"Used up?! Used up all of it? "
After putting the combine harvester back into the warehouse, Tang En went to the Magic Engineering Research Institute to explain the next main task. As a result, a casual sentence made Nokia and Brian explode.
"Big brother! You're outrageous! "
Brian shouted. "It's fine if you don't take me to this battle. I was planning to get an assault rifle for fun, but you actually used up all the bullets! You don't love me anymore! "
Retch!
Looking at Brian's aggrieved expression, Tang En's stomach churned. It was really annoying to see a bearded dwarf acting cute.
Speaking of which, this guy was quite good at acting.
"Looks like you've been reading a lot of novels and comics recently. Have you finished your work?"
Tang En glanced at Brian. This guy must be slacking off again.
"Of course!"
Brian said confidently. "It's just a few high-precision molds for a few parts. It's no big deal. I can make it without the Master Engineer Glasses."
Well, Tang En could not doubt Brian's professionalism. Although this guy's technical level was only below average among the dwarves, he was one of the best in Ellington. If it was on Earth, the so-called handmade brand master referred to people like him.
After all, there were not many people who could polish parts to 0.01 millimeters by hand, which was 10 microns … It was just that the efficiency was too slow.
With the help of the Master Engineer Glasses, he could accurately judge the precision and defects of the molds. As long as high-precision molds could be produced, most of the parts could be poured into one, and the output could be greatly improved.
Tang En said helplessly, "I'll count you in. Go get whatever you want to drink — a barrel at most."
Brian said decisively, "Tang Dynasty Hero Wine."
"Up to you."
Tang En took out a document and handed it to Nokia. "This is the main direction of the next research. Take a look."
Nokia glanced at it and frowned. "Lord Tang En, I have to remind you that our manpower is very scattered right now. The production process for the two motorcycles has not been completely confirmed, and the production lines for the RPG launchers and missiles have not been completed. The technical difficulties for the Mystic Pistols are still being solved. If we rashly add more research projects, it will only delay the progress of the other tasks."
Nokia shrugged. "In short, we don't have enough people."
Tang En smiled and said, "I already knew, so I found a group of magicians for you this time."
"Oh!?"
Nokia's eyes lit up. "Are they all at your level?"
"Are you kidding me?"
Tang En couldn't help but laugh. If a second-generation god like him could be mass-produced, would Prandal still have a way to survive?
"They're all rogue mages with varying levels of proficiency. But with some training, they should be able to solve some simple magical techniques. Besides, I believe that they'd be happy to work here."
"How many people are there?"
"Fifty-seven."
"Fifty-seven … Ten motorcycles, ten RPG projects, fifteen Mystic Pistols projects … Okay, we can add two more projects."
Nokia clapped his hands and said, "The further development of the Magic Elimination Stone, the development of a special warhead, the development of a magic car, the development of a special high-explosive missile, and the development of a high-speed Gatling gun.
Tang En frowned. "These people are only enough for two more projects?"
"We can't rely on them all. The dwarven craftsmen and gnome engineers need to be evenly distributed. It'll take at least a month for the experienced workers to lead unfamiliar newcomers," Nokia said helplessly.
"Plus, these rogue mages you mentioned are all average, so it's best to assign ten people to each project. We can concentrate on the technical problems."
"Okay."
Tang En pondered for a moment before saying, "Then we'll prioritize the research of the special warheads and special high-explosive missiles. Leave it to the dark elves. They'll move to the military factory later."
The development of the Magic Elimination Stone and the Mystic Cars could be delayed for now. It was too troublesome to make perfect use of the Magic Elimination Stone. As for the Mystic Cars, he could make a prototype in a day if he had the time, so there was no need to rush. Instead, it was the special warheads and the special high-explosive howitzers that needed to be done as soon as possible.
The so called special warhead was a special warhead with magic effects. The warhead had tiny Magic Crystal shards added to it and then it had a small Magic Array engraved on it. Like this, not only would the bullet have a strong physical destructive force after it was fired, it could also trigger the effects of the Magic Array after hitting the target, increasing the magic damage.
This kind of compound bullet, when paired with an assault rifle or a high rate of fire Gatling gun, would unleash terrifying power.
The special high-explosive missiles were the same kind of weapon.
Simple RPG missiles and grenades were indeed very lethal on the battlefield, but that was only limited to the burn damage caused by the explosion and the kinetic damage caused by the fragments and steel balls. However, if a compound magic array or a layer of anti-magic stone was added to the missile grenades, the magic array would trigger a chain reaction at the same time as the explosion, and the grenades could produce very powerful magic damage in an extremely short amount of time. Alternatively, they could produce kinetic damage that could ignore magic defense.
It could be foreseen that with a full RPG artillery team, just a round of super long range bombardment before the battle began would be able to wipe out a large amount of the enemy's forces.
This would be an incomparably powerful secret weapon.
Nokia stared at the proposal for a while before nodding and saying, "The main points of the special warheads overlap with the Mystic Pistols. The key is the mass replication of the miniature magic arrays. It's all thanks to Madam Elijah's hard work and the appearance of the Master Engineer Glasses that we now have a certain foundation in the technology. We should be able to solve these two technologies in one go after conquering them."
"Elijah is working so hard?"
Brian curled his lips and said, "The little girl was crying as she worked. She kept complaining that you didn't want her anymore … Big brother, I don't want to criticize you, but you can't abandon her. You have to know that she is … Ahem."
Brian thought for a moment and still didn't dare to say that name.
The corner of Tang En's mouth twitched. What did it mean to abandon her? You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!
"You guys go on with your work. I'll go sign a contract with those rogue Mages."
Tang En fled in a panic. If he ran into Elijah later and the little girl really cried, he wouldn't be able to do anything serious today.
Unsurprisingly, the rogue Mages were all gathered in the magic section of the library, which was the second floor. For them, this was heaven.
There was an unimaginable wealth of magic books, space for free reading, a rich and surging source of magic, and they could eat on the street when they went out. Was there a better place than here?
No.
"Everyone."
After Tang En came to the magic section, he clapped his hands and shouted, "Gather."
Although the rogue Mages who were immersed in the world of magic heard Tang En's voice, they still didn't want to wake up. After Tang En shouted again and again, only a small number of them struggled to wake up.
"You can't be disobedient."
Tang En snapped his fingers, and all the rogue Mages who were still immersed in the world of magic suddenly found that the magic around them had disappeared. For Mages, being separated from the magic flow of the world was the most painful thing, as if the whole world was stripping them away.
How to describe it? Well, it was as uncomfortable as someone who was used to living on the Internet suddenly being disconnected from the Internet.
They noticed that it was Tang En's doing, so they all obediently came in front of him.
Tang En asked, "Do you like it here?"
The rogue Mages all nodded.
"It's good that you like it."
Tang En said with satisfaction, "In the next period of time, the magic books here will continue to increase. Not only are there Gold-level magic books, but there are also Grandmaster-level magic books, Grandmaster-level magic study notes, secrets of alchemy, and so on …"
Every time Tang En said something, the eyes of the rogue Mages became brighter.
"So," Tang En revealed his fox tail, "do you want to stay here?"
Of course!
Although no one spoke, the light in their eyes had revealed their thoughts.
"If you want to stay, you have to work for me."
Tang En smiled and said, "All magic books below Silver-level are free to read. Gold-level magic books can only be read if you work for me. Grandmaster-level magic books can only be read if you make a certain contribution."
Tang En's words caused a short gasp in the room. They were struggling internally.
They did not join the City of Silver. On one hand, it was because they did not want to be bound by responsibilities and obligations. On the other hand, it was because they could not tell others about the origins of their heritage. Some were found in ruins, some were dug out from the basement of their home, and some were even snatched from the hands of others …
It would be difficult for these people to join the City of Silver.
But …
Ellington was different.
Here, they did not have to worry about those messy things. They could study and research magic as they pleased. All they had to do was work for him.
"I'll do it!"
A rogue Mage gritted his teeth and said firmly, "Sir Lord, tell me, what 'work' is it?"
Noticing that he stressed the word, Tang En was stunned. He did not know whether to laugh or cry. He immediately knew that he had misunderstood.
He probably thought that Tang En kept them here to do some "dirty work" that was inconvenient for them to do.
In the end, the rogue Mages all happily signed the contract and stayed.
The reason was simple.
Because Tang En had asked them to go to the Magic Engineering Research Institute to take a look, when they found out that their so-called job was still related to magic, and that it was only to research how to improve magic arrays and combine magic and engineering, and that there was also a high salary, they happily accepted the job.
Right now, Prandal's life was very stressful. The competition for jobs was very fierce. It was very difficult for the talented guys like them to find a reliable job, especially when they knew that they had great abilities (magic) but could not use them (for fear of being discovered). They could only work diligently. Who wouldn't feel frustrated?
But it was different now. In Ellington, he could learn and use magic openly, and the people of the City of Silver would not come looking for trouble.
Moreover, the unit would arrange housing, high salaries, and even marriage when necessary. Where could he find such a job? He would be the only one in the entire Prandal.
After making arrangements for the rogue Mages, a satisfied Tang En returned to the Lord's Mansion.
It seemed that he had forgotten something important?
Forget it. Since he could not remember, it should not be a big deal.
Then he was blocked in the study by Aurelia and Olina.
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