Chapter 152 Shooting Test

When something that is enough to shake the cornerstone of the era appears, only a few people can realize its significance at the first time.

So it wasn’t until Gawain said the words “one hundred and six second-level extraordinary beings” that Amber, Jenny and Rebecca suddenly realized what the seemingly unattractive gauntlet meant. What.

It is not that there are no props or equipment in this world that can release magic. Magicians are always accustomed to carrying some life-saving or auxiliary magic props with them, such as various talismans that can release protective spells. Or rings and magic books that release quick-attack spells, but most of these props have two characteristics: first, they can only be used by "extraordinary people" with magical powers; second, they are so expensive that even some small nobles can prohibit them.

A magic ring that can release second-level offensive spells is worth half a year’s income of a knight in the Holy Spirit Plains, because the ring must be made of fine gold and mithril, and must be noble. It can only be used after the magic infusion and tempering by the mage himself.

But the thermal energy ray gun - the most expensive part of it is the quartz column as the focusing crystal, which is worth less than half a silver coin - now with the supply of cheap crystal mines in Tanzania Town, the price is still Gotta go down.

And what kind of labor is needed to make such a thermal ray gun? In addition to the initial participation of mages and rune masters in designing runes and manufacturing prototype substrates, after the plan is finalized, it only requires a bunch of rumbling machine tools, and a few more are responsible for filling the grooves of the magic circle with magic-guiding materials and doing post-production It is only assembled by skilled workers. Although its size is much larger than those exquisite and luxurious magic rings and magic amulets, it will have a crushing number.

The requirements for using this thing are even lower. It does not even require carefully trained professional soldiers. Ordinary people with a little training can use it.

After thinking about this, Jenny's eyes when looking at the thermal ray gun were no longer filled with only pride and joy, but instead were mixed with a little uneasiness.

This was her first time participating in "Cecil's characteristic invention". She didn't know what this weapon would bring to the world, and she didn't dare to think about it.

"Ancestor, are you going to send this to every soldier?" Rebecca is a girl with a strong receptive ability. She reacted quickly and looked at it with sparkling eyes. Gao Wen, "Then if the soldiers have this thing... do they still need to train sword kung fu?"

Gao Wen wanted to say that after the emergence of long-range thermal weapons, the era of swords, guns, swords and halberds has come to an end. Countdown, but he soon thought that this is a world with various extraordinary powers. The boundaries between so-called cold weapons and hot weapons have been blurred after the intervention of extraordinary powers, so he changed his words at the last minute: "Conventional weapons are still To be retained, the mass production of magic-infused sword armor is the next step. However, in my vision, the thermal ray gun will be the main offensive method of the soldiers, and the sword will gradually become their secondary weapon."

Rebecca gestured happily:"You can equip the thermal ray gun on your left arm, and then use the sword with your right hand as usual. When the enemy is far away, use the scorching ray to hit it. When the enemy comes close, draw the sword and cut... The casing of the ray gun can be thickened, so that it can be used in close combat. It can also be used to block when using it!"

Gawain thought about it for a while, and suddenly felt that Rebecca's idea was quite interesting, but there was one thing he didn't understand: as a mage, this girl, Why was this close combat theory the first thing that came to mind?

But no matter what, it seems that the fighting style of Cecil's combat soldiers is really going to be turned upside down. I just don't know if the two knights Byron and Philip can adapt to this change quickly...

However, for a weapon to be practical, you cannot rely solely on prototype verification, especially the thermal ray gun, which is a completely new thing even for Gawain. He only successfully fired the first shot. , and to ensure that it can perform stably on the battlefield, more than one shot is needed.

Gawain put away the prototype gauntlet and looked at the people present: "It needs more testing. We will start early tomorrow morning at the testing ground northeast of the testing location."

The test site in the northeast is the large wasteland near the river beach. Since the explosion of Rebecca crystal was tested there, that area has been designated as a formal military test area. The subsequent crystallization Grenades were also tested there. In fact, Gawain really couldn't hold back the urge to try it out, and wanted to find a place to do it immediately. However, night was really not a good time to conduct such a test - the current territory could not build large indoor weapons that could operate at night. Testing site, so all testing had to wait until the next day.

Early the next morning, Gawain got up early.

Compared to last night when only a few people were present when the first shot was fired, today's formal test seemed particularly formal and serious - Rebecca told Hetty about the thermal ray gun, and Hetty Ti Ze immediately called the two military commanders Byron and Philip, and also selected 20 stable and reliable soldiers from the combat corps to guard the area to prevent irrelevant people from approaching. At the same time, she also ordered people to conduct experiments Targets at different distances were set up on the field to test the range, accuracy and other parameters of the weapon. Finally, she also called Druid Pittman to deal with emergency medical treatment in case the weapon accidentally injured someone.

From this arrangement, Gawain can clearly determine one thing:

The eldest granddaughter is learning bit by bit the "science and system" he taught her. "Transformation" thought...

Gawain was initially prepared to still control it himself, but after Amber babbled in his ear for ten minutes, he decided to give her this opportunity.

Of course, this decision was not entirely because Amber Baba was really annoying. The more important reason was that this guy had actually used sleeve arrows as a stalker, and he used them well. She has some experience with long-range weapons on her arms, so the operator must be her..

Looking at Amber putting the thermal ray gun on her arm, and adjusting the straps seemingly professionally to ensure stability, Rebecca, who failed to seize the opportunity to control it, couldn't help but mutter sourly: "Take it easy and don't hit yourself - this thing is more stable than a sleeve arrow!"

"I won't bother you," Amber bared her teeth at Rebecca, " When I practiced sleeve arrows, I had to hang an iron ball on my wrist, and that thing was heavier than this!"

After showing off, the half-elf thief also completed the adjustment of the equipment. Hetty, who was in charge of recording next to him, nodded, then raised his hand and aimed at the first target in the distance.

The rune trigger was pulled by the metal wire, and the magic power in the magic capacitor was instantly converted into the energy of the scorching ray array. With a soft sound, the scorching beam instantly hit a person dozens of meters away. Target number.

The wooden target covered with leather armor was penetrated directly.

Hetty quickly recorded the numbers, and then Amber began to aim at the second target...

"The effective range is only between two hundred and three hundred meters, which is less than The standard scorching ray is also lower than the theoretical value of the array substrate." After some testing, Hetty brought the record to Gawain. "The reason may be that the quartz pillars are not adjusted properly, or the scorching ray rune The efficiency of magic guidance between the substrate and the magic capacitor is not good, which can be improved from the process; another problem is accuracy. The accuracy can be seen within a range of fifty meters, but the accuracy drops sharply after fifty meters. After one hundred meters, even someone like Amber, who is half-elf and has practiced sleeve arrows, has a three-quarter miss rate. If this data were placed on ordinary soldiers... it would definitely be worse."

Rebecca scratched her hair and said bluntly: "But you are still more accurate than aunt...it hurts!"

Looking at the silly roe deer being beaten by Hetty Pulling his ears, Gawain's expression did not change at all: "Accuracy is actually also a problem of processing technology - the assembly of Nicholas Egg is very precise, but the scorching ray substrate was made by Rebecca and the others, because they just wanted to verify the new design. Whether the rune set can be used, so I didn’t put much effort into selecting the quartz pillar."

As he said, he took another look at the gauntlet on Amber’s hand: "And it’s still missing one. A simple aiming structure can be installed on the ray emission port and the middle of the arm armor, which should greatly improve the accuracy." Gowen explained the concept of the so-called sight, and Amber's eyes suddenly lit up. : "Oh! This is a good thing! This will make it easier for soldiers to train this!"

Although the issue of accuracy is being discussed, in fact the accuracy of the thermal ray gun has exceeded Wen expected it.

Originally, in his opinion, it was quite good for such a long-range weapon that was difficult to aim and did not even have a basic sight to have an accurate distance of more than ten meters, but the reality was beyond his expectation.

On the one hand, this is because the thermal energy ray gun is not a live ammunition weapon, and its working process involves almost no mechanical movement, so it has almost no recoil, and there is no need to worry about problems such as barrel shake, receiver instability, etc. that affect accuracy. To ensure accuracy, just A steady hand is enough. On the other hand, people in this world are different from people on earth in terms of physical fitness and talents.

Amber’s half-elf ancestry allows her to be more proficient in using various long-range weapons. Even ordinary people without elven ancestry are superior to those on earth in various physical parameters. (Think about the average lifespan of the noble class of more than a hundred years, and the "ordinary soldiers" who can charge in heavy armor and carrying giant swords). These advantages may still exist when using long-range weapons - of course , this last point needs to be tested by ordinary soldiers before it can be determined.

On the other side, Rebecca had already begun to grin at Hetty's hands: "You really don't come to save me?!"

Gawain looked at this with laughter and tears. The girl who was scolded for her uprightness glanced at her and rescued her. Then she nodded to Amber: "Let's continue the test. This time we will see the impact of continuous shooting on performance."

Continuous shooting is a relative During the long test process, Gawain did not continue to stare, but walked towards the two knights Philip and Byron who were standing aside.

The two knight gentlemen looked at the test site with concentration, and the expressions on their faces were obviously a bit complicated.

"What are you thinking about?" Gawain came to them and asked calmly.

“This is really an incredible weapon,” Byron’s tone was filled with admiration. “It’s incredible... that magic can be released in this way. Both the source of magic and the control of magic are controlled by the weapon. It is completed by itself and has nothing to do with the user's talent. The person who controls it only needs to be able to pull the rune trigger..."

"Isn't it just admiration?" Gawain looked at it with a half-smile. He glanced.

"...Indeed," Byron looked at Gawain and finally nodded in recognition, "I'm still a little disappointed."

"Oh?"

Phillip also sighed softly and said with emotion: "I am faster than you. It took me half a year to use these two skills."

Byron: "...can you express something else?"

"I said, times are changing," Gawain interrupted the crosstalk duo. , "This change is inevitable, and you must accept it."

Byron was stunned, and looked at the testing site with a wry smile: "One day, will that thing release the finger of death?"

Gawain was silent for a moment: "Maybe."

"...It seems that the day when the City of Thousand Towers will collapse is not far away.ah. ”

On the other side, Amber moved his arms that were slightly tired from lifting for a long time, then raised the thermal ray gun again and pulled the rune trigger.

There seemed to be a slight amount of heat generated at the front end of the ray gun, but no beam was emitted this time.

"Old Zongzi! This thing can't be used! ”