basic swordsmanship

Chapter 82
"It's my fault. Last time I came to visit, I accidentally saw the design drawing on your desk. At that time, I was impressed by the astonishing design. Later, I searched outside, and there was no Firearms with a similar design, I knew at that time that this must be your exclusive design, Mr. Hegrick. It stands to reason that you didn’t announce it. I shouldn’t mention this rashly. I just took the liberty because I like it too much..."

Tang An had already thought about these words several times while on the road, and it could be said that he had taken various situations into consideration.

Now, it depends on whether Hegrick will be persuaded by himself and sell himself.

Tang An feels that he is still very confident.

Hegrick was very pleased with Tang An's words, but he did not agree, but shook his head: "I have no plan to announce this work in a short time, let alone sell it."

Although Tang An's heart sank, he still didn't show the slightest bit, and nodded repeatedly: "Indeed, as a great craftsman, if it doesn't represent his strength, it's meaningless to release a work. If you want to do it, you have to do it." To perfection.”

Hegrick's eyes lit up.

Tang An's words obviously spoke to his heart. This is his understanding of a craftsman. In fact, he really thinks so.

Most importantly, Hegrick is well aware of the 'disadvantages' of his work.

That is, he paid too much attention to the power of firearms and ignored the point of 'convenience'.

To put it simply, in order to increase the power, the barrel of this hand-held artillery must be larger and the texture must be stronger. The internal mechanical parts, simple, practical, and practical ammunition are also specially designed, but even if you have already thought about it No matter how hard he tried, it was undeniable that this gun was still too heavy.

It is twice as heavy as an ordinary long-handled flintlock gun. This is the biggest drawback.

It was because Hegrick, who had always pursued 'perfection', knew that the 'flaws' in his work were too great, so he killed this powerful gun he invented.

If Tang An hadn't mentioned it, he actually planned to throw the design drawings in the warehouse and give up.

Tang An didn't know this, he only knew that this was his chance.

"However, any great design should be given a chance to be experimented and used. Otherwise, how can we know its practical value if it stays on the drawings?"

Tang An's words awakened Hegrick.

Yes.

No matter how imperfect it is, there should be opportunities to experiment and be used. This is like a child created by oneself. Is it really necessary to kill it before it is born?

Hergrick hesitated.

When Tang An saw that there was a door, he immediately worked harder.

"Mr. Heglic, I am willing to pay to make at least one sample. Even if it is collected in the future, I will put it in the most conspicuous place in my living room."

These words gave Hegrick confidence.

He has a decision.

"Okay, come back in a few days, I can make a sample for you, remember, it's just a sample."

Tang An was in a good mood and did not push the envelope any further. He quickly said goodbye and left because Tang An knew very well that taking up a craftsman's time would only make him unhappy if there was nothing special to do.

After going out, it was still early. Tang An thought about it and didn't go back immediately. Instead, he turned around and went to the library in Rhine Town. He wanted to check some materials.

The library in Rhine Town is a two-story building that is said to be hundreds of years old. Most of it is made of wooden structure, which complements the many books inside and has a strong cultural atmosphere.

Tang An didn't know if his description was correct, anyway, he liked the feeling in the library very much.

In the past, he would often take his daughter to the library.

Tang An was looking into pharmacy and books about the undead, but there were relatively few of the latter. On the contrary, some books on pharmacy alluded to the existence of the undead.

There is a book that says this.

"Undead, between life and death, is the product of ancient magic and alchemy, and modern pharmacy evolved from ancient alchemy."

It was because of this sentence that Tang An remembered the author who wrote this book.

Alan Hague.

This must be a knowledgeable scholar.

And from his writings, it is obvious that there are various connections between the undead and pharmacy. At the same time, the most interesting thing is that the birth of the undead language was described by this scholar as a 'miracle'.

"It seems that the undead language is a language that was born in a very short period of time, accompanied by mysterious magic. It is said that in order to truly form an 'undead' in the strict sense, one must go through the ritual of 'awakening the dead language'. However, awakening Who created the deathrattle?"

There are many similar questions in the book.

When Tang An read this, he suddenly remembered that in the No. 8 plot world, that night, he heard the voice outside the wall, and Faranir said the word "awakening".

Tang An still remembered that series of tones very clearly. He could even use all sixteen syllables in the language of the undead to describe it.

He immediately found a pen and paper and wrote down the tone from memory.

Coincidentally, in the book, he found the understanding of the scholar Alan Hagrid on 'awakening the deathrattle'.

It's like a mantra.

On specific occasions, specific effects will be produced.

Tang An was carrying the book 'Elementary Language of the Dead' with him this time, and he opened it at the moment and started reading.

Sometimes, when he was concentrating on doing one thing, he didn't pay attention to the passage of time at all. When Tang An looked up again, the librarian was standing in front of him.

An extremely old man said that he was old because the skin on his face was no different from that of a hundred-year-old tree. At this moment, the librarian was standing in front of Tang An, and said in a low and hoarse voice: "Although I know you still want to Read on, but now, it's dark."

it's dark.

There is a special meaning in the plot world on the 16th. Tang An didn't understand it at first, but after a long time, he understood it.

Night here symbolizes danger and something terrifying and strange.

Tang An had only seen such things as the Devonshire Wanderer, Doom Singer, Midnight Ripper, etc., and such things as evil spirits, and he was no stranger to them.

In the past, to say that a house is haunted would be nonsense and frightening in all likelihood, but in World 16, if a house is said to be haunted, it means that there are real ghosts.

But Tang An was not afraid of the night.

He often moves around in the dark, and he is used to it, but he is not afraid, the library will also be closed.

So Tang An put down the book in his hand, and prepared to get up with his 'Elementary Undead Language'.

The librarian's shrugging eyes glanced at the elementary undead language in Tang An's hand, and then said, "Are you studying undead language?"

Tang An was taken aback for a moment, secretly thinking that the manager's eyes were thieves, but he didn't deny it, nodded, but didn't say much.

The administrator also didn't ask any more questions, sent Tang An to the door, and then told him to be careful.

However, Tang An's heart suddenly moved at this time. The administrator had been in the library for a long time, and the other party mentioned the language of the dead, so he should have dabbled in it.

In this case, why not show the string of pronunciations you have recorded to the other party and ask for advice.

Tang An immediately took out the piece of paper.

"I wonder if you can understand this?"

As he said that, Tang An handed it over. The latter was taken aback for a moment, then took a look, his eyes lit up immediately, and then he showed a look of fear.

The next moment, the other party reacted very fiercely, pushed the paper back, and immediately closed the door.

(End of this chapter)