Gwen would always come up with some inexplicable sentences and words. Sometimes, even if it was a phrase that others could understand, it would become incomprehensible in his mouth. Amber had long been used to this situation, and her way of dealing with these cryptic sentences was very simple — she just gave up thinking.
"Just tell me what it is." Amber rolled her eyes. "A new arcanotech device? An alchemy device? Or the weapon you mentioned last time? "
"The report on arcanotech devices and alchemy devices will not have the logo of the Military Machinery Institute." Gwen smiled and pointed to the top of the report, then stood up. "Come on, let's go and see this new weapon."
At the weapon testing site on the south bank of Baishui, the relevant preparations were already in place.
A report was sent to Gwen, indicating that the finished product had been assembled and was waiting for the lord's inspection. When the report was sent, Heti had already ordered the personnel of the Mechanical Research Institute and the weapon testing site to prepare for the first test. When Gwen and Amber arrived at the testing site, the area had already been sealed off by the soldiers of Cecil's Combat Corps. They had also informed the residents of the northeast of the city about the weapon testing in advance. The new equipment of Cecil was often accompanied by loud explosions, so under normal circumstances, it was necessary to send a notice in advance.
This was a weapon that Gwen had high hopes for, and it was an "urgent project" that was put on the agenda after the second Cecil defensive battle. Naturally, it attracted a lot of attention. Basically, those who were involved in the research and development or qualified to watch had rushed to the site, including the two prime ministers Byron and Philip — Knight, as well as technical personnel such as Jenny, Kamel, and Egg Nicholas. Heti and Rebecca were also there.
This was the initial stage of entrepreneurship. There were only a few people on the top team, and because of the lack of manpower, they often needed to help each other. So whenever there was a big result, everyone would be there to watch.
As soon as Gwen appeared, Rebecca happily trotted to greet him. "Ancestor! Ancestor! The 'art launcher' you wanted is ready! "
Last time when Gwen was chatting with the silly roe deer, he could not help but mention that "explosion is art", and this girl directly led him astray.
Gwen patted Rebecca's head, and his eyes fell on the war machine that had just walked off the mechanical assembly table.
It was very large, with a three-meter-long acceleration track and a total height of nearly two meters. Its shape was very similar to the theoretical model built by Gwen in the 'simulation experiment field' before, but there was a big difference in the details.
It had four parallel metal rails, still fixed to the base in a cross structure, two acceleration rails, and two orientation rails used to fix the trajectory of the shell, stabilize the trajectory, and reduce friction. But unlike the tracks simulated by Gwen in the virtual environment, the entire acceleration-orientation structure in front of him had additional reinforcement. There were three 'fixing rings' made of solid steel plates that firmly connected the four rails together, and from the shining magic runes on the fixing rings, they probably also had the function of assisting the rails to release waste energy and reduce magic interference.
The entire acceleration structure was installed on a roughly triangular base, which was covered with steel plates. Although it was only a prototype, the powerful metal control ability of Nicholas had made the base very standard and precise. Lines formed by faintly glowing magic conductive material could be seen on the side, and at the back, there were control levers and handles that could be shaken. At the connecting part of the triangular base and the acceleration structure, Gwen noticed huge gears and rotating shafts, which were obviously used to adjust the elevation of the track.
"Based on your drawings and suggestions, I have redesigned its adjustment mechanism so that it can adjust its pitch angle within a wider range. The base is also reserved for a rotating disc that connects to the gun position. Finally, the entire gun can be freely rotated." Nicholas the smiley face floated over and emitted a metallic sound from the ball. "The 'gun sight' you mentioned is added to the upper positioning guide rail. In addition, Kamel has also redesigned the rune arrangement of the acceleration track, which can be more conducive to the release of waste energy, which can increase the overall lifespan of the track. "
Gwen turned his head and glanced at Kamel, thinking that the ancient magus was still a little obsessed with the 'lifespan'.
"This is the 'cannonball' it uses." Kamel seemed to have guessed what Gwen was thinking, and a little awkwardly broke the silence. He controlled the evocative hand and placed a metal magic device not far away in front of Gwen. "I have prepared a test cannonball without explosives and a complete live cannonball. Except for replacing the explosives with gravel of the same weight, the test cannonball and live cannonball are exactly the same in all aspects. This is the test cannonball. "
Gwen looked down. The cannonball based on magic technology was very different from the cannonball on Earth in his memory.
It did not have a cylindrical body and a conical head, but more like a small, weird obelisk.
The cannonball was rectangular, with a depression at the top and bottom to fit the directional rail in the acceleration track. The front and rear of the cannonball were like small gold towers, and the surface of the cannonball was engraved with the 'Blessing of the Wind' runes. Those runes were now dim. Obviously, it was not charged.
And there was no magic conductive structure connected to the cannonball.
"Where does the energy of the wind runes come from?" Gwen asked curiously.
"It is charged during the acceleration process in the track," Kamel explained. "The cannonball is a consumable item, so we have to find a way to save the cost. Because the wind runes on the cannonball only need to fly for a few seconds at most, so there is no need to consider whether it carries an independent energy source. For a basic level one spell effect, as long as some crystal dust is added to the material when drawing the magic circle, so that it has the basic energy storage property, then the energy stored in the magic circle is enough to run the spell for about a minute."
Gwen was a little surprised. "That's a good idea. You came up with it?"
"I hope so, but it's Rebecca's idea." Kamel turned into a humble grayish-blue and stepped aside to let Rebecca come forward. "I have to admit that your descendant's talent in invention is enviable."
Rebecca immediately came forward with an 'I'm super awesome' expression. She was so proud in front of Gwen that her face almost reached the sky. "I got the inspiration from your magic capacitor. As long as some additional magic conductive structure is added to the acceleration track, some energy in the cannon mount will flow out, and the runes containing crystal dust on the cannonball will be treated as a very weak magic storage crystal, then the entire acceleration track will become an open magic capacitor. Although the cannonball stays in the acceleration track for a very short time, when the cannonball comes into contact with the track during the loading process, the charging process is completely sufficient! "
Gwen understood and felt that it should be so. Only Rebecca, who had lived in poverty, could always put the idea of 'reducing cost and achieving mass production' that he taught her first. How could Kamel, who lived in the era of tycoons, have the idea of racking his brains to reduce cost? If it was the Kingdom of Gondor back then, it would have been difficult for those tycoons not to carve a cannonball out of a blue crystal …
Gwen praised Rebecca a little, and the girl began to giggle. He then turned to the soldiers who were waiting by the railgun. "We'll discuss the technical details later. I can't wait to see its actual performance. Let's start with the test shell first?"
"This is the most in line with the process." As Kamel spoke, he controlled the hand to send the test shell to the soldiers.
According to the operation procedures that they had just learned, the soldiers immediately began to load the huge war machine.
They opened the loading port on the side of the gun mount, pushed the cannonball into it, and then used the push rod to jam the cannonball into the track. Then, they closed the loading port, adjusted the angle of the acceleration track, and activated the overload charging structure (the scientific name was Rebecca's Enhancement Module) …
The magic lines on the gun mount gradually brightened, followed by the runes on the entire acceleration track. A strange, low humming sound began to sound.
Another soldier who was operating the cannon was already standing behind the gun mount, his hand on the handle used to fire the cannon.
Byron Knight gave the order. "Fire!"
The soldier then pulled the handle.
The cannonball was pushed into the acceleration stage by the base repulsive mechanism, and then accelerated rapidly under the effect of a series of repulsive runes. All the sound converged into a sharp explosion as the entire acceleration track violently retreated in the base. A shiny metal device wrapped in a light green cyclone rushed out of the track and flew into the clear sky with a sharp whistle.
Compared to the 'cannon' that relied on gunpowder to propel the projectile, the sound of the acceleration railgun was much quieter. But the sudden explosion still startled Rebecca and Heti. Jenny even exclaimed softly and covered her ears half a beat later.
A few seconds later, on a distant hillside that was used as a target, Gwen saw a cloud of smoke suddenly rising.
He smiled. "If there's no problem with the cannon, let's use live ammunition. It's more intuitive that way."
A few technicians from the Mechanical Research Institute immediately came forward to check the condition of the railgun. Soon, a report came. "The railgun is in good condition! The charging structure and overload structure are in good condition! All moving parts are connected firmly! "
"Load live ammunition!"
The soldiers once again repeated the process of the first launch, and this time, a live round loaded with dozens of kilograms of Rebecca's crystal was pushed into the acceleration track.
Rebecca, who knew how big the noise of the crystal was, immediately hid behind Heti. Heti subconsciously hid behind Gwen. Amber looked at the reaction of the two, thought carefully, and calmly analyzed. Her whole body became illusory. If the situation went wrong, she would jump directly into the Shadow Realm.
Then, the railgun was fired.
It was still a sudden explosion. A metal device that looked like a small obelisk, wrapped in a light green gas, rushed out of the track. Even Gwen and Kamel could barely follow its flight trajectory. The shell did not explode immediately after leaving the 'barrel.' Its body and the fuze safety mechanism withstood the test. The whole shell flew a long parabola in the air, and after a few seconds, it heavily hit the hillside far away.
There was a loud bang, like thunder exploding. Countless stones and soil rose into the air in the explosion, and the impact of the explosion caused by the impact of the explosion rose into the air.
Amber, who was preparing to enter the Shadow Realm, froze in place.
She stared blankly at the hillside that was already shrouded in smoke and dust, and a huge fireball rose into the air. She suddenly understood what Gwen meant by "negotiation means".
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
