Chapter 217: Industrialization of Magic (Subscription Requested)
The sudden burst of projectiles was obviously beyond Kevin's expectations, even though with his excellent dynamic vision, he could clearly see the rain of bullets coming from such a close distance, it was too late to react.
Kevin was frightened and retreated as he could only watch the flying projectile fragments fall on his body, but he soon found that his body was only slightly painful, and there were no more holes, not even the skin was broken.
"If Lydia had just put in a special iron pill, you would have been seriously injured by now......" Philip looked at Kevin, who was choked with fright, not surprised by this result.
Because this bursting projectile is from his handwriting, the power has been tested a long time ago, and the power is about the same as the two-ring spell - the bursting fireball, which can break the [mage shield], and the remaining kinetic energy is not enough to hurt the human body, so when Lydia took out this thing just now, he didn't say anything to stop it.
Seeing that everyone on the field had a smile on their face, Kevin's face was also a little unbearable, and he couldn't help glaring at Lydia.
The halfling girl stuck out her tongue and had already hid behind Lynn, she had just seen Professor Kevin's talk about the power of the musket so badly, so she wanted to show the other party.
After all, this musket was made by her own hands, and it was the proudest finished product.
Lynn on the side also said funny. "Professor Kevin, Lydia has warned you before, if you pay attention, you won't be so embarrassed."
Although the power of the musket is good, as long as a three-ring wizard is serious, it will not constitute a deterrent at all, mainly because Kevin is too light on the enemy.
Of course, Lydia also went too far, although he could guess that Lydia had already tested the power of the projectile, but it was still quite dangerous to be able to break through the [Mage Shield] attack, so he picked up the musket and knocked the butt of the rifle on the head of the halfling girl a few times as a warning.
Lydia clutched her head in pain, looking pitiful.
"By the way, how did it feel to face the musket just now, Professor Kevin?" Lynn asked curiously.
"It's powerful, an ordinary person who can't do magic, it only takes an hour to be able to master it and gain the power that threatens a full-fledged wizard." Kevin's expression became very solemn, and if it weren't for the imminent threat from the Holy See, he would definitely persuade Lynn to keep the musket and the method of making it top secret, or even destroy it.
Because before this, there was an insurmountable gap between wizards who mastered magic and civilians, especially after becoming a second-ring wizard, and being able to learn the all-round protection magic of [Mage Shield].
Without the blessing of extraordinary strength, it is difficult for the opponent to break through the protection of the wizard, even if they have a bow and a giant sword, and their magic can easily kill the enemy.
However, the appearance of the musket broke this convention, giving a civilian who could not do magic the ability to threaten wizards.
However, Kevin also saw the shortcomings at a glance, mainly because the reloading was too slow and the concealment was too poor, and the sound of the musket firing could be heard from hundreds of meters away.
Moreover, special projectiles made without the use of rune magic require at least two or three shots to break the [Mage Shield].
Kevin told his feelings very solemnly.
Lynn also nodded, he naturally knew the advantages and disadvantages of the flintlock pistol, but it was the bursting projectile that Philip and others had researched that surprised him a little.
It seems that magically transforming the musket may also be a good route, since there is a burst, it may not be impossible to have a bullet of ice, thunder and lightning, etc.
"How much does this musket cost? How long does it take to make it? Raphael hurriedly asked.
During these days in the harbor of Iyeta, he had just finished his assessment of the internal combustion engine and submitted a report to the council, but he did not expect Lynn to give him a new surprise.
He saw clearly in the demonstration just now that this thing called a musket is not only amazingly powerful, enough to break through armor, but also very easy to use, and it is easy to form combat effectiveness, which can effectively make up for the dilemma of insufficient low-end combat power in the wizarding land.
This is also a matter of constant concern to Parliament.
According to the deduction of some great wizards, when the battle is really on a large scale, the Holy See may first send a large number of low-quality serf soldiers, strengthen their will with divine magic, charge in groups, and consume the magic power of wizards, and those elites composed of clergy, divine punishment army, and griffin knights can wait for work and decide the victory in a battle.
There is no so-called army in the Wizarding Lands, only a few vigilantes responsible for maintaining order, and although they have now resumed recruitment and training, they don't have much hope for this.
Because the army with temporary signs has no combat experience at all, it is good if it does not break down for a thousand miles in a real fight.
So much so that it was suggested that those wizard apprentices should be sent to battle, they did not have much magic, but it was still okay for those serf soldiers, but this was quickly refuted and incomplete.
Although these apprentices no longer have much potential, they are also hard to cultivate, and it is a pity to consume them as cannon fodder.
The Musket came at a good time, which meant that they could put together a combat-ready team in a short period of time, and if they weren't prepared, they could use it against the low-ranking clergy.
"We made this musket according to the drawings, and it took us more than ten days." Philip said with a deep groan.
"The biggest difficulty in making a flintlock pistol is the seamless barrel, which I solved with magic, but not so easily for those craftsmen."
You can't develop a corresponding alchemy formation specifically for this barrel, right?
"This can be solved with an internal combustion engine, and then it is good to turn the hole in a solid steel pipe." Lynn spoke, then made a rough estimate, and spoke again. "A workshop of fifteen hundred people should not have a problem producing five hundred muskets a month."
"How is this possible?" Philip was incredulous.
Doesn't that mean that an average of three people can make a musket in a month?
"Of course it is possible, as long as the division of labor is carried out and the process is standardized, nothing is impossible!" Lynn said categorically.
Nowadays, whether it is the Secas Empire or the craftsmen of the Wizarding Lands, they still follow the traditional manufacturing method, that is, a craftsman makes an item alone, which is much less efficient than the modern division of labor......