Warhammer: Return of the Dragon.

"Your Highness, this is the latest product..."

A giant structure that looks very strange, sculpted in a style that is extremely inconsistent with the aesthetics of the elves. Its body, which is three people tall, seems to grow horizontally, as if four steel bars are inserted on a base, and then a decorative dragon-shaped helmet is placed on the head.

What caught Carl's attention was the pitch-black iron pipe that symbolized the arm of the construct. Several sealed hoses extended out from a mysterious device behind it, and were exposed to be connected to the elbow, if that bending device could be called an elbow.

Under the prince's instructions, the engineers had no choice but to start working on this experimental product. As a structural project that had already been approved, they had already achieved some phased results.

In addition to the difficulty that Tao Yong of Zhendan had in finding samples, Imrick, who paid special attention to this matter, was very considerate and found enough samples for the project leader. From the Lost Rune Colossus of the Dwarves, the Demon Engine of the Chaos Dwarves, to the Soul Cage of the Tomb King, all of them were extremely rare and powerful devices without exception.

But this plan was shelved a hundred years ago. The reason is very simple. The cost is too high, and the actual effect is difficult to match that of a group of dragons. Imagine a flying creature that can overcome the weaker maneuverability of the giant beast units is awakening on a large scale, and he himself is the actual controller. No one would make a fuss and continue to waste resources endlessly.

Draconian restarted the project, but asked for a slight change, to see what level of sample could be produced without the use of magic.

Under the cooperative control of the engineers, the structure slowly raised its left arm through the wonderful transmission between gears.

The powerful steam engine gave the structure powerful kinetic energy. Steam transported fuel to the weapons bay through sealed hoses and was ignited by a sophisticated ignition device, causing the temperature of the test site to suddenly rise by several levels. The flaming dragon was already ejected.

Inspired by the fire breath of salamanders and fueled by a flammable mineral native to the mud of Lustria, these gadgets are extremely unstable and will spontaneously combust when in contact with air, and will splatter like raindrops when encountering solid objects.

The test site that turned into a sea of ​​fire did not satisfy Draknir. He shook his head and asked the engineer to continue. With this amount of power, any dragon could do the job.

The Steam Revolver, a powerful weapon that originated in Rapids Pass, was plagiarized by Juan, and was finally perfected by engineers from the New World. It was derived from Caledo's unique dragon armor forging technology, which meant that the barrel did not need to worry about the most deadly cooling problem.

But the only problem is that finger-sized bullets cannot be fooled with lead bullets. They must meet the design caliber and requirements. This thing must use brass bullets...

One minute of shooting turned the ten targets into a hornet's nest and made Draconian's eyebrows twitch constantly, as if what was scattered at the feet of the construct were not bullet shells, but financial figures.

After a simple walk around, the structure code-named Iron Can was perfect except for its slow movement speed, complicated operation, and had to be used on flat ground, making hundreds of thousands of gold leaf coins go to waste.

The engineer walked carefully to the prince's side with an uneasy mood. He knew that the war was coming, but he could not leave the laboratory because of the lack of technological breakthroughs.

Just in terms of operation, without the convenient information transmission of magic, relying solely on gears and transmission devices to make the four limbs operate successfully consumes a lot of space in the construct.

"Your Highness, it is difficult to achieve a breakthrough in construct technology in a short period of time. From the perspective of cost-effectiveness alone, tanks that are easy to manufacture and operate are the best choice..."

"I know, but who can say no to an oversized toy."

The prince waved his hand and asked the engineer to retrieve the construct, his disappointment difficult to conceal.

Carl was amazed. He didn't expect that the elves were planning such a project. However, he wanted something more substantial than the elves' technological progress.

For example, the secret of steel, especially the special steel used to forge gun barrels.

The elves made their fortunes after learning engineering, but their expertise in high-temperature resistant materials is something that even dwarves have to shy away from. "About..."

The emperor was just about to retreat and ask for some small things, but Draconir had already made his attitude clear.

"I can't easily promise what you want. This is the result of the joint research of many priests. But some unimportant gadgets may not be taken seriously by anyone.

But first, let’s look at something else.”

In this way, Carl and Kurt came to the light weapons warehouse of the military factory, and here, they finally saw the product of the combination of elves and Kislev culture - the revolver shotgun.

When Kurt lifted up the "light weapon" that was as tall as a dwarf and as heavy as a dwarf's body, he subconsciously wanted to check the condition of the barrel.

When a black gun barrel as big as a child's fist was pointed at his eyes, with the clearly visible rifling inside seeming to drill into his eye socket, the battle-hardened Kurt wanted to curse and wonder which madman designed this.

Six shells of the same astonishing size were quietly placed in the magazine. According to the description of the Phoenix King, the engineers had successfully developed a double-action revolver without the help of steam power. They relied solely on the mysterious combination of mechanical elements to successfully create a groundbreaking semi-automatic weapon thirty years ago.

Adhering to the spirit of the North, the engineer perfectly combined exquisiteness and ruggedness, turning it into a single-soldier weapon in Kurt's hand, a suicide weapon with a recoil force enough to blow off an ordinary person's skull.

"Can I try?"

"Please."

Under Draknir's playful gaze, Kurt, holding the revolver shotgun in one hand, grasped the front stock of the gun with one hand. The marshal, who was not very familiar with the armaments of the New World, held it against his chest relying on muscle memory.

In order not to place it on the shoulder to offset the recoil, because this thing is too large, even the strong imperial soldiers find it difficult to use it like a long sword.

He aimed at the target twenty meters away, which was the standard distance for musket testing. If he could hit the target at this position, he would be able to join the provincial corps.

The marshal mistakenly thought that the thing in his hand was a single-person cannon, a replica of the Troll Hammer rocket launcher, but he soon realized that the Russians were much wilder than the dwarves.

The recoil was enough to blow off Kurt's skull, causing his arms to go numb. His body gasped due to the force from the gun, and the gun, which was originally held steadily, tilted unnaturally toward the sky.

The harsh sound was so piercing that even the marshal, who had experienced the destruction of the Slaanesh demon's sonic waves, felt it was a bit harsh.

A shotgun shell filled with tiny white bullets suddenly exploded from the muzzle and shot out in a cone shape. Only bursts of white smoke and black shadows could be seen passing by.

As for the target, it had long been blown into pieces and scattered everywhere.

This result was somewhat beyond Marshal Rick's expectations, but it was not shocking. However, Prince Caledo's next words completely dumbfounded him.

"Mr. Kurt, the basic requirement for joining the Kaler Multiple Firepower Support Team is to be able to pull the trigger six times in a row, but you stopped after only pulling it once?" (End of this chapter)