Seeing that Ariel was waiting to listen, Thor quickly grabbed a handful of elemental gun bullets from the table. These round bullets were held in his strong and huge palms, which really looked a bit cute... Plus

A little bit funny.

"Now, the elemental guns used by the Mermaid Army are loaded with this kind of bullet. This kind of bullet is very convenient to make. Just like the barrel of the gun, it just needs to be poured and shaped. However, such a simple bullet is difficult to use in loading.

It seems less than ideal.”

"If you want to load bullets into an elemental gun, you must first stand up the barrel, put the bullets in, and then use a cork or other object to push it through the barrel and firmly pad it, so that it can be fired later.

Shoot out the bullet. The so-called key point of being unable to shoot continuously lies in this method of changing bullets. Moreover, the reason why a large amount of smoke will emit after shooting is precisely because the elemental force in it is combined with the burst of

The bullets erupted from the barrel together, shaking the dust around the muzzle, and at the same time knocking out some impurities in the magic crystals, forming smoke."

"Of course, there is another problem that I don't know if you have encountered before, that is, if you use this method to load bullets, the muzzle of the gun cannot be downwards. In other words, it is best not to shoot downwards with the elemental gun, because that may cause the gun to shoot downwards.

The bullets inside are poured out. This is also the reason why your elemental gun has the best performance on the plains, but when you are on Help Island, you face those monsters jumping around and shoot from high to low at the same time.

Bad reasons.”

"So, if you want to improve the smoke at the muzzle, improve the reloading speed, and improve the shooting direction of the muzzle, you still have to start with this kind of bullet."

Ariel was stunned: "Bullet? Tesla, do you think so too?"

Tesla nodded and said with a slightly embarrassed expression: "I did think about starting with bullets before, but for a while I still couldn't think of a suitable method..."

Thor laughed loudly and said: "Brother Tesla is more suitable for designing factory-like element machines that can be used on a large scale. In such a small and sophisticated place, perhaps it is indeed not as good as ours who specialize in

Alchemists who have manual work and precise control will be more comfortable. You know, if we alchemists are not cautious enough, I am afraid that not many of us will be able to successfully perform our work! All kinds of inexplicable explosions will kill us!

Hahaha~~~"

When talking about the study of alchemy, Ariel laughed twice at first. But then, she couldn't help but think of a small figure in her mind.

During the time when I just met that little guy, that little guy also introduced me to an alchemy technique that can be learned and used without magic affinity... Alas, before I knew it, in the blink of an eye, it was already eight years old.

It happened years ago.

Then, Ariel shook her head, hid her thoughts in the depths of her memory, and continued to ask——

"Then what? What can you do?"

Thor continued cheerfully: "It's very simple! We don't want to design the bullet into a shape like a dumpling. Since we want the bullet to penetrate the enemy's body, why not design it into a shape like a nail? Although the processing program

It’ll just be a little more complicated.”

"Then, we don't just design the bullet into a nail-like shape, but split it into two parts. The first half of the bullet becomes the shape of a nail, and the second half should be like a sleeve that can wrap the front half of the bullet.

For some parts, the gap between the two can be tighter and slightly locked. In the middle of the two, we can add some magic crystal powder inside, which can play a role in a sudden release of magic! This is also some magic

The idea of ​​creating props is to stuff a sufficient amount of magic power into an extremely small space, and then explode it instantly! Of course, our magic crystal is not very pure, so it will not produce a large number of explosions, it will only hit the first half of the bullet.

Just going out. Of course! The processing procedure for such a bullet will be a little complicated."

"Finally, it's about the trigger of the elemental gun. We need to design a groove specifically for the connection between the trigger and the barrel so that the bullet can be put in from here. This groove can be opened and closed smoothly, and at the same time, the

The bullet can get stuck after being put in. Then the trigger is pulled, and the firing pin hits the second half of the bullet. The power generated can instantly stimulate the energy of the magic crystal in it, and shoot out the first half of the bullet! Let the bullet follow the engraved guide.

The wire is rotated and then ejected. This requires the design of a slot that can be fixed on the second half of the bullet after the firing pin is driven down, and will not be ejected together. Hmmmm, the processing procedure for such a gun slot,

After all, it will still be a little complicated and cumbersome, just a little bit~~~"

"After a shot, we can open the groove again, take out the second half of the bullet, then insert a new bullet into it and start shooting again."

"In this way, this elemental gun should be able to produce small smoke, high shooting accuracy, long distance, can shoot at low places, and fast reloading speed. The only price that needs to be paid is a little bit

The cumbersome process. I think this should still be very cost-effective."

Even though Thor was very understated, Ariel could understand without the help of Tesla next to her that this so-called "little bit" of processing technology was absolutely epic!

If the original elemental gun is really modified according to his design concept, then it is basically equivalent to scrapping the entire design of the original elemental gun and building a new one.

It's no wonder Tesla is so nervous now. After all, this is a big project, and the impact will be far more complicated than Ariel can imagine.

but……

What if this can really succeed?

Ariel held her chin, thinking about this problem.

"President, it's not that I don't want to do this, but it's really... this is really too time-consuming..."

Seeing that Ariel was hesitant, Tesla said -

"We have considered the time and energy required to polish this new type of elemental gun. Even if we draw the drawings immediately, it will still take at least a month to completely make a gun and matching ammunition.

time. After all, it is all done by hand, which also requires various adjustments. If you are not lucky, it may take more time. But now, God knows when our enemies will come to attack us. If we really

If I have to adjust the production process, I’m really afraid of not having enough time..."

When she mentioned the enemy, Ariel's mind suddenly became clear. She nodded and said decisively: "Tesla, how effective do you think our elemental gun can be when facing the Demon King's army?"

When it came to the Demon King's Army, Tesla seemed a little unresponsive. After hesitating for a moment, he said: "The effect... may not be great. According to the news from Coco and Margaux on the front line, if those monsters were not destroyed by

If it hits a critical point, it can still struggle to launch a final counterattack."

Ariel nodded and then said: "In other words, we need more powerful weapons and superior power to suppress all enemies, including the Demon King's Army. Now that we have just suppressed the Imperial Army, the situation is slightly better. If

If we don’t take advantage of this moment to quickly develop the weapons in our hands, we will soon lose this little bit of time. Do you understand this..."

Hearing what Ariel said, Tesla also understood that Ariel had made up her mind. At that moment, he could only sigh, his shoulders slowly dropped, and he nodded helplessly.

Seeing that Tesla agreed, Ariel raised her hand, patted the assembler on the shoulder again, and said: "Tesla, I know you are also doing it for the good of the Mermaid Army. You also want to make our base area more stable.

We want to adopt a safe strategy. But since we have embarked on this path, it means that we can think about anything, but we must not think about 'safety'. The enemy will not leave us too much time, even if we do not want a war

, the enemy will also wage war against us."

Tesla nodded again, exhaled, raised his head and said, "I understand, President. Then according to your wishes, I will deploy an elemental machine to help improve the new elemental gun."

Seeing that he agreed, Ariel was also very happy. However, he had no intention of ending the topic just like that, but said to Thor over there——

"It's not just one elemental machine, but all the other elemental machines except for the production of other necessary materials are used to build new elemental guns and bullets. The original manufacturing processes of elemental guns and bullets have all been stopped, and every effort has been made to transform the new ones.

arms!"

According to Thor and Tesla's ideas, they felt that an elemental machine was enough as an experimental model.

But these two technical backbones never expected that the leader of the mermaid army would become even more radical! He even decided to stop all the original projects and focus on developing a new elemental gun?

Is this the feeling of completely abandoning the idea of ​​gradual replacement and instead pressing it all in one go?

Has this Marquis lady ever thought that if a qualified elemental gun cannot be designed, so much research time may be wasted, resulting in no subsequent weapons to be used?

Of course, Ariel could see it in their eyes, but she decided to do it anyway.

Instead of replacing the old elemental gun bit by bit after the new elemental gun is designed, it would be better to make a major change in one go!

Perhaps this idea was a bit rash and a bit desperate. But now that she had finally obtained a base and entered a strategic balance with the Imperial Army, she really didn't want to waste such a good opportunity.

Under Ariel's insistence, the design plan for the new elemental gun was finalized. Seeing these technical backbones starting to draw the design blueprint, and the alchemists also beginning to prepare to carve out the details, Ariel

After squeezing the cold sweat from his fists, he withdrew.

So, can a new elemental gun be successfully developed?

Soon, February passed, and Shannan Province finally ushered in the warm spring of March.

In this month, an organization similar to a bank called a "bank" was established in the base area. Ariel knew that this was researched by soldiers engaged in economics. In the blink of an eye, it was already the spring plowing season.

When the soldiers took the newly made portable cultivators to those villages to promote them, after all, many villagers were still not interested in it, and very few responded.

However, under the continuous recommendations and introductions of those soldiers, there were still one or two villagers who lamented the enthusiasm and friendliness of these young people. If they wanted to give it a try, it would be best if they could really cultivate it. If not, it would be the best.

With the mentality of keeping the cultivator and waiting to return it in three years, I came to sign a contract with the bank, borrowed money, and bought the cultivator.

In March, flowers began to bloom on Qiongshen Mountain, and the sound of the tiller starting up finally resounded on this hilltop that was not suitable for farming, bringing a new atmosphere of experimentation.

However, unlike the successful promotion of the cultivator, the design of the new element gun has never been able to achieve any results.

Five of the ten element machine factories were all converted to support the production of new element guns. According to the blueprints given by the designers, various large and small parts were continuously produced, and finally assembled into a new element gun.

.

However, the results of the trial model were always unsatisfactory.

As for the barrel, it either explodes as soon as it is fired, or the guide line is not easy to draw, which makes the bullet more unpredictable and slower.

In the loaded gun chamber, it often happens that the bullet cannot be fired after being put in it, or that after being fired, the second half of the cartridge case is stuck in the gun chamber and cannot be taken out. There are even cases where one shot is fired at a time.

After firing, the cartridge case was instantly welded to the gun bore due to the high temperature generated by the fire element magic crystal powder inside, causing almost all the parts of the gun to be scrapped.

As for the design of the bullet, although it is a little better, it is not good enough to make Ariel feel happy. Since the original bullet was divided into two parts: the shell and the bullet, the production process has been improved by several orders of magnitude.

.If the fixed mold casting method is used, there will always be a slight deviation between the bullet and the cartridge case, resulting in either the bullet being unable to fit into the cartridge case, or the bullet being too loose, like a broken piston.

Various problems caused the design of new elemental guns to be constantly tried, failed, tried again, and failed again. There was even a time when Ariel looked at the discarded barrels and bullets on the ground and felt that she was a little

It's too extreme, I need to slow down a bit.

But in the end, one thing made her decide to bite the bullet and insist on completing the design of the new structure of the elemental gun!

This incident undoubtedly came from the Demon King's Army.

According to reports from the front, the Demon King's Army had officially completed the occupation of all the two provinces of Tianhong and Diliao that were originally affiliated with the Blue Bay Empire on March 27, 1308. The Blue Bay Empire finally
To be continued...