Chapter 116: Earthshaking (Part 1)
Looking at the three simple grenades that looked like wine bottles placed in front of him, Gervais felt a sense of accomplishment but also a little worried. After all, he still didn't know whether he could successfully detonate these three grenades.
However, he felt that he was already a great pioneer. This small step taken by Gervais was a giant step for the world. As for whether he had gone astray or not, Gervais didn't know.
"Anna, go find two male servants and come over and help me get my things!"
Now that the thing is ready, of course it needs to be tested immediately. If the experiment is successful, it means that the black powder he made is feasible. He just needs to wait for the musket to be ready. As for the simple grenade, he can also find a way to wrap it with iron sheets and make a few of them.
, this should increase the power in case of emergency.
"Yes, sir!"
The little maid Anna quickly accepted the order. In fact, she thought that if the lord just took the three clay pots, she could help. However, since the lord gave the order, Anna would not refute, so the lord must be justified in doing so.
Gervais did have a point, because he felt that this thing was a bit dangerous and a murder weapon. Gervais felt that there was no need to touch Anna, a delicate little maid.
Although these three simple grenades are small, the leads on them are a bit long, and the shortest one is more than two meters. One person can only hold one at most. Otherwise, if the leads are damaged, it is recommended that the grenades have to be remade.
"grown ups!"
Soon, Anna came to the mill with two male servants.
Gervais looked at the two male servants, one of whom was Johnny Slipper who discovered that Benny and the others had sneaked into the castle.
"You two come here. Each of you holds one of the clay pots. Hold them securely and don't knock them or drop them on the ground. It's very dangerous. By the way, be careful not to break the thread on it!"
Nodding to the two male servants, Gervais put a simple grenade in Johnny's hand and taught him how to hold it and what to pay attention to.
"Yes, sir!"
Johnny and the other male servant nodded in agreement. Johnny pushed the small clay pot into his arms, and carefully held the folded lead wire in his other hand. Although Johnny didn't know that this little clay pot was
There's no danger in the jar, but since adults say you shouldn't bump it or touch it, it's absolutely right to keep it in your arms.
Soon Gervais handed another improvised grenade into the hands of the valet.
"Let's go, follow me."
After taking the last remaining simple grenade in his hand, Gervais led the three of them out of the mill and walked towards the castle gate.
"grown ups!"
"grown ups!"
When Gervais came to the bottom of the gentle slope, Laurie and Audry were already waiting for Gervais with thirty guards.
"Well, the training will start later. Now you line up in three rows. Follow the steps I taught you yesterday and follow me to see something."
If the simple grenade in his hand is effective, Gervais will definitely get some equipment for them in the future. It is just right to let them experience it in advance.
"Yes, sir!"
After receiving Gervais's order, Laurie and the two quickly arranged the team of recruits, using the half-baked commands they learned from Gervais yesterday, such as look right and turn left, to order the recruits to follow Gervais.
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"Sir, what are you holding? My subordinates can help you get it!"
Laurie went to shout slogans to arrange new recruits, but Audrey followed Gervais. Seeing Gervais holding a clay pot, he immediately eagerly wanted to help Gervais get it.
"No need, Audrey, this thing is a very powerful weapon and is still being tested. You will know later."
Because the lead wire was too long and easily damaged, Gervais rejected Audry's courtesy and told him the purpose of the small clay pot in his hand.
"Weapon? Very powerful?"
Audrey was a little confused. This small clay pot was too brittle to hit people. He could do it with one punch if he got really fierce. He really couldn't imagine how powerful it would be. But he didn't dare to question the Lord's words, and Gervais's
He was deeply impressed by the grilled oysters, so although he was puzzled, he was also looking forward to the awesomeness Gervais said.
The place where Gervais chose to test these improvised bombs is not far away, just a few hundred meters outside the gentle slope of the castle. There is a large open space there. These places should have been cultivated land in the past, cultivated land specially provided for the castle, but there has been no lord for many years, so
The cultivated land was deserted. Fortunately, Thomas had arranged for the serfs to cut the weeds a few days ago, so it was now a bare mud field, which was perfect for Gervais to experiment here.
"Okay, you all stand here."
After arriving at the clearing, Gervais stopped everyone who was following him.
"Johnny, be careful when you put things on that haystack!"
After Johnny and another manservant placed two improvised bombs on the soft haystack, Gervais then looked at everyone and continued: "You are all standing here now, and you are not allowed to take a step forward.
When I run back later, you will cover your ears immediately, do you understand?"
"Understood, sir!"
Everyone answered in unison, although they didn't know why the Lord asked them to cover their ears, but since it was the Lord's order, they just needed to listen.
"Very good! Anna, you need to cover your ears later!"
After receiving everyone's answers, Gervais nodded with satisfaction. Finally, he saw the only woman standing next to him. He warned Anna again in a soft tone. Those rough guys, if they don't listen to him,
He deserved the warning and was scared to the point of peeing, but it was not good to scare his delicate little maid. In this regard, Gervais was still very aristocratic.
After saying that, Gervais took the simple grenade in his hand and ran to the center of the open space. After running for more than 40 meters, Gervais stopped, picked at the ground with his long sword, and immediately appeared
He dug a small hole of more than 30 centimeters, Gervais directly put the homemade bomb into it, and then filled it back with the excavated soil.
Because he was worried about damaging the lead wire, Gervais did not compact the backfilled soil and directly pulled the lead wire two meters away. He looked back at everyone and saw that they were all looking at him curiously, but no one was there.
He stepped forward and took out the tinder and lit the fuse.
Hiss~
When the fuse was ignited, it immediately began to burn. Gervais did not dare to neglect, and quickly turned around to gather his fighting spirit and ran towards everyone.
When Gervais ran back, everyone remembered Gervais's instructions and covered their ears with their hands, expecting something incredible to happen later.
Chapter completed!