Salian smiled heartily and said: "Haha, but in the end, it is a newly invented weapon, there must be many shortcomings, this first-generation miniature magic energy extraction device has a very low conversion rate, which means that it consumes a lot of energy." The standard unit www.biquge.info the pen "Fun" Pavilion, that is, two hundred grams of artificial magic crystals, is only enough to support it for half an hour, and if it breaks through the boundary and launches a super-saturation attack, it can only last for two minutes. ”

"Hehe, that's really an expensive weapon! Your Excellency the Earl of the Border District doesn't want to pass on this hot potato, does he?"

Salian replied unwaveringly, very calmly: "How come, I have never thought of such a thing?"

He continued: "In addition, since it is a magic weapon, it also has the disadvantage of this type of weapon in general, because it has no weight, so when the opponent's magic defense is high enough, the lethality will plummet, because he can't use the inertia of his own weight to exert the amount of kinetic power, but I think there are not many characters who can resist this level of magic power." ”

"Well, I can understand this shortcoming, but its advantages definitely outweigh its disadvantages. Then I will accept it with pleasure, and thank you from the bottom of my heart, Your Excellency the Earl!"

Salian then turned off the magic beam and handed the hilt to Miss Werther.

"Wait a minute, let's go to the martial arts training ground and make a move, you can also try this beam sword smoothly. Dear Estfaria, I would like to see your own skills, except for my grandfather and father, I have never fought against a fellow of the Imperial Sword Divine Stream!"

"Haha, I even accepted the gift, and I can only meet the requirements of the castle owner. And apart from the master, I haven't met any other characters from our genre. ”

"Okay, this magic sword has no problem dealing with any plate armor. The next thing is for you to see if I have any other way to deal with Max's little brother, the magic gun on the table over there I think its penetration must be enough, of course the hit rate is an issue. Let's try it out with a crossbow that shoots special arrows, so that you can really rest assured. ”

"Okay, but how do we experiment?"

"Like Max's brother, there is also an attached experimental site next door here, please come with me. ”

It's the same lab, but it's much smaller than Maxinus's. Miss Witt thought that she should learn from the Ruger family and invest more in it, for since she had seen the facilities in Fort Alburg the day before yesterday, she knew that money could not be saved. When Salian arrived, he took a geared crossbow from the weapons showroom, and although it was not as good as the one his father made, it was also the best in a million. Most critically, he took out three arrows from a drawer.

"Count, I suppose this is what you call a special arrow, right?"

"Yes, this is an armor-piercing arrow specially designed to deal with plate armor, and its three-edged arrow is specially designed to resemble an armor-piercing cone, and the material is different from ordinary arrows. ”

Miss Werther took out a sample of the Strip Armor that she had "borrowed" from Mark Minus from the jade ring and placed it on a shelf at one end of the laboratory.

They experimented two hundred paces away from their target, but unfortunately the arrows they shot still couldn't penetrate the plate armor fixed on the stand. Then at a hundred paces, this time it worked, and the arrow completely pierced the plate armor and stuck into the wall behind.

"Although it is very useful, each of these armor-piercing arrows can be sold for three groshen silver coins in Schwartenn, which is about the living expenses of an ordinary farmer for a week, not to mention this crossbow, each of which costs five gold coins of the Ringhe Gul Shield. ”

"Yes, my faith has not increased much, Count!"

"I understand, but I think you're a lot more relaxed than you were before, don't you have any good ideas?"

"Yes, I just need to see that your gear crossbow can deal with this kind of plate armor, and then it's a matter of money, and I have money, so I'm not too worried. ”

Miss Witte suddenly said to Salian in a serious manner, "Your Excellency the Earl of the Frontier, the last time we talked about expanding the scale of production in the 'Iron Shield', do you think the gear crossbow and armor-piercing arrow used just now can be mass-produced?"

"Of course, no problem, if you discard the ornate carvings and ornaments that don't affect the performance, I think Schwartenn alone has thirty people who can make them, and the cost will have to be actually operated to know. This kind of arrow, more simply, is the problem of equipment and raw materials, only need to have molds, enough excellent materials, etc., ordinary small workers can produce in large quantities. ”

"Then I'm relieved, in the face of a huge number of strong bows, no matter how good the armor is, it makes no sense. ”

"Haha, I'm really reluctant to let you go back to the Lei Gate, Estherfaria, what you just said gave me confidence!"

"So, it's actually very simple, just take half of the room here as a dowry!"

"Oh, please don't seduce me, I'll not be able to sleep all night if I continue to struggle with my thoughts. ”

"Earl, don't take my scheming girl. ”

"Alright, alright, now there's the highlight of the day, the magic gun you've been waiting for, but there's no way to try this here, I don't want to ruin the ancestral chamber, let's go outside." ”

As for the secret study, Salian didn't think it was necessary to let Miss Witt know his beliefs too soon, for he was now a heretic. On the other hand, Miss Witte also adheres to the principle of not asking questions, but simply obeys the arrangements of the owner of the castle. So the two of them retreated from the secret passage with the magic lamp and came to the open space on the edge of the cliff behind the castle.

At this moment, a cute little head peeked out of one of the castle's open back windows.

"Daddy, what are you doing behind the castle with Aunt Werther, oh, it must be cheating, right?"

Unfortunately, both Salian and Estherfaria are particularly calm characters, and this sentence does not have the usual effect at all.

"Miss Hilda, your father, His Excellency the Earl, has just refused to propose to me, so I ask him to compensate me for the moral damages, and you have to testify to this long stick he is now holding!"

"What! If there is such a thing, it must be my father's fault, I will help you, Aunt Werther, don't worry!" Sure enough, the sapphire headdress that Miss Werther gave to the lovely little girl at the table yesterday was not in vain, and it was rewarded so quickly.

"Oh yes, Hilda, have you had breakfast? I told them to prepare two more desserts and a roast duck, you didn't see anything just now!"

"Let me think about it, Dad. ”

Hilda spoke to Sallian, but her eyes were on Miss Witt, for she knew she was a generous woman because of the sapphire ring. In an instant, she noticed that Werther had an extra string of green agate wrist chakras in his hand. The Black Dragons are even less resistant to these things than the average girl.

"Hmph, it must be that Dad is wrong, Aunt Werther is such a kind person who has definitely been deceived by you, be careful I tell Aunt Anna!"

Salian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Beautiful goddess of wisdom, I surrender! I sincerely give you this magic hammer. In just a few days, Anna and Hilda have become your loyal friends. I think in another month, the whole of Schwartenen will be bought by you. ”

Miss Witte covered her crimson cheeks with her fan again, and laughed softly.

"Hehe, good Earl, in fact, I will only have a good relationship with people who have useful value, and my little sister is a surrealist. ”

Thinking that what the two of them were doing might be interesting, Hilda jumped out of the window and threw herself into Salian's arms, originally she knew that Salian would catch her with the power of mysticism, but another powerful magical force directly held her up, gently lowered her to the ground, and while she was still surprised, Salian, who already knew the answer, smiled and picked her up.

"Your Aunt Werther is not only very rich, she is not only a master of telekinesis, but also a master of the Imperial Sword Divine Stream, a true magic warrior, and a complete white rich beauty!"

"Oh, I regret being your daughter, Daddy. Aunt Werther, I'll go with you, I don't ask for much!"

Eventually, with Estfaria's patient persuasion, Hilda learns that Salian is a good potential stock, and the mutiny does not happen.

"Little darling, stand farther behind me with Miss Werther, and I'm going to show you this strange thing. ”

Salian began to prepare for shooting with the magic hammer, and in order to use the weapon's combat effectiveness, he also needed to wear a special belt, which was indispensable in those days. First, use the strip to scrape out the remaining "magic burst powder" in the barrel, then use a small brush to clean up the rear primer hole and the residue of the medicine room, then take out a delicate silver locket from the belt, pour the "magic explosion powder" that has been prepared inside into the medicine room, and then close the lid of the medicine room. He took out a 30-gram buckshot from the leather bag on the side of the silver locket and put it into an octagonal gun, and pushed the buckshot to the end with a strip. Finally, he leaned his shoulders and took aim with the crosshair and the door, and pulled the trigger on the target, a heavy double-layered fine iron tower shield hanging from a tree a hundred paces away, which was the most defensive shield of the time, far exceeding all plate armor. After a soft thud, smoke and dust filled the mouth, and they saw a clear bullet hole in the shield in the distance.

In order to give Miss Witt a glimpse of the weapon's true state in battle, Salian asked the two of them to continue watching from a distance, and he repeated several movements, firing five buckshot bullets in succession. Relying on Salian's skillful operation and his recent improvements on the magic gun, that is, the addition of the gun tray, the light gate, and the front sight, the effect of today's shooting experiment is very good, each lead shot hit the shield a hundred paces away, although there is still scattering, but the result of shooting five times in three minutes has been greatly improved than before.

"Oh, Earl, this is the only thing that gives me great confidence so far, no matter how beautiful the long strip is, how thick the plate armor is, it is meaningless in front of the magic gun, and the anti-magic coating and defensive magic array have no resistance to physical lead bullets, this is really a weapon that changes the war!"

"Yes, the bulky magic cannon can make all walls tremble, but the magic cannon can change the rules of war. ”

"I think there are still a lot of things that can be improved, and your improved gun holder, trigger, front sight and light door I think are all direct application of the mature technology on the gear crossbow to the magic gun, right?"

"Hehe, you can see it at a glance, and that's all I have to do, even if these things are installed, it can only ensure that the first fifty rounds have a certain hit rate, and after fifty uses, the gun tube is basically useless. ”

"Is there a problem with the strength of the material?"

"Yes, the reason why the magic cannon is so heavy is because it uses the casting method to cast an extremely thick cannon body to resist chamber pressure, and in such a heavy situation, it doesn't matter if there are pores formed by casting on the pipe wall. At the same time, in order to ensure the strength and accuracy of the pipe wall, I don't even use hot forging, it is completely processed by cold forging, so you can see that my gun tube is octagonal angular type. However, the cold forging technology with the highest level in the empire is in the hands of Max's younger brother, and at the same time, the Luger family monopolizes most of the metal raw materials in the country, so it is difficult to reduce the cost!"

"Wait, I seem to have been fooled! You gave me the magic gun so easily, and explained to me the manufacturing process and the problems you encountered, do you want me to take it back and help you study it?"

"Hehe, Estherfaria, you paid for a bunch of precious green agate, so you can't just give it back to me, right?"

"Oh, miscalculated, is this what people often say is clever and self-mistaken? I spent money to buy myself a problem, it seems that I am far from mature enough, I must lie to you next time!"

"Forgive me for refusing, dear Estherfaria, please put things away, and I'll give you a copy of the drawings. Salian bowed and handed Miss Witt the magic gun and the belt he had unfastened, and in an instant they were gone.

"Daddy, Daddy, I'm smart, you want to reward me!"

"Of course, I'll give you something delicious for lunch later, and 'Tears of the Goddess' will always be fine!"

"Well, I've found this wine to be good for my growth. ”

"But there's not much stock, and you won't have to eat three more meals like this. ”

"Can't you buy more?" asked Sarian eagerly.

"This is imperial wine, and you can't get it without merit. ”

Over lunch, Salian and Miss Witt talked about the family of the Counts of the Imperial Palace, the overlords of the western part of the Empire. Miss Witt knew a little bit about them. The city of Palatinate is a traffic hub, and several major merchant families on the mainland have their own trading stations there, and the Witte family is no exception.