Chapter 471 Within Seven Steps, Accurate and Fast

"The Golden Nightmare, my favorite work."

Juan, who was holding the pistol in both hands, looked particularly pious. When he handed it to Elvis, he pointed at the metal target in the distance and told him a secret that he would not pass on.

"There is a saying in Cathay that says: "One inch is long, one is strong, one inch is short, one is dangerous." It specifically summarizes the laws of weapons.

Elvis played with the revolver in his hand and found that it was indeed a good gun. Hearing Juan's words, he nodded in agreement.

"But this rule does not apply to guns. A gun is fast if you are seven steps away; if you are within seven steps, a gun is accurate and fast. In a duel, one attack can often determine the outcome, but after this fight you Fire the bullets, and there are five more moves.”

"What nonsense is this? Besides, the power of muskets is not that amazing, right?"

"Haha, try aiming at that target."

Juan didn't say much, he was very confident in his work. In order to further his studies on this unrecognized path, he even taught himself metal magic. Although his attainments were not very high, they were enough for some modifications.

Elvis was a little confused, after all, the original idea was just to find an ordnance officer, how could it end up in this situation.

But young people always like to try new things, imitating the posture of a human soldier holding a gun, with the arm at the same level as the shoulder, and looking at the target through the crosshair on the gun body with the right eye.

The target was a wooden dummy with a heavy metal shell, which was thirty meters away. After the trigger was pulled, a bullet was fired from the barrel.

The dark golden bullet flew through the air with a puff of white smoke, and immediately hit the target dummy.

The bullet penetrated the outer metal shell, but it did not completely penetrate the dummy. Instead, it paused for about half a second, and suddenly more than ten sharp metal pillars as thick as a little finger erupted from the inside.

The metal pillar pierced the hard shell and wooden stake without any obstruction. After three seconds, the originally hard solid state turned into a fluid state, flowing from the target to the ground.

Elvis was a little dazed. Are you sure this thing is a musket and not a magic launcher? Why has even the physical form changed?

But Juan just laughed and seemed very happy about this scene. Who would have thought that after being penetrated by a bullet, the terrifying thing would not be the penetrating injury, but the internal metal explosion.

"How come I've never heard of this before?" Elvis was a little confused. He said that based on Caledo's situation, anything beneficial to the war would be sent to the front line.

Not to mention the power of this thing to hit people, even the rat-whacking trolls are probably killed with one shot. The flesh and blood inside is hollow, and the metallic liquid is still corroding the ground. No matter how you think about it, it is a rare weapon.

"The priesthood believes that this kind of equipment using high-level runes cannot be given to humans for use. The prince has always been supporting my research, but after all, this is the instruction of the high priest. Even if I want to send it to the front line, I can't. Someone needs to use it, right?"

"And this thing is difficult to mass-produce. The bullet you just fired was made through a very complicated process. It is essentially incompatible with the characteristics of easy replacement and maintenance on the battlefield."

Juan didn't pay too much attention to this situation. The main purpose of doing research was to satisfy his curiosity, and the second was to supplement the national strength. Since the palace and the church were pressing this matter, he also spent a good time doing research with peace of mind. .

But this will soon change, and Caledor now has only two types of human soldiers.

One type is the Kislev mercenaries. Due to cost and certain political reasons, they only issue magic equipment to senior officers; the other type is the city defenders. If these people need any equipment, they can just give them a musket. can solve problems.

But the nature of this Giant Viper Knights is a little different. The knights are vassals in a sense, and they will definitely be vassal to these knights for a long time.

In addition, the main battle members are all young people with relatively active thinking, and the action takes place in the old world. Juan does not think that the church can still control it even though they are so far apart.

"You..."

Elvis touched the pistol and felt that something was unexpected. This irregular-looking Vaal priest was much more useful than imagined.

"By the way, the prince placed an order for me before, but he seemed to have forgotten to take it away. Do you want to take a look?"

In order to show the reliability of the magic thermal weapon, Juan planned to do something ruthless. He walked to a sealed wooden box and lifted an extremely large weapon with both hands.

Six thigh-thick gun barrels are tightly pieced together and are nearly three meters long. On the side is a metal crank, equipped with a drum as big as a millstone. If the engineering masters of Riptide Pass saw it, they would definitely scold Pointy Ears for plagiarism. This thing is clearly a crank machine gun.

To say that the gun is a bit of an understatement, even the strong Val priest needed both hands to pick it up, and he gasped,

"There is a tripod behind you. Get it quickly."

Elvis glanced behind him. The bracket made of solid steel plates was thick enough for a man. It would take several people to lift it.

He could only use all his strength to help Juan install the crank cannon.

After an operation, I asked,

"Why would the prince be interested in this thing? Even shooting two rounds is nothing compared to one attack from the Spear of Valor, right?"

"If you think this thing is not as good as a magic weapon, then you have some cognitive errors. In a sense, this thing is more powerful than an artifact. Anyone who is stronger can use it." Juan He paused for a while, obviously hesitating for something, but thinking that the guy next to him probably couldn't afford it, he said frankly,

"But it's too expensive. The whole thing is forged from a special alloy. In order to ensure that the recoil will not shock the gunner to death, a stability rune needs to be added. And in order to ensure accuracy, I specially entrusted the prince to bring Horadric Mahler Si, plus precision enchantment. There is also a rune, but this is a core secret that the church is studying, but you only need to know that the cost of this thing can arm a thousand-man human army."

"There are also supporting ammunition, most of which are normal solid artillery shells, but the customized production line is also a huge expense."

"Why solid cannonballs and not something else?"

Relying on intuition, Elvis felt that Juan could definitely make more improvements on this thing. Although he had not studied cannonballs in detail, he still knew the difference between shells and shotgun shells.

Juan shrugged and waved his hands, "Why else? I have no money. The prince said that this thing is too expensive and has very low practicality. Because of its size and weight, it can only be placed on warships. It can only be used on the battlefield by a few war horses." Towing, the maneuverability is too poor. But now the navy has stopped expanding, and we can't find a buyer for it."

Elvis crossed his arms and thought for a moment, then said, "Do you mind if I try?"

"Just play with it. This thing is just an experiment now. The prince wants me to make a low-end version. There is also a mortar that is being researched. Unfortunately, it has been shelved due to funding issues."

Picking up the two wooden boxes and stacking them together, Elvis stood behind the crank cannon and began to rotate the launcher under Juan's instructions, targeting the soil a little further away.

A unique roar of gunpowder appeared from the muzzle, and his hands pressed firmly on the metal crank. Amidst bursts of mud and gravel flying, the basement was filled with dust.

A round of six rounds was completely fired. Fortunately, there is a special spell here to stabilize the soil. Otherwise, these six rounds alone may cause a landslide.

This round of shooting made Elvis feel a little excited, and he suddenly realized that the Dragon Claw Ballista he had been operating before was indeed a bit boring. Who can resist this kind of destructive weapon that can make a violent roar and then watch the enemy turn into a ball of minced meat? No.

In the dusty environment, I suddenly asked Juan,

"How many rounds can this thing fire continuously?"

"It depends on how many drums there are. When I was designing, I made a special trip to Val's Anvil and used the technology of forging dragon armor to make the barrel. Relying on the condensate obtained from the White Tower of Hoth, I made a water-cooling system that can cool the drum when changing it. Theoretically, the probability of being unable to shoot due to heat is almost zero."

"I, Elvis, voted for your project. This crank cannon will be called Sotek's Fury from now on!"