Magic Industrial Age

Lion Knight Regiment Barracks,

Grand training field.

As Loye's voice faded, a knight expressed his disagreement.

That 'Mountain' Harlen Carson stood up directly, his neck stiff, and his face flushed, saying, "Earl, you are the great Lion King, but you shouldn't slander the way of the knight.

We knights offer our loyalty and courage, using swords and blood to maintain our liege lord's rule, sharing both honor and disgrace!"

His words were quite skillful, expressing his dissatisfaction without offending Loye.

This big guy wasn't just a pure brute; he had more tact than Alan Welles.

Loye didn't get angry but raised his head slightly, making eye contact with Knight Harlen for a moment,

Then, he shifted his gaze lightly, surveying the surroundings, as if gazing at each knight.

Finally, he walked onto the high platform and began to speak, "You should have heard about the great war between the Habsburg Empire and the Bonaparte Empire decades ago.

The Habsburg Empire, with its new magic-powered firearms, dense formations, and three-stage continuous firing, directly annihilated a knight order of the Bonaparte Empire.

It caused that renowned and powerful knight order to suffer heavy casualties. Even though the Bonaparte Empire rebuilt it later, it never recovered."

"Since that battle, the Habsburg Empire has risen, and no one dares to underestimate it anymore. Magic-powered firearms and magic-powered cannons have entered the public eye and are highly sought after!"

Third-tier Knight Tania Anderson stepped forward. This strong, unwomanly female knight said with a resentful tone, "So, Earl, are you saying that we knights are outdated?"

"I admit that the knight order of the Bonaparte Empire lost a battle, but there are not ten thousand knight orders in the Old Continent, but there are also thousands.

Why should a single defeat negate the glory and prestige that we knights have built over thousands of years?"

"Why? Earl, tell me why is this so?"

This female knight had a dull personality and didn't like to talk at ordinary times, but at this moment, her words seemed incredibly sharp.

Loye raised his head slightly, made eye contact with this female knight, and after a moment of silence, he said, "You're right, knights have built their glory and prestige over thousands of years, but the problem is, it has already reached its peak over these thousands of years!

And decades ago, the magic-powered firearms that the Habsburg Empire used on the battlefield were only second-generation, and the magic-powered cannons were only third-generation.

But now, the empire's hunting equipment is already third-generation magic-powered rifles, with rifled barrels, which can quickly load bullets, and have a range of up to seven or eight hundred meters.

And magic-powered cannons have reached the fourth generation, and the shells fired can carry out precision strikes several miles away."

"One remains unchanged, while the other is constantly progressing, what do you think?"

Seeing that there was another commotion, Loye raised his hand again and pressed down, "Of course, I know that empty words won't convince anyone.

So, today, the reason I gathered you here is to let you see it with your own eyes."

Saying so, Loye looked at Hoover, the butler, to the side and nodded slightly.

Butler Hoover responded and immediately jumped off the high platform. After a while, he returned with a group of people.

These people were composed of magic apprentices and knight squires.

More than a dozen knight squires were all strong and vigorous, with extraordinary strength. They were in teams of three or four, carrying humanoid wooden stakes.

The wooden stakes were all carved from ironwood, which was the hardest, but even so, they were still covered with a full set of knight plate armor.

Similarly, there were breastplates, helmets, arm guards, leg armor, iron gauntlets, and so on.

Some even saw that the knight squires had put on a layer of leather armor inside, with a layer of chainmail in between, and finally the knight armor.

In terms of defense alone, even a third-tier shield bearer, with the release of battle aura, was only so-so.

Of course, this wasn't the most eye-catching thing.

The eyes of the knights gathered on the magic-powered weapons pushed out by a group of machinist apprentices.

If you said it was a magic-powered cannon, the barrel wasn't that thick.

But if you said it was a magic-powered firearm, it had two wheels on the left and right, and it was pushed out like a small cart.

Two or three machinist apprentices struggled to push it forward.

Although the mage apprentices were all weak, it was clear that the weight of this magic-powered weapon was not light.

And this time, there were three of these strange-looking magic-powered firearms that were pushed out, right in the center of the training field.

The direction they faced was the dozen or so humanoid ironwood knight targets two hundred meters away.

Loye jumped down from the high platform, stepped to the side of these magic-powered firearms, reached out and stroked the metallic coldness, and felt the unevenness of the magic patterns.

Several machinist apprentices were also busy on the side.

They locked the wheels, fixed the support frame, took out the bullet boxes, took out the bullet chains, and inserted them into the magazines…

Several people were not professional magic gunners. Although they were proficient in mechanics, their movements seemed clumsy, flustered, and rushed.

And the knights naturally gathered here.

Grand Knight Commander Sol Dean, was considered the oldest of the Lion Knights, with graying temples, and was known for his loyalty and reliability.

Within the Lion Knight Regiment, Alfonso Zech was the chief grand knight, but that was more based on his sufficient youth and vigor.

Moreover, Iron Knight Phil Zech was standing behind him.

But in terms of being the most beloved, it was still this Sol Grand Knight Commander.

He looked at the magic-powered firearm close at hand, could feel its coldness and killing intent, as if he saw blood and death.

He couldn't help but ask, "Earl, what is this?"

"Maxim heavy machine gun, designed by me, and manufactured by Imperial Machinist Christina Baker mage.

What you see now has already been completed a month ago, and within the empire, I am afraid that some legions have already begun to equip it."

Saying so, Loye had already stood in front of a heavy machine gun, stepping on the support frame with one foot, and kneeling on one knee.

Holding the handle with both hands, magic power was input, and the magic patterns extending from the handle lit up little by little.

Like beautiful flowers blooming, until they clung to all the gun barrels, and then connected back and forth, until they penetrated into the two large moonstone magic crystals.

"Everyone, watch carefully, this is the real metal storm!"

Loye pulled the bolt and raised the gun barrel, pointing it directly at the humanoid target two hundred meters away.

Then, he unhesitatingly pulled the trigger!

Bang bang bang bang bang bang!

The gunfire sounded like popping beans, continuous and unending. One by one, the bullet casings jumped out, drawing a trajectory in the air, and smashed to the ground.

Even more magic power was disordered, and the four elements of 'earth, fire, wind, and water' lost their balance, thus rapidly expanding. The pervasive smell of gunpowder stimulated the nerves.

Loye forcefully pressed down on the jumping heavy machine gun, allowing the powerful reaction force to rush between his fingers, but he still firmly controlled it.

And the tongue of fire spewed out by the muzzle, after a brief disorder, began to accurately find its target.

Two hundred meters away, the standing humanoid target was nailed into the ground and was stable enough.

But at this moment, accompanied by the 'ding ding dang dang' knocking sound, the ironwood target, the triple armor, were all in violent tremors.

There were also sparks flying, and 'wounds' that were pierced and torn appeared one by one, and became more and more dense.

The knights on the side were already stunned!

Even the most sophisticated knights usually felt at this moment that those bullets were not only hitting the humanoid target but also hitting their hearts.

Time seemed to have passed for a long time, but in reality, in full-auto mode, six hundred bullets had to be fired per minute.

Although the bullet chain was very long, it did not last long.

Until the sound of 'kakaka' sounded, Loye realized that the bullets were empty, so he stopped pulling the trigger.

But even so, the knights still hadn't recovered for a long time!

The knights were all in excellent physical condition, and their eyesight was also excellent. When the smoke cleared, they could see more clearly than anyone else.

Those dozen humanoid targets, even if they were equipped with knight plate armor, were all riddled with holes.

Even if the front could still remain intact, the limbs and head had been shattered.

Moreover, there were not many targets that could stand, and most of them were lying down.

Loye personally replaced the magazine, but still felt that this was not enough.

So, he opened his mouth loudly: "Alfonso Zech, Sol Dean, Vincent Adore, where are the three grand knight commanders?"

"Here!"

Almost instinctively, the three of them stepped out of the crowd.

Loye said again: "Hold the thickest tower shield, two hundred meters away, release your battle aura, and resist the heavy machine gun's sweeping fire in the strongest defensive form."

The order was issued, and Loye almost simultaneously activated [Lion King Lordship]. The strange power radiated outward and also integrated many knights into a whole.

At this moment, the three grand knight commanders already understood what Loye meant, and they opened their mouths without hesitation: "Yes!"

So, the three jumped up, found three tower shields at the fastest speed, and landed two hundred meters away.

Battle aura burst out like flames blooming, and then condensed on the shield.

The three tower shields merged into one, and the three figures directly shrank under the shield. Loye still felt insufficient.

With a thought, battle aura gathered and condensed outside the tower shield, turning into a substantial battle aura shield!

It was Loye's extraordinary combat skill, Iron Wall!

At this moment, Loye pulled the trigger again.

Bang bang bang bang bang bang!

The machine gun spewed fire again, and the bullets fell like rain, directly hitting the shield. The collision of battle aura and metal, the sound of ping-pong impacts, seemed endless.

At this moment, the feelings of the three extraordinary knights passed through the power of [Lion King Lordship], allowing all the knights to feel clearly.

It was as if countless hammers were falling, with a bone-piercing rotation and drilling force, transmitted along the shield to their bodies.

Even though they were extraordinary, even though they had amazing physiques, they only felt countless forces drilling into their bodies, causing their bodies to tremble.

However, a heavy machine gun, after all, had limited threat to them, but Loye just gave a look, and machinist apprentices on the left and right moved.

Although they were not as strong as Loye and did not have a good grasp of the heavy machine gun, they could not suppress the fluttering bullets.

But even so, the concentrated fire of the three heavy machine guns still made the expressions of the three extraordinary grand knights ugly, and their faces changed greatly.

Until another round of magazines was emptied, Loye finally stopped.

In the pervasive smoke, his voice seemed to float from a distance, but it resounded in the ears of all the knights.

"Did you see it? Did you feel it?"

"This is just the concentrated fire of three heavy machine guns, the metal storm that they set off is enough to suppress the third-tier extraordinary, making them unable to move, but what if dozens or hundreds of heavy machine guns are raging on the battlefield?"

"Is there still a way out for the Knights?"

"This is what I said, knights are already a product that is about to be eliminated by the times!"

At this moment, Loye's voice, like a heavy hammer, struck the hearts of every knight.

Their faces were pale, and their expressions were sluggish!