With the basic idea proposed by Ryan, and after Liman, Susan and others made further improvements, this [Magic Energy Cannonball] officially entered the trial development stage.

Among them, there are two main technical problems, one is to find a suitable and cheap alloy to make the shell, and the other is to transform the [rotary machine] for mass production.

Master Liman was very skilled in alloying materials, and he used ductile white copper and hard green steel as the main materials to tailor a new alloy for this cannonball.

More than 20 people in the rune laboratory worked sleepless for a day and a night, and finally launched a machine tool for making bullet shells, the general principle of which is that Mr. produces alloy rods of a certain specification.

Then, the workers use a [rune cutter] to divide it into the same length, and then use high temperature heating to put it into the mold for stamping.

According to the principle of the [Rune Press], they made a batch of conical power hammers in the shape of bullets, which could quickly stamping out metal shells of standard specifications.

At that time, the workers will polish it and cooperate with the [rotary machine] for sealing treatment.

The production principle of [rotary machine] is similar to the above, but there is an additional step of manual assembly, and the speed of assembly line operation is still very fast.

In this way, with the cooperation of the Rune Laboratory, the First Arsenal of Kanna Ling, the Kana Iron and Steel Smelter and other units, in just seven days, the trial version of the [Magic Energy Cannonball] was successfully launched, and the efficiency was not ordinarily high.

And the test launch of the [Magic Crystal Cannon] is also scheduled for three days later.

Due to the unknown power, range, and movement of the [Magic Crystal Cannon], in order not to cause accidental injuries and panic among civilians, the site of this test launch was arranged by Ryan to a wasteland far away from residential areas and cultivated land.

The appearance of this weapon is epoch-making, because it means that Kanna Collar truly has a heavy weapon that can shine in both defense and offense.

For such a great moment, it is natural to have an audience.

As a result, except for Calvin and Peter, who were far away in the Warcraft Mountains, the commanders of the other four battalions were all qualified to be observers, and as the heads of the military, Alan and Delai would definitely be in attendance.

This is the military people, and on the side of the government department, there are Archon Hevian, Minister of Finance Fitlol, Minister of Education Wadwen, Minister of Agriculture Kewill, and the head of the Alchemy Potion Workshop Turner.

They are all high-ranking officials worthy of the name, and they have a high level of authority in the territory.

In addition, there are also a group of special guests specially approved by Lane, including the two sisters Dania and Lilia from the field hospital, the flat-chested elf Xiyue, the outstanding student Weiler in the "Sprout Project", and Wolin and Evans who came out of the original school.

And little Amy, Sterling, Kaeya, and Grey Moth. Sablin et al.

In addition, the mountain people Adam and Kuleqi are also within the scope of the invitation, which is the main purpose of Lane, to show them his muscles and prepare for the subjugation of the mountain people in the future.

It's just that there was a small episode in the process, that is, Sterling actually suggested to Ryan to call Merlin to watch together.

This puzzled Ryan, but Sterling didn't immediately explain why, instead telling Ryan to wait.

It stands to reason that Merlin is a very complete outsider, although he has saved Ryan and helped Ryan, but in general it is also an exchange of interests, and Ryan does not think that they are all the way.

But out of absolute trust in Sterling, Ryan finally added Merlan's name to the list, hoping that Sterling could give him a reasonable explanation in the future.

A few days passed quickly, and the audience had already rushed to the test launch site from all directions, and most of them did not know the specific content, so they could only wait quietly for the test launch to begin.

Speaking of which, the Rune Lab has produced a lot of results, but this is the first time that Ryan has organized the high-level of the territory to observe it in such a formal manner.

For a while, everyone was very excited, after all, this unusual move just showed the unusual weapon to be displayed this time.

It's just that the weapon is now shrouded in oilcloth, and only a general outline can be seen, and it can't be seen in the real face, which makes everyone very regretful.

Mei Lan is like an arrogant and beautiful iceberg snow lotus, just sitting there quietly and there is a vacuum around her, no way, it's too cold.

However, Mei Lan, who was the person concerned, seemed to be unaware, and a pair of eyes kept looking around, she naturally recognized that this was a high-level observation activity, but what she didn't understand was why Ryan would let her come.

Although she has always been interested in Ryan's secrets, she knows her position, and under normal circumstances, Ryan would not have let her access to these secrets under any circumstances.

And now, he actually invited himself directly to participate in such an observation meeting, and Mei Lan couldn't understand Ryan's operation for a while.

What is his purpose in doing this? Why did he do it?

Several big question marks kept echoing in her mind.

Just as she was thinking, a voice interrupted her thoughts: "Miss, may I sit here?" ”

As soon as Merlin looked up, she found that it was a middle-aged man who looked very gentlemanly, and she had an impression of this person, who was Ryan's mentor, and seemed to be called "Sterling"?

She nodded lightly at him, signaling that she could sit down, and then Mei Lan lost interest in him, after all, not everyone deserves her distraction.

Sterling sat down next to Merlin and suddenly spoke, "Miss Merlin isn't a local, is she?" ”

Mei Lan frowned instantly, this ordinary-sounding sentence fell into her ears but it seemed to have a deep meaning, and she said coldly: "This doesn't seem to have anything to do with you." ”

"Miss, don't get me wrong, I just think that Miss has the shadow of an old man, I don't know if Miss has heard of the surname Ness?" Sterling's tone was casual, like small talk between friends.

Mei Lan's eyes suddenly became sharp for a moment, but soon they reverted to a look of indifference to everything, and said calmly: "I haven't heard of it." ”

Sterling seemed to have expected her to say this, and smiled slightly: "Then let me tell Miss a story, a story about the exiles." ”

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Sterling was telling the story over there, while on the other side, Ryan had just arrived with Kulegi and Adam.

Kulech was seriously injured, and after Ryan hung his life with the source liquid, he had to be treated by Lilia once a day during his time in the territory, and he was now able to get out of bed and move.

"Chief Kuleqi, this side is the top of the military and political sides of the territory, and I believe that sitting with them will not dishonor your identity." Ryan motioned for Kulegch to sit down.

It's not really like he's satirizing Kulechi or something, but there is a real reason, in the ancient book that Ryan bid for at the beginning, it was written that the mountain people are a race with a relatively strict hierarchy.

Kuleqi used to be the chief of a large tribe with a population of more than 10,000, that is, a lord and nobleman equivalent to Ryan, and ordinary people were not qualified to sit with him, because it would be regarded as an insult, so Ryan said so.

Kuleqi kept a calm face and said nothing, his eyes revealing a deep vigilance.

Although Ryan saved his life, the centuries-old blood feud between the mountain people and the Tistans made him naturally wary of the Tistans, and who knows if Ryan had a plan?

He has known a saying since he was a child that people outside are hypocritical, cunning, and greedy liars, and even more so the nobles among them, who do not deserve any trust.

His tribe was destroyed because of the soft-hearted release of a self-professed lost Tistan, and this painful lesson made him no longer believe a word of humanity.

Therefore, even though he has been awake for several days, he has never spoken, and even if Ryan asks him, he treats him coldly, and every cell in his body seems to be full of vigilance.

This is also an important reason why Ryan brought him here today, and he won't cooperate well without giving him a shock.

Compared to Kuleqi, Adam was unusually free-spirited, except for the part about the mountain people, what to ask and answer, of course, no valuable information was found.

"Look at it if it doesn't shock you today!" Ryan was secretly relieved in his heart, and the two turtles would definitely be so shocked that they couldn't speak.

Soon, the test firing was about to begin in earnest, and Levi led his guards to bring up three different shells for a short period of time.

Liman and others are also conducting the final inspection, after all, it is the debut, and it must be guaranteed to be foolproof, and Kana Lingdanfan has basically some weight here, and if he fails, he will lose his face.

After a dozen rounds of inspections, Liman finally nodded to Ryan and said that the test shot could begin.

Receiving the signal, Ryan stood up and said to the crowd present: "Ladies and gentlemen, today, what you are about to see is an epoch-making weapon, I will name it [Demon Crystal Heavy Cannon Type I]!" ”

As the words fell, Levi finally lifted the tarpaulin covering the cannon, and the most powerful weapon of war to date appeared in front of everyone.

Everyone's eyes widened as they tried to understand how it attacked, but after trying to find that they couldn't understand it at all, because it was a new weapon that had never been seen before.

The representatives of the military were the most excited, after all, no matter how awesome the weapon was, it would definitely have to be equipped in the end, and they were also the group of people who knew the rune laboratory best.

Because so far, the Rune Lab has brought them too many surprises, and has changed their battle mode to a certain extent.

This time Ryan attaches so much importance to it, this weapon must be awesome, and they can't wait to see it.

Kulech just glanced at it and then withdrew his gaze, after all, this seemed to him to be nothing more than an iron lump, what could it be rare?

Merlin had finished listening to the story Sterling told at the moment, and she didn't know what the content of this story was, but Merlan's gaze at Sterling after listening to it became extremely complicated.

Her attention was now completely absorbed by Sterling, and she had completely forgotten what she was here for......

The performance of everyone present was all in the eyes of Ryan, and it could be seen that everyone was still looking forward to it.

In this case, Ryan did not sell his son, and turned into a commentator and said: "Everyone, please look ahead, a thousand meters away, there is a circle of targets tied with straw at intervals.

Some of them wear leather armor, some are chain mail, and some are wearing standard plate armor. After a while, the cannon will fire cannonballs to test its range and power.

There are three types of artillery shells in our country, which are divided into conventional ammunition and special ammunition, and the first thing to be tested is two conventional ammunition, please take a look. ”

Levi's, who was on the side of the heavy artillery, cooperated very well and took out a [Magic Energy Cannonball] from the first ammunition box, it was about a foot long, fifteen centimeters in diameter, and had a blue-gray cone in appearance, weighing twenty pounds each.

"Now let's start the test launch." As soon as Levi gave the order, the five-man artillery crew, which had been trained many times, quickly moved into action.

Activate, aim, reload, ...... The operation is smooth.

"Report, ready!" The soldier yelled at his neck.

Levi's raised hand slammed down.

"Bang-"

As the trigger was pulled, the magic power gathered in the heavy cannon rushed out in an instant, and the cannonball weighing twenty pounds shot out at an astonishing speed, and at the moment of firing, the heavy cannon gave the [Rotary Machine] inside the cannonball an initial energy source.

After the disembowelment, the [Rotary Press] ran wildly, extracting the free magic power in the surrounding airspace, and because the speed was too fast, the magic power gathered from it was like a seven-colored ribbon covering the cannonball.

The cannonballs, wrapped in colorful streamers, whistled and drew an arc in the sky, and landed on the shooting range 1,200 meters away with lightning speed.

"Boom-"

The [Magic Energy Cannonball] touched the ground, and suddenly a shocking roar erupted, and many people present subconsciously covered their ears.

The explosion produced a blinding ball of light, which made people dare not look directly, and the shock wave stirred up a large cloud of smoke and dust, like a meteorite falling to the ground.

The loud noise startled most of the people present, and the elf quickly pricked up her ears and looked around uneasily.

Kuleqi, who was originally careless, stared at the slowly dissipating light cluster with wide eyes, his face was full of shocking colors, and the whole person was stunned.

Even Sterling and Merlan in conversation were shocked slightly, both of them are strong and well-informed, but because of this, they know what kind of consequences this cannon has caused......

The light and smoke slowly dissipated, and everyone couldn't help but stand up, wanting to see what kind of damage such a huge shot could cause.

As far as the eye can see, the shooting range that was originally full of targets is already in a mess at this moment, many targets have been blown to pieces, and within a radius of 30 meters of the crater, there is not a single target that has not been broken, and all the targets within a radius of 100 meters are crooked, and the targets farther away are also damaged to varying degrees.

Just imagine, what a terrifying thing it would be if this shell fell into a well-formed military formation instead of this pile of targets!

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(End of chapter)