From pioneer lord to king

Chapter 204 Replacing quantity with quality【4K】

No one has an answer to these questions. Ryan only feels that the world he lives in has countless mysteries, which he cannot see through or guess.

He thought a lot all day long. Liman didn't have such a bad habit. When he knew the location of the ruins, he yelled to find out. It took a while for Ryan to persuade him to stop in time.

Are you kidding, you are about to take off in place, you, the main force of rune research, are going to dig the ruins in the dwarf kingdom? What about "playing"?

As the rune technology is gradually on the right track, more and more things are available, and Ryan still hopes to continue to grow bigger and stronger!

After returning to the castle, Ryan began to think about the next move. He had many ideas in his mind waiting to be realized, such as "car", and the shadow of the car could already be seen on [Smasher]. Trucks, tanks, etc., similar to trains, shouldn't be a problem.

It's just that the time is not yet ripe, and Ryan doesn't plan to put it into practice yet.

There are many similar ideas, but after his careful choice, he rejected all these plans, without the strength to defend the family, saying anything is pale and powerless.

The main focus is still on the military first. Ryan now understands why Huaxia in his previous life had to use some good things in the army first. There is no way, the gun is the waist!
It's just that there is a very fatal blemish in Karna at present, that is, the lack of population resources. Karna is about to enter a high-speed development.

With a population of more than 6 and an army of more than 5000 people, this is already the limit, and there is no possibility of further expansion, unless he is so mad that all the people are soldiers.

If that is the case, he is not far from death.

There is nothing to do with the number of people for the time being, so Ryan plans to start with weapons and equipment. Since there is no manpower, then use one of them as ten!
As long as the equipment is advanced and powerful enough, 5000 people can be used as 5 people. Of course, this only refers to troops with ordinary configuration, and it is not enough to face a trump card like the Knights.

"To have a strong army, in addition to elite soldiers, commanders, weapons, logistics, discipline and other aspects are indispensable.

At present, there are five battalions in Kana, exactly the size of an army, and three of them are battle-hardened. Although they dare not call themselves elite, they are decent.

The training of recruits has always been in accordance with high standards, and it will be worthwhile to practice a few more times on the battlefield with the orcs later.

As for the commanders, De Lai and Allen have already proven themselves, both high and low are general talents, what is lacking is accumulation and precipitation, which is considered the best.

Weapons are a relatively crude field, although there are not only swords, bows, swords and guns, but also such killer weapons as trebuchets, thousand machine crossbows, and crystal bombs.

However, the trebuchet has too many flaws, and the weapons of the Thousand Machine Crossbow series are all gold swallowing beasts. It is very difficult to equip a large number of them, and the crystal bomb is also limited by the material.

Ugh……"

Ryan nestled himself deeply into the sofa. With this army, it is easy to fight a second-rate army, but if you encounter a real elite, I am afraid that you may not even be able to achieve a [-]-[-] split.

For a while, Master Ryan was a little anxious.

Pulling out a piece of paper from his side, Ryan scribbled down the terms: mobility, defensiveness, offensiveness, and logistical support.

The mobility is easy to understand, including all the old, weak, sick and disabled people on and off Ryan, and he can't get 5000 horses. So far, it is an exaggeration to squeeze out [-] cavalry from [-] people. number.

In case something happens, the support basically relies on a pair of big feet, which is not something Ryan can tolerate. In his opinion, a quick-response force is still needed.

Ever since, the cultivation of mounts should also be put on the agenda.No way, I dare not get out the train or something now.

Defensiveness refers to the armor on soldiers and various weapons that are conducive to defense.

Armor is divided into leather armor, chain armor, plate armor and many other types.But either way, it's not cheap.

There are five battalions in Karna, the armor rate is less than 30.00%, and most of them are defensive leather armor.

It's not that Ryan doesn't want to wear armor for the entire army. It's because it's too expensive to sell outside, and it's too slow to make it at home, so it can't be supplied.

Speaking of this, Ryan took out another thing he designed before, that is the hydraulic machine tool. He had a little understanding of this thing in his previous life, and it is said that it has made a great contribution to the popularization of plate armor.

He also wanted to do such a thing, but later found that this thing may not be feasible, of course, it may also be a problem with his design, but in this way, the plan of stamping plate armor with hydraulic machine tools was shelved.

But now it's different, the rune technology has begun to shine, and it is completely possible to create a more efficient device than a hydraulic machine tool.

Plate armor is still very good in the cold weapon war, and now the new steelmaking furnace is also very powerful, and there is no problem with raw materials.

As a result, Ryan's cooled heart blazed again, not to mention turning everyone into a tin can, and it would be good to wear a breastplate. As long as you don't face extraordinary troops like magician battle groups and knights, the armor is still very good. of.

Thinking of this, Ryan secretly wrote the word plate armor under the defense.

There are a wide range of weapons that can be applied to city defense. The existing ones can be used, but there are still many shortcomings. For example, there are basically none that can threaten the enemy's high-end combat power and resist large-scale magic.

"Can you build a big killer like a cannon? Now that there is a [Magic Power Well], energy supply is no longer a problem, and the city wall can also accommodate large-scale weapon platforms. Well, it feels interesting, and I will find it another day." Liman asked.

The current mainstream defense system is to deploy magic circles on a large scale. This problem is not easy to solve, so let Liman think about it. "

Ryan unceremoniously left the question to Liman, who made him an expert?
Then he turned his attention to aggressiveness, which mainly refers to individual weapons and weapons that can be used in field battles.

Such as thousand-machine crossbows and miniaturized crystal bombs, these can be regarded as individual combat weapons. The advantage of rune weapons is that an ordinary person can use them to release power comparable to that of an extraordinary person. This is very terrifying .

It's a pity that the cost is too expensive. Until now, the output of the Thousand Machine Crossbow and Liannu is very limited. Crystal bombs are cheap, but it is useless without a large number of magic crystals.

It's not that Ryan never thought of creating a "gun" that doesn't use gunpowder. Even if it's a rifle, one person is enough to stand out from the crowd.

But he once proposed this idea to Liman, but was ruthlessly rejected. The reason is very simple. The seamless steel pipe alone is a big problem, and the strength of the material must also be considered.

Magicians can indeed make seamless steel pipes, but they are at most stubby like the Thousand Machine Crossbow, and mass production is just a dream.

It's really not a problem to produce a crude barrel by manpower, but the key is whether it can withstand the moment when the magic power bursts out.

Things like machine tools have not come out yet, and there is nowhere to go for projectiles. The bullets of the previous life must not work, no matter whether they are pointed or round. At present, the only suitable ones are rune arrows.

But since they are all using rune arrows, it is better to work hard on the Thousand Machine Crossbow.

This road is temporarily blocked by Ryan, but he is not a person who gives up lightly. Since "hot weapons" cannot be produced for the time being, let's start with cold weapons.

Although he doesn't know runes, he still knows which ones have which functions.

For example [High Temperature Rune] [Sharp Rune] [Flame Rune] and so on, as long as the combination is reasonable, they can be used.

Even if the number of magic crystals is limited now, it is absolutely possible to make a batch and take a look. If the method is feasible, it can be equipped on a large scale only after the magic crystals are in place.

"Well, write it down first, and ask them to make a few samples to take a look at another day."

The issue of weapons can come to an end for the time being, and there is also a logistical support that is also very important.

Supplies are very important for troops to march and fight. It has always been a weakness of the army and is often used as a breakthrough point.

Moreover, in long-distance combat, the luggage team is often dragged very long, and the head and tail cannot look at each other. Even defense is very difficult. Once they are stuck by the cavalry team, they will be very passive.

Among them, food and grass account for the vast majority, because the consumption is too large, and a considerable part of the manpower is required for transportation, and in many cases it is even larger than the number of people fighting.

Population is flawed, and Ryan said that he can't afford it.

For this aspect, Ryan already has a more mature solution.

Don't look at the current rune laboratory that is shining brightly. In fact, the magic plant laboratory under the leadership of Keweier is not just for nothing. There have been many achievements in the research of magic plants.

For example, they developed a formula not long ago, grinding magic rice and a lot of magic peanuts together into powder to make food similar to biscuits.

Only a palm-sized piece is enough to satisfy a soldier's physical strength for a day's march.

Because after many experiments, they found that the magic peanut can provide a lot of calories, far exceeding the usual wheat, rice and the like.After research, a one-pound biscuit is equivalent to a five-pound piece of bread.

Moreover, the food produced by these magic crops has the characteristics of not being spoiled after a long time. Eating magic rice for a long time can also slowly improve the physical fitness of soldiers, which can be said to have many benefits.

Originally, the grain that a soldier could carry was generally within a week, and it would be a little more if there were horses and mules and other livestock, but it was still only suitable for fighting for a while.

It would be different if all the biscuits made from this magical crop were replaced. With the same total amount, a soldier could carry a month's worth of dry food, and the combat time would be greatly extended.

Moreover, the pressure on the logistics will be much less, almost four or five times the weight of food will be transported less, so that the speed of the food team will be faster, and it will not be easy to have the dilemma of not being able to take care of each other.

At that time, Kewell also said that considering that the human body still needs salt and other nutrients, it is entirely possible to add more salt and a small amount of meat floss when making biscuits.

It can be said that this is a perfect military ration, not inferior to the compressed biscuits in the previous life.

The main problem facing Kewell at present is that the cultivation of magic plants requires an area with a high concentration of magic power. Such places are rare and the area is not large.

If it was in the past, there was really nothing to do, but the appearance of [Magic Power Well] opened a door of hope for him.

The function of [Magic Power Well] is to absorb and store the surrounding magic power, and then release it when it is used.

Then why not just adjust it, remove its storage function, and increase the range of magic power absorption. In theory, as long as the power is sufficient, it can completely achieve the effect of changing the magic power concentration.

There is no need to ask Liman, Ryan can confirm that this is very feasible!

As soon as he said it, Ryan approached Liman the next day and expressed his thoughts on rune weapons and [Magic Well].

Liman, who was still a little annoyed that Ryan disturbed him, immediately calmed down a little after hearing Ryan's thoughts, and began to seriously think about the possibility of what Ryan said.

He also invited Sparrow, the "strongest brain", and Susan, the "rune genius" to study and discuss together. In the end, they agreed that all these items of Ryan can be realized, and there is no major technical problem!

In particular, the idea of ​​stamping plate armor caught their eyes, and they thought it was more challenging than [Smasher]!
This answer almost made Ryan jump for joy. When he thought that a soldier who was dressed like an iron can, held a rune weapon in his hand, and carried nearly a month of dry food to be invincible on the battlefield was about to be built by himself, his heart was full of tears. "Chicken jelly" endless.

They are all people who are accustomed to speaking with practical actions, and they immediately devoted themselves to it.

The result was as smooth as expected. The first design drawing was decided on the transformation of the [Magic Well]. After all, spring plowing is coming soon. Although magic plants can be planted at any time, it will be better to follow the original rules. harvest.

In just three days, [Magic Well Type II] was freshly released, and Ryan, who couldn't wait, immediately called Keweier to conduct experiments.

The results of the experiment went very smoothly. With the device activated, the concentration of magic power in the surrounding area of ​​more than one mu reached a level suitable for growing magic plants in less than a day.

And with the passage of time, this range will be further expanded, which means that the popularity of magic plants has become possible. Maybe one day in the future, magic plants will completely replace traditional crops.

And the finished product was produced immediately after that was a batch of cold weapons engraved with runes, the number was exactly ten, and it took three days. Moreover, this was the result of Liman not participating because he felt that there was no technical difficulty.

This batch of rune weapons was completed independently by three students led by Susan. It can be seen that there is really no technical difficulty.

Even so, Ryan still had extremely high expectations for them, and couldn't wait to start testing...

(End of this chapter)