Another two months passed, and the worst result came out - Gate 2 did not disappear, and the main world gate that was supposed to appear never appeared at all.
The prophecy information obtained from Fatel through merchant channels stated that the number of Demon Realm Gates would increase to five.
Wang Qi's attitude towards prophecy is very complicated.
He knew that the serious prophecy system could provide relatively accurate predictions, but it was not necessarily true that prophecies were unchangeable.
In addition, the benefits that prophecy can bring are far outweighed by the corresponding disadvantages.
For example, if someone predicts that the Phoenix Kingdom will cease to exist in 20 years, without discussing whether there is fraud, the prediction will definitely stimulate people with immigration conditions to try to transfer family assets and even businesses abroad. In the same way, some predictions with clear regional orientation will also cause panic among residents and reduce productivity and market vitality.
Out of doubts about these situations, Wang Qi has never considered cultivating specialized prophecy talents within the country. Even if there are some civil society organizations, they mainly guide them to explore disaster prevention and reduction.
Assuming that Fatel's prediction is true and the number of Demon Realm Gates really increases to five in the future, the situation will be a bit grim.
Providing weapons is a trivial matter. After years of adjustments and changes, a lot of steelmaking resources have been saved in the territory, including not only ores, but also corresponding storage devices. The existing operation and storage devices are sufficient to ensure an annual steel production of 800,000 tons. With the resumption of production of some storage furnaces, there will be room for growth over a period of time.
This value may not seem high, but in fact it has reached the entry threshold for the major participating countries in the world war.
If the next step is to proceed according to the normal temporary door interval, there will still be time to continue to increase steel production capacity. According to the current technology, a new furnace can produce 200,000 tons per year. As long as the transportation capacity and mining can keep up, the three A production capacity of one million tons is not impossible.
However, at this stage, the bottom of the floating island is separated from the steam sea, and the demons have a safer route of maneuver. Simply placing weapons around the Demon Realm Gate to organize local armed forces cannot completely suppress its spread and destruction.
Improving the security level of the entire penal colony has been promoted for many years, but the results are relatively limited. There is progress, but there is still a long way to go before a single lord can resist the demon army and gain support.
According to data from the Trade Department, the total number of guns exported for trade in recent years is 160,000, which seems okay, but in fact they belong to more than 300 customers and involve more than 50 floating islands.
After deducting the share of various areas in Wengji, several floating islands around Pangxun, and the area around Gate 2 on the southern line, the total number of guns on the remaining floating islands is less than 2,000.
Taking into account the mismanagement of some lords resulting in the flow of guns into the people, when it comes time to start a war, even if the lords on the floating island can be consistent, they can gather thousands of guns, plus local mages and other professionals, it is almost a group. combat effectiveness. Even if powerful individuals such as lords are included, the combat power is no more than two regiments in the kingdom.
The combat effectiveness of the two regiments is not low. The problem is that the scattered sands of the two regiments and the professional troops of the two regiments are not truly comparable. Most areas also lack lords with strong control over the entire floating island.
As the environment deteriorates, these regions may purchase more weapons, but most of the Phoenix Kingdom's production capacity needs to serve system upgrades, and foreign trade weapons production capacity cannot be increased indefinitely.
This cannot be done from the perspective of internal and external trade balance. The technological generation gap between domestic and foreign countries is too great. A little effort from the Kingdom may lead to the complete return of Phoenix coins, and it will return to the era of exchanging minerals for products. Without Phoenix coins, the Kingdom’s control of overseas The influence will be smaller, which is not conducive to the overall strategic deployment.
The weapon gap may also require some efforts from Fatel and Ongi.
Fatal's gun Wang Qi recently saw the report, entrusting businessmen to keep the procurement confidential, and the army was responsible for testing.
This weapon is quite primitive, almost as good as the earliest magic rifle, the Caroline One, which is a small-caliber version.
I don’t know what measurement unit Fatel used, but the caliber was measured to be 10.32 mm, and the total mass of the projectile was only 22 grams. The measured muzzle kinetic energy is 4900 J.
4900 joules is naturally not low. Due to the quality of the warhead, it still has certain advantages over gunpowder bullets and firearms of the same caliber. The problem is that these weapons are meant to fight demons, especially
To deal with some large demons and those with magic shields, this kinetic energy is not enough.
Theoretically, no matter how small the kinetic energy is, the shield can be broken through continuous hits, but there are not so many opportunities on the battlefield. Some enemies will unleash their ultimate move if they are not knocked down for a few seconds.
In addition, the firearms exported by Fatel have problems with the ammunition supply mechanism, which should be related to the materials and bullet consistency. After the total number of ammunition supplied exceeds 500 rounds, there is a certain probability of bullet jamming.
There are two types of bullet jams. In the early stage of failure, the bullet can be ejected directly by manually pulling the bolt. When jamming occurs after the ammunition feeder has been used for 5,000 times, there is about a 30% chance that the magazine needs to be reset to pull the bolt out. bomb.
Fortunately, the magic gun does not have a shell ejection device, otherwise there is a question mark as to whether the gun can be used.
Therefore, it is quite difficult to copy homework without understanding the principles.
Generally speaking, the firearms of Fatel's generation can be used to fight each other in the exiled areas, but they are still somewhat lacking in defending against demonic groups, so they can barely be used.
The kingdom cannot manipulate Fartel, but as the space for arms trade increases, they will probably consider increasing production, which will still help the situation.
Ongji did not develop its own firearms, but had a bullet supply chain supporting the kingdom.
The material used in this bullet is similar to that of Fatel's version. It is pure steel, and the level of craftsmanship is similar. With its own weapons, the hit rate within 300 meters is not bad.
Wengji has a special environment. The leaders on the local floating islands need to rely on external forces to fight against the royal power. Therefore, the Phoenix Kingdom also has a certain influence here. They can consider upgrading their bullet supply chain equipment to fill the gap in the future weapons market.
As for whether it is necessary to build a new gun assembly factory overseas, there is no need to consider it for the time being. We will wait and see what the demons do.
Faced with the expectation that there will be five Demon Realm Gates, what can actually be done is very limited.
It's not that I'm particularly anxious. With the basic environment of a floating island like a natural moat, the power that the demons can use cannot be infinite.
Moreover, the Exiled Place is considered a relatively useless place in the eyes of the Demon Clan. Their focus should be on conquering the main world. If this inference is true, then the Demon Clan's movements are still relatively easy to predict.
Anyway, no matter how it develops, the kingdom must take advantage of the fact that the external market is relatively stable and practice its "internal strength" as much as possible. If it is impossible to protect itself, it can be considered a strategic success.
In terms of internal strength, Wang Qi is making arrangements for the Flying Fortress.
The Flying Fortress was considered when designing Little Bear City. It relies on Little Bear City to implement a tactic that is slower than air transport, but can move together with fortress-level protection.
After the completion of Little Bear City, some related research was successively conducted, including both military and technical aspects.
It was originally planned to have the fortress take off from the roof of the administrative center and go straight to the battlefield. After conducting military exercises without physical objects, it was discovered that there were many problems. The main reason was that the floor was too high, which affected ammunition transportation and weapon maintenance and replacement.
In addition, the kingdom lacks experience in processing ultra-large metal structures and lacks related facilities. The manufacturing of fortresses still relies on the function of the sacred tree.
After considering various influences, it was decided to place the fortress on the outer camp of Little Bear City, which is the city defense zone.
In terms of construction, it relies on the sacred tree structure to install external armor, internal steel structure, and landing brackets.
Wang Qi is currently working on the first version of the growth plan, and will later collect problems for adjustment and optimization.
