Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Cocktail
A sturdy and transparent glass wine bottle filled with more than half a bottle of pale yellow liquid, which had a viscous and cloudy texture, and even some solid precipitation in it. The mouth of the bottle is tightly sealed with a cork, and a strip of cotton cloth is sandwiched between the seal, one section of which hangs down to the inside of the bottle, and the other end is exposed to the outside of the bottle, and the strip of cloth has a strange moist feeling, exuding a pungent smell.
I don't know why, the surface of each bottle is wiped exceptionally clean, clean and even a little abnormal, these bottles are stacked in a box with a checkered box, and each grid is also padded with cotton rags and waste paper to prevent the bottles from shaking in any way.
In the west of Donggu City, General Matthew, who had been waiting for a long time, was leading several subordinate officers to greet the weapons on the parade ground, and at the end of the parade ground, eighty soldiers of the Second Regiment of the Pro-Guards were standing in eight rows with their chests upright, each of them standing as accurately as if measured with a ruler, and their bodies were standing straight, like javelins.
It's getting late, and the lights are on.
The parade ground was also lit up, and a group of officers were approaching to inspect the box of twenty samples by the bright lights. Seeing these inconspicuous boxes and bottles, a look of disappointment appeared on the faces of the officers, especially the generals, who wanted to say something, but in the end they shook their heads and did not speak. But soon, his expression became more serious, because he examined it carefully, and found that these bottles were stored so carefully, the general's expression moved, grabbed a wine bottle and held it up, looked at the light, and asked Karl, who was following him, "Need to be so careful about preservation?" Is the power really that impressive? ”
"It's safer to be cautious." The corners of Carl's mouth twitched, and he replied in a low voice, "When I was making it just now, there was a little accident, and the brothers I brought with me were seriously injured two more, and they relied on the healing potion to save their lives. So the brothers are more careful now, it's okay, otherwise if a few bottles are broken, it won't cause losses to the armament. ”
"See, you've seen the power, and it's really good?" Matthew looked around and asked thoughtfully, "It seems that Baron Trine has also seen it, so he didn't show up for this test?" ”
"No, no, no, the general misunderstood, Your Highness, Your Highness has some other things to do temporarily." Kargan smiled and said, "Haha, haha, otherwise I would definitely personally present these cocktails to the general." ”
"No, it's fine now." General Matthew waved his hand, continued to play with the bottle, and even tossed it in his hand a few times to test the weight, and found that Carl's eyes were about to bulge, so he stopped and asked, "This thing is called a cocktail?" ”
Karl didn't answer, but looked at Babu pleadingly, Babu smiled, and stood up with Monica and replied, "Yes, General Matthew, you look carefully inside the bottle, is it divided into several layers, like a cocktail?" ”
"Well, it's a bit like that." Matthew nodded, "How do you use this thing?" ”
Babu looked around and pointed to a few boulders in the corner of the parade ground, which looked like a hill and some fixations such as iron drills and nails, which should be used for daily training.
Babu pointed to the boulder, took two wine bottles with Monica, and walked straight towards the boulder, Matthew frowned and stood behind them for a few seconds, and then followed, not forgetting to take out two wine bottles from the box as he followed.
The officers were fortunate to follow along, but the soldiers were not so lucky, and could only look from afar. Although these soldiers had strict rules, they were all young men after all, and they were so curious that they didn't dare to move their bodies, but their eyes kept drifting to Babu's target, the huge pile of stones.
"It's easy to use." Babu checked the seal of the bottle to make sure it didn't leak oil, then took the bottle in his hand and threw it casually, "That's it." ”
The wine bottle swirled and flew into the air, the officers subconsciously held their breath, staring intently at the process of the bottle flying in the air, seeing the bottle upside down and getting closer and closer to the target, and there was Babu's leisurely voice in their ears: "For the sake of safety, the cloth strip at the mouth of the bottle should have been lit and then thrown out, so it was more secure, but the materials of the Second Highness were well prepared, the people of the Third Highness adjusted the ratio very strictly, and the brothers brought by Chief Carl did not discount the operation, so the quality of this batch of cocktails was very good, It's the same with or without ignition. ”
"Ding", Babu said, the bottle had flown to the end, smashing the boulder, and the next moment, a green light flashed, followed by a sky-high fire, and the raging flames instantly enveloped a large piece of rock.
Among the soldiers, there was immediately a low exclamation, the strict rules made them dare not turn their heads and ears, but after the subconscious exclamation, they couldn't help but make eye contact, surprised by the strange phenomenon they saw in front of them.
It's really weird.
These soldiers also lit lamp oil in ordinary times, and everyone knew very well that although the oil could quickly expand the fire after ignition, on the one hand, it would be burned out quickly, and it would be difficult to last without combustion, and on the other hand, the oil would soon flow and spread to the surroundings, which seriously reduced the burning time and heat accumulation in disguise.
But the flame at this time was different, a large piece of oil was ignited by itself, and then it was like being glued, clinging to a small area, repeatedly burning the same area, the temperature became higher and higher, and the whole body of the stone was red, and even the surface was cracked with small cracks.
In the face of the vision, the soldiers could only make eye contact, and the officers did not have so many concerns, and they whispered from time to time from the beginning, and several officers consciously took out the timer and began to calculate the burning time, as the burning time became longer and longer, the whispering sound became louder and louder, and even Matthew, who was always sinking like water, was a little moved, and glanced at Babu and Monica from time to time, mainly to see the bottles in their hands.
Meeting Matthew's gaze, Monica smiled heartily, and the firelight shone on her face, casting a layer of brilliance on her countenance. Monica didn't talk nonsense, she raised one of the wine bottles in her hand, displayed it in the air for a few seconds, and then threw it in the other direction of the boulder.
With a bang, the bottle shattered, and the same event happened again, this time with a more obvious characteristic, the two bottles did not fall too far, but the two lumps of oil were always attached to the area covered when they burst open, and the flames were only confined to this area, so that the burning power was not only more concentrated, but also more durable.
The second fire has been burning for half a day, the first fire has not burned out, and the timekeeper is no longer staring at the timer, anyway, the burning time has far exceeded the same amount of lamp oil or spirits, and it doesn't make much sense to continue to measure, I just don't know, could it be that these two throwing people secretly did something? They are all travelers from the edges, and who knows if there will be some unknown tricks that will affect the outcome of this weapon......
However, the officers could not continue to think nonsense, so Babu smiled and bowed to Matthew's chest, and made an inviting gesture to the boulder, as if he were inviting others to the same table at a banquet. It could be seen that the effect of the cocktail put Matthew in a good mood, and even with a smile on his face, he nodded politely at Babu in response, and then followed the example of Babu and Monica, and threw out the bottle in the third.
The effect was no different from the first two bottles of cocktails, which made the officers completely relieved, and the landing point chosen by Matthew was the middle of the previous two fires, after the bottle shattered, it not only ignited the middle area, but also strengthened the fire on the left and right sides at the same time, especially the fire thrown by the first group of Babu, which was about to be extinguished, but was activated again by Matthew's bottle, and it actually became vigorous again.
Kala, kala.
The part was continuously scorched by the high temperature, and the boulder finally couldn't support it, and after a few muffled sounds in a row, it exploded into several pieces, and a small amount of gravel was blown up in all directions, and several officers were screaming and screaming, but they were screaming and excited, making Babu wonder if these people were too seriously affected by the Second Highness Sophie.
"How?" Thinking about it, Babu smiled at Matthew and asked, "I don't want to disappoint His Excellency the General." ”
"Alas, if you can go out with these cocktails in the morning, how can the brothers ......" Matthew said subconsciously, and halfway through speaking, he swallowed back the words in his heart, and then exclaimed, "Don't be disappointed, it really gave me a surprise, you said before, you can deliver the cocktail tomorrow......"
"At least a thousand bottles, well, not counting these samples." Babu kicked the box next to him, which made several officers on the side a little frightened, "These remaining samples, if you are interested, you might as well try the effect, and let the brothers who will fight tomorrow be at ease." ”
"Is that okay? Thank you so much. Matthew's joy was even greater, and he greeted loudly, "You guys, go, get those targets out, be careful, don't scare them away, if you dare to scare them away, let you be targets, hurry up." Oh, I'm sorry, I'm out of shape, if I can successfully exterminate the monster tomorrow, it's all the credit of the two, and I'm here to thank the two of you in advance on behalf of all of Your Majesty's personal guards. ”
"I don't dare to accept that." Babu shook his head and said, "Everything is the credit of His Highness the Baron, and we are only a little helping." ”
"Your Highness...... Hehe. Matthew saw that Karl's position was far away, so he chuckled twice and said, "I won't comment too much, but, Lord Babu, I hope you and Your Highness can understand one thing, it doesn't make sense for me to distinguish whose credit is it, soldiers don't need to think about this, they just need to obey orders." In addition, you have helped so much today, let me say it again, if Your Highness's military merits are too great, I am afraid it may not be a good thing. ”
"Heh, thanks for reminding me." Babu's smile was very strange, and he said noncommittally, "That is a matter for His Highness to decide for himself, and outsiders like me have no right to interfere." ”
"Outsiders?" Matthew tilted his head and stared at Babu thoughtfully for a few seconds, as if he understood something, and nodded: "Okay, I understand, outsider, then I wish you a pleasant time in Donggu City in advance, and return with a full load." ”
The two were playing dumb riddles lukewarmly, when suddenly there was a sharp pig cry in the night, and there were several sources of the cries, and there were also the sounds of scolding and chasing mixed in them.
Monica and Barbu laughed at the same time, already understanding what the target in Matthew's mouth was just now, Monica smiled and pushed the box at her feet to the officers: "We have to go back to supervise the mass production of the product, so we won't disturb everyone, I wish you all a good time." However, cocktails are indeed very dangerous, so you must be careful when throwing them, and never burn yourself, otherwise you will regret it. Tomorrow morning, we'll bring the cocktails to us and talk to each other about anything. ”
"Once you burn yourself, bury it with a lot of sand and soil as soon as possible, don't water it, it's useless. In addition, you should also be careful when playing with pigs, the pigs will run around after they are burned, don't let the pigs rub the oil on you, otherwise you will ......"
Carefully explaining all the precautions that could be remembered, the two of them said goodbye to the officers and Karl, and in the light of the fires that ignited again and the miserable sound of pigs, the two of them quietly left with Anna in their arms, and before they could take a few steps, they smelled the aroma of roasted meat.
"This weapon is even more terrifying than I imagined." After leaving the distance for some time, Monica turned around, looked at the fire in the dark night, and sighed, "These are also 'their' weapons, just like the pile of metal shells outside the farm farm on the edge of the West Gate?" They have so many strange and powerful weapons, how come they all disappeared in the end. ”
"Maybe it's their weapon, I'm not sure." Babu didn't want to bother guessing, and he couldn't find an answer anyway, so he simply shrugged his shoulders and said, "Maybe it's because of so many powerful weapons that they all disappeared in the end." ”
"Huh? What is the conclusion of this? ”
"Whatever you say, don't care, but I hope they didn't burn themselves again, or you'll have a chance to know how to make yourself disappear with a powerful weapon."
Babu's words made both of them subconsciously look in the direction of the temple, and they were relieved to make sure that there was no fire coming out there, but they still involuntarily quickened their pace, but just near the temple, the two stopped at the same time and exchanged a look of surprise.
The temple was cordoned off, and there were twenty or so soldiers standing, and a glance at their clothing could tell that the soldiers of the guards from time to time were the spies of the monitoring team, and these people guarded all the intersections leading to the temple.
And in the square of the temple, a dusty carriage was parked next to the statue, and the walls of the carriage were thickened to look particularly sturdy.
Two agents of the monitoring team were guarding outside the carriage, and the other four were outside the temple building, while the Second and Third Highnesses had been driven out with their subordinates, and were leaning on the corner of the street outside the square to sulk, until they saw Barb and Monica coming, and Aurora smiled and trotted up to meet them.
"What's going on?" Monica asked.
"That old guy came out of nowhere." Sophie also quickly walked over and replied first, "I said that I wanted to confess to the gods, and I have been in for ten minutes." ”
"Hiss~" Monica and Babu glanced at each other, and their hearts became alert at the same time.