honor me as god

Chapter 264 Stolen Firearms
With the help of the local garrison in Twilight City, the Desert Expeditionary Force was settled one after another. Except for the difficulty in appeasing the families of the victims, other tasks went smoothly.

It is worth mentioning that many nobles or rich people were originally unwilling to use their houses to receive the wounded, but these people were infected by the atmosphere of parting and death, and took the initiative to take some soldiers away and let them live in their homes.

Even some civilians whose families were not rich tried their best to free up beds and help in the treatment, which relieved a lot of pressure on Chino's work.

One after another, some people came to the government mansion to donate monthly coins, hoping to help the wounded receive treatment.

These monthly coins, Chino, are not needed. If you take the crowdfunding money from the public, you will have to write a lot of additional explanatory documents, and you need to regularly report the source and where of the crowdfunding funds, adding a lot of workload.

In case someone turns black and white again in the future and makes a fuss about this kind of thing to discredit him, it will be quite a hassle to deal with it.

Moreover, after a year of tax accumulation, business profits, loot seized, etc., Twilight City's finances are very sufficient to cope with this kind of scene.

The most important thing is that the expenses for the conquest of the expeditionary army are now only paid in advance by the government mansion. At that time, the "Financial Envoy" of Mucheng City will make statistics and submit them to Fengyunguan, the capital of the province, for reimbursement. Go to crowdfunding.

Chino followed the large troops to command the scene all night, until noon the next day, when all the work was completed.

Although there were more than 10,000 people in Twilight City, it was much more crowded than usual, but the order was orderly and it was not affected in any way.

According to Bolton's strategic plan, the expeditionary force will be stationed in various cities for about 30 days.

First, it is convenient to treat the wounded on the spot, avoiding further non-combat attrition caused by long-distance travel, and more dying people can be rescued by stationing earlier.

Secondly, the soldiers of the expeditionary force are already exhausted, and stationing on the spot can allow them to take good care of themselves and facilitate subsequent deployment.

The third is to prevent the desert forces from counterattacking. Although the bloody sand battle was a complete victory, the leader of the desert forces "Desert Lord" escaped from the battlefield, and Bolton failed to kill him or capture him alive.

The survival of the enemy leader means that the pillar is still there, and it is possible to mobilize military forces again. The expeditionary force is stationed in the border city to deal with possible counterattacks.

When the wounded were almost treated, the soldiers regained their energy, and the desert showed no signs of counterattack, it would not be too late to return to the inland in batches.

Of course, this is a situation that Kino is very happy to see. There are so many extra soldiers in Dusk City out of thin air. Even if the wounded are removed, the number of active troops in the expeditionary force is more than 1.

This increased the defense capability of Dusk City by more than ten times. If the Samsara team launched an attack at this point in time, the expeditionary force in the city would be of assistance.

Kino didn't believe that the reincarnation squad of the fifth wave of invasion could defeat an army of tens of thousands of people. You must know that even tens of thousands of pigs, let alone fully armed elite soldiers, are not so easy to deal with, let alone expeditionary forces. The army also includes many superhumans from royal families.

These extraordinary people ranged from the first sequence to the fifth sequence, and there were dozens or nearly a hundred of them who could be as powerful as Chino. The reincarnated people would undoubtedly commit suicide if they provoked these people.

Just as Chino finished handling the work of treating the scene and was about to return to the mansion, two army generals wearing the uniforms of senior generals walked over.

"Hello, Administrator Chino." The two generals shook hands with Chino, and the thinner one introduced himself, "My name is Verbik, the deputy general of the Desert Expeditionary Army Guard Corps, and also under Prince Bolton. The combat staff officer. Next to me is Cole, the deputy general of the Desert Expeditionary Guards Corps, and the commander of the cavalry unit on the battlefield."

After finishing speaking, both of them flashed their badges of lieutenant generals of the legion to show their identities.

In the Dogorand Legion system, the top-to-bottom command hierarchy of a main force is-general, lieutenant general, commander of a thousand, commander of a centurion, and commander of a corps.

Take the 7000 city defense forces of Twilight City as an example. If it enters a wartime state, the administrator Chino will take over the Twilight City Defense Force as a "general" and have the highest command.

The military commander, Baisa, served as the "deputy general", and his command power was second only to Chino.

The 7000 soldiers under his command will be divided into 7 thousand-man teams, directly under the command of 7 thousand-man commanders.

Each thousand-man team is divided into 10 centurion teams, which belong to 10 centurions.

Each centurion is divided into 10 ten-man teams, which belong to 10 corporal leaders.

From top to bottom, each performs its own duties and has a clear hierarchy.

Verbik and Cole in front of them are both lieutenant generals of the Legion, and they belong to the Guards Legion. In other words, they are the lieutenant generals of Prince Bolton himself.

Although the military and government have their own position systems, it is not easy to make a direct comparison, but in terms of status, the status of the two deputy generals of the Guard Corps is obviously higher than that of a city-level administrator in Chino.

Chino: "Hello, both of you. Nice to meet you. How are your injuries? Do you need a doctor?"

Verbik and Cole had many wounds, old and new, most of which were burns, presumably from being attacked by the desert fire during the Battle of Blood Sands.

"Scars are a badge of honor for a man, it's nothing, leave the doctor to those who need it more." Verbik waved his hand, with a look of a superior person turning against the guest, "Let's talk about business, here is a convenient place to talk ?"

Obviously, the two of them didn't want outsiders to hear what they said next, so Chino led them to the executive mansion: "Please follow me to the office."

Back in the office, Kino closed the doors and windows, dismissed the guards and servants, and made tea for the two of them: "There are only me and my cat here, no one else will hear us talking."

Little black cat: "Meow~"

Verbik cut to the chase: "Okay, I'll get straight to the point. We're here for an emergency—Fortress of Stars, you know?"

Kino nodded: "Fortress of Stars, the capital of the "Moonseeking Province", the headquarters of the Heqi family, and the most outstanding alchemists in the entire kingdom are located there. "

Verbik: "Yes. Last year's banquet bombing, the weapon you seized from the Outer Spaceman—the long, crossbow-like weapon that you can pull the trigger to shoot, and the Outer Spaceman calls it a "gun" , has been disassembled and researched by the alchemist, and successfully reproduced. "

Kino immediately became interested: "Oh? The alchemist made a gun?"

Verbik untied the cloth bag on his back, and put a black, streamlined sniper rifle on the table, muttering in his mouth: "The alchemist failed to restore it perfectly. It is said that some of the structures inside are very It’s complicated, what kind of firing device is involved. What kind of thread, what kind of spring, and parts are in the gunpowder-filled muzzle. I haven’t studied alchemy, so I don’t know much about it. Anyway, I can’t completely restore it.”

"However, the alchemists of the Hetch family used alchemy, together with the soul art of the Eric family, to bypass the technology we couldn't master, and finally made this weapon. It is said that the effect is similar to the original one, or even stronger."

This aroused great interest of Kino, he picked up the gun and began to check, and deliberately restrained his once professional movements, in order not to arouse suspicion because of his skillful movements.

In this way, Chino fumbled around "clumsily", and deliberately touched the trigger. Verbik and Colton broke out in a cold sweat, scolded him, and warned him not to touch it carelessly.

After the play and touching the gun, Chino had figured out the overall structure of the gun.

The prototype of this gun should be the "Barrett M2A82" captured from the corpse of Durand's teammates in the second invasion.

But what Verbec said is right, the imitation now has a world of difference from the original.

The production of firearms is not as simple as it sounds. It is not a matter of building a shell and installing parts. It needs a complete industrial system to support it, not to mention too complicated things. It is just to control the tolerance of parts within 0.01mm. This matter, the number of countries that could do it in the previous life can be counted on one hand, not to mention this feudal era.

The alchemists of this era can only create the external structure of the gun. Without the support of the industrial system, they cannot imitate the internal parts at all, let alone directly create a qualified firearm.

But here is the interesting part, this sniper rifle is not a "model", it really has actual combat effects, but the firepower is completely different from the original Barrett.

The Barrett M82A1 of the Reincarnation is a purely industrial product, which contains the crystallization of military technology.

And the Barrett before Kino's eyes was actually a mixture of alchemy and soul art.

The general structure of this Barrett is made using alchemy, but its firing effect and the bullets used are all carved by soul masters using runes, and the drive to eject the bullets is no longer traditional. Gunpowder, but rune soul power.

In other words, this is a "rune weapon" designed with the gun structure of the previous life.

As for the accuracy and power of this gun, whether it can compete with the original Barrett, Chino doesn't know for the time being, and he needs to try it with live ammunition to know.

Seeing the end, Kino couldn't help admiring, he underestimated the productivity of this world.

The industrial system of the Dogoland Kingdom is indeed very backward, with standard technology from the feudal era.

But think about it another way, who stipulated that national strength must rely on the industrial system?

What does the industrial system bring?It is nothing more than tight material flow and personnel flow, soaring work efficiency under mechanical innovation, booming productivity and so on.

Why is the industrial system of the previous life so important and directly linked to the national strength of a country?

Because under the laws of the universe in the previous life, there is no other way to improve the hard power of the country except industry, so we have to develop technology.

But there are extraordinary powers in this world. For example, the Kingdom of Dogland has a unique soul power, and the technology brought by rune carving is sometimes even more powerful than industry.

Using the military as an analogy, the nuclear strike force in the previous life was powerful enough, right?Destroy a city with one bullet.

Can't this world do it?The dragon breath of a high-sequence dragon knight is not much less powerful than a nuclear weapon.

In the "Clash of Eight Kings" 513 years ago, the "Dragon Queen" Sofina rode the legendary black dragon "Ned Hogg" and steamed the dead river that stretched for hundreds of miles with the breath of the dragon in the "Battle of Dead River" , to help the friendly army get out of trouble.

If this 7th sequence "Black King" dragon knight is put into modern warfare, it will be a fighter that ignores the weather, ignores interference, does not need radar, has super high mobility, can enter and exit the battlefield at will, has super long battery life, and can fly at one time. Thousands of kilometers away, super defensive power, anti-aircraft missiles can tickle the body, equipped with ultra-heavy firepower, the ultimate bomber with dragon breath power comparable to a nuclear explosion.

And the "pilot" who drives the bomber is even fiercer than the bomber itself.

What is this concept?
Dogorand is only feudal in system, and has not entered into the modernization process by relying on industry. It is not low in terms of technical power alone. The advantages and power brought by the industrial system can be achieved by extraordinary power.

Chino put the rune Barrett back on the table, and said with admiration: "This gun is simply exquisite. Could it be that the serious business you are talking about is related to this gun? Do you want to mass-produce it and equip it in the army?"

Verbik said with a sigh: "The idea is very good, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve. The manpower and material resources required to carve runes are far more than you imagine. At present, mass production is almost impossible."

This news made Kino feel a little regretful. If this rune Barrett could be mass-produced and assembled in the army, how exaggerated would it be?

Not to mention anything else, in the case of Twilight City alone, with 7000 city defense troops, even if only 100 elite shooters equipped with rune Barrett are selected, and enough training is added, it is equivalent to having 100 snipers.

When the reincarnation invades, as long as the reincarnation is not too strong to be abnormal, these 100 snipers carrying rune guns can directly shoot them into doubt.

In the future, if the alchemists can reproduce more rune weapons, such as dismantling Duran's 14.5mm double-linked heavy machine gun, then equip Dusk City with a batch of heavy firepower to ensure that the reincarnation will never return.

But at present, the rune technology seems to be limited. Compared with the industrial mass production of the assembly line, the rune efficiency is not so high, but it is a brand new system, which deserves Chino's continued attention.

At this time, Verbik continued the topic: "What we are going to talk about today has nothing to do with military weapons, but another thing - some time ago, the gun in Stars Fort was stolen, and it belonged to the aliens. Prototype gun."

Chino couldn't help frowning, the original Barrett was stolen?
The Moonseeking Province is located in the middle of the Kingdom, and it is surrounded by the Feather Province of Regnome, the Gray Mist Province of the Dagon Family, and the Cardinal Province of the Royal Family. The Fort of Stars is in the center of the Moonseeking Province. .

From a geographical point of view, it is heavily guarded and the security environment should be very good.

What's even more strange is that it's nothing more than the theft of other things. That's Barrett. In everyone's eyes, the "firearms from aliens" should be kept at the highest level of military control. What kind of thief can steal this kind of thing? ?

Kino thought for a while, with a puzzled expression on his face: "I don't quite understand, Starsburg is thousands of miles away from me. Is there anything I can do to help you? Could it be that thieves have come to Twilight City?"

Verbik shook his head: "No, if it's just theft, of course it has nothing to do with you. But our intelligence personnel discovered something more serious—someone tried to use this gun to assassinate Prince Bolton."

The little black cat was sleeping on Kino's lap, but when it heard these words, its ears perked up and its cat eyes slightly opened.

Kino was even more puzzled: "Someone wants to assassinate Prince Bolton with a gun. This gun is a weapon from an alien, and the assassin knows how to use it?"

Having said that, Kino suddenly realized something.
"It seems that you have already understood." Verbik said in a deep voice with a gloomy face, "The one who stole the gun is probably another visitor from space."

(End of this chapter)