After Annvinia left, Rosen did not rush to leave the study.

He got up and walked to the window, looked out at the town, and thought about Sir Mason.

"Is this guy always thinking about petrified construction?"

Sir Mason was just an ordinary man of some status, but he didn't have the courage to attack him, so it should be the master behind it who really cares about petrified architecture.

Sir Mason is the man of the precision scales, and the precision scales are the property of the Marquis of Broken Leaf City, that is to say, eighty percent of the Marquis of Broken Leaf City is worried about his petrification.

Lord of Shattered Leaf City, Seraf. The Marquis of Horenir, who is also the Archmage, invented Seraf Constancy, also known as 'Eternal Constancy', which lasts for up to 5 years.

This was one of the most effective constant structures before Rosen invented petrification.

"Lord Marquis, if you want my constant structure, exchange it for something. It's really boring to engage in this kind of petty theft. ”

But this matter has to be taken seriously.

Broken Leaf City is the exit city of Crescent Town to the south and east, if you don't pass through Broken Leaf City, you have to go around a big circle, and even have to take a land route, and the transportation cost will be several times higher.

Rosen couldn't help but think, "Why don't you ask Heya Jiali to help you make peace?" ”

The idea was quickly rejected.

Because it's just a trifle.

To trouble the princess with such a trivial matter will not only be despised by the princess, but also consume the affection with the princess, which is a big loss.

After thinking about it carefully, I realized that this matter is actually very simple.

"Marquis, don't you want a petrified staff, I'll give you three directly, you can take it yourself and play with it."

The petrified rod that the great refiner O'Brien can't crack, I don't believe that the marquis can break it, if he can break it, that's also his ability, Rosen admits it!

Then again, the fact that this petrified building technique has been sold to Heagari is not a big secret, and the Marquis of Horenir will know about it sooner or later.

It's just that the time will be delayed and the business opportunity will be missed.

Thinking of this, he called his attendant and gave the order to Harrick.

After a while, the attendant came to report: "The staff has been sent by someone." ”

"Good."

The problem of the marquis should not be big now, but judging from the character that this marquis is currently showing, it may not be in the future.

The superior has a long-term vision, and as long as there is a risk, he must find a way to prevent it.

Back at the table, leaning back in the thick leather chair, his fingers tapping the table for a moment, a thought flashed through his mind.

"Crescent Town is a small place, limited resources, and there is only one main trade route, if it is blocked, although it will not be trapped, but the speed of progress will be slowed down a lot."

"So it's just two paths."

"Either find a way to open more trade routes, or, use technology to bypass the limitations of the current continental terrain."

"The first option can be done right now. The second way. There are ideas, but the technical requirements are high, and many talents are needed, so they cannot be reached at present. ”

"This matter is not urgent, let's cultivate the foundation first."

Today's government affairs were also settled, and Rosen turned around and returned to the alchemy laboratory in the castle's backyard.

In the lab, Gendeloni was fiddling with a finished gun in the corner, and when she saw Rosen coming, she handed him the gun in her hand.

"Beta infantry guns, well, it's rune balls, how do you feel about it?"

Rosen took the gun and looked at it carefully.

The gun was made of four materials, the barrel and mechanical parts were made of petrified Salen steel, the projection circle engraved on the outside of the barrel was made of a small amount of mythril, the stock was made of hard, solid oak, and the casing was made of low-cost, rust-resistant brass.

Look at the rune balls again.

It is a small ball about 1.5 centimeters in diameter, about the size of a glass bead, and a double-layered nested spell structure designed by Master Sophia and Thrandis.

The outer layer is a high-dexterity throwing spell, and the inner layer is a fire bomb spell, made of soft iron, black and dark, very heavy.

Whether it is a rifle or a rune ball, the workmanship is quite exquisite, and there is a strange aesthetic of a fusion of classical and modern.

Open the loading port on the side of the rifle, stuff a rune ball into it, and then snap it on, and find that the reload is very smooth, and it feels like a reload.

Gendeloni explained: "Originally, I wanted to make it a continuous launch, but then I found that continuous launch would greatly increase the complexity of the structure and greatly reduce the reliability, so I made it a manual reload for the time being. ”

Rosen nodded in agreement, in the end, it is something new, it is easy to pull the egg in one step, and the first easy and then the difficult is the steady and right way.

He estimated it a little and said, "If you use it skillfully, you can shoot about twenty-five rounds a minute, which is not bad." ”

It's the equivalent of a regular manual rifle.

"Have you tried the power?"

"I was about to try it, and here you are."

"Then let's try."

So, the two of them called for Thrandis, Master Sophia, Master Phoebit, and then a team of Silver Moon Ranger guards, and marched to the test gun site that had been prepared long ago outside the city.

By the time he reached the ground, Lawson had already mastered the use of the spell rifle in the spell machine.

Get out of the car, in case of accidents, first bless yourself with spells and physical mid-level lucky shields.

He stepped out of the crowd and pointed to the hill about 200 meters in the distance: "I'm going to aim at those petrified targets on the slope." ”

As he spoke, he put the solid wood butt on his shoulder, tilted his head slightly, used the front sight of the gun to aim, and then decisively pulled the trigger.

'Bang~~'

There was a muffled sound, his shoulders sank slightly, and he felt slightly pushed by someone, and the recoil was much softer than that of the earth's musket.

The rune ball flew out at an extremely high speed, and after half a second, it flew over 200 meters and crashed into a petrified target more than a person high.

'Bang! There was an explosion, and a red fireball about 30 centimeters in diameter rose from the target with the naked eye, shattering a large piece of the petrified target.

Master Sophia commented: "The fight is quite accurate. ”

Thrandis said: "The power is not bad, the low level is about medium." The most rare thing is that the flight speed is fast, and it is difficult to react. ”

Fibit was not satisfied, and shook his head again and again: "It's not enough~ Far from enough, there is still a lot of potential for improvement." ”

Gendroni spread her hands: "The cost~ Sir Fibbit, you have to consider the cost." ”

Rosen smiled: "I suggest that you spend a lot of money to make a small number of high-power guns and give them to elite fighters to use to maximize their power, and this kind of ordinary rifle will be handed over to ordinary soldiers." ”

As he spoke, he began to quickly reload and shoot.

"Bang bang ~"

An explosion rang out in the distance, and nearly 30 rune balls were shot in a minute, consuming half of the rune balls that Gendronie had created.

The performance is very stable, and there is no explosion and jamming.

Rosen was very satisfied, and said to Jandelloni: "Jenny, the craftsmanship is really good."

Gendeloni looked at it painfully: "100 kronor is gone~"

Looking at the hillside in the distance, I saw that it was full of dust and smoke.

After waiting for a while, when the smoke cleared, the petrified target had already turned into a cloud of rubble.

Rosen smiled: "The power of 30 rune balls is equivalent to a quasi-high-level spell. ”

Master Sophia waved his hand: "Let's go, go over and take a look." ”

The group came to the front of the hillside and looked at the rocks, and they were all a little surprised.

The Phoebit mage took a closer look around the rocks and came to a conclusion.

"Sharp pieces of iron can be found within 10 meters of the vicinity, and if a large number of riflemen fire a volley at the enemy camp on the battlefield, it will definitely cause great damage."

In these years, the elite is a minority, most of the fighters are ordinary people, and they are lucky to be blown up by low-level spells, and they have broken arms and legs, and it is the norm to die on the spot.

Not to mention this vicious piece of iron.

And an ordinary person, with a little training, can learn to use this new magic weapon, and exert the combat power that is comparable to, or even surpasses, that of a low-level mage.

Think about it, the enemy army on the battlefield gathers 1,000 low-level mages, and attacks you with low-level spells from a distance of hundreds of meters, attacking 30,000 times a minute, it is simply no different from slaughter.

Sophia sighed: "When the scale increases, this kind of weapon will completely change the existing mode of warfare."

"This is just the beginning," Thrandis said.

Phoebe nodded in agreement: "If a high-speed repeating gun is developed, it will be the real horror, and even I, a high-level mage, will be difficult to deal with."

Gendeloni was worried: "The gun is fine, but the rune ball is very expensive, even if it is mass-produced, I am afraid that one will cost more than three grams."

In other words, fighting with this new weapon is about the same as smashing the opponent to death with money.

Rosen smiled: "It's not a war every day, and a war without interests is meaningless." ”

"Moreover, if you really want to fight, you have to win, and after winning, the opponent will either cut the land or lose money, and always make money."

When Master Sophia heard this, he laughed: "Rosen, you are indeed a natural lord, and you don't need to be taught to know the essence of war. ”

Speaking of this, he remembered Fupos: "Hey~ my nephew fought a terrible victory and lost 500,000 crowns, which I still think of as a pity." ”

In this regard, everyone laughed dryly, and it was not good to comment on the master's family affairs.

Rosen continued: "Recently, at least more than 2,000 people have come to take refuge every day, and there are more than 20,000 people in Crescent Town, and I will build various workshops as soon as possible to achieve large-scale production of rifles." ”

He looked at Master Sophia again, "If the Silvermoon Legion needs it, I will provide this new weapon at cost price." ”

Master Sophia thought about it carefully, shook his head and refused.

"The interests within the Silver Moon Legion are very entangled, and it is difficult to change. Arm the Crescent Legion first, and when it becomes famous, the reform of the Silver Moon Legion can be promoted. ”

Rosen understood.

"Then I'll arrange mass production right away. Jenny, this rifle is already usable, first equip it, and then slowly improve it. ”

Hand rifles, though slightly less powerful, are inexpensive, stable, and can greatly limit the rate at which a warrior's rune orbs can be consumed.

Otherwise, if you pull the trigger and don't let go, no amount of rune balls will be enough to consume.

When the group returned to Crescent Town, Lawson immediately found Harrick.

The specific plan has been thought of a long time ago, and at this time the request is directly made.

"Choose a wasteland and set up a new department, and call it the 'Crescent Firearms Manufacturing Bureau.'"

"There are five departments under the General Bureau."

"They are the steel-making workshop, the gun-making workshop, the rune ball manufacturing workshop, the Quality Supervision Bureau, and the security department directly responsible for the army, to achieve strict military management."

Harrick took a pen and quickly jotted down, "Lord, how many people are you going to recruit?" ”

"Recruit 500 people first, with a minimum monthly salary of 3 crowns. It is best to have relevant work experience, and the background should be carefully investigated and cleared to confirm that it can be trusted. ”

"How much are you going to invest in that?"

"Let's invest 150,000 kroner first, and put the shelf up as soon as possible, it doesn't matter if there are some shortcomings, and it will be improved little by little in the future."

This kind of thing is the first time to do it, no one has any experience, and it all depends on exploration.

And these experiences found in the dark are very valuable, and they are their unique technical barriers, and others want to learn, either pay money, or go to the mines one by one.

"Yes, my lord."

Harrick immediately began to arrange.

When he left, Rosen found himself relying a little too heavily on Harrick.

Not only keeps Harrick as busy as a dog, but also makes it easy to concentrate the transition of power under one subordinate.

In the long run, it is never a good thing.

Harrick could be trusted, of course, but if he was physically exhausted, would he be able to do anything?

So, as the number of territorial affairs increases, it is necessary to start decentralizing powers.

He came to the studio, painting the Duke of the East's family while taking stock of the existing departments and relevant persons in charge of his territory.

The military is the Knight of Hamill, the government affairs of the town depend on Harrick, the construction is Lydia and the mage of Howl, and after that, the General Directorate of Firearms has one less general director.

"It's better for this person in charge to be a mage, and absolutely credible."

wanted Gendeloni to take care of it, but she was reluctant to endure hardship, and she was worried that she would not be able to control it, so she thought about it and didn't find a suitable candidate.

"Forget it, I'll take care of it myself."

"By the way, Crescent still lacks a reliable and powerful intelligence officer. Call Pesy and Lilith back? ”

After thinking about it, Rosen decided to call people back, after all, the affairs of the town are the most important at the moment.

By the way, Crescent Town also opened a 'Purify the Soul' gallery.

When Percy and the others came back, Xia Lina naturally had to call back together.

As for the Soul Purification Gallery in Silvermoon Castle, it will continue to be open, and let Pethie keep a few of her right-hand men in it.

After all, Silvermoon Fort is the center of the Highlands, and if anything happens in Winterfell, it will be passed on to Silvermoon Fort first, and then to Crescent Town.

So Silvermoon Castle still has to have eyes.

Finally, there was one person who didn't need it, and that was the High Moon Elf Anvinia.

It would be a huge waste for such a powerful archmage apprentice to just do it.

Rosen couldn't help but think, "What should I do with her?"

After thinking about it, I found that Anvinia didn't seem to be of much use, because her spells couldn't be integrated into the current Terran system.

But then my heart moved again.

"Isn't this girl full of mana, the master's level 7 mana, using seventy percent every day, is enough to create hundreds of low-level rune balls."

"And it's not harmful to the body, and you can also practice spell-casting skills."

"Then it's decided, let her go to the workshop to make me rune balls."

After deciding, he began to concentrate on painting.

Time flies after that.

After a large amount of money was invested, Crescent Town was growing at an astonishing rate.

In the blink of an eye, another two months have passed.

It is already early winter, and there are less than two months left before the winter snow festival at the end of the year.

The General Directorate of Gunsmithing is a military factory, and although a lot of money is invested, everything is done in secret.

Unbeknownst to the vast majority of people, it has quietly begun to operate.

The college has also been fully built.

As the first snowflakes of the year fluttered in the sky, the attendant tapped on the door of Lawson's study.

"Lord, Master Sophia is ready."

"Very well, let's go."

Why set out?

Because today is the opening ceremony of the Crescent Branch of La Falella College.

(End of chapter)