Sharlayan also understands the truth behind the barrage. Sooner or later, the turmoil triggered by the Shadow Realm will spread to Azeroth. There is no point in shrinking your head and being a chocobo. Anyway, sooner or later, you will find a way to solve these troubles.
At this stage, Denathius and Zoval's layout has not yet been completed, and the difficulty of destroying their plans is far lower than in the future.
The Valeela trio argued with Stradama for a long time, but in the end they still failed to gain the upper hand verbally.
Choosing Sarlayan to be the acting Marquis of Creation was just a stop-gap measure, because no one except him could subdue the single-minded undead constructs in the Creation Academy.
Although these fools participated in the rebellion with Gamar, many of them simply obeyed orders and could not be beaten to death with a stick in black and white, as that would have a great impact on the immediate combat power of the Shadow Realm. Influence.
The civil war in Maldraxxus is just the appetizer for the turmoil in the Shadow Realm. The real war has not yet officially begun. Of course, the more effective forces can be preserved, the better.
Under the reasonable persuasion of the three marquises, Sarlayan reluctantly took over the title of Acting Marquis of Creation.
As Kexus said, the main force of the Creation Academy is a group of undead structures with relatively stupid minds. These guys are very accommodating to death.
According to the rules of the Shadow Realm, if a new marquis wants to ascend to the throne, he must defeat the previous marquis in a one-on-one duel, and neither party can let go.
But... although the rules say so, in fact when the position of marquis is handed over, the old marquis will be more or less merciful, and the top leaders of Maldraxxus understand this tacitly.
Sarlayan has completed this ceremony ahead of schedule. Although some key members of the Academy of Creation are dissatisfied with him assuming the power of a marquis as a mortal, with the strong support of the three marquises and the acquiescence of most members of the Academy of Creation, The matter was finally settled smoothly.
While waiting for the free scouts sent by Akalek to bring back the latest information from the Ascension Fortress, Sarlayan stayed in the Secret Academy of Creation to take care of government affairs.
The late former Marquis of Creation, Gamar, was a typical martial artist. His management of the Creation Secret Courtyard was very crude, and he could basically be said to be herding sheep.
After all, he was a Marquis with a hateful background. Although his strength was high and his intelligence was much higher than that of the average Tiehanhan hateful person, he still lacked in internal affairs management.
After urgently taking over the Academy of Creation, Sarlayan, assisted by Valeera, Stellagosa, and Onyxia, first clicked on the existing resources of the Academy of Creation and the finished war weapons that could still be used. .
This shock startled Sarlayan.
According to regulations, each secret court can only have one floating city belonging to its own court.
There is only one floating city made public by the Academy of Creation, but in fact, there are three unfinished floating cities being secretly constructed in the underground factory of the Academy of Creation.
The floating city can carry a large number of soldiers and heavy weapons. It is a very useful aerial fortress. It can also be used as an air and space command post. It is also complementary to the use of the Creation Academy, which specializes in building various war weapons.
Since we were already halfway through the construction, there was no reason to stop here, so Sarlayan encouraged the craftsmen responsible for the floating city project to continue their efforts.
Accustomed to Quel'Thalas' new magical weapons, Sharlayan was not very fond of the remaining traditional war weapons in the Academy of Creation.
War equipment such as ballistas, trebuchets, knife-throwing carts, battering rams, building carts, and ladders are also very common in the material world where mortals live.
These weapons are classic, but they may not keep up with the ever-changing times.
In Quel'Thalas, these old-fashioned war weapons are being phased out one by one and replaced with more advanced magic weapons.
Gamar's innovation ability is not enough. In the many years he has been in charge of the Academy of Creation, all kinds of war weapons have hardly been updated, and they are still the same old ones.
Sarlayan, who keeps up with the changes of the times, can't stand these antiques.
There are three things that a new official should do when he takes office. Not long after he took office, Sarlayan summoned the temporarily idle craftsmen in the Creation Secret Courtyard, and everyone got together for a brainstorming session.
Judging from the slow and cowardly reactions of these craftsmen, Gamal probably did not encourage them to make innovative improvements to war weapons, and only wanted to stick to the classic styles.
The development of magic weapons in Quel'Thalas is inextricably linked to Sharlayan, and he has some understanding of the manufacturing process.
In order to enhance Maldraxxus' combat effectiveness as much as possible in a short period of time, Sharlayan chose to directly copy the work.
In a very tight time, he drew the design blueprint of the magic gun and magic cannon.
Sarlayan did not expect the somewhat rigid craftsmen in the Academy of Creation to quickly understand the principles of magic weapons. It was enough as long as they could follow the instructions and make these weapons.
The Academy of Creation has always been known as the arsenal of the entire Shadow Realm. These great craftsmen trained by Gamar may have insufficient innovation capabilities, but their craftsmanship is impeccable.
With complete design drawings available, trial-type magic guns and magic cannons were quickly released.
Due to the differences in the personal tastes of craftsmen, the magic weapons produced by the Academy of Creation are not as gorgeous in appearance compared to those in Quel'Thalas, but they can basically be perfectly reproduced in function.
"Peng~"
Sarlayan personally tried out the magic gun that the craftsmen made as quickly as possible. What was hung on the target for testing was the sturdy armor commonly used by the soul-selected warriors.
Considering the user's habits, this magic gun has two modes, one is to fill it with live ammunition, and the other is to directly inject energy to generate projectiles.
Sarlayan first tested the power of live ammunition. The conical metal bullets made according to Quel'Thalas standards rotated along the rifling, and easily punched a small hole in the steel armor on the target.
"Oh? This thing is very powerful."
Hearing that Sarlayan was testing new weapons, Kexus and Akalak took the opportunity to sneak over and watch the fun.
In fact, Stradama also came, but she was blocked from the training ground by a wall of three women on the grounds of protecting safety. The four of them were laughing at each other.
"Yes, Not Bad."
After Sarlayan put down his gun, he patted the chief craftsman of the Academy of Creation...a four-handed alien with satisfaction on the shoulder.
"Although there are still some flaws in the feel, overall the flaws are outweighed. It is indeed a bit embarrassing for you to come up with the finished product in such a short period of time."
"No, no, no! Where is the acting Marquis?"
The chief craftsman rubbed his four hands and said excitedly: "The structural principle of this new weapon has opened our eyes. Whether it is a magic gun or a magic cannon, it is much more portable than the previous bulky traditional weapons. "
"I personally believe that these weapons that are easy to carry and powerful are the future of war weapons. Instead, we should thank you for letting us see the direction that we should develop in the future."
Sarlayan smiled noncommittally, flipped a small mechanism on the side of the gun body, and changed the ammunition feeding mode to charging.
"biu!"
Due to their light weight, energy bullets fly faster after being released from the barrel and have stronger penetrating power.
But precisely because of its small mass, its power is a little inferior to that of live ammunition, which can be considered to have advantages and disadvantages.
Moreover, the problem of low power of energy bombs is not unsolvable, as long as the caliber is increased.
Of course, the premise is that the gun owner's own energy can afford the energy consumption of the large-caliber magic gun.
Generally speaking, the live ammunition mode is more suitable for mass-produced magic guns. After all, they are mainly supplied to ordinary soldiers.
If it is customized for a strong senior officer, some adjustments can be made in the caliber and customized according to personal habits.
After testing the magic gun, Sarlayan brought two...three marquis with surprised faces to visit the test firing of the magic gun.
"Huh~"
After the roar of the cannon subsided, Kexus sighed with emotion.
"If this new type of weapon is mass-produced, the pattern of warfare is likely to be fundamentally changed."
Akalek also nodded in agreement with a solemn expression: "Have Azeroth's war weapons developed to this extent? No wonder the Burning Legion has always been obsessed with your world."
Sharlayan shook his head and laughed: "This is a new weapon developed by my homeland Quel'Thalas, and it is far from being fully popularized in Azeroth."
"Quel'Thalas can be considered a big country in Azeroth, but it cannot yet influence the direction of the world. The road still has to be walked step by step."
"Let's not talk about Azeroth for now." Sarlayan's expression became serious: "Marquis Akalek, you and the two Marquises of Caixus and Stradama came to visit together, you should Are you not just here to watch the test firing of new weapons?”
"Haha~" Akalek smiled mockingly: "I really can't hide it from you."
"The information you wanted for the Ascension Fortress is here. Let me remind you that the current situation of the country called paradise is not optimistic."
