Hey, King!

2021-09-09

Chapter 242 Chapter 242 Qualified Craftsman
Put down a freshly sharpened arrow, Marne Station up. He wiped his hands on his dark leather apron, then gave Dagon a headbutt, then said with a smile: "Dagon, I haven't seen you for a while - why haven't you passed the basic quality test?"

" Because I haven't taken the test yet."

Dagon explained the problem in one sentence. It's not that he can't pass the exam, but that he hasn't taken the exam; as long as he takes the exam, he will surely pass. Satisfied with the answer, Mane swept the anvil with his sleeve and let Dagon sit on it, while he sat on the stone stool opposite him. "What are you doing with me today?"

"I want to ask you to build something. I used it myself. It's probably in the shape of two pipes of this length." Dagon gestured, and it was about half a meter. Appearance. "It must be resistant to impact, fire, small deformation after heating, and durable..."

"Aren't you good at both coiling and drilling techniques?" Man shook his head and asked, "You Did you encounter some special problems that you can't solve, and then came to me as a Master?"

"I tried to make two pipes by myself, but the hardness was not enough, and the connection place was not stable enough. Dagon took out two nestable tubes from his backpack, handed them to Man, and instructed: "This is my newly invented weapon, and special attention should be paid to confidentiality."

"I I thought that the oath of allegiance to the Neil family would assure you that I would keep this matter a secret." Mane took the two pipes in both hands, dangled them in his hands, sniffed, touched, and then tried to put the pipes together. They are grouped together. At this time, his eyes lit up, and he asked, "This is an array of one body? You disassemble the array and only use it when you want to combine them?"

Dagon nodded and said: " The two parts that are disassembled have different effects, and if I replace one of them, I can change the characteristics of the weapon. Is this idea okay?"

"This is a good idea, and it has many applications in the rune. You know that sometimes changing one or two key runes can change the elemental attributes used or generated by the rune, such as turning a Fireball into an electric ball. But in an array, if the array is not continuous, then subtle faults will also Gradually getting bigger, causing the array stability to drop rapidly. Did you encounter this problem?"

Mann was right, Dagon had this problem. After the "consumable gunpowder" was created, Rhett urged Dagon to quickly build a gun.

There's a huge difference between what Red had in mind and what Dagon was actually going to build, focusing on the firing mechanism. Reid's arquebus only needs a simple ignition step to generate propulsion through gunpowder, but in this world, it is necessary to use the basic strengthening array to have the effect of detonation and explosion, which requires the array to be built into the barrel. . In order to facilitate maintenance, it is best for each component to only complete the professional things it needs to do most, so the array is divided into three parts: the "trigger" responsible for receiving external mana and control, and the "gun chamber" responsible for generating basic strengthening effects. , the hidden hammer responsible for the elemental blast.

The first few trials were successful, the black powder created a shock airflow that pushed the ammunition outwards, but its lifespan was only three or four rounds, and then it had to wait for the barrel to cool down completely. After firing again, the success rate of firing at this time is reduced to less than 20%. Dagon double-checked, the integrity of the array was fine, and the material was not damaged. He had no idea why the firing success rate had dropped so much.

"Arrays get tired." After checking, Mann said, "Metals get tired and so do arrays. Dagon, do you know why mages rearrange their arrays every time? Why not use the old ones? "

"Because the new one is easy to use?" Forget about Mann, Dagon wasn't satisfied with his answer. He thought about it carefully, trying to get closer to the answer himself instead of simply waiting for someone to say it. "Many arrays are continuous, and it's okay to run several decades in a row, but when you say array fatigue, you seem to be referring to arrays that are repeatedly opened and closed. Mages always use new ones, because the array is closed and then opened, just Fatigue builds up?"

"Hey! So you basically got it right!" Mann said, "Array fatigue happens when you turn it on and off repeatedly, and I think once the array is running, it will Influence, change the environment around you, thereby changing yourself in subtle ways. Every time you turn it on again, it becomes less and less like the original self, accumulating fatigue and deviation until it breaks.”

Dagon seriously Listening, and thinking in combination with my own hands-on experience, I quickly understood Marne's theory. "Is there any way to solve it? Is it possible to leave a part of the array and let the user fine-tune each time according to the exploration of the array, so as to control the opening and closing?"

"The way you said is It is feasible. This method is adopted by elves and some large permanent arrays of our Jiangu family. Although the firefly clock tower in Jiangu City has been maintained for a long time, it still needs to be closed for maintenance every few hundred years. Experienced rune wizards do this, so you can avoid array fatigue and keep the array stable for the next few hundred years."

"But that's easier said than done, speaking of which." Marne He added: "Exploring the situation of an array requires a special understanding of the array, a strong spell manipulation ability, and a lot of time. The former has high requirements for users, while the latter limits the array's capabilities. Application scenarios. And even if this method is used, it cannot be said that the array will not get tired. Dagon, I will test you, what kind of things are very unsuitable for this manual intervention method?"

The answer is too simple, Dagon immediately said: "Elf card."

The selling point of the elf card is that it can be used repeatedly. The creatures that can be summoned every time are no different from the previous ones, so as long as the mana Enough and there is an almost infinite battle strength that can be used and manipulated. But every summon is a process of opening and closing the internal array of the sprite card, which will inevitably accumulate a lot of array fatigue.

"I solved this problem. The technique I used is called superimposed beating. This is also the capital I joined the Five Clan Joint Management Department. Yes, that's the way to earn contribution points." Ma En stroked With a beard and a proud expression. "I studied the technology of our Jiangu rune craftsmen, and I have a breakthrough on it, which solved the problem of array fatigue. This problem you have encountered can also be solved. Do you want me to make it for you or learn it yourself? "

"I want to learn, but will the Five Clan Joint Management Department put pressure on you?"

Ma En shook his head and said, "It's alright, this technique is mine." After negotiating with them, as long as I report to them, I can accept the teaching. I am a native of Jiangu City, and I am also the guard of the Old City Lord. It is logical for you to be the master, and there will be no problem.”

Dagon thought for a while and decided to speak frankly, he briefly talked about what he saw about "U·5·A" in Canine Fortress. "Uncle Man, I suspect that the Five Nationalities Joint Management Department is planning, purposeful, and step-by-step to collect Jiangu knowledge and technology, and then use it for the development of Elf Race. I have been watching out for it, you also be careful."

Man stared wide-eyed, his fists clenched and loosened from time to time, and his face turned red and white. He hammered his thigh and said, "Damn it, it's really hard to get money from elves. I now understand why they kept me from visiting friends in Mopan City. It turned out that they wanted to monopolize this technology. Dagon, I teach Here, I won't tell anyone about this."

"Then I won't expose you to teach me this." Dagon said: "This technology, who do you ask me to teach? I will teach it to someone, if the five clan joint management will come, come to us two!"

"Let's not talk about the five clans first, I can't just..." Ma En waved his hand , said: "I just said I didn't talk about it, why did I talk about it again. Alas, people are a little old. Dagon, besides the fatigue of the array, there is another problem with this thing, that is, its elemental energy remains. I can smell it and know that this Array mainly produces Fire Element, right?"

Dagon nods, it is true.

"The tube is metal, and Fire Element resists metal, which makes it easy to break. You'll have to use a stronger Earth Element material to take over the excess Fire Element effect from the array, like armor and The cushions between the bodies are the same. I personally recommend fire rune steel, which can absorb part of the Fire Element..."

Dagon shook his head: "fire rune steel is not good, too much absorption will lose the spell effect of the array. ."

"It's not enough to absorb too much, then...you can't use Adamantite, it's too expensive."

"I think Adamantite is the best material in terms of material. Anyway, this is what I use myself, and I can still afford a small amount of pure gold. In the future, when the technology is further developed, I will see if I can use other methods to replace expensive materials."

"No way. You can't melt the beard ring of adamantine!" Mann hurriedly waved his hand, and then suddenly realized: "You mean you have other adamantine?"

"Hammerdom Deep Yan's father sent me a golden tower shield."

"What? Adamantite, and the tower shield! Is the Deep Rock family crazy!" Even more excited when the news of "U·5·A". "Dagon, can't take that tower shield, is the Deep Rock family trying to rebel? Maybe it's not that serious, but they will definitely drag you into the water. I can't cut his father, I can't cut him, this little Hammerdom. ?"

"It's not that serious, I've already identified the problem in advance. The Deep Rock family said in their reply that these fine golds are only for me. Because I know that I have left Jiangu City and have already walked halfway. The world came to Myniris to go to school, they have 'no reason to delay it' and will immediately return to Jiangu City to reconnect the relationship that has been interrupted over the years. The relationship they should maintain will never be interrupted for their own reasons. , otherwise God Ori will punish them."

"Oh? How did the Deep Rock family reply to your letter? Keep that letter well, it's a credit, you returned to Neil's house. It's time to take it out." Mann smiled slightly, and said, "Okay, I'm short of fine gold, so someone gave me such a big piece. How heavy is your tower shield?"

"About It weighs more than 20 pounds. I want to melt it all and make some protective equipment for a few friends."

"I'll talk about the real thing. Some fine gold products are just coated, It's not a pure piece. I'll make a round tube for you first, and by the way, I will teach you the superimposed forging technique of rune array. A fine golden tower shield may not be able to be turned into several protective equipment. If it doesn't work, I will add one to your mask. Plating, after all, the body is protected by formal armor, and the face is one of the key points, but there are few qualified protective equipment."

(end of this chapter)