As more and more basic runic arrays were analyzed and simplified into universal runic boards, the equipment of the Cecil soldiers would inevitably usher in a new generation. In Gwen's vision, a complete set of Cecil infantry equipment should include a set of systems:
The energy system was equipped with high-efficiency beehive magic nets and magic capacitors. It could charge a large number of magic crystals at the same time, and there would be extra magic to power the various energy-consuming units on the soldiers. The protection system used the machine-formed steel armor as a carrier. Various protection and auxiliary magic arrays were inscribed inside the armor, thus achieving a comprehensive protection against external magic, poison gas, and physical attacks. Traditional enchanted armor was expensive, but using universal magic arrays to achieve an effect similar to enchantment could greatly reduce the cost. At the same time, the force field shield in the gauntlet was also a part of the protection system. The weapon system mainly consisted of the heat ray guns in the gauntlet and the swords in the soldiers' hands. The former had already been mass-produced, while the latter had not been improved yet. In Gwen's vision, even if the soldiers' cold weapons were retained, the swords of the Cecil soldiers had to be modernized. Traditional steel weapons were too weak in the face of opponents like mutants and Extraordinaries, so various enchantment effects were necessary.
But as for how to improve the traditional swords, he still had to consider carefully.
Other than that, what Gwen hoped to achieve more was instant communication on the battlefield.
The importance of communication technology was self-evident. It allowed every soldier on the battlefield to receive real-time orders from the rear, and allowed every commander to immediately understand the changes in the battle situation. A troop with modern communication technology could display a combat strength that was unimaginable to the traditional noble army. Therefore, it was of utmost importance to add a communication system to the Cecil Battle Suit. Unfortunately, there was no progress on it at the moment.
There was indeed a communication spell, and the Mithril Vault had even created a communication device like the Mithril Ring. However, from Gwen's point of view, this special spell was a kind of "technical black box". Its magic principle had not been analyzed clearly, and the rune structure of the magic circle did not conform to the law of conventional magic circles at all. Jenny's runic logic was not perfect enough to simplify and analyze such a spell whose principle was unknown. This led to the fact that the cost of the communication magic tool could not be reduced for the time being, and that meant that it could not be used on the soldiers …
The appearance of the combat gauntlet with the addition of the force field shield module did not seem to have changed. Gwen closed the outer shell of the gauntlet again. When the crisp sound of the gauntlet clicking was heard, he looked at Rebecca beside him and said, "The gauntlet can be integrated with more modules, and more replaceable components can be added. Now that it has both offensive and defensive capabilities, we can consider it from the side of support, such as the level one 'Lesser Spirit Cleansing Spell', or the 'Magic Light Spell' used for illumination. These are spells that consume very little energy, but can be very useful …"
Rebecca and Jenny had already taken out their little notebooks, listening and taking notes at the same time. Jenny could not help but look up and ask, "But my lord … after adding so many functions, is this gauntlet still a 'heat ray gun'?"
"So I said from the beginning, the gauntlet is just a carrier, and the heat ray gun is a part of the gauntlet, not the whole gauntlet." Gwen smiled. It was only now that he could clearly explain his initial idea to the two girls in front of him, and only now did they fully understand the meaning of the so-called modularization. "This gauntlet, we should give it a separate name. I'll call it 'Magic Terminal', and according to the different modules installed in the terminal, it can be a heat ray gun, an energy shield, a communicator, a medical device, or even a lightning bolt launcher and a fireball launcher. Different units can use its different functions, and even … we can develop a civilian model."
Rebecca finally reacted. "So … this was your real idea from the beginning?"
Gwen nodded, and then smiled helplessly. "Unfortunately, if I told everyone at that time, I'm afraid most people would not understand or imagine it."
Jenny looked at Gwen, a little stunned. She suddenly had a strange feeling. The person in front of her did not seem to be an ancient hero who lived seven hundred years ago, nor was he a modern Lord Cecil. The Duke at this moment exuded an aura that did not belong to this society, or even this world. He looked at the things that happened in this land from a bystander's point of view, and carried out a plan based on this foundation. The plan was so grand, so beyond the knowledge of the people of this era, that even if he casually mentioned any step of the plan, no one could understand what he was trying to do …
But this feeling was fleeting, because Gwen suddenly raised his hand and knocked on the head of Amber, who had secretly emerged from the side of the table. The amiable and funny lord was back.
"What are you doing sneaking around?" Gwen stared at Amber, who had suddenly emerged from the side of the table. The latter obviously wanted to scare Gwen, but she did not expect that her stealth effect would be dispelled in advance by Gwen's protective aura. At this time, the half-elf lady was hit on the head. She covered her head with an aggrieved face. "I just came to report the situation to you. Do you have to hit me …"
"Don't mess around. Who comes in with Shadow Steps to report the situation?"
"Pfft." Amber pursed her lips. "How long will it take you to finish here? Pitman asked me to tell you that the first reactor of the alchemy factory is in place, waiting for you to check it. "
"Ah, I forgot about that!" Gwen suddenly slapped his forehead. He knew that the first reactor of the alchemy factory would be completed today, but the batch of rune boards and the design progress of the magic armour sent by Jenny and Rebecca made him completely forget about it. Now that Amber came to remind him, he immediately stood up and put down the gauntlet in his hand. "Jenny, Rebecca, I'll go to the alchemy factory first. You go back and arrange the design of the universal boards. The current progress is good, I'm very satisfied."
Jenny obediently put away the drawings, boards and gauntlets on the table, but Rebecca obviously did not intend to go back to the institute. She came up and grabbed Gwen's arm and shook it vigorously. "I'll go too, I'll go too! I want to go to the alchemy factory too! I haven't seen what it looks like yet … "
Gwen glanced at the silly roe deer. "What are you going to do there? It's just the completion of the reactor, not the ceremony for the completion of the whole factory. And you don't know alchemy. "
"I can go and set off two fireballs to liven things up! Shouldn't we set off fireworks if it's something worth celebrating … "
Gwen immediately glared at her. "If you dare to throw fireballs in the alchemy factory, I'll throw you out like a fireball!"
"I'm talking about throwing into the sky …"
"Not even in the sky!"
Rebecca stuck out her tongue and honestly raised one hand. "Then I swear in the name of Ancestor Cecil, I'll be absolutely honest …"
Gwen was about to nod halfway when he suddenly realized something. "I'm your ancestor!"
Rebecca: "…"
Amber, who was next to them, quietly moved closer to Jenny and whispered to the latter. "Don't you feel that these two people talk like there's something wrong with their brains?"
Jenny had now adapted to the atmosphere in Cecil's territory, but she could not adapt to Amber's words. She suddenly did not know how to respond. "I … I don't know what to say …"
"Tsk, it's not interesting at all." Amber glanced disdainfully at Miss Runemaster who failed to be a supporting character, then turned to look at Gawain. "Old dumpling, are you leaving or not? It's interesting to bicker with your granddaughter … "
Amber's words successfully diverted Gwen and Rebecca's attention, and the latter suddenly had no more conflict …
In any case, under Rebecca's coaxing and pestering, Gwen finally brought the overly curious girl along and followed Amber and the other two to the alchemy factory on the edge of the town.
In Gwen's vision, at least three workshops and twelve sets of reaction tanks were required to meet the requirements for the production of basic alchemy potions. For agriculture, plant catalysts, soil improvers, weed suppressants, Druil Healing Potion, weakening mana potions, various disease-curing mixtures, and so on. There were more than a dozen basic potions. In the hands of traditional alchemists, these potions were made in a small alchemy laboratory using an alchemy table and a few reaction tanks. But obviously, this kind of operation could not be used in the factory. The reaction tanks in the factory had to be continuously operated. Whether it was the addition of materials or the output of the finished product, it was done in batches and without interruption. So, except for a few special cases, each potion had to correspond with a set of reaction tanks.
Therefore, according to the attributes of the basic potions, Pitman divided them into twelve "production lines" and three different workshops. The workshops were separated from each other to form different areas to ensure that the produced potions would not be mixed and cause accidents. In fact, according to Gwen's request, the potions for ordinary people, for Extraordinaries, and for agriculture should not be produced in the same factory. But now the conditions in the territory were limited, and the cost of operating three alchemy factories at the same time was too high. In addition, the Druil Potion was fundamentally different from the "pesticides" that Gwen knew in his previous life. The current basic potions did not pose too much of a pollution risk, so he approved the practice of putting three workshops in one factory.
But he also made a special request to Pitman. In the future, if they wanted to produce a higher level of potion with greater efficacy and side effects, they must be completely isolated from the entire production process. From raw materials to semi-finished products to finished products, there must not be any hidden dangers of mixing and contamination.
The tall reactor vessel stood in the still empty workshop. Pitman, his apprentices, and the ordinary workers he recruited were busy around the brand-new equipment. This was a set of equipment that had never been seen before. It was different from any alchemy vessel in the world, different from the various kinds of thriving arcanotech devices in the territory, and of course, it was also different from the chemical equipment in Gwen's memory in his previous life.
In the center was a two-meter-high vertical iron tank. Several curved pipes connected the iron tank to several small reaction vessels around it, forming a star-like radial structure. Those pipes were not only the flow of materials and gas, but also part of the magic circle. At the place where these "magic lines" connected to the reaction vessels, there were shining Druil divine runes and various magic runes. On the surface of some of the reaction vessels, there were also large and small magic circles that were shimmering. And on the "base" of the whole equipment, the cement platform that was more than ten centimeters above the ground was the key to everything: the inverter array.
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