At first, Gawain chose to ask Byron for a weapon improvement plan because he took a fancy to the middle-aged knight's mercenary experience in his early years.
Unlike the noble knights or mages who were promoted from the orthodox, mercenaries usually do not have such complete training conditions and good inheritance standards, but they have their own way to make up for their shortcomings - rich Combat experience and adaptability are what they rely on to lick blood on the tip of the knife. A mercenary must understand various combat environments, be familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of various weapons, and also clearly know how to use them in various environments. How the crisis needs to be resolved so they can survive in the long term - Byron is all about that.
Knight Philip is indeed a powerful and talented knight, but his knowledge is too dogmatic and old-fashioned. Faced with Cecil's armaments and new combat concepts that are being rapidly updated, he can guarantee that he can keep up. It's already great if he doesn't fall behind, but for him to come up with any breakthrough ideas based on traditional weapons and equipment, it's probably harder than forcing Amber to leave...
Byron Knight's response to the current situation The characteristics of Sear combat soldiers were summarized and the improvement routes for close combat equipment needed by the soldiers were found. Both of these plans were quite attractive in Gawain's view.
"The mechanical sword plan is inspired by the magic engines that are more and more widely used in the territory." Knight Byron began to explain his thoughts. "Those engines are extremely powerful, even if they are wearing plate armor." Professional knights who are hit by the machine's wheel will either die or be maimed, so some rune craftsmen consider using the power of the machine on their swords - they consider adding a small repulsion mechanism to the hilt of the sword, using the repulsion mechanism to Vibrating the blade or driving the jagged structure can easily tear through the enemy's armor.
"The Melting Sword plan abandons the mechanical structure and instead continues to use effects similar to 'enchantment'. Find a way out. A rune craftsman proposed to add an array of flame runes to the sword and use magic capacitors to power it. These runes can make the blade reach an extremely high temperature - we can use very high-temperature resistant purple steel to cast the sword. edge. Steel heated with fire runes no longer has a magical effect. The enemy's magic resistance is useless to it, and the extremely high-temperature purple steel blade can easily destroy most of the conventional metal armor in the world. , or cause great damage to more sophisticated magic robes and mage shields, and its damage is even more fatal to enemies without armor or light armor.
“Of course, compared to mechanically driven saw teeth, the destructive efficiency of high-heat sword blades may be slightly lower, and it will not work against rich enemies who cover their armor with mithril and adamantine—— Then again, if you really encounter armor made of mithril and adamantine, then the mechanical sword will be useless..."
At this time, Gawain's mind was already full of chainswords and plasma blades. Flying...
It took a lot of effort for him to push back the fancy things that were popping up in his mind. At the same time, he maintained the majesty of the coffin-unveiling ancestor on his face and thought about these two things seriously. After the plan, he rejected one of themOne: "Mechanical swords are not feasible."
"Um...we haven't discussed the results yet..." Byron was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Gawain to directly deny the two very promising things so quickly. The most promising solution seems to be, "Why do you think mechanical swords are not feasible?"
"The mechanical structure is too complex, has poor stability, is difficult to maintain, is costly, and is not easy to mass produce. The current repulsion mechanism still has relatively large mechanical vibrations, which will affect the use of soldiers," Gawain shook his head and said, "Don't forget what I reminded you at the beginning: only weapons that can be mass-produced are good weapons. This sentence I have to add: Equipment that can withstand harsh environments is good equipment. Unfortunately, mechanical swords are not satisfied with these two points... at least our technology is not satisfied at this stage.
"Swords must frequently collide with the opponent's weapons or armor. In continuous collisions, the gears and connecting rods in the sword hilt are prone to problems, and besides - the movable tooth structure means it is more fragile , easier to wear and tear. Even if we mass-produce this thing regardless of cost, the armor will chip after just sawing it a few times on the battlefield, so there is no practicality at all. "
Byron was stunned for a moment, and finally realized the huge problem here: "Yes! I didn't expect..."
However, Gawain does not think this is Byron's problem - it is true that he is rich in experience, but when something is mixed with brand-new magic energy industrial technology Afterwards, there will inevitably be problems with his judgment - he only sees that the magic engine is extremely powerful, so how can he know how the precise parts in the machine work?
To be honest, he can't deny the mechanical sword. Gawain's plan also made Gawain very regretful - the chain sword with steel teeth whirling when the engine revs is a man's romance. However, the current industrial foundation cannot do this. If he really creates a man's romance and puts it on the battlefield, it will probably be ruined. ...
However, compared to mechanical swords with obvious shortcomings, the idea of a melting sword is quite feasible.
It is not uncommon to use runes to heat things, as shown in the reaction in the alchemy factory. The cauldron is currently being heated with fire runes. However, ordinary fire rune heating devices can only produce a high temperature of several hundred degrees, which is far from the level of melting metal. However, Rebecca has been using fire runes recently. Improve the magic circle of the system - she is trying to simplify the common trap-type magic circle of "The Hot Land" into a universal rune set, and use the simplified rune set in the steel factory to change the forge. The current situation of still burning firewood and charcoal is said to be close to success.
Presumably the rune craftsmen thought of using fire runes to make high-heat sword blades after learning this news. >
"Consider more about the Melting Sword. This is a good way." Gawain handed the drawings back to Byron, watched the other person put away the drawings, and suddenly asked casually, "By the way, I looked at the plan. The tentative weapon category is one-handed sword? "
"Oh yes, one-handed sword," Byron nodded as he rolled up the drawing. "Now the soldiers' magic terminals have been installed with force weapons.Field shield, which means that they have a shield available at any time on the battlefield, so the posture of one hand with sword and one hand with shield is most useful in melee combat. Recently Philip Knight has begun training in this area. "
Next to him, Philip Knight, who had been watching Gawain and Byron curiously studying the drawings, and who had been silent for a long time, finally broke his silence. He nodded: "I am asking the soldiers to use field shields and ordinary weapons. One-handed sword fighting training - force field shields have no weight and do not affect vision like ordinary shields, so the content of fighting training must be reconsidered. "
After hearing this, Gawain nodded with satisfaction - once again, the aliens took the initiative to discover the characteristics of new technology. It seems that there are many things that he does not need to worry too much...
At the same time, in the Dark Mountains on the southeast side of the territory, a group of heavily armed Cecil combat soldiers were patrolling the mountain roads.
Under normal circumstances, the depths of the Dark Mountains are not accessible. The reason for setting up patrols is partly due to insufficient manpower, and partly due to the difficulty of patrolling in the wild primitive mountain forests and the difficulty of arranging sentry posts. Therefore, in addition to arranging a few fixed lookout posts to monitor the direction of the Gondor Wasteland to prevent the aberrants from attacking again Outside the territory, Gawain has not arranged more patrol teams in the mountains.
But recently, there have been several patrol routes in the mountains.
This is because of the Holm rough stone. Mining has already begun.
With the help of Rebecca Crystal, even winter will not affect the progress of the new mine. The area where the rough stone of Holm was found has now become an open-pit mining site. Crystals have been mined several times. After the collapse of the mountain, large areas of raw stone veins were exposed, and a large number of miners and soldiers were sent to the newly opened open-pit quarry. They built strongholds around the quarry, in order to prevent wild beasts and monsters in the mountains from threatening the mine. , several new patrol routes have been added around the mine.
It is a very hard job to patrol the dark mountains on this cold day, but the soldiers still walk on their own routes conscientiously. On the road, they were wearing magic armor that had recently been finalized and mass-produced, and were equipped with universal military magic terminals. They were focused on patrolling without slacking off.
This is not only because of Gawain's continuous promotion of " "Soldier ethics" has been deeply implanted in their minds, and because the recruits of the combat corps are all selected from civilians, and even after joining the army, they have to carry out territorial construction as a construction corps without leaving work. In addition, Gao Wen Cecil's soldiers have taken the protection of the territory and the protection of civilians as a matter of course from the beginning.
They built the territory with their own hands and used it with their own hands. Labor and military exploits were exchanged for their own houses and land. Their relatives and friends are all workers in farmland, mines, and factories. Whether it is their own interests, or the safety of their relatives, friends, and home land, they are completely bound. Whether they can perform their duties is completely different from other noble private soldiers.
The patrol captain walks in the team.At the front, he pays vigilant attention to the movements on both sides of the mountain road. The mountain wind in the cold winter is constantly blowing, but the cold will not affect his actions - the armor produced in the military factory has perfect protection magic, and the breeze protects him. The shield and heat-insulating runes can help him resist the cold wind in the mountains, and the secondary purification spell solidified in the helmet can keep his mind sharp and focused during continuous long-term patrols.
As a veteran who survived the old Cecil Territory, he felt extremely satisfied and at ease with his current equipment.
"Everyone be alert and have your force shields ready," the captain turned around to remind the soldiers behind him, "Be careful not to be attacked by monsters!"
Patroling in the Dark Mountains You must always be careful. After the force field shields were distributed, the soldiers regarded "keeping the force field shields on standby at all times" as a basic rule. This is because there are always some monsters in the mountains that are not afraid of people or even have simple intelligence that will attack them. People will be in danger if they don't react in time - a few days ago, some unlucky people were attacked and injured by poisonous monsters because they forgot to open their shields. If it weren't for Cecil's potion being worthless, ordinary soldiers would carry it with them. If he had several bottles of alchemical potions, the unlucky guy would have died long ago.
The soldiers under his command are all good soldiers, but as a veteran, the captain still can't help but remind them.
At the same time that the soldiers responded, the patrol leader suddenly felt a sense of vigilance in his heart.
There is danger... around here.