The progress of the modification of the four magic guns was not satisfactory. At least, there was still a long way to go before they reached the finished product that they had imagined.
As expected, the two girls' fantasies about firearms were dispelled by the sudden dizziness while Hallumi was happily pulling the trigger.
Her head swelled and hurt, as if it had been trampled by a hundred cows. All kinds of nausea and the uncomfortable feeling of not being able to vomit made Halloumi lose the courage to pick up the magic gun again.
Lin also guessed that after the magic stone in the magazine was used up, the magic power authority of the holder would be extracted. However, an excessive amount was drawn, causing the holder to overdraw.
In fact, he knew about this, but it wasn't that he didn't tell the two girls on purpose. At the time, he just wanted to get rid of them quickly and simply forgot to remind them. But looking at a certain someone lying on the bed moaning, Lin seriously considered whether it was the kind of design that extracted the holder's magic power authority. Some insurance had to be added, such as a switch.
And the recharging method had to be more varied. He tried to make a container that fit the magazine slot in the handle. It could be used to fill in some irregular shapes, or the leftover scraps from polishing magic stones. Then it could be installed in the magic gun to fire.
Unfortunately, the energy conversion efficiency of this method is comparable to directly extracting the user's magic power and authority. It's the kind that sucks. Therefore, Lin and Fen had to think about other methods.
It was true that energy conversion efficiency was a very important thing, but sometimes, a lower conversion efficiency could be exchanged for a more powerful and efficient destructive effect. It was not an unacceptable thing.
Unfortunately, from Fen's point of view as a Wizard, the advantages of the magic gun were far inferior to the other ordinary means of attack that she could use, so she didn't favor the current magic gun. But she still looked forward to the future development of the fantasy weapon from Earth.
And from Lin's point of view as a visitor from Earth, this gun was also a failure. A pistol had to be able to fire at least a thousand shots without reloading, be able to shoot from a distance, smash people at close range, swing the gun, and have a bullet time. Otherwise, it had to have the legendary title of 'Zombie Nemesis', or have additional abilities such as' Tyrant Killer '. Without reaching such a level, one wouldn't dare to say that one had made a gun in a magic world.
The process of research and improvement was full of hardships, but every time one broke through a link, they would gain a lot. However, the progress wasn't something to be happy about. In the eyes of the two of them, the modified magic spear could not even be considered usable, let alone actual combat.
Sometimes, Lin would think that if they were serious about proper gunpowder weapons, perhaps the four people in the Tower of the Great Sage would already have one each. Perhaps he could even equip himself with a gun, which would allow him to fight from afar and defend himself.
However, this was just a thought. No one knew what kind of f * cking situation they would encounter if they really went to that branch of the technology tree. There were many things that were easy to think of, but once you started doing it, you would vomit blood.
Even Fen, who was his partner in the research, could not understand all of Lin's thoughts. After all, this was the Lich, the former Demon King, not someone who could read someone else's mind. The two of them had already interacted deeply enough. But on a spiritual level, the former fat otaku's reclusive personality made him unwilling to take the initiative to mention his worries to others.
Even though Lin didn't care whether he should talk about it or not, he felt like he was complaining about life if he brought it up. Someone didn't want to.
It was also because they rarely talked about things outside of magic that Lin didn't know Fen's real intention for wanting weapons. Of course, it wasn't something as boring as conquering the world again, but to deal with the upcoming war.
She wasn't afraid of fighting against the threat that was about to take shape. She could even easily toy with most of the living creatures that came from that place. But it was undeniable that some of the existences in the Abyss were not something she could deal with with with her bare hands.
Fen thought that she should be prepared before encountering those existences. Because after she was resurrected, she was also vaguely looking forward to a satisfying battle. Once again, she was forced to the limit of possible death to prove that she was indeed alive. She had indeed returned from the endless slumber to this boring world.
The gap that led to the Abyss was gradually stabilizing. Of course, the scale was also slowly expanding. Originally, the mage who was commissioned to dig this hole would also hunt some small demons who were lucky enough to pass through the dimensional barrier and successfully survive. Now, doing these thankless things didn't seem to be of much help.
Because now, the individuals who could pass through the dimensional barrier and appear in this world were no longer the ones who lived at the bottom and were even inferior to cannon fodder. They were a little stronger, and at the same time, they knew how to hide themselves. They also understood that the Maze World was a place full of opportunities and dangers for them.
Someone was stirring up trouble. Did the local residents of the small town outside the Tower of the Great Sage really know nothing about it?
Of course, that was impossible.
As a member of the spies who came from all over the world, checking up on the people around them was considered an occupational hazard. Fortunately, in the small town, everyone was extremely restrained. Other than nodding when they met each other, or pretending to be good neighbors, there were no other excessive actions.
Everyone knew that the others were also up to no good. But no one probed. The result of getting to the bottom of it was usually a falling out. Falling out meant exposure and even danger to their lives. So, turning a blind eye was the choice of everyone.
It was also because of this attitude that the mage who was hiding in the crowd could secretly carry out the ritual to summon the Abyss in the depths of the forest where no one frequented and almost succeeded.
It was not that no one noticed what he did. But in reality, opening the Gate of the Abyss was an extremely rare thing. All kinds of secret rituals, as the name suggested, were not well known to people. To put it simply, even if it was really discovered by someone, they would only see a very complicated magic array. A few people with better intuition might be able to sense that this was a very bad magic array.
But for this group of people who walked on the edge of danger and carried out secret work, those who could get to a certain level of experience and still not die were all people with particularly sharp intuition. Since a while ago, some people's eyelids had been twitching wildly, or their hearts were pounding from time to time. In short, all kinds of bad omens followed one after another. And this feeling did not fade with time. Instead, it grew stronger and stronger.
And this strong premonition came true today.
A few days ago, in the chicken coop of the small town residents, a few chickens disappeared for no reason, leaving only a ground full of chicken feathers. Today, in the ranch, a horse was cruelly dismembered, and its body was full of bite marks. The murderer was not some wild beast or magic beast. In the territory of the Tower of the Great Sage, the tower master's two big dogs could be said to be the overlords of the area, and magic beasts were extinct in the forest. The remaining wild beasts were even more afraid to approach the territory where humans lived.
Now that such a tragedy had happened, they could only look for the murderer in other directions. Fortunately, the various kinds of evidence left at the scene were too sufficient. It was very difficult to admit the mistake. As if the wound had been burned by high temperature, the surrounding area was in a state of carbonization. The nearby land was in a similar state, and there was even a burst of sulfuric stench.
This was a good thing that demons did. Maybe people did not understand magic arrays, but at least they had heard of the characteristics of demons appearing in bedtime stories when they were young. And this situation and this scene were exactly the same.
Then there was the question. Was this demon alone, or was it acting as a scout?
If it was alone, this matter could be reported to the tower master, and in addition to letting the mage solve the problem, it could also be used to investigate the attack methods of the magic tower again.
If it was a scout, then where did they come from? How many were there? Who was the monarch on the other side of the Abyss? The answers to many questions were crucial, but not all of them had answers.
The invasion of the Abyss was a big deal. Every time the Abyss invaded in history, it was on a country-by-country basis, and look at how many countries were destroyed. However, those were only historical events in the end, too far away from the people living in the present. And after living in comfort for so long, many things were not sensitive enough. In addition, they were inexperienced, so they did not think this was a big deal.
No one even had the idea of reporting to the tower master. And this tacit agreement was actually observed by the entire town. Some with bad intentions would even help to destroy the corpses and hide the evidence of the demons' appearance.
Compared to the invasion of the Abyss, the entire southwest peninsula suffered. The Tower of the Great Sage would definitely bear the brunt of it, so everyone was quite happy to see this happen.
Was all of this captured by Lin, or rather by the magic tower's surveillance system? Actually, it was. But it was the same old problem. What was captured was only cold data and information, and Lin did not understand the meaning behind it. In particular, he was a guy who liked to bully the weak, so naturally he had never come into contact with chaotic creatures like demons and dragons.
Since it was a situation that could not even be identified, there was no way to judge. And the most important part was how to prevent and counterattack.
It was not until this creature ran into the ranch near the town and hurt the large livestock that Lin officially paid attention to it.
The first step was, of course, to mark the opponent and record the opponent's vital signs. It was also through this action that Lin confirmed that the target of the marked light spot was a race that had never appeared in his database. This somewhat aroused his curiosity.
The second step was to order the two little disciples to attack with the two dogs. The biggest reason and reliance for him to be so assured in leaving it to the two girls was, of course, the Tower of the Great Sage under his feet. As long as it was within the magic tower's attack range, Lin was confident that he could protect anyone from harm.
Moreover, the target creature was a strange fellow that could not be seen in the daytime even with the Arcane Eye, but the target would appear on the surveillance screen of the light spot map. This made a certain someone even more curious. What kind of skill or magic could make an entire living person disappear? If he could study the opponent's means, then he could find a counterattack.
This time, the two girls and the two dogs successfully completed the mission. It was supposed to be a joyous occasion, but Lin was depressed by the demon corpses that were moved back!
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