Chapter 100 The idea of a new ballista
The craftsman sitting opposite Imrik was shocked by the plain tone. If he was drinking, he would definitely spray it on the prince's face.
Although this order was nonsense, he still thought about it for a while, then shook his head and said no, "Your Highness, if you want to achieve three times the power of the existing Eagle Claw Crossbow, because of the special structure of the crossbow, bigger is not always better, even if you do Once it comes out, it will be difficult to operate due to its huge size." "
If you are pursuing power, I suggest that it is better to use a magic turret."
The craftsman gave a suggestion. He is a pragmatic person and does not want to deal with this kind of thing. The prince made a concealment.
Imric was thinking about his answer. Assur's mechanical engineering could only be described as terrible. The winch technology he learned from the dwarves did not extend further, but stopped moving forward.
This keeps the power of the Eagle Claw Ballista within a "appropriate" range. In addition, magic turrets are not a rare thing for Asul, so there is really not much demand for them.
However, the Black Ark usually has a large number of protective magic inscriptions, which limits the damage caused by the magic turret. If you want to use the magic turret to cause actual damage to the Black Ark, it is somewhat unrealistic, but the Eagle Claw Crossbow The cannon against Black Ark is also a bit unsatisfactory.
There are two methods. The first is to make the crossbow bigger, but the structure of the crossbow determines the upper limit of this thing. Bigger is not better, and the more powerful the crossbow, the slower the filling speed and the mobility. The worse it gets.
The second method is to increase the kinetic energy of the crossbow through enchantment. As long as the crossbow arrows are faster than the bullets, there will be no problem if there is no gunpowder.
After thinking about it, Imrik said to the person in charge of the workshop, "With two horses as traction, what can you make?"
After hearing what the prince said, the person in charge said to go get some things first. It is necessary to carefully calculate the expected effect of this thing.
After waiting for a while, the person in charge took out a few pieces of paper and started scribbling on the table. After ten minutes, he raised his head and said, "The expected weight is three times that of the Eagle Claw Ballista, but the power is only 1.9 times." About."
The weight not only requires transportation capacity, but also requires the consumption of more resources, and the power is less than twice. From a purely cost-effective perspective, this effect is somewhat insufficient.
But Imrik didn't care about this. In many cases, he could kill the enemy with just a little bit of effort, and the things he earned from Lothern would also give him the capital to experiment with some new equipment.
"I will let the people of the Vaal Priests cooperate with your work and manufacture it regardless of the cost. I hope that this new type of ballistae will appear in the Dragon Palace soon. I hope that this type of ballistae will become the future of Caledor. A pillar on a siege weapon."
After saying that, he asked him to hand over a piece of paper, write his letter of authorization on it with a quill pen, and finally make a mark with the fire dragon crest ring he was wearing.
"Just do your best." Hand him the paper. This thing will make his next actions smooth. The power of attorney with a military nature has the highest right of passage in Caledor. I believe he can give himself a satisfactory answer. .
The person in charge solemnly took the power of attorney with both hands. There were great differences between the various classes in Ulthuan. Letting the leader of the kingdom write the power of attorney himself would give his family a higher reputation in society.
"I will definitely live up to your expectations." Although he was not too sure about this matter, the person in charge took the order based on hundreds of years of experience in making crossbows. He believed that he would definitely satisfy the prince. reply. The Dragon Prince nodded and planned to leave. One of the purposes of this trip was to customize a new type of ballistae to make up for the shortcomings of Asur's long-range weapons being insufficient threats to giant units.
As long as this kind of ballistae has the expected effect, once the behemoth unit appears, it will become a living target. Using soldiers or dragons to fight the behemoths is a waste of money. There are so few Caledonians. You have to take it easy.
After everyone saluted and said goodbye, the Dragon Prince walked out of this prestigious ballista workshop. The
next step was to greet the nobles of the Vaal Anvil. Because of the existence of the Vaal Church, the political operation system here is somewhat unique. The Dragon Prince said: The level of direct management here is not as good as that of Tal Kaled and Tal Windhowling City. In many cases, the attitude of the church needs to be taken into consideration. The nobles and the church have certain autonomous powers.
Although Imrik really wants to take this part of the power into his own hands, after all, the amount of tax collected by Vaal's Anvil every year is extremely astonishing, but it may cause a backlash, so he can only do it when the time is right.
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The next day, Imric rode Minasnir and flew to the Tower of Flame. Although the place was a bit more rural than the White Tower of Hoth, it still belonged to Caledor. The Magic Center, without the support of Saffre, had to rely on the Caledonians to support themselves.
The Flame Tower is located on a peak in the Dragon's Back Mountains. The tawny granite forms the outer layer of the building. A giant fiery red energy stone is placed on the top. Through the mist that diffused from the valley, the Dragon Prince jumped down. He nodded to Minas Nir and asked him to return to the palace first.
This trip is to discuss the feasibility of an ark on the sea with Luo Ning, the supreme mage of the Flame Tower. I obtained the floating spell from the Dragon Sleeping Temple and handed it over to the two mages in the palace for viewing. After several days of research, they thought it was feasible. The sex is a little low, so I suggest the prince talk to the Supreme Mage.
Following the guidance of his attendants, Imrik walked up the spiral staircase at the bottom of the tower step by step. The Supreme Mage was in the laboratory on the top floor.
The interior of the Flame Tower continues Caledor's usual decorative style. Tiny models of dragons are used as decorations in many places. The magic lights emit fiery red light. The mages you encounter from time to time are also like the wind of Aksha. Generally speaking, the whole person's temperament seems to be very passionate and enthusiastic.
Although Ulthuan generally does not support the worship of Sesara'i pantheon, Imric still saw the symbol of Ardaeus in many secret places.
The wizards of the elves all have gods they believe in, and the mainstream of Saffrey worships Hoth and Lilith.
A long time ago, the Flame Towers generally believed in Ardaeus, and some mages were even senior members of the church of Ardaeus. However, during the academic exchanges with the White Tower of Hoth, the worship of Hoth and Lilith also flowed in. Go inside, so you can also see many signs of Hoss and Lilith here.
Just when Imric was still thinking wildly, he had already reached the top of the mage tower.
PS: The effect of the Eagle Claw Ballista needs to be more harmonious. In the background, this thing looks like an anti-ship missile. When combined with magic, it can even sink the Black Ark... I seriously suspect that GW is too high-spirited.
Lothern is besieged by three black arks. If the Eagle Claw Ballista really has this effect, it will still be trapped...
(End of this chapter)