Chapter 112 Sissi Grasps the Future

"crunch..."

"crunch..."

In the rare open space in the puddle, the sound of gears creaking could be heard continuously.

On the small earthen platform stood several high-ranking officials of the Papal States, and on the path behind them, citizens in black jackets were walking along the road.

From time to time, someone would stop and look at this side curiously, and then be slapped on the buttocks by the elders with willow branches, and then trot to catch up with the team.

"What on earth is this?" Sissi looked at the item in Jessica's hand, somewhat puzzled.

He had never seen anything like it.

It was a long, strip-like object, a bit like a short spear, but the front end of the wooden pole was not a spear head, but an iron pipe shaped like a morning glory.

This strip is about 1.4 meters long, about two-thirds of it is the wooden handle, and one-third is the iron pipe at the front.

On the side of the junction of the iron pipe and the wooden handle, there is a disc-shaped vessel with a clockwork key inserted on it.

At this moment, Jeshka held the wooden handle of the device under his armpit and placed the iron pipe on a Y-shaped wooden bracket.

About 50 meters away from the Metasequoia tree directly opposite the iron pipe, there is a 1.5 mm thick steel deck, which is comparable to the thickness of the mortal armor commonly equipped by the Baifeng mercenaries.

Jeshka reached out his hand with great interest and kept turning the clockwork key, while the sound of gears turning came from the disc-shaped vessel.

"What on earth is this?" Xixi leaned over and whispered to Horn, "You spent two days working on this and this is all you came up with?"

"Of course, this is the most useful weapon for the old farmer to deal with the knight." Horn said confidently, "Do you know what the secret is?"

"what?"

"Orichalcum."

What is Orichalcum? Sissi is very familiar with it. Maybe it is a sharp weapon for Horn to strike the knight, but for these numerous followers with low mana...

It feels inferior to spells.

Sissi frowned and said, "Your Majesty, I have to tell you that we wizards have experimented and utilized orichalcum many times. The history of orichalcum has come to an end."

"Is it over?" Horn shrugged. "I feel like it's just the beginning."

Xixi wanted to speak, but Horn put a finger on his lips and said, "Shh...you'll know when you continue to watch."

After turning it about ten times, Jeshka stopped turning the clockwork key and turned to look at Horn.

Horn smiled and nodded at him, and the next second, Jessica pulled out the clockwork key.

The following scene will be unforgettable for Sissi.

The moment Jessica pulled out the clockwork key, a piercing whistling sound that seemed to penetrate into the soul came out from the air pressure balance holes on both sides of the iron pipe.

"Buzz-bang!"

The sound of objects sliding in the iron pipe was like the roar of thunder, and then dozens of black afterimages shot out from the iron pipe.

Those black shadows pierced through the thin air and hit the Metasequoia tree with steel plates hanging on it heavily. The towering Metasequoia shook completely and dropped countless leaves.

The huge noise startled everyone around, and even the villagers who were still on their way were so frightened that they stopped in their tracks.

The horses' fearful neighing almost drowned out Sissi's mumbling.

"This... this can't be done, huh?"

Seeing Sissi's incoherent appearance, Horn was very satisfied. He signaled the Black Hat Army sergeant beside him to get the steel plate.

The sergeant kicked over the slime that was blocking his way, waded to the Metasequoia tree, removed the steel plate hanging on it, and ran back excitedly.

"20mm caliber, iron sand and stone bullet, can penetrate 1.5mm ordinary steel plate, and can penetrate Metasequoia wood about an inch deep."

Horn handed the deck to Sissi.

In a daze, Xixi subconsciously took the deck. There were seven or eight pits on the deck, two of which penetrated the deck, forming trumpet-shaped openings.

He had seen this kind of plate breastplate before. The thickness at the chest could reach 2 mm, while the thickness at the edges was 1 mm or even less.

The thickness of their breastplate is even enough to withstand direct shots from light crossbow arrows. Since plate armor replaced chain mail, the original Eagle Foot Bay crossbow mercenaries have rapidly declined.

The best way to deal with this kind of armor is to use a halberd to pull the knight off the horse, then use a rapier to insert into the weak gap in the plate armor, or use a two-handed sword and a battle axe to forcibly break the armor.

But now, all you have to do is insert the key into the round box and twist it a few times? "What on earth is this?"

Horn took the clockwork gun from Jeshka and introduced it, "This is called a clockwork gun. It has a very simple structure, consisting of a clockwork box, a gun barrel, a clockwork key, a gun handle, and a firing rod.

The core part is the barrel, in which the spring is made of mountain copper alloy and is matched with two cast gears.

One third of the firing rod is in the barrel, and two thirds is in the handle. After the mountain copper spring is tightened with a spring key, it can be pulled out.

The mainspring turns instantly, driving the gears, which in turn drive the firing rod, pushing the iron sand and stone bullet to fire. "

This is because of the special nature of the mainspring, so the firing rod is used instead of the gas propulsion of gunpowder.

Horne got the inspiration for the wind-up frog from Carrie's hand that day.

The energy density of clockwork mechanical energy storage is actually quite high, and it takes up little space, making it easy to carry, replace and launch.

Orichalcum Springs have another extremely useful quality.

A normal spring stores energy and tightens, while releasing energy loosens.

If the mana of the mountain copper alloy spring is not exhausted, as long as it is loosened to the limit, it will rotate in the opposite direction to shrink and consume energy, and then loosen in reverse, repeating the cycle until the mana is exhausted.

Whenever Horn used a clockwork rifle, he would turn it two more turns so that the extra mana could just pull the firing rod back to its original position.

If a skilled craftsman can be found in the future to use this function to make an automatic bolt, Horn will let the knights see what Maxim is.

"What's the shooting frequency? How many rounds can be fired at a time?" Sissi's words instantly brought Horn back to reality from his fantasy time.

He smiled bitterly and said, "Most of the followers can only fire once, but a few, like Das and Madelan, can fire two shots in a row."

"What about those two people?"

"Madelan fired the third round yesterday and is still unconscious. Das used the initial version. We thought the trigger rod was already there, so there was no need to make a fully enclosed barrel...

The half-open barrel was cast, and there were bubbles on the barrel wall. We were so excited that we forgot to wrap the iron sand and stone bullets with paper. As a result... Anyway, he is still alive. "

But he will have a lightning-shaped scar on his forehead and even on his skull that will never fade away.

"What about you?" Sissi took the clockwork gun from Horn, with an ambiguous look in her eyes.

"I can probably fire ten to fifteen rounds in a row. If someone helps me reload, I can fire one round every five to seven seconds." Horn thought for a moment and added, "Jeanna can fire five or six rounds. Carrie tried it once yesterday and fired seven rounds."

“What is the production volume?”

"The cast gun barrel is made of two halves, which requires manual welding by Jeanna, and the craftsman to trim the barrel with a scraper. The firing rod has very high requirements and needs to be forged. The gears need to be polished after casting."

Horn stroked his chin and said, "With Jeanne here, casting iron is very simple. The welding and craftsmanship are the most laborious, so two or three pieces are enough."

"Can I try?"

Horn made a gesture of invitation, and Sissi immediately stepped forward and fired a shot under the guidance of Jeska.

But after he fired, he suddenly sat on the ground, rested for about three minutes, got up and fired another round.

After shooting, he staggered over to Horn, holding the clockwork rifle:

"You guys are much more efficient at firing clockwork guns than I am. You shouldn't be able to fire only one shot. You can try two methods. The first is meditation to reduce mana waste. The second is tranquilizers to reduce the effects of mana consumption... Ugh..."

Before Sissi could finish her words, she vomited all over the floor. Horn hurried forward and patted her thin back.

"Ugh... dizzy feeling..." Xixi wiped the vomit from the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, "You give this a name... Ugh..."

"It has been named. The gear system and clockwork system were researched and produced by craftsman Ankan, while the firing system and the entire gun design were researched and produced by craftsman Nickdi."

"So, I named it the Cannedy Type 1 Clockwork Rifle."

Looking up, Sissi held the clockwork gun in her hand, as if she could see the rise of a new secret party family.

"Do you know what you hold in your hand?" Horn's gaze seemed to be able to penetrate the dense forest and over the distant mountains.

"what?"

"What you hold in your hands is the future."

　ps sneak attack!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)