Even in winter, Wade's back was sweating a little from Bella's words.

Part of it came from the heat of the stove, but more of it was the surprise that Bella's words brought to Wade.

As early as when Claire asked Bella to try to study the cannon, she told Wade about the power and usefulness of the cannon, and Wade was excited at that time and never forgot it.

As someone who has been on the battlefield several times, he knows very well what kind of deterrent power such a weapon will bring if it appears on the battlefield.

"Really?" Wade couldn't believe that such a thing was really made out by Bella, and Wade originally thought it was just Claire's unrealistic idea.

I didn't think about today, but I want to become a reality.

"Is it a magic cannon or a cannon?" Wade asked again.

As early as when proposing the epoch-making weapon of the cannon, Claire proposed the power source, one is the cannon and the other is the magic cannon. In Claire's opinion, the difficulty of the cannon is much lower than that of the magic cannon.

Even in the Blue Star, which has not entered the industrial age, artillery is not a particularly advanced technology, and it can be equipped in large quantities in the era of cold weapons.

As for the magic cannon, this kind of cannon is far more powerful than artillery and easy to use, and it is quite difficult to get it out without industrialization. If nothing else, the source of energy is a big problem, and you can't expect a magician to drive it every time you fire a cannon.

In that case, what's the difference between just letting the magician cast a spell? Maybe let the magician use the magic he is good at, which will be faster and more damaging.

Cannons are meant to be used by ordinary soldiers.

"Both came out." Bella smiled, seeing that Wade still had questions and wanted to speak, she hurriedly added. "With so many explanations, it's better to see it for yourself, there are some things that you can understand when you read them."

"Okay." Wade immediately agreed, took two Ivans, and followed Bella to a courtyard not far from the magic tower, where he saw two cannons.

If Claire is present, she will definitely have a particularly familiar feeling with both cannons, because the style of these two cannons is not much different from the cannons of the 19th century of Blue Star, and even the mechanism is almost figured out.

The artillery still uses gunpowder to explode, firing huge lead balls, and using the weight of the lead balls to cause damage. And the magic cannon is the same principle, the difference is only that the energy of the shot put is no longer generated by the explosion of gunpowder, but the magic energy.

After Wade and the others arrived, Bella did not delay, beckoned, and motioned for the magic apprentices to conduct a test shot.

With two loud eardrum-shaking sounds, both shells hit their targets with precision and destroyed them.

Ivan and his son on the side covered their ears and watched this scene in amazement, no one expected that this inconspicuous-looking iron pipe could produce such a huge destructive power.

Such a big boulder, such a solid wall, is gone?

With the sound of the explosion, soldiers soon came to check on the situation, but the magic apprentice at the door immediately explained to the soldiers, and the soldiers glanced at the courtyard with the gate closed, and left.

Obviously, this is not the first time that similar artillery has appeared, and they are also routinely here to check the situation.

Compared with the shock of Ivan's father and son, Wade was a little dissatisfied.

"It's too loud, and it doesn't seem to be powerful enough. Compared to such a bulky body, well, a little, like Claire said the word, oh yes, chicken ribs. ”

As a professional, as a general, Wade can see at a glance the biggest drawback of today's artillery.

Unhurriedly, he walked over to the destroyed boulder, picked up a piece of rubble, and continued.

"This power may be a bit of a threat to low-level professionals, but it is impossible to threaten high-level professionals at all."

Hearing this, Bella's brows furrowed.

Wade said that as a magician, she didn't know about it, but she had experimented many times, and this was already the best product she could come up with.

No matter how much it is, it will either greatly increase the volume of the cannon, which will affect the use environment and the gains outweigh the losses.

"If you don't like the power enough, you can cast a bigger one, so the power is enough, but it's much more difficult to carry."

The two cannons shown by Bella have a barrel length of just over half a meter, and the overall weight of the base is only more than 300 catties, which can still be moved by manpower, but no matter how big it is, even if it is loaded with wheels, it is not something that ordinary soldiers can drag, and the pressure on logistics will definitely be greater.

Bella is not ignorant of military affairs and knows the importance of logistics.

"There's no room for improvement if it's not too big?" Hearing this, Wade also looked hesitant.

"As for artillery, I haven't found a way to improve it for the time being. However, I have a new idea for the magic cannon, and it may be able to greatly increase the power of the magic cannon. Bella replied honestly.

"What thoughts?" Wade immediately asked.

"Do you understand?" Bella gave Wade a blank look, but explained it to him anyway. "I want the magic cannon to directly fire magic energy, so that the energy can be used more efficiently, but this has high requirements for the barrel, and the barrel cast from ordinary materials may not be able to withstand it."

Wade really didn't understand what it meant to be an efficient use of energy, but what he understood was that changing materials meant that the price of each cannon was probably astronomical.

"This—" Wade hesitated for a moment, then asked again. In this way, give me ten similar cannons first, as for the magic cannon, you study it first, as for whether to install it or not, when the cost comes out, let Claire decide for herself. ”

Bella nodded in agreement, she also knew that the excessively high price was simply unaffordable for military supplies. This kind of thing, only Claire can decide.

"Come on." Wade commanded the magic apprentices again. "Move this cannon out of town, and I'll see how far it can hit."

On this day, the residents of Tiling Town heard the roar from time to time outside the town.

With the sound of artillery, an army was slowly approaching the middle reaches of the Tiling River, despite the bitter cold.

"My lord, after the village ahead, you will reach the territory of the Corkeley family."

One of the knights glanced at the nearby terrain, then at the map in his hand, and pointed ahead.

The aristocratic man whose face was hidden by his face was slightly bowed, and a majestic voice came out.

"The Cocklay family, is it the family of the Earl of Marcus in the middle reaches of the Tilling?"

"No, he is one of the few small lords in the middle reaches of the Tilling, and beyond his realm to the east, he belongs to the sphere of influence of Count Marcus.

Do you want to visit, or are you? ”

After the knight finished speaking, he respectfully waited for the nobleman's instructions.

"No need, it's already this weather, and it may snow at any time, so don't delay the time, and complete the task of the head of the house as soon as possible." sent someone to say hello, and said that the Mitchelson family needed to borrow a road, hoping that he would give face. ”

As he spoke, the nobleman rode his horse and continued to move slowly, and behind him was an army of thousands of men.