achieved honor and achievement on the battlefield with flintlock pistols, and this one-handed pistol also became popular to settle some of their personal matters involving reputation, and it was in that era that duel pistols began to rise.

Similarly, duels were governed by rules, the Government Regulations on Methods and Auxiliaries, a 1858 duel rule established by Southern California Governor John Ryder Wilson, which stipulated that the weapon must be a smoothbore pistol of flint and steel, and that a smoothbore barrel of the same length and the same weight of black powder should be used.

Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, participated in dozens or more than 100 duels. Perhaps the most famous duel in history was between Jefferson's Vice President, Aaron Ball, and George Washington's Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. The duel took place in Weehawken, and that duel was written down in history, as if there was no criticism of this behavior at the time, but rather the approval of the people that it was what men should do.

The dent in the kettle was hit by a lead shot from a dueling pistol, which saved the life of the English soldier and earned him a title of nobility.

And now, after a few centuries, in this already high-tech era, Claude is going to abandon the most modern firearms and use this oldest firearm for a duel, but who is the object of the duel? Is it a zombie?

Click to accept this task, Claude clicked on the lottery to complete the side quest this time, he held a pious mentality, hoping that this systematic lottery would give some good things, not a 17th century flintlock pistol.

[X13 Individual Wave Shield]

One looked like a tall thing, a name that sounded amazing, but in fact, this thing was a small piece of iron the thickness of a thumb, Claude held it in his hand, he observed it for a long time, and it was densely carved with many unknown lines, and he was completely confused about this thing called a defensive shield.

Angel Anna expressed a strong interest in this thing, and when Anna formed a silver metal armguard, she just wrapped this thing in a card slot, and with the injection of soul points, a circular energy shield half a meter in size spread out on her left arm, which felt like alien technology seen in science fiction movies, giving people a very magical feeling.

And, of course, the feeling of heartache.

One soul a second, my God, even more than 4,000 souls are not enough now, does this system feel that there is no place to spend more souls, and giving such an oil tiger out is simply a capitalist squeezer of all evils.

Since he decided to go all out to develop the hidden profession, Claude has not added attributes to the attribute points for the time being, he still doesn't know what this profession needs, and it seems that to deal with the current battle, the current combat power is completely enough to deal with those disgusting zombies.

The temperature outside the island slowly cooled, and the smoke began to fall slowly under the effect of gravity, but the invisible shield did not disappear, and a strange sound came to Claude's ears, it was like the sound of an airlock opening, and under his feet, the solid concrete floor began to sink, and then the speed of free fall began to fall rapidly.

Yes! The two Annas hugged Claude's body violently, and the poor velociraptor turned its eyes into a swirl, and the three of them and a stupid reptile floated weightlessly in the air as if they had entered space.

This room seems to be an elevator.

The room descended quickly, and after a long distance, a slow deceleration began, and finally when it came to a complete stop, a metal door slammed open, and a black cavern appeared in front of everyone.

"Could there be ghosts?" Angel Anna hugged Claude's arm tightly, and her little face was too nervous to look out.

"There's a little ghost!" The little demon Anna jumped up excitedly, looking excitedly towards the dark cave, she seemed to be always full of curiosity about the exciting and the unknown.

"Oh, woo woo" The stupid velociraptor came over trembling all over, but unfortunately no one would give it a comforting hug, but it was kicked aside by the little devil Anna.

"Why do you always bully it?" Because this velociraptor was infected by himself, Claude had already treated this guy as his pet, so naturally he didn't understand why Anna always targeted it.

"Hmph." Anna gave a one-word response, secretly kicking the velociraptor fiercely, and the stupid reptile hummed very aggrievedly, and lowered its head pitifully.

It seems that Anna and this guy can communicate, I don't know why they have had a conflict, after that incident of roasting dragon meat, this velociraptor has always avoided Anna, it seems that that incident has given it a huge shadow, which makes Claude a little confused.

Obviously it is a ferocious beast, both in size and strength, much stronger than humans, it should be a very fierce predator, but why is it more like a human in many cases, and has become very timid and weak, this contrast is not cute at all.

The passage in front of him stretched outward, with the help of the light of the flashlight, Claude looked around here, the stone wall was very smooth, and it was a standard circle, such a standard shape of the cave was naturally not naturally formed, but there were no traces of metal friction around, more like a hole left by a force.

The cave was very humid, with water droplets dripping down from time to time, the temperature in the air was a little high, and the sound of footsteps kept echoing in this huge cavern, so the eerie environment made everyone nervous.

Anna had transformed, the velociraptor had been absorbed into the psionic space, and Claude listened carefully to the movement of the people here, and when his vision could not see clearly, it was best to hit all the senses, whether it was smell, hearing, or that sixth sense.

There seemed to be something here, but Claude always had a feeling of being watched, a feeling that arose from the moment he entered the cave, and as he moved forward, this feeling grew stronger and stronger, as if something was following Claude in the dark.

Ghosts? After seeing human souls, Claude has already believed that ghosts are very likely to really exist, and the unknown is terrifying, so the thing that lurks in the shadows makes Claude uneasy.

In the system prompt, a new quest [Crysis Side Quest Final Chapter: Unknown Puzzle] appeared.