From pioneer lord to king

With the basic idea proposed by Ryan, and after Liman, Susan and others made further improvements, this [Magic Cannonball] officially entered the trial development stage.

There are two main technical problems, one is to find a suitable and cheap alloy to make the shell, and the other is to transform the [rotary machine] for mass production.

Master Liman is very accomplished in alloy materials. He used cupronickel with good ductility and hard blue steel as the main materials, and configured a new type of alloy for this shell.

More than [-] people in the Rune laboratory worked non-stop for a day and a night, and finally launched a machine tool for making shell casings. The general principle of it is to produce alloy rods of a certain specification first.

Then the workers use the [rune cutting machine] to divide it into the same length, then use high temperature heating, put it into the mold for stamping.

According to the principle of the [Rune Punching Machine], they made a batch of bullet-shaped conical power hammers, which can quickly punch out standard-sized metal bullet casings.

At that time, the workers will polish it and cooperate with the [rotary machine] to seal it.

The production principle of the [rotary machine] is similar to the above, but there is an additional step of manual assembly, and the speed of the assembly line is still very fast.

In this way, with the joint efforts of multiple units such as the Rune Laboratory, the First Arsenal of Kanerling, and the Kanna Iron and Steel Smelter, the trial version of [Magic Cannonball] was successfully launched in just seven days, and the efficiency is not generally high. .

The test firing of the [Magic Crystal Cannon] was also scheduled for three days later.

Due to the unknown power, range, and movement of the [Magic Crystal Cannon], in order not to cause accidental injury and panic among civilians, Ryan arranged for the test firing site to be on a wasteland away from residential areas and cultivated land.

The appearance of this weapon is epoch-making, because it represents that the Kanna collar has a heavy weapon in the true sense, which can shine and shine whether it is defense or offense.

Such a great moment naturally needs an audience.

So, except for Calvin and Peter who were far away in the Warcraft Mountains, the commanders of the other four battalions have received the qualification to watch, and as the heads of the military, Allen and Drey will definitely be present.

This is someone from the military. As for the Government Affairs Office, Consul Hevian, Minister of Finance Fetrol, Minister of Education Wedwin, Minister of Agriculture Kewell, and the head of the alchemy potion workshop, Turner, were invited to watch. wait.

They are all veritable senior officials with high authority in the territory.

In addition, there are also a group of special guests approved by Ryan, including the two sisters Dania and Lilia from the battlefield hospital, the flat-chested elf Xiyue, the outstanding student Weiler in the "Sprout Project", and the first-generation school. Waring, Evans.

There are also Little Amy, Sterling, Kaya, Gray Moth Sablin and others.

In addition, the mountain people Adam and Kuleqi are also within the scope of the invitation. This is Ryan's main purpose, to show them his muscles and prepare for the future to conquer the mountain people.

It's just that there was a small episode in the process, that is, Sterling actually suggested to Ryan to call Meilan to watch together.

This made Ryan very puzzled, but Sterling did not immediately explain the reason, but told Ryan to wait.

Logically speaking, Mei Lan is a very complete outsider. Although he has saved Ryan and helped Ryan, it is generally an exchange of interests, and Ryan does not think that they are all the same.

But out of absolute trust in Sterling, Ryan finally added Melan's name to the list, hoping that Sterling can give him a reasonable explanation in the future.

A few days passed quickly, and the audience had already rushed to the test shooting site from all directions. Most of them did not know the specific content, and could only quietly wait for the test launch to start.

Speaking of which, the Rune Lab has produced a lot of results, but this is the first time that Ryan has formally organized the high-level leaders of the territory to observe.

Everyone was very excited for a while, after all, this unusual move just explained the unusualness of the weapons to be displayed this time.

It's just that the weapon is now shrouded under the oilcloth, and only a rough outline can be seen, but the real face cannot be seen, which makes everyone very regretful.

Mei Lan was like a lonely and beautiful iceberg snow lotus, just sitting there quietly created a vacuum around her, she couldn't help it, it was too cold.

However, Mei Lan, who was the person involved, didn't seem to notice anything, she kept looking around with her eyes, and she naturally recognized that this was a very high-level observation activity, but what she didn't understand was why Ryan asked her to come.

Although she has always been interested in Ryan's secrets, she knows her position. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for Ryan to let her have access to these secrets.

But now, he actually directly invited himself to participate in such an observation meeting. Mei Lan couldn't understand Ryan's operation for a while.

What is his purpose in doing this?Why did he do this?
Several big question marks kept echoing in her heart.

Just as she was thinking, a voice interrupted her thoughts: "Miss, may I sit here?"

When Mei Lan looked up, she found a gentleman-looking middle-aged man. She had the impression that this man was Ryan's mentor, and his name seemed to be "Sterling"?
After she nodded lightly at him, indicating that she could sit down, Mei Lan lost interest in him. After all, not everyone deserves her attention.

Sterling sat down beside Mei Lan, and suddenly said, "Miss Mei Lan is not a local, is she?"

Mei Lan frowned in an instant. The words that sounded ordinary sounded to her ears, but they seemed to have a lot of meaning. She said coldly, "It doesn't seem to have anything to do with you."

"Miss, don't get me wrong. I just feel that there is a shadow of an old friend on the lady. I don't know if the lady has heard of the surname Ness?" Sterling's tone was casual, as if chatting with friends.

But Mei Lan's eyes suddenly became sharp for a moment, but soon returned to indifferent eyes, and said calmly: "I haven't heard of it."

Sterling seemed to have expected her to say this a long time ago, and smiled slightly: "Then let me tell you a story, a story about exiles."

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Over there, Sterling was telling a story, while on the other side, Ryan had just brought Kuleqi, Adam and others to the scene.

Kuleqi was seriously injured. After Ryan used the source liquid to hang his life, he had to receive Lilia's treatment once a day during his stay in the territory, and he was able to get out of bed and move around now.

"Chief Kuleqi, here are all high-level officials from both the military and government of the territory. I believe that sitting with them will not humiliate your identity." Ryan motioned for Kuleqi to sit down and said.

It's really not that he is satirizing Kuleqi or something, but there is a real reason. It was written in the ancient book that Ryan bought at the auction that the mountain people are a race with a relatively strict hierarchy.

Kuleqi used to be the chief of a large tribe with a population of over [-], which is equivalent to a lord and nobleman like Ryan. Ordinary people are not qualified to sit with him, because that would be considered an insult, so Ryan There is such a saying.

Kuleqi had a sullen face and didn't say anything, his eyes were looking around revealing a deep sense of vigilance.

Although Ryan saved his life, the century-old blood feud between the mountain people and the Tistans made him naturally wary of the Tistans. Who knows if Ryan has a conspiracy?
He has known a word since he was a child that people outside are hypocritical, cunning, and greedy liars, especially the nobles among them, they are not worthy of any trust.

His tribe was destroyed because some people let go of a Tistan who claimed to be lost. This painful lesson made him no longer believe in any word of human beings.

Therefore, even though he has been awake for several days, he has never spoken a word, and even if Ryan asked him, he still treated him coldly, and every cell in his body seemed to be full of vigilance.

This is also an important reason why Ryan brought him here today. If he doesn't show him something shocking, he won't cooperate well.

Compared to Kuleqi, Adam was unusually free and easy. Except for the part about the mountain people, he asked and answered everything. Of course, he didn't find any valuable information.

"See if you don't shock you to death today!" Ryan felt secretly refreshed, and the two soil turtles would definitely be so shocked that they couldn't speak.

Soon, the test firing was about to officially begin, and Levi's led his personal guards to bring up three different shells, preparing to use them for a later test firing.

Liman and the others are also conducting the final inspection. After all, it is the first show, so it must be absolutely safe. As long as the Kana collar has some weight, it is basically here. If it fails, it will be a big embarrassment.

After more than a dozen people checked in turn, Liman finally nodded to Ryan, indicating that the test firing could begin.

Ryan, who received the signal, stood up and said to the people watching: "Ladies and gentlemen, what you will see today is an epoch-making weapon, and I named it [Magic Crystal Heavy Cannon Type I] !"

As the voice fell, Levi's finally lifted the tarpaulin covering the cannon, and a most powerful weapon of war so far appeared in front of everyone.

Everyone's eyes widened, trying to understand its attack method, but after trying hard, they found that they couldn't understand it at all. After all, this is a new type of weapon that has never appeared before.

The representatives of the military were the most excited. After all, no matter how awesome the weapons were, they would definitely be equipped in the end, and they were also the group of people who knew the Rune Lab best.

Because so far, Rune Lab has brought them too many surprises, and has changed their fighting mode to a certain extent.

This time Ryan attaches so much importance to it, this weapon must be awesome, and they can't wait to see it.

Kuleqi just glanced at it and then looked away. After all, it was nothing more than a lump of iron to him, so why should it be so rare?

Mei Lan had already listened to the story told by Sterling at this moment, and she didn't know what the content of the story was, but Mei Lan's gaze towards Sterling became extremely complicated after listening to it.

Her attention has been completely attracted by Sterling now, and she has completely forgotten what her purpose for coming today is...

Ryan saw the performance of everyone present, and everyone was looking forward to it.

In this case, Ryan didn't make a fool of himself, and turned into a commentator and said: "Everyone, please look in front of you, 1000 meters away, there is a circle of straw targets at intervals.

Some of them were wearing leather armor, some were wearing chain mail, and some were wearing standard plate armor.After a while, the respect cannon will fire shells to test its range and power.

We have three types of shells, which are divided into conventional ammunition and special ammunition. The first thing to be tested is two kinds of conventional ammunition. Please take a look. "

Levi's, who was at the side of the heavy artillery, cooperated very well and took out a [Magic Cannonball] from the first ammunition box. It was about one foot long, fifteen centimeters in diameter, and had a blue-gray cone shape and weighed twenty pounds. one piece.

"Start the test firing now." Levi's gave an order, and the five-member artillery team that had been trained many times earlier moved quickly.

Starting, aiming, loading... the operation is smooth and smooth.

"Report, ready!" The soldier shouted, scratching his neck.

Levi's raised his hand and swung it down suddenly.

"boom--"

With the trigger being pulled, the magic power gathered in the heavy cannon rushed out in an instant, and the [-]-pound cannonball was shot out at an astonishing speed. At the moment of firing, the heavy cannon gave the [rotary machine] inside the cannonball an initial energy.

After the chamber was ejected, the [Rotary Machine] was running crazily, extracting the free magic power in the surrounding airspace. Due to the high speed, the gathered magic power was like a layer of seven-color ribbon covering the cannonball.

The shells wrapped in colorful streamers howled and drew an arc in the sky, and landed on the shooting range 200 meters away with lightning speed.

"boom--"

[Magic Cannonball] touched the ground, and there was a terrifying roar, and many people present subconsciously covered their ears.

The explosion produced a dazzling light cluster, which made people dare not look directly at it. The shock wave stirred up a large cloud of smoke and dust, as if a meteorite had hit the ground.

The loud noise startled most of the people present, and the elf quickly pricked up her ears, looking around anxiously.

Kuleqi, who was originally indifferent, stared at the slowly dissipating light ball with wide eyes, his face was full of shock, and he was stunned.

Even Sterling and Meilan were slightly shocked during the conversation. Both of them are strong and well-informed, but because of this, they know what kind of damage this artillery has caused. a consequence...

The light cluster and smoke gradually dissipated, and everyone couldn't help standing up, wanting to see what kind of damage such a massive cannonball would cause.

Looking around, the shooting range that was originally full of targets was already in a mess at this moment. Many targets were blown to pieces. Within a radius of 30 meters of the crater, there was not a single target that was not broken, and the targets within a radius of 100 meters were all shattered. , the more distant targets also have varying degrees of damage.

Just imagine, if this shell fell not into this pile of targets, but into a well-formed military formation, what a terrifying thing it would be!
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(End of this chapter)