There are three types of goblin cannons in the ruins. The smallest caliber is not much bigger than Lant's clenched fist, and the largest caliber is larger than the big head of a magic pattern tiger.
The structure of the three types of gun barrels is almost identical to the magic pattern. It is a long tube. The outer magic pattern is responsible for absorbing magic elements, and the inner magic pattern is responsible for accelerating the ammunition in the barrel.
Rant took out some magic crystals from the secret room where the cannons were stored, and tested them separately as the magic source of the goblin cannons. The test conditions were very simple. A half-length armor without magic patterns was set up 50 meters away, and three cannons of each caliber were tested for power testing.
The test process is not complicated, but the results are very interesting. When firing an iron crossbow, the smallest caliber cannon can barely penetrate iron armor without magic patterns; the largest caliber cannon has a better penetration effect. , but the crystal required is 5 times the minimum caliber.
After switching to shotguns, artillery of all calibers cannot penetrate iron armor. At the same time, the number of ammunition that large-caliber artillery can fire is much higher than that of small- and medium-caliber artillery. Of course, large-caliber artillery requires more crystals.
Even though he was mentally prepared, the power of the artillery was so small that it still surprised Lant. Under the current situation where the Galloping Horse Knights have magic pattern heavy armor per capita, there is no room for use of these at all.
"Lant, let me tell you this. This thing is too weak and the cost is too high. Instead of using the magic crystal like this, it is better to put it directly on the magic pattern weapon!" Seeing that the magic pattern cannon can't even penetrate the iron armor, the fire is so intense happy.
"You're right," Lant stroked the fire and thought about why the power of these artillery pieces was so unbearable. After much deliberation, he found a junior demon rat for testing. A junior demon rat with a length of more than 2 meters. At 20 meters away, it was shot in half by the smallest caliber magic pattern cannon; at 50 meters, although the power of the shells was reduced, it was still no problem to directly kill a junior rat.
"Lant? What are you doing?" Gu Leya was a little puzzled as she watched Lant kill several magic rats that were supposed to be served on the table.
"I think it's not that the power of this cannon is too low, but that our armor is too powerful. Even if there are no magic patterns on our armor, a lot of black iron is added to it. In addition, the dwarves will also add strong runes, which are stronger than ordinary ones. The iron plate must have been greatly strengthened. It must be difficult for such a small cannon to fight against such armor."
"Yes, I just said it, why are you wasting these junior rats?" Liehuo said disdainfully.
"Who said it was wasted? There is still some meat here," Lant waved his hand, preparing to pack it up and send it to the college cafeteria. But before that, he had one last test, which was to use his own magic power to activate the magic pattern cannon without using magic crystals.
I saw Lant holding the cannon body with both hands, raising the elevation angle of the cannon, pointing towards the cliff at the farthest end of the sinkhole, and channeling his magic power into the cannon body array.
"Bang~" The magic pattern on the cannon body in front of Lant suddenly lit up. The crossbow arrow made a bursting sound due to high-speed friction with the air at the muzzle. A ball of fire shot out like a meteor, hitting the edge of the top of the sinkhole.
In the shock of Lie Huo, Magic Pattern Tiger and Gu Leiya, Lant said calmly: "Sure enough, this cannon can not only consume magic crystals, it is even said that consuming magic crystals is just an emergency measure. The real usage is direct Fire it with magic!"
"Then...then it only makes sense if you have to be high-level! If an ordinary magician fires it, it can only penetrate the non-magic armor at most." Liehuo still didn't give up.
"Even if they are only high-level, it makes sense. Wendy, Yinghuo, Jonny, Sophia, and Lili are all close to high-level, but they all lack combat magic!" Gu Leiya saw the use of these cannons, " If they can each have one, they won’t need to spend energy learning combat magic.”
"Yes, and we will have many magicians and magisters who focus on production in the future. These cannons can be used as backup weapons." Lant nodded, "But for now, the greater significance of these cannons is as rare items in the territory. The metal reserves and the materials used in these cannon bodies are so solid that I want to melt them all and build a magic furnace for the new industrial zone!"
"Who is so annoying! They are about to be repaired soon, and they are causing trouble for me!" Before Lant could continue, Teresa, the big goblin in charge of building maintenance, flew over and angrily wanted to settle the score with Lant. It took a while of coaxing to get her to calm down.
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Until March rose, Lant and Gu Leiya were studying the metal plates in the library in the ruins.
As Lant guessed, the metal version is similar to the tapes and hard drives in his hometown. When placed in the magic circle in the room next to the magic furnace, it can release some kind of holographic projection, allowing the viewer to be immersed in the knowledge of the goblins, and information The transmission transcends the language barrier and directly transfers the meaning into the brain of the viewer.
After a preliminary screening, these metal plates recorded all the goblin craftsmanship, technology, spells and magic circle knowledge, especially the space magic, metal smelting, coinage, etc. involved in the ruins. These are very practical. Knowledge, but what makes Lant regretful is that it does not include the goblin world view or magic view.
"It's such a pity that such a powerful civilization disappeared overnight, and their descendants turned into this." After watching the holographic projection, Gu Leiya also sighed similar to Agni and Lant, " I don’t know what they did?”
"I guess whatever it is, it has to do with arrogance and blindness," Lent said with a smile.
While he and Gu Leia were alone in the room, Lant handed her a space ring, "Here are the complete remains of the goblin demigod. You should be able to use it to at least become a legend, right?"
Gu Leiya opened her eyes wide. She originally thought that there was only one demigod relic here, which belonged to the giant dragon Betos, but she didn't expect that Lant actually took one away.
"Lant, this is very precious. You should give it to Halkara or other people who need it first..." The dragon girl lowered her head. Although she really wanted to take the ring, she looked like a complete demigod. Bones are so precious.
"Halkara has her own path. Whether it's Tania or me, I hope you can become a legend. The dean of her magic academy must be a legend no matter what. In addition, don't forget to leave the remaining bones. Give it to me, it can be used as a space core." Lant smiled and forced the ring into the dragon girl's hand, but felt a pain under her feet.
"Ouch"
Gu Leiya swung her tail in excitement, hitting Lant "Ah, I'm sorry, I'm too excited."
(End of chapter)
