Gwen said the name of the weapon that had been brewing in his mind for a long time. Obviously, Egg Nicholas did not have much reaction to the name, but Rebecca beside him was already happy. "This name sounds very powerful!"
"Do you understand it? Very powerful?" Amber glanced sideways at Rebecca. "How did you put these words together..."
"Ancestor is like that. She can always think of some very powerful names even though I don't understand what they mean." Rebecca looked proud as if she was saying that she was very powerful. "If you have an opinion, it's just pure envy. Who asked you not to have such a powerful ancestor?"
Amber's eyebrows suddenly raised. "No matter how powerful your ancestor is, I was the one who dug it out!"
Gwen saw that the two of them were about to go off topic again, so he immediately stood in the middle. "You two be quiet, you two be quiet! We are here for business! "
The huge silver-white smiley face had been floating silently from beginning to end. When it saw that the two 'female humans' had finally quieted down, it said unhurriedly, "Then let's talk about the 'heat ray gun'... I have no problem processing the parts, but you have to prepare the blueprints first. If the structure is simple, you can just explain it to me on the spot, but it's better to have something to compare."
"We've already made the main components by hand. Now we're mainly researching how to combine them together and create a 'shell' that's suitable for humans to use," Gawain said as he took out the magic capacitor substrate, the magic crystal, the scorching ray substrate, and several blueprints with schematic diagrams. "Eggy, look at these. I'll tell you about the principles of the heat ray gun …"
The huge silver-white smiley face suddenly buzzed. "Why are you calling me Eggy!"
"Don't mind it, don't mind it. You can always think of it as Eggy. First, let's talk about the position of the rune trigger..."
Gwen had been thinking about the heat ray gun for a long time. In fact, after the appearance of the crystal grenade, he had been thinking about what the second weapon that could be mass equipped for the soldiers should be.
The crystal grenade was a throw-type explosive weapon. It was very powerful and had a very simple structure. After the basic machine was built, it had achieved small-scale mass production. Byron was training the soldiers to be familiar with this new 'magic tool'. But the limitations of the crystal grenade were obvious: the throwing distance was limited by the arm strength of the person, and it could not achieve a precise hit. The throwing required a large range of motion and a long preparation time, and there was a delay in the explosion after throwing it out...
Obviously, the soldiers needed another extraordinary weapon to make up for the lack of the crystal grenade, and it would be best if it was a long-range weapon. This world had gone far enough in terms of swordsmanship.
Guns were the easiest thing for Gwen to think of, but it was very difficult to achieve in this world.
Without the propulsion of gunpowder or even steam, it was very difficult to launch a physical projectile at a high speed. Gwen had tried many ways to create high-temperature and high-pressure gases, but the results were minimal. He also put his thoughts on 'magic', such as using a repulsive magic circle to propel the projectile. But he soon found that with the current technology, it was very difficult to shrink the repulsive magic circle to the point where it could be engraved on the bottom of the barrel of the gun. And even if it could be shrunk to such a degree, the instantaneous propulsion of the repulsive magic circle was not enough to give the bullet enough lethality.
He also considered the convenience of magic and realized the railgun in advance, using the wind-earth mixed rune group that could generate a strong magnetic field to create an acceleration track and launch the projectile. But soon, he found that he lacked a fast enough "control circuit" to realize the rapid activation and deactivation of the various rune groups. The traditional rune trigger operated mechanically, and it was difficult to turn on and off a large number of rune groups on the track sequentially during the acceleration of the projectile. But to use the rune connections to realize a function similar to a clock circuit … Unfortunately, there was no progress in this regard at all.
The difference in the laws of physics made many technological breakthroughs that were as difficult as climbing to the sky on Earth easy in this world, but at the same time, it made many things that were easy on Earth difficult here.
As for the traditional crossbows in this world, Gwen had thought of improving them with magic, but no matter how much he improved the crossbows, it was difficult to achieve a lot of requirements such as' cheap, mass-produced, rapid firing, continuous firing, low training requirements, high efficiency potential 'and so on.
Perhaps when the magical technology industry reached a certain level, Gwen would see the traditional crossbows again, but at least not now.
After a series of hard work and experiments, Gao Wen stroked his hairline one day. Suddenly, he came to a realization as if he was blessed with good fortune.
Why did it have to be the BIU bullet?
What made him realize this was Rebecca, who had skipped past him. Or, to be more direct, it was a skipping Fireball Launcher.
At that time, he suddenly realized where his thinking was limited: no matter how he propelled the physical projectile, even if he used magic, he was still limited by his experience on Earth. Since there were all kinds of powerful spells in this world, why not just throw the 'bullet' aside and study those spells?
After collecting and sorting out the information of various basic spells, the one that finally came into his sight was Fireball Launcher... No, Scorching Ray.
And after the substrate of Scorching Ray was made, he had to fight the inherent experience in his mind again.
What kind of shape did the new weapon need?
They sat down at a workbench in the machine building. The egg of Nicholas floated on the opposite side of the workbench, and the substrate, crystal, and blueprint were all on the table. Looking at these things, Gwen felt that the 'classic gun shape' in his mind would not work here.
They were palm-sized hexagonal metal plates. They had no barrel, magazine, trigger, or barrel structure. Compared to the long classic gun shape, they were more suitable to be assembled into something like a disc.
Of course, Gwen could forcibly make a strange shell for them according to the guns on Earth, because he knew that the classic shape was the result of countless years of practical testing: the grip was easy to hold, and the long barrel was easy to point and aim. But the problem was...
Considering the actual situation of the substrate of Scorching Ray, and the efficiency of the magic array, the muzzle would probably be a pile of palm-sized metal plates. The center of gravity of the whole gun would be in the front. It would be more reliable to use it as a war hammer, let alone aim.
Considering that the next generation of weapons might even be able to shoot frost bolts and ball lightning, or even release thunderstorms, summon elements, and generate shields, it was even more unnecessary to make this weapon the classic gun shape on Earth.
Gwen looked at the metal plates and tried to eliminate all the images related to 'guns' in his mind. He told himself over and over again: this is a magic item, this is a magic item...
After hypnotizing himself, he picked up the metal plates one by one and gestured with them on his arm. "How about we assemble them into a gauntlet?"
Rebecca tried hard to imagine, and suddenly shook Gwen's arm happily. "Sounds cool! I've been thinking about how to make these metal plates into the shape of a staff, but I didn't think of this at all! "
Amber pursed her lips. "Hey, what's wrong with that? I thought of it too. Isn't this the shape of the Lurker's sleeve arrow? I just didn't have time to say it... "
It was rare that Rebecca's brain circuit was fixed for once, and she was even surpassed by Amber.
Nicholas, on the other hand, was confused. "What's a sleeve arrow? How do you assemble it into a gauntlet? By the way, I still don't understand the structure and principle of your hands... "
Gawain looked at the iron ball with a strange look in his eyes. He suddenly realized the biggest shortcoming of this golden thigh. It was fine if he was asked to build the parts according to the blueprint, but when it came to ergonomics, this guy was a hundred percent at a loss. As a ball, how would he know how to use his hands?
But this wasn't important. Gawain quickly sent someone to find a pair of gauntlets. He then drew his idea on a blueprint while explaining to Nicholas, "Just like this, put the scorching ray substrate at the front, and the magic capacitor at the back. In the middle, use the red copper matrix as a magic conductor. The runic trigger can be controlled by a metal wire extending from the side of the gauntlet, and it can be pulled by the thumb. Of course, to prevent accidental triggering, it also needs to be equipped with a safety device similar to the crystal grenade. We can put one between the magic capacitor and the scorching ray substrate. This is the safest... "
"Simple, simple." Nicholas listened as his body bobbed up and down. "What else do you want?"
Amber said, "Don't make the gauntlet one piece. It's best if the lower part can be adjusted."
Gwen looked at her, a little surprised. The latter rolled her eyes and said, "Don't think I'm ignorant. At least I've used the sleeve arrow before."
"Okay, okay, your suggestion is indeed useful," Gawain said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He then nodded at Nicholas. "That's it for the time being. Now, the main thing is to get a sample to see if it works. We'll only know if there's anything to improve when we actually test it."
A low buzzing sound came from Nicholas's body, and the metal ingots and the two substrates on the table floated up. "Then watch me! I'll be done in a while! "
The iron ball was right. He was done in a while. With low precision requirements and only a few components needed to be processed, the metal ingots and substrates were molded and assembled together in less than a minute.
It was an unattractive gauntlet, and in the traditional view, it was a rather "clumsy" gauntlet.
In order to fit the rune base plate into the protective shell and leave some space for the rune trigger, the assembled 'heat ray gun' made the entire arm armor twice as thick as a traditional arm armor. The upper half of the arm armor bulged high into an ellipsoidal shape with an opening at the front. Below the opening, there was a small metal plate that extended out. The metal plate was actually a 'safety' device. When it was put back in, the flow of magic would be cut off. The user's hand would be free to move freely, but the heat ray gun would not be able to fire. When the metal plate was pulled out, the heat ray gun would enter a state of standby, and the user's hand would be restricted from moving upwards. That way, the heat ray gun would not be pierced through by the heat ray gun due to carelessness.
As it was a test product assembled for the first time, the gauntlet was not very gorgeous. But Gwen still wore the clumsy gauntlet on his arm with a little excitement. He adjusted the tension and fastened the gauntlet.
He pulled the safety device at the front of the gauntlet and put the metal finger glove on his thumb. He then pointed the front of the gauntlet at the ground in front of him.
The egg turned slightly, and a piece of iron-gray metal ingot floated over and landed where Gwen was aiming.
"How many soldiers do we have in our territory now?" Gwen asked Rebecca casually as he aimed.
Rebecca thought for a moment and said, "The new recruits have not left the camp yet. Excluding the two Knight and the combat soldiers... 106 people."
Gawain pulled the trigger, and with a soft 'poof', a scorching beam of light shot out from the gauntlet. The metal ingot on the ground was hit directly. It rolled on the ground a few times due to the small-scale explosion caused by the magic power, leaving behind a series of sparks and metal fragments along the way.
When the rolling stopped, the surface of the metal ingot was red, and even a deep pit had been melted.
"So, we have 106 Level 2 Transcendents who can use the heat ray."
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