Utopia

Obviously, one of the representatives warned Farah and Hermione, the factory directors who came here specially, very directly. However, Sogen looked at them and nodded gently, and signed and stamped a document.

"We are willing, but we hope to keep the gun factory. Even if we no longer engage in the research and development of light weapons equipment in the future."

"You sisters are really nice. Okay, it's established. Next..."

The rest of the content was left by the two factory directors and three representatives, and Sogen didn't hear much. After all, he, the guard patrolling the production workshop, was not their bodyguard. It was his responsibility to pay attention to the safety of the workshop inside and outside at all times.

Therefore, he waited until noon and continued to chat with Omer.

"That's good. The research and development of light weapons is actually a laborious task for us, but the results are not very significant. Sogen, didn't you learn how to use mortars before? Do you remember how many people died after one shot?"

"I remember. No matter how accurate my shooting skills are, if I don't have time to run after one shot, or if there is no magic shield covering me, I will die."

As Sogen himself said, the explosion of the shells will not only produce flying shrapnel, but also the strong shock wave produced by the explosion is also quite lethal.

"So, the next work is to think about how to make more cannons. And the power of this cannon cannot be small. It is best to be able to blow up more than a hundred people with one shot."

"Huh?"

It must be said that the explosion enthusiast in front of Sogen is really fierce. Before, Omer had been using mortars to blow up more than thirty or even forty people. Now this Omer... okay.

He thought about it and understood that the area damage of the mortar was too good. Therefore, since we need to make cannons, it is more time-consuming and costly to make a smooth-bore barreled cannon without a bulky re-entry device.

"But, Sogen, let me ask you a question. Do you want to have more small cannons or more large cannons?"

[To be honest, I have been using it recently. Both Android and Apple are available. ]

"Small cannons. The production time of large cannons is relatively long. Now we encounter all kinds of strange guys sneaking ashore from time to time. It is better to have more cannons in hand. It doesn't matter if the caliber is smaller. After all, we have never thought about hitting the other side."

"Understood!"

In the next five years, a complete city was built on the land where the Solo Arsenal was located. As the real core, the Solo Arsenal is naturally the core of Solo City, and it is protected by the military and political power of the Solo City Militia and the Gem Island Autonomous Government.

However, during this period, various opponents who landed on the northwest coast of Solo City still tried to attack the Solo Arsenal at least once a month. So these invaders of different identities naturally enjoyed the various weapons from the guards.

"Hey, Omer, can't your 6mm mortar have a function of dropping shells and firing immediately?"

"Enwei, I'm afraid that you will put two shells in at once and explode the barrel. For a 6mm mortar that can be carried by a gunner and run away, I know that you guards will put shells in one after another when fighting!"

"Then..."

"Okay! Let me think about what to do."

Thanks to these invaders who climbed ashore from time to time, the 6mm mortar, which is currently the favorite long-range support weapon of the arsenal guards, not only satisfies the members of the factory, but also the troops of the autonomous regime. However, there is a problem that is very troublesome for technicians like Omer, that is, how to avoid the explosion of the barrel when the previous shell misfires during fierce battles and the next shell is loaded.

Although there has been no such accident in the arsenal, and the members of the arsenal have a solid knowledge of military weapons, and weapons such as mortars are very handy; but this does not mean that such things have not happened in the troops under the Gem Island Autonomous Government. In particular, most of the troops of the autonomous government are brown-skinned Kalai members who do not understand magic. They have not received much education, so they need the arsenal to come up with a solution.

"Or, I have an idea. Omer, let me tell you..."

As one of the few guards here who can fight, study gunpowder weapons well, and even draw conceptual drawings, Sogen is also constantly learning. Compared with when he first came here, his cultural knowledge has developed by leaps and bounds.

"That's it?"

"That's it."

"Well... Sogen, we have to rewrite a mortar operation manual. You..."

"No problem."

Also because they and a large number of brown-skinned Kalai members could not learn the knowledge of Eri culture, the autonomous government had to start using human characters from the East as its standard characters in order to fight against the locals. Sogen naturally agreed to this, after all, the characters he used when writing the operation manual could not be easily understood by the local Kalai.

Especially, the local high-level forces have not yet relaxed the policy of learning the Eastern human language, and have even carried out many clearance activities against heretical items to ensure that the domestic unrest can be quelled. Of course, there are basically few members of Kalai on the local side who can speak Eastern human language. Therefore, confidentiality is naturally guaranteed.

As a result, after half a day, a newly improved 6 [To be honest, I have been using it recently, both Android and Apple are available. ] mm caliber mortar officially appeared in the open-air shooting range.

"Sogen, have you written the instructions?"

"Okay. Let's experiment."

Next, under the witness of a group of employees, Sogen loaded the first shell mold without any explosives into it. Then, out of caution, Sogen took the shell mold without explosives from Omer's hand and continued to load it in the normal way.

Clang!

When the second shell was stuck in the muzzle, at least one-third of the shell was exposed outside the muzzle. Omer and Sogen looked at each other and nodded gently.

"How is it?"

"Fisa, this is the muzzle latch structure I thought of. When the mortar is loaded, if the firing is not successful, the latch structure will pop out. Only when the shell is fired normally and the ejection pressure is generated, the latch structure will automatically unlock, and at the same time ensure that the shell can fly out through the muzzle. Then, let's do it for real."

After hearing this, the crowd of onlookers watched Sogen dig a hole in the ground with a shovel. And Omer took out the empty shells in the mortar and re-adjusted the latch device. Then, Sogen put the entire 6mm caliber mortar in.

At this time, Omer, who was responsible for carrying the shell box, helped prepare a live shell filled with explosives, and began to load the empty shells into it first...