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Chapter 148: The Bad News Comes

Chapter 148 Bad news comes

Claude was too lazy to take care of family affairs.

My father was still the treacherous executive. Even if something happened to the merchant fleet, all his investments would be lost, and he would be fired from his official position. Such a blow would be almost fatal to others, and he might never recover from it. But

Mr. Morsant could bear it, and even thought of ways to protect himself and not give his former opponents a chance to retaliate. From this point of view, Claude felt that he was worried about his father because he was full and was worried in vain.

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I am just an ordinary person, and I don’t know why I traveled to this different world. I don’t have an old man with me, and I don’t have a system to accompany me. Even now, I am not sure whether I have a golden finger. Maybe I just have magic talent, and by chance, I became

Got a magician.

But this does not make me like Long Aotian, the protagonist in those novels, who fights monsters, picks up equipment, and picks up girls while waiting for those loyal servants to come to his door to give him money, magic skills, and granddaughters, until he can kill gods and demons and be invincible. He is still

Slowly practicing at the level of a first-level rune mage, and gradually enriching the magic power inside the second hexagram in the meditation space, it seems that there is still a long way to go before he can be promoted to a second-level rune mage.

The time traveler never thought that he was a genius, nor did he think that he was much smarter than others. Although he was traveling through time, he found that his experience and knowledge in his previous life could not help him much in this different world, but instead made him calm.

His character and calmness allowed him to safely survive several dangerous experiences.

It is true that character determines destiny.

The traveler just wants to spend his life safely in this different world using the identity of Claude, take a look, or explore the different scenery in this different world, and then learn about the mysteries of magic. This way he will be satisfied.

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I am not much smarter than the people in this world. I must integrate into this world and become one of them so that I will not be treated as an alien. This is what the time traveler always warns me, just like those described in the novel, where you are slapped in the face all the way.

The plot does not exist in reality. Although the current identity of the time traveler is an eighteen-year-old boy, mentally, he has long passed the age of second grade.

In the population registration of the Kingdom of Overas, Claude is just an adult civilian who has just turned eighteen in Bailu Town, the three southwest counties. He is listed under the household registration of citizen Morsan Field. The second son

, has no inheritance rights. The only thing that is different from others is that there is a line of notes at the end, indicating that he is the joint first place student in the physical education department of Bailu Town National Middle School in 1957, and is currently the director of the Norman Forestry Farm.

So Claude felt that he had better do his job as a forestry manager and ignore the farce that happened at home. His father had said that the auction of the family property would last until the end of the month, so that everyone in the town knew about it.

It’s so miserable that you can’t live a good life? Claude even wanted to bring his sister and brother to live with him in a cabin, so that they would not be wronged by pretending to be poor. But because of his mother’s firm opposition,

Claude had to give up this idea.

As for his father's advice to him to seize the time to learn pharmacy knowledge and strive to pass the junior pharmacist qualification, Claude didn't pay much attention to it. It wasn't that he didn't understand the kindness of his father's words, but that he thought he couldn't do it.

At this point, not to mention anything else, it was very difficult for Claude just to memorize the nearly a thousand medicinal ingredients.

Mrs. Maria said when she was still teaching Claude at the forestry farm that rote memorization was of no use. It was best to have real objects in hand to compare and deepen the impression. It was difficult to memorize just by looking at the graphic descriptions in books.

For example, the appearance of an herbal medicine is very different after being picked and refined. This difference is only briefly explained in the book, and it is easy to be confused with other medicinal materials.

The biggest difference between Claude and Madam Maria is that he puts magic cultivation first, and learning pharmacy is just a hobby. Madam Maria is the opposite of him. She is an intermediate pharmacist and works for her own medicine.

I am proud of this identity. I learned magic because of my curiosity when I was a child. When I grow up, I don’t value magic very much and it seems to be dispensable.

After returning to the forest farm, Claude basically stayed in the cabin except for daily inspections of the forest farm, setting traps and hunting activities. He conducted alchemy magic experiments in the study. According to the magic notebook of Master Landers,

The metal material formula is used to forge and refine the gun barrel.

But after Claude successfully copied the barrel, he found that the made barrel seemed to be made of much worse material than the barrel of his current Obash II standard matchlock gun, so he did an experiment.

, that is, the granular type standard No. 3 gunpowder with the longest range was stuffed into the refined gun barrel and fired. It was found that there were very small cracks in the barrel after shooting. It was obvious that the barrel could not withstand the firing of this granular type gunpowder.

pressure.

It seems that the development and research of firearms in the Farea continent have not stagnated as I imagined. At least they have improved the material of the barrel. It is a pity that the material formula of this barrel is top secret and cannot be leaked.

Yes, if Claude wanted to obtain a gun barrel of the same quality, he would have to conduct experiments one by one, adding and synthesizing various metal materials.

After working hard for about a week, Claude finally refined two barrels that satisfied him. Although they were a little worse than the barrels of the Obash II standard matchlock gun, they were enough for Claude.

It's enough. The next thing he has to do is to modify a flintlock gun. With the barrel, the rest of the accessories are not difficult for Claude. The drawings have already been drawn, but the dimensions need to be updated.

Make adjustments when assembling.

At the end of the month, Claude was preparing to take the flintlock he made to the forest farm for a shooting test. The forest guard Sioli came back from the town. He told Claude a message. A messenger from the royal capital came to

The town hall reported the sad news that the merchant fleet was robbed and destroyed by pirates. This news has been confirmed by the Kingdom's Navy Department. Several survivors who were forced to surrender by the pirates and finally joined the pirate gang have been pardoned and will return in a few days.

Arrive at Bailu Town.

Sioli said that this bad news caused an uproar in Bailu Town. Nearly a thousand family members of sailors and sailors gathered in front of the town hall, eager to know the news of their relatives. There were already people crying, and sadness enveloped the entire town.



Finally here, Claude looked in the direction of the town and could imagine the sad scene. He didn't want to join in the fun. As a bystander, he could only believe that his father and the others had the ability to deal with this scene. For today

, Father and the others have made full preparations.

But there is one person that Claude cannot avoid, Erikson, this is his good friend. Since he has been in bed to recuperate, his body has recovered more than half. The last time Claude and Viricolo visited him,

He can already get out of bed and walk around, and he can also do some light physical exercise. I just hope that the bad news that came today will not make him too sad and make his injury worse...

The shooting test of the newly made flintlock gun did not go well. Claude was not an arms expert. He just made it based on the flintlock gun he saw in his previous life. So although the appearance is exactly the same, even the sights and rear sights are the same.

However, it still often malfunctions during shooting tests. The two biggest problems are that it misfires five or six times out of ten shots, which means it cannot fire. The other problem is that the lock is very loose, and the reaction when the trigger is pulled is too slow.

The flint ignition seems to be a little unreliable. Not every impact can produce sparks, and the sparks cannot 100% ignite the gunpowder in the powder pool. This is the main reason why the misfire rate is too high.

In order to install a rear sight on the barrel for easier aiming, De deliberately moved the flint and medicine tank to the right side of the barrel and placed them diagonally. The so-called antique flintlock gun made in France he saw in his previous life was this.

It looks like it needs further adjustment.

The lock head is too loose. It should be a problem with the material. It is soft, and it is best to use elastic steel. This will also take time for Claude to slowly experiment to adjust the best material formula. In addition, due to the barrel's

Due to the material, the firing range of this flintlock gun is only about 200 meters, and the effective killing distance is within 120 meters. Compared with the matchlock gun, the only advantage seems to be that it is easier to aim and improves the shooting accuracy.

However, because Claude was thinking about what happened in the town, he had no intention of rectifying the flintlock gun in his hand. Instead, he put it aside and decided to go home first. If he found that something was wrong, he would

The mother, sister and brother were brought to the forest farm to prevent them from being affected by the fish in the pond.

After driving the carriage home, Claude found that nothing was wrong at home. He breathed a sigh of relief and asked his mother. She said that his father rushed to the town hall in the afternoon and gave a touching speech in public.

Mr. Morsan said that after he and his friends were inexplicably arrested on charges of endangering the kingdom, he vaguely realized that there might be an accident in the merchant fleet, which led to their main investment in the merchant fleet.

The man was arrested, but at that time he didn't know the reason and the situation of the merchant fleet, so he had no other choice but to pray.

But after he was dismissed from public office and released home, Mr. Morsan could not sleep day and night, worrying about the outcome of the merchant fleet, and he already had a bad premonition in his heart. So during this time, he sold off his property and cashed out all his money.

The purpose of holding shares was to be prepared before bad news came. He did not want to escape, but wanted to shoulder the responsibility with his friends and provide necessary help to the sailors and their families.

According to the few surviving sailors who were forced to surrender by the pirates, more than 70 sailors from the merchant fleet were killed in the battle with the pirates. Captain Otruny and the five crew members who were unwilling to surrender were killed.

Exiled to an uninhabited island in the Silent Ocean. The remaining more than 200 sailors and crew members were divided among various pirate gangs and became members of the pirates.

It's just that the few survivors haven't returned to White Deer Town yet, and no one knows whether their relatives are still alive. In fact, Mr. Morsand and the others only need to deal with the more than 70 sailors who died fighting the pirates.

The crew is responsible, and those sailors who joined the pirates have severed ties with the merchant navy.

But Mr. Morsan still announced in public that according to the roster before going to sea, all members of the merchant fleet will receive a compensation of eight gold crowns, which is equivalent to the total salary of a sailor for three years. As for being confirmed

Sailors and crew members who died in battle received a pension of fifteen gold crowns, which was enough for the families who lost their loved ones to live comfortably for five years.

It is said that after Mr. Morsan’s announcement, there were thunderous cheers in front of the town hall, and almost everyone was praising the benevolence of Mr. Morsan and other merchant fleet investors. As sailors and crew members’ families, most of them know that going to sea means risking their lives.

I had already prepared myself for the danger. This was a job that cost my life.

Generally speaking, the pension of a sailor and crew member is equivalent to one year's salary, which is about three gold crowns. Now Mr. Morsan and the others have increased it nearly three times. This is still compensation, and the pension has been increased.

Five times, this time even the sadness of losing their loved ones has been reduced a lot. What's more, their relatives may not be dead yet, and they may escape from the pirates one day...

It seemed that my father and the others had perfectly controlled the situation. They did not suffer any resentment from the families of the sailors and crew members. Instead, their reputation in the town had greatly increased. He was worried for nothing. However, Claude still asked his mother if he needed to bring it with him.

The younger brother and sister went to the forest farm with him to spend some time, but as expected, the mother refused. She thought that these difficult days would be over soon, and there was no need to hide in the forest farm like this...


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