After closing the door of the laboratory, Gervais quickly came to the inner castle, called Anna, and rode horses together to Binhai Town.

As soon as he entered the stuffy blacksmith's room, Gervais couldn't wait to ask Bernard, who was forging alone.

"Bernard, is my tin can ready?"

"Lord, you are here. It has already been built. The thing on your drawing has also been assembled. I am planning to send it to you to the castle in the evening." Hearing the sound, he saw Gervais.

Bernard immediately stopped what he was doing, saluted Gervais, then walked to the cabinet where the finished product was inspected, and took out a one-meter-long musket and several iron sheets the size of cans on Earth.

Can.

"Sir, please check if there are any problems with these things. I made them according to your instructions. If there is anything that needs improvement, please tell me now and I can help you change it."

Sometimes Gervais admires Bernard, who has the strength of the Silver Knight, and is so respectful when he sees him. In fact, when Gervais saw Bernard during this period, he didn't have to be like this when there was no one else.

, but I don’t know if Bernard is used to pretending like this, or if he has other considerations and does not follow Gervais’s wishes. Even when no one is around, he treats Gervais as an ordinary blacksmith.

Although he looks calm on the outside, his attitude must be respectful.

Seeing several things in Bernard's hand, Gervais was overjoyed. He quickly approached and took the musket in Bernard's hand. Of course, there was no need to check something as simple as a tin can, even the most ordinary blacksmith could do it.

What made Gervais most concerned about was the matchlock gun. Gervais thought it would take Bernard tomorrow to assemble the matchlock gun, but he didn't expect Bernard to be so fast.

Taking the matchlock gun from Bernard's hand, Gervais walked to the window and carefully observed every part of the matchlock gun in the sunshine.

The first thing to look at is the barrel. The only difficulty with a musket is the barrel. The barrel must be straight and the inner diameter must be uniform, otherwise the barrel may be blocked or even explode. Gervais lifted the entire musket and used his eyes to

I took a closer look at the crosshair on the musket and found that the barrel was straight and even with no flaws.

So, Gervais put down the musket again, pointed the muzzle at himself, looked inside, and then took out a round pellet from his pocket. This was exactly the lead Gervais had prepared a few days ago.

Gervais directly put the lead pellet into the muzzle of the musket. The lead pellet, which was basically the same size as the muzzle, slid down the barrel without any jamming.

"Very good!" Seeing this, Gervais finally felt relieved. The barrel met the requirements, not to mention other parts. This was just the simplest matchlock gun, with no other more sophisticated parts.

He had no choice but to carefully check the entire musket on one side and found no problems. Then he said to Bernard: "Bernard, this thing is called a musket. I checked it again and there should be no problem, but I

I still need to take it back and test it before I can be sure. Your craftsmanship really opened my eyes."

"Haha, Lord, you are joking. Except for the gun barrel, which is a little difficult and requires more time, the other parts are very simple. Compared to this thing, the full body armor is the real difficulty."

Bernard did not accept Gervais's compliment, which was indeed not difficult for him.

"I see. No matter what, you are the best blacksmith I have ever seen. The inheritance of the Hammer family is indeed well-deserved! But Bernard, now that Alec has become my personal guard, you can really try to work in my

Recruit apprentices in the territory, after all, this craft is really amazing."

Bernard's craftsmanship is not to mention. Gervais already knew about it when the first set of ordinary weapons and equipment was delivered. Although Gervais had no research on weapons, Iglauri and the other three knew an excellent weapon.

What kind of functions does the long sword have? After a little experiment, I came to the conclusion that it is of high quality.

Now that the muskets have also been completed under Bernard's hammer, Gervais is already coveting Bernard's forging skills. Although he doesn't learn it himself, he can let his serfs learn it. Bernard is only one person after all.

, no matter how good the craftsmanship is, time is limited, if Gervais needs a large amount of weapons and equipment in the future, the output will inevitably be affected.

As long as Bernard is willing to recruit apprentices, after those apprentices learn how to do it, they can increase production no matter what equipment they build.

After hearing what Gervais said, Bernard smiled helplessly, then looked at Gervais and said: "Since the lord said so, I have nothing to object to. As the only remaining queen of the Hammer family, I cannot

Letting the inheritance of the Hammer family be ruined in my hands, Alec now has his own choice, and it would be great if the lord is willing to help me find a successor."

Fortunately, this world does not have such a strict concept of inheritance as on Earth, and Bernard had no other choice, so he reluctantly agreed to Gervais's suggestion.

"Haha, Bernard, believe me, the legacy of the Hammer family will flourish in your hands!"

Seeing that Bernard finally agreed, Gervais became happy. Only Bernard in his territory knew how to blacksmith, and his skills were superb. It was extremely difficult for Gervais to train several blacksmiths of his own, but Bernard

Professor Ken, then this problem will be easily solved.

Through this period of contact, Gervais also had a good understanding of Bernard's character. He was a man of his word. He actually agreed to recruit apprentices, so he would definitely teach him seriously.

"I will tell my butler when I get back and ask him to arrange for some boys of the right age to come to your place. You can slowly select them. If you are satisfied with them, keep them. If you are not satisfied, you can switch to the next batch."

"Thank you so much, Lord!"

Bernard smiled, nothing wrong with it.

"Sir, the fusion of mithril and iron ore has been completed, and mithril weapons can be forged immediately. After sorting, I found that there are about two kilograms of extra mithril iron. I don't know if these iron materials were kept first.

Or do you have anything else you need to forge?"

Hearing this, Gervais thought about it. Two kilograms of iron was neither too much nor too little, but it was not enough to forge a long sword. As for the small weapons and equipment, Gervais needed to think about it.

It has been melted into mithril iron material, so it must be used, and if you keep it, you won't be able to produce cubs. Besides, he is not short of mithril at the moment, but now he only lacks money and the strength to protect himself.

Suddenly, Gervais had an idea. He remembered two very good self-defense weapons on the earth. They are both deadly weapons, especially at close range. They are short muskets and triangular spikes. Although short muskets can shoot

The distance is not far, but it is powerful and easy to carry. You only need to get a holster to carry it with you. It is absolutely perfect for home travel and a weapon for killing people and stealing goods.

As for the three-edged thorn, this is something that Gervais has conceived a long time ago. It can be used as a separate short blade, and can also be installed on a musket as a bayonet. It is absolutely practical, but Gervais did not originally intend to use mithril iron.

I need to use materials to make a three-edged spike, but I happen to have extra this time, so it is not a waste to make one for myself. As for other soldiers, I will consider it later. After all, it is better to use a long sword made of mithril to fight hand-to-hand with a bayonet.
Chapter completed!