Warhammer: Return of the Dragon

Chapter 730 Engineer’s Insights

After being warned, Torek waited quietly in the inn. Although the dwarves were stubborn by nature, it did not mean they were stupid.

Thorgreen had already arranged secret lines here from all directions. Under the order of the High King's envoy, he collected all useful information to the Rune Master of Iron Peak Castle, and Torek decided how to proceed.

The rune master tried to minimize the risks with the same seriousness he had when he learned the secrets of the wind of magic under his master. However, when business reports and industrialization documents were placed in front of him, he could only roar helplessly.

There is no news about the lizardmen at all. The people from the Old World who came to Qingyan Port only know that there is a mysterious race in Lustria, and they only know that Caledo has a lot to do with it.

And Agrim, who should know a lot about the lizard people, can only name a few famous figures, such as the god lord Mazdamudi, the great lord Croka, the war leader Ku Ga, and the whole body. Put it in a fight with rats.

The general of Kislev did possess a lot of intelligence, but his relationship with the dwarves was not clear. As for the intelligence envoy sent by Butcher's Castle, he spoke to him in a cautious manner, saying that the agreement during the employment period stated that no information during the mission could be leaked. process.

"Does pointy ears control destiny..."

Torek's eyebrows were knitted into a ball, even his face was like this, and he wished he could squeeze the intelligence officer to death with his facial muscles.

Until now, he knew nothing about Lustria's environment except for the rough map Bruni had given him in advance.

The Rune Master, who was suffering from a headache, looked out of the window. The layout of this city was very strange. In addition to the rooms that humans could normally live in, there were also a few rooms for dwarves and ogres in the hotel.

It can be seen that Prince Caledor has great ambitions and wants to shape the city of the New World into a multi-racial gathering place.

Have their rune technology improved...

Can the lost runes jointly developed in the Golden Age be backed up by Caledor...

What is the status of the two rune anvils captured in the Battle of Revenge...

The divergent thinking Torek thought about many things. Caledor was very valuable to the dwarves. The two sides learned a lot from each other in the battle of revenge, and the previous honeymoon period was called the golden age.

Especially in the rune research and development project led by Malekith, the main participants were the Church of Vaal Anvil.

Even though the elven civil war caused the church to split, based on what the dwarves knew about the situation of the conquering king Caledor I, the Vaal Church should have retained many important technologies from ancient times.

Items made with the technology of the Golden Age are now extremely important treasures to the Kingdom of the Mountains. They are the shield of resistance passed down from generation to generation by the Angland clan.

But whether the dwarves can recover these technologies from Caledor, Torek feels uncertain.

While lamenting the uncertainty of fate, Master Rune saw a sneaky figure walking out of the hotel, shrinking back and looking as guilty as a thief.

Grimm?What is he going to do?

The rune master signaled the anvil guard to follow the unique engineer secretly and make sure he didn't make any noise. When the enemy was outnumbered, non-essential contact was the best option.

Grim Bloxson, a unique young dwarf, sounds like a compliment, but for dwarves, being different often has a subtle derogatory meaning.

As a unique young dwarf, it was naturally impossible for him to stay in the hotel and wait for the Anvil Guard to purchase the supplies, leaving an old stubborn man who adhered to the rune tradition to lead the operation.

His Majesty the Supreme King had hinted before that whatever he wanted to do, he could do it. As long as he didn't blow up the Dragon's Back Mountains and the Dragon Palace, it would be considered a trivial matter.

The dwarf holding a large number of gold leaf coins walked towards the north along the crowded streets. He heard the report from the informant that there were some civilian weapons for sale in the northern area, including gunpowder weapons that occasionally leaked out.

It took about two hours of walking. During this period, the engineer had no interest in the wide variety of exotic products on both sides. He only thought about weapons. The "Outline of Magical Engineering" said that there are only two routes for the future.

The first is to use specialized equipment regardless of cost, and strive to create an army that is good at various operations and equipment use.

The second is the generalized industrial assembly line, stamped with a few runes to achieve the desired effect, and use strong productivity to manufacture crude equipment to crush the enemy head-on.

To put it simply, it is the difference between the sophisticated and the stupid, and Bloxson predicts that for the elven troops, Caledor should choose the former, while the human auxiliary army should choose the latter.

In this case, the best category of civilian weapons should vaguely reflect the current level of Caledo's technology.

Arriving at the expected destination, the dwarf looked at the deserted streets in confusion.

Yes, a kingdom famous for its arms supply to Ulthuan has no official store.

He stood there thinking for a moment, feeling that this was a conspiracy, and was about to turn around and leave, but a man suddenly passed by, who seemed to be a person from the Southern Kingdom.

Bloxon quickly held down the little black-haired man and said loudly in Imperial language,
"Human, why is there no one here? Is the pointy-eared store just a cover to find saboteurs lurking in the city?"

The black-haired man's physical strength was obviously not as good as that of the engineer who often turned wrenches. In order to protect his beloved silk robe from damage, he gave up the pulling action and responded in proficient imperial language,
"Master Dwarf, the shops in Qingyan Port only sell gunpowder weapons. Visitors are not allowed to leave the city. Large-scale orders must be applied to the Dragon Palace office. The city is also very safe. This place has become a deserted place for a long time. A place to visit. If you want to buy more precious magic weapons and armor, you can only go to Young Dragon Bay." Bloxen was puzzled. In the chaotic war, someone would actually give up a weapons sales point?Even if it cannot be purchased on a large scale, it can be accumulated to form a musketeer team of a hundred people. It is enough to be a small lord in the Border Prince Territory.

Seeing that the dwarf master was confused, in order to escape as soon as possible, the black-haired man bent down and put his face next to Bloxon's ear, and whispered,

"Moreover, the gangs in the city seem to be connected with the city hall. Many people have reported that after buying weapons, they will be followed for a period of time. Businessmen care about profits. For the sake of safety and not attracting attention, no one is willing to come. this place."

The black-haired man was let go, and Bloxen wondered in his mind, since His Majesty the High King was supporting him, could he buy a few weapons and still be locked up in the prison of the Dragon Palace?

So he swaggered into the store door and used his unskilled Elvish language to analyze the store name. Because he didn't understand the specific meaning, he couldn't make an accurate free translation, so he could only pronounce it according to the pronunciation.

"Malorian Arms Factory? What the hell is that name?"

When he walked into the store, he saw a sharp-eared man who was practicing swordplay in the empty exhibition hall. He was holding a standard long sword and waving it at the wooden stakes. Judging from the sharp moves, his skill was quite good.

"Pointy ears...cough, Ulthuan elf, I want to buy weapons."

The civil servant who was practicing the sword did not look back and continued to practice the sword with the dwarf on his back. "See for yourself, the upper limit is two. There are prices below the products. If you pay at the counter, there will be no change."

Bloxen thought for a while and realized that this was good. He didn't like having someone with pointed ears following him. The engineer believed in his own eyesight and level.

But something went wrong when he thought about it. Just this two-story store covering an area of ​​more than a thousand square meters made Bloxon silent for an entire afternoon.

Most of the technologies used by Elf, seamless steel tube forging, rifling, breech loading, single-action firing pin...

Dwarves have them all, and it can even be said that in many aspects they are far beyond the level of weapons in the store, whether it is stability or reliability.

But the difference is that many important technologies have always been retained in the Engineers Guild of Riptide Pass, and have been shelved for various ridiculous reasons. It takes decades or even centuries to test, and there is no lack of violent destruction and harsh environment adaptability. .

It seems that the items produced by dwarves must be perfect. You must know that many technologies have flaws at the beginning of the design. They are specialized and naturally cannot overcome some difficulties.

Even the Engineering Guild is so resistant to innovation, not to mention the Rune Blacksmith Guild, which is necessary for magical engineering. These self-respecting longbeards would rather enchant the backward crossbow than have important strategic significance. Put a little more thought into the helicopter.

It has only been more than 20 years since the first appearance of gunpowder weapons in Caledor. Considering the long lifespan of elves, it is simply unbelievable that there will be technological leaps and bounds in [-] years. The only explanation is that Imric has high regard for it. Attention, throwing a lot of resources into unstable gunpowder weapons.

In order to satisfy his strong curiosity and sense of urgency, Bloxson took out a Seal of Granny given by the High King from his arms and showed it to Caledo's pointed ears, who was impatient and wanted to get off work.

"I am Grom Bloxson, the emissary of the High King, and I would like to see Caledor's latest technological achievements."

The civil servant who didn't understand what was going on found a local area communicator and asked the palace office in Qingyan Port.

After getting the exact news, he raised his eyebrows in displeasure and motioned for the dwarf to go out and follow him. He would have to delay his get off work time again. Originally, he just looked at the store and no one cared about him. He hoped to train quickly during the fishing period and stand out in the next selection list of the Dragon Tomb Monastery. .

But with the arrival of the dwarves, these days were wasted.

Bloxon hurriedly followed Pointy Ears out. He had no intention of paying attention to Torek's attitude now. The Rune Blacksmith Guild had plans, and the Engineers Guild also had plans.

Torek prepared for the operation for seven days, and Bloxon also spent seven days communicating at the military factory.

The engineer was extremely shocked by Caledor's assembly line manufacturing method, which was completely inconsistent with the dwarves' habit of striving for excellence.

Before firearms are issued to soldiers, they must fire at least a hundred projectiles to test misfire and failure rates?And the impact of temperature difference and humidity?It's simply unnecessary.

The mechanical device powered by the steam engine installs the gunpowder and projectiles. As soon as the gears twist, the iron bars snap, and the bullets are fired. As long as ten rounds of projectiles are passed and there is no more than one misfire, the final process is completed. Containers ready for distribution.

Although the dwarf engineers are dissatisfied with this poor manufacturing method, at least these Maozi engineers who have been incorporated into the Caledonian nationality are still very particular about the forging of artillery. Even with the powerful forging technology support of the Val Church, they will still check it carefully. Is there any bubble cracking in the barrel?

What interests Bloxon the most is a piece of artillery technology called induction fuze. However, because it is mixed with a lot of magic theories, the engineer is a little confused, but the result will not change. Say goodbye to the stupid and thick. Dynamic killing mode, instead pursuing effective range killing.

After browsing through some of the things that could be seen in detail, Bronte, the person in charge of the arsenal, took Bloxon to a mysterious workshop and expressed the hope that the dwarf master from Torrent Pass would give some reference opinions, and he was going to use it. As a gift for the [-]th anniversary of the victory of the Great Holy War, given to the Dragon Prince.

The mysterious behavior aroused a lot of interest in Bloxon, and he said that there was absolutely no problem.

The lights of the large workshop were turned on, and a giant creature that was already half assembled made Bloxson's eyes widen. He pointed tremblingly at the steel giant in the center and said,

"Isn't this an Imperial tank?!"

(End of this chapter)