Urban Sims

Through the introduction of Principal Bram, Zhou Ming entered the palace and met the emperor of the Dolan Empire——

Cassinger Picaro.

The 66-year-old Emperor Picaro has been in power for nearly 40 years.

This emperor is tall and tall, with shrewd eyes and a great magician... Due to his higher cultivation level and longer lifespan, coupled with his good daily maintenance, he looks like he is only in his 30s.

In the magnificent hall.

After seeing Zhou Ming, Emperor Picaro stood up from his seat, walked down two steps, looked at him up and down, and then said:

"I heard Bram say that you have an important treasure to dedicate to me. What kind of treasure is it?"

After giving the gift, Zhou Ming looked around the palace. After he glanced at several guards and maids standing in the palace, he didn't move his lips and had a mysterious look on his face.

Emperor Picaro understood, and waved his hand, telling the guards and maids to all retreat, and the curiosity in his heart became even more serious.

Wait until there are only three people left in the hall.

A white light flashed in Zhou Ming's hand, and a bright silver "stick" appeared - about 1 meter long, with a metal body, exquisite patterns engraved on the surface, thin at the front and thick at the back, with a small hole as wide as an index finger at the front.

A beautifully crafted stick.

This was the first impression that came to Picaro's mind.

He said: "Is this what you call a weapon of 'strategic value', a stick?"

Emperor Picaro shook his head. He felt as if his IQ was being played with.

"Yes, His Majesty the Emperor!"

Zhou Ming nodded.

"Then you say, where is its 'strategic value'? Is it used to hit others on the head from behind? My little friend."

His face became slightly serious: "Kid, you should know the consequences of teasing a great king." There was a hint of warning in his voice.

"I know, Your Majesty the Emperor, I will show you its power right now, but we have to find an open space to conduct the test firing."

"No need, let's do it here." Emperor Picaro waved his hand impatiently. He had many things to do and didn't have much time to mess around.

"Are you sure, Your Majesty?" Zhou Ming asked.

"Sure!"

"All right."

Zhou Ming nodded, took out a silver bullet from the space ring, stuffed it from the breech into the "stick" in his hand, half-crouched on the ground, passed the three points and one line, and aimed at the thick bullet in the palace The red lacquered wooden pillar, the right hand placed on the lower magic stone, inputs magic power into it.

The rear end of the metal "stick" emits a trace of white light.

"Buzz buzz~"

There was a strange low sound.

Then control a certain mechanism and pull the "trigger".

"puff!"

A high-speed bullet was shot from the small hole at the front end of the "stick" and made a muffled "pop" sound when it rubbed against the air.

"Bounce~"

On a red-painted wooden pillar not far away, a small hole as thick as a thumb suddenly appeared, exposing the white wood inside. After high-temperature friction, traces of black smoke were emitted from the hole, and a smell of roasting wood came from the hole.

The small hole penetrated the entire wooden pillar, front and back.

Not only that, the remaining bullet also shot a small hole with a larger diameter in another red-painted wooden pillar of the same size on the same straight line.

It also penetrated completely, and finally shot into the masonry wall at the end of the hall, embedded a full 15 centimeters, and almost penetrated.

this……

Emperor Picaro was a little surprised.

This inconspicuous stick in front of me is so powerful?

Zhou Ming began to explain to him:

"I wonder if Your Majesty has heard of the 'Magic Crystal Cannon'. This magic rifle of mine is a point-power shooting weapon developed by imitating the principle of a magic rifle."

"There is a wind acceleration magic circle inside it, which can give the bullet two speeds."

"The rotation speed of a projectile. The faster the speed, the stronger the penetrating power of the bullet and the more stable the ballistic trajectory."

"One is the high-pressure detonation speed, which uses huge pressure to push the bullet forward, so that its exit speed can reach three times the speed of sound."

"It is extremely powerful. It can continuously penetrate three wooden pillars as thick as a knight's body in full armor, or penetrate three steel plates as thick as a palm. It can even penetrate a horse's tail after hitting its head."

"No matter what kind of creature it is, as long as its vital parts are hit by a bullet fired from a magic rifle, there is basically no chance of survival."

After listening to Zhou Ming's introduction, Emperor Picaro looked solemn and a light flashed in his eyes.

But then it immediately dimmed again.

He shook his head: "No, if that's the case, it's not a strategic weapon. Its power is far inferior to the magic crystal cannon. I heard that there are thousands of magic crystal cannons in the Magic City. The imperial capitals of some powerful empires also have hundreds of gates... The Dolan Empire also wants to buy a few gates, but it is too expensive."

"Kids, this thing is a bit interesting, but it's far from as good as the magic crystal cannon."

The Magic City is located somewhere on the eastern coast of the mainland. It is the headquarters of the Magic Association and the production source of magic crystal cannons.

"Indeed, in terms of power, the magic rifle is not as powerful as the magic crystal cannon, but it can definitely be called a 'strategic weapon'."

"Because it has several characteristics."

Zhou Ming said eloquently: "First of all, its cost is very low. Your Majesty may not believe it when I tell you. The actual cost of such a magic rifle is only 10,000 gold coins, which is only a few thousandths of the magic crystal cannon."

"Secondly, it has a long range, up to ten miles away. Its appearance will extend the magician's traditional combat distance by more than five times, and its shooting accuracy is high. After simple training, it can easily hit two miles away. Small and medium-sized targets, with huge lethality, low noise when shooting, and can achieve sudden killing effects."

"The most important thing is that its shooting consumption is very small, and the consumption of the magician's magic power is surprisingly small. Even a junior magician can shoot more than 10 times in a row with this magic rifle (each shot Consume 2 units of magic power), more than 50 times for intermediate magicians, more than 250 times for advanced magicians, and no matter what level of magician they are, the power of bullets fired by magic rifles is not weaker than that of third-level earth magic [stone bullets such as rain】."

"If multiple mages with magic rifles shoot at the same time, creating a 'rain of bullets' shooting effect, even the great magician may not be able to withstand it."

"In other words, if there are more than a certain number of mages using magic rifles at the same time, you don't have to be afraid even if the great magician comes."

"I heard that the Dolan Empire has a Royal Mage Group of 500 people. I think if they are all equipped with magic rifles, their overall attack power will be substantially improved."

"So I believe that a magic rifle that combines the characteristics of 'high power', 'low cost', and 'low requirements on users' is a strategic weapon!"

Listening to Zhou Ming's story, Emperor Picaro nodded repeatedly.

After hearing this, the more he nodded, the more sparkles appeared in his eyes.

"well!"

"This is really a good weapon, a strategic weapon!"

"Kid... no, Mr. Leylin, the stick you designed... no, the magic rifle is indeed very good!"

Taking the magic rifle from Zhou Ming's hand, Emperor Picaro kept stroking it with his palm and walked around the hall with his face getting more and more excited.

At this moment, he completely believed that this weird metal stick could be called a "strategic weapon"!

For a while, various ideas came to his mind, such as lowering the recruitment requirements, expanding the number of Royal Mage Corps from the current 500 to 1,000, and equipping each person with a magic rifle to intimidate some who were unwilling to surrender. the middle kingdom.

Another example is letting a mage with a magic rifle perform some special tasks, such as assassination, sabotage, intimidation, etc... You can do it without anyone noticing.

In short, with the magic rifle, the strength of the Dolan Empire may be significantly improved.

The cost won't be high either.

but……

The design drawings and manufacturing process of the magic rifle are in Zhou Ming's hands.

If Zhou Ming didn't take the initiative to hand over this information, it would definitely take a lot of effort to rely on the Dolan Empire's own magicians.

Zhou Ming said that there is no problem in handing over the information, but he has a "small condition", which is to enter the tenth floor of Gray Magic School's library and check the information for a few hours... He does not ask much, give him three or four Just an hour.

"this……"

Emperor Picaro was hesitant. Of course he knew what this kid meant, but compared to the design drawings of the "Magic Rifle", those books and materials on [Forbidden Magic] were of course more valuable.

But this guy also had a sense of discretion and only said he would check it for a few hours...

"All right!"

Emperor Picaro nodded and said to Principal Bram: "I am applying with the authority of the emperor to allow Mr. Leylin to enter the tenth floor of the library, but only for three hours. Mr. Leylin, please make sure you make the most of it." time."

"Yes." Bram nodded.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhou Ming bowed twice with ecstasy on his face.

Later, under the guidance of a guard, Zhou Ming was sent out of the palace.

In the hall, only Emperor Picaro and Principal Bram were left.

Both of their faces became a little serious.

"Bram, that kid is a talent. We must find a way to keep him in the empire and let him serve the empire."

"I know." Bram nodded.

"If he must leave the Dolan Empire...then kill him!" A trace of anger flashed in Emperor Picaro's eyes.

"yes!"

Bram answered simply and neatly.