Dragon, choose cultural victory to make money

It was the first day of preparation for war between Waterdeep and the Northern Alliance. It was sunny and nothing major happened.

Drogo was standing at the window, admiring the city that seemed to have no end in sight.

The effect of the Magic Shadow screening last night was quite good. The image of the dragon clan was still very pleasing, and the dragon clan-related dolls that had been accumulated in the city for a long time were finally sold out.

Nick's dolls even sold out within a day.

Now he is very happy because of his popularity among humans.

"The stupid little human has finally learned to appreciate the great dragon Nixla!"

He thinks so.

I don’t know how he will feel when he finds out that in the eyes of humans, he is a stupid and silly dragon.

Oh, yes, and there is also Jialina’s Little Fireball platform, which finally went beyond the campus after receiving investment.

Many media outlets have reported on this young campus entrepreneur.

However, Carina did not like the publicity.

Drogo expressed his understanding that the words used in the propaganda were indeed a bit hurtful.

"The outdated talent show singer has run out of talent and chose to start a business..."

The problem is that I still can't find any reason.

Karina is indeed an "outdated talent show singer". After becoming popular with Feilin's Good Song, she disappeared from the public eye.

This variety show is still held once a season a year, and some new treasures are discovered every year.

At the same time, there will be many players who "fall at the speed of light".

The only chance that Karina could be associated with that show was through online review videos such as "A Review of the Fastest Fading Talents from Talent Shows".

Her situation is different from that of the Drow Band. Those elves have strong singing skills and creative abilities.

In the music industry, one still needs real strength to survive.

At present, the Xiaohuoqiu platform is mainly based on intra-city transactions, and most of the transactions are self-pickup. A few only use couriers and do not use inter-city longtong transportation.

Therefore, it will not occupy the already scarce transportation capacity.

But this second-hand platform will develop sooner or later. Because of the economic level of most people, the second-hand platform may be more popular than the ordinary platform at this stage.

As the order volume increases and cross-city transactions develop, the dragon clan will also be needed.

There will certainly be a severe shortage of transport capacity by then.

Express delivery basically says goodbye to fast delivery.

Where can I find so many dragons?
Although the Adventurer's Guild can bring a dragon every ten days or half a month, the quantitative change has not accumulated into qualitative change.

Are the number of dragons so low now?
Drogo was confused.

Because I never cared about the survival of the dragon clan before, it has always been the case that if one dragon is well fed, the whole clan will not be hungry.

Logically speaking, even though the Dragon Kingdom was destroyed, the remaining surviving dragons were not particularly rare. Could it be that they have not reproduced over the years and are becoming increasingly scarce?

Could it be that dragons have become rare animals?
uncomfortable.

It seems that the goal of covering the entire mainland with express delivery in a short period of time cannot be achieved.

Wait until the dragons in his territory have reproduced enough offspring, and those offspring grow to adulthood.

Forget it.

By that time, we won’t know how many highways will have been built, and trucks large enough to carry enough loads will have been mass-produced, so we will have to find new ways out for the dragons.

"Boss," Aisha walked into the office, "Feigsin and Gerald have arrived."

"okay."

Drogo came to the lord's mansion early today, waiting for Figosin to come.

Yesterday, I promised to take her to see a demonstration of new equipment. Drogo really wanted to see what people who were accustomed to traditional warfare would think when they saw those magical little props of the Shenzhen Research Institute.

Drogo brought Figthin, who did not intend to be just a princess, and her Northern steward Gerda, as well as several senior officers of the Northern new army to the testing ground.

The new test site is located on the west side of Deepwater City, a dozen kilometers away from the city, in a very open space.

The weapons tested here are not like the guns in the gun factory. They can be tested at shooting ranges near the city. There are even shooting experience ranges open to tourists.

These things make a little too much noise.

As for those good things that are still in the planning stage and will make several times more noise, if you want to test them you can only go to the uninhabited areas in the deep mountains and forests.

What? Why are we researching so many powerful weapons?

There is no way. If fear of insufficient firepower is considered a disease, then Drogo must be terminally ill.

On one side of the test site, the R&D team members were ready. Two large devices were covered with red cloth, looking mysterious.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please take a look at the first product produced by the Waterdeep Research Institute, the 'Military Court'!"

Drogo, like a performing magician, peeled off the red cloth on the left weapon with a dramatic gesture.

It looked like a machine gun that had been magnified several times. It was too big to be carried around, so it was fixed to the ground with a base, and on the base there was a simple steel seat which was the shooter's position.

In addition to being large, the most prominent feature of this gun is that it has six flat square barrels.

"Uh, military court?" Figgin thought that this name couldn't be more strange for a gun.

"Yes, this is a multi-barrel anti-aircraft machine gun, mainly used for air defense. It does not require bullets, but uses magic energy as energy, which is converted into high-temperature elemental particles through a magic circle."

Inspired by Drogo's Heat Claw attack.

He patted the large magazine-like things on both sides of the gun and said, "This is where the transformation is completed, and then it is compressed into a particle beam and fired out of the barrel."

Air defense is not a strange concept to Figesin, after all, Felin has a lot of flying things.

The Griffin Knights often appear in the army. They have always been an elite force because of their super mobility and the ability to drop explosive alchemical pots directly from the sky, which makes it difficult for the enemy to exploit their advantages.

Their status in the legion is second only to that of professionals, because a griffin that can be used in combat is really expensive.

The money to raise a griffin is enough to raise more than a dozen war horses, but the knight on the griffin is much cheaper.

To deal with them, bows and arrows are not enough, so you can only use a heavy crossbow. In order to ensure sufficient lethality, you have to enchant the heavy crossbow.

Figosin once tested that among the firearms produced by Drogo, only the sniper rifle could reach the flying height of the griffin. As for the firing rate of the sniper rifle, if you want to hit a high-speed flying unit, skill is secondary and luck is the main factor.

Therefore, Figosin's plan to deal with the Griffin Knights was to let his Griffin Knights fight in air combat. After the North became rich, it introduced a lot of Griffins.

"How do you aim this gun?" asked the Northern officer.

"Come, show him," Drogo ordered.

A researcher sat on the chair of the "military court" and quickly turned two dials.

"These two dials are used to adjust the lateral rotation and elevation of the machine gun, respectively, to complete aiming and firing."

The researcher pulled the trigger, and a purple-red ion beam shot out from the barrel at a speed so fast that it was almost impossible for the eyes to capture it. It went straight into the sky and gradually shrank until it was invisible.

This height is definitely enough to fight the griffin.

Moreover, with this firing rate and density, there should be no need to shoot too accurately. One gun can form a fire network, making it difficult for the Griffin Knight to get close.

What a wonderful thing! The officer looked at the machine gun that was spewing beams, his eyes full of longing. The barrel that he had thought was weird just now now looked so beautiful.

Moreover, the operation does not seem complicated, and it should not take long to train a soldier to operate it skillfully.

Excellent.

"Each barrel has a firing rate of 300 rounds per minute. It uses the standard dual-use military and civilian magic crystals produced by our factory. Each crystal can support 2,000 rounds of shooting." Drogo continued to introduce.

"That means each crystal can only be used for one minute," Gerda asked.

"Almost. If you want to suppress firepower, you have to pay something. But the good news is that our magic crystal production capacity is sufficient."

The current magic crystal production line can produce 3,000 pieces a day, which is enough for fighting a small-scale war. After the wartime production plan is implemented, this number is conservatively estimated to increase fivefold immediately, and can be further increased if more production lines are added.

So overall, it's enough.

And the average cost per shot is actually much cheaper than that of an arrow.

industrialization!
At this time, Figesin asked: "Can this gun only be used to shoot at the sky?"

In her opinion, this thing is large in size, heavy, and not very convenient to move. If deployed, it can only be used for air defense. It's not useless, but it doesn't feel good enough.

"Of course not only that! Its elevation angle can be laid flat, so it's perfect for cavalry charges and the like. I love it."

Drogo smiled kindly. "The high-temperature elemental beam is enough to vaporize most armors. Of course, the same goes for the people inside the armors. I guarantee that no one will be left with a complete corpse. It is inhumane. That's why it's called a military court."

Drogo's tone was as if he was selling some harmless product.

Figosin's expression twitched slightly. He felt that something was wrong with what Drogo said, but he couldn't point out what it was.

"What level of armor can be vaporized at the highest level?"

In fact, Figesin also wanted to ask what gasification was. She seemed to have heard of this word before, and judging from its composition, it should have something to do with gas.

But she was afraid that if she asked, she would look foolish and be mocked mercilessly by Drogo.

As for why you care about what level of armor you have.

The original firearms also had a great influence, but due to problems such as low rate of fire, insufficient range, and low ammunition capacity, the traditional armored knight corps did not withdraw from the stage of history.

Well-forged armor that has been enchanted or a special shield can provide good protection against ordinary firearms.

Therefore, those who were completely eliminated were actually the unarmored or even lightly armored warriors, as well as the unlucky races who were large enough targets and suitable for being hit by a bunch of bullets at close range.

I'm talking about you, Laolong!

Drogo did not answer, but instead made a claw gesture to the researchers.

Then I saw a researcher carrying out an armor rack, on which was a set of exquisite armor.

Made by dwarves and forged from fine gold, a knight without sufficient wealth probably can't afford to wear this thing.

In order to demonstrate the damage of the anti-aircraft machine gun, Drogo spent a lot of money.

The armor was placed a hundred meters away.

Aim and shoot.

With the slightly quiet "whoosh" sound of the elemental beam being emitted, the armor stand turned into a puff of smoke.

Through the telescope, Figosin saw the miserable state of the expensive armor.

Only broken pieces of metal were left, scattered on the ground. Traces of high temperature could be seen on the broken edges, with part of them being burned red and part of them turned into liquid.

Then Figxin understood that the gas rising a hundred meters away should be the vaporized refined gold.

So this is what gasification means.

One of the hardest metals on the continent turned into wisps of ethereal gas.

What if there is a person inside the armor?

Figosin thought about the scene, and it seemed that it was no longer just a matter of leaving the body intact.

If you use this firing rate to fire at the charging knights.

Too cruel.

Figosin even felt a little sympathy for the enemies who would be beaten by this thing.

It seems that the traditional legion will be completely eliminated.

It was indeed a wise decision for me to reform the army in the North.

"Of course, this thing is not without its flaws," Drogo said. "In order to prevent the barrel from melting, special protective inscriptions are engraved on the entire barrel. These inscriptions have a cooling cycle. If the trigger is pulled, it will overheat in two minutes at most. So it is best to fire in long bursts, that is, fire dozens of rounds and stop for a few seconds."

After listening to this, Figxin nodded, as if it was not a serious shortcoming.

"What's the other thing?"

She pointed to the still covered device.

"This is even more amazing. It's an excellent design from a goblin."

Goblin?

Figosin had heard before that a group of goblins had become intelligent and embarked on the path of scientific research, but he didn't expect that he would actually need to use the things made by the goblins now.

She didn't know it, but she had actually used quite a few things made by the goblins.

Drogo took off the cover, "Multi-purpose spell howitzer, truth!"

Another strange name.

Figosin looked at the weapon. It was also very large and seemed heavier. It did not have a traditional barrel, but six metal rails with a long hexagonal column. What was even more peculiar was that there was an operating table and a screen at the bottom of the weapon.

The more she looked at it, the more familiar it looked.

Is that a host?
"This type of weapon has higher requirements for the user. It requires the user to master some coordinate calculation skills and simple spell construction principles."

Zhuo Ge introduced: "The howitzer fires a 'grenade' that integrates a deployable magic circle, which is this hexagonal column.

"After determining the target's location, the host calculates the coordinates and required shooting angle. At the same time, the deployment time of the grenade is set, so it is necessary to master the principles of magic. We currently do not have the means to automatically deploy.

"As for the effect, please see the demonstration..."

After a set of complicated operations, the howitzer locked the target position, adjusted the angle, and there was a loud bang, like the most violent thunder in the thunderstorm clouds.

The hexagonal column dragged a light blue elemental tail and flew towards the distant horizon.

"Can we see any effect from such a distance?" Figesin asked doubtfully.

Drogo did not answer, but the unfolding magic circle answered her.

A few kilometers away, a huge magic circle unfolded from mid-air, facing the ground.

After a few seconds of delay, there was the biggest explosion she had ever seen.

The surging fireball dyed the sky red, and the raised gravel and dust filled the air.

Was that hill flattened?

Figesin now understood why it was called truth.

Within the range of this thing, whatever Drogo says is the truth. (End of this chapter)