"The test hasn't been completed yet." Gudern turned the gun towards the dummy strapped with manganese steel armor with a smile on his face.

"Bang-ding-"

Almost at the moment the gunshot sounded, the sound of metal colliding also sounded.

Gudern also captured the firelight from the metal collision in an instant, but it was too fast and only lasted a moment.

Then he quickly put down his gun and stepped forward to check. The distance between the two targets was about ten meters.

Manganese steel armor was also shot through the front at this distance and left a faint dent on the inside of the back.

But the hole penetrated was only the size of a bullet, not as outrageous as the iron armor, and a hole of about three centimeters was made directly.

Old Joseph stared blankly at the gap in the manganese steel armor, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

At this time, Gudern used his magic hands to recover the two manganese steel bullets fired.

Gooden made a total of twenty manganese steel bullets. Due to the hardness and toughness of manganese steel, he used them as armor-piercing bullets to specifically attack heavy armor targets.

There are also two kinds of ordinary bullets, one is a solid iron bullet, which has a certain armor-piercing ability, and the amount of bullets can be squandered casually.

The second type is hollow iron bullets with specially embrittled warheads used to kill unarmored targets.

The two bullets were recovered and inspected. The bullet that hit the manganese steel armor had a sharp and rounded warhead that had become much flattened after impact.

The one that hit the armor had only slight signs of wear and did not change much.

After checking the bullets, Gooden patted Old Joseph on the shoulder.

"This is just the beginning, there are still a few tests to be done."

Putting the two bullets back into the special ammunition bag, Gooden took out seven or eight iron bullets from another bag, ready to test the full fire mode.

Filled with bullets, Gudern aimed at the manganese steel armor, and then continuously released magic to fire the bullets.

"Bang-bang-bang-"

The dense and continuous gunfire caused Old Joseph's worldview to collapse again. This thing can actually fire continuously?

At this time, Gudern unexpectedly discovered that this perfect entry BUFF could be hit wherever he looked.

The first iron bullet did not penetrate the manganese steel armor when it hit it, but when two consecutive rounds hit the same point, a hole was directly torn open in the hard manganese steel armor.

Seeing this, Gudern immediately changed the target and covered the remaining impact points anywhere.

"Old Joseph, what do you think of my secret weapon now?" Gudern asked somewhat proudly while checking the condition of the firearm.

Firearms are the pinnacle of human personal weapons, and there is no doubt about their power and operation.

"It's very strong. I can't think of any adjectives to describe it. The effect of this weapon is even stronger than that of a digital crossbowman."

"Arbalest? Old Joseph, you still underestimate it..." Gooden shook his head with a smile, and then continued in a confident tone.

"Even if a hundred crossbowmen come, they may not be able to defeat it. The biggest advantage of a rifle is not its power, but its distance."

After briefly tidying up the shooting range, Gooden took Old Joseph out for a range test.

The final result completely conquered Joseph, with the absolute lethality of 300 steps and the effective range of 600 steps.

Within the absolute lethal range, both manganese steel bullets and iron bullets can penetrate manganese steel armor, but the latter requires multiple rounds to attack the same point.

Within the effective range, the two types of bullets can only penetrate iron armor. Even if the manganese steel bullet attacks the same point, it cannot penetrate the manganese steel armor, while the iron bullet still requires multiple attacks to penetrate the iron armor.

At such a terrifying distance and power, let alone a strong crossbowman, even if a high-level archer came over, he would still be beaten at this distance.

Chapter 36 Heading to Jinyuan City

Returning to the castle, the two sat in the laboratory to rest.

Irene, who was at work, saw the two people returning from the outside and thoughtfully poured water for them.

When passing the water to the old housekeeper, Irene found that Joseph was a little confused as he became younger.

"Huh... old housekeeper? You seem to be a little different from before. You have become younger?!"

"Haha, really?" Old Joseph touched his face. He looked in the mirror for a long time after returning to the room last night.

He had never dreamed of returning to his youth, but now his young master had made it come true.

"What about me? Have I changed anything?" Gudern, who was sitting aside, asked with a smile.

"Master, the feeling has become even more strange..." Irene was about to say the word strange, but felt a little rash and quickly changed her words, "No, it's active!"

Of course, Gudern still heard the change of words clearly and did not take it to heart.

He smiled and ordered: "Okay, you go and do your work first. Old Joseph and I still have something to discuss."

"Okay." Erin left the kettle and then exited the room.

"Let's get down to business." Gudern ignited the magic and began to repair the manganese steel armor, while discussing the next travel plan with Old Joseph.

"Both of us have to go to Jinyuan City. We will probably stay for a day or two."

"You have to find someone to keep an eye on all the tasks in Qingyuan Town. See if there are suitable candidates."

Old Joseph pondered for a while: "I'm not worried about the selection. I'm just worried that once we two leave and take the guards with us, if something happens to the castle..."

"You don't need to bring all the guards, just run an errand with a couple of thoughts... Also, if you didn't mention this, I almost forgot that the position of guard captain is still vacant."

As he spoke, Gudern tapped the filled hole with a hammer and continued.

"But this is reserved for Roy. Are there any candidates with slightly better character among the remaining candidates who can serve as temporary captain?"

Gudern's only requirement for candidates is good conduct. As for force and loyalty, it is not a big problem for him.

With the help of entry modification and various brainwashing techniques, you can gain full combat power and loyalty in minutes.

"Well, except for that boy Roy, no one in the team can stand it..."

"But I remember that Roy had a good playmate who was also in the team. Although he wasn't very good, he was considered to have a better 'character' compared to others."

Gooden was a little embarrassed by what he said. After all, it was 'he' who selected the team's candidates.

Now that he was criticized like this by Old Joseph, he felt a little helpless. Now he could only choose the general among the shorter ones.

"Then choose him. I'll let him come and see me later. I'll go take care of the brick factory matters in the afternoon. We'll set off tomorrow."

"Yes." Old Joseph nodded, drank all the water in his hand, and then stood up and started to arrange work.

Gudern, on the other hand, continued to repair and beautify the manganese steel armor. After all, this thing was going to be sold, so it had to be packaged well.

At the same time, you can also familiarize yourself with the process of forging armor, and then prepare a set of equipment for Irene so that she can learn to become a knight.

After a while, the escort soldiers that Old Joseph mentioned came to the house to report.

"Master Gooden!"

After Els entered the room, he bowed respectfully, and Gooden looked up at the other party's panel.

The loyalty is at eighty-two, which is not bad, but the loyalty has increased a lot due to the events of the past two days. If it were left in the past, it would probably be around seventy at most.

Gudern nodded, and then began to brainwash him, adding carrots and sticks, and slaps and sugar.

After revising the entries and using language as a deterrent, Els's loyalty rose to ninety-nine after a few rounds.

And this time, I was lucky. Two entries were modified for it, and the force value immediately made a qualitative leap.

"Okay, let's go down and remember the task assigned to you."

"Yes, Master Gudern! I guarantee with my life that I will complete this mission!"

Seeing the other party's enthusiastic expression, Gudern waved his hand to ask him to retreat.

When the other party left, Gudern silently removed the rifle hidden above his head, and then began to whisper softly.

"People in this era are so deceitful that their lives can be sealed with just a few words..."

"Speaking of which, if I were to create a church myself, wouldn't it be a matter of holding my own?"

"Eh... forget it, pretending to be a saint is too uncomfortable. Let's just enjoy life as a fatuous lord."

After touching his head, Gudern put down the repaired manganese steel armor and stretched out.

Someone was keeping an eye on the brick-burning experiment, but as long as there was no explosion, there was no need for him to keep an eye on it.

After all, this step of the experiment only involves putting in a small amount of bricks for firing. Even if there are problems, it doesn't matter. You can just make adjustments when the time comes.

At the same time, the time required to bake brick kilns is at least one day and one night, so there will be dedicated personnel to keep track of the brick kilns in shifts to add firewood and ventilate them.

Back in the study, Gudern took out the magic book given by Moss and continued to study it.

This thing was so useful that he was addicted to it.

It wasn't until late at night that Gooden had to put down his books, wash up, and go back to his room to rest.

Early the next morning, Gudern summoned the Guard soldiers together and delivered the news of the appointment of the temporary captain.

"The position of Captain of the Guard will be filled by Els on a temporary basis. If he performs well, he will be promoted to a full-time position or promoted."

"During the time that Old Joseph and I are away, Els will have full authority to handle the affairs in the castle. His orders are my orders. Do you understand?"

"Understood! Master!"

Everyone who was asked responded loudly.

"Very good, you, you, you, the three of you, come out and go to Jinyuan City with me, the others can stay."

Gudern 'randomly' selected three of them and will serve as escorts on this journey.

After completing the work arrangements and carrying some necessary items, the five people and six horses set off directly to Jinyuan City.

Kanehara Castle is located in the upper left corner of the empire's territory, with a total population of about 30,000.

It is about 70 to 80 kilometers away from Qingyuan Town, and it will take more than half a day to get there without stopping.

As the small city closest to the border, Jinyuan City is responsible for all the work of the eight nearby lords on its own.

Such as food supply, supplies, shelter and other important functions.

When the empire first expanded its territory and at this time, the materials needed by the eight lords who opened up wasteland nearby came from here.

Therefore, everyone reached an intention to gather here on the first day of each month to sell and buy the items they need.

Over time, this tradition has continued to this day. Before the beginning of the month, the market in Kanehara Castle will be bustling with activity.

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