"By the way, don't leave yet, you just happened to come over, I want to ask you for help."

The leader of the second phase of the regiment asked Isana to accept the box containing the materials, and stopped the hunters who were about to leave.

Gordon was a little surprised, listening to the statement of the head of the second group, it was not like a formal commission, otherwise he should have provided a task slip, instead of asking for help verbally like now.

"You say."

Not to mention the big package, but everyone is a member of the investigation team, and the other party is an old-timer, so they must be able to help.

"Well, before I talk about that, I'd like to ask you high-ranking hunters what you think of projectiles?"

The hunters, who couldn't figure out the purpose of the other party's question, looked at each other, and you and I said it.

"It's good to use in the field, better than ropes."

"Sure enough, it's still not convenient for insects?"

"It's rarely used in battle, it's occasionally used when you're on the road, oh, it's mostly used to hang pterosaurs."

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"Is that so?" The commander of the second phase of the regiment grabbed his beard like a steel needle, "The original design purpose of this thing was actually more of a combat tool, but now the compilers prefer to use it, and the hunters don't use it much." ”

Gordon nodded, it was true.

The compilers generally spoke highly of projectors, such as Alva, who used them to shoot trap nets and catch small animals everywhere, and the masters of the field even converted them into multi-purpose walking sticks for self-defense.

But for the hunters, it was too powerful.

The projectiles and hooks that are fired are not only as powerful as their weapons, but even if you punch them with a little force, the damage is higher than that.

No hunter would use this as a weapon.

As for launching hunting items such as flashbangs, it is indeed quick and convenient, but there is also a problem that cannot be avoided - it is not flexible enough.

After all, the projector is a mechanical structure, and the force of the launched object is fixed, for example, it is used to launch a projectile flash grenade, and the range is 30 to 40 meters.

The delay of the projection flashbang lead is two seconds, and it is activated at the moment when it is launched, which is almost the moment the flashbang flies thirty meters away and is about to fall at the point where the flashbang is about to fall.

This is the most common distance for flashbangs, but there are so many accidents in battle, what if the position between the hunter and the monster is only twenty meters?

Flashbangs will fly to the monster's head and then dodge, losing their effect.

The traditional throwing flashbang is a bit more cumbersome to use, so you need to pull it out of the prop bag, pull the lead, wait for the lead to burn for a while, and then throw it at the right time.

People who are not good at this may also cast crookedly, or cast early and late.

But it's flexible enough, you can throw as far as you want, throw high and low, and throw it early and late at your own control.

Pork chop is one of the masters, as long as the monster eats flash, the one-claw flashbang has never missed, but it is much more reliable than the projector.

Of course, there are hunters who can use projectors in a variety of ways, such as Evelyn, the sword master of the upper rank, but this is a minority after all, and the vast majority of hunters do not rely on this thing in battle.

"So! As one of the inventors of the projector, I've been thinking a lot about how I can take it a step further! Make it a real helper for hunters in battle!

Over the years I studied with Cambay. Oh, by the way, Gordon, you're a disciple of Cambe, aren't you? Well, that's a coincidence.

In fact, many years ago, we had an idea if it was possible to strengthen the projector's hook to make it more powerful and reliable.

Unlike the original hook and claw, which can only be fixed on a raised object, and there is a risk of falling off, it is like the claw of a bird of prey, which is stuck into the monster's body, and then drives the hunters to 'fly' to the monster! ”

Hayata's eyes lit up when he heard this, "If we can really do that, the mounted attack that originally had to rely on special terrain will become very convenient!" ”

She loves riding!

"So, you've worked on this enhanced hook? Want us to help you measure? Anhill guessed at once the purpose of the old craftsman.

"That's right!" The head of the second phase of the regiment grinned, revealing a mouthful of brick-like teeth, "Actually, it is not accurate to say that the research has been made, it is a new type of spring steel invented in the old continent."

The grip of the hook is multiplied, and at the same time, the speed of the rope is greatly increased, and it is truly ready for combat! ”

As he spoke, the old craftsman took out a pair of mechanical steel claws that shimmered with cold light from under the counter, "This is it, we call it - Flying Claw!" ”

Hayata, who was extremely interested in this, took the lead and looked at it.

Compared to the original hook-like hook, the blade of the flying claw is very long, more than 30 centimeters, and very sharp.

Just like a knife for peeling, it can be easily inserted into the gap between the monster's scales and the carapace.

"I'll be modifying your projector as soon as possible, and I hope you can provide some feedback on the actual combat experience as a reference before the Flying Claw is finalized.

When it is perfected and can be popularized, it may be up to you to teach other hunters how to use the Flying Claw.

These things are expected to take a lot of your time, so we've prepared some interesting rewards. ”

"Money?!" Feng Ying blurted out a question.

"Of course it's not such a boring thing as money!" The old craftsman folded his thick arms, "You high-ranking hunters are not short of money, I still know this!" ”

Missing! Feng Ying screamed in her heart.

Before she could object, Anhill pressed her head and pulled her aside, "Something that makes you interesting is not going to be ordinary." ”

"Hahaha! Of course! ”

The leader of the second phase confidently took out another mechanical artifact, which looked like a small box with a metal shell, about the size of a grapefruit.

"It's . Well, I haven't given this thing a name yet, but this was originally intended to be an investigative tool for Mr. Monroe (a seasoned orc scholar), and it's interesting, so we'll make a few more. ”

The head of the second phase of the regiment said, unfolded the small box, and demonstrated the use.

"Isn't this just a camera?" muttered Feng Yingdu.

In the Old World, cameras were invented many years ago, but portable cameras were scarce and expensive, and were out of reach of ordinary people.

But the third princess has it, she grabbed it and played it, so naturally she didn't think it was unusual.

Anhill was interested in it, "It's a portable camera, but it's much smaller than the models seen in the old continent, and the image is clearer, hmm, and there is also the function of adjusting the focal length?" ”

"That's right!" The head of the second phase of the group gave a thumbs up, "We used the light-emitting film of the dazzling bird as a light-emitting component and successfully made it miniaturized.

What's more, it's solid enough to be used in the wild, and you can use it to take pictures of monsters or something.

Mr. Monroe is old, and he has been suffering from rheumatism for the past two years, and it is no longer suitable to go out into the field, so please let us do this.

This allows him to commission hunters to go out into the wild to photograph the ecology and murals of the orc tribe for research. ”

"I see, it's really interesting stuff."

The corners of Anhill's mouth went up, and he was clearly satisfied with the payment, which he loved more than money that was just a number to him.

Gordon took the camera from Anhill's hand, and after briefly understanding how to use it, he suddenly turned around and pressed the shutter on Hayata.

"Smack!"

The light flashed, and Hayatta subconsciously turned her head.

Left, horrible photos

Ps.

MH's early works feel like a primitive society, but judging from MHW's performance, the technology in this world is about the level of the Industrial Revolution.

However, due to the existence of alchemy technology and monster materials, there will be a lot of black technology, such as large flying ships, dragon slaying cannons and the like.

So it's quite normal for an optical camera to appear in the game? At least I didn't find a DSLR. In terms of specific types, I guess it's similar to the Polaroid kind?

(End of chapter)