After entering winter, the heavy snow actually calmed down a lot.
Roland hummed a tune as he looked at the three manuscripts on the table.
They were the trial and production plan for the new ammunition, the design plan for the new generation of light weapons, and the construction project for the Wizard Tower.
The first two were the products he had been thinking about for a long time. Now, with Agatha's refrigeration and temperature control, the town's nitric acid production had greatly increased, and the stability of the large-scale production of nitroglycerin had also been solved. The conditions for the production of double-base propellant were basically met.
Although he knew that this propellant was made by dissolving nitrocotton in nitroglycerin, and finally obtaining a viscous jelly-like substance that could be sliced or granulated, the specific ratio still needed to be tested by an alchemist.
Fortunately, Kyle Sichi was now very proficient in quantitative and qualitative testing. If this task was entrusted to him, he should be able to get the results within a week or two.
Since he wanted to produce a new propellant, the development of a new light weapon naturally had to be arranged on the agenda.
Compared to the large caliber wheel used at the beginning, the double-base propellant could achieve the equivalent lethality with a small amount of weight. Therefore, in terms of comprehensive power and cost-performance ratio, the new small-caliber automatic weapon was the inevitable choice.
Of course, the specific parameters needed to be further determined according to Anna's results.
Roland drank a mouthful of hot tea and placed the third manuscript in front of him. This was also the thing he was most interested in at the moment.
Compared to the previous plans, the contents of this document seemed extremely uncoordinated. At Agatha's request, he planned to build a Wizard Tower on the other side of the Witch House for the research and development of Sigil.
Just think about it, a towering Wizard Tower in the midst of a forest of chimneys and factories, this feeling was simply... extremely fashionable.
Roland couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Nightingale, who was gnawing on dried fish at the side, rolled her eyes at him. "Are Sigil that interesting? The Witch Kingdom has many Sigil, but in the end, it still lost to the demons. "
"But there is no lack of very interesting things in it." The Prince took out a thick leather book from a drawer. It was a translation of the Sigil Encyclopedia left behind by the Quest Society, which recorded all the formulas obtained by the Quest Society in more than 200 years.
To him, this was a new continent.
After Agatha finished translating, Roland spent almost the entire night on the book. Looking at the dazzling list of uses and combinations of the Magic Stone, it was as though he was assembling the rune language. When the Chief Alchemist received [Elementary Chemistry], he probably had the same excitement when he read those chemical formulas.
When it came to knowledge that one had never seen before, even if it was just a superficial knowledge, it would still be extremely tempting.
"For example?" Nightingale leaned over.
"Like this." Roland pointed to a line on the page. "The ancient witches called it the Sigil of Listening. It can be used for long-distance communication, similar to the Sigil of Tracking. Once it's made, it can work even when separated." He moved his finger down a little. "The materials are also very simple. All you need is an Echo Stone and a Marking Stone."
According to the description in the book, this kind of sigil could be used for dozens of miles. Although it couldn't compare to the mobile phones that were supported by signal towers and satellites, it was enough to be used as a short-distance walkie-talkie.
"Is that so?" Nightingale peeked at it and reached out to move his finger to the page on the right. "But it says here that the Echo Stone comes from the Fearsome Demon, and the Marking Stone is commonly found in Devil's Town. How are you going to get these two kinds of Magic Stones?"
"No, we already have the materials," Roland said excitedly. "The red crystal Lightning found in the ruins of the stone tower is an Echo Stone. As for the Marking Stone, it's also a component of the Sigil of Tracking. Tilly brought several sets of these Sigil with her. You just need to split one of them."
"Even if Agatha can make it, you can only get one Sigil of Listening at most."
"Just let her try it out. Anyway, when I fight with the demons in the future, I will definitely get more and more Magic Stones." In the past, he did not have the conditions to study the application of magic power. Now that he had the technical support of Agatha, he certainly would not let go of this almost free resource.
"Alright." Nightingale shrugged. "What about the Sigil of God's Will? What Magic Stones does it need?"
"This... I remember it's on the last page." Roland flipped to the last page of the book. "By the way, what's the result of your combat test?"
Nightingale was stunned. After a while, she spat out two words, "It's a secret!"
Uh, was she shocked by Anna?
"Found it. It's here." He pouted. "The four Magic Stones needed are all written as unknown... Probably because the Quest Society considered confidentiality, they did not record it in written form. But according to Agatha, most of these Magic Stones came from Senior Demons. Even if they were written down, I'm afraid not many people would be able to get them. "
"And then you hung such a precious thing in the hall." Nightingale snorted. "If those Transcendents knew about it, they would probably be so angry that they would come back to life."
Because it was not a precious thing at all. It was probably... equivalent to a dozen kilograms. Roland smiled and did not answer.
...
This time, he waited until Agatha was done with the acid production for the day before he called her to his office.
"This is the Mage Tower I designed for you. Take a look." Roland put up a sketch. "The basement is the warehouse. There are three floors above it. They are the apprentice lab, the tower master lab, and the office."
"Wait... why is it called a Mage Tower?" Agatha frowned. "I just want a chemistry lab like Mr. Kyle's. It's just a little more spacious and transparent. Also, it's very troublesome to build a stone tower like this. Taquila had to build towers because of the small area of the city. You have a lot of empty space here. "
"That's not fashionable!" Roland shouted in his heart. "Anyway, the construction problem is not difficult to solve. Do you have any other requirements besides the above functions?"
"No." She spread out her hands. "If you insist."
"Very well." Roland put down the sketch and then told her what he thought in the morning. "Can you complete the Sigil alone?"
"No." Agatha shook her head. "Although the Sigil is connected to the Magic Stone, the magic conduction material is very complicated. Most importantly, it needs the demon's blood."
The prince could not help but be stunned. "What?"
"You heard it right. It must be fresh demon's blood." She said in a low voice. "When the Quest Society was exploring the nature of magic, they did tens of thousands of experiments. In the end, it was proved that the nature of the flesh and blood of witches, demons, and demonic beasts is very different, and can play completely different roles."
"Witch's... flesh and blood?" Roland was shocked. He suddenly realized the meaning behind these words. He could not help but ask, "What role can they play?"
"God's Punishment Army." Agatha said expressionlessly.
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