Castle back garden.

Lawson pulled out a pen and paper from his satchel and drew as he drew his new ideas.

"Master, Anna, that's what I thought."

"First find a way to create a pure round, smooth tube, and then use this tube as the core to build the control parts."

"It's like this."

In terms of painting, he drew something similar to the Earth Musket, and not just one, but several, the outer view, the inner view, the structural drawing, all of them.

"This tube is called a projection tube, and it is engraved with a low-dexterity projection circle with a mythril pattern, so it is essentially a projection magic weapon."

Master Sophia asked, "Used to launch iron balls?"

Lawson shook his head repeatedly: "It's not an iron ball, it's a rune ball."

As soon as they heard this, the eyes of the two girls lit up, and they felt that they were opened up to new ideas.

Rosen continued.

"Rune orbs are the most critical."

Lawson drew a ball, or more accurately, a spherical runestone.

"You see, I put this rune ball into the projection tube, and it is the size of the projection tube."

"On the rune ball, there are two constant spells, one is a pre-projection spell."

"When triggered, it will work with the mid-level throwing array on the projection tube to build a uniform and powerful accelerating gravitational field covering the inner wall of the barrel within the projection tube."

"Because it is accelerated by gravity and the inner wall is smooth, the impact is very small, and it will not damage the structure of the rune ball and cause accidental triggering.

"The length of the projection tube is about eighty centimeters, and with the projection spell with controllable dexterity, you can accurately and quickly shoot the rune ball to a distant target."

As he spoke, Lawson used the mirror technique to simulate the appearance of a musket in the air.

Then, holding his musket, he made the appearance of aiming at the stone pillar in the distance.

"You see, I pulled the trigger of this crossbow-like one."

"With a 'snap', this hammer hits the rune ball, triggering the outer pre-throw spell that shoots the rune ball out along the pipe at high speed!"

"Then, there is an inner layer of the rune orb."

"The inner layer can be constant with different spells according to needs, such as missile magic, such as disintegration, such as gravitational levitation, all of them."

"After the rune ball flies out at high speed and hits a distant target, the inner constant spell is activated, thus exerting lethality."

Both girls thought the idea was very novel.

After thinking for a while, Thrandis asked, "Then what is your intended range?" ”

"It depends, because it's a spherical rune stone, it's too fast and easy to float. But I estimate that within 200 meters should be able to guarantee a fair level of accuracy. ”

Sophia said: "In this way, an ordinary person without any strength, as long as he is proficient in the use of this new weapon, he can exert quite powerful combat effectiveness." ”

"Obviously, this new weapon is very easy to master, and I'm afraid ordinary farmers can use it very well."

"Then the role of the mage will be greatly reduced."

Rosen shook his head repeatedly.

"It won't go down, and it will even be greatly increased by the large increase in the application range of spells."

"You think, this weapon is essentially a magic weapon, but the threshold for use is very low."

"Then since it is a magic weapon, it needs mana, and mana can only be provided by a mage, and only a mage can make firing magic weapons and rune balls."

"In this way, the mage can concentrate on crafting weapons in the rear, and when needed, use this weapon to quickly arm the ordinary people of the Golden Land."

Sophia nodded again and again: "You're right. ”

Rosen said again: "Master, Anna, you think again. ”

"If a hundred, or even a thousand, or even more than 10,000 ordinary people, take this magic weapon and launch low-level rune balls together, covering a distance of 200 meters in front, then the enemies charging from the opposite side will probably fall down one by one, right?"

Sophia nodded: "That's true, but the rate of fire is a problem, and if the rate of fire is high, it's really scary." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, Thrandis said, "I think I can set the rate of fire to a very high level." ”

As she spoke, she took the pen from Rosen's hand and circled the six barrels on the paper, then added a crank and a simple gear structure.

"You see, as long as there are enough rune balls, it is completely possible for a person to hold the crank and shake it constantly, and while it is activated, it will automatically load new rune balls."

"As long as you shake it fast enough, it is estimated that you can shoot hundreds of rune balls in a minute."

Rosen was secretly shocked in his heart.

He just came up with an idea similar to a musket, and as a result, his genius wife directly evolved it into a Gatling Vulcan cannon.

If this thing is really perfected, stuff it into high-level, or even master-level rune balls, and then get hundreds of them, and they will be carried by high-level and even great warriors in their hands, and they will explode together.

Then I guess I can beat down all the dragons in the sky, right?

Sophia's eyes lit up when she heard it: "Good idea~ This is really a good idea!" ”

She also had an idea.

"That can also greatly increase the strength of the throwing spell, and then make the rune ball into the shape of a crossbow arrow, and add a stable tail feather or something like that, to increase the range to 500 meters, or even a thousand meters."

"With such a large range and high rate of fire, the enemy army has not even appeared in the field of vision, and it is estimated that it will be wiped out!"

She sighed again: "If there was such a magic weapon on the Moonlight battlefield, the casualties of the Silver Moon Legion would not be so heavy, and it would be impossible for the ice dwarves to come and leave as soon as they want!" ”

Rosen was speechless: "Good guy ~ Sniper Gatling has appeared." ”

As soon as Sophia finished speaking, Thrandis had a new idea.

"Then can you make the launch tube very large, and the power of the rune ball is also very strong, and then shoot the flame burst rune ball at the other party from a distance of five or six miles, or even more than ten miles?"

Lawson immediately nodded: "Definitely can."

He was so impressed by his wife's intelligence that he had evolved Gatling into a real otherworldly mortar.

Seeing that the two girls were in high spirits and began to discuss, Rosen hurriedly interrupted and said what he wanted.

"First, I needed a design for a stable, accurate throwing spell. Secondly, I haven't figured out how to ensure stability with this double-layered spell. ”

"Finally, how to reduce costs is also a big question. If a rune ball costs three or four crowns, it really can't afford to fight. ”

Sophia said, "The first and second questions are left to Anna and me, and we will definitely be able to figure it out in three days at most." The third question is that you have to go to the alchemist for help. ”

"Okay, then I'll solve the problem of this dropper first."

"Wait~"

Thrandis called out to Lawson and asked, "Can the rune ball be added with a throwing spell on the outside without nesting, and the inside layer is wrapped in venom, or simply poison smoke or something, the effect is also good." ”

'Isn't this a biochemical bomb!' ’

Rosen immediately nodded: "It's feasible, anyway, as long as it's stable and powerful." ”

"Understood. You go to Jenny. ”

So, Rosen went to the alchemy laboratory to find Gendelloni, who was taking an apprentice.

Gendeloni thought for a moment and said, "This thrower is very easy to make, as long as there are enough materials. With these refining apprentices I trained, I can make at least 200 in a day. ”

"As for this rune stone, it is a little difficult because it requires a precise shape, and it also requires it to be very stable and safe."

"If you want to make enough, stable enough, and low-cost rune balls, I'm afraid you will have to spend a lot of money to build a workshop and train a large number of refining apprentices."

Lawson also thought so: "Then let's open a rune ball workshop!" ”

Finally, there is the issue of materials.

Lawson found Fibbit in the makeshift Elemental Lab.

As soon as he asked the question, he said, "The core components of this thing are the launch tube and the rune ball. ”

"I propose to use Salen steel for the launch tube, which is the high-strength steel discovered by the great refiner Salen."

"This kind of steel has very good properties, and after it is refined, it can be activated with petrochemical technology to obtain anti-rust and anti-wear petrochemical steel."

"I have a detailed refining book on Salen steel, but if I want to make it on a large scale, I'm afraid I have to open a steelmaking workshop."

"Then open a steelmaking workshop!"

Fibit raised his eyebrows: "The steelmaking workshop is not cheap, at least 100,000 kroner must be invested, and a lot of equipment, we don't have it in the north, either we can do it ourselves, or we will go to the east to buy it." ”

"Then we'll do it ourselves. Money is not a problem, when the time comes, make this Salen steel, not only for your own use, but also sell it everywhere. ”

"It's a good idea, but ore will be a problem."

Rosen smiled: "That's fine. ”

"There is a large iron mine in Furnace Ash Town, and the production capacity is not only used, but many of them are sold to other places. I asked the Lord of the Ashes to buy it at a slightly higher price, and for the sake of the Lord of the Highlands, he would definitely be willing to sell it to me. ”

Fibbit said, "Then there will be no problem with the launch tube." ”

"And then there's the Rune Ball. This thing requires absolute stability, but also cost. It can be made with soft iron with a certain strength. ”

"Soft iron?"

Fibbit brought a sample to Rosen.

At first glance, Lawson found that this thing looked like lead, but it was harder than lead, but it was not heavy with lead, and its mana resistance was very good, which was suitable for making a base for rune balls.

"Is this cheap?"

"It is wrought iron activated by a special technique, a few grams of Fusa."

"Then the steelmaking workshop will have an extra soft iron furnace."

At this point, there is a solution to the core problem.

Of course, there are many, many things to pay attention to how to ensure stability, how to achieve mass production, and how to make it as cheap as possible.

It takes time to do a lot of experimentation, a little bit of refinement.

"Very well, let's get started."

In the following time, the powerful mages of Crescent Town worked together to start building a new weapon designed by Lawson, initially named the 'Rune Ball Thrower'.

After a busy day, when it came time for the dinner party, everyone unanimously felt that the term 'rune ball thrower' was too academic and not good enough.

"Then take a common name?"

The mages agreed, and then made a rambling suggestion.

"Spitter?"

"No, I think it's called the Dragon Slayer."

"It's not good to slay dragons, it's too arrogant, and it's easy to provoke real dragons. I think it's called a butcher. ”

"The butcher is not good, it is easy to scare people, and it also makes people feel that the lord is a bloody and cruel guy."

There is no unanimity.

Rosen said, "I think, it's better to call it a gun." ”

"Guns?"

Rosen nodded: "You see, the spear attack method is to stab forward, and our thrower is also pointed along the muzzle of the gun, stabbing forward in a straight line." ”

"The gun is also more neutral, not good, not bad, and easy to remember."

All the mages, you look at me, I look at you, and finally agree on it.

"Then call it a gun."

So, at a very ordinary lord's dinner, the seemingly ordinary horror weapon of the gun appeared in the golden land for the first time.

Immediately afterward, the various mages began to discuss various ways to improve the gun.

As the discussion was hot, Mayor Harrick tapped lightly on the table and said, "Gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, please pay attention! ”

When everyone turned to look at him, he said, "I want to remind you that although your ideas are extremely subtle and intelligent, the people of the territory are not enough. ”

There were more than 30,000 people in total, and they built fortresses, colleges, recruited troops, and built workshops, draining all idle labor at once.

This is also because it is late autumn farming, and if the farming season is busy, there will be a lot less people available.

So, everyone turned to look at the lord Rosen.

Rosen coughed lightly: "Two methods." One short-term, one long-term. ”

"In the short term, we will start recruitment, recruit people from outside the highlands, and give a settling-in fee if one comes, and divide the land to help build houses."

The relationship between the lords in the highlands is good, and it is easy to make enemies by recruiting people from their territory, which is not cost-effective, and it is no problem to recruit from outside the highlands.

"In the long run, encourage locals to have children. Give birth to one and reward a sum of money. ”

In these years, I pay attention to the bloodline family, and there is no contraceptive measures, and the children are basically 'puff and puff'.

If you still bring reward money, it is estimated that as long as it is a belly that can still be born, whether it is a little girl or an old lady, it will be loaded immediately.

Harrick said, "Lord, this is a lot of money. ”

In this way, 500 gold coins won't last long.

Rosen said: "Don't worry about money, I'll find a way." ”

Optical glass, microscopes, and petrochemical construction staff can already be sold, and they are not bad for money.

It really didn't work, he wrote to the princess of the East to borrow it, and the sisters would definitely borrow it.

(End of chapter)