Chapter 271: A self-developed chariot
If you want the country to be stable and prosperous, in addition to the simplest military strength to destroy everything, culture is also an important part. In other words, in the case of powerless military struggle, breakthroughs can only be made from other angles.
The kobold people have no culture, no history, and no feelings for their family and country, so how can they be allowed to fight for their country? Religious control is also one of the methods, but religion cannot be widely propagated and will be suppressed. Then they can only be inspired by heroic stories, even if they are someone else's.
Whether it's mythology, history, or fiction, after polishing, the protagonist in it always makes people yearn for it, and unconsciously want to be such a person, especially for someone who hasn't read anything. The kobolds fit this situation perfectly, and the battle to defend the ancient tree of the elves was indeed enough to stimulate their patriotic enthusiasm, and if it weren't for the language barrier, Kevin would have done it a long time ago.
That night, the princess carefully selected ten excellent kobolds and entrusted them with important tasks. They prepared a bunch of stories, and the princess herself dressed them up, added a cloak to them, in fact, hung a white cloth on their backs, trimmed their hair, dressed them in relatively neat clothes, and had an extra wooden stick in her hand, and carried them with a very temperamental hand.
The ten kobolds were trimmed, and in an instant they all looked like dogs, each like a troubadour traveling in various places, but in fact they were illiterate, and could barely learn their own names, and a few simple Lou Baole language were gone. But at least they knew the poem by heart.
The meaning of this poem is just as literal as it sounds, and to kobolds, it may be no different from those heroic stories. However, due to the short verses and high style, the kobolds are also willing to recite them, which makes them inexplicably have a sense of superiority compared to other kobolds.
Early the next morning, ten dog-headed men set out on a journey to the nearby rebel main city. There were no candles on their heads, and after the princess became the lord of the city, she didn't ask for it again. It's a lot more convenient now, and you can even get some hairstyles for them.
Ten kobold "bards" embark on a journey with a belly full of stories and hopes for everyone. Under the morning sun, all the kobolds in the city came out to see each other, and the princess cautiously shook hands with each "bard".
Then, I don't know who started it, and the kobolds in the city began to chant poetry: "When people chase profit......
Many kobolds still memorize the wrong words in the middle because of cultural problems, but even so, everyone is still serious. This is an atmospheric infection, and at this moment, the ten "bards" really have a feeling of forgetting their lives and deaths, like the protagonists of the story who are on a major mission, and their hearts are extremely excited and their beliefs are extremely firm.
The crow was on the side from the beginning to the end, and couldn't help but communicate with Kevin: "This poem is really about to become their vow, after reading this poem, it seems that everyone has changed, is this the magic of this poem? Or is it something else?"
Kevin sighed: "Behind this poem, there is the vicissitudes of an era. It's not something that can be said in two or three sentences. ”
"I don't understand you Terrans very well," replied the crow, "all the crows I once experimented with are dead, and my 'country' is the same as mine to me. I do have hatred, but it doesn't feel like it's the same as the kobold are in right now. Why is that?"
Kevin was silent for a moment, then asked, "What happened in the first place?"
"I'm not going to tell you," replied the crow, "and remember, after all, I'm a raven, not a man." ”
Kevin was silent and could only sigh softly.
Here, the "bards" have already begun their work, and ten people have gone to the two main cities in two groups. After only minor cross-examination, they easily blended in. During the day, the kobolds went to the mines, and the "bards" took the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the terrain of the main city and prepare their speeches in the evening.
On the other hand, the Imperial investigation into the death of Smitta's people is still ongoing, and after asking them one by one, there is no progress. Maybe they will secretly explain the negotiation or competition, but these Kevin can't see it, and all he can see is only the superficial harmony.
The people of the empire can't be sure that the little tiger is really not in the hands of the bright powerhouse, or if it is their trick, for the bright strong man has suffered many attacks for no reason, plus the meat in his mouth has been robbed, this matter must be explained. The key to the dispute between the two sides may still be the little tiger, if the little tiger does not appear, both parties will not make a move, and this matter can only be dragged out in a short time.
But then again, the habitat of the Black Flame Emperor Tiger is not nearby, where did the original tiger cub come from? It is generally believed that the auction will be controlled by the Empire, and naturally the baby tiger was originally from the Empire. However, it is not impossible that although the Imperials control the auction, it is not the same as providing all the auction items.
If not provided by the Empire, then who would it be? Kevin couldn't help but think of a mysterious profession, and that was the necromancer. This possibility is actually very large, just the female necromancer caught by Kevin last time, and gave 100 million casually, which shows that they have very strong financial resources. At the same time, the Black Flame Emperor Tiger generally does not have the ability to deal with it, and it requires a strong person with considerable strength, and the necromancer is also in line.
In addition, the habitat of the Black Flame Emperor Tiger is far away from other continents, where did the cubs come from and cross the ocean to auction here? Why not auction locally? Why not go to a regular auction house for auction?
All sorts of suspicions come together, and the possibility of a necromancer is high. If you speculate further, it may be that the necromancer himself has the pet of the Black Flame Emperor Tiger, and now he has given birth to cubs and sells them. In this case, everything is logical.
Of course, there is no evidence at present, maybe there are really such boring people who like to cross the ocean to sell cubs, or maybe some other hidden master is the one who raised the Black Flame Emperor Tiger, no one can say.
In the blink of an eye, another week has passed, and the corpses of the Smecta people are still in the space ring, and they have not yet been buried or transported back to their home countries, and the case is still hanging. The necromancer is no longer looking for it, and the two sides have reached a deal Kevin doesn't know, and it seems to have eased on the surface.
The snake dragon was still lying on the roof of the church, eating and drinking Lazar all on it, not leaving an inch. There are even kobolds who serve him, before the meal arrives, a few kobolds carry food and climb the ladder to the roof to feed it, whenever it wants to pull, as long as it roars, the kobolds will carry a big bucket behind it to pick up the stool.
The kobold people are happy to do this, and many people are still rushing to do it, not a penny. Because they thought they would be blessed by the dragon.
At the same time, Kevin has not forgotten his job, although the full stop chariot cannot be stolen back, but all the tests required in the country have been completed here. It's busy with crows, and he has to investigate, tease tigers, and help test data, but he also learns a lot at the same time, and Kevin is the same, even if he helps researchers with chores, his vision is far wider than that of ordinary people.
The full stop of the tank is indeed a catapult, but the vehicle lacks key components and cannot be thrown. There is no doubt that this was deliberately dismantled by the Imperials when they sold the car. However, this does not bother the Lou Pauler researchers, they are not idiots, and basically see more than half of them, and they can understand all the structures.
Lou Baole Country's space teleportation array can be said to be the first in the world, and the space technology is certainly not low, sometimes a creative idea is not expected, and it may be able to be entangled for decades. But it only takes a glance and it suddenly becomes clear.
On this day, the ambassador took Kevin and others to the airport, and Lou Baole finally came to test it with the latest research results.
The airship landed, and a man who looked like an officer walked out, and saw Kevin hurriedly saluting: "Sir." ”
Kevin was stunned for a moment before he reacted, and hurriedly returned the salute, there has been no such rule here for a long time.
"Sir, this time I brought two newly developed combat vehicles. The officer walked to the back as he spoke, and Kevin and the others hurriedly followed, helping to tow out a chariot covered with tarpaulins.
"Just one?" Sain asked.
"Oh, there's another one here. The officer waved his hand, there was a spatial bracelet in his hand, and with a wave of his hand, a chariot that was extremely similar to the comma chariot appeared.
Everyone couldn't help but gasp, not because of how good this car was, but because the similarity was too high, and they were worried that the empire would find trouble in the future.
The officer was calm, and listened to him begin to introduce skillfully: "This is a new type of experimental combat vehicle independently developed by our country, and the initial name is the Don tank, and the tank is divided into two ......."
"Wait a minute," Kevin couldn't help but interrupt, "this...... How do you say that? This ...... Is it really self-developed?"
The officer paused, but still replied: "Of course, there is no other country that cooperates with us in research and development, so we develop it independently." ”
Kevin nodded: "I'm relieved if you say that." ”
The faces of Xiao Jiu and the others around him were a little tense, and they hurriedly covered their mouths and wanted to laugh, and the atmosphere at the scene was very weird.
"Ahem," the officer coughed dryly, calmed down and continued, "Here is a manual for the use of the tank, I'll introduce it a little first......
The ambassador spoke: "To put it simply, it's all professional here, just talk about the difference with the comma chariot." ”
The officer was silent for a moment and replied, "Huh...... Forehead...... Our use of materials is different from that of the Comma Chariot, and it is not clear exactly how it will be, and further testing is needed. Second, look at the body of this car, there is a military badge with an angry expression...... Third...... Well, no more. ”
Everyone: "......"
Kevin can actually understand that the comma chariot was stolen in its entirety, so it was completely copied. Obviously, in order to understand this structure, it is necessary to start with imitation.
"Ahem," the officer coughed dryly, "but you may not have seen the true strength and usage of the comma chariot, and the last time you saw the chariot jump up and slash, it was only one of them." The masters in our army have mastered a lot of driving skills, and people at the level of the Sword Master can even jump on the spot, add 720 degrees in the air, and spiral into the sky, and finally land steadily. ”
Everyone: "......"
Kevin took the other party's manual, quickly flipped through it, and sure enough, he saw that there were many elementary driving skills such as "how to pull up the front of the car", "how to the rear of the car", "how to stand on the side of the two wheels" and so on.
"The stronger the person, the more powerful he can do with the blessing of fighting spirit or magic," replied the officer, "and the chariot will be completely like a sword in the future, with sword skills and also chariot skills." ”
"I understand. Kevin nodded, motioning for him to introduce the next car.
"This one is also our own research and development," for some reason, this time the officer seemed to be a little more confident, and saw him pull open the tarpaulin, turn back and smile at Kevin, "The commander may be more familiar with it." ”
Kevin was certainly familiar with it, and the moment he pulled the tarpaulin he could already tell that it was a modified catapult of his catapult, and although the top half was beyond his face, the five pairs of weight wheels were still very eye-catching.
"We found one of the best catapults in the army to modify, and coincidentally it was the car you used to have, Sir Kevin," the officer explained, "and the chassis was based on the design of five pairs of load-bearing wheels, with the addition of a magic engine. The rolling stone technique was used to drive the gears to turn, making the original three-headed donkey pulling the cart a thing of the past. ”
"The upper level retains the setting for increased precision in sclerosing, and the throwing arm has been modified to a full stop. Since this is a catapult and does not require a front-row charge, the armor is thin, but we have added five full stops to ensure its power. Because of the long period that follows it, we named it the ellipsis catapult. ”
Kevin: "......"
"Yes, it's an ellipsis like this. The officer replied.
"Can't you put away these six periods?" asked Kevin. The height of the improved catapult is greatly reduced, but the length is greatly extended, which makes it very inconvenient.
"Yes," replied the officer, "but it's a bit of a hassle." In our design, the throwing arm of the catapult can be hidden directly in the full stop. After all, the full stop is originally a space storage device, but when it is retracted, it needs to be accurately clamped, otherwise it will damage the throwing arm, so I will give you the elongated tank for the time being. ”
"So, you need to get out of the car to pull out the throwing arm?" Kevin asked.
"Yes," the officer frustrated, "after all, it is not a charging vehicle, so ...... We've focused all of our designs on power. ”
"How powerful?" asked Kevin, moving down.
"The space for the full stop is enough to fit more than two comma chariots, and the space storage only depends on the size, not the weight. If it is two chariots, a block of pure iron the size of four carriages, smashed at the flight speed of an ordinary stone, you can imagine what kind of power it is. The officer gestured, "And we can use other ammunition as well." ”
Kai Wenbai is white, and when the volume is larger, there are more bullet types to choose from. Even such a large piece of dirt flew over, enough to bury people alive.
"But in this case, the number of ammunition in this car is not very large," the ambassador asked, "can you usually only throw small stones, and when you encounter a strong person, you can throw them all?"
"We're working on this problem, but we have a preliminary solution," the officer said, pulling out a long board from the rear of the car, "Look, we've reserved the design here." ”
"What is this?" the crowd gathered around, "a dash on the ellipsis?
"Ahem, this is where we have reserved a magic array," the officer replied, "We can draw powerful earth-based rock spawning spells here, or ice-type giant ice blocks." In this way, the generated rocks or ice cubes can be sucked directly into the full stop and thrown out. As long as the magic power is unlimited, it can theoretically be infinitely thrown, and the power is even stronger. ”
Everyone nodded their heads.
"However, there are still some technical difficulties, and we will come and make up for them as soon as we solve them," the officer replied, "and some actual combat tests are needed at present, although we have already done the tests in the laboratory, but we are not very relieved after all." So I'll leave it to you. ”
"I understand. Kevin touched five pairs of weight-bearing wheels, and now he saw the thing he had spent his heart and soul again, and he was naturally deeply touched. But at the same time, he also thought of another question, and turned his head to ask the officer: "I remember that my recruits are mainly practicing this catapult, and now that the catapult is being pulled here, isn't it that they are all fishing?"
Officer: "......"