The sudden explosion of projectiles was obviously beyond Kevin's expectation. Even with his excellent dynamic vision, he could clearly see the rain of bullets coming from such a close distance, and it was already too late to react.
Kevin could only watch helplessly as the flying projectile fragments hit his body. Kevin was so frightened that he stepped back, but soon found that his body only felt slight pain, and there were not a few holes, not even any skin. break.
"If what Lydia put in just now was a special iron pill, you would have been seriously injured now..." Phillip looked at the frightened Kevin in a funny way, and was not surprised by the result.
Because this explosive projectile was made by him, and its power has been tested a long time ago. Its power is roughly equivalent to the second-level magic spell-exploding fireball. It can break through the [Mage Shield], and the remaining kinetic energy is not enough. It could harm the human body, so when Lydia took out this thing just now, he didn't say anything to stop it.
Seeing that everyone on the scene had expressions of laughter, Kevin was a little embarrassed and couldn't help but glare at Lidya.
The halfling girl stuck out her tongue and hid behind Lin En. She just saw Professor Kevin talking so unbearably about the power of the musket, so she wanted to demonstrate it to him.
After all, this musket was made by her own hands, and it was the finished product she was most proud of.
Linn on the side also said in a funny tone. "Professor Kevin, Lidya has warned you before. If you pay more attention, you won't be in such an embarrassing situation."
Although the power of the musket is good, as long as a three-ring wizard is serious, it cannot be a deterrent at all, mainly because Kevin underestimates the enemy.
Of course, Lydia also went too far. Although he could guess that Lydia had tested the power of the projectiles, the attack that could break the [Mage Shield] was still quite dangerous, so he picked up the musket and used it He hit the halfling girl on the head several times as a warning.
Lydia covered her head in pain, looking pitiful.
"By the way, how did it feel to face the musket just now, Professor Kevin?" Lin asked curiously.
"It's amazing. An ordinary person who doesn't know magic can master it in just one hour and gain the power to threaten official wizards." Kevin's expression became very solemn. If the threat from the Holy See was not at hand, he would Linn would definitely be advised to keep the musket and the method of making it top secret, or even destroy it.
Because before this, there was an insurmountable gap between wizards who mastered magic and civilians, especially after becoming a second-level wizard, you can learn the all-round protective magic of [Mage Shield].
Without the blessing of extraordinary power, even if the opponent holds a crossbow or giant sword, it will be difficult to break through the wizard's protection, but their magic can easily kill the enemy.
The emergence of muskets broke this convention, allowing a civilian without magic to initially possess the ability to threaten wizards.
However, Kevin also saw the shortcomings at a glance. The main reasons were that the reloading was too slow and the concealment was too poor. The sound of the musket firing could be heard hundreds of meters away.
Moreover, special projectiles made without the use of rune magic would require at least two to three shots to break through the [Mage Shield].
Kevin stated his feelings very solemnly.
Lin En also nodded. He naturally knew the advantages and disadvantages of the flintlock gun, but he was a little surprised by the explosive projectile developed by Philip and others.
It seems that magical transformation of muskets may also be a good route. Since there are explosions, it may not be possible to use freezing, thunder and other bullets.
"How much does this kind of musket cost? How long does it take to make?" Raphael asked quickly.
During these days at the Iyeta seaport, he had just finished his assessment of the internal combustion engine and submitted a report to the parliament. Unexpectedly, Linn gave him a new surprise.
He saw clearly the demonstration just now. This thing called a musket is not only incredibly powerful, enough to break through armor, but it is also very easy to use. It can easily form combat effectiveness and can effectively make up for the lack of low-end combat effectiveness in the Wizarding Land. .
This is also an issue that the Parliament has been worrying about.
According to the deductions of some great wizards, when there is a real large-scale battle, the Holy See may first send out a large number of low-quality serf soldiers, use divine magic to strengthen their will, charge in groups, and consume the magic power of the wizards, while those composed of clergymen , God's Punishment Army, and Griffin Knights form an elite, and they can wait for work and determine the outcome of a battle.
There is no so-called army in the Wizarding Land, only some security teams responsible for maintaining order. Although recruitment and training have been restarted, they do not have high hopes for this.
Because the army with temporary signs has no combat experience at all, it would be good if it doesn't collapse thousands of miles in a real fight.
So much so that some people suggested that we should let those wizard apprentices go to the battlefield. They didn't master much magic, but they were still no problem against the serf soldiers, but this was quickly refuted because they were completely injured.
Although these apprentices no longer have much potential, they have been trained through hard work, and it would be a pity to be used as cannon fodder.
The muskets appeared at the right time, which meant that they could pull together a combat-ready team in a short time, and they could also use it to deal with low-level clergymen if they were not prepared.
"It probably took us more than ten days to make this musket according to the drawings." Philip said in a deep voice.
"The biggest difficulty in making a flintlock gun is the seamless barrel. I solved it using magic, but it is not that easy for those craftsmen."
You can't develop a corresponding alchemy formation specifically for this gun barrel, right?
"This can be solved with an internal combustion engine, and then just turn holes in a solid steel pipe." Linn said, then made a rough estimate and spoke again. "It shouldn't be a problem for a workshop with 1,500 people to produce 500 muskets a month."
"How is this possible?" Phillip was in disbelief.
Doesn't that mean that an average of three people can make a musket in a month?
"Of course it's possible. As long as we divide the work and standardize the process, nothing is impossible!" Lin En said decisively.
Nowadays, whether it is the Sekas Empire or the craftsmen in the Wizarding Land, they still follow the traditional manufacturing method, that is, one craftsman makes an item alone. Compared with the modern division of labor, the efficiency is much lower. Already...
