svetikya Chapter 103 Muskets and Cannons?
Chapter 103 Muskets and Cannons?
Chapter 103 Muskets and Cannons?
"Let's go, brothers, let's raid their place!"
Chaos erupted within Braavos's military camp as players from the Grenadier Legion carried bottles and jars out of the camp, followed by Bloodbeard and a group of Braavos's soldiers.
He watched with considerable curiosity as the strange soldiers kept walking past him.
Dario stood in front of his tent, watching the departing grenadier regiment with an inscrutable expression.
The group of mad fire sorcerers standing before him, who had once self-destructed with wildfire in Pentos, were still fresh in his memory.
"What is this thing?" Bloodbeard, the newly appointed commander of the Braavos Legion, looked with some curiosity at the "big pipe" cart being pushed forward by soldiers in front of him.
"This is called a cannon!" Player [Carpenter Emperor] came over and explained to Bloodbeard.
"Cannons?" Bloodbeard murmured the unfamiliar word awkwardly.
That's right, it's cannons! [Carpenter Emperor] turned and left without saying anything more to Bloodbeard, since the other wouldn't understand anyway.
With a sense of exhilaration, like a time traveler showing off "future technology" to the natives, the Carpenter Emperor then directed the makeshift artillerymen to push three bronze cannons and keep up with the procession.
In the eyes of many players, their grenadier squad hadn't produced any amazing achievements or any groundbreaking feats that shocked the forums in a long time.
That's because ever since their guild took in a few "high-achieving" players, they've been thinking that since the game is so realistic from top to bottom, could players try something different, like creative mode?
Once an idea is conceived, a group of people will naturally follow suit. Several key figures, including those in the non-stick pan team, immediately set out to research and develop firearms and cannons. They wanted to see if the game truly had any invisible walls in terms of realism.
In addition, the original self-destruction mechanic had already lost much of its appeal.
These "fire mage lunatics" are now obsessed with building guns and cannons, using groundbreaking technology to crush the local indigenous people.
Therefore, everyone in the organization, from top to bottom, strongly agreed with this decision.
But it's easier said than done. First of all, gunpowder exists in this world. The method of mixing black powder, which is essential for any transmigrator, is so simple that even a stupid player could memorize it by logging in and out a few times.
However, the game world is clearly set in the Middle Ages, with iron smelting as the main material. The manufacturing technology is poor, and there is no qualified iron at all. The guns and cannons made are prone to exploding. Wildfire is more useful. Just rush up to the enemy and throw it.
There were no lathes either, and those "highly educated" people just shrugged, indicating that in this medieval context, a lathe couldn't be made by hand.
It seems like the idea itself is flawed the moment it's conceived.
Many players who were only enthusiastic for a short time started to lose heart.
At the crucial moment, it was still the chairman who made the final decision: since they couldn't make iron cannons and firearms, they would go back to an earlier era and try to make bronze cannons and matchlock guns! If that didn't work, they would use bamboo tube cannons!
Putting aside everything else, finding copper in Essos is relatively easy, and since it's just an experimental item, you can easily gather a bunch of copper using copper coins.
Not to mention that many mercenary groups in Essos still used bronze weapons, and after the Braavos War, the warehouses were full of these scrap metal pieces.
With the materials in hand, these "high achievers" began to show off their skills, and players would occasionally go offline to consult materials and fill in any gaps.
Clay core, outer mold, molten copper casting, fire door, wooden gun carriage.
After several failed attempts, the players quickly managed to handcraft a primitive bronze cannon.
During this period, the "Carpenter Emperor" was one of the main forces in cannon manufacturing.
In short, this bronze cannon was a thick bronze pipe, sealed at one end and open at the other, and it fired stone projectiles.
It may not be very powerful or perform well after use, and its accuracy is also poor, but at least it didn't explode in the barrel, so it's a decent and usable cannon. For players, this is a good start.
Having gained experience, it wasn't long before this group of talented people cast two more bronze cannons in one go.
The bronze cannons had already been brought out by the crowd, so the fire lances were even less of a problem.
Several top students even made a bamboo fire spear by themselves, which was quite powerful. The players who were watching thought it was quite simple to make, and that they could do it too.
Of course, bamboo tubes have weak pressure resistance and are prone to bursting, which is an obvious drawback. However, this obviously did not stump the resourceful players, who learned from the bronze cannons and made bronze fire lances, which were actually hand cannons.
With an effective range of five to fifteen meters, there is still a risk of barrel explosion.
But at this level, players don't care anymore. As long as they can play with guns, even if they're primitive, what's there to worry about if they explode? Do you really think we can't afford the few Kingdom Coins needed to revive?
The principle behind this simple grenade launcher, which everyone has researched, is very simple. Once mastered, one person can make it. In the past few days, the entire grenadier regiment has worked together and has accumulated more than 160 bronze grenade launchers.
Later, due to a shortage of materials and the players' reluctance to spend money on copper, they simply used bamboo handguns, regardless of the high risk of barrel explosion.
Including the bamboo hand tubes, there are a total of 327.
Add to that the homemade grenades these guys had made before, and the title of "Grenadier Corps" seems even more fitting.
The local soldiers didn't recognize the strange weapons the Grenadier players were carrying, but as fellow players, they naturally recognized them as muskets!
Soon, the grenadier regiment joined forces with the combined forces of the law enforcement team, the knights, and the secret police, all led by [Pointing at a Mouse]. The three bronze cannons in that formation immediately stunned the players when they saw the weapons in the hands of the players at the front.
"Holy crap! Is that a cannon?"
"You guys are really something. You've all gotten to know each other so well, you could practically open an armory offline by now, right?"
"Let me see it, you're so stingy!"
Men, regardless of race, all like fire, and the men in white robes were now looking around with great interest.
"Get out of my way, all of you! If you break my precious pan again, you're all fired!" The non-stick pan, like a miserly miser, shoved away the group of players who had gathered around.
"Hide your tools properly, don't let them steal them again!" The non-stick pan kept turning around to instruct his underlings.
Enraged, he called the other party a traitor and accused them of being disloyal.
Fortunately, everyone remembered their main task. After the group reunited, they formed a long line and headed straight for the House of Black and White.
The House of Black and White is located on the Isle of Gods. To be precise, there is a place called the Sanctuary, also known as the Great Tent. I think the latter name is more fitting for this place.
Because this place is home to many forgotten minor deities from all over the world, it's practically a "community of people."