Gold is Justice

Tesla let out a breath, and turned his head to look at Thor who was standing on the table next to him.

At this time, the alchemist bent down and grabbed a gun barrel very excitedly, and said to Ariel, "I have a method that can solve these three problems in one go."

Ariel said cheerfully: "Interesting, tell me?"

Thor said with a smile: "The gun is actually not a rare thing, but this kind of weapon can be regarded as a magic item before, and it can be used to stimulate bullets controlled by magic power to attack the enemy. From the essence Generally speaking, this kind of prop is not much different from the magic wand in the hands of the magician. It’s just that the gun is more like a decoration than the wand, and the procedure of loading ammunition is more troublesome, so it is not very popular.”

"But even if it's an unpopular weapon, as an alchemist on Help Island, especially the logistics leader of the brave, I have no reason not to do some research on this weapon! Probably many years ago, Yanze... When that guy Shiozawa was still a brave man, he brought me a magic short gun from the mainland to study, and I experimented with many methods. I hope to improve the accuracy and shooting distance of the bullet.”

"Later, I found out that every time I fired a shot, the barrel of the short gun would be drawn with thin lines by the flying bullets. This is obviously the time when the bullet was fired and before it left the muzzle. , caused by the continuous bouncing in the barrel."

"It is precisely because of this continuous bouncing and impact that the speed of the bullet will be greatly affected after it is fired, and the accuracy will be very low. Therefore, the effective shooting distance of the magic short gun at that time would not exceed 20 meters, even after passing A well-maintained gun will have an effective range of no more than 30 meters."

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"However, I later thought, since these bullets will scurry around in the gun during the period from firing to leaving the muzzle, if we design a route for the bullets in advance, then this problem can be perfectly solved Is it? As long as the bullet does not shake too much during the distance from firing to reaching the muzzle, then the shooting distance will definitely be extended, and the accuracy will definitely be improved."

Ariel nodded and exclaimed: "This idea is very good! That is to say, let's design a path for the bullet, right? Since we have such a good idea, what are you arguing about?"

Tesla sighed at this time, and said, "President, Mr. Thor—"

Thor raised his hand and patted Tesla on the shoulder heavily: "Call me Thor! There is no need to be so polite now! I will also call you Tesla by name!"

The corner of Tesla's mouth twitched, he could only nod, and continued: "Thor, what he meant was to manually create a track out of the gun barrel. And the track should have a certain degree of distortion and distortion. The arc, so that the bullet will rotate along this arc after firing, and when it leaves the muzzle, it can generate a rotating force, so as to maintain stability in flight."

"But in this way... it will greatly increase the engineering difficulty of our elemental gun. The barrel of our elemental gun is relatively small, and we need to carve out arcs again in such a small barrel? This kind of craft is beyond the scope of our element factory, right?"

Thor patted Tesla on the shoulder hard again, and said: "We can improve this kind of thing! One of the first jobs of our alchemists is to try and make mistakes on various possibilities. If there are too many experiments, the correct result It just appeared! There is a saying on our side, 'the most successful production will be followed by the most unsuccessful production'!"

Ariel pinched her chin, thought for a while and said, "Is it really difficult to polish the inside of the gun barrel?"

Tesla frowned and said: "To be precise, it's not difficult, but very troublesome and slow. For alchemists like them, everything is handmade, so they can pursue excellence, But the original advantage of our element factory is the large quantity and fast speed. If we really process the barrel according to Thor's requirements, we will need to add a lot more to the barrel that we only need to cast once. The extra workload, that kind of workload is almost slower than making dozens of new barrels."

Seeing that Ariel was still hesitating, Thor on the side quickly said: "Marquis Garcia, look——"

Ariel: "You can also call me Ariel. You are not members of my mermaid army, nor are you members of my guild, so you don't need to use this honorific title for me."

Thor snapped his fingers: "Okay! Then Ariel, even if you can't do a lot of work, can you give me an elemental machine and let us polish it? I will try to improve the production level. You can complete an elemental gun well without adding a magic guide device!"

Seeing Thor persist like this, to be honest, Ariel was a little moved.Then he asked: "If you do this...can you solve all the original problems of the elemental gun at once?"

Hearing Ariel's question, Thor immediately shook his head and said, "Of course not, it's not that simple! It's one way to polish the guide wire in the barrel, but it only solves the problem of inaccurate shooting accuracy and distance. It’s just not far enough! If we really want to be able to solve the three problems of the elemental gun, we need to solve other problems!”

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Seeing Ariel waiting to listen quietly, Thor quickly grabbed a bullet for the elemental gun from the table.Holding these round bullets in his big and strong palm, they really look a little cute... plus a little funny.

"Now, the elemental guns used by the mermaid army are loaded with this kind of bullets. This kind of bullets is very convenient to make, just like the barrel, just need to be poured and shaped. However, such a simple bullet is used for loading. It doesn't look ideal."

"If the elemental gun wants to load bullets, you must first erect the barrel, put the bullets in, and then use a cork or other things to poke it in from the barrel, and pad it firmly so that it can be used in subsequent firings. Shoot out the bullets. The key point of the so-called inability to shoot continuously lies in this way of changing the bullets. Moreover, the reason why there is a lot of smoke after shooting is precisely because the elemental force in it is combined with the The bullets erupted from the barrel together, shaking the dust around the muzzle, and at the same time, some impurities in these magic crystals were also shot out, forming smoke."

"Of course, there is another problem I don't know if you have encountered it, that is, if you use this method to load the bullet, the muzzle of the gun cannot be downward. In other words, it is best not to shoot the elemental gun downward, because it may cause the The bullets inside are poured out. This is also the best record of your elemental guns on the plains, but when you are on the island of Help, when you are facing those monsters jumping around and shooting from high to low at the same time Bad reason."

"So, if you want to improve the muzzle smoke, improve the speed of reloading, and improve the shooting direction of the muzzle, you still have to start with this kind of bullet."

Ariel was taken aback: "Bullet? Tesla, do you think so too?"

Tesla nodded, and said with a somewhat embarrassed expression: "I did think about starting from bullets before, but I still couldn't think of a suitable method for a while..." Thor laughed loudly and said: "Tesla's little brother is more suitable for designing a factory-like elemental machine that can be used on a large scale. In such a small and refined place, it may not be as good as our alchemists who are good at manual work and precise control. It will be easier to come here. You know, if we alchemists are not cautious enough, I am afraid that few of us will be able to succeed! All kinds of inexplicable explosions will kill us! Hahaha~~~"

When talking about the study of alchemy, Ariel also laughed twice at the beginning.But then, she involuntarily thought of a small figure in her mind.

During the period when I just met that little guy, that little guy also introduced himself to a kind of alchemy that can be learned and used without magical affinity... Alas, before I knew it, it was eight years old in a blink of an eye. It happened years ago.

Afterwards, Ariel shook her head, hid her thoughts in the depths of her memory, and continued to ask——

"And then? What can you do?"

Thor continued to say cheerfully: "It's very simple! Let's not design the bullet in the shape of a ball like this. Since we want the bullet to penetrate the enemy's body, why not design it in the shape of a nail? Although the processing procedure It will be a little more complicated.”

"Then, we don't simply design the bullet into the shape of a nail, but divide it into two parts. The front half of the bullet becomes the shape of a nail, and the second half is like a sleeve that can wrap the front half of the bullet. part, the gap between the two can be tighter and locked slightly. And in the middle of the two, we can add some magic power crystal powder inside, which can play a role of sudden magic release! This is also some magic The idea of ​​creating props. Stuff enough magic power into an extremely small space, and then explode instantly! Of course, our magic power crystallization is not very pure, so it will not produce a large number of explosions, but will only hit the first half of the bullet. Just go out. Of course! The processing procedure of such bullets will be a little more cumbersome."

"Finally, it is about the trigger of the elemental gun. We need to design a groove for the connection between the trigger and the barrel, so that bullets can be put in from this side. This groove can be opened smoothly and then closed, while allowing After the bullet is put in, it can be stuck. After the trigger is pulled, the firing pin hits the second half of the bullet, and the power generated can instantly stimulate the energy of the magic crystal in it, and shoot out the first half of the bullet! Let the bullet follow the carved guide After the thread is rotated, it is fired. This requires the design of a slot where the second half of the bullet can be fixed after the firing pin is driven down, so that it will not be ejected together. Hmm, the processing procedure for such a gun slot, After all, it will still be a little more complicated and cumbersome, just a little bit really~~~"

"After one shot, we can open the groove again, take out the second half of the bullet, and then re-insert the new bullet and start shooting again."

"In this way, this elemental gun should be able to form the advantages of small smoke, high shooting accuracy, long distance, can shoot at low places, and fast reloading speed. The only price that needs to be paid is that it is so small. The cumbersome process. I think this should be very cost-effective.”

Even if Thor is very understated, but without Tesla next to him actively explaining, Ariel can understand with her heels that this so-called "little bit" of processing technology is absolutely epic!

If the original elemental gun is really modified according to his design concept, it is basically equivalent to abolishing the original design of the elemental gun and completely rebuilding it.

It's no wonder that Tesla is so nervous now. After all, this is a big project, and the impact it will cause is far more complicated than Ariel can imagine.

but……

What if it really works?

Ariel pinched her chin, thinking about this difficult problem.

"President, it's not that I don't want to do this, but it's really...it's really time-consuming..."

Seeing that Ariel hesitated, Tesla said——

"We have considered the time and energy required to polish this new type of elemental gun. Even if we draw the blueprint right now, if we really make a gun and the matching ammunition, it will take at least a month. time. After all, it is all hand-polished, and various adjustments are required. If you are unlucky, it may take more time. But now, God knows when our enemies will come to attack us. If we really If you adjust the production process, I am really afraid that there will not be enough time..."

As soon as the enemy was mentioned, Ariel's mind suddenly became clear.She nodded, and said decisively: "Tesla, how effective do you think our elemental guns are in facing the Demon King's army?"

When it came to the Demon King's Army, Tesla seemed a little unresponsive. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "The effect...may not be great. According to the news from Coco and Margo at the front line, if those monsters hadn't been killed If you hit the vital point, you can still struggle to launch the final counterattack." Ariel nodded, and then said: "In other words, we need more powerful weapons and superior power to suppress all enemies including the devil's army. Now we We just suppressed the Imperial Army, and the situation is a little better. If we don’t take advantage of this moment to quickly develop the weapons in our hands, then we will soon lose this little time. This...do you understand?”

Hearing what Ariel said, Tesla also understood that Ariel had made up her mind.At the moment, he could only sigh, his shoulders slowly drooped, and he nodded helplessly.

Seeing that Tesla agreed, Ariel raised her hand, patted the assembler on the shoulder again, and said, "Tesla, I know you are also doing it for the good of the Mermaid Army. You also want to make our base more stable." Want to adopt a safe strategy. But since we are on this road, it means that we can imagine anything, but we must not imagine 'safe'. The enemy will not give us too much time, even if we don't want war , the enemy will also fight against us.”

Tesla nodded again, let out a breath, raised his head and said, "I understand, President. Then, according to your wishes, draw out an elemental machine to help improve the new elemental guns."

Seeing that he agreed, Ariel was also very happy.However, he did not intend to end the topic like this, but said to Thor over there——

"It's not an elemental machine, but other elemental machines except for the production of some other necessary materials are all used to build new elemental guns and bullets. The original elemental guns and bullet manufacturing processes are all shut down, and we are doing our best to transform the new ones. arms!"

According to Thor and Tesla's thinking, the two of them felt that an elemental machine was enough as an experimental model.

But these two technical backbones never expected that the leader of the mermaid army would be even more radical!He even decided to stop all the original projects and focus on making new elemental guns?

Is this the feeling of completely abandoning the idea of ​​gradual replacement, and pressing all of them in one breath?

Did the Marquis ever think about it, if she couldn't design a qualified elemental gun, it would be possible to waste so much research time, resulting in no follow-up weapons to use?

Of course, Ariel could tell from the look in their eyes, but she decided to do it anyway.

Instead of replacing the old elemental guns bit by bit after the new elemental guns are designed, it is better to carry out a big change in one go!

Perhaps this kind of thinking is a bit aggressive, and it is a bit desperate.But now that she finally managed to get a base, and entered into a state of strategic balance with the Imperial Army, she really didn't want to waste such a good time now.

With Ariel's insistence, the design plan for the new elemental gun was finalized.Watching these technical backbones begin to draw design blueprints, and the alchemists began to gear up and prepare to carve the details, Ariel also retreated after squeezing the cold sweat in her fists.

So, can a new elemental gun be successfully developed?

Soon, February passed, and Shannan Province finally ushered in the warm spring and March.

During this month, an organizational structure called "Bank" similar to a money bank was established in the base area. Ariel knew that it was researched by soldiers engaged in economics.In the blink of an eye, it was the spring plowing season. When the soldiers took the newly made portable cultivator to those villages to promote it, after all, many villagers were not interested in it, and very few responded.

However, under the continuous recommendation and introduction of those soldiers, one or two villagers still lamented the enthusiasm and friendliness of these young people. With the mentality of keeping the cultivating machine and returning it after three years, I signed a contract with the bank, borrowed money, and bought the cultivating machine.

Flowers began to bloom on Qiongshen Mountain in March, and the sound from the cultivating machine finally resounded on this mountain that was not suitable for farming, bringing a new atmosphere of experimentation.

However, unlike the smooth promotion of the land cultivator, the design of the new elemental gun has never been able to achieve any results.

Five of the ten elemental machine factories are all converted to support the production of new elemental guns. According to the blueprints given by those designers, various large and small parts are continuously produced, and finally assembled into a new type of elemental gun. .

However, the experimental results were not always satisfactory.

In terms of the barrel, either it explodes as soon as the shot is fired, or the guide line in it is not easy to describe, which makes the bullet more unpredictable and slower.

In the chamber where the bullet is loaded, it often happens that the bullet cannot be shot out after being put in, or the second half of the bullet casing is stuck in the chamber after being shot out, and cannot be taken out.There was even one time when a shot was fired, the bullet case was instantly welded into the barrel due to the high temperature generated by the fire element magic crystal powder in it, causing almost all the parts of the entire gun to be scrapped.

As for the design of the bullet, although it is a bit better, it is not so good that Ariel feels gratified.Since the original bullet is divided into two parts, the shell case and the bullet, the manufacturing process has been improved by several orders of magnitude.If it is made by fixed-form casting, there will always be a slight deviation between the bullet and the shell, resulting in either the bullet cannot be inserted into the shell, or it is too loose like a broken piston.

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All sorts of problems lead to a constant cycle of trial, failure, trial, and failure in the design of new elemental guns.There was even a period of time when Ariel looked at the discarded gun barrels and bullets all over the ground, and felt that she was a little too extreme and needed to slow down her pace a bit.

But in the end, there was one thing that made her decide to grit her teeth and insist on finishing the design of the new structure of the elemental gun!

This matter undoubtedly came from the Demon King Army.

According to the report from the front, the Demon King's army had officially completed the occupation of the two provinces of Tianhong and Diliao that originally belonged to the Lanwan Empire on March 1308, 3.And the last army of 27 troops dispatched by the Blue Bay Empire into Diliao Province to prepare for a decisive battle with the Demon King's Army formally contacted the Demon King's Army on March 1th, and suffered an extremely humiliating defeat.

According to the report, this 1-strong army can be regarded as the last group of forces that the royal family of the Blue Bay Empire can gather.This army was divided into four groups, one of which pretended to attack Tianhong Province, and the other three directly attacked Liao Province, trying to tear a gap and regain the empire's territory.

But unexpectedly, the Fourth Route Army, which was supposed to be a feint attack, did not launch an attack on the day when it was scheduled to launch an attack, so it failed to attract enough Demon King Army to Tianhong Province.This caused the rest of the Third Route Army to hesitate to launch an attack after waiting for a long time without seeing any transfer of the Demon King's Army. The army around the monster launched an attack on one of the army.

After the First Route Army was attacked, it immediately sent a signal for help to the other two Route Army, but unexpectedly, the Second Route Army did not take any action after seeing the signal for help, and waited for the First Route Army to continue. Surrounded by monsters, brutally slaughtered.The Third Route Army didn't even think about it after seeing the signal for help, and ran away directly, withdrawing from the territory of Diliao Province.

In this way, the first army of the imperial army was wiped out, and the army of more than 2000 people suffered heavy casualties directly, and only a few hundred people escaped back.After seeing the retreat of the Third Route Army, the Second Route Army retreated immediately after hesitating for less than half a day.

According to the follow-up information mentioned in the report, the reason why the Fourth Route Army did not launch a feint attack in Tianhong Province was that the reason why the generals of the Fourth Route Army got this task was in the process of playing cards with the generals of the First, Second and Third Route Army In the end, I lost, so I had to take on this task.In the end, after seeing the horror of the Demon King's Army, they didn't dare to attack at all. Instead, they stationed in a town about [-] kilometers away from Tianhong Province, drinking and having fun all day long. After the news of the retreat, they also retreated immediately.

After seeing such a battle report, Ariel knew that the Blue Bay Empire, as a real power entity, was actually dead.

What still maintains such a nominally large empire is that the inertia before the death of this huge empire has not caused it to fall directly.

In the face of the devil's attack, such command errors and fear of difficulties still occurred within the imperial army. It is conceivable how chaotic the empire has become.



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Under such circumstances, Ariel was very convinced that the city lord at the foot of Qiongshen Mountain was absolutely impossible to threaten her anymore.Even, it's time to have peace talks with the other party.

On April 1308, 4, the Mermaid Army dispatched a diplomatic team of about ten people. Among these teams, the more experienced, calm, and quick-thinking soldiers in the Mermaid Army were selected. Under the instruction of Ariel, they went to the other city to negotiate Business cooperation matters.

Although this kind of thing seemed unbelievable to many people at the time, after almost three days of negotiations, Ariel still got a piece of good news.

When the city lord saw that the Blue Bay Empire was no longer able to resist the Demon King's army, and that other generals, city lords, and nobles began to hire their own troops to fight on their own, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​"destroying all rebels for the sake of the empire" With the idea, he readily accepted the mermaid army's envoys, and was willing to reach a tacit non-aggression agreement with the mermaid army, and to conduct commercial exchanges.

Such a result is of course the best in Ariel's opinion. After the envoys returned, the first batch of magic power crystals were immediately sent out from the Qiongshen Mountain and transported into the opponent's city.And the city lord was overjoyed after receiving this batch of supplies, and immediately sold these magic power crystals to other lords who were manufacturing old-fashioned weapons, earning a large sum of money.

This kind of "cooperation" made both parties very satisfied. After seeing the city lord happily earning the money, Ariel was sure that she could still fight for a few months, and then in the next three months Inside, they dispatched envoys to go there almost every ten days and a half months, and sent a small gift to the lord to contact the "friendship" between the two sides.

And with such "friendship" support, the city lord's attitude towards the mermaid army has gradually changed from being wary at the beginning to being completely undefended in the later stage, and even allowed the envoys to enter directly without going through inspections when they arrived. Degree.When the time came to July, when Ariel sent someone to send some carefully crafted ice element magic power crystals to the city lord again, the opportunity Ariel had been waiting for... finally came.

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