Captain Jack of Azeroth

Chapter 190 Making Mortars
Jack also found some letters in Ishkanes' magic package. Except for a few letters to Tedrissen, the rest were all from a prince.

He looked at Runas, "Could this prince be talking about Farondis?"

Runas shook his head. "Probably not. I have never heard of any connection between Ishkaneth and Nar'thalas. The Nightborne once had a prince named Ael'is. However, he was exiled by Elisande a long time ago and is said to have died."

"Elisandre?" Jack looked at Runas in surprise. This name seemed to be the name of the leader of Suramar.

Runas said: "Elisandre is the Grand Magister of Suramar."

"Suramar was once the magic center of the Elven Empire, where a large number of magical items were kept, including many artifacts. Elisande was the manager of these artifacts, and El'eis was the lord of Suramar. During the War of the Ancients, Elisande presided over the destruction of the portal to the Temple of Elune, so after the war, she replaced El'eis and became the ruler of Suramar."

"Not long after that, El'is was exiled. At that time, the Broken Isles were in chaos due to the explosion of the Well of Eternity, and El'is was unable to obtain arcane energy from nature. Therefore, many people said that El'is had died."

Stellagosa frowned and said, "So the person behind this matter is Prince Elyis?"

"Did he become a withered mage too?" Jack went straight to the point.

Runas shook his head. "I don't know either, but if it's really him, we're in big trouble."

"What's the trouble?" Jack asked with a smile.

Runas: "Ale'eis is as powerful a mage as Prince Farondis. If Elisande did not possess the Eye of Aman'Thul, she would be no match for him."

Stellagosa asked in amazement: "The Eye of Aman'thul? The legendary Pillar of Creation?"

"That's right!" Runas said, "The Eye of Aman'thul can control time. Elisande and her men learned time magic from it. That's why she was able to drive Aer'es out of Suramar."

"We all used to belong to the faction of Ayris, but in the years that followed, we were gradually driven out of Suramar by Elisande. Soon after I was driven out, I became addicted to magic and became increasingly crazy. A few years later, my appearance changed. At that time, just as Jack said, I was very concerned about the changes outside, and thus became increasingly crazy. Like ordinary withered mages, I also lost my sanity. I don't know how many years it took me to regain my sanity. Those days are too painful for me to look back on..."

With Runas's recollection, Jack learned some secrets of Suramar. He wrote down these secrets carefully, although they were not useful for the time being, but Jack believed that they would be useful in the future.

"When you get older, you always like to reminisce about the past."

Runas felt a little embarrassed. He looked at Jack and said, "That's why I said, if Prince Ellis is really behind this, we have to be careful."

Jack nodded. "We should be more careful indeed. We should gather our forces and make some preparations before launching the next attack."

Stellagosa looked at the dragon general, "Gather our people!"

"Yes!"

Because of problems at the Blue Wing breeding ground, the number of dragons able to participate in the battle was reduced to ten.

Jack didn't say anything, he knew the importance of the dragon eggs.

Everyone gathered on the Black Pearl and began to discuss preparations for the next battle.

"We need more shells and even more artillery." Naidro said, "Artillery is our most powerful weapon. If we have enough artillery, we can raze the valley to the ground." Mars said, "I need more mana. Controlling the Crown of the Abyss consumes too much mana. If there is another war, I might become a withered mage."

"It would be best if we could cast a powerful spell, even if it could silence the Withered. Otherwise, hundreds of mages would be difficult to deal with." Chong Quan said heavily, "We have fought against mages in Eldre'Thalas. If it weren't for Shandris's magic, we would probably be wiped out."

Jack said: "It is definitely too late to manufacture the cannon. Even if it can be manufactured, it cannot be installed on the Black Pearl. If used on land, it will be very heavy."

"We can try to make a cannon that is easy to manufacture, convenient to carry, simple to operate, and powerful enough. This way, even if the range is shorter, it will be acceptable."

Everyone looked at Jack in confusion, "There are such cannons?"

"Of course!"

Jack took out a blueprint and said, "This is a semi-finished cannon I designed. It can be made of copper-lead alloy. It fires special shells and uses a special primer, which will be triggered by impact. This simplifies the operation. You only need to put the shell into the barrel and it can be fired."

"Its structure is also very simple. Whether it's an ogre or a troll, it can be easily carried. Even humans can carry it around."

"I call it a mortar. Its high-arc trajectory can easily strike the valley. As long as we can manufacture it, it can completely make up for the shortcomings of artillery."

Everyone immediately gathered around, "There really is such a cannon!!!"

"Jack, make the mortar quickly, and then we'll teach those withered mages a lesson."

Runas looked at these people in astonishment, and then even more astonished at Jack's work on completing the design. In less than half a day, the design of the mortar was ready, and then Jack, with the help of Nedro, made a sample gun and quickly completed the test firing.

"boom!"

The test launch was successful, and the power was no less than that of a cannonball.

However, everyone also discovered a weakness, which is that the mortar's range is not as far as the cannon.

But as Jack adjusted the prototype, the final version was finalized the next day, and fifty mortars were manufactured on the fourth day, along with a unit of 12 rounds of ammunition.

Everyone discovered that the mortar's weaknesses were not worth mentioning compared to its advantages.

Although the mortar has a short range, its portability gives it the opportunity to distance itself from the enemy. In addition to the great wizards, the mortar is not afraid of other spellcasters.

Stellagosa watched Jack complete the preparations for the attack in just a few days and immediately showed respect for him.

Such mobility is far beyond that of a dragon. If Jack were a dragon, he could deal with the Withered Mage by himself.

After all, the speed at which the Withered are born is far slower than the speed at which Jack destroys them.

(End of this chapter)