Struggle in the Steam Age

"A rifle capable of long-range shooting? Let me think about it—" The dwarf uncle took off the magnifying glass tied to his eyes and gently stroked his beard. "By the way, are you buying this gun for precise shooting of small and medium-sized targets in urban areas or shooting ranges, or for long-distance shooting in the wild?"

"Is there any difference between these?" Lawrence asked a little puzzled. "I just want a powerful rifle that can be used for medium and long-distance shooting. Isn't this gun different in different places?"

"Of course it's different. There's a lot of profound knowledge in it." After talking about his professional content, the seemingly taciturn uncle dwarf started talking like a chatterbox. As an illustration, two rifles that appear to be of distinctly different styles are taken out.

One of the two guns is a traditional rifle with some magic runes on it. The other is a steam rifle unique to this world. Lawrence has only heard of it before but has never seen the real thing. So after the gun was taken out, he focused on it.

A large number of parts of this gun are made of brass, but the barrel and bolt are made of some kind of shimmering magic steel, and there are several gears and connecting rods on the surface of the gun that Lawrence can't figure out what to do. . Follow these structures to see the tail of the gun, and you will find that there is a delicate dial on the tail of the gun, which should be used to display the pressure of the barrel.

In addition, the shape of the whole gun is specially designed like a giant beast. Behemoth horns protrude from the sides of the dial, and upon closer inspection Lawrence discovers that they are actually well-disguised exhaust pipes. In short, this gun is a bit larger than ordinary firearms, but those parts and decorations show a mechanical beauty unique to the steam age.

"Do you like this?" Seeing Lawrence staring at the gun, the dwarf uncle in front of him explained, "This is the most proud work of a friend of mine last year, he is the priest of the god of forging and fire. "

"Despite the large size of this gun, the movement and recoil of firing are very small. At the same time, the ammunition fired by the high-pressure steam prepared by the pocket magic boiler hidden in the stock is a slender needle with a diameter of two millimeters. Therefore, it has a large ammunition capacity and high armor-piercing ability. The most important thing is that this gun has two firing capabilities. As long as the air valve is adjusted, it can be fired continuously under the premise of reducing the velocity of the bullet. Gain an advantage in close combat."

"However, if you are going to the wild, I don't recommend you to use this gun. If I recommend it to you, I will harm you." Seeing Lawrence staring at the steam rifle with envious eyes, then A dwarf poured cold water on him.

Lawrence also woke up after being told by the uncle dwarf. He was just a little too excited after seeing this handsome weapon for the first time. Now that he calmed down, he found that what the uncle dwarf said was right.

As we all know, the biggest problem with this type of precision weapon is that it is prone to failure. Looking at the complicated gear linkage on the gun body, one can probably guess how easy it is to break and how troublesome it is to repair. Anyway, Lawrence doesn't think he can repair this kind of thing in the field.

If he remembers correctly, the epoch-making G11 caseless assault rifle on Earth died on a mechanical structure as delicate as a watch. But now the structure of the steam rifle in front of him is as precise as it is, and Lawrence can probably guess what will happen to the gun when it is used in the field.

"It seems that you have also found out where the problem is?" The dwarf looked at Lawrence's thoughtful expression and nodded. "This thing is indeed very useful in the city, but it will be very troublesome to take it to the wild."

"But this gun is different." As he spoke, the dwarf picked up another rifle placed beside him. The overall appearance of this gun was no different from the single-shot breech-loading rifle equipped by the federal army now. , it’s just a little shorter and there’s an extra set of precision-looking mechanical sights on the gun.

"Although it's a little small, it's simple in structure and easy to maintain." The dwarf raised the gun and pointed out the differences between it and ordinary guns with his stubby fingers.

"Look, there are acceleration inscriptions and strengthening inscriptions engraved on the barrel. At the same time, a little fine gold was mixed into the barrel during forging to greatly reduce the speed of wear. Besides, this gun is the most special and most The outstanding thing is that there is a wind element strengthening magic circle in its gun mechanism, which can make five bullets with wind element magic every day when the input magic power is activated, so that they will have a layer of penetration equivalent to a first-level magic force……"

Just like those parents who basked in the baby on the earth, the dwarf uncle talked about this standard 10mm military rifle.

"Sounds really good." After looking at other firearms, Lawrence finally chose this rifle, "But the price of 1200 yuan is really—"

"I made this gun myself, so she is worth the price." The dwarf saw that Lawrence was indeed the kind of person who really wanted to buy it, so he bargained seriously with him. "But I can give you some discounts in other places."

After 20 minutes of bargaining, Lawrence finally understood why everyone said dwarves were stone-headed. Because they are so serious about death, as long as it is a decision, they will never change it.

But as a businessman, this uncle dwarf is not the kind of person whose mind is completely dead. He said that apart from the non-negotiable price, he can provide Lawrence with certain discounts in other places, such as more gifts.

In the end, Lawrence agreed to the dwarf's proposal, because he knew that this kind of magic weapon itself was not cheap. Not to mention that, in addition to the standard sixty rounds of ammunition and the matching bayonet, this dwarf also comes with two additional bases of ordinary ammunition, half a base of stag ammo, ten rounds of exorcism ammunition, and five rounds of strong acid ammunition. Comes with a full leather set.

In addition to these gifts, the dwarf uncle also allowed Lawrence to pick three weapon parts he had collected from various places on the black shelf next to him.

"Don't worry, I haven't picked any of these things." Watching Lawrence finish paying, the dwarf uncle graciously put all the things he bought in a long leather bag, and then took him to the black In front of the iron shelf. "However, you can only judge with your eyes or by releasing magic. Whatever you touch with your hands will be considered as your choice."

When he walked to the shelf, Lawrence realized that there were four dwarf-specific rune stones hanging on the four corners of the shelf. Using [Detect Magic], the magic aura in front of him was not the magic aura in front of him that emitted different colors according to the different magic powers, but only There is a difference between having and not having.

"Detect magic or identification?" The dwarf raised his eyebrows looking at Lawrence's hand, but he didn't think there was anything wrong. There are so many people on this street every day, including relatively rare spellcasters. "The rune stone I hung on it has a disturbing effect, otherwise there would be no excitement of choosing."

"Okay." Lawrence nodded, and then released the [Identification Technique] on several spare parts that he was interested in before. Sure enough, the mutated magic was not disturbed by the rune stone.

The uncle dwarf looked at Lawrence's behavior and did not stop him. He was very confident in the rune stone he hung up. Otherwise, he would not allow everyone to use magic detection.

"By the way, I think the overall style of this store is very similar to that of the same name store on Gunpowder Street! Do you know Uncle Rick?" Just as Lawrence used [Appraisal] to check a rusty pistol His eyes widened, and in order not to let the dwarf uncle next to him find out that something was wrong, he quickly changed the topic to try to distract the uncle's attention.

"Rick? That's my cousin." The dwarf uncle showed a smile on his face, but the smile soon turned into a slightly philistine expression, "Even if you know him, I can't give you a discount Yes, but you can pick one more from the pile."