Release that Witch Chapter 33: gunpowder

"Everyone stands up, four His Highness the Princes come," Iron Axe clapped his hands before shouting for a quarter of an hour.

Van'er quickly returned to his position. The previous special training made him conditioned to obey orders. Almost subconsciously, he had picked up the wooden pole and put out the preparatory action of the previous stabbing.

The prince and his team walked up the city wall and walked behind the team. Van'er Yu Guang noticed that His Highness slowed down when he passed this position.

Roland sighed in his heart, saying that getting up late and destroying the morning and getting up early and ruining the day are true. After dealing with the aftermath of the night attack on the castle, I had to come and review the results of the recent training of the militia team. Poor I didn't sleep all night. Now I'm sleepy. But he couldn't stop coming. Now the team has entered the combat training phase. As the highest commander, long-term absence will lead to a decline in his sense of existence and an unstable heart.

Yeah ... What should I say during a review? Roland think about it, comrades are good, comrades have worked hard? If no one answers in the second half, this slogan will be very awkward to scream out. It ’s okay to just draw a personal chat about your own routine, which reflects your corporal virtuousness and your reputation.

He planned so, and patted a guy who looked quite strong.

"Training is hard, do you feel tired? Do you eat well for three meals?"

According to the experience gained from watching the news in the past, the other party ’s response should be excitedly loud answer "No tired, very good!" As a result, he was excited, turned around and went directly to kneeling on one knee, scaring Roland.

Van'er feels that he has been favored by the heavens. His Highness the Prince cared for his training with a kind tone. Usually don't talk about the royal family, even ordinary noble is reluctant to say a word to them. He subconsciously imitates Knight to salute to His Highness the Prince, and no matter whether this set of etiquette is suitable for him, there is only one voice in his heart: When he returns to Old Street in the future, his Van'er can be regarded as the number one character.

After being asked to stand up, Van'er is still in a mess. I can't remember how I was answer.

Finally, when His Highness asked any opinions or views on training, and could raise them, Van'er suddenly sobered a lot of --. This was a good opportunity! If His Royal Highness can think that the militia team alone cannot bear the heavy task of guarding the city walls, do you not have to worry about running or staying all day?

He carefully brewed the words in his heart, "Hi ... His Highness Esteemed, the current number of militia teams is too small. According to the current training lineup, when Evil Beast strikes, everyone can only defend the city wall by a third. Not within range. You see ... "

Even if the prince recruits more batches, the training time is too late, Van'er thought. In addition, the weapon used by these people is also a big expense. It is difficult for Border Town to collect 300 long guns in two months. Even a hundred are very reluctant to --. So they still use wooden poles for training.

If the His Highness the Prince is aware of this, maybe it will recruit a group of mercenaries from other towns as the main defense. At least they can go directly to the battlefield without training. At the same time, they bring weapon and armor, which means that the price is relatively high.

Roland thought for a moment and nodded. "You're right, it's really not realistic to watch the entire city wall with an militia team."

Van'er is a joy in your heart, Your Highness means ... Agree with yourself?

But Fourth Prince didn't say the words he was expecting to hear next, but called Iron Axe to his side. "Evil Beast is just a variant of the beast in a sense. They don't have the ability to think?"

"Your Highness, the ordinary Evil Beast is still no different from the beast, and even the habits are basically the same ... but hybrid species, I do n’t see much and I'm not sure."

"Then then it will be alright, although the feet from Scarlet Water River to Northern Slope Mountain are nearly 1,800 feet (600 meters) long, we can induce them to attack specific areas."

"Do you mean traps?" Iron Axe asked.

"It is a trap, but not like the one commonly used by hunters. Ordinary traps conceal prey by hiding itself, and I intend to do the reverse, and set up pocket roadblocks away from the city walls, such as fences, dirt slopes, The ditch, forcing these mindless Evil Beasts to bypass automatically. Continuous obstacles will lead prey to the designated location, and eventually focus on our prepared defensive area, "said Roland, looking here to Iron Axe." As for how to seduce these monsters, I don't think anyone is better than you. "

Iron Axe thought for a while, "It ’s okay to guide them. Wolf species does n’t like touching the water, Wild boar species is afraid of light, and other Evil Beasts have their own habits. But His Highness, as a result, all Evil Beast will be concentrated in these 600 Is it too dangerous within the range of a ruler? "

"It's true if you only rely on long gun bows and arrows." Roland said with complete confidence, "But now we have a new weapon."

When he left, the prince came behind Van'er again and patted him on the shoulder. "Good observation, what's your name?"

"Where ... Van'er, Your Highness."

"I will propose to my Chief Knight that you be the deputy of the Lance Team, Mr. Van'er, do your best."

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Roland has built a new bungalow in the backyard of Duan Shaofang, which is used to make snow powder --, which is gunpowder.

This 300-square-meter house has only one entrance and exit, and implements the strictest security system. There are two Knights at the door. Any entrant needs to register and search for the fire to prevent it from being brought in. No fire source is allowed indoors, so construction will only start during the day. In order to prevent Nightingale from sneaking in, a curtain was hung at the door frame.

"This is the new weapon you are talking about?" The Carter summoned came to pick up a little black powder with his fingers, put it in front of his nose and sniffed, "Isn't this snow powder?"

Iron Axe may not be clear, but Carter often participates in royal ceremonies, and naturally knows that this kind of thing is contained in the Ming bucket. alchemical workshop's proud work, the formula is a secret to outsiders, but if the prince wants it, he can definitely get it.

"It is snow powder, but not exactly," said Roland. "The latest improved product of alchemical workshop, I call it gunpowder."

gunpowder is a must-have farming artifact for any transmigrator. The materials come from a wide range. As long as you know the best ratio of sulfur, charcoal and saltpeter1 to 1.5 to 7.5, you can make it without any technical threshold.

snow powder in this era is a low-quality product with 60% charcoal content, 20% sulfur and saltpeter, and 20% other other weird materials (such as mercury, butter, honey, etc.). It has a slow burning speed and low gas release. Can not fully play the role of gunpowder. However, Roland knows that alchemist are also continuously experimenting with other ratios. For up to thirty years, snow powder, which is closer to the standard black gunpowder formula, will appear.

In history, it was a long time after the gunpowder was invented that the cold weapon was completely eliminated, because of the formula and the corresponding weapon manufacturing process could not keep up.

However, many people ignore it. Even without relying on guns, gunpowder itself is a terrible weapon.