Celestial Mage

Chapter 287 The First 'Rifle' in Another World (34)

After Anviniya left, Rosen did not leave the study in a hurry.

He got up and walked to the window, looking at the town outside the window, thinking about Sir Mason in his heart.

"Has this guy been thinking about petrochemical construction?"

Sir Mason was just an ordinary person with some status, but he didn't have the guts to think of him, so the one who really cared about the petrochemical construction technique should be the master behind it.

Sir Mason is the man of the precision balance, and the precision balance is the property of the Marquis of Broken Leaf City, that is to say, it is probably the Marquis of Broken Leaf City who is thinking about his petrification technique.

The lord of Broken Leaf City, Marquis Seraf Hollenir, is also an archmage. The Seraf Constant, which he invented, is also known as 'Eternal Constant', and the effect can last for 5 years.

This was a constant structure with the best effect before Rosen invented the petrification technique.

"Master Marquis, if you want my constant structure, you can exchange it with something. It's really boring to engage in such petty theft."

But this matter has to be taken seriously.

Suiye City is the export city from Xinyue Town to the east. If you don't pass through Suiye City, you have to go around a long way, or even go by land, and the transportation cost will be several times higher.

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

The idea was quickly dismissed.

Because it's just a little thing.

Troubling the princess with such a trivial matter will not only make her underestimate her ability, but also waste her affection with the princess, which is a huge loss.

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

"Marquis, don't you want petrified staffs? I'll give you three directly, and you can play with them yourself."

I don't believe that the Marquis can break the petrified rod that even the master craftsman O'Brien can't crack. If he can break it, that's his ability. Rosen admits it!
Then again, this petrified construction technique has been sold to Hejali, so it's not a big secret, and the Marquis Hollenier will know about it sooner or later.

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

Thinking of this, he called his attendants and handed the order to Harak.

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

"very good."

The Marquis' problem shouldn't be too big now, but judging from the current character of the Marquis, it might not be so in the future.

Those in positions of power have to take a long-term view, and as long as there is a risk, they must find ways to prevent it.

After returning to the table, leaning back on the thick leather chair, touching the table with his fingers, a thought flashed in his mind.

"Xinyue Town is a small place with limited resources. There is only one main commercial road. If it is blocked, although it will not be trapped to death, the speed of progress will be slowed down a lot."

"So there are two paths."

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

"The first method can be implemented now. The second method. There are ideas, but the technical requirements are high, and a lot of talents are needed, which is currently not available."

"There's no rush to do this, let's cultivate the foundation first."

Today's government affairs were settled, and Rosen turned back to the alchemy laboratory in the backyard of the castle.

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

"The test version of the infantry gun, here, this is the rune ball, how do you feel about it?"

Rosen took the gun and examined it carefully.

This gun uses four kinds of materials. The barrel and mechanical parts are made of petrified Saran steel. Rust-resistant brass.

Look at the rune ball again.

It is a small ball with a diameter of about [-] centimeters, similar to a glass bead. It is a double-layer nested spell structure jointly designed by Master Sophia and Serrandis.

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

Regardless of the rifle or the rune ball, the workmanship is quite exquisite, and there is a strange beauty of the fusion of classic and modern.

Open the loading port of the side chamber of the rifle, stuff a rune ball into it, and then plug it into the muzzle, and found that the loading is very smooth, and the feeling is similar to loading a bullet.

Gendroni explained: "I originally wanted to make it a continuous launch, but later found that the continuous launch would greatly increase the structural complexity and greatly reduce the reliability, so I made it a manual loading for the time being."

Rosen nodded in agreement. After all, it is a new thing. It is easy to make troubles in one step, and the easy way is the right way.

He made a little estimate and said, "If you use it skillfully, you can shoot about 1 rounds a minute, which is not bad."

It's like an ordinary manual rifle.

"Have you tried the power?"

"Just getting ready to try it, here you come."

"Then let's try."

So, the two called on Serrandis, Master Sophia, Master Fitbit, and a team of Silver Moon Ranger guards, and marched to the gun test field that had been prepared outside the city.

When he got to the ground, Rosen had already practiced the use of the spell rifle in the spell virtual machine.

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

He walked out of the crowd and pointed to the hillside about 200 meters away: "I will aim at the petrified targets on the slope."

While speaking, he put the solid wooden gun stock on his shoulder, tilted his head slightly, aimed with the front sight of the gun tip, and then decisively pulled the trigger.

'Bang~~'

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

The rune ball flew out at a very high speed, and half a second later, it flew over 200 meters and hit a petrified target that was as tall as a person.

'boom! With an explosion, a red fireball with a diameter of about 30 cm rose from the target visible to the naked eye, blasting a large piece of the petrified target into pieces.

Master Sophia commented: "It's quite accurate."

Serrandis said: "The power is not bad, the low-level is about mid-range. The most rare thing is that the flying speed is fast, and it is difficult to react."

Fitbit was dissatisfied, and shook his head again and again: "Not enough~ far from enough, there is still a lot of potential for improvement."

Gendroni spread her hands: "Cost~ Sir Fitbit, you have to consider the cost."

Rosen said with a smile: "I suggest that spend a lot of money to make a small number of high-power guns and give them to elite fighters to use them to maximize their power, while this kind of ordinary rifles should be used by ordinary fighters."

While speaking, he began to quickly reload and shoot.

"Bang bang bang bang~"

The explosion sounded in the distance, and nearly 1 rune balls were shot in one minute, consuming half of the rune balls made by Gendeloni.

The performance is very stable, and there is no phenomenon of bombing and jamming.

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

Jandelone felt pain when she saw it: "The 100 crowns are gone~"

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

After waiting for a while, after the smoke cleared, the petrified target had turned into rubble on the ground.

Rosen smiled and said, "The power of 30 rune balls is equivalent to a quasi-high-level spell."

Master Sophia waved: "Go, go and have a look."

A group of people came to the hillside and looked at the rocks, and they were a little surprised.

Master Fitbit carefully looked around the rocks and came to a conclusion.

"Sharp pieces of iron can be found within 10 meters nearby. If this is on the battlefield, a large number of riflemen will shoot at the enemy camp, which will definitely cause huge damage."

These days, elites are in the minority, and most of the fighters are ordinary people. It is lucky to be blown up by a low-level spell, and it is normal to lose their lives on the spot.

Not to mention the vicious shards of iron.

And an ordinary person, with a little training, can learn to use this new magic weapon, displaying a combat effectiveness comparable to or even surpassing that of a low-level mage.

Think about it, the enemy army on the battlefield gathers 1000 low-level mages and attacks you with low-level magic spells hundreds of meters away. They attack you 1 times a minute, which is no different from massacres.

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

Serendis said: "This is just the beginning."

Fitbit nodded in agreement: "If a high-speed continuous shooting gun is developed, it will be a real horror, and even a high-level mage like me will have difficulty dealing with it."

Gendroni was worried: "The gun is okay, but the rune ball is very expensive. Even if it is mass-produced, one probably costs more than three grams."

In other words, fighting with this new weapon is almost equivalent to smashing the opponent to death with money.

Rosen said with a smile: "It's not like fighting every day. A war without interests is meaningless."

"And, if you really want to fight, you have to win. After winning, the opponent will either cede the land or lose money. It always makes money."

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

Speaking of this, he thought of Fubosi: "Hey~ my nephew lost a full 50 kroner in a terrible victory. I still feel a pity when I think about it."

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

Rosen continued: "Recently, more than 2000 people have come to seek refuge every day, and Crescent Town has already had more than 2 people. I will build various workshops as soon as possible to realize the large-scale production of rifles."

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

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

"The interest entanglement within the Silver Moon Legion is very serious, and it is difficult to change. Arm the New Moon Legion first, and wait for the reputation of the Silver Moon Legion to advance."

Rosen understood.

"Then I'll arrange mass production right away. Jenny, this rifle is ready for use, equip it first, and then slowly improve it."

Although manual rifles are slightly less powerful, they are low in price and stable in performance, and can greatly limit the speed at which a fighter's rune balls are consumed.

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

When the group returned to Crescent Town, Rosen immediately found Harak.

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

"Choose a piece of wasteland and set up a new department called 'New Moon Gun Manufacturing General Bureau'."

"There are five departments under the General Administration."

"Steel-making workshop, gun-making workshop, rune ball manufacturing workshop, Quality Supervision Bureau, and the security department directly in charge of the army to achieve strict military control."

Harrick took a pen and quickly wrote down: "Lord, how many people do you plan to recruit?"

"First recruit 500 people, and the minimum monthly payment starts from 3 crowns. It is best to have relevant work experience, and the background must be carefully investigated and clean, and confirmed to be trustworthy."

"How much do you plan to invest?"

"Let's invest 15 crowns first, and set up the shelf as soon as possible. It doesn't matter if there are some shortcomings, and we will improve a little bit later."

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

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

"Yes, lord."

Harrick set to work right away.

After he left, Rosen realized that he was relying too much on Harrick.

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

If things go on like this, it is by no means a good thing.

Of course Harrick could be trusted, but if he was exhausted, would he still be able to do his job?

Therefore, with more and more territorial affairs, the decentralization of power must begin.

He came to the studio, and while drawing pictures for the Duke's family in the East, he took stock of the existing departments and relevant persons in charge in his territory.

The military is the Knight of Hamill, the government affairs of the town rely on Harrick, the construction is Lydia and the Master of Hal, and there will be one less chief executive in the Firearms Administration after that.

"The person in charge should preferably be a mage, and he is absolutely credible."

I wanted Gendeloni to take care of it, but I didn't want her to suffer, and I was worried that she wouldn't be able to control her. After much deliberation, I couldn't find a suitable candidate.

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

"By the way, Crescent Town still lacks reliable and powerful intelligence officers. Should we call back Pessie and Lilith?"

After thinking about it, Rosen decided to call him back. After all, the town's affairs are the most important right now.

By the way, a 'purify the mind' gallery is also opened in Crescent Town.

When Pei Qian and others came back, Xia Lina naturally wanted to call back together.

As for the Soul Purification Gallery in Silvermoon Castle, it should continue to be open, and let Patsy keep a few capable men there.

After all, Silvermoon Castle is the center of the highlands, and any major events in Winter City will be passed on to Silvermoon Castle first, and then to New Moon Town.

Therefore, Silvermoon Castle still needs to have eyes.

In the end, there was another person who was useless, and that was the high moon elf Anvinia.

It is really a huge waste for such a powerful apprentice of the great mage to just do it like this.

Rosen couldn't help thinking: "What should I arrange for her?"

After thinking about it, I realized that Anviniya didn't seem to be very useful, because her spells couldn't be integrated into the current human system.

But then there was another movement in my heart.

"Isn't this girl powerful? Master level 7 mana, if you use [-]% of it every day, it's enough to create hundreds of low-level rune balls."

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

"Then it's settled, let her go to the workshop to make a rune ball for me."

After deciding, he began to concentrate on painting.

Time flies by after that.

After a large amount of money was invested, Crescent Town developed at an astonishing speed.

In a blink of an eye, another two months passed.

The time has entered the early winter, and there are less than two months left before the Winter Snow Festival at the end of the year.

The General Bureau of Armament Manufacturing is a military factory. Although it invests a lot of money, everything is done in secret.

It has quietly begun to operate without most people noticing.

The academy is also fully built.

When the first snowflakes of the year were dancing in the sky, the servant knocked on the door of Rosen's study.

"Lord, Master Sophia is ready."

"Very well, let's go then."

Why are you leaving?

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

(End of this chapter)