"Not bad, pretty fast."
Linn rubbed Lydia's head to express encouragement, then reached out to take the beautifully crafted musket and looked at it carefully.
What he asked Lydia and others to research and make was naturally a flintlock gun!
Compared with early muskets and matchlocks, flintlock guns have the advantages of fast firing rate, light weight, small caliber, short barrel and small recoil, and reduce the possibility of being unable to shoot due to rain and moisture.
It is already a very complete musket. It has been popular since it was invented by a clockmaker in the early 16th century. It was only gradually replaced in the 19th century.
As for a more advanced percussion gun, although it is not impossible to make it, the ammunition for that thing needs to be filled with a primer. With Ietta's current level of magic industry, it is not suitable for mass production.
The flintlock gun only requires lead bullets to fire, and the cost is very low!
"Dean Linn, what is this, some kind of new alchemical equipment?" Dennis asked in surprise. He did not feel any traces of magic on it.
"No, this is considered a technological creation and has not been magically modified." Linn said with some anticipation. "Let's go and try its power!"
Under the leadership of Lin En, the group quickly arrived at the training ground. In front of them were rows of wooden dummies used for magic training, which were the best targets.
"I'll do it, I'll do it!" Lydia said excitedly. After making this musket, she had experimented with it several times and was very proficient.
Moreover, this musket is also special. It is one size smaller than the one marked on the drawing, just so that halflings like her can use it.
Lin En shook his head, handed the musket to the guard on duty, and asked. "Have you ever shot an arrow before?"
"Master Dean?" The guard was excited and frightened at the same time. He was holding this exquisite musket and couldn't even express his excitement. However, he still stuttered and said that he could accurately hit the target within a hundred meters. .
"Then come and give it a try. The way to operate it is very simple!" Lin En smiled and showed him, almost teaching him step by step.
There is no difficulty in using a flintlock gun. As long as a person with a normal IQ learns it with a little effort, he will soon be able to master it and be able to load, aim and fire.
Because he was too nervous, the guard had to learn for more than an hour before he barely mastered the method. Then he started to operate it with great effort. He used a wooden hammer to press the projectile into the chamber of the gun, raised the gun, and aimed. He picked up the wooden dummy not far ahead.
Everyone present stared at the musket in the guard's hand with great interest. At the same time, they were also a little curious as to why Lin En would let someone who had no experience with it demonstrate it.
Dennis and others looked thoughtful.
"Be careful with the recoil!" Lin En warned.
The guard was stunned for a moment, and then became even more nervous. What is this recoil?
But he soon realized it. The moment he pulled the trigger, a huge thrust emerged from the barrel of the gun, almost knocking him over.
boom--
At the same time, a violent thunder-like roar sounded in the training ground, accompanied by a puff of smoke coming out of the musket, and the projectiles loaded inside flew away at extremely fast speeds...
Although it deviated slightly due to the incompatibility with the recoil, it still hit the target accurately.
A big hole was blown out of the upper part of the wooden dummy almost as soon as the gunfire sounded...
"So fast!" Dennis couldn't help but say. With his outstanding eyesight and mental reflexes, he could clearly see the projectile ejected from the barrel of the gun, and almost instantly hit the target 40 meters away.
The power is also particularly amazing. You must know that the materials of these targets are special, not ordinary wood materials, but they are still penetrated so easily.
The guard was even more stunned on the spot, unable to believe that he had done this.
Kevin and others were even vaguely worried about whether such weapons would pose a threat to wizards.
After all, an ordinary person who does not know magic can initially master it after one hour of study, which makes them a little worried.
Thinking of this, Kevin volunteered to stand up and blessed himself with a second-ring spell [Mage Shield], intending to use it as a target to test the power of the gun himself.
"Sir Kevin..." The guard looked at Kevin who was fighting in front of him, holding the musket in his hand, his legs were trembling, and he didn't dare to shoot at all.
"Stop talking nonsense and try it quickly. The weapon in your hand can't hurt me." Kevin said impatiently and stood fifty meters away.
Under the constant urging of everyone, the guard swallowed hard and hesitated for more than ten seconds without making any move. Finally, Lydia snatched the musket away.
"It's better if I do it!" Lydia cleaned the barrel of the gun very skillfully, and then wickedly took out a special projectile from her pocket and asked.
"Professor Kevin, can I try this projectile?"
"Of course." Kevin nodded casually.
After getting a positive answer, Lydia happily stuffed the special projectile into the gun chamber, paused again before shooting, and reminded her sheepishly. "You better be careful, Professor Kevin!"
Kevin waved his hand impatiently.
Lydia took a deep breath, opened the flint clamp, and then started to aim. About three seconds later, she pulled the trigger on Kevin.
Bang——The thunderous sound sounded again.
Although he said he didn't care, Kevin's pupils had already turned into gryphon-like eyes, which was the shaping magic - [Dynamic Sight].
Only when he faced the muzzle of the gun did he feel how fast the projectiles were. The moment the gunshot sounded, the attack had already arrived in front of him.
It only takes 0.2 seconds to cross a distance of fifty meters!
The lead bullet with a muzzle velocity of two hundred and fifty meters per second quickly hit the [Mage Shield]. A trace of cracks soon appeared on the shield, but Kevin breathed a sigh of relief, because The projectile quickly disintegrated.
However, being so close, Kevin quickly noticed the runes engraved on the surface of the projectiles.
Is this... an explosion?
Kevin's attainments in alchemy were limited, but he still recognized it at a glance. This was the Explosion Rune!
Immediately afterwards, the special projectile exploded, and the disintegrated fragments scattered in all directions, turning into a denser rain of bullets, hitting the [Mage Shield]. In less than half a second, The solid magic barrier was instantly penetrated...
