Chapter 22 True Magic-modified Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Herad was sandwiched between two beauties, which looked like an absolute pleasure to outsiders.
However, these are two very powerful rangers, strong enough to lift a cauldron.
They put their arms around Herad's shoulders, and the strength when they competed with each other was naturally not too small.
"Eldest sister, second sister, if you have anything to say, please
speak up and don't punish me like this!" No matter how hard Herard protested, the Windrunner sisters would not let him off easily.
Everyone is very familiar with each other and knows many things by heart.
"Hurry up and tell me the solution."
"Yes, tell me the solution and I will let you go."
Unable to defeat these two strange women, Herad could only compromise and provide part of the solution.
"I'm going to develop a vehicle that can fix the cannon and flexibly adjust the angle."
After hearing this solution, the two sisters relaxed a lot in their embrace.
Alleria is very familiar with her various weapons.
She quickly thought of a weapon that would better meet this requirement.
"How about using the chassis of a ballista?"
The ballista is a powerful siege weapon used by both night elves and high elves.
This weapon can fire giant crossbow bolts to blast through city walls, or launch huge moon blades to cut through enemy formations.
And it can charge power through a sophisticated clockwork system to move and turn quickly during combat.
Installing the cannon on the chassis of the ballista is definitely a good idea!
But Alleria ignored how difficult the ballista was.
The internal structure of that thing is really too precise!
It's so difficult to make a ballista, it's better to let the dwarves make a steam tank.
Herard rejected Alleria's idea.
"The structure of the ballista is too sophisticated. If it breaks, it will be difficult to repair. I plan to learn from the dwarf's multi-legged robot."
After hearing the new term, the two sisters asked curiously.
"A multi-legged robot? What is that?"
"Yeah, what is a robot?"
The dwarf took their goodies very seriously.
Even the dwarves, who have been friendly for generations, don't know what weird things these weird little guys have done.
The outside world doesn't know about the dwarf's treasure, which is not surprising at all.
Herard briefly introduced the two sisters, and then expressed his thoughts.
"It is a complex mechanical creation that looks like a spider. It moves very smoothly on rough terrain.
I plan to refer to the structure of that thing and create a low-end version of the arcane puppet." A
low-end version of the arcane puppet. Puppet, this is something that has never been seen before.
Arcane puppets have been completely shaped by elven craftsmen as early as ancient times.
They are powerful human shield combat units with no other extended functions.
But the two sisters knew very well how big of a mind Herad had.
From time to time he would come up with some unrealistic and fantastic ideas.
But there are also ideas that could actually work.
The race of high elves is not good at invention and innovation.
Herard's innovative thinking is a very valuable talent.
This low-end version of the arcane puppet plan sounds quite reliable.
The two sisters quickly released Herad so that he could study the real thing in peace.
Freed from the oppression of the two strange women, Herard could finally calm down.
He began to think about the specific functions that a low-end version of Arcane Puppet should have.
Since it is a low-end version, the intelligence must be greatly weakened.
It will be very convenient to make in this way, and you don't need to spend too much thought on it.
Various indicators can also be significantly reduced to save more magic materials.
In the end, the goal set by Herard was to be able to carry a fully equipped machine gun and then wander around with the Ranger troops.
Looking at the sketch drawn by Herard with a few strokes, the two Windrunner sisters were very satisfied with his design.
The sketch shows a disc with six mechanical legs. The disc carries the machine cannon and a frame that is incomprehensible but feels powerful.
They couldn't understand the blueprints at all.
I pretended to watch it for a long time, but in fact I felt lonely.
The things on the design drawings were not as simple as they thought.
Every high elf was precious, and there was no way Horad would let them sit in open seats.
Therefore, this low-end version of the Arcane Puppet is actually a magically modified infantry fighting vehicle.
Changing the wheels of an infantry fighting vehicle to six legs will not necessarily make it faster, but it will definitely be more flexible.
When you reach your destination and lie down on the ground, the stability is better than a tank using tracks.
Let the Ranger operate it when shooting, without the need for it to find the target and calculate the trajectory.
Such an arcane puppet requires little intelligence.
Herard estimated that more than a thousand magic nodes would be enough for it to operate smoothly and meet the normal use of the ranger troops.
However, the development of this low-end version of the arcane puppet was not so smooth.
Piece after piece of magic crystal was broken by him, and then sent to the arcane furnace to be recast.
The arcane furnace is powered by the mage's mana and does not cause much loss during smelting.
This also makes his research and development losses not large.
Time is like running water, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
After countless failures, the prototype Herad was working on was finally getting closer to its expected goal.
When the improved magic crystal was inserted into the slot of the prototype, he felt that it would definitely succeed this time.
As the magic crystal was activated, the purple stripes all over the fuselage lit up almost at the same time.
The prototype machine, shrouded in purple light, quickly spread out its six long legs and stood up, ready to enter combat mode at any time.
Herard opened the hatch at the rear of the car and got in.
The appearance of the prototype copies the infantry fighting vehicle.
Just insert six long legs under the chassis of the car.
However, its size is much smaller than that of an infantry fighting vehicle, only as big as an ordinary car.
Although it is a bit small, it can seat seven or eight people even if you squeeze in a little.
After all, this is a war machine, not for traveling.
Herard sat in the frontmost driver's seat and put his hands on the armrests.
The armrest is a magical device that allows the prototype to be operated.
The left armrest controls the prototype to move forward, backward, turn left, and turn right.
The right armrest is used to control the unmanned turret to aim at the target.
The prototype is a closed structure and has no see-through windows.
The magic screens in front and on the left and right sides are the only channels to observe the outside world.
The picture presented by the magic screen is very clear, and it can also lock the target and zoom in.
What you can do with a telescope, you can also do with a magic screen.
There is a crosshair on the magic screen.
Wherever you move the crosshair, you can fire the cannonball to that position.
War machines have developed to such an extent that war has almost become a game.
If you can control this war machine remotely, it will be no different from playing games!
Of course, if this is really done, it will soon turn into a confrontation between magical interference and anti-interference.
Herard controlled the prototype and walked around the test site for several laps.
After making sure there were no problems, he started shooting tests.
There are some scattered targets on the field.
He moved the crosshair to quickly lock on the target, and smashed all the targets accurately.
Although Herard's marksmanship is poor, he has no problem playing games!
But this is not a test of his gaming prowess.
The cannon accurately hit the target, indicating that there is no problem with the prototype's aiming system.
The prototype passed the test thoroughly.
After successfully hiding for three years, I finally became positive.
(End of chapter)