Chapter 10 You May Have Encountered a Fake Druid 02
As a person from Earth who has seen modern warfare, it may be an inevitable choice for Xi Xiangyu to choose guns and invest heavily to build a hand-held electromagnetic cannon as the main weapon.
The role of weapons is to kill and injure the enemy, and with the development of technology and the changes of the times, the materials and forms of weapons will also change. Stone, bronze, steel, nanoalloys and other increasingly high-performance materials, physics, detonation, ballistics and other technologies, these will be applied to weapons.
Weapons will inevitably develop, and cold weapons are not the most effective means of killing and injuring the enemy after all. The arms race is only going to get worse and worse, and instead of slowly upgrading your equipment, it's better to build something that is very outdated in one step.
"But it's not something that can be popularized after all, it's too expensive. Cutting corners and reducing investment will lead to a decrease in performance across the board. And it's a bit inhumane to use this thing against people, and from my point of view, I don't really want to popularize this thing. 」
After seeing the power of the earth's weapons, the senior management of the academy and the traveling scholar immediately invited Xi Xiangyu to have a meeting to explain how to make the electromagnetic cannon, but Xi Xiangyu was unwilling to teach them how to make it.
"This thing is a heavy time bomb for Golantia right now, and the most dangerous unexploded bomb. 」
The manufacturing level of 50,000 gold coins is enough to make nearly 99% of people stay away from it, but for the bigwigs of various forces and various transcendent beings, it is not impossible to grit their teeth.
And the most important thing is that once Xi Xiangyu hands over the blueprint of this weapon, the consequences are completely out of his control.
"Nice to you, you shouldn't have made this weapon. As a druid, you should respect nature, and this kind of overly sophisticated artificiality is too dangerous. ”
As a high-ranking druid mentor he had met, Heras felt more and more that he was really negligent in disciplining him, how could he teach such a non-professional student?
"Attachment to the past will only perish, and one must look forward. Mentor, the druids should also adapt to the times...... I'm just a little bit ahead of my time. But don't worry, I'm a bit of a self-controlled person, and I won't mess around with this thing. 」
"No, I'm talking about the fact that you made this weapon is too dangerous. Once you've made it, there are so many ways for others to get their hands on it, and you don't even know what the consequences will be. ”
Prophecy, going back to the past, prayer, miracles, in a magical world, there are too many ways to find out the principle and process of making a thing, and it is not impossible to even directly copy one.
"I know. 」
"Wait a minute, Heras, I don't think the weapons made by Joy Encounter will not necessarily have too serious an impact, and will even be beneficial to the overall process of Golantia. ”
The tutor of the Department of Magic, who had helped the happy meeting many times, raised objections.
"The weapon of the Joy Encounter is attached with a long-lasting psychic shield, which can be used to resist all prophecy spells from the following legends. However, this weapon cannot cause effective damage to the legendary powerhouse, and if it is used for mundane affairs, its high cost and ammunition level price will dissuade 99% of the people. ”
"In fact, even cutting corners to the limit is not something that can be configured on a large scale. And once the investment is reduced, it cannot be used, and the reaction force, overheating, voltage instability, and excessive bullet wear will affect its performance. 」
"Well, this weapon is dangerous, but it won't have much of an impact. ”
Millhouse, the dean of the academy, halted discussion of the effects of the electromagnetic cannon on the world.
"Actually, we should pay more attention to how it works. ”
"Seconded. ”
"This is too far ahead of your time, simply to convert electrical energy into the kinetic energy of ammunition. Unlike traditional ways of using electric magic, this method is less lossy and more efficient......
The meeting lasted almost an afternoon, and by the time it was over, it was time for a break. After a hasty meal, they returned to Leach's dormitory.
"And you ended up giving them the way it was made?"
Leach sat in the dormitory with a solemn face.
"No, but I agreed with them that I would slowly explain the basic principles in my popular science books...... to improve people's living standards. 」
"Ha, if this thing is popularized, then the Ranger will have no value in existing...... Neither a bow nor a crossbow can compare to this thing. ”
Laughing and complaining, "At least you still have life", the happy encounter looked at Leach, who was a little depressed, and felt that he had gone into a misunderstanding. No matter how the times develop and how the technology progresses, these are all people-oriented.
If there are no people, there is no point in the existence of technology. If even people have no value, then technology is a fart?
Technology is always to make people's lives better and progress, and perhaps because of technology, people are unemployed. But in the long run, technology frees people from complex and meaningless work.
With technology, people can do more meaningful things and do what they love.
"At that time, there will be a new Ranger based on the old Ranger, and no one says that Ranger can't use guns, so what if it does? 」
"Sooner or later, druids will be able to use metal armor. 」
"Yes...... yes. Idle after dinner is also idle, let's play cards. ”
Gradually figuring it out, Leach is interested again, and wants to meet him and then play cards with him, determined to come up with a way to outdo him.
As a result, the one who was killed lost his armor and took off his armor.
"Actually, you can consider playing Go with me, it's very complicated, and I don't know how to do it. And when playing that kind of chess, it's hard to feel intuitive. 」
The instincts of the happy family are very strong, which makes it difficult for the family to get the entertainment...... Until they discovered Go. The game of Go is ever-changing, and even people with intuition can't fully predict how to win. In addition, the people who play chess are family members who also have an intuitive feeling, so playing Go is really fun to meet...... Although he basically won't go down at all.
"It's really interesting that the situation in Go is like a rapidly changing war, and it's hard to see and understand. When I also go to visit the war in the south, if there are good enough military advisors on both sides, it will still be enjoyable for me to watch. 」
"It's dangerous, your mind. Don't think about war, how about fighting to have fun?"
"On the other hand, my intuition is more sensitive to the "result" than to the "process". Wars are more complex, unpredictable, and variable, and I can experience the joy of the unknown. And the words of the battle...... I can only watch the gods fight to have fun. 」
"It's going to be affected, if I get too close. 」