The mages of the Federation are devoting themselves to the construction of magical ships with a hundredfold enthusiasm, and the Myrnec Core, with its constructable blueprints, will change the world. Siegel's prestige has also been greatly strengthened in the Federation, with some even proposing the name of the magic ship Siegel.

"It's an honor, but it sounds stupid. Siegel replied, "I don't want to be trampled by you all day, with you walking around in your belly and flying with you?

The proposal was not resolved, and the name of the magic ship would not be chosen until it was completed. If the Myr Core is a great feat of a magical civilization that has developed to a certain extent, what happens to a civilization that has not developed magic?

Siegel had asked himself this question a long time ago, and similar questions included "where will the Heim Territory under the leadership of the Myrnon nuclear go". Even with his intellect, he could not get an answer that convinced him. Only now did he finally have some sort of answer to his first question.

According to his plan, a caravan set out from Heim Territory, first to Fort Hub, then to Waterdeep, and finally to the territory of the Raven Tribe, before finally sneaking up like a smuggler to the top of Mora. He brought with him what the dwarves liked, fine leather straps (armor straps), tough tendons (strings of bows), some fine coke (to smelt and suck out impurities), and some fine wine.

They spent some of their gold on the market in Dwarven City, much to the satisfaction of Mora's Peak. The dwarven armor and weapons are still the best on the continent, but there is a new trend: the Heim Collar is taking over the market at extremely low prices, and their iron doesn't seem to be much more expensive than dirt.

The caravan shopped at the top of Mora, then contacted the Jewel Clan while the guards weren't looking, and directly found the dwarf Elint. Siegel wrote a letter to Irint, which did not mention the names of both. But enough dwarves were sure that the caravan in front of them could be trusted. The disguised smuggling team is now a real smuggling team, and what the dwarves have been trying to smuggle out of the way that they don't want anyone else to know.

It's right now in Siegel's lab.

"It's absolutely a matter of secrecy, and no one is allowed to bring it up outside of the lab. Siegel said, "Although I don't understand why the Mora Peak would keep these things secret, and I know that if they remain a secret for another six months at most, they will become known to everyone in the whole continent - I just want to tell you, if not." It could affect Elint's safety and reputation, and I'm sure I won't allow that to happen. ”

A few people nodded, and Janet, Mana, Wilwood, and Fezak were the ones Siegel had invited, and they were looking curiously at the large boxes on the floor.

"These things are called 'gang' by the goblins - a strange pronunciation, the dwarves call them guns - and it takes a heavy toll on the dwarves. You've all seen corpses floating down the Shield River, and you've all known about the experiments carried out by the Knights of the Heim Lords under Mana's leadership, and that's why. Siegel pulled out a thick, long, cylindrical thing with two spherical grips. The weapon has no sharpness and no solid structure. It's a strange creation formed by tying iron pipes together violently.

"It's a lot like a crossbow that fires a hard metal projectile. The warhead is divided into two parts, the other part is a powder similar to alchemy technology, which can burn violently, and the other part is an arrow used to attack. I've tried it, and it does contain the ingredients of pure gold, but it is not as strong as the sword of our fine gold processing. ”

Manna frowned, she had spent quite a bit of time and effort researching the cause of the dwarf's death. Now the mystery has finally been revealed. But she couldn't see what kind of thing the tube in front of her could do. "Your Excellency. Can you demonstrate that?"

Siegel nodded, picked up a "bullet" and placed it in the palm of his hand. "I found that the thickness of this warhead and the tube should match. However, I don't have all the things at hand, and I can't match them, so I'll show you in other ways. Wilwood, please run the video recording crystal ball to capture the action of this warhead. ”

The Spell Mage nodded. Remove the Recording Crystal from Siegel's shelf.

The archmage chanted a spell, cast a force field wall, and then twisted and compressed it with powerful spell control, turning it into a transparent tube the size of a warhead, enveloping the warhead.

"Weywood. Listen to my orders, and for a while raise the temperature of the second half of the warhead with a concentrated burning fire element to the level of melting lead - this thing needs to be triggered by impact, but the temperature can achieve the same effect. With that, Siegel picked up his wand and began to chant the incantation.

The spells were so complex that even those who didn't know magic could feel the power of those words. Tiny items that weren't fixed in the lab began to tremble, and ink spilled out, leaving a mess on the tabletop.

The oscillations are generated, the space seems to be distorted, and the images that come into the eye become incoherent, fast and slow. Wilwood's mouth opened in surprise. Impossible!" he thought to himself: this is the power to warp time!

Elements, matter, and divine power complement each other to form this world, forming a set of operating rules, the most complex of which is the rules of time and space. The power obtained from the elements can change matter, the most basic manifestations such as combustion, and the stronger ones such as force fields, these are magic. And the Magic Throne, after the mage stepped on the steps one by one, what he got was the power of time and space.

The starting point of the power of time and space is the archmage, and Siegel is just getting started. His elemental energy is strong enough, but his control is not strong enough to command time to change. He could only use the method of compensation, making time vibrate, making it pass faster and slower, like creating waves on a calm sea. And the mage who really has the power can directly make the sea disappear.

Siegel continued to create a concussion, then narrowed the scope of the oscillation and concentrated it near the force field pipe. "Let's get started, Wilwood. He said slowly.

The fire element gathered, drilled along the aperture of the force field tube, and carefully avoided the rest of the warhead, concentrating completely behind it. At the same time, time was abruptly slowed down. The light and heat emitted by the fire elemental diminished suddenly, and Wilwood suddenly felt like his heart was choked.

"Focus, the flow of time there is different from ours right now, it's as awkward as letting an ogre drill a mouse hole. Siegel tweaked the spell as he instructed Wilwood: "Divide and focus on space, time and space are intertwined ropes. Use your teleportation senses to build a new balance. ”

Wywood knew this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him to experience the power of planes, an area that only archmages could touch. So he simply didn't think about goblins and warheads, and focused all his attention on spells. The pulsating fire elemental was the tentacle of his senses, giving him a new understanding.

In the eyes of everyone, the metal in the back half of the warhead was heated, and then suddenly there was a flash of light! Siegel had already prepared to further slow down the flow of time. Although the light becomes very dim. But the bullet was excited enough to be seen clearly. They saw the separation of the warhead and the shell, they saw the impact of the explosion pushing the warhead into flight, they understood that the tubes of the force field limited the direction of flight, and also concentrated the forces of propulsion. They saw that after several collisions, the warhead finally spun and steadily advanced in the force field pipe.

"Okay, close your eyes, time is about to be restored. Siegel suddenly said, "Wilwood." If you can stick with it, then the restoration process will be very enlightening for you. ”

"Come on. Your Excellency Archmage Siegel. Wilwood said: "I'm ready. ”

Siegel smiled and withdrew his palm. The spring of time snapped loose, compensating at great speed for what had been slowed down by Siegel. The pent-up light lit up and disappeared in an instant with hundreds of times its brightness, and the bullet struck the wall reinforced by the dwarven runes with an unstoppable momentum, and then died along with a stone brick. Veywood poofed. Blood spurted out. His heart was battered, pulsating faster in an instant than a hummingbird could flapping its wings.

The mage had already prepared and handed over a bottle of healing potion. "It doesn't taste good, does it?"

"No, I'd like to do it again if I could. "Wilwood's whole mouth was red. The body was still shaking spasmally, looking embarrassed. But he smiled easily, his eyes lit up, and it was clear that he had gained a lot just now.

"One step at a time. Once you have this experience, you can try to reproduce it in meditation, and I wish you a speedy day to become an archmage. With a wave of his hand, Siegel spelled to clean up the blood on the ground, and then asked the others, "What do you guys think?"

"I kind of get it, it's about concentrating the power of the fireball and pushing it out. Janet said, "It's like a rapier, with the tip of which it creates piercing damage. ”

"Their alchemy recipe is very strong, and in terms of volume, it is more violent than any of our incendiary potions. Faizak panted, looked at the lord and said, "Can we make a replica?"

"I'm still researching and haven't quite figured out the formula. Siegel said, "The alchemy used many things, but fortunately, they were all mineral materials, and there were no rare animal or plant ingredients in them. I plan to use localization techniques to find the same product in our world, so that I can analyze its ingredients. ”

Wilwood wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and then said, "Archmage Siegel, what do you think if this task is split up and released to the Federation?"

"That's what I thought, and I'll leave this matter to you. Siegel turned to look at Mana, "I want to make a replica of this weapon, but estimate the cost and difficulty of manufacturing." Except for the ammunition part, everything else is nothing more than steel. I need you to bring in the best blacksmiths and craftsmen in our territory, and if necessary, the best in the New World. They must be able to swear secrecy and stay in a closed place for at least one year. ”

"I understand, I'll take care of it. Manna nodded and regained her confidence: "Now I finally understand that this is alchemy and smelting, and there is no power of ghosts and gods!"

Siegel nodded, and finally said, "Don't let the dwarves know, and don't take it lightly, it's not as simple as it seems. (To be continued.) )

PS: Actually, it was a double-barreled shotgun that fell into Siegel's hands. However, the bullet is a rifle bullet and does not match. That's about it, uh-huh.