"Mad Rat" Green stood in the door of the tavern as the setting sun shone in from behind him, casting an orange-yellow halo over his silhouette. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info He didn't say anything, it was quiet like a sculpture.

Zhao Mai stood up, pulled away the chair next to him, and stretched out his hand to invite Green to sit down. "I've been wondering where you've been, and now it's good to know you're okay. ”

"A bunch of fools took me together, and it took a lot of talk to get me back. Green grinned, red blood faintly visible between his teeth. "Those stupid thieves are looking for the wrong target, so they're willing to give these things back. ”

Zhao Mai took the salt bag, didn't even look at it, and threw it on the table. He reached out and touched Green's dangling right shoulder, wanting to know what the injury was. Judging from Green's grinning expression, the injury is not optimistic.

"You're dislocated, I can cure you. "In the spirit that a friend's friend is his friend, the dwarf Sock stepped forward and grabbed Green's arm and shook it. It may seem like a mess, but after a few "quacks" and "hey, hey", Green was able to lift his shoulders and move normally.

"Thank you, Mr. Dwarf, your craft is really good. ”

Sok smiled, his beard slightly cocked. "It's nothing, I used to pick a mine, I often dislocated, and I've been sick for a long time. You should be careful not to exert yourself these days and rest a lot. ”

Zhao Mai also nodded, "Green, thank you, sit down and have a drink together." I don't have a good lingua franca, so I need you to explain it for me. ”

"Okay, that's my job too, you paid for it. ”

The dwarf remembered his business and placed his musket on the table. The heavy metal pipe made a heavy "bang" sound, which frightened Zhao Mai and thought it was on fire. Green, on the other hand, didn't react, and it seemed that he really didn't know what it was.

"You say you know the musket, but I don't believe it. I haven't seen you from the merchant before, so I'll have to test you. "The dwarf Sock is proud of his invention, and even if Mike is the person he wants to identify with, he can't lower his standards. "Do you know how this thing works?"

Seriously, Zhao Mai has never shot a gun, at least the gun propelled with explosives is really not used, as for the water gun and ...... Nothing counts. But even if his practical ability is zero, his theoretical knowledge is far beyond this world.

Picking up the gun, the skillful posture made the dwarves a little envious. I weighed it with my hand, then looked at it with a flat end in front of my eyes, and I had no sights so I could only shoot blindly. The gun uses reloading, just like a real double-barreled shotgun, and the barrel can be folded down with a single mechanism opened.

"What are you putting in there, can you show me?"

The dwarf took out a small bag from behind him, opened it and put it in front of Zhao Mai. Green also came over curiously to take a look, but there was no clue from the balls and small paper bags.

Twisting the paper packets with his hands, Zhao Mai found that they were all a little damp, and it was not surprising to take a look. "It's all wet, how can you possibly launch the iron ball?"

"This thing is afraid of water?" said Sock, surprised.

When asked, it was revealed that the dwarf Sok had been living underground, had never seen rain before, and worked far from the water source. After obtaining this explosive potion, he only improved the processing according to the intuition of the craftsman, and never did environmental testing. While traveling on the ground, Sock was so excited by the rain that he drenched the gunpowder. If this can still be ignited by the fire rope, it will be a joke in the world.

"There are a lot of things that could be improved in this gun, from the firing mechanism, reloading, ammunition, sealing, and so on. It's not something that happens overnight, and I think it can be done as a lifelong job. Even in terms of the lifespan of a dwarf, it would take a generation or two to perfect this weapon. ”

That's what Sock wanted to hear most of all - it was a great lifelong undertaking. He considers himself a genius craftsman, but making swords and hammers doesn't give him much sense of accomplishment, as he didn't invent them. Only this musket, if it is very promising, then it is very likely that if you continue to study it, it is very likely that you will become a generation of grandmasters.

"I'm not a craftsman, I can only speak from the user's point of view. Zhao Mai said to the dwarf: "This gun, your current operation is to open the mechanism, load the projectile, stuff the gunpowder, press the fire rope, and then aim after holding it up, isn't this set of actions too cumbersome?

"In that case, won't the gunpowder and the projectile be mixed together? ”

"You can wrap them in a paper tube with a layer of paper separating them in the middle. Take the paint to mark the head and tail to prevent the installation from being reversed, so that it will be all solved?"

The dwarf suddenly realized, and his mouth opened into a standard duck egg shape. After a few seconds, he was able to close his mouth with his hand on his chin.

Even if he drank a barrel of fine wine, it would not make Sock feel so drunk and dizzy. He felt that his inspiration was as violent as a volcanic eruption, and the muscles in his hands, arms, and whole body were trembling, and he wanted to start working as soon as possible. "That's right. ”

"I can only suggest some improvements, and I don't know if I can do it. Zhao Mai said very frankly: "For another example, you can add an aiming mechanism, two fixed protrusions, so that you can aim with your eyes and know the direction of the muzzle." Neither crossbows nor bows can do this, so maybe that's the way forward. ”

The dwarf opened his mouth wide again, and the admiration for Zhao Mai in his heart was beyond measure. If he could come up with a better idea, I'd make him a mentor for life, and the dwarf Sock already had that in his mind.

"Actually, I just had another idea. Zhao Mai pointed to the arquebus part and said, "Why don't you fix the iron piece and then hit it with flint." A simple stretch rebound device can solve the problem of ignition. Of course, if you can use magic to heat the iron sheet, you can reach over when you need to light a fire, and you will save even the fire rope. ”

"Allow me to call you a teacher. Soke jumped out of his chair, slammed around the table, and hugged Zhao Mai's waist. What it's like to be suppressed by a mudslide, Zhao Mai knows this time. The three organs of the heart, lungs and stomach are pouring into the throat, and the intestines are about to be squeezed out. What is hateful is that the reserve grain wagged its tail happily on the side, stuck out his tongue and looked excited and happy, and did not come to the rescue.

In the end, it was Green who said something, and the dwarf let go of Zhao Mai. "Teacher, you have inspired me so much, I want to put these ideas into practice now!"

Zhao Mai smoothed out, and at the same time considered the language, and then said to the dwarf: "I will also come up with ideas, my hands-on ability is very poor, at most I can help you come up with ideas when you design." If there is a blacksmith, how long do you think you can make another gun. ”

"Uh...... If I have all the materials, I mean the stove, the anvil, the mold, and a couple of helpers...... Two or three days. ”

"So what are you waiting for?"

It was an unparalleled passion, and it was the first time that the dwarf Sock had felt it in someone else. He no longer knew what to use to reciprocate this sense of identity. "I'd love to, I will, but I only have more than twenty gold coins left on me. ”

"Give it all to me, I'll solve the problem. Zhao Mai said: "You can rest assured!"