Jonathan said: "Master Chris has an order that all nobles and businessmen must arrive at Mote City within three hours."
Raymond smiled apologetically and said, "Okay, okay, I'll leave right away."
Jonathan didn't stay long and left immediately.
After seeing Jonathan off, Raymond muttered: "What's going on Chris? Why do you want us to go all the way to that empty city?"
Although he was very unhappy, he had to do it. After all, this was the first time Chris had given an order to them.
After Raymond explained the family affairs to the steward, he led the horse out of the city.
On the way, he saw other nobles and businessmen in the city, including many of Chris' original subordinates, which made Raymond feel a little better.
Braving the cold wind in November, it took Raymond two hours to finally arrive at the gate of Mote City.
At this time, hundreds of people had gathered here.
Chris wasn't here, so Raymond asked a few familiar friends to inquire about the situation. The result was that without exception, they didn't know what they were doing here.
Not even the Yunado father and son of the Jotun family, as well as the two siblings Manda and Duwei, were unaware of the situation.
Everyone could only stand outside the city and wait. Many people were full of complaints: "Humph, did that guy call us here to drink from the northwest wind?"
After more than twenty minutes, Chris arrived belatedly with Tina.
Some of the nobles looked unhappy, probably because they had some resentment in their hearts.
But Chris doesn't care at all. After today, everyone will absolutely surrender to him, instead of pretending to be superficial due to his own strength.
"I know you are curious as to why you are called here." Chris walked to the front of the crowd, "I want to show you an item that is enough to rule the entire Eagle Kingdom."
After saying that, he took out the cannon from the space ring.
Looking at that big dark guy, many people felt contempt.
That's it?
Isn't it just an iron lump? I can chop it into pieces with two or three sword strikes.
Chris asked Jonathan to move a few boulders and press them against the iron plate under the barrel.
He inserted the prepared fuse through the small hole, and then poured a large amount of gunpowder into it from the muzzle, as much as half of the gun barrel.
Finally, Chris put the pellets in.
"Everyone, cover your ears!"
Manda, Duwei, Brent and other people who had confidence in him immediately followed suit.
Some nobles relied on their strong knight physique and didn't take it seriously, and they really didn't believe how powerful this humble thing could be.
After waiting for more than ten seconds, Chris lit the fuse.
"boom!"
With a deafening bang, the artillery piece and the rocks beneath it slid back seven or eight meters, splashing countless sand and dust.
The strong smell of gunpowder smoke filled the air, and a large crater with a diameter of more than two meters was made on the city wall a hundred meters away, with fine cracks spreading to all sides.
The projectile was embedded in the wall, squeezed and deformed, turning into an irregular iron block.
The guys who didn't cover their ears opened their mouths, their heads buzzing.
More than 120 people in the audience stared at the crater on Mote City with their mouths open, and they couldn't help but feel a little scared.
If he had been hit just now, would he still be able to survive?
Even the fifth-level knights Yunado and Gandolf dare not say they can withstand that kind of power.
The reputation from Brent is 10, the reputation from Duwei is 15, the reputation from Raymond is 14...
Chris did not stop and continued to put gunpowder into the cannon.
Moreover, he can absorb the fire element and cool down the heated barrel.
In other words, the artillery does not need to be cooled down in front of Chris.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
Explosions sounded one after another, scaring everyone so much that they covered their ears in panic and their hearts beat faster.
They could clearly feel that the ground was shaking.
Finally, after more than a dozen cannonballs fell, a wall of Mote City collapsed, and Chris stopped.
Many people's eyes fell on the artillery, and they were shocked.
This is completely an artifact for conquering cities and territories.
Looking at everyone's fiery eyes, Chris felt a full sense of accomplishment.
This is the effect you want.
At this time, Yunado asked: "What's the name of this thing? It seems to be made of iron, right? If the enemy attacks with concentrated fire, I'm afraid it won't take long to destroy it easily. Chris, what are you going to do?"
Rely on it to conquer the Eagle Kingdom?"
"This is an artillery piece." Chris said: "Indeed, it can't even withstand the attack of a second-level knight. But its cost is low, and any blacksmith can make it."
"What if I have hundreds of cannons? What about thousands of cannons?"
The noble merchants were so shocked that they were speechless. Just thinking about the scene of thousands of cannons firing made them shudder.
They completely believed Chris's words, and with it they could conquer the entire Eagle Kingdom.
What kind of city wall can withstand thousands of cannons?
There is no longer any doubt about Chris in everyone's mind. With artillery, it is not difficult to build a new country.
Thinking of this, they looked at Chris with even more respect.
Master Daniel walked to the cannon, touched the barrel, and showed admiration.
I didn't expect that the work I created would have such power.
He looked at Chris and asked: "If I change the barrel to move up and down, can it adjust the firing angle?"
"Yes!" Chris nodded, "I was just about to tell you about this."
As expected of an intermediate forger, Daniel discovered areas where the artillery could be improved at a glance.
And Chris invited him here for the same purpose.
Daniel said: "Okay, let me go back and study it."
Chris turned to look at the others, took out more projectiles and fuses from the space ring, and asked Tina to take out a dozen barrels of gunpowder that were put into wooden barrels.
"Everyone, I have finished showing it. If you are interested, you can launch it a few times yourself."
Only by allowing them to operate it themselves can they more intuitively appreciate the charm of the artillery.
After hearing what Chris said, many nobles stood in a circle around the cannon, while ordinary people who were not knights only dared to watch from a distance.
"Let me go first!" Manda pushed away the others very domineeringly, poured a bucket of gunpowder into the barrel, inserted the fuse, and put in the projectile.
The operation of the artillery is very simple. As long as you are not stupid or stunned, you will know it after watching it twice.
"boom!"
The cannon was successfully fired, knocking down the gate of Mote City.
"It's so fun!" Manda was so excited that she almost jumped up. Her face flushed, and the violence factor in her body was activated.