Richard followed the person in charge of the testing site and rode to another area. On the way, Richard also talked with him and learned about the progress of some research.
In fact, what Richard wants to equip the griffin knights most is not hand axes or short crossbows, but explosive packets that can be thrown from the air. That is a truly epoch-making product. On the Blue Star, the emergence of mature firearms has brought an end to the knights.
A sign of class.
"Mr. Bellucci, the gunpowder I mentioned has not been researched yet?"
As a college student from Blue Star, Richard is quite aware of the fact that technology is the primary productive force. After the Hunter family's financial resources became looser, Richard invested a lot of money in research.
There are some weird technologies. Unfortunately, Richard himself is not an engineering student and he really knows very little about technical matters. And some simple technologies like water conservancy and irrigation do not require Richard's guidance. The Golden Dragon Kingdom itself is already very developed.
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A bunch of research directions that seem strange to technicians have been proposed, but most of them are not very reliable. That is to say, the mixed wheel group plays a big role. Some technologies require long-term accumulation and rely on the experience of an ordinary person.
It is actually quite difficult to reproduce based on common sense. That is to say, Richard is both the ruler of the North and an important investor, so these technicians and researchers can patiently try little by little.
Among the many innovative technologies proposed by Richard, gunpowder happens to be the least reliable in the eyes of researchers, but it is also the one that Richard is most concerned about, because in the eyes of researchers, it can directly cause explosions.
The only thing they can do is the magic cast by magicians. How can they make a substance that can directly cause an explosion with some strange materials. Of course, under Richard's care, the experiment is still going on, but it's just not going well.
"There is still no progress. The charcoal and sulfur you mentioned are easy to find, but there is still one substance missing. We have tried many substances, but there is still nothing that can cause an explosion."
"Well, keep trying. Don't be perfunctory about the gunpowder I mentioned. The fee is so high that you can try and consume it boldly."
"Yes, Sir Richard, we have never relaxed for a moment."
Richard didn't mean to blame him. If he was to blame for this, he could only blame himself for not memorizing the time travel guide and not having enough knowledge for time travellers. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to understand this kind of thing clearly on Baidu after time travel.
I still can’t remember Chu’s things clearly.
"However, we do have some clues about the other thing Sir Richard said."
"oh?"
"It's now in the No. 2 test site, and the layout has been completed."
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After many rounds of inspections, Richard was able to enter the testing site. This was a confidentiality rule set by Richard himself. Of course, he would take the lead in abiding by it, even if it was just for show, so as to set an example for others.
"Lord Richard!"
After entering the test site, the technicians and operators around him greeted Richard respectfully, and Richard agreed with them all. In this era of neglecting technology, only Richard understood that the results of what they studied would be
What an amazing impact they have, they deserve some respect from Richard.
"This is the steam crossbow we made according to your wishes."
"Steam crossbow?"
Richard followed Bellucci's gesture and looked over, and sure enough he saw a three- to four-meter-cubic square object made of black metal. From the side, it could be seen that this should be a machine, and there were many ropes inside.
It has twistable parts and a row of chimney-like designs on the top of the machine, which looks quite cyberpunk.
"Yes, a war crossbow designed according to your genius creativity. This war crossbow can fire twelve giant crossbows at once without any effort from the warriors. It is quite powerful."
Bellucci looked very proud when he introduced this punk-style war crossbow. Obviously, compared to the gunpowder that he has never found out the door, this steam war crossbow is his proudest work.
"But I should have asked you to study steam engines, why did this become a crossbow..."
"Master Richard, please step back further. The fire has burned out in advance. The machine is still a little unstable now. We have to continue to add fire."
After Bellucci said that, someone continued to add coal from the rear of the steam crossbow. Hot steam began to emit from the row of chimneys above, and the entire crossbow roared.
Looking at the familiar and unfamiliar scenes in front of him, Richard thought of the word "boiler explosion" inexplicably, and immediately pulled Bellucci back more than ten meters away. It is not an exaggeration to say that something in this experimental stage would go wrong, let alone
The style of this group of research institutes is obviously a bit rough, and it is really explosive. With Richard's strength, it is not in any danger, but it is not necessarily the case for people like Bellucci.
Fortunately, this so-called steam war crossbow started relatively smoothly. Amidst the roaring sound, the power seemed to be accumulated to an extreme. Then, as the operator pulled an operating lever, the power cup was completely released.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Several giant crossbows more than two meters long were ejected from the arrow holes. About half of them hit the large wooden target standing five hundred meters away, directly exploding the wooden target. The other half did not hit the wooden target.
For the time being, I can't see where it is flying to. This thing obviously has a range of more than a thousand meters and is far more powerful than a bear hunting crossbow. However, there seems to be a little problem, because Richard remembers that the machine should have twelve arrow holes.
, but I’m afraid there were no more than ten giant arrows that flew out just now.
"Report! The machine is stuck again!"
"Hurry up and turn off the engine! Adjust the machine!"
Bellucci was anxious, ignoring Richard beside him, and hurriedly ran to check his steam crossbow.
"Damn it, it needs major repairs again, it's stuck inside."
After seeing that the fire had gone out and the chimney was no longer smoking, Richard took a few steps closer.
"what happened?"
"Sorry, Sir Richard, there was a little accident. I will repair it as soon as possible."
"It's okay, don't worry, I'm very satisfied, but the crossbow can still be improved."
"Two wheels should be added to it, otherwise it will be too troublesome to move. Moreover, it is too bulky and inconvenient to move on the battlefield. If possible, try to make it smaller."
"If possible, try to use it to replace part of the hydraulic forging machine."
"Then we need to redesign it."
"Today was just an accident, Lord Richard, Zhan Nu..."
"It's okay, the funding will continue to increase next month, and you can continue research."
"Yes, Lord Richard."
Seeing Richard's attitude, Bellucci breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Richard did not lose interest because of his mistake just now.
In fact, how could Richard lose interest? Although he looked calm on the surface, in fact he was already in a state of despair. The results Bellucci had given exceeded his imagination, and he forcefully used the principle of steam to give him
I created a punk style and weaponized it directly. If this thing can be improved, it can become a great weapon for the Hunter family. The Hunter family's three-arrow flag really needs a stone hammer. All products produced are Japanese arrows.
Special weapons related to arrows.
Next, Richard habitually encouraged the technicians present and promised certain rewards. After eliciting cheers of "Long Live", he walked to the next area under the guidance of Bellucci...