What does Siegel mean by "it's not that simple"? I'm afraid no one in the room could fully understand it. As a mage, Verwood is thinking about magic and whether goblins will have hidden spell powers, Mana is a knight and she is thinking about how goblins can solve their melee tactics, she has the idea of installing a "sword" under the "gun", Fezak is thinking about how to get more information from the dwarves and how to infiltrate the goblin world, and Janet is thinking about Siegel why the dwarves keep the affairs of the goblin kingdom secret, and what are they secretly planning?

Different people think about things from different angles and come to different conclusions. Siegel went from a warrior to a mage, from a commoner to a lord, from the sea to the shore and then to the skies and across the void, his mind was much broader - he was thinking about how the dwarves had failed.

A seemingly simple question has a lot of information to hide. Although Archmage William went deep into the world of goblins, it was already after the dwarven battlefield failed and began to retreat, and he did not see the scene of the battle. The Peak of Mora kept the state of the battlefield a secret, and even Elint couldn't tell it. At present, there are only two goblin weapons in front of Siegel, and he needs to use these two things to deduce the goblin's tactics.

Use alchemical explosives—call them explosives, Siegel thought—to push metal warheads to strike better than bows. Since the winding mechanism of the crossbow was abandoned, as long as the force of the explosion was used and the method of discarding the cartridge casings was mastered, it was possible to achieve burst fire. The gun in Siegel's hands already had a mechanism for mounting the magazine. The mage who made the repeating crossbow knew it well. This is one of the hallmarks of the "burst" mechanism.

The bullet is much smaller than the bolt. Without worrying about the toughness and longevity of the crossbow string, the goblin's repeating rifle was only affected by the size of the magazine - and the wear and tear of the explosive temperature on the overall structure, Siegel jotted down his thoughts in his notebook. Because the explosives produce instantaneous explosive power, the guns shake badly, and the hit rate is poor in the continuous firing state, so the inevitable result is obtained: more shots must be used to make up for the lack of hits.

Siegel shuddered as he imagined goblins all over the mountains using this weapon, metal warheads raining down like raindrops in a storm. Only drive away from the metal circle. And this circle must be driven by the power of the Myrcanon core level to protect the mages in it, other spells or mages that induce spells simply cannot withstand the continuous blows, and if they don't find a way to dodge, they will either collapse or die of mana exhaustion.

But goblins obviously don't have that much to do. The recipe for explosives is ingenious, what if the dosage is increased and used directly for attack? Adventurers will use an alchemical item called a thunderstone to deal a little damage and make a loud noise to hurt the ears of enemies. Explosives are much stronger than Thunderstone, and their impact and flames can be directly fatal. And judging from the number of bullets that should be, explosives can definitely be produced in large quantities. A bullet is just a handful of fingers twisted. But what if it's a fist-sized pile, or even a room full of explosives?

The more powerful something is, the more it needs a delivery mechanic. The dwarves wield trebuchets and heavy ballistas, and their power Siegel had seen with his own eyes, and even the elemental golems of the Dragon and Lion Cliff could not withstand it. Judging from the results so far, the Goblin Kingdom withstood and won the battle. Siegel can only assume that the goblins are also much more capable of throwing than the dwarves, just as the dynamite gun is much stronger than the crossbow.

"This is a purely long-range contest, range, rate of fire, and power have become the most important indicators, and martial arts and battle formations are sent to death, and it is no wonder that the dwarves will fail miserably. Siegel muttered to himself and continued to write and draw on the paper. He would not have thought that the war would end at this point, that things would never be that simple.

Although the lethality of bullets is great, they can still be blocked, such as the earth. Dwarves are adept at digging, and they will certainly use the power of the earth, either using underground tunnels or walkable trenches to get close to the enemy, smoothing out the disadvantage of range and using the power of short-range combat. Siegel was familiar with the dwarven tunnels, and knew a lot about their construction methods and construction speeds. So how did the dwarves get defeated in this situation?

He listed several possibilities on paper: the destructive effect of explosives on the tunnels, the blocking of passages with improvised hand-held throwing weapons similar to thunderbolts, and the increased mobility of goblins, which the dwarves dug to keep up with the development of the battle.

"It's not easy to fight!" Siegel rubbed his eyebrows and asked the minion golem to hand him a pipe, making himself think with the aroma of calming grass. The flickering light of the fire flickered in the lab, and Siegel was almost motionless.

For a whole week, Siegel didn't come out of the lab, and all the food and water was brought in by the minion golem. He put aside all the things in the territory and concentrated all his strength on deducing in meditation and verifying in experiments. He is completely immersed in the ripples of thought brought about by guns and explosives, pushing the limits of imagination higher and farther and farther away.

He knew very well in his heart that if he wanted to know the weapons and tactics of the goblins, he only needed to go to the dwarves and ask them, and go to the battlefield to see them all. Although that is accurate and intuitive, it will also limit people's thinking direction and ability. He doesn't care whether it can be realized or not, but he keeps fantasizing, using the power of fantasy rather than the power of logic to enrich himself.

The twenty-sided dice flickered on and off, and all the numbers shone slightly. Siegel's train of thought became unencumbered, with results in every direction, and countless possibilities presented before his eyes—if he dared to think about it.

The dice gave him the power to resist so that he could learn magic safely, the dice gave him a strong physique to climb to the top of Mora and learn the dwarven runes, the dice gave him hidden powers to avoid danger and encourage him to explore, the dice gave him the eyes to see the subtleties, the dice allowed him to turn into a necromancy and see the world from the perspective of life opposition and think with absolute calmness, and the dice gave him plasma immunity so that he could access the technology of Nacoth. The twenty-sided dice created all the convenient conditions for him, with only one purpose, to explore all possibilities.

One hundred dice represent achievement and pinnacle. Twenty-sided dice make up an infinite number of worlds and countless possibilities. In the multiverse. The most precious thing is the spark of wisdom. These sparks are scattered across the vast expanse of space and time. Scattered in a myriad of realities brought about by countless possibilities. Not every spark survives, can thrive, and can dispel the darkness of ignorance and bring a brilliant dawn.

These scattered sparks in the multiverse send out faint signals that make the twenty-sided dice glow slightly, influencing Siegel's meditation and helping him to think and deduce. When wandering in the world of imagination, let the power of ideas climb to the top. Straight through the dome of the clouds, the sense of happiness is indescribable. In this way, in his laboratory, Siegel traveled the multiverse, talking to the owners of countless sparks of wisdom, absorbing and merging their thoughts.

This kind of action transcends time, space, reality and illusion, and is naturally addictive. Worried about Siegel's condition, Janet sends him a signal of spiritual connection through Baron, a raven, which awakens Siegel from meditation.

"Ah, it's been over a week. I didn't come out?" Siegel stroked the beard on his chin and tugged at his tangled hair. "I think something is going wrong. But fortunately, I didn't forget to eat. He smiled awkwardly at Janet.

"You have to pay attention to your body, work and rest. Janet dragged Siegel by the hand and dragged him to the bedroom: "I asked the servant to prepare hot water, you have to wash it well! ”

"It's this time? Knowing that he could be clean and tidy with just a few simple spells, Siegel still let Janet do it and groom herself. As he listened to his wife's remarks about the trivialities of life, especially Isaac's upbringing, he was still thinking about the possibilities of goblin technology.

"It's hard to overtake goblins from the same direction. As he was meeting with the residents, Siegel suddenly said to Mana beside him. "It may not take long to copy their alchemy recipe, but that will only be a tie at best. Trying to get ahead of them in combat effectiveness would take a considerable amount of time to experiment and test a myriad of possible recipes. ”

Manna was stunned for a moment, and it took a few seconds to understand what Siegel was talking about. She lowered her voice and reminded: "Lord Lord, how should the conflict between these two families be dealt with because of the disagreement on the dowry?"

Where did Siegel listen? His mind was full of goblin guns, bullets. "Let them wait for a month, calm each other down and come back, that's all. ”

Manna nodded, telling them to step back. Just as he was about to call the next group to come up, Siegel suddenly said to the guards next to him, "You have a repeating crossbow on your back, right? Give me a normal iron crossbow." ”

The lord's thoughts were immediately satisfied. The two merchants are in the hall over a dispute over the contract of sale, while Siegel controls the crossbow bolts flying in front of him.

"It's all about weight and speed, and together they determine power. Siegel used a telekinetic spell to speed up the crossbow's movement as fast as possible, causing it to vibrate at high speed in a small area.

"Slender rods don't make sense at high speeds. Speed has a greater impact on power than weight, so it is necessary to reduce the power to reach the limit. So the iron rod was discarded, leaving only the triangular tip of the crossbow.

"The triangle is not smooth when it shakes, so let's change it shape for the sake of experimentation. In addition, rotation increases stability, so it seems that a spindle shape is best at present. With a single thought, the power of the fire elemental melted the crossbow arrow, and then reshaped it with the oppression of the air element.

"The single propulsion of telekinesis is already the strongest of all spells, but its disadvantage is that it has to focus on objects, so it is closely related to the caster's reaction speed and magic sensing ability. This method is somewhat backward and can only be used for starting acceleration. I need more speed for more power, so what happens after that?"

Finding power from the elements is the mage's way of solving problems. For the sake of acceleration, it is clear that the earth and water elements are not suitable. The direction represented by the flames is consistent with the goblin explosives, and the goblins have gone to the front. Among the four elements, the one with the most speed is not the fire element, but the qi element.

The wind is obviously too stupid, not even a storm. The higher manifestation of the qi element is lightning, which comes in an instant and cannot react at all. Siegel couldn't think of a faster way to do it in the elements, but how could he apply the power of lightning to the spindle-shaped iron bullet in front of him?

Whether it's the Federation or the Mage Guild, their magicians will say that there is no way, that there is never anything relevant in the knowledge and education they receive. But if you look at the entire multiverse, isn't there a solution?

Siegel wanted to wrap the power of lightning around a bullet, just like using a force field to make the barrel of a gun. He let the current circulate through each of his fingers, then held the bullet in his hand.

Siegel didn't figure out what the bent current was forming, but he saw the metal bullet sped up to a speed he hadn't reached before, freed from the shackles of his mind, and flew out of his hand.

With a thud, the bullet shattered a nearby wall brick, emitting curling green smoke from a cracked hole.

Everyone in the hall was stunned and silent. (To be continued.) )