Chapter 1169 - 620: Questions About the Defensive Challenge, Rune Firearm Technology [Subscription Request] [5K]_3

In fact, cutting-edge hot weapons really do require a certain level of industrial base.

But if he started from early firearms, there was absolutely a chance to reproduce them.

This wasn’t urgent; he could study it later.

He gripped the extracted alloy bullet and the Rune Fire Gun, and walked toward the fortress gate.

Pulling open the bolt cover, Zong Shen stuffed the alloy bullet into the barrel.

He locked the cover, reset the firing pin, shouldered the stock, and used the simple iron sights to aim.

His target was the Lord’s Fortress battlement wall!

As part of the Territory Building, even if the battlement wall was damaged it could be repaired.

After a brief aim, Zong Shen directly squeezed the trigger.

The battlement was a big target; even without a shooting Talent he didn’t have to worry about missing.

When the trigger was pulled, the primer took a fierce strike.

The vibration and explosion followed immediately.

"Boom!"

After a loud bang, gray-white gunsmoke blasted out from the muzzle.

To the naked eye a bright point shot out of the barrel.

It flew toward the battlement wall of the fortress a hundred to two hundred meters away.

"Bang!"

The impact sound echoed, and the battlement only took a few dozen points of Damage.

At the same time, a teacup-sized chip appeared at the hit spot.

It wasn’t that the firearm lacked Power, it was that the battlement’s defense was high.

Zong Shen blew away the gunsmoke at the muzzle and quietly lowered the firearm.

From that shot he’d noticed several things.

First, the Rune Fire Gun’s bullet exit Speed wasn’t high.

Second, when the Magic Energy Gunpowder and that chip-like primer were struck and detonated, they produced a large amount of gunsmoke.

Almost as bad as black powder.

As for Power, it could only be called average.

If he could form a firearms unit and use volley formations, it would have a miraculous Effect against large-scale charging enemies; alloy bullets carried inherent kinetic energy and could suppress charges.

He put away the Rune Fire Gun and went down the steps.

He quickly walked to the base of the battlement wall.

The shot just now had left a bullet hole about two meters up on the battlement.

The bullet hole had shattered the wall, but the wound wasn’t large.

The Tier Seven City Lord Fortress’s defensive capability was astonishing; a mere Tier Four Fire Gun failing to make a mark was normal.

Zong Shen stared at the bullet hole, bent his knees slightly, and sprang up.

From the hole he fished out the already flattened bullet fragment.

Against such a Solid wall, alloy bullets were still not enough.

He’d have to reference those Armor-Piercing and Armor-Piercing Bullets from Earth.

"Forget it, I’ll hand this over to Iron Hand Bucklon to study later!"

"And I still remember the ratio for black powder."

"I’ll find a chance to chat in the region and see if there are any Lords who worked in chemical or military industry before they arrived."

Zong Shen thought for a moment, suppressing his research itch.

Besides the firearm and bullet, that last Golden Treasure Chest had also given two books.

One was a completely black Advanced Book, the other was about Magic Energy Gunpowder.

He stood there in the fortress yard and first took out the Advanced Book.

[Necromancer Advancement Book (Purple)]

[Quality: Rare Level]

[Usable by Tier Three Necromancer]

[Advances them to Tier Four Intermediate Necromancer (Undead Deacon)]

(Tasuya, who has been secretly competing with Aisha, can finally advance. During the days she silently worked for you, she longed for your care—while pushing Development forward, don’t fail these good girls.)

This Advanced Book happened to be perfect for Tasuya.

Now that his Strength was rising, more and more High-tier Warriors were gathering in the Territory.

Zong Shen had somewhat neglected those girls who had followed him since the early days of arrival.

A kind of distance was quietly forming.

"I really need to form a Guard."

"Besides those High-tier Warriors, I’ll have the girls stay by my side."

"I don’t think Luna would get jealous, right?"

Zong Shen thought about it; Luna was indeed uniquely favored.

Which made him look like he was favoring one girl over the others.

"As a Lord, marrying a few more wives shouldn’t be an issue, right?"

Those girls were different from Wenresa; their affection for Zong Shen was long and deep, and everyone knew it.

And in terms of seniority, they were about on par with Luna.

What restricted Zong Shen from building a harem, besides the Harmony Divine Beast, were those vegetarian Lords.

Also, Zong Shen being busy every day was a very important reason.

This guy wished he could stretch one day into a month.

With so many things needing attention, the focus he could give those girls naturally became less.

Doing everything makes you a scumbag.

Doing nothing makes you even more of a scumbag.

Zong Shen curled his lips, stopped overthinking it, and put away the Advanced Book.

This Advanced Book was reserved for Tasuya!

She and Wenresa had gone to fetch the Lion Skeleton Knights, and they should be back soon.

Next was that other book.

[Books: "History of Magical Energy Gunpowder"]

[Wisdom Requirement: 25]

[Prerequisites: [Intermediate Blacksmith], [Intermediate Alchemist],]

[Reading Time: 240 hours; after completely finishing, you will master the corresponding Magic Energy Gunpowder technology]

[Reading Effect: Wisdom +5]

[Each person can only fully read once and enjoy the Attributes bonus from the Reading Effect one time]

(An introductory technical book on Magic Energy Gunpowder)

This was a technical-type book.

Previously Zong Shen had drawn a tech book called "Rune Firearms Introduction" from a Points Blind Box.

The two books seemed to complement each other.

Magic Energy Gunpowder plus Rune Firearms formed a complete technical system.

Zong Shen would, as usual, store this book in the Library.

At the same time, he would notify the Dwarf Uncle and Goblin Engineer to go read it in the Library.

Besides that, Zong Shen also planned to use excess Souls to awaken a Special-Level Tutor proficient in Rune Forging Technology, Engineering, and Alchemy Technology to train talent.

That tutor could also guide the Dwarf Uncle and Goblin Engineer!