After several days of design, improvement and trial production, Rebecca excitedly delivered the first set of thermal ray guns and combat backpacks with actual combat performance to Gawain.
"This is the result!" Miss Viscount's face was full of pride, and she seemed very satisfied with her result, "Do you see it?"
Gawain looked at Rebecca and What came - the first thing that caught my eye was the silver-white gauntlet. Compared to the rough and primitive "prototype", the completed thermal ray gun looked much closer to what Gawain had in mind. , its appearance is more in line with human aesthetics, shaped like an expanded and thickened plate armor arm. You can see the ellipsoidal expansion in the upper part of the arm arm, which is where the magic capacitor and the scorching ray substrate are accommodated, while the lower part of the arm arm is Part of it is a buckle used to adjust the tightness and fix the body.
In addition, its magic capacitor and rune substrate are also designed to be detachable to ensure that the energy crystal or core magic unit can be replaced at any time.
Compared with the prototype, a mechanism for aiming is added to the front end, and the metal wire and finger cot used to activate the rune trigger have also been replaced with a more reliable and sturdy grip. The safety is linked to the grip. , when the safety is locked, the grip rod will also be retracted to the lower part of the arm armor, so that it will not affect the soldier's normal combat movements.
According to Rebecca, after adjusting the internal runes and finely polishing the quartz pillars, its effective range has finally been increased to 340 to 370 meters ( There is still room for optimization), and the accuracy and power have also increased to a certain extent - as the world's first "long-range firearm", its range and power exceed the early muskets on the earth, but Gawain knows very well, This is because it was born in a world where magic exists. The blessing of magic makes many weapons in this world ridiculously powerful. If the thermal ray gun cannot reflect this advantage, there will be no need for its birth.
After all, the early muskets on the earth only had to deal with earthlings wearing ordinary metal armor, while the thermal ray guns here had to deal with not only ordinary soldiers, but also people wearing enchanted equipment and even holding energy shields. The extraordinary beings...
Then his eyes fell on the "combat backpack" brought by Rebecca.
From the appearance, it looks like a weird-shaped hard "schoolbag", or luggage. Its outer material is cowhide, and the inner part should be lined with metal skeleton and metal plates, so it looks like It looked stiff and stiff, and the buckle of the combat backpack could obviously be fixed on the outside of the soldier's armor. The rectangular backpack was divided into upper and lower parts. Gawain was a little confused about this.
“The top is a normal backpack,” Rebecca explained. “It can be used as a marching bag. It contains dry food, water bags, flint, ointments and other things. The bottom backpack is for It's a crystal. You see, when you put it on your back, the lower part is right at your waist. You can reach it by stretching your hand back. You can take out the spare crystal from the opening on the side - the crystal is made of two metal parts.The boards are sandwiched and arranged inside in order. After taking out one piece, stuff the exhausted crystals into it from the other end of the backpack, and then push them out one by one. I stuffed twelve magic network units into the entire backpack. Theoretically, it can charge twelve crystals at the same time. Although it can be crammed in with more... but the charging efficiency is too low, and every soldier fights. It shouldn't be possible to use up so much energy. "
Gawain looked at the combat backpack designed by Rebecca, and suddenly his heart moved: "Have you thought of other functions of this backpack? ”
“Other functions? "Rebecca scratched her hair and didn't turn around for a while, "Are you talking about adding a strong strap to it and swinging it out to hit people? Then its weight will have to be..."
"Don't be so straightforward. What if someone suspects that it is hereditary? "Gawain covered his forehead with one hand, "Didn't you realize that when a lot of crystals are stuffed into this backpack, it can be regarded as a huge magic capacitor? "
Rebecca was stunned when she heard this, and then said after a moment: "Yes! You can still look at it this way! "
She then became excited: "Doesn't that mean that if this backpack is used to directly supply energy, it can bring about larger-scale magic? ! "
"Such a large volume cannot be wasted," Gawain looked at the combat backpack. "In addition to storing crystals and providing magic power to soldiers on the battlefield, it can also integrate some magic array substrates into it. , think about it, what would happen if we put a magic shield on it? Or what about a Breeze Shield that filters poison gas? Or, we can engrave magic circles on the soldiers' armor to enhance defense and physical fitness, and then leave an external magic interface on the backpack. After the backpack is connected to the armor, each soldier is equivalent to having a twenty-four magic weapon with him. The accompanying priests who constantly release enhanced spells for them every hour... And the energy consumption of these basic spells is very low. For a backpack with twelve magic network units, it will not affect its charging speed at all. Or maybe a little bit... but the overall benefit is pretty worth it. "
The more Rebecca listened, the more surprised she became. In the end, she couldn't help but open her mouth wide: "My ancestor, why are every one of your thoughts so touching! ? "
Gawain smiled, as solemn as ever: "The wisdom of the elderly, the wisdom of the elderly..."
Waiting for Gawain's side After finishing speaking, Rebecca had already grabbed the combat backpack: "Then I'll go back and redo the design of the backpack! "
"You'll be back later! "Gawain quickly stood up and called out to this stupid roe deer with super mobility, "Have you made a new rune base plate now? ! "
Rebecca turned around blankly, analyzed it carefully, and said with a look of surprise: "No! "
"A total of one scorching ray has been analyzed. Why are you so busy stuffing something into your backpack?" Gawain waved his hands dumbfounded, "Those things I just mentioned will be included in the next generation of backpacks." In the plan, nowLet’s just put it into production here. The most important thing is to let the soldiers form combat effectiveness first. "
"Oh..." Rebecca nodded and agreed obediently.
Gawain waved his hand: "When you go back, go find Hetty and ask her to come over. . "
Not long after, Heti came to Gawain's tent.
"Ancestor, are you looking for me? "
"I want to ask you about the missionary's situation. What has he been doing these two days, who has he been in contact with, and whether he has left the territory or conveyed news to the outside world..." Gawain turned his head from Lifting up the document, "...What's wrong with you?" ! Did you finally hit yourself with a big fireball just to practice your aim? ! ”
He stared at Hetty standing in front of him in stunned silence. He saw that the latter was in a very embarrassed state, completely without her usual dignified and calm appearance. Not only did her hair look very messy, but there was also some gray and black residue on her face. There were marks on his body, and even his clothes had scorch marks of varying degrees of severity - it looked as if he had been hit by a fireball.
... Could that tough-headed silly girl like Rebecca be? Did she use some very creative method to call her aunt here?
Hetty had used magic to take care of her hair and face as much as possible, but she obviously didn't have time to do it when she came in a hurry. All traces were cleaned up. When he heard Gawain’s words, he couldn’t help but tremble at the corner of his mouth: “I was doing experiments when Rebecca broke into the laboratory...”
Gawain: “... "
Although it was different from what he imagined, it didn't seem to be too different.
After a few seconds of awkward silence, Gawain asked carefully: "Hit me. Has it passed? ”
“I’ve been beaten, I’ll go back and beat him again later.” "
"...Be gentle, you are already a big girl. ”
“I’ll try my best. ”
Gawain coughed twice: “Ahem, let’s get down to business first.” "
"Yes," Hetty took two deep breaths, calmed down, and began to report about the missionary. "The pastor named Wright has not left the territory in the past few days, and has not done anything suspicious. , he gets up earlier than others every day, mainly for prayer and physical exercise, and then has breakfast like everyone else and goes to the construction site - we did not assign him any work, but he took the initiative to find the foreman, and now he is working in the new plan He moved bricks in the 'Market Street' area and has almost become a regular worker there. "
Gawain found it interesting: "...Does he want to work so actively? ”
“Yes, I asked the soldier to chat with him. The missionary said that he did this because of the guidance of the Holy Light, because the Holy Light educates people to Hard work in exchange for food - He has not yet received permission to build a church, hold sacraments, or pray for the territory, so he must exchange physical labor for food. "
"Did he really say that? "Gawain felt incredible.
Hetty nodded: "This is indeed the case.That's what he said, and he also did it. ”
“…These are indeed what the Holy Light Church preaches on a daily basis, but there are probably not many clergy who firmly believe in these and actually practice them. They are just using these rhetoric to deceive civilians to work voluntarily for the church. Or it's just a fundraiser," Gawain shook his head, "Then is he preaching? "
"I don't know if that counts as preaching," Hetty said with a strange expression. "He... is indeed used to talking about the way of the Holy Light, and occasionally uses divine magic. When helping people heal their wounds, he would also say something like "May the Holy Light protect you", but he didn't look like he was preaching seriously at all - only when he met believers who truly believed in the God of Holy Light, he would Only then would he explain the teachings seriously, but when he met those who didn't believe it, he would just laugh it off. "
Gawain frowned: "Have the people sent to Tanzan Town sent back the news? ”
“Having returned, our people asked the pastor at the Holy Light Church in Tanzania Town and confirmed that there was indeed a missionary named Wright Aviken who came from the Holy Spirit Plain. He traveled in the south, and the characteristics are consistent, but according to my guess..."
Hetty paused at this point and shook his head: "This guy named Wright is not so much sent out to preach. It would be better to say that he was kicked out by the Central Church, otherwise he wouldn't be like this. "
"To be honest, I guess that's the case," Gawain shook his head in confusion. "Even in the rigid and strict Holy Light Church, it is inevitable that such an alternative character will appear. "
"Ancestor, how are you going to arrange this missionary? Hetty asked curiously, "It's not an option to just leave him like this, right?" "
"Wait another two or three days. If there is still no problem, I will see him." Gawain laughed, "We can also have a church in our territory. ”