Your Majesty the Empress, I am really not a traitor!

Then there is only one reason.

"Qin Ji, they didn't disclose other information to you, did they?"

"No, Your Majesty, they just told me about weapons and new airships and so on. Consult my thoughts. There is no other news for the time being."

And even if he said it, he didn't understand.

"I see."

Xia Yuxiao breathed a sigh of relief.But I was still a little upset.

Although the celestial masters and disciples of the celestial masters in the celestial master's mansion are reliable, their style of work is also more efficient, especially those who are responsible for the exploration of fields such as agriculture, engineering and soldiers. They always like to get rid of all unnecessary things. troublesome.

And although Xia Yuxiao is good at managing the country and employing people, she is indeed not good at military ability, so she allows Qin Ji's military report to be read by him first and then report her own behavior.

Your own military level is really not good, so don't be a layman commanding an expert.

Obviously, the Tianshi Mansion also noticed this, so they simply stopped discussing things with her that were difficult for her to understand immediately, and directly communicated with Qin Ji, the highest official in the army, saving unnecessary energy and time.

How should I put it, if you use their thinking to understand, you can still barely understand their brain circuits.

It's just that she, the emperor, can't hang on.

"Tell them, I will go to the Tianshi Mansion to visit their masterpieces in a week's time," she ordered decisively, "Qin Ji, follow me."

Can't tell the difference between big and small kings, can you?Don't take me seriously?

Let you recognize who is your benefactor!

false note

Preparing for the teaching qualification exam, I will take the exam on the ninth, Guoba Nasai.

(In the first half of the year, the interview was postponed due to the epidemic, so I was allowed to join the job first and then take the interview. Let me tell you in advance to avoid misunderstanding)

Chapter 18 Tian Jiji's Strange Brain Hole

In the entire imperial court of Great Xia, if there is a place that Qin Ji, who came from modern society, can call a "scientific research institution", it is probably the Department of Secrets.

From the previous inspection process, Qin Ji could feel that the group of Tianji Division really planned to work hard all the time. Basically, there were various brain holes being developed in various fields, and especially the "Aerial "Battleship"-based projects are even more shocking.

Of course, on the Tianji Division's side, they don't call this thing an air battleship, they call it a "dragon boat".

"Please look, Your Majesty, this is the 'Dragon Boat' we are currently building. The boat is more than 40 feet long and more than ten feet wide. According to the measurement of the church state, it can be about [-] meters long and three feet wide. [-] meters, the specific size, we are still adjusting."

The one who brought Qin Ji and Xia Yuxiao to inspect the Tianji Division was a female celestial master. This celestial master had a beautiful appearance and did not wear makeup, but gave people a beautiful and gentle feeling. She was wearing a robe that represented the celestial master. , which made her feel more like a "fairy".

The premise is that you ignore the appearance of this sister in battle.

The celestial masters in the celestial master's mansion, although Qin Ji didn't know why they got together, at least he knew their general disposition, and they all knew what kind of existence these celestial masters really were.

This group of people usually looks elegant and easy-going, but if it's a battle, they are all good fighters.No one dared to question the fighting power of the Celestial Masters. In the thousand years since the founding of the Great Xia, the military power displayed by the Celestial Master's Mansion is only the tip of the iceberg. Even this corner is enough to make people feel intimidated.

"Why use the church-state's measurement?"

Xia Yuxiao asked this question.

Great Xia has its own measurement standards. Although Great Xia does use the church-state standards in some places, this is not all. After all, Great Xia’s own national power is there, and the measurement is not very troublesome. Naturally Church-state metrics are not used lightly.

"Your Majesty, our "spiritual core" is improved from the furnace cores sent by the Weixi Empire. The current "spiritual core" needs the original version for reference, so the size of the dragon boat needs to be determined temporarily." Borrow the amount provided by the Weixi Empire. If your majesty thinks it is so inappropriate, then we can continue to use the Great Xia metric system in the future, but we need to do a little conversion in our minds."

The other party gave this answer.

"That's it, it doesn't matter, you can do whatever is convenient for you."

For this aspect, Xia Yuxiao has never been too particular about it. She was originally studying other people's things, and this kind of thing is understandable. There is no need to be idle and have nothing to do to burden other craftsmen and celestial masters.

Xia Yuxiao has a general understanding of the design of the dragon boat. However, the initial estimated cost of this kind of vehicle is quite scary. Xia Yuxiao thought about the country's recent expenditures, and then thought about the fact that it is still far away from completion. Canal, these things come together...

Hey, poor.

"What's that little thing over there for?" At this moment, Qin Ji noticed a little thing not far away.

That thing is an imitation of the warship of the Great Xia Navy. Compared with the warship of the Great Xia Navy, it is flatter and has rows of holes on it. At this moment, the warship is floating in mid-air, and several disciples are pulling Follow the lines around to make sure this thing doesn't fly around.

"Oh, that's the miniature version of the dragon boat, we used it for testing." Tianshi pointed to the miniature version of the dragon boat, "It is also powered by the spirit core, but we still can't make the spirit core much smaller. , directly connect the spirit core to the small dragon boat, and provide the spirit energy floating in the air. When this thing stops flying randomly, when will the final design of the dragon boat be determined."

To put it bluntly, it is to test the miniature model first.What these celestial masters are thinking is really avant-garde.

"I'm afraid the construction materials will have to be replaced. Now that it has already flown into the sky, then we must consider the ability to resist beating. If it is still wood in the sky, that is not very good. Those guys in the west made airships and so on. , I heard that it can also set fireballs. If you encounter this, you will be severely restrained."

At this moment, the celestial master was whispering in front of the two immediate superiors, obviously she fell into the situation of talking to herself.

"What shall we see next?"

Seeing her immersed in her own world, Xia Yuxiao quickly reminded her.

"Oh? Ah... Sorry, Your Majesty, the next thing we want to see is the Ballista."

"Ballista? That big crossbow?"

Xia Yuxiao felt a little bored.

Ballista, in the context of Daxia, actually means a large crossbow. In the early days, those countries in the west actually used it, including now, many city defenses also have this thing.

The arrows required for this kind of ballista are specially made, very heavy, and the force required to wind the string is also great, and usually requires the cooperation of multiple soldiers to complete the arrow.At the price of this is a powerful penetrating power. Even a cultivator cannot guarantee that he will be intact after being hit by a ballista.

But the scope of application of this thing is very narrow, and Daxia only uses these things in city defense, and there was a craftsman who once built a "power ballista" that could be pushed and walked, that is, the ballista was mounted on a machine that could be used at any time. Push it on a cart to allow it to move.But after using this thing, the Great Xia army found that it was really not good, so they didn't use it.

So when she heard that it was a ballista, she wasn't very interested.The country has already developed a lot of crossbow technology, so there is no need for more bells and whistles.

"Your Majesty, this ballista is not that ballista."

The Celestial Master mysteriously led Xia Yuxiao to a "Ballista".

This ballista is very strange, and it does have something in common with the crossbow, that is, the "bolts" displayed next to it are basically the same, they all have arrow shafts and arrows.

Something is wrong with the device that fires the arrows.

That device has the shape of a crossbow, but the difference is that there is a turntable underneath.

Different symbols are engraved on this plate, which seems to be rotatable.

"introduce?"

Even Qin Ji saw this thing for the first time, and couldn't help feeling a strong curiosity.

"Your Majesty, Lieutenant, the principle of using this kind of ballista is actually similar to that of ordinary ballistas, but the difference lies in the turntable at the back. Please see, Your Majesty, this dial represents 'wind', and this dial represents 'fire', This dial represents 'thunder', this one represents 'gold'..."

"What's the point?"

"If we turn the dial to 'Thunder' before we launch," said Tianshi, he picked up the miniature model next to him and demonstrated it. The device below raised a device engraved with a formation to the rear of the arrow, "Then use the spiritual core to input spiritual energy and launch..."

With a soft "bang", the arrow flew out.

Then at the moment it hit the target, a blast of thunder sounded!

The whole target is in pieces...

I am super!Automatic light machine!

Chapter 19 Magical brain hole

Although Qin Ji thought that the Tianshi Mansion would do the work, he never expected that they would do such a job.

Xia Yuxiao didn't expect it at all. She stared at Qin Ji with wide eyes, as if she was saying: You guys didn't tell me when you came up with this thing? !

"At present, we only have four choices of wind, thunder, fire and gold, which correspond to four functions. Under different needs, a ballista can meet various needs. Soldiers only need to carry spirit cores and spirit stones. I believe that whether it is His Majesty or the Taiwei, both of you should be satisfied with such a weapon."

There was a hint of complacency in Tianshi's tone.

In fact, Qin Ji could see that the choice of these wind, thunder, fire and gold originated from several relatively basic exercises in the Great Xia Xuanshu.Daxia's exercises are actually based on the five elements, but in practice, the most basic ones are "wind (wind and rain), thunder (thunder light curse), fire (fire refining formula), gold (golden light curse)" Wait for the spell.

These spells are relatively simple to cast and do not require too much preparation, and they can be directly written on the talisman paper and used directly. For any mage who plays mystical arts, mastering these spells is a basic operation.

And the group of Tianji Division applied these techniques to the crossbow arrows.This makes these spells more precise and can be released from a long distance with the help of crossbow bolts.

"What is the principle of this thing?" Xia Yuxiao was shocked by the power of this weapon. You must know that the ballista used by the celestial master to demonstrate just now is just a miniature version, and it is obvious that she has no Let the ballista unleash its full power.

If it is made into actual size and releases its full power, then this cannon will probably be able to flatten the targets within the range?

"You saw this engraving plate, right? First of all, we first set up a rotatable square metal pillar under the ballista in advance, and then chiseled the four spells in advance on the four sides. The pillar is connected to the engraving plate, when When the dial is turned, it will also rotate the four spells, turning the corresponding spells to the top."

Tianshi raised the miniature version of the ballista slightly, showing the design below.

"And when you turn to the corresponding spell and start winding, the metal pillar will unlock the mechanism, release the locked state and bounce to the bottom of the crossbow, and when it comes into contact with the crossbow, you can input aura. The spell we have carefully carved can The aura is converted into corresponding spells, attached to the crossbow bolts, and given the corresponding mystical effects to the crossbow bolts."

"Then, when the crossbow trigger is pulled, the metal pillars will fall together and be locked again, and the crossbow arrows will fly to the target with the profound art. The celestial masters of the Tianshi Mansion have carried out some transformations on the profound art, So you can make sure that each of the four spells has a different trigger method."

After the celestial master finished speaking, he quietly stood beside him, as if he was waiting for the answer from the two of them.

"Really well designed..."

Xia Yuxiao had to marvel at the brains of this group of people, and the idea of ​​combining spells and ballistas was beyond her expectations.

And this principle is more familiar to Qin Ji.

If it is a crossbow with the addition of Lei, it is equivalent to a missile-the crossbow itself is actually just a tool responsible for projecting the warhead to the target, and Leifa itself is equivalent to the "warhead" ", this is the main output.

"Then, what is the attribute of wind?" Qin Ji asked curiously.

"Ah, the attribute of wind, strictly speaking, there is no change in power and range. If we use wind, we can only maintain the most basic power of our ballista."

"Then what's the difference between it and an ordinary ballista?"

"Wind can give a crossbow bolt a stable flight effect and acceleration effect. Your Majesty, Taiwei, that is to say, if the dial of 'wind' is used, it means that this crossbow bolt will have the ability to point and hit, beyond the conventional crossbow. The characteristics of gun distance and extremely fast hit on the target."

Tianshi explained this problem in very common language.

"...laser gun?"

Qin Ji couldn't help saying this.

"What is a laser gun?" Tianshi was puzzled.

"Ah, it's okay, I'll just talk about it."

Qin Ji waved his hand, but there was another shock in his heart.

Isn't this thing just for sniper killing? Moreover, such a large crossbow is still solid. Even if there is no spell bonus in power, it is basically difficult for ordinary profound practitioners to withstand it!

It is simply an excellent weapon for long-range precision strikes...