Chapter 119

Woo~~~~

On a hidden forest road, three specially reinforced electric carriages traveled smoothly and quickly.

Because of construction limits, the road was under 10 meters wide, but the entire surface was made of tempered yellow clay.

The road surface was also designed for drainage, anti-skid, and resistance to thermal expansion and contraction, with strict slope limits never exceeding 5 degrees.

Moreover, the road is merely one type of mountain transportation.

Currently, Alonso and his apprentices have begun to argue the feasibility of mountain trams.

Luosen sat in the second carriage, carefully feeling the ride of the electric carriage, then drew a conclusion.

"The speed is higher than a carriage, causing more noise, and the up-and-down jolting and leaning in turns are much worse than a carriage."

"The wheel noise is very loud, the anti-skid ability is also poor, making it unsuitable for high-speed travel."

The drawbacks are many, far less comfortable than his previous carriage, but the power is truly strong.

When he opened it up, he actually felt a noticeable push-back feeling.

"After further iterations, we should be able to make an electric rune tank, to be used later for breaking through plains in assault."

While thinking, another strong push-back sensation came.

Luosen immediately said, "Ailiya, drive slower; aren't you getting shaken uncomfortably?"

Ailiya shook her head excitedly: "Shaky? This is much smoother than horseback, the speed is also fast, and there's no headwind."

Well, since she likes it, Luosen let her drive as she pleased.

The carriage wound through the mountain road's seven twists and turns for about ten-odd minutes, arriving at a secret valley among the mountains.

Woo~~~~

The electric carriage slowed before an inconspicuous wall of tempered yellow clay.

On the wall was a large iron gate, already open, and the guard soldiers beside the gate were saluting the convoy.

The convoy slowly entered the iron gate.

Beyond the gate lay a very open natural fan-shaped valley, whose end directly met the azure sea.

This is the secret test site for the island's flame weapons.

The three vehicles stopped at an open space beside the field.

Ailiya got out first, checked with the other guards that the surroundings were fine, then escorted Luosen out of the carriage.

Luosen directly looked toward the front weapons test stand.

There was a row of tempered yellow clay platforms, with hollow round metal tubes fixed on them.

This is precisely the flame-thunder arcane device crafted by Master Ges, i. e., the otherworld's cannon! Master Ges and his second son, the mage Arshute, were already there.

Besides that, over fifty young mage apprentices followed, serving as their assistants.

Seeing Luosen arrive, Master Ges greeted him enthusiastically.

"Lord, this is the first batch of flame-thunder arcane devices we have crafted."

"Hmm~ I think, as you said, Lord, renaming it 'cannon' would be smoother."

Especially the sound "pao", although there is no corresponding character in the common language, it vividly describes the huge movement and noise when the device unleashes power, reads smoothly and is very satisfying.

"Lord, look, the barrels of these cannons are pure steel, made by precision molding combined with Transformation Technique for precise shaping."

"The barrel's caliber is nine centimeters; each shot loads about three kilograms of thunder powder, ultimately able to launch this heavy iron ball 1.5 kilometers away."

"Well~ this is thunder powder, full name Order Thunder Powder, we call it yellow powder."

"It was developed by Mage Beier. Although its power is somewhat less than Aaron's newly discovered 'Flame Earth', it is far more stable and safe than Flame Earth."

He showed Luosen the Order Thunder Powder.

It is a yellow-brown fine powder, with a slight fragrant aroma, deliberately made into tiny smooth granules for moisture and anti-caking needs.

At a glance, it seems nothing special; even if thrown on the ground, nobody would give it a second look.

Luosen certainly knows of the existence of Order Thunder Powder. In fact, he knows the detailed contents of all important new achievements in the territory.

But he has been especially busy lately, so this is also his first time seeing the real thing.

"Master, could you demonstrate its stability?"

Master Ges placed a small pinch of powder on the ground, then took an iron hammer and smashed it down hard.

Bang~~

The tempered yellow clay surface was dented with a small pit, the Order Thunder Powder was scattered everywhere, yet showed no abnormal reaction.

Immediately after, Master Ges released a Three-ring Flame Breath from afar onto the powder.

After the high-temperature fire dissipated, the powder remained unscathed; its flame resistance is almost like that of dirt.

Luosen clicked his tongue in amazement: "Indeed stable; I heard only a special activation spell can ignite it. Master, could you let me see it?"

Ges immediately complied, pointing at the Order Thunder Powder from five or six meters away; he saw nothing unusual, then the powder on the belt 'Whoosh~~' ignited fiercely.

The burning intensity and brightness were considerably stronger than the black powder of his previous life, but still not as strong as TNT.

Papapa~~

Luosen lightly clapped, sincerely praising: "What excellent thunder powder!"

He knows that the activation spell for Order Thunder Powder is essentially a constant decryption spell.

In actual use, the activation spell can also be adjusted anytime according to safety needs; without the activation spell, no matter how you mess with this thing, it's useless.

In other words, the Order Thunder Powder invented by Mage Beier is not only safe and stable, but can also prevent enemy spies, especially mage spies, from using magic to remotely destroy our ammunition depot.

In the world of arcane arts, this point is especially important.

If one directly transplants Earth knowledge and experience without any localization, lightly it causes discomfort, heavily it leads to self-destruction.

After demonstrating the thunder powder, Ges began to demonstrate the shells.

"This is a solid iron ball, weighing about three kilograms; after activation it can fly several li within a few seconds, and its force is more than ten times that of a master-level throwing technique."

If we calculate this way, even if Luosen uses Ten Rings mana to activate the 4-ring throwing technique, the power of the iron ball thrown would still be far inferior to this cannon.

Speaking of which, even if it's just the most ordinary and primitive small-caliber solid-shot cannon, after arriving in another world, it can still dispel all manner of demons and evil spirits.

The cannon roared, and all gods and demons ascended to heaven! But Luosen naturally felt the power insufficient.

Is there a way to make the fired iron ball hollow and load it with Order Thunder Medicine inside?

Because I heard that Aaron's shells can be loaded with flame-earth, so their attack power is especially strong.

Alshut beside him immediately shook his head: "No, it can't be loaded."

Order Thunder Medicine is too stable, so triggering it would be a problem. Moreover, although Aaron's shells can be loaded, I've heard they haven't solved the barrel bursting issue.

Of course, loading the shells with magic potion can indeed greatly enhance attack power, so we've been trying to solve the remote activation problem of Order Thunder Medicine.

Luosen nodded to show understanding, then asked: "Have you ever considered shaping the shell into a pointed top spinning top?"

Alshut blinked, a bit confused: "Why make it into such a complicated pointed top spinning top shape? A sphere would guarantee the barrel's seal, right?"

Beside him, Gos's expression changed as he asked: "My lord, do you want the pointed end aimed at the target to more sharply pierce the enemy's warship?"

Luosen nodded: "There is this consideration. Moreover, I think the pointed end's impact force is stronger; perhaps placing a firing pin behind the pointed end could trigger the Order Thunder Medicine."

Alshut heard this, his brow twitched: "Perhaps it could be made into an arrow tip. No, that won't do—the shape is too complex, making the barrel hard to seal."

Luosen laughed: "That's why I said the shape of a pointed top spinning top. The tail of a round spinning top just guarantees the seal."

Alshut's eyes lit up: "Right oh. No, wait—if that's the case, the shell might tumble after flying out of the barrel, not necessarily pointing the tip at the target."

Before his words even fell, he heard his father mutter: "No, it's not necessarily going to tumble—this top is special; as long as it spins, it won't necessarily tumble."

Having reached this point, Luosen knew his hint had already taken effect.

With a start, the path ahead—these two cannon experts will naturally continue down it.

Meals must be eaten bite by bite, roads walked step by step; after all, the one actually doing the work isn't Luosen, and he alone can't handle everything.

He also stopped nitpicking and dampening their enthusiasm, and said: "Then let's demonstrate its power now."

Master Gos immediately gestured to the several apprentices.

They skillfully loaded the powder, chambered it, then hid behind a thick earthen berm, using a triggering spell to ignite the Order Thunder Medicine inside the cannon barrel from afar.

'Boom~ boom~ boom~' a series of violent shocks, a row of cannons erupted one after another.

Only seeing the cannon body shake, the muzzle flash a flash, and spewing out thick green smoke; after lasting several seconds, several miles out on the sea surface rose a dozen high water columns.

Luosen took a telescope to observe the sea surface, mentally estimated the distance, and nodded in satisfaction.

Performance is stable, range is not bad, power is also decent; if we could successfully hit the enemy warship, it should cause considerable damage.

Just from the cannon's perspective, this thing is already usable.

But there is still much potential for improvement. For example, make the range as far as possible, the caliber as large as possible, and while keeping the rate of fire precise, also make it as fast as possible.

Gos took notes and recorded them one by one.

My lord, these can all be improved one by one; also, your lordship's earlier idea of the pointed top spinning top is excellent, but these require more manpower and material support.

Luosen laughed: "No problem, I will add an investment of fifty thousand Ogres to your laboratory."

Gos immediately said: "Then I have no problem, but my son Cavendish."

I certainly won't forget Master Cavendish. I added thirty thousand for him, enough to launch the initial research.

After conquering the queen, he's recently become very wealthy.

Gos immediately sprang into action: "My lord, just wait; I will absolutely build a cannon that will make your jaw drop!"

Luosen laughed heartily: "Then I'll start looking forward to it now."

Now we have usable cannons, but the warships are still not very effective.

Although Master Belite's shipbuilding skills are progressing rapidly, limited by material strength, the warship's size has been greatly restricted.

Thus, after leaving the weapons test site, Luosen immediately went to find his best alchemist, Weige.

He now wants a better steel magic potion.

Weige heard the request, tilted her head to think, then said: "My lord, I've also been considering this problem lately, and I already have a rather wonderful idea."

Preliminary trials have also succeeded, but due to the limitations of magical theory, further progress is difficult.

As they spoke, a medicine bottle flew into her hand, and the bottle contained deep blue powder.

I call it "Frost Dust."

Saying this, she lightly laughed and asked: "My lord, have you guessed my idea?"

(End of chapter)