Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 357 The Caliber of Justice

Although it was a cold winter, the new "Earl Fagan" Trevor Fagan still took the trouble to travel frequently between Grizzlie Castle and the Frontier Territory, and almost every month he would go to the wilderness for a few days for various reasons.

On the one hand, life in the northern wilderness was certainly more... comfortable and luxurious than he had expected, whether it was the houses that remained warm all the time, or the wide variety of special foods with novel flavors - you know, even as a border earl, it was quite a luxury to enjoy all kinds of delicious food and fine wine in the winter when supplies were scarce and trade was hindered.

But Earl Fagan was not a foolish noble who only cared about pleasure. Since he swore allegiance to Harvey, the new Earl not only thoroughly cleansed the Fagan family and severely punished some members of the family who still had disloyalty, but also actively won over the vassal nobles under his rule, lobbying them to completely turn to Harvey and support this "King of the Border".

Of course, Harvey also responded to the Earl's positive attitude in a timely manner - the mining areas under the name of the Fagan family were all equipped with magic mining machines before winter, and the efficiency of mining coal and iron minerals increased several times. At the same time, Harvey also allocated part of the sales share of some of the pioneering territory's specialty products to the Fagan family's Chamber of Commerce, allowing them to get a share of the pie from other major chambers of commerce at the Wasteland Fair not long ago.

All these actions undoubtedly made Earl Fagan and all the vassal nobles under his rule understand one thing: as long as they sincerely submit to this powerful lord of the wilderness, they can almost immediately gain practical benefits. Compared with the upper royal families in the past who were very good at making big promises, their new "king" rewards their loyalty with real money.

"Your Excellency, where are you planning to go today?" One of the lord's personal guards bowed to Earl Feigen with a smile and offered, "Although the weather is cold, it hasn't snowed in the past few days. Are you interested in going out of town hunting? This season offers a great opportunity to hunt giant ice bears!"

Earl Fagan adjusted the bearskin cloak he had recently bought from a high-end clothing store in the market district and replied helplessly, "I don't have the formidable strength of you bloodline warriors. Even if I go hunting, I'll just be a spectator. Where's the fun in that? Besides... isn't the icefield bear skin draped over me right now?"

Although the several personal guards sent by Harvey himself were nominally there to protect the Earl's personal safety, everyone knew that their mission was also to monitor Earl Fagan and remind him not to go to places he shouldn't go and not to ask about things he shouldn't ask about.

"I wonder if Your Excellency is free today? I would like to meet you in person and report to him on recent affairs..." Although Earl Feigen was turned down several times, he still did not give up and repeatedly asked for a meeting every time he came to the Pioneer Territory.

The guard smiled helplessly. Just as he was about to refuse the other party's request again, two other guards suddenly entered the hotel. "Your Excellency, the Lord invites you to the dock area after lunch to observe the test firing of the new weapons. I wonder if you are interested?"

"Of course!" Before the other party could finish speaking, Earl Fagan responded without hesitation, "Of course I'm interested! Please lead the way for me!"

The guard smiled and waved his hands, saying, "No hurry, no hurry. It's afternoon, so it is afternoon. The lord is used to taking an hour's rest after lunch. Please wait a moment."

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It was almost three o'clock in the afternoon when Earl Fagan finally saw Lord Harvey at the dock. He was sleepy and covered in a thick fur robe. He quickly put on a flattering smile and greeted him.

"Your Excellency! I am truly honored that you have invited me to view the new weapons today..."

Harvey waved his hand and said calmly, "It's okay. I just happened to remember that you were still in the territory, so I asked you to come and take a look..."

Then he nodded to Chris who was waiting on the side. The head of the alchemy laboratory immediately stepped forward and began to explain the general situation of the new weapon that was about to be tested.

"This is a new weapon developed by the Alchemy Laboratory in collaboration with the Territory Military Factory. It's a brand new magical naval cannon based on the design of the existing magical cannon!"

Chris pulled aside the tarpaulin covering him, revealing the true appearance of the new weapon - the metal barrel was longer than the magic-powered cannon, and the whole barrel was smooth with a silver-gray luster. The components at the rear end of the barrel were more complicated. In addition to the slot for installing the fixed bracket, there was also an ammunition loading chamber at the bottom, and two tubular mechanisms, one long and one short.

"Compared to the magic-powered cannon, the magic-energy naval cannon boasts several technological improvements. It can be directly fixed to city walls as a defensive artillery piece, offering a wider firing angle... Furthermore, its primary use is to be installed on steel icebreakers, enabling them to achieve mobile firepower coverage through high-speed movement..."

Earl Feigen was stunned by what he heard and couldn't help but turn his head quietly. He found that the noble children who were also invited to watch the weapon test had the same dazed look on their faces. They could understand every word of the series of weapon introductions, but they couldn't understand what they meant when they were put together.

Fortunately, everyone was adept at putting on a show. Even though they knew nothing, they still led the clapping, leaving Harvey wondering if these country bumpkins understood or were just pretending. "Ahem," Harvey cleared his throat awkwardly. "Then let's not waste time. Let's conduct the test firing now!"

Chris nodded in agreement, and the two technicians beside him immediately took action, picked up the alchemical communicator placed beside them, and sent a message in a whisper.

Then, the icebreaker that had been anchored on the spacious river surface hummed and blew out several streams of thick white steam from the top, and slowly sailed towards the section of the river where everyone was. When passing through the middle of the river, the sailors on the ship skillfully dropped a long string of huge red buoy targets, which floated sparsely about one thousand meters away from the river bank.

The two gunners on the shore waited for the signal from the ship again, and then began to operate the magic cannon in tacit coordination - one of them pushed open the hatch at the rear of the barrel, and the other immediately stuffed a silver pointed iron can into the barrel, and then closed the gun chamber.

"Report! The shells are loaded!"

"Aim and hold!"

"The safety is on!"

"Fire ready! Request to fire!"

Chris turned to look at his lord, indicating that he should give the orders personally.

Harvey nodded, "Everyone cover your ears...fire!"

Before everyone could come back to their senses and cover their ears as Harvey instructed, a loud bang suddenly exploded beside them!

Earl Fagan felt a buzzing in his head, and the surroundings seemed to suddenly become quiet, leaving only the thumping of his heart and his own trembling breathing.

A ball of orange flame erupted from the front end of the metal barrel, which was even more dazzling and dazzling than the flames of the magic-powered cannon he had seen before. The dock under his feet seemed to tremble slightly for a moment, and a wave of hot air rushed towards him, causing him to take two steps back in a bit of a loss of composure. He was supported by a lord's personal guard behind him at the waist, so he didn't fall on his butt and made a fool of himself.

The magic cannon seemed to have suddenly retreated and sank due to firing the shells, but it soon returned to its original position smoothly and quickly.

Harvey took two balls of cotton from his ears and turned to say something to Earl Fagan, but the Earl shook his head palely, his head buzzing. He was stunned for half a minute before he could barely hear the lord's words, "Are you okay? Didn't I tell you to cover your ears?"

Earl Fagan opened his mouth, shook his head in panic, and tiptoed to look at the targets in the middle of the river... The targets had disappeared. No! There was clearly a long string of buoy targets on the river, where had they gone?

Chris quickly answered everyone's questions. "This new weapon can fire magical shells like a magic-powered cannon to strike distant enemies. However, we've improved its damage compared to previous weapons—from single-point damage to a wider range of damage!"

Harvey took out the telescope and observed the river surface. He asked, "Is one thousand meters the basic range?"

"Yes, the maximum firing range is three thousand meters. However, if we fire a shot at that distance, we won't be able to observe the effect of the bombardment."

Chris continued triumphantly, "According to the ideas and inspiration provided by the Lord, we added dragon flame powder to the magic cannonballs. Although this causes a loud noise when the shells are fired, the range and damage of the shelling have increased several times!"

This is the power of the magic bloom bomb!
(End of this chapter)