Watching the experimenter put the metal cannonball on the rail, Todd looked at the empty keel seat behind the railgun and asked strangely: "Who will be responsible for launching?"
While directing the personnel present to make final adjustments, Wayne replied: "I have sent someone to notify the driver of the rail gun, and she will come as soon as possible."
Todd was a little surprised: "You mean, not everyone can operate this cannon?"
"The controller who fires the electromagnetic gun must connect his body to the keel of the gun body. At the moment of firing, a powerful current will pass through the nervous system. Most people have no way of enduring that kind of pain."
Todd was a little curious: "So, who can play this role?"
"Your Majesty, do you remember? The carrier of the Tesla parasite, the abandoned girl you rescued from the cave - Cosette, she is one of the few pilots who can activate this giant cannon.
member."
Todd thought about it for a while, and soon remembered the alien girl who was abandoned by her parents in a cave, waiting to die quietly.
Wayne added: "I am now thinking of ways to expand the team of electromagnetic gun pilots. After testing and observation, if the elven race in the Crusaders receive a series of training and are equipped with suitable equipment, they may be able to operate
Electromagnetic gun requirements.”
Todd nodded, turned to the office area of the laboratory, found a chair and sat down.
The wait is not long.
Soon, Cosette, who was sleepy-eyed and still a little confused, was brought into the laboratory by the Crusaders.
"Why so late..."
Before Cosette finished her words, she caught a glimpse of Todd sitting on the chair and smiling, and she immediately swallowed the second half of her words.
Wayne held a clipboard in one hand and said to Cosette: "His Majesty is coming to watch the launch of the alien railgun today. Now that the charging is over, it can start at any time. Please prepare."
Cosette tried her best to look away from Todd, nodded towards Wayne, and then entered the back room of the laboratory under the leadership of the Crusaders.
Wayne walked up to Todd and whispered: "Your Majesty, there is an observation platform above the laboratory. You can also watch the launch process there, and it is safer. Do you need...?"
Todd stood up from the chair, shook his head and said, "No, I'll stay here."
As if he had already guessed this answer, Wayne shrugged helplessly: "I will obey your will."
A few minutes later, Cosette walked out. She was wearing a tight suit made of special leather and gelatin, with a row of raised round holes on the back for nerve connections. Then she walked up to the alien railgun.
, took a deep breath.
She slowly sat down on the seat made of keels, leaning her body back, letting the sharp parasite nerve hooks penetrate the skin on her back.
With a slightly painful expression, Cosette turned towards Wayne and said loudly: "I'm ready!"
Wayne once again checked with the surrounding staff to confirm the status of all the equipment, and finally nodded and said: "Let's get started."
Cosette stretched out her hands, grabbed the handle at the end of the cannon body's guide rail, and quietly closed her eyes.
The keel parasite limbs around the seat were like living tentacles, slowly stretching, lengthening, and closing, and finally wrapped Cosette in them, forming a closed cockpit connected to the railgun.
Then, two keel rails tens of meters long began to slowly rise with a subtle buzzing sound and were aligned with the wall at the end of the laboratory.
Wayne said to the experimenter at this time: "Open the gate!"
The sound of heavy hinges sounded in the empty hall. The wall at the end of the laboratory was controlled by a hidden mechanism. It rose up and opened little by little, and the outdoor scenery gradually appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
The laboratory built in the mountains directly faced the sea after raising the gate. The sound of raging waves and fierce wind swept out from the outside world, which sounded deafening.
Wayne ordered again: "Calibrate the target!"
Several light-concentrating aliens wearing keel armor used density rulers and light prism meters to lock the launch target to an isolated island about 8 kilometers away from the laboratory. After repeated corrections, they reported back: "The target data has been sent back.
To the cockpit!"
Under everyone's gaze, the alien railgun driven by Cosette slowly moved its muzzle with the movement of its keel limbs, and finally locked onto the target.
Seeing that all preparations were completed, Wayne loudly issued the last order: "Launch!"
The flashing blue light on the surface of the alien railgun became brighter and brighter, and the flow speed became faster and faster. In the end, the entire giant gun seemed to have lost its original color and turned into an extremely dazzling object that could not be looked directly at.
blue sun.
The sound of electromagnetic thunderstorms filled the entire space, hitting everyone's eardrums like a violent storm, completely suppressing the sound of waves and wind outside.
In the entire huge laboratory, all that can be heard is the electromagnetic energy that is getting sharper and louder.
In just one ten thousandth of a second, a flash of light comparable to a sunspot burst exploded from the alien railgun body.
A beam of objects approaching the speed of light was shot from the muzzle and disappeared in an instant.
Almost at the same time, a dull and huge explosion, accompanied by a slight shaking of the ground, shook the entire Muxi City.
Compared to those affected by the flashes and sounds, Todd was the first person to return to normal.
He walked to the gate at the end of the laboratory and looked at the isolated island in the distance that was regarded as the target.
The island that was originally nearly a thousand square meters in size... disappeared, and was replaced by a blazing purgatory. It was like a huge crater created after a meteorite impact, reminding the world of what a huge impact had occurred here.
Rubbing his sore and red eyes, Wayne walked to Todd's side and said excitedly: "As long as this kind of weapon is transported to the battleship, no matter how strong the fortress or the tall city wall is, it will be destroyed if it encounters such an attack.
For a pile of powder!”
Todd took a long breath, with unstoppable joy on his face: "This is a great victory, a landmark work... Your results have even exceeded my original expectations..."
Wayne's pale face showed a sincere smile for the first time: "It's an honor for me to receive your compliment."
"Continue to improve and perfect this weapon. I think it will be of great use in the next battle."
Todd looked at the black smoke rising higher and higher on the distant sea, paused for a moment, and continued to ask: "The exotic railgun is indeed a powerful weapon for attacking fortresses and cities, but how will it perform against moving targets such as battleships?
?”
After thinking for a while, Wayne replied: "If it is a large or medium-sized warship, the exotic railgun can completely eliminate an entire fleet with one shot, because facing these fragile targets, the shells fired will not be able to fire at all.
There is no need for a direct hit, as long as it can cause a covering area of damage, it is enough. However, if it is a small ship with a flexible turn and speed, the railgun's attack may not be able to cause fatal damage."
Todd rubbed his chin and said in a deep voice: "In this case, if I were the enemy's commander, I would just abandon all the large battleships, organize a large number of small battleships, and use the gaps between railgun launches to launch attacks in a dispersed formation.
, we can enter into a fight with the alien destroyer. This is not a good thing for us..."
Wayne pondered for a while and nodded: "There are indeed such doubts. Please rest assured that I will continue to improve the weapon performance of the battleship."
"You have done a good job." Todd patted Wayne on the shoulder: "In the library of heaven, there are some books and knowledge that I am not open to everyone, but I will leave a channel for you there.
, for your viewing only.”
After saying this, Todd ignored Wayne's ecstatic expression, turned around and walked into the lab staff, began to loudly praise their efforts and performance, and promised generous rewards to everyone.