A dozen guards carrying torches ran onto the deck. One of them lowered a ladder from the Najirfa and allowed Harald to climb aboard.
There were several tall objects standing on the large deck, covered with black cloth, and they did not look like masts. But no one knows what it is. Harald was very excited to see the legendary King of Sweden soon. The soldiers who followed him also speculated with longing: How majestic is the legendary Valkyrie?
However, before the King of Sweden appeared, an impatient voice came from the cabin: "Holy Sword, my Holy Sword is back, right?"
Following the sound, a young girl hurried onto the deck. She was a very beautiful girl, with almost no flaws in her appearance, except for her dry, unattractive brown hair, and for some reason, there were two dark circles under her eyes. Apart from her appearance, her body is extremely delicate, and she is completely incompatible with the image of the legendary "Shield Girl" and "Valkyrie".
Seeing Harald and his soldiers, Ella's pupils shrank, as if she finally realized that this was a formal social occasion and came to a sudden stop. She straightened her clothes, cleared her throat, and asked politely: "Harald, Heystein sent you here, right... Where is my holy sword?"
Harald was startled: "Holy Sword?"
Amy coughed next to Ella and explained awkwardly: "It's that...crowbar."
"The crowbar? It's still over there in Hestein. I didn't bring it with me."
"Damn it! I shouldn't have given it as a token!" Ella shook Amy vigorously with dark circles under her eyes and complained, "I can't sleep at all without holding that holy sword!"
Harald was in a daze, wondering why the legendary King of Sweden never spoke without the crowbar. Ella saw Harald's frivolous attitude towards the crowbar and shouted loudly: "Are you looking down on my holy sword! Someone -!"
At Ella's order, a group of soldiers ran out of the cabin with a roar. Harald thought that Ella was going to send someone to capture him, so he was startled and quickly grabbed the weapon at hand. Unexpectedly, a group of people rushed past him, then divided into several teams and stood next to the big things covered with black cloth.
As the black cloth was pulled apart, Harald saw clearly what was inside: huge trebuchets.
"As long as the trebuchet is fixed in front of the mast, you don't have to worry about the mast... Although it will amplify the problem of unstable center of gravity, especially when throwing stones, the ship can easily roll over. But after I checked the Royal Library I discovered that Archimedes had already solved this problem! It was the Archimedes who said, 'Give me a fulcrum, and I can move the earth'..."
"……so what?"
Ella's endless chatter left Harald confused. He had never heard of Archimedes or that famous quote, and of course, he didn’t understand the relationship between Archimedes and the crowbar.
Seeing that Harald didn't respond, Ella became anxious for some reason and ordered the soldiers: "Throw a few rounds to show the guests! Use fire bombs!"
After hearing Aila's order, the soldiers began to operate the trebuchet neatly. They were divided into several groups based on trebuchets, and each group had its own division of labor. From selecting, passing stone bullets to launching, a series of actions were performed in one go, and they had obviously been trained for a long time. The thrown fire bombs dragged their long tails across the night sky and fell on the sea in the far distance, splashing astonishing water splashes, and even Najirfa could feel the slight shaking.
Harald was stunned. He imagined what it would be like when his capital was besieged by these machines: the traditional wooden walls would never be able to withstand the impact of these stones, and would be destroyed and lose their defensive effect. After destroying the city wall, these fire bombs can fly into the city unscrupulously, ignite raging fires on the wooden houses, and easily turn the entire city into a sea of fire.
Seeing Harald's reaction, Ella smiled with satisfaction and said: "This is a counterweight trebuchet. I improved it on the basis of the original trebuchets from various countries. Its accuracy and power are better than the existing ones." All kinds of trebuchets are a bit taller.”
Harald admired sincerely: "This is really... a powerful weapon."
"Then you know, the most basic principle of this powerful machine is the same as the crowbar - the lever principle. Using it, we can make the most powerful spear in the world."
Harald wiped his sweat and said: "King of Sweden, can you help me build a stone wall in the capital like Gotland? Of course, I will give you a very generous gift..."
Ella suddenly held Harald's hand, her eyes shining: "Gift? How much is it? Now, is it money? It should be money, right?"
"Ahem, Your Majesty, that..." Amy reminded awkwardly from the side.
Realizing her gaffe, Ella quickly let go of Harald, coughed a few times, and continued: "Have you seen the stone wall in Gotland? Then you must have also seen the huge instrument used to build the city wall. Bar?"
"Yes, I heard someone say, what is it called...a crane?"
"Winch crane. The Seven Hills Empire people used this instrument to build great walls to protect them. It is the greatest shield in the world. However, its basic principle - the pulley, is actually a lever principle. It’s just derivative.”
Speaking of this, Ella suddenly became excited: "Can you imagine? That little thing actually contains the basic principles of the most powerful spear and the most powerful shield! This is definitely the most powerful thing in the world. The most powerful weapon, it is not an exaggeration to say it is the Holy Sword!”
Harald was stunned for a while. When Ella finished speaking, he sighed and said to Ella: "King of Sweden, when you go to war with the King of Heroes, I will definitely be on your side!"
Now, the person in a daze became Ella: "...Why do I want to go to war with Brother Hestein?"
"Hestein...brother?"
Harald was a little surprised by this intimate title. He saw Ella blinking her eyes with suspicion on her face, which didn't look like she was trying to hide it at all, so he couldn't help but panic:
"Well...King of Sweden, you don't want to ascend to the position of King of Heroes? Then...why did you refuse the call of King of Heroes...?"
"...Harald, do you think the principle of leverage is powerful?"
For some reason, Ella immediately changed the subject.
"Um... Harald, do you want to come and study at the school I opened in Gotland?"
"School?"
"That's right! School! Not only can you learn the principle of levers, but you can also learn pulleys, engineering, mathematics... The tuition fee is only 10,000 Nomisma per year!"
Ella once again grabbed Harald's hand with gleaming eyes, as if she had caught some prey.
"Ten thousand nomism horses?" Harald screamed in surprise. This amount of gold coins is equivalent to a year's salary of an army of two thousand people. It is crazy to use it for school tuition!
"It's only 10,000 Nomis horses! Harald, you are also one of the famous lords in the Kingdom of Heroes, so the tuition fee is only 50,000 Nomes horses! This is priceless knowledge, and it is very cost-effective! "
"Um...King of Sweden, can I leave first?"
"Don't leave!" Ella hurriedly grabbed Harald and shouted, "I'll give you a discount, just twenty-five thousand, twenty-five thousand nomis horses!"
"It's still more expensive than the 10,000 Nomis horses I mentioned at the beginning! King of Sweden, are you crazy because you are short of money?"
Amy coughed awkwardly on the side and explained: "Well...the King of Sweden is indeed burdened with huge debts, so he cannot send troops to respond to the King of Heroes..."
"Debt? How much?"
"It's just like...a 150,000 Nomis horse..."
