88 – Episode 88 New Weapon
“Are you talking about the development department?”
“So, is there anyone smart?”
Issac looked troubled. Then he spoke in an uncertain voice.
“If the teachers at school… Aren’t they smart?”
“No, a smarter person. Yes, wise men.”
“I’ll find out.”
Issac contacted Hunter, He has been gathering relevant information.
“The current wise man of the continent is…”
Sage-level figures were mentioned in Isaac’s mouth.
Mainly, they were high-circle wizards.
Or administrators in key positions in the empire.
“… Next is a member of the Imperial Finance Ministry…”
“Stop, is there no wise man I can hire?”
Go Circle Wizard?
High-ranking official of the empire?
How do we bring them to the frontier?
“Uh… Please wait a moment…”
Isak quickly flipped through the documents.
“There is. “It says he was a wanderer and an eccentric wise man…”
“Geek? “Are you from a wandering background?”
“It is said to be famous among wanderers. He is called a wise man because he solves even difficult problems with ease. But…”
The reason he was a weirdo was because he said strange things.
His grandfather’s grandfather crossed the Western Sea.
He draws a shape and when you ask him what kind of magic circle it is, he says it’s not a magic circle.
Anyway, he looked like a person with a screw missing.
“You came across the Western Sea?”
“I guess that’s why he’s a weirdo.”
Main continent with the Holy Royal Empire and the Roman Empire.
There is Monster Island across the sea to the north.
Across the southern seas, there lives a people who worship the God of Destruction.
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There is a continent to the east, but humans cannot access it.
And the west.
Only the sea.
There is nothing but the sea.
I guess I was called a weirdo because I said I came from a place like that.
The problem is that there is no other alternative.
Recommended by the hunters with the most information among their subordinates.
For now, I have no choice but to believe.
“Bring him in. “I’ll give you whatever you want.”
“… I understand. “I will convey this to the top of Ireland.”
The Irish Merchant Marine is in charge of conciliating and guiding wanderers.
This is because they often visit the continent by crossing the Vampire’s Bridge.
“Okay. Deal with it that way, and gather the brightest minds from the Dominion. “Make a development department out of them.”
“I understand.”
Spend a night in the plain,
We moved west again.
This is to remove demonic energy from the new village.
The foundation work for the new village had already been completed.
With the construction of the satellite city completed to some extent,
It appears that some workers were dispatched here.
I knelt down on the farmland and used the skill.
“Let’s just raise it to one level first.”
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Remove the demon energy of the new village,
When you have finished eliminating the demon energy of the next village,
I heard two pieces of news.
One is the news that a gun experiment has been completed,
The other was the news that an eccentric sage had arrived at the Frontier.
“First… Let’s meet the wise man first.”
An eccentric wise man arrived with Russell.
His appearance was that of a great sage.
He had a long white beard, and his long white hair was blowing in the wind.
He was holding an old cane in one hand.
“Hello. “My name is Elwin Frontier, the Little Lord of the Frontier.”
“hehehe, my name is Maya the Wanderer.”
Maybe because he was a geek, even his name was unique.
I guided him to the restaurant I had prepared in advance.
A simple greeting was exchanged,
The main point has come out.
“Did you say you would grant all my requests?”
“I will help as much as I can.”
“Heh heh heh.”
Maya gently stroked his beard.
Then he brought up the story that led him to be called a weirdo.
“My grandfather’s grandfather came here after crossing the Western Sea.”
“Ah… Yes.”
“My wish is to cross the western sea again and return to my hometown.”
“That’s a bit…”
“Elwin, you don’t believe me?”
There was nothing to do but believe.
There is no land in the west.
Even if there are, there are still marine monsters in the sea that you cannot cross.
“It seems like something beyond my capabilities.”
Maya drew something on a piece of paper.
This is an approximate map of the continent.
Of course, it was not a clean map like the modern one, but rather a strange, bumpy map like the Joseon Dynasty.
Anyway, I drew such a map and put a dot on Ireland and a dot on the Roman Empire.
“Light comes from the sun. “That light creates a shadow.”
Suddenly he started giving strange explanations.
“What would happen if you measured the shadows of two places at the same time on the same day? Everyone is the same…”
“It will be different.”
Maya lifted her head.
“No… Wouldn’t it be the same?”
“It will be different.”
Maya’s eyes wavered for a while and then returned to their original position.
“That’s right. It’s different. “The reason is because the earth is round.”
Did we come this far to explain this?
Just say it’s round.
“So?”
“No, the earth is round.”
“Isn’t it natural that the earth is round? Why are you explaining this?”
Maya looked surprised once again.
“So…”
He was embarrassed, as if his explanation was confusing.
“It meant that even if land existed in the west, it was invisible because it was round.”
He said he wanted to go back and forth and eventually go to the west.
“I’ll say it again, that’s…”
“I’m not saying you have to send it. All you have to do is keep your word that you will provide as much support as possible.”
“I understand that much. However, since you are my person, you cannot leave this place without permission.”
“… I understand. “There is no place left that will listen to my request anyway.”
I stretched out my hand and shook Maya’s hand.
In the sense that the contract has been concluded.
“Please prepare to leave tomorrow.”
“Is that exactly what you are saying?”
“We have a place to go together.”
Maya said she understood and returned to her dorm.
Only Russell and I were left in the restaurant.
“Master, are you hiring me right away?”
“That should be it for now.”
Because there is no alternative right now.
“Russell, if you have time, come along. “It will be a good sight.”
“I understand. “My lord.”
Visited Iron Village with Russell and Maya.
Iron Village.
Nearby vacant lot.
Shooting test range.
The father-in-law stood in the center, holding his rifle.
He used shield magic as an artifact and prepared to shoot.
Holding his gun upside down,
Gunpowder and bullets were added.
The inside was pierced with a long stick.
Then light the wick,
Aimed at the target.
The moment the few seconds that the wick burns out feel long,
Ta-ang!
A gunshot was heard and smoke was billowing out.
And the result.
It passed through the edge of the target.
“Next there will be crossbow and simultaneous shooting!”
A soldier holding a crossbow stood on one side of the shooting range.
“Fire for 3 minutes! Practice!”
Ta-ang!
Ta-ang!
Ta-ang!
The sound of the gunshot was so loud that not a single sound of the crossbow was heard.
After 3 minutes,
The result is,
It was a landslide victory for the crossbow.
In 3 minutes, the crossbowman fired 10 shots.
Most of them hit the center of the target,
Only some were stuck in the outskirts.
On the other hand,
The rifle fired a total of 4 shots.
The two shots passed through the target here and there,
I couldn’t find where my feet had gone.
People who were startled by the sound of gunshots comforted me when they saw the results.
“Master, it was an experiment so it was a bit lacking.”
“Master, the difference in skill level between the two gunners must have been large.”
Both are correct.
The craftsman was not familiar with reloading.
If you are skilled, you can save time.
And if the production perfection was improved, the accuracy would also improve slightly.
‘What I pay more attention to than that is…’
1. Penetrating power.
The crossbow’s arrow hit the target,
The rifle bullet passed the target.
2. Speed.
The bullet flew faster than the arrow.
‘These two things alone are enough reasons to make a rifle.’
I turned my head and saw Maya sitting next to me.
He couldn’t take his eyes off his rifle even after his shooting test was over.
“I hope Maya improves that rifle.”
“You mean that? “This is my first time seeing it.”
“I will tell you the direction. “Maya, please just create a detailed process for getting there.”
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After the shooting test,
Russell left Iron.
He left words of comfort to me as he left.
The next day,
I visited a gun manufacturing facility.
Dewes and the craftsmen who made the rifle did not look good.
Even though it was an experimental work, the performance was probably worse than expected.
In particular, morale dropped further after comparative shooting with the crossbow.
“Everyone did a great job.”
“I’m sorry. “Lord So.”
“I’m sorry.”
“No. I made it faster than I expected and made it better. “Iron has a development department, so I hope we can work with them to create better guns.”
Is it because he keeps praising me?
The expressions of the craftsmen became brighter.
After giving them plenty of encouragement, I left the gun factory.
The next place to go was the development department.
Department of Development.
The development department was created in Iron.
There is a lot of collaboration with workshops,
This is because it was good to control movement.
Let’s go inside,
Maya and her staff were waiting.
The employees were selected by Isaac and were made up of intelligent and highly loyal people.
“As you may have heard, contact with others and movement are strictly controlled. Instead, we will provide sufficient compensation.”
“I understand!”
“I understand!”
“You know, Maya, right?”
“I understand. “For me, this is my last hope.”
Gather Maya and the development department staff,
Explained about firearms.
What is gunpowder?
How to use this to fire a bullet.
And how far has it been developed so far, etc.
It took over a day just to explain this.
The reason is because too many questions were asked.
“Lord Su, if you add more gunpowder, won’t it fly harder?”
“That is correct. However, this can only be done up to the level that the firearm can withstand. If you add more gunpowder, the gun itself may explode.”
“Young Master So, this is…”
“Young Master So, this too…”
Questions continued for a while,
I answered as much as I knew.
When you have calmed down to some extent,
I was able to tell my story.
“This is the direction the development department should take.”
I showed off the new gun shape.
The existing gun had a trigger.
“Develop a gun that can fire by pulling the trigger.”
“Young Lord, how do you develop that gun?”
“Lord Su, what is the relationship between trigger and firing?”
If you knew that, would you have created a development department?
Of course you have to develop it.
I pointed at the employees with my finger.
“I don’t know. So, you go find it.”
