my armed maid

Chapter 146 Chapter 143: Naval Gun Meteor
"Thank you for your help, sir!"

Seeing Nolen and Yuna coming, Flamel's researchers all bowed their heads with gratitude.

"No need to be polite, Linfeng City should protect everyone's personal safety."

Nolen waved his hand, "We will escort you into the city. We will talk about other things later. Now take a good rest."

"Thank you, sir."

After setting up Flamel's people, Ryan came over and said to Nolen:
"The Alto City army has lost its combat effectiveness. We are pursuing it with all our strength, but the number is limited. It is probably impossible to clear out all the prisoners."

Levi and Gaia worms have made the terrain in this area a mess, making it impossible for ordinary vehicles, horses, and soldiers to cross these terrain obstacles.

Therefore, the only people who came with Ryan on foot this time were a hundred elite knights from the Knights, and the manpower was not sufficient.

"It doesn't matter, the enemy general is dead, and the remaining people are nothing to worry about, so just run away."

Nolen shook his head and said, "The priority we need to solve now is not Alto City, but the eighth-level Warcraft Gaia Worm."

“If we want to restore communication with Flamel, we will eventually have to rebuild the road.

"The aerospace craft of the Sky Knights is almost completed. As long as the test flight is successful, we can mass-produce air transport crafts based on it.

Once it is seriously injured by the Gaia worm and escapes, it may be difficult to lure it to the bait with the wisdom of a high-level monster.

"But looking at the extent of the damage, I'm afraid it won't be repaired within a month or two."

"If it hadn't been seriously injured and was angry, the monster would never have run away after noticing you were coming."

At present, apart from Ryan, the only one left in Linfeng City that can break through the defense of the eighth-level monster is the smooth-bore magic cannon Gangnir.

After that, use some methods to force it out of the surface and concentrate your firepower to hunt it.

This means that the Gaia Worm should still be in this area, and as long as you follow the tunnels it dug and search using mental detection, you should be able to track where it went.

"It originally took three days to reach Flamel, but now it can be reached in one day. Thinking about it this way, doesn't the originally uncomfortable mood feel a lot better?"

He couldn't imagine what it would be like to have swarms of aerostats traveling over the Linfeng Mountains.

"Ah, that monster."

"Oge'ang's strength is definitely not weak, but he was still defeated by it. Are you sure you are sure about hunting it?"

Fortunately, this Gaia worm had been injured by Ogeang and the steel nail, which gave Linfeng City an opportunity to take advantage of it.

"However, even if we have a chance of winning in hunting it, now that the monster has escaped, do you have a way to find it?"

I think it would be spectacular, right?
"However, talking about the aerostat reminds me."

“The transportation efficiency of air transportation must be higher than that of land transportation, especially for us, it can easily cross rugged and winding mountain roads.

Thinking of this, he entrusted the cleaning task of the battlefield to Ryan, and then flew back to the pass with Yuna, and took the magic transport vehicle back to Linfeng City.

Each high-level monster has its own territory. When seriously injured, they will most likely stay in their territory to heal and will not move easily.

When talking about the Gaia worm, Ryan's expression also became serious, "I just saw it from a distance. I have never seen such a weird monster. It's hard to imagine that it has been living under our feet all this time.

"Let's try it first and then talk about it." Nolen thought for a while and said.

However, the alchemy factory has not yet begun mass production of Gungnir. Only Luo Zhen has made two, one for him or Yuna to use, and one for spare.

If you use it to snipe the Gaia worm, the success rate will undoubtedly be greatly improved.

The Gaia worm just sneaked into the ground, not disappeared out of thin air.

“That’s true if it’s just land transportation.” Nolen smiled, “But we can use air transportation.

He briefly described the battle situation at that time, and Ryan shook his head and said: "This Ogoang has been calculating and calculating, but in the end, nothing was saved, and instead it became our wedding dress, which is ironic to say.

While the steel nails did damage it, it was clearly not fatal.

"I will send the wind mages of the Knights to bring Flamel's goods back to the pass, but they can transport it once or twice, but they cannot transport it many times.

As if remembering something, Nolen's eyes suddenly lit up, "Although it has not been officially completed, some of the armed components have been manufactured...

"Maybe we can use it to hunt monsters!"

But... can just two Gungnirs really deal a fatal blow to the Gaia Worm?
Recalling the scene where he shot at the Gaia worm just now, Nolen frowned.

Nolen was deep in thought, and at this moment, Ryan said again:

Eighth-level monsters are rare and powerful, and each has its own unique skills. It usually requires the cooperation of several eighth-level extraordinary beings to kill them safely.

He is very interested in the silver-gray scales on the Gaia worm and its special spell "Energy Burst". If he can get them, this mission will be worthwhile.

Nolen nodded: "It was because Ogoang caused huge injuries to it that was difficult to heal in a short time, and the steel nails also successfully hit it, that I came up with the idea of ​​hunting it.

As the enemies he encounters become stronger and stronger, does even Gangnir finally reach the point where he is beyond his capabilities...

As a military armed aerostat, he specially designed a powerful naval gun for it, which is even more powerful than Gangnir.

The process is like this. As for the details, you have to plan it yourself.

"Airlift...?" Ryan looked up at the sky.

Linfeng City currently only has one eighth-level combatant named Ryan, and it was a bit reluctant to hunt him originally.

As long as they can be hunted, not only can they once and for all solve the problem of possible subsequent Warcraft disturbances, but they can also obtain valuable alchemy materials.

Especially in the final hunting session, it is still unknown whether Linfeng City has enough firepower to kill the Gaia worm with its huge size and tenacious vitality.

It was only the evening of the second day after Linfeng City dispatched troops. Julius and other candidates of the Sky Knights were practicing flying at the military training ground.

He rose to the sky and suddenly saw Nolen leading people passing by near the training ground. He couldn't help but landed curiously and said hello:

"Lord Nolen, didn't you and the captain go to confront the Alto City troops and come back so soon?"

"Ah, they've been taken care of."

Nolen said, "It's just that an eighth-level monster appeared over there. I was about to go back to the city to get weapons to hunt it."

"Wait, an eighth-level monster!?" Julius' eyes widened.

"Isn't this even more powerful than the Xia Hui Dragon back then? Isn't it too risky?" He had participated in the previous battle against the Xia Hui Dragon, and the beating made him sweat.

Unexpectedly, in just a few months, Nolen would actually challenge an eighth-level monster?
In a battle of this level, besides Ryan, who else in Linfeng City can help or intervene?
"Human beings can compete with beings hundreds of times stronger than themselves, not because of their own strength, but because of their unique wisdom."

Nolen raised his lips and said, "If you are curious, come and take a look. After all, this is the most powerful alchemy weapon in Linfeng City currently. It doesn't hurt to learn about it in advance."

Among all the Sky Knight candidates, Julius has the highest actual combat performance and flying talent.

In addition, they have had friendship before. If nothing happens, he will become the third in command under him and Yuna in the future. There is no need to hide from him.

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey." Julius took off his flying equipment and followed him to the alchemy factory expectantly.

"Richard, how is the construction progress of the Crow's Nest? "

Arriving at the factory, Nolen called the manager Richard and asked.

The aerial battleship "Crow's Nest" was the name he gave to this armed aerostat.

"Sir, there are still about four days left before completion."

Richard responded respectfully and led Nolen and others to the warehouse where the Crow's Nest was stored.

At this time, the Crow's Nest had not yet assembled various parts, so it looked very simple. It was just a ship-shaped keel with a floor, side plates and decks.

It is more like a ship than an airship. In fact, the design of the Crow's Nest did refer to the structure of the ship.

This is why he called it an air battleship.

"Four days, that's really not enough time for this crusade."

Nolen instructed, "I remember that the production of the Crow's Nest's naval gun has been completed. Take it out. I want to transport it to the border crossing."

"Yes!" Richard gave the order, and soon a factory employee pulled out a long cart.

Then, the black cloth covering the cart was lifted, and a huge naval gun was revealed in front of everyone.

It is completely black, with a seven-meter-long barrel mounted on a square box-shaped gun mount.

The muzzle of the gun is also exaggeratedly large, and even a person can easily stick his or her head into it. Although it is a live ammunition gun, it is obvious at a glance that it is not on the same level as Gangnir.

"The trial naval gun Meteor, produced by Linfeng Alchemy Factory, is equipped with a total of ten "acceleration" arrays and can fire physical artillery shells with a caliber of 380 mm. "

Nolen said proudly, "Even if we look at the entire empire, it should be the most powerful alchemical weapon. In theory, it is enough to deal a fatal blow to the eighth-level monster."

Ever since he tasted the sweetness of the technology tree of live ammunition weapons, he has actually been designing subsequent models of live ammunition cannons.

In order to make live ammunition weapons more powerful, in addition to improving the shell structure, it is nothing more than to make the shells have a larger charge and load more acceleration arrays on the gun body.

As with magic missiles, this will inevitably make the size of the live weapon even larger.

It can be said that among individual weapons, Gangnir and Glazed Shield have almost reached the size limit of live ammunition weapons and magic weapons, and their power finally stopped at the seventh level.

If you want to take a step closer, you have to step into the field of tank guns and naval guns.

Then... just step in, it's better to say that it suits his purpose.

Individual weapons must be developed, as well as siege-level and tactical-level weapons. Only such a military industry can be called sound!

So after planning to build an air battleship for Linfeng City, he quickly let himself go and completed the first design sketch of the naval gun "Meteor".

When the size restrictions are lifted, all that is left to do now is stacking materials.

The barrel becomes thicker and longer!
Cannonballs become bigger and heavier!
Good means big, big means good!
Adhering to this concept, in fact, what he originally designed was a behemoth with a ten-meter-long barrel, loaded with fourteen acceleration arrays, and capable of loading 460 mm artillery shells.

But soon, after the first generation of experimental products was produced, he discovered that things did not seem to be that simple.

The first problem is that when too many magic circles are stacked together, mutual interference between the magic circles will occur, causing the magic circles sandwiched in the middle to fail to activate normally.

This is actually a very novel phenomenon, because alchemists have never tried to stack so many magic circles together in series before.

In short, after some experiments, the factory team came to a conclusion:
Even if ample space is left, the acceleration circle should not be stacked up to more than ten.

If this number is exceeded, it is easy to cause interference with the magic circle. Not only will the magic circle fail to start, but it will also increase the risk of damage to the magic circle structure warehouse.

Moreover, even if a dozen accelerating arrays are all activated, the speed of the cannonballs will not be significantly improved compared to ten accelerating arrays.

It seems that a certain threshold has been reached. The specific situation still needs to wait for more detailed experimental tests.

In fact, after six magic circles are stacked, the acceleration benefits have become very low. The addition of ten magic circles is purely Nolen's personal insistence.

The second problem comes from the caliber of the artillery shell. As the size increases, the weight and wind resistance of the artillery shell will inevitably increase.

When reflected in actual combat, you will find that the parabola of the artillery shell bends visibly to the naked eye during flight, and the shooting accuracy also drops off a cliff.

Later, the researcher responsible for naval gun design also asked him an interesting question:

If a 460mm shell can destroy a target, so can a 380mm shell;

And targets that cannot be destroyed by 380mm shells cannot be destroyed by 460mm shells...

So, why do we still have the thankless task of using 460mm shells?

This question may seem strange, but it is actually discussing the issue of whether naval gun firepower is excessive——

Because live ammunition cannons and spells are different, high-level spells tend to deal area damage, while live ammunition cannons usually deal single-target damage.

If the enemy can be wiped out equally, or the power is about the same, it is better to increase the quantity of damage than to continue to improve the quality of the damage.

In this case, the killing efficiency of installing two 2 cannons is definitely higher than that of installing one 380 cannon.

However, because there is no live ammunition cannon of this size in this world yet, no one can tell how much extraordinary power its power is equivalent to.

Coupled with the tight construction period, in order to ensure manufacturing efficiency and controllability, the first-generation naval gun Meteor was finally decided as a ten-speed, 380 mm size version.

"The Gunmeteor...another of my outstanding works."

Nolen looked at the behemoth in front of him with a hint of fanaticism in his eyes.

"The actual combat will start soon. Let me see what kind of surprise you can bring me?"

(End of this chapter)