Not long after obtaining the system from Sarean and establishing contact with the netizens of the sand wither in another world, there have been people who have been instigating Salian to develop hot weapons...... That is, firearms.

Azeroth is still in the era of feudal cold weapons, and only the Copperbeard Dwarves, Gnomes, and Goblins prefer to wield muskets.

It is said that muskets were first designed by gnomes, and the rangers of the Kazmodan kingdom gradually developed this distinctive long-range weapon.

On his first trip to Ironforge, Saray purchased a musket at the instigation of the barrage and dismantled it under the guidance of some of the elders in the barrage.

…… Then I couldn't put it back on.

Fortunately, this time the musket was disassembled for the Sarjan...... Or rather, the barrage elder provided important information about contemporary thermal weapons.

According to the Barrage Elder, the muskets developed by the gnomes and dwarves skipped the stage of arquebuses and revolver muskets and adopted the flint-fired method.

This is also known as a flintlock musket.

If Sarren intends to continue to follow the musket route, the black powder that is widely used today is not enough, and the efficiency of gunpowder must be further improved in order to develop a higher level of firing guns.

Considering the High Elves' arcane affinity, Barrage advised Sareen to abandon the gunpowder weapon route and instead use magic instead of gunpowder activation.

After all, Sarian is not a professional researcher, and although the barrage explains a lot of gun principles to him in as simple a way as possible, he still only knows what it is, and he doesn't know why.

Professional things are left to professional people.

It just so happened that the reform of the Quel'Salas official system further refined the work that various government departments were responsible for, and the National Defense Research Institute was reorganized from this period.

As a senior advisor to the Sun King, Sarjan relayed the principle of the magic guide gun conceived by the barrage to the technical researchers at the research institute.

At first, the progress of the development was not ideal, and the arrogant High Elf researchers did not even consider referencing the dwarven muskets, and only wanted to rely on their own strength to complete the idea of the Earl of the Deep Shadow.

Upon learning of this, Salian couldn't stop laughing and crying for a while.

After obtaining permission from Kael'thas, Sarren personally paid out of his own pocket and went through the accounts of the county of Deepshadow, and purchased 200 muskets and 15 cannons from the kingdom of Kazmodan.

Demolish, all for Lao Tzu to dismantle, can't finish dismantling and swallow it yourself (mistakenly).

Through in-depth research on the real thing, the researchers finally got the hang of it.

Before he left for Dalaran, Sarena received news that there had been an important breakthrough in the Gun Research Division.

The first to come out of the good news was the magic cannon.

After a secret trial by the Firewing Legion, the new magic cannon was approved by Kael'thas and ordered the ordnance department to produce it vigorously to equip the rapidly expanding navy.

The first mass-produced magic cannons were supplied to the nascent Offshore Fleet, and not long ago, Admiral Jefferson Burriman personally ordered a live-fire exercise to scare off the Lordaeron East Sea Fleet, which was loitering near the maritime border.

The redesigned Magic Cannon is already very different from the existing artillery.

First of all, the magic cannon is not activated by gunpowder, but by a special magic mark engraved in the barrel.

The user only needs to activate with a specific frequency of arcane energy, and the magic mark will be able to generate enough impact to push the cannonball into a cone-shaped shell out of the breech.

After the acceleration of the spiral rifling, the speed of the shell far exceeded that of the smoothbore gun, which is still widely used today.

Streamlined hollow shells can travel farther than traditional solid balls, and when impacted, they automatically activate the magic mark inside the shell, causing a certain range of arcane explosions.

Since it was only an exercise, Admiral Burriman did not show all the qualities of the new magic cannon to Lordaeron.

After the breakthrough in the magic cannon, what the researchers at the research institute needed to do was to miniaturize it and apply a new technology to the magic guide gun for individual use.

This new long-range weapon will naturally be put to the test by ranger units who are skilled in long-range guerrilla warfare.

Sylvanas hurried to meet Salajan before he had personally tried out the new magic gun sent by the scientific research institute.

She was greatly shocked by the convenience and power of this new weapon, and involuntarily felt an inexplicable sense of melancholy that the times had changed.

Since he was a child, he followed his mother to learn the most suitable tactics for rangers, and Sylvanas's military literacy is quite high, and he can see the superiority of the magic guide gun at a glance.

According to the process of the Ranger Force, it will take at least a dozen years to train a ranger who is skilled in bows and arrows.

Bows and arrows are easy to learn and difficult to master, and children in the southern part of the Yongge Forest can shoot a few arrows at will, but if you want to ensure that the shooting is accurate and the arrow is strong enough, it is impossible to achieve it without years of training.

The advent of the Magic Gun subverted Sylvanas's preconceived notions to a certain extent.

This new, easy-to-use weapon requires no lengthy training, making it easy for even ordinary civilians to learn how to use it.

According to Sylvanas's speculation, recruits only need to undergo a maximum of 3 months of training to become proficient in the use of magic spears and initially develop combat effectiveness.

This speed subverted Sylvanas's common sense, and at one point she felt very lost.

Salaan inspected the well-made magic guide gun and took the lead in getting up and walking towards the training ground in the backyard.

"Khiva, follow me."

The Lord's Mansion has a wide range of training grounds, including scarecrows for melee training and long-range shooting targets, and even trait sensors to test the strength of spells.

Sarren had disassembled and studied the construction of muskets, and although he did not understand the principles in depth, he was at least proficient in using magic spears of similar specifications.

"Peng!"

After a brief moment of aiming, Salian activated the arcane mark in the chamber of the gun, and the bullet swirled along the rifling, creating a hole in the center of the target.

The magic guide gun in Sarjan's hand uses the method of ammunition rearloading, and because it is filled with arcane engraved bullets, there is no need to eject the cartridge case like the gunpowder bullet mentioned in the barrage, and it is quite convenient to reload.

"Yes, although there is still a lot of room for improvement, in the current era, it is already a very advanced weapon."

Barrage once mentioned to Sarian a theory called the finite generation difference.

To put it simply, don't let the replacement of weapons be too advanced.

After all, the magic guide gun is still based on the structure of the gunpowder weapon, but it is different in the activation procedure.

Salian doesn't take researchers from other countries for fools, and it's certainly difficult to get ahead of the curve in innovative research, but just imitating it can save a lot of time and energy.

Nations, including Lordaeron, will certainly vigorously research Quel'Salas' new weapons after suffering losses.

Even if they can't replicate it exactly, sooner or later they will be able to modify the magic guide guns in their own way, and the gunpowder activation used by the dwarves is a good alternative.

The original magic guide gun, Sarian can still find a lot of problems.

For example, the bullet reload is slow, the rate of fire is not fast enough, the accuracy is not enough, etc., but these problems can be solved in the subsequent iterative research and development, without the need for Sarian to urge him personally.

Salian has only one requirement for subsequent weapon development and implementation, to maintain a limited generational advantage over competitors, and not to throw out all the killer features at once.

Salaen handed the magic guide gun to Sylvanas, and she also pursed her thin lips and aimed at the target, which was also a ten-ring hit.

"The development of a new type of weapon is necessary, and I'm sure you can understand what this easy-to-learn weapon means to Quel'Thalas, but ...... This does not mean that we will completely abandon the traditional bow and arrow. ”

Sylvanas was stunned for a moment: "Why?" I mean...... There is already a new type of weapon that is easy to operate, bows and arrows, is there really a need for it to exist? ”

"Absolutely."

Sarjan pointed to the magic guide gun in Sylvanas's hand, "Although the arcane activation can minimize the movement of the bullet when it is discharged, the sound of the gun is still obvious, and it is basically impossible to evolve it into silence in a short period of time. ”

"In some operations that require silence, the Magic Guide Gun, which produces noise, is not suitable."

"Also, the lower limit of the magic guide gun is high and easy to learn, but its upper limit is far less than that of a bow and arrow that is completely controlled by yourself."

Sarian shrugged helplessly: "That's how the fixed ammunition is, all the bullets are of the same power, even if you want to increase the weight, it may cause the bore to explode because of too much energy." ”

"Bows and arrows are different, like you, how does the arrow you shoot compare to the power of the magic spear?"

"Humph!"

Sylvanas proudly raised her snow-white neck: "Of course it's far beyond." ”

"That's it."

Salian said with a smile: "It is true that the magic guide gun will be installed in large numbers for the ranger troops, but the training of bows and arrows cannot be left behind. ”

"While investing in the magic guide gun to ensure the lower limit, we must also encourage the rangers to continue to climb the heights."

"Otherwise, wouldn't the thousands of years of life of the High Elves be too boring, so you have to find some goals for yourself."

In fact, as long as Sylvanas was given a little time, she could figure it out herself.

The advent of the Magic Gun had a big impact on Sylvanas's traditional beliefs, and she couldn't keep her cool for a while.

With Sarren's explanation, she quickly figured out the joints, and her previous slightly impatient emotions finally calmed down.

"Upper and lower limits?"

Sylvanas smiled confidently again, "I don't know how you have this brain, if it weren't for Valeera...... Never mind. ”

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It's actually Kavin...... My mind is blank, so I can adjust it.