In the eyes of many, the development of Cecil Hill was a miracle. Even the administrators of Cecil Hill could not help but have such thoughts. Indeed, compared with most of the aristocratic domains of this era, Cecil Hill was beyond common sense in every aspect, whether it was the construction of the people's livelihood or the changes in military strength. But Gwen never thought so.
Gwen's imaginary enemies were never the mediocre nobles of the frontier, nor were they the long-established forces of the Captical. From the day he inherited Gwen Cecil's memory, from the day he learned about the existence of the Demonic Wave, his imaginary enemies were already beyond the current human strength. And in the face of these enemies, his current strength was far from enough.
"Those monsters are intelligent," Heti said as soon as Gwen's voice trailed off. "Although their thinking ability does not seem to be very strong, they obviously have a certain level of thinking ability. They can judge the situation on the battlefield, determine the attack range of the trebuchets, and attack in a safe area. They can even command an 'army'. If their commanding ability was a little stronger, we would not have won so easily."
Amber, who was sitting on the other side of Gwen, could not help but say, "I did not find that they have intelligence when I was investigating."
"This shows that their intelligence is not complete, or their behavior is different from human beings." Gwen was not surprised. "The aberrations are a kind of creature with a clear goal. This will not change. So before they meet their target, even if they have intelligence, they will not do anything unnecessary. This makes them look no different from other monsters before they attack. However, after this incident, we have gained some experience. "
"In addition, we have also exposed a problem in this battle," Gwen continued. "When dealing with those big guys, the attack power of ordinary soldiers is obviously not enough, and the hit rate of the trebuchets is too low."
In the second half of the battle, the three monsters crossed the middle of the battlefield, which was already within the range of the heat ray guns. But the heat rays, which were effective against ordinary aberrations, showed their weakness in firepower when facing the huge monsters. It was difficult for the heat rays to penetrate the enemy's body, and even if they did, the damage was too small to cause any damage to the house-like monsters. The aberrations seemed to have quickly realized this, so they dared to stop in front of the city gate and gather their strength to attack. To be honest, if it were not for Rebecca's super big fireball, the three large 'aberrations' would have been really dangerous if they had released the black lightning.
As for the crystal grenades, their power could pose a certain threat to the monsters, but the attack range was not enough, and the stamina consumption of the soldiers was another disadvantage. Moreover, the crystal grenades had a delay in exploding, and their flying speed was slow. The effectiveness of the crystal grenades was not optimistic for the monsters that already had a certain level of intelligence.
As it turned out, only the crystal grenades thrown by the trebuchets could easily destroy the monsters, but the shortcomings of the trebuchets were too obvious. The hit rate was poor, the range was narrow, and the reloading time was slow and drained the soldiers' stamina (although this could be solved with mechanical power). Before the crystal grenades were used as ammunition, the trebuchets were even less powerful. It could be said that the fact that the trebuchets, which did not match the style of the trebuchets, appeared on the southern wall of Cecil was completely out of necessity.
The above shortcomings were only the part that Byron and the others could understand. In fact, Gwen knew that the trebuchets' shortcomings were far more than that. The trebuchets that could only throw projectiles did not have the "armor-piercing" attribute at all. Whether it was stones or bombs, as long as they did not have the ability to shoot straight, it would be difficult for them to be effective against the sturdy city walls. Throwing bombs over the city walls into the enemy's city sounded like a wonderful thing, but as long as the walls of the traditional noble's castle stood, the form of the war would not change.
Although Gwen's ultimate imaginary enemy was the Demonic Wave and the accompanying disasters, he knew very well that before facing the power of nature, he had to face the secular forces of this world first. Given the current situation on the continent, which was definitely not stable, he had to first create a weapon that could fight against the traditional fortress.
Otherwise, Cecil might not survive until the day of the Demonic Wave.
"The trebuchets that can throw crystal grenades are already the most powerful weapons I have ever seen," Knight Philip could not help but say when he heard Gwen's words. "Unless … we can create a new weapon that is as easy to operate as the heat ray gun, but on a larger scale."
In a world where gunpowder propulsion weapons had never appeared, it was difficult for Gwen to explain the concept of "artillery" to others. But he could describe the characteristics of the artillery. After hearing his description, everyone fell into deep thought.
Heti was the first to break the silence. "The key to the problem is to launch the 'cannonball' at a very fast speed in a straight line. We have created a very powerful cannonball, but we can't 'launch' it. Is that what you mean?"
"Yes, and I have considered the repulsive array." Gwen nodded. "But the repulsive array lacks explosive power, and it is difficult to give the cannonball enough initial velocity. If we use something like an acceleration track, a large number of repulsive points with suitable angles on the trajectory of the cannonball to accelerate continuously, it is theoretically feasible. But I have roughly calculated that even with the most efficient repulsive array and the best arrangement spacing, the acceleration track needs to be a dozen or even dozens of meters long for the cannonball to have enough lethality and range. Otherwise, it is not as good as a trebuchet."
At this time, Kamel, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke. "Do we need a physical 'cannonball'?"
Gwen raised his eyebrows and said with anticipation, "You have other ideas? It's better if you have other ideas. A physical cannonball is just one of them. As long as it can solve the problem, any idea is fine. "
"In the Gondor period, we have a weapon called the arcane pulser, which compresses powerful arcane energy in a converging device and then releases it in a targeted direction. It is very powerful," Kamel said. "Its essence is actually a bit like a huge arcane missile."
Gawain couldn't help but frown. "Arcane Pulser … To be honest, I know this, but you should also know that the Arcane Pulser is powered by the magic power of the Deep Blue Magic Well. Its ammunition is pure magic crystals, which store pure magic power from the Deep Blue Magic Well. Every time it is fired, a crystal will be destroyed. This is something that can't be done in this era."
"Yes, the pure and powerful magic power of the Deep Blue Magic Well is our biggest constraint." Kamel admitted Gwen's statement. "But today I saw something that may be able to … partially solve this problem."
Everyone at the scene immediately looked at Kamel curiously. Amber could not help but ask, "What is it?"
Kamel raised his arm, and a shapeshifting hand was formed. He then picked up a pile of unattractive metal devices not far away.
Gwen poked his head out and saw that it was a strange device connected by a series of rune boards, which looked like a belt. There were some rune structures on the belt that he did not know the purpose of. At first glance, he knew that it was a modified rune structure. When he first saw the thing, he was stunned for a moment, but soon he reacted. "Isn't this the thing that Rebecca hung on her body?"
Amber also looked at Kamel in surprise. "Wow, so you have the habit of taking things with you?"
Kamel was choked by Amber's words. After a few flashes, he helplessly explained, "This is what you dropped on the wall when you took Rebecca away. Have you forgotten?"
"… That seems to be the case."
Gwen interrupted the conversation between Kamel and Amber. "Anyway, what is this thing?"
Tyre, who had been lying lazily under the table all this while, suddenly popped out from under the table. She pointed at the pile of metal plates with the tip of her tail. "Rebecca said that this is an amplification device. I don't know anything else."
After that, the siren shrank back like a hibernating snake and curled herself into a ball again.
"According to my judgment, this is actually a pile of magic field receivers and some modifications to balance the load." Kamel spread out the pile of metal plates. "Miss Rebecca's idea seems very simple. Because an individual's magic reserve is limited, she used the magic field receivers to connect herself to the entire magic net. She intended to use the magic net as her magic reserve and use the magic net to cast spells. We have all seen the final result. She successfully created a huge fireball, which proved the feasibility of this idea.
"But there is still a limit to her idea, and that is' human 'itself. Her human body limited her ability, so she fainted after a large fireball. However … machines and steel were not afraid of this. Or rather, even machines and steel could not withstand such pressure. They could also be mass-produced and consumed.
"So as long as these amplifiers are installed on a specific weapon, we can recreate the glory of the arcane pulser."
Gwen could not help but widen his eyes. "You mean, the magic net … no, the magic field can be used as the energy source of the arcane pulser?"
"No, I don't intend to replicate an 'arcane pulser,'" Kamel denied. "The Deep Blue Well can't be replicated, and neither can the arcane pulser based on the magic of the Deep Blue. I was just inspired by this amplifier and the super fireball today. If we can control powerful enough energy and redistribute it in a reasonable way, and throw away the shackles of 'personal talent' in the process, then we don't need to be limited to specific spells or so-called 'skills.' Just like the fireball today … Is it really a 'fireball'? "
Speaking from the bottom of his heart, that thing was really beyond the concept of a fireball. And Gwen felt that at this rate, Rebecca might really want to create a sun.
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