Arkham in the pirate world

After the relocation ceremony of the institute, Lister did not stay in Donghai for too long and only inspected its subsidiary Osborne Arms Company.

Osborne Arms Company, shooting range where the research department is located.

The tester is test-firing a new gun. This is a rifle with a scope installed. To be precise, it is a sniper rifle.

Since the failure of the First World War in the South China Sea, the revolutionary army lost its important cadres such as the Demon King Ivankov, and then was encircled and suppressed by cipherpol with all its strength. It suffered heavy losses and had to cease its activities and turn to underground activities.

Without the revolutionary army as a customer source, Osborne Arms Company's marketing revenue dropped sharply. However, Lister did not reduce Osborne Arms Company's R&D funding and collected a large amount of relevant information from the West China Sea, the South China Sea, and the North Sea, and from other sources. Drawing nutrients from regional research, the company has made breakthrough progress in smokeless gunpowder.

Smokeless gunpowder was one of the two topics left by Lister when Osborne Arms Company was founded. The other was a rifled high-precision rifle.

The boss's order was naturally the biggest task. Through his network, John Keevers recruited famous scientists, gunpowder experts, and weapons experts from the East China Sea to form a research team to tackle two key tasks.

First, a scientist named Schönbai accidentally invented a kind of nitrocellulose. After burning, there was no smoke or ash. However, the gunpowder generated at this time was very unstable, and gunpowder explosion accidents occurred many times.

Then a colleague named Vieri dissolved nitrocellulose in ether and alcohol, added an appropriate amount of stabilizer to it, and turned it into a gel. After pressing it into sheets, cutting it into strips, and drying and hardening, he made the world's first nitrocellulose. A smokeless gunpowder.

The emergence of smokeless gunpowder paved the way for the development of ammunition. Now, Osborne Arms Company's rifle bullets have basically evolved from large-caliber black powder bullets to smaller-caliber smokeless gunpowder bullets, increasing the range of the projectiles and improving the ballistics. Straightness and shooting accuracy.

Changes in ammunition also mean that the gun body needs to be changed. With the development of processing technology, Osborne Arms Company's production lines have gradually phased out flintlock rifles and switched to producing more advanced semi-automatic rifles and automatic rifles.

These firearms have appeared in the West China Sea and the North China Sea, but they still use black powder as propellant, and the bullets are still round lead bullets. Based on smokeless gunpowder, Osborne Arms Company has developed a cylindrical integral weapon. bullets, and modify and upgrade semi-automatic rifles and automatic rifles that still use black powder lead bullets. Compared with the flintlock rifles that are popular in the world, these rifles have greatly improved their rate of fire and accuracy.

With smokeless gunpowder and new rifle design information, Lister's high-precision shooting rifle, also known as a sniper rifle, was naturally solved.

There is a question. The world governments and navies must know the benefits of semi-automatic rifles and automatic rifles, so why do they still insist on flintlock rifles?

The first is the upgrading of weapons, which requires a large amount of capital investment.

Secondly, the production price of new weapons is even more expensive. For the same rifle, a flintlock gun is several times cheaper than a semi-automatic rifle. Currently, on the black market in the West Sea, the price of a flintlock gun is about 5 Baileys. , and the price of a semi-automatic rifle is almost 40 Baileys, and the price of an ordinary human slave of the Grand Line is about this price, or even cheaper. It can be said that guns are more expensive than people.

Finally, the ammunition consumption of semi-automatic rifles and automatic rifles is much greater than that of flintlock guns. A flintlock gun can last half a day of ammunition, but a semi-automatic rifle and automatic rifle are gone in one shot.

All in all, one word, money

This is on the one hand, and on the other hand, this world is a world full of monsters. The existence of Devil Fruit, Taijutsu, and Haki makes the power of firearms far less powerful than imagined. Its main function is to consume and contain. and repression of civilians.

In a truly top-notch war, ordinary soldiers are just soy sauce characters. As long as the opponent has a person with awakened domineering overlord color and a look, no matter how many ordinary people are lying down, even if there is no person with awakened overlord color and domineering, as long as the physical skills and domineering are in place, No need to be very strong, Navy Headquarters school-level officers can deal with hundreds or even thousands of ordinary soldiers.

It's a waste of money. Equipping ordinary soldiers with sophisticated weapons is of no use.

Of course, it would be a different story if all of these soldiers were armed with domineering energy and could wrap their armed domineering energy around bullets.

But this is obviously unrealistic.

The above two points are the reasons why the development of weapons in this world is abnormal.

On the high end, laser weapons and robots are available, on the low end, a large number of navies are still using flintlock guns.

The development of weapons is based on the environment and practical needs. What are the needs of world governments and navies?

What they need are high-end weapons that can deal with the level of the four emperors. As for civilians, do you need to care? A flintlock gun is enough.

If flintlock guns can't solve the problem, then send major generals and lieutenant generals to take action.

If even major generals and lieutenant generals can't solve it, can semi-automatic rifles and automatic rifles solve it? Obviously not

Human wave tactics

Think of Creek, a large fleet of 50 ships, being cut down by Hawkeye and fleeing.

Then Liszt’s promotion of weapon upgrading is in vain, isn’t it?

Actually no, I just looked at the issue of weapons updates from the perspective of the world government and navy.

From Liszt’s perspective?

Lister promotes the upgrading of weapons mainly to sell money. His customers are various kingdoms, and in those countries, the main theme of war is the war of ordinary people. Since it is the war of ordinary people, more advanced firearms will obviously More advantage

Moreover, are firearms really low-end? Will they not work on high-end battlefields?

it's not true.

Can the same gun have the same deterrent effect in the hands of Ben Beckman as it does in the hands of an ordinary person?

Porusalino wouldn't even look at an ordinary person holding a gun, but Ben Beckman would have to raise his hands even if he held a gun.

If firearms were really useless to the strong, then Jesus Bu, Ben Beckman, Yi Zang, Fan Oka and other good firearms experts would not appear.

You know, the firearms they use now are still flintlock guns with black powder and round lead bullets. After testing by the Osborne Arms Company's R&D team, most of the flintlock bullets in the world now have a muzzle velocity of around 270. A specially modified flintlock gun can reach about 310, which is not as powerful as a crossbow. Even a naval commander with proper physical training can chop bullets with a knife, which shows its low power.

Liszt raised the topic of sniper rifles alone just to see what would happen if a top sniper was paired with a sniper rifle that doubled the rate of fire, a faster and more accurate sniper rifle, and armor-piercing bullets with a domineering armament. The power of

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Liszt looked around and saw that the humanoid target in the distance fell to the ground, and with his domineering sight, he could only catch the bullets passing by like lightning.

Because the rate of fire of the flintlock gun is low, a strong person who has awakened the domineering power of seeing and hearing can completely predict the bullets and effectively avoid them. It can even be said that they can see the trajectory of the bullets and avoid them in a flash.

However, the bullet rate of fire of this sniper rifle specially made by the R&D team of Osborne Arms Company is three times that of a flintlock rifle, reaching about 980. Some people may think that it is only three times the rate of fire. What’s the big deal?

It is wrong to think this way. You must know that there is a reaction time between relying on the Haki of seeing, hearing, color, and color to detect that danger is approaching and for the body to react.

Three times the rate of fire means shorter reaction time, and the level of danger suddenly increases.

Van Oka, the future sniper of the Blackbeard Pirates, the guy known as "Otonoshi", because the bullet speed of his gun has exceeded the speed of sound, he instantly shot and tried to shoot them in the underwater prison. The soldiers' gun barrels, that is to say, their bullets were hit by Van Oka's bullets before they came out of the chamber.

Of course, for ordinary people, whether it is a flintlock rifle or a sniper rifle, they are almost the same, but in a duel between strong men, even a microsecond of reaction time can be the difference between life and death.

After reading the tester's test, Lister also tried it himself. Overall, he was quite satisfied. However, whether a gun is good or not depends on its practicality. Especially good snipers like to debug the gun themselves.

After all, Liszt was not an expert with guns, and he couldn't explain why.

There was a good gun user on the territory, so Liszt simply called Dadi over and asked him to test the gun and cooperate with the research and development team.

As the chief combat instructor of the security department of the Earl of Arkham, Duddy was naturally the first person to come into contact with the new rifle.

He knew better than Lister the impact of the new rifle.

An ordinary person, with a new rifle, a little training, and better accuracy, can definitely deal with seven or eight soldiers with flintlock rifles. First of all, the shooting ranges of the two sides are not at the same level. The one with the new rifle can shoot about two hundred meters. Then you can shoot. If you hold a flintlock gun, you can at least get around a hundred meters, and your aim may not be accurate.

Take the Pirate Alliance's attack on Hong Kong as an example. The pirates were stunned by the new rifles. Before a close encounter, the pirates were injured.

Dadi even thought of a new tactic. We no longer need to shoot row after row like flintlock rifles. After gaining the advantage in range, we can set up several lines of defense. As soon as the front line is fired, they will immediately retreat, and the rear line will be able to retreat immediately. Fire on the enemy's defense line, so that the enemy can be eliminated without even touching it.

Dadi now replaced his flintlock rifle with a fully automatic rifle. However, after picking up the sniper rifle, Dadi felt that this was the gun he wanted.

Leaving Dadi and the R&D team to discuss how to improve it, Lister looked at the new artillery developed by Osborne Arms Company.

In some respects, artillery is an enlarged version of muskets. Their principles are similar. After the flintlock musket was replaced, the research and development team turned their attention to artillery.

Researchers have designed a new type of artillery shell, not a round one, but a cylindrical bullet that resembles an enlarged new form.

As the artillery shells changed, the artillery naturally had to change accordingly.

What will be the effect of firing a cannon?

Longer range, faster rate of fire, greater power

Underneath the roaring shells lies the realm of truth.

The achievements and progress made by Osborne Arms Company surprised Lister, whether it was unexpected or not.

These studies have not appeared before, and no one has mentioned them and no one needs them. This does not mean that there is no foundation.

Things like semi-automatic rifles and automatic rifles have already appeared, but they are just deformed and still use round lead bullets.

Now Liszt has provided everyone with a research direction, and by gathering everyone's efforts, results will naturally come out soon.

You know, this is a world where biochemical weapons, laser weapons, and genetic weapons have come out.

There are also super scientists like Vegapunk who are 500 years ahead of the world.

Liszt just used his own knowledge to move the stagnant gunpowder weapon a step forward. There was no need to make a fuss.

After some twists and turns, Bucky finally returned to Qinghai from Baihai.

"If I want to rescue Mochi and Kabaji, he is the only person I know. But, what should I say? If you ask him to save people, you have to owe a favor."

Suddenly, Bucky's eyes lit up and he said, "Gold, no one will ignore that gold, right?"

Chambord Islands.

Inside the hotel.

Ace held the back of his head with his hands and leaned on the chair, seeming to be thinking. He was still wrapped in bandages. At his feet, Kodaz curled up his huge body into a ball and was snoring very comfortably.

"Ace, it's time to eat" Deus walked in and said.

Hearing the meal, Kodaz pricked up his ears and woke up from his sleep, but Ace said: "You guys eat first."

Deus was surprised. In the past, Ace was very energetic when it came to food. He said, "Why, you are still struggling with the fact that you were defeated?"

Ace's eyes showed a dark color like the abyss of the sea, and he said: "When the woman drew the knife, I felt death. I always thought that I was not afraid of death, but for a moment, I was shaken. "

Deus sat down, looked at Ace and said, "It's normal to be afraid of death, right?"

"No, what I was thinking at that time was, if I die, you will also die because of me. I'm not strong enough," Ace said.

Deus smiled and said, "This is not the Ace I know. Show your fighting spirit. Next, we are going to the new world."

The depression in Ace's eyes quickly dissipated, and he returned to his normal smile, saying, "Yes, the new world."

"Come out quickly, Fire Fist, your good days are over this time." Suddenly, a voice rang outside.

Deus was stunned for a moment, then he smiled helplessly and said to Ace, "She's here again."

They walked out of the house and saw a tall woman standing at the door with her arms folded in the dining room, looking upright.

The crew members of the Spade Pirates looked at her helplessly.

"Oh, isn't this Iska? Why are you traveling to a place like this?" Ace greeted relaxedly.

Ever since they arrived at the Grand Line, Ace and the others have been targeted by this female marine named Iska.

Iska once led the navy to chase Ace and the others, but accidentally entered the reef area. The warship was destroyed. Iska jumped into the sea to save people. When she was exhausted, Ace had someone put a lifebuoy on her. After that, Iska Ka has entangled them. She has an abnormal obsession with arresting Ace. No matter how many times he gets rid of him, she will chase him every time he goes to an island. Unfortunately, she never succeeds.

"How is it possible to travel? I'm here to catch you idiot," Iska said. She was stunned for a moment when she saw the bandage Ace was wearing, and couldn't help but ask: "Who did it to get you injured?"

"Aren't you here to catch me? It has nothing to do with you, right?" Ace said somewhat unhappily.

"Hmph, I don't care about you. I'm just curious about who can hurt you," Iska said.

"We passed the Magic Triangle." Skaar mentioned at the table in the restaurant.

"Magic Triangle"

Iska said: "You didn't make a big fuss at Thrillerbark Amusement Park. You met Moonlight Moria. If you can escape from him, you have some skills."

Skar glanced at Ace and then said: "It's not Moonlight Moria, it's a young woman. There are Samuel and Munk on her ship. Do you know them?"

"Of course I know, their bounty is not low." Iska said.

"Where is that woman?" Skar asked curiously.

"You are talking about Miss Penguin, right?"

"Miss Penguin"

Iska said: "I have been to Thrillerbark Amusement Park. I heard that she is nominally a subordinate of Moonlight Moriah and is responsible for the security of Thrillerbark Amusement Park. She is terrifyingly powerful."

“What does nominal mean?”

"This starts with Thrillerbark Amusement Park. I also heard from others that Thrillerbark Amusement Park no longer belongs to Moonlight Moria, but comes from the Arkham Group in the East China Sea. That Penguin Miss is actually Arkham. A senior cadre of the group," Iska said.

"Wait, you said Arkham Group" Deus, who had been listening, glared.

"Yeah, oh, by the way, it seems that you are also from the East China Sea, right? The Arkham Group is very famous recently, don't you know?" Iska asked.

Deus suddenly understood and said, "No wonder they would take action, Ace."

Deus turned his head and looked around, but there was no trace of Ace. Only then did he realize that Ace had not said a word since just now.

That guy must have slipped out while they were talking.

"Where is Ace?" Iska also noticed something was wrong and asked loudly.

"He just passed by you, didn't you see?" Michal made a voice from the corner.

Deus looked at her. This woman was so cute and stupid. She was only talking and didn't notice Ace slipping away.

This is also the reason why Ace escaped from her again and again.

"Damn it, that bastard, don't even think about running away," Iska said angrily, turned around and ran away.

"Really." Skar looked at Deus and said, "Boss Deus, we are in trouble now. Go find Boss Ace quickly. He is still injured, so don't cause other trouble."

"The Spade Pirates appear in the Shampoo Islands"

At the naval base in the Shampoo Islands, the current person in charge immediately reported the news to the headquarters.

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