Heroes of the Invincible Knight

Northland

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The Ordnance Factory's Valley One

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The valley is dozens of kilometers away from Miracle City. Not only are there long-term sergeants of the Dragon Army patrolling the sky, but also Griffin knights fly by from time to time. There are almost no dead ends in the defense work.

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If you want to visit this valley, you can either use teleportation to enter directly like Li Cha, or you can only attack.

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According to the current speed of the world's magic recovery, in a short period of time, except for Richard who has the system, he can use the high-level magic of teleportation.

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As for the strong attack, the valley itself is stationed with a good army, and there are a lot of powerful crossbows and mechanisms arranged in the open and secret. It is definitely not so easy to attack, and the valley is still in the heart of the Hunter family territory. Otherwise, no one would be able to organize a force to storm the valley here.

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In the valley, Li Cha was walking in the middle of a large area of ​​strange objects, and the researchers around him were introducing to Li Cha the new things they made.

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The Ordnance Factory in the North is not only responsible for the production of standard weapons and armors of the North Army, but also undertakes the responsibility of developing new weapons. From the improvement of the gunpowder formula to the replacement of the Shenwei crossbow, it is all the credit of the Ordnance Factory researchers.

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Li Cha, who came from Blue Star, has a lot of ideas in his mind, but he knows a lot of things and doesn't know why. Many times he can only come up with an idea, and he can only rely on his researchers to realize it. .

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The source of scientific research personnel in the ordnance factory is also very complicated. Some are talented graduates from the academy, and some are skilled craftsmen. The only thing they have in common is that they are flexible and receptive. Practice, instead of treating Richard as a neurotic.

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"Lord Richard, look, this is the steam crossbow you made before. It has been improved according to your requirements. Now the weight has been reduced to less than 500 kilograms. When activated, it can shoot 50 arrows in a row and can be reloaded repeatedly. use."

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The one who introduced the steam crossbow to Richard was Bellucci, one of the main research leaders of the Armory Factory. The last time he showed his steam crossbow to Richard, the arrow got stuck in the middle and got stuck. He felt embarrassed.

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When Li Cha came to inspect again this time, he could not wait to bring Li Cha to see his improved crossbow.

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"What is this? Gatling?"

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The steam crossbow in front of him has undergone a huge change from the version that Li Cha first saw. It has changed from a black square box to a cylindrical shape. The diameter of the cylinder is about one meter and the length is nearly five meters. The front section is full of Honeycomb-like shooting holes, fixed to a cart, look very much like an enlarged version of a Gatling gun.

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"What Gatling?"

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Li Cha's subconscious sentence Gatling made Bellucci a little confused, and asked a question in doubt.

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"It's nothing, let's start the demonstration. If the effect is good, he can also be called Bellucci Battle Crossbow in the future."

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"Thank you, Mr. Richard!"

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Hearing that Richard wanted to name the crossbow after him, Bellucci became excited and immediately gave instructions to the operator around him.

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"Boom, boom, boom, boom..."

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There was a souring sound of the machine turning, and the various mechanical parts on the war crossbow began to slowly turn. After about two minutes, the war crossbow sprayed out a white mist from the front end.

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Randomly, the operator wearing thick leather gloves put up a crossbow and started shooting. The giant arrows that were close to two meters were shot continuously. It only took three or four minutes to shoot fifty giant arrows.

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On the other side, the soldiers 100 meters away rushed to the target to check, and then came to report.

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"Report! Twenty-one targets were hit by the crossbow, and all the iron plates were penetrated."

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This kind of big killer can have a hit rate of more than one-third at a distance of 100 meters, which has exceeded Li Cha's expectations, and its power can directly penetrate a half-finger-thick iron plate and a wooden target nailed to the back. On the top, all heavy armors are like paper paste within 100 meters.

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If you can produce more and drag it to the battlefield, the army of millions of orcs will be a cloud. Although Bellucci's research and development has reached a road that Li Cha has never thought of, it is better than practical. It is enough to kill the enemy. No gunpowder weapons.

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However, after a little observation, Li Cha still found the flaws of the crossbow.

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"Is the boiler fired in advance?"

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"Yes, sir, it takes at least fifteen minutes to provide sufficient power for the crossbow."

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Although the war crossbow is only 1,000 jin and can be pulled by a few horses, the boiler next to it is several times the weight of the war crossbow. Although it cannot be transported, several knights are responsible for loading and unloading, and it is also possible to get seven or eight horses. It works, but it's still a bit bulky.

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"Sir, although the boiler is heavy, it can supply five or so war crossbows at a time, and after burning, it can be used for a long time, and the arrows on the war crossbow can be reloaded repeatedly."

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The crossbow performed well this time, showing a lot of practical value, but Li Cha understood it more carefully than last time.

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This thing looks clumsy, but the cost is not low at all. In addition to using high-quality steel to build, some key parts also use special alloys.

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Not to mention the high temperature of the dragon's breath, the ore has to be purchased at a high price from the dwarves. The cost of a steam crossbow can make twenty or thirty Shenwei crossbows, but compared to its possible battlefield effects, this Still worth the price.

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And although this thing is inconvenient to move and slow to reload, Li Cha has already thought of how to use it. First load a part of it onto the warship, and then swipe across the Longjiang River. Not to mention the army of orcs, the white dragon may have to be killed by the war crossbow. down.

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"How many crossbows are there now?"

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"My lord, there are only two sets for display at present, and two spare parts can be assembled. If we want to make it temporarily, without affecting the production of other equipment, the ordnance factory can produce four sets in a week."

"Give you ten days, plus the display and use, I want to see fifteen battle crossbows loaded in the snow city."

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Although in Li Cha's impression, gunpowder weapons are the correct development path, he has not suppressed development in other directions. After all, this is not a Blue Star. Although most of the laws of nature are similar, there is still magic. For elements that do not exist on the star, what is the correct development path, Li Cha is not sure, it is better to let the researchers do it, anyway, he will pay.

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"Yes, my lord!"

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The task assigned by Richard was a little tight, but Bellucci gritted his teeth and agreed after thinking a little bit about it. The big deal is to work overtime day and night. This is completely normal for the people in the ordnance factory.

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In addition to the steam crossbow, there are all kinds of steam-powered things on the entire proving ground, such as cranes and locomotives. The prototypes of some familiar objects have already appeared, but the performance is still very unstable. It's still a long way from being able to actually use it.

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Although these things will not play a role in this war, in the long run, it will definitely improve the strength of the entire human race by several levels, and it is not impossible to develop a civilization comparable to the elf empire.

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After a few words of encouragement, Richard led Bellucci to another workshop in the valley. As soon as he came, he smelled a strong odor of sulfur, and there were signs of no fireworks hanging around.

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"My lord, this is the gunpowder that we have improved after our experiment. Its power is much greater than before, and it is more stable. There is basically no inexplicable explosion."

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The research on gunpowder is several grades more dangerous than the research on steam power in another place. A scald there is amazing, and an explosion here will immediately kill people.

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All experiments were done carefully, that is, Li Cha was now a master of art, and the realm of the Holy Land would not be killed by this early gunpowder, so he dared to go directly to a pile of gunpowder products to check.

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"You mean, the stability of these gunpowders has improved?"

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When the Ordnance Factory just tried out the formula of gunpowder, Li Cha was excited for a while, and it didn't take long for him to use it in the actual combat of Dragon Breath.

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I can't say there is no effect, but it's a bit average. In addition to the insufficient power of the early gunpowder, the biggest problem is that the stability is a bit poor, it is very troublesome to transport, and it is easy to hurt one's own people first. The army did not replenish.

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At this time, after Bellucci said that the gunpowder had been greatly improved, Richard became interested and opened a closed barrel of gunpowder to examine it.

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"Yes, my lord, this was discovered by a craftsman by accident."

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"After the gunpowder was wet and dried, its power increased a lot after it came out of the drying net. After experimenting for a period of time, I found that the stability was much stronger than before."

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"Now we'll do this after we've prepared the gunpowder."

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Li Cha was holding a handful of black powder the size of a plastic bullet in his hand, and a word suddenly flashed in his mind.

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"Gunpowder is granulated."

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I didn't expect this thing, but I didn't expect it. When I think about it, it's actually a very simple process.

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"Now the power of the pill pack filled with newly made gunpowder has more than doubled compared to before."

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"As well as the muskets and cannons you mentioned, we also re-cast them, but the effect is still not as you described. There was an explosion during the test firing before. Fortunately, you reminded you to extend the lead wire, otherwise there will be an explosion. casualties."

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While speaking, Bellucci had taken Richard to the outdoor shooting range, where there were weapons that looked like firearms.

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The reason why it seems like is because their appearance is somewhat different from the muskets and cannons in Richard's impression.

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Let's talk about the musket first. There were actually two people who tested it. The whole musket was more than two meters long. One was aiming at the back and igniting, and the other was carrying it on his shoulders as a launcher.

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The person behind lit the lead rope with a "bang", and a burst of black smoke came from the muzzle, and a target more than ten meters away was beaten into a honeycomb shape.

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The power is not bad, but Bellucci is a little dissatisfied.

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"My lord, this musket is powerful, but its range and accuracy are not good. If it exceeds 20 meters, it will not be easy to hit the target. At this distance, the bow and crossbow will shoot two rounds. And if it is an orc warrior in heavy armor, It is still very difficult to kill the opponent directly, at least ten meters to ensure the penetration of the iron armor, at this distance, there is no chance of firing a second shot."

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"The artillery is quite powerful, but the accuracy is even worse, and it is easy to blow itself up. We all have a heavy catapult to achieve better results."

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"It's okay, keep improving, just like the steam crossbow, it will always keep improving, I believe in you."

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"Yes, my lord!"

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Although they did not understand Richard's obsession with firearms, the Ordnance Factory would still carry out Richard's will. After being encouraged by Richard a few words, everyone seemed to vow to repay their kindness.

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In this era of extraordinary existence, the aristocracy not only suppressed the businessmen and the so-called bourgeoisie, but also suppressed the development of weapons. For thousands of years, the circle of swords, armor, bows and crossbows has never been transferred.

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Firearms, especially those with low power in the early days, are easy to be ignored directly. How do they know how terrifying these things will be if they keep developing.

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What Li Cha is doing now is to protect the seedlings, so that these seemingly impractical things can continue to be developed and artificially intervened.

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Even if the magic power is revived, the magical talent of human beings is not comparable to that of elves. To create the glory of the elf empire at the beginning, it is not enough to rely on magicians.

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Maybe we can find a way to combine magic and technology?

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