Reggie sent two more guards to the ward and repeatedly told them not to let girls under the age of fifteen step into the ward. After a few days of recuperation, Reggie was finally able to get out of bed and walk, holding Imma on his left side and Imma on his right side.
Holding Camilla in his arms and supported by the two of them, Reggie was enjoying the early autumn breeze on the grass outside the hospital when he saw Swindell and Calaf coming over carrying a group of soldiers.
What happened? Did the enemy attack Shattering Snow City?
The panicked Reggie almost fell down, but saw a carriage following behind them, carrying a strange barrel-shaped object.
"Sir, this is the latest cannon cast. Please take a look."
"This is...artillery?" Reggie looked at this strange weapon. Hurley rushed forward and excitedly demonstrated how to use it for Reggie.
"Sir, have you seen it? This is the barrel! This is the inner core. We first turn the wheel and pull out the inner core, then knock the shell into the slot from behind, then push the inner core in, and then do it again
Pull this rope, and the warhead will fly out, and the barrel will slide along the inner core, but I swear, it won't go very far. Sir, do you understand what I'm saying?"
Reggie shook his head and said, "I don't understand."
"Didn't I make it clear enough?" Hurley's eyes turned red again. Since being stimulated several times by Bella, his emotions have become very easy to get excited.
Swindell first calmed down Hurley, and then introduced the working principle of the artillery, but Reggie still didn't understand.
He stared at the artillery for a long time, shook his head and said: "What kind of artillery is this? This is obviously a large syringe!"
"You're right!" Khalaf smiled excitedly, "The inspiration came from the syringe!"
Reggie studied next to the carriage for a long time. After repeated demonstrations by three people, Reggie finally understood the working method of this artillery.
Its barrel is equivalent to the needle barrel of a syringe. The muzzle is slightly narrow, which can only allow the warhead to fly out, but can keep the cartridge case in the barrel. It is very similar to the part where the needle of the syringe is connected, thus ensuring the sealing of the outlet.
The inner core at the back is also very similar to the piston of the syringe. In actual combat, the inner core is pulled out first, then the shell is put in, and then the inner core is put in. This ensures the sealing behind the barrel.
When firing, first compress the spring behind the inner core. When the bayonet is opened with a rope, the inner core will hit the shell driven by the spring, just like the firing pin of a pistol. After the warhead flies out, the shell will carry it with it.
The inner core slides backward on the bracket together. A special substance on the bracket will act as a brake, slowly stopping the gun barrel and returning it to its original position.
This special substance is the core of overcoming recoil. Swindel calls it Diclot, which is the gum of an ancient plant.
"Is this also the plant I brought back from Camel Island?" Reggie asked excitedly.
"Of course not, I stole this from the Mountain of the Lost." Swindell's expression was also very excited.
"Why did you go to the Lost Mountain again?"
"Do you think this question is important?" Swindell looked at Reggie righteously.
"I think... if you do this, forget it..." Reggie was really shocked by his aura.
"This big tree is very magical," Hurley said with an excited smile. "It's not the big tree that is magical, but the magic of the gum. I also brought you a piece. You can see how amazing it is. You can stretch it.
It can go back to its original shape, you can squash it, it can go back to its original shape, no matter what you do, it can go back to its original shape, you see, it can go back to its original shape, it can go back to its original shape, it can go back to its original shape..."
Khalaf stepped forward and blocked Hurley's mouth. Seeing him repeating a sentence repeatedly, Reggie thought this guy had a disc jam.
The toughness of this kind of gum is very good. According to Swindell, the greater the concentration, the stronger the toughness. When it reaches a certain concentration, it can consume the recoil of the gun barrel with just the right resistance.
Swindell connected this gum between the barrel and the bracket. When the barrel retreated to a certain extent, it would be slowly pulled back by the gum until it returned to its original position.
The problems of recoil and sealing have been solved, but what about the problem of materials?
If there is a laceration in the barrel, the risk of exploding the barrel is inevitable.
"Don't worry, sir. We've asked Sharsa to check it. There are no lacerations in the barrel."
Charsha, Camilla's disciple and clairvoyant witch.
Reggie then remembered the ability of this little girl. She could not only examine patients, but also weapons. But could a little girl's examination alone be really reliable?
"We still need to conduct test firings," Reggie shook his head and said, "At least ten rounds of artillery shells must be tested, otherwise I dare not send this thing to the battlefield."
"There are more than ten shells, hahahaha!" Hurley laughed loudly, "We have tried more than forty shells..."
Swindell and Calaff blocked Hurley's mouth together, and this mentally unstable young man revealed too many things that should not be revealed.
Reggie knew they secretly conducted the test firing, and although they violated the law, Reggie didn't want to blame them.
"Tell me, how powerful is the artillery?"
"What do you need to say? Muhahahaha!" Hurley continued with a smile, "We blew up all the houses in that deserted village..."
Calaf brought a piece of cotton cloth and blocked Hurley's mouth, then looked at his lord with an awkward smile.
"We...were just a little too impatient and we are willing to accept the punishment."
"Well done, my brothers," Reggie's eyes turned red. He was very proud of the good boy from Broken Snow City. "Tell me, how did you do it? Nolos' craftsmanship would definitely not make it so good."
of pig iron.”
"This is not pig iron, it is fine steel," Swindell said. "This is thanks to Hurley. He used high temperature to turn the wave tail into a special substance. In this state, the wave tail and the steel in the
The charcoal fuses together, making the steel incredibly tough."
"Have you ever seen Wavetail Land?" Reggie looked at Hurley in surprise.
"I haven't seen them before," Hurley took out the cotton in his mouth and said solemnly, "Because we are not familiar with each other, I chatted with them for a long time."
Reggie felt even more confused: "You mean, you are talking to a tree."
"It's not a tree. This is so ridiculous. How can I talk to a tree?" Hurley looked down on Reggie, and then said affectionately, "Actually, I'm talking to a pile of sawdust."
"Can you, please, repeat what you just said?" Reggie felt that this young man must receive treatment immediately, although there are currently no drugs for mental illness.
"I'm talking to Sawdust," Hurley's eyes suddenly started to turn red. "Those Sawdust are very brave. Facing that terrible furnace, they also had fear and hesitation, but they were still brave.
They told me that I must reach the temperature limit, the limit that can burn through the city wall, what great warriors, I am proud of them!"
At this point, Hurley burst into tears. Reggie thought he was crazy, but he couldn't draw a conclusion prematurely. He asked Calaf in a low voice: "Can elves talk to sawdust?"
Khalaf shook his head repeatedly and said: "Only he has such ability, I... don't know how to express it."
Looking at these three such lovely men, Reggie really hated his own stupidity. He should have tied them together long ago. They have the power to change the whole world.
"How long does it take to make a cannon?"
Swindell said: "With the use of punches and milling cutters, almost one artillery piece can be made in a day."
"You really don't have enough time," Reggie thought for a moment and said, "You and Hurley go to Noros and ask him to stop all work and fully cooperate with you in making artillery. Kalaf stays, I have other things to discuss with you.
.”
Reggie returned to the ward and took out a piece of parchment from under the bed. This was originally a ship plan of the Falcon battleship. Reggie made some modifications to it.
"How much does a cannon weigh?"
"About four thousand pounds, my lord."
"Four thousand pounds, almost four cannons can be installed on a ship..." Reggie ticked off a few points and said to Calaf, "Choose the best carpenter and start rebuilding the warship tomorrow."