In the steaming arsenal, Rhodes watched the freshly baked weapons while listening with interest to the dwarven blacksmith talking about his products. There is quite a posture of leading an inspection in it. Of course, this can also be considered an inspection.

The accompanying dwarven craftsmen kept chattering along the way, and Rhodes kept nodding in agreement. Since the Dwarven Artisans were brought to the blacksmith's shop, the blacksmiths and craftsmen of Kislev have significantly improved and improved their forging skills. Of course, it is not an easy task to hire a dwarven blacksmith. If it weren't for the close relationship between Rhodes and Dulong City in the past few years, there wouldn't have been so many dwarves willing to leave the mountains and settle in human cities.

Rhodes' policy towards dwarves has a sense of talent introduction, and a dwarf area is specially planned in the city for them to live in. The dwarven quarter of Blackhammer is called Ironforge, the dwarven quarter of Errengrad is called Grimbaatar, and the dwarven quarter of Kislev is named Eagle's Nest by Rhodes. It is a city within a city, located on the high ground in the northwest corner of the city, and the dwarves like to live in bunkers, so Rhodes granted this hill for their development. In addition, all dwarves have the right to trade freely in the settlement, and there is no need to pay a series of taxes such as trade and excise taxes on Kislev. Over time, more and more dwarves settled in Kislev. Of course, giving them a special place to live in is also to reduce unnecessary trouble. After all, there are huge differences between humans and dwarves in terms of living habits, customs, and personalities. If you live together, you can easily get into conflicts. On the contrary, it makes it more difficult to manage.

Right now, the dwarven craftsman next to Rhodes is a mechanic from the Red Eye Mountains of Karak in the south.

Everything produced from this arsenal had to be inspected by him before it could be shipped, and although it was time-consuming, the rigor and stubbornness of the dwarves made it impossible for Rhodes to do anything about it. These dwarves can only teach the native craftsmen of Kislev as much as possible in the shortest possible time. In this way, these human craftsmen who have learned the craft can go outside to have a greater performance.

"Musket of revenge. ”

The master craftsman picked up a musket on an armory rack and proudly introduced it. This was probably produced just two days ago, and it hasn't had time to test it yet. The dwarven craftsman picked it up and said proudly.

This is actually the weapon used by the famous dwarven musketeer and thunder gunner.

Rhodes took the gun and found that the whole gun was still very different from the Imperial Musket. First of all, it was heavy, almost twice as heavy as the guns used by the Imperial Musketeers. However, it is very short, about a third shorter than the Imperial smoothbore gun, but this so-called revenge musket in the dwarves' mouths has a harder shell, and some even have exquisite carvings, so it can be said that the dwarves have a natural preference and pursuit of craftsmanship. Sometimes, it is even the improvisation of the dwarven craftsmen themselves. So, unlike the Imperial Musket, it was mass-produced. In the dwarven blacksmith's room, each weapon is different...... They see the whole production process as a creation and as an art. Rod didn't appreciate this, but felt that it was a waste of time.

When I walked into the machine shop, I was greeted by a dwarven helicopter that had just been assembled.

"Belong to the bombers. ”

The dwarven craftsman excitedly introduced.

Rhodes noticed that there were many Kislev craftsmen in the assembly line workshop outside, but when he arrived at the heavy machinery factory in the innermost part, he did not see a few human craftsmen. The only two Kislev artisans can only be apprenticed here, doing odd jobs on the side.

Maybe it's because the dwarven helicopter is something that dwarves are exclusive to, and they don't want outsiders to learn the technology, or maybe it's not easy to produce, and only a short and powerful dwarven technician can do it. In short, Rhodes didn't have much to do, but after that, it turned sour. I thought I was going to peek at their core technology. Of course, this is indeed one of the purposes.

"It can carry more than a hundred kilograms of explosives, fly over long distances, bypass areas of intense enemy fire, inflict terrible casualties on long-range units in the rear. Two rounds of bombing can blow any flesh to pieces!"

The master dwarven craftsman proudly introduced. These steel machines seemed to them to be more than just a weapon, for them it was their work, their masterpiece. It's like your own baby and child.

"Sounds good. ”

Rhodes should and to.

"That's definitely not what it sounds like, my lord, let me tell you, eight years ago, the ugly greenskins invaded our homeland, and they were about to break through the mountain pass gates, relying on the two bombers of the Black Whirlwind and the Fire Giant, throwing tons of explosives at the greenskins crowded at the city gates, killing thousands of greenskinned orcs and goblins, so that we could keep the city and our homeland. Otherwise, once the main gate is breached, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

The Dwarven Craftsman continued to proudly introduce. Of course, these words, Rod is also in the left ear and out of the right ear, the dwarves have a lot of ability to brag, really like they say, then the helicopter is against the sky. Two can kill tens of thousands of orcs, so what do other troops need to do...... However, it is a good choice to use bombers to guard the pass in some special terrain.

"How far does it last?"

Rhodes continues to be available.

This is a difficult topic for the dwarven comrades. The chief engineer was silent, he knew it was not easy to answer. As a formidable air force, the Dwarven Helicopter has a hard armor shell and has a decent firepower output, but it does have shortcomings in terms of continuity.

"Ten kilometers round trip. ”

The dwarven craftsman patted his chest and replied proudly.

"Are you sure?"

Rod said the opposite.

The dwarven craftsman, who had been babbling, did not answer, and he pondered for a moment before speaking

"Five kilometers. It is possible to do at least five kilometers in a row. That's enough to span the entire battlefield. Bomb vulnerable enemy targets. ”

"It's okay to go, but it's hard to come back. ”

Rod muttered. The dwarven craftsmen, who had always been confident, could not refute it.

"You can reduce the amount of ammunition you can carry to increase your endurance. ”

The chief engineer said on the side.

"No, no, no, what's the difference between a helicopter without explosives and an empty shell. ”

Rod retorted. This sentence, which was supposed to infuriate the dwarves, left all the dwarves speechless. Indeed, what can the bomber do without explosives. You can't rush down and smash each other with your own weight, right...... In that case, the cost is too high. You know, the cost of building a helicopter is enough to feed the people of a small town for half a year. Even the capital of the kingdom of the mountains did not have helicopters on a large scale.

"What we need to solve is the problem of fuel and range. ”

Rod continued.

"My suggestion is to replace alcohol with coal water. Or develop a new material that lowers the weight of the fuselage shell to carry more fuel and ammunition. ”

Rod suggested. As soon as the words fell, they were opposed by the master craftsmen on the side

"This can't be!"

"Why?"

Rod is the opposite.

"For a long time, our helicopters were fueled by a high concentration of alcohol. This is a traditional art that cannot be violated or discarded. ”

The dwarven craftsman replied loudly.

As you can see, almost all of the dwarves answered in the affirmative without thinking. Rod stopped talking, he knew that there was no point in saying anything more. If the dwarves understood the importance of innovation, they would not have been living in their ancestors' bunkers for thousands of years, making no progress. They are proud of their original capital, which is born with craftsmanship and physical fitness, as well as the precious wealth of knowledge left by their ancestors. But at the same time, stubbornness has deprived them of possible development opportunities again and again. Looking at the heavy dwarven helicopter, Rhodes only thought about how to disassemble it and hire the Empire's engineers to install the Empire's fuel system and improve it.