Heroes of the Invincible Knight

Northland

Valley One at the Armory

The valley is tens of kilometers away from Miracle City, and there are not only sergeants from the Dragon Army patrolling the sky for a long time, but also griffin knights flying past from time to time, so there are almost no dead ends in the defense work.

If you want to visit this valley, you must either be able to teleport in directly like Richard, or you can only attack by force.

According to the current recovery rate of magic power in the world, in a short period of time, except for Richard who has a system that can use high-level magic such as teleportation, it is conservatively estimated that it will take hundreds of years for other people to reach this step.

As for the strong attack, the valley itself is stationed with a powerful army, and a lot of divine crossbows and organs have been deployed in the open and in the dark. It is definitely not so easy to attack, and the valley is still in the heart of the Hunter family's territory, unless it is defeated first. Otherwise, no one would be able to organize a force to storm the valley here.

In the valley, Li Cha was walking among a large number of strange objects, and the researchers around him introduced the new gadgets they had made to Li Cha.

The ordnance factory in the Northland is not only responsible for the production of standard weapons and armor for the Northland army, but also responsible for the research and development of new weapons. From the improvement of the gunpowder formula to the replacement of the Shenwei crossbow, it is all the credit of the researchers in the ordnance factory.

Li Cha, who traveled from the blue star, has a lot of ideas in his mind, but he doesn't know why many things are. Many times, he can only come up with one idea. To realize it, he can only rely on his scientific researchers. up.

The sources of scientific research personnel in the Armory Factory are also very complicated. Some are talented graduates from the academy, and some are skilled craftsmen. The only thing they have in common is their flexible mind and strong receptivity. Instead of treating Li Cha as a psychopath.

"Look, Mr. Li Cha, this is a steam war crossbow made before. It has been improved according to your requirements. Now the weight has been reduced to less than 500 kilograms. When it is activated, it can shoot 50 arrows in a row and can be reloaded repeatedly. use."

The person who introduced the steam crossbow to Richard is Bellucci, one of the main research directors of the Ordnance Factory. Last time he showed his steam crossbow to Li Cha, but the arrow got stuck in the middle, causing He felt ashamed.

When Li Cha came to inspect again this time, he couldn't wait to bring Li Cha to see his improved crossbow.

"What's this? Gatling?"

The steam crossbow in front of him has undergone a huge change from the version that Li Cha first saw. It has changed from a black square box to a cylinder. The diameter of this cylinder is about one meter and the length is close to five meters. The honeycomb-like shooting holes are fixed on a cart, which looks very much like an enlarged version of the Gatling machine gun.

"What Gatling?"

Li Cha's subconscious Gatling made Bellucci a little puzzled, and asked suspiciously.

"It's nothing, let's start the demonstration. If the effect is good, he can be called Bellucci War Crossbow in the future."

"Thank you, Master Li Cha!"

Hearing that Li Cha wanted to use his name to name the crossbow, Bellucci became excited and immediately gave instructions to the operators around him.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom..."

There was a tooth-piercing sound of machine turning, and the various mechanical parts on the crossbow began to rotate slowly. About two minutes later, the entire crossbow sprayed a burst of white mist from the front end.

Randomly, the operator wearing thick leather gloves set up the war crossbow and started shooting. Huge arrows approaching two meters buzzed and shot continuously. It took only three or four minutes to shoot fifty giant arrows.

On the other side, soldiers a hundred meters away rushed to the target to check, and then came to report.

"Report! The crossbow hit 21 targets, and all the iron plates were pierced."

This kind of big killer can have a hit rate of more than one-third at a distance of 100 meters, which has exceeded Li Cha's expectations, and its power can directly penetrate the half-finger-thick iron plate and the wooden target nailed behind it. In fact, all heavy armors are like paper within a hundred meters.

If more can be produced and dragged to the battlefield, the army of millions of orcs will be nothing. Although Bellucci's research and development has reached a path that Richard has never thought of, the victory lies in practicality, and it is enough to kill the enemy. No need for gunpowder weapons.

However, after a little observation, Li Cha still discovered the defect of the war crossbow.

"Is the boiler fired in advance?"

"Yes, my lord, it needs to be burned for at least fifteen minutes to provide sufficient power for the war crossbow."

Although the crossbow weighed only a thousand catties and could be pulled away by a few horses, the boiler next to it was several times the weight of the crossbow. It works, but is still a bit bulky.

"My lord, although the boiler is bulky, it can supply about five crossbows at a time, and after being fired, it can be used for a long time. The arrows on the crossbows can also be reloaded."

Zhannu performed well this time, showing a lot of practical value, but Li Cha understood it more attentively than last time.

This thing looks clumsy, but the cost is not low at all. In addition to using high-quality steel, some key parts also need to use special alloys.

Not to mention relying on the high temperature of the dragon's breath to cast it, the ore has to be purchased from the dwarves at a high price. The cost of one steam war crossbow can make twenty or thirty divine power crossbows, but compared to its possible battlefield effect, this It's worth the price.

Moreover, although this thing is inconvenient to move and reloads slowly, Li Cha has already thought of how to use it, first put a part of it on the warship, and then go across the Longjiang River, let alone the orc army, the white dragon might be killed by the war crossbow down.

"How many battle crossbows are there now?"

"My lord, there are only two for display at present, and two more can be assembled with spare parts. If it is necessary to rush to build it temporarily, without affecting the production of other equipment, the ordnance factory can produce four more in a week."

"I'll give you ten days, plus the ones for display. I want to see fifteen war crossbows being loaded in Snow City."

Although in Li Cha's impression, gunpowder weapons are the correct development path, he did not suppress the development in other directions. After all, this is not a blue star. Although most of the laws of nature are similar, there is still magic power. For elements that do not exist on the planet, Li Cha is not sure what is the correct development path, so it is better to let the researchers do it, anyway, he can pay for it.

"Yes, my lord!"

The task assigned by Li Cha was a bit tight, but after a little consideration, Bellucci gritted his teeth and agreed. It would be a big deal to work overtime day and night, which is nothing more than normal for the people in the ordnance factory.

In addition to the steam crossbow, there are also various steam-powered gadgets on the entire test site, such as lifting machines, locomotives, etc. The prototypes of objects that Li Cha is somewhat familiar with have appeared, but the performance is still extremely unstable. It's still a long way from being able to actually use it.

Although these things can't play a role in this war, in the long run, it will definitely improve the strength of the entire human race by several levels, and it is not impossible to develop a civilization comparable to the elf empire.

After a few words of encouragement, Li Cha, led by Bellucci, went to another workshop in the valley. As soon as he came, he could smell a strong sulfur smell, and there were signs prohibiting fireworks everywhere.

"My lord, this is the improved gunpowder after our experiment. It is much more powerful than before, and it is more stable. There are basically no inexplicable explosions."

The research on gunpowder is several grades more dangerous than the research on steam power in the other place. A scald over there is a big deal, and an explosion here can kill people immediately.

All the experiments were done carefully, that is to say, Li Cha is bold enough to avoid being killed by this kind of early gunpowder in the realm of holy ranks, so he dared to go directly to a pile of gunpowder products to check.

"You mean, the stability of these gunpowder has improved?"

When the ordnance factory just tried out the gunpowder formula, Li Cha was excited for a while, and it didn't take long for him to use it in the actual battle of Dragon's Breath Pass.

As for the effect, I can’t say that there is no effect, but it is somewhat mediocre. Apart from the insufficient power of the early gunpowder, the biggest problem is that the stability is a bit poor, and it is very troublesome to transport. It is easy to hurt your own people first. The army did not add any more.

At this time, after Bellucci said that the gunpowder had been greatly improved, Li Cha became interested and opened a closed barrel of gunpowder to check.

"Yes, my lord, this was discovered by a craftsman by accident."

"After the gunpowder is wetted and dried in the sun, its power has increased a lot after it comes out of the drying net. After a period of experimentation, it is found that the stability is much stronger than before."

"Now we will do this after mixing the gunpowder."

Holding a handful of black powder the size of a plastic bullet in his hand, a word suddenly flashed through his mind

"Gunpowder granulation."

I didn't expect this thing, but I didn't expect it. When I think about it, it is actually a very simple process.

"Now the power of the drug pack filled with the newly made gunpowder is more than doubled than before."

"There are also the muskets and cannons you mentioned. We have also recast them, but the effect is still not as you described. There was an explosion during the test firing before. Fortunately, you reminded us to extend the lead wires, otherwise there will be casualties."

While speaking, Bellucci had already led Li Cha to the outdoor shooting range, where there were some weapons that looked like firearms.

The reason why I say it looks like it is because their appearance is somewhat different from the muskets and cannons in Li Cha's impression.

Let’s talk about the musket first. There were actually two people who tried to shoot it. The length of the whole musket reached more than two meters. One person aimed and ignited it at the back, and the other carried it on his shoulder as a launcher.

After the person behind lit the lead rope, there was a "bang", a puff of black smoke came out from the muzzle of the gun, and a target more than ten meters away was beaten into a honeycomb shape.

The power is not bad, but Bellucci is a little dissatisfied.

"My lord, although this musket is powerful, its range and accuracy are not good. If it exceeds 20 meters, it will be difficult to hit the target. With this distance, the bow and crossbow took two rounds. And if it is an orc warrior wearing heavy armor, It is still difficult to kill the opponent directly, at least within ten meters to ensure the penetration of the iron armor, at this distance, there is no chance of firing a second shot."

"The artillery is powerful, but the accuracy is worse, and it is easy to blow up yourself. We all have a weighted catapult to achieve better results."

"It's okay, keep improving, just like the steam war crossbow, there will always be continuous improvement, I believe in you."

"Yes, my lord!"

Although some don't understand Li Cha's obsession with firearms, the ordnance factory will still implement Li Cha's will. After being encouraged by Li Cha, everyone looks like they are determined to repay their kindness.

In this era of extraordinary existence, the nobles not only suppressed the merchants and the so-called bourgeoisie, but also suppressed the development of weapons. For thousands of years, they have never turned out of the circle of swords, armor, bows and crossbows.

Firearms, especially those that were not powerful in the early days, were easy to be ignored directly. How could they know how terrifying these things would be if they continued to develop.

What Richard is doing now is to protect the seedlings, so that these seemingly impractical things can continue to be developed and artificially intervened.

Even with the recovery of magic power, human beings are not as gifted in magic as elves. Magicians alone are not enough to create the splendor of the elf empire.

Maybe a path combining magic and technology can be found?

After a while, Li Cha took back his slightly divergent thinking. There is no rush for such things as technology development. If it is to be used on a large scale, ten years may be a conservative estimate.

What can be used directly now, except for the steam crossbow before, is only the gunpowder bag after granulation. After this thing is loaded more, it can be used as a low-allocation aerial bomb, causing a lot of damage to the enemies on the battlefield. killing.

"In addition to the steam crossbow, put some of the newly prepared gunpowder on board."

"Yes, my lord!"

"In addition, from next month, the research department of the ordnance factory will double the cost to recruit more manpower. The use of firearms and steam engines cannot be stopped."

"Thank you, my lord!"

There are not many things Li Cha can do other than give direction, providing financial support is one of the most important ones.

After another tour of the ordnance factory, the sky had already darkened.

In the spring night, as the temperature warmed up, all kinds of insects became active, and they screamed happily after hiding for the whole winter.

Under Li Cha's order, the Beidi, which was operating at full speed, was extremely agitated by insects at night...

Just when Li Cha returned to his residence in Miracle City and was about to rest, Messiah, who was supposed to be a child of Xueyuan City Academy of Magic, suddenly opened the door and walked in.

When looking at Messiah's beautiful face, Li Cha first showed a burst of joy instinctively, then showed a smile, and then turned into a wry smile.

He knew why Messiah was looking for him now.

Regardless of how Li Cha's heart changed, Messiah didn't say a word after entering the door, and naturally slipped into Li Cha's arms first...