MC's career as foreign lord

"So this is the great weapon you were talking about for the future? Doesn't look like much!" The newly unearthed six-barreled machine gun naturally looked crude and clumsy.

Anna couldn't help but complain, but everyone was used to her words, so no one was offended.

After a long time, you'll find that Miss Silver Dragon's words are just a figure of speech. Although they carry a sense of superiority from the dragon race, there's no malice behind them.

Several days had passed. The dwarves worked tirelessly every day, and Zhou Ren wandered around, still frantically building up the territory.

The multi-barreled machine gun, which had already been perfected, was finally ready for testing. Thanks to the efforts of the dwarves, this thing, which was originally two people long and had barrels as thick as arms, had been reduced to a weight that several ordinary adults could lift.

Of course, these "ordinary adults" refer to ordinary people in this world. In this world full of magic, ordinary people also possess the strength to fight lions and tigers.

So this machine gun wasn't very light. As you could see from its size, although the barrel had been reduced and the entire volume had been miniaturized to suit the bullets that Zhou Ren had designed to better match its power,

it was still a relatively large behemoth for the dwarves. Their bodies could barely grip the handle of the machine gun.

But when Zhou Ren grabbed it, it felt just right. He felt like he wasn't holding a machine gun, but a very violent cannon.

Their test targets were rows of stones and metal in the distance. To better test the shooting effect, they even found some special protective items from the elves.

That's right, the special protection system from the elves, the town's protective shield, was also one of the test options. Here, we must thank the elven princess for her gift.

In addition, the skin of some wilderness monsters or the scales of evil dragons were also used as test items. They wanted to test the power of this new weapon as much as possible before making further plans.

With Zhou Ren's limited knowledge, gunpowder weapons were almost the limit. If he were asked to design advanced kinetic energy weapons, laser weapons, or Gauss weapons, it wouldn't be his forte.

Although he felt that as long as he came up with some ideas in this world, these skilled guys would magically modify them according to his ideas, it was best not to mention them casually. If he triggered some mechanism and turned them into a revolution, it would be terrible.

Everyone was still carefully watching their words and deeds. He didn't want to guide this world into an unobservable special track because of some of his special words.

Although he himself benefited from this knowledge, now was not the best time to reveal all of this knowledge. It was as if he was using the MC system to transform the world. This world might also be using his knowledge and what he carried to sublimate its own system.

If his words really stimulated some people and made them realize another path besides magical power, then future plans might be affected, which he was unwilling to see.

The current situation was still good. He only contributed some kinetic energy knowledge, and all the technologies used were inherent in this world. Everyone would only think that his ideas were unique, and wouldn't think that he had opened up a new path.

Zhou Ren shook his head, throwing such thoughts behind him. Now was not the time to say these things, maybe in the future, but who could tell what would happen in the future?

"Start the test, how long can this barrel continue to fire?" Zhou Ren asked, ignoring Anna's evaluation.

Everyone didn't care about Miss Silver Dragon's words. After realizing that she was boring, she would quickly calm down and run to her best friend to complain.

Everyone was very clear about the standard testing process, so the dwarves also actively gathered around and poured the water in their hands directly onto the barrel of the multi-barreled machine gun.

"Lord, the cooling system isn't finished yet. Our mages are considering the practicality of cooling runes and ice magic. Too low a temperature will destroy the toughness of the barrel, causing it to shatter directly before it even heats up!"

The dwarven master craftsman explained to him carefully, and the legendary figures of various races around him were already in place.

As the highest combat power in the territory, Zhou Ren naturally had to show them this new item from the territory to strengthen everyone's confidence.

After all, everyone knew that they would inevitably have a battle with the orcs in the future, and the orcs were one of the most powerful races on the entire continent. Even with the elves behind them, no one dared to underestimate them.

At this moment, everyone was in place, standing next to him, their lord, and the dwarves had also set up the barrel, seemingly waiting for his order.

"Start, Jim!" It was naturally a bit unsuitable for the dwarves to operate this kind of gun, so they wisely changed someone, and in order to reduce the impact of the magic on their bodies on the gun, they called someone who would not be affected by magic at all, that is, the skeleton Jim.

In more scientific terms, this is called a control group. To get the best experimental results, you need to reduce all external conditions and external conditions.

Everyone knew this, and even when Jim was about to shoot, everyone began to retreat gradually, leaving only the timid elven ranger in the distance calling out the results.

He had tested the power of this machine gun and was a little worried that if Jim accidentally swept it on him, although he wouldn't die because he was connected to the Tree of Life, and even his injuries would recover quickly, it would hurt.

But fortunately, the little skeleton didn't have any special skills. Besides usually liking to farm and running around the territory with his group of skeleton brothers, he was very serious and formal in doing anything.

At the moment Zhou Ren's order was issued, his two hands pulled the triggers separately. That's right, this multi-barreled machine gun was actually composed of two triggers.

According to the dwarven craftsmen, this was actually due to the limitations of current technology. One trigger couldn't make all six barrels of the multi-barreled machine gun move well, so two triggers needed to be used alternately.

If one shot didn't rotate successfully, it would quickly rotate to the next shot and continue firing, which also ensured that in normal use, if one trigger broke, the other would take over.

“Da da da!” The crisp sound of bullets leaving the chamber rang in everyone's ears. Those nearby felt a slight tremor in their ears, followed by the sight of very evenly spaced bullet holes appearing on the first target in the distance, a tree.

However, this was only a momentary perception, because in the next instant, the tree fell down in response. The bullet holes were so dense that they snapped the tree in half.

Jim didn't even stop pulling the trigger. Instead, he very quickly moved the machine gun to the next target.

This time, it was a row of stones, each about the height of a person, with a row of mud walls behind them. This time, it was to test the bullet's penetration ability against stone.

To test the penetration ability, they also prepared several different types of ammunition, from the most basic steel-core bullets to the most advanced Adamantium alloy bullets, testing the penetration while also observing the damage each type of bullet caused to the stone.

Therefore, this test took a relatively long time. The only difference might have been shooting at different stones and taking an average value.

However, the one thing everyone could see was that the bullets had a strong penetrating power. Whether it was ordinary stone, reinforced stone, or even stone with a short-term magical enchantment, it was quickly penetrated under the intense barrage.

This also meant that ordinary flesh and blood bodies would not be able to withstand such bullets for long, and might even be torn apart the moment they came into contact.

The tree that had been cut in half told them a signal: if that wasn't a tree, but a person, no matter what race, they probably wouldn't have a good ending.

After all the bullet penetration levels were designed and tested, the next target was a high-grade enchanted armor.

This armor was not one of those forged by Zhou Ren, but rather a top-tier enchanted armor provided by the Elves out of friendship. In exchange, Zhou Ren gave them a set of pure Mithril armor, which shouldn't be a bad deal.

The magical light easily blocked the bullets, but it was quickly penetrated under the continuous barrage. The steel on it didn't last long either. The frantic shooting, in addition to the pile of spent casings on the ground, also quickly caused the seemingly indestructible Elven armor to fall.

The Elf Ranger, Seymour, raised the armor in his hand to show everyone. The middle section of the armor had been completely severed by the bullets, and the entire armor was covered with dense bullet holes, many of which had penetrated directly into the mud wall behind it.

This showed that even the highest-grade magical armor could not withstand such high-intensity fire from this multi-barreled machine gun.

“Why is this? This armor can withstand the bombardment of huge meteorites without being immediately damaged. It should be able to last at least a few minutes!” Shia asked in confusion.

Zhou Ren smiled, looking at the several people around him who were all ears. He naturally had the idea of giving them a lesson.

The magical armor's full blocking ability couldn't stop the penetration of bullets, which was actually due to the different designs.

At least the armor's designers didn't initially expect that there would be a weapon that constantly strikes the same spot on the armor, causing powerful penetration.

Their designs were mostly based on battlefield or accidental situations. For example, a dragon's breath required a wide range of protection, while arrow shots mostly involved multiple vibrations in the same area, resulting in high-intensity defense.

As for the battlefield, they tried to protect the whole body as much as possible, to avoid being affected by war magic, and to occasionally defend a few fixed points from arrow shots, which was about enough.

But their guns weren't like that.

“No matter how strong the defense, it will be penetrated if it is repeatedly struck at the same point!” Zhou Ren said, asking Shia, “What is the best way to deal with an impenetrable defense?”

“Of course, it's to repeatedly bombard a point with different spells until that point is destroyed!” Shia replied, and then, except for Anna, everyone else looked thoughtful.

“When we usually knock on minerals, we always repeatedly strike in from one point. Once a fulcrum is destroyed, all the places can be easily broken open completely!” Moradin inferred.

“That's right, our bullets also use this characteristic,” Zhou Ren said, “The high-speed flying bullets will continue to fly after penetrating the magic barrier, and even if they don't penetrate, they will hit the previous impact point. Such dense shooting will always create loopholes, and the remaining armor can't withstand our high-speed impact!”

He couldn't explain the knowledge of kinetic energy converting into potential energy to these people, so he could only simply explain the conversion situation to them.

“You can understand it this way: if a marksman can shoot every arrow at the same spot as the previous shot, they can probably break this defense after a dozen arrows!”

Hearing this, the few people who were somewhat confused suddenly understood, and they began to look at the multi-barreled machine gun with bright eyes.

At this moment, a box of bullets had been completely fired. Just as they thought they were going to move another box, they saw Jim directly take out another box from his body and reload the bullets.

“A box of bullets that can be directly synthesized has no disadvantages except for the cost of materials. It even helps me load the bullet belt!” Zhou Ren said, as the crowd watched Jim turn the muzzle to the next target.

The next target was, of course, a more advanced protective item, which was a small Elven territory defense shield. Most races had such a magical variant, using magic crystals or some special magical creatures to maintain the shield's energy, which could avoid most sudden attacks.

“Bang!” The multi-barreled machine gun suddenly exploded. Everyone turned around and saw that one of the barrels seemed unable to withstand the high heat and had exploded into 6 pieces.

However, Jim didn't react at all. The explosion wasn't in his direction, and he wasn't hurt in any way. His skeletal hand directly grabbed the barrel, pulled it out, and replaced it with another barrel.

They could see that the replaced barrel, when it fell to the grass, actually scorched a patch of grass directly. It looked like the temperature wasn't low!