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Xi was silent for a moment, then said, "What if the observation data and calculations are really wrong, then..."

"Consider it tuition. There are many deadly things in the universe. If it's not this problem, it's that problem. It's better to suffer a non-fatal loss than to make a fatal mistake."

Life is a miracle of the universe, but miracles don't last forever. This is something everyone knows but chooses to ignore. They always think the sun will rise again the next day, but the fact that the sun always rises is actually a miracle and a coincidence.

"Alright, I'm short on time, I'll stop here for now."

"Wait, two people from the Great Yan side are planning to meet with you when they have time."

“I have no interest…” Year opened her fan, and she could guess which two they were. “I have nothing in common with pessimists and prison guards.” The world will always evolve.

But not all beings called "gods" choose to look forward. Some cling tightly to the shadows of the past, while others bury their heads in the sands of history, and still others numb themselves with a sense of mission or tradition.

I understand them all year, but understanding doesn't mean tolerance, much less acceptance. They are two opposing tracks, and their only intersection is at some point where they collide and get hurt or even shattered. It's better to just keep them as parallel lines.

They completed their mission and looked to their own future. After all, some people always have to look up at the sky. However, not everyone can look up and then fall into the pit in front of them.

At the military factory, new individual weapons are being produced on the production line. Xia Lin's mountain development plan requires the remaining capacity and lifespan of the nano-honeycomb.

Therefore, Kazdel had to manufacture or copy a weapon equivalent to the MA12 Supporter rifle.

"A gas-operated rifle? It feels like a step backward."

“It’s a self-charging air rifle,” Wendy complained. “Actually, it’s no different from the electrothermal weapons you use. It’s just that the material that expands with heat has been replaced with something else. From the initial gunpowder combustion expansion to the current electrothermal expansion, it’s essentially the vaporization or ionization of the propellant, using gas or plasma as the working fluid to propel the projectile.”

"So why make it so complicated? As long as the expansion rate or instantaneous pressure of the propellant meets the standard, the warhead can be propelled out at the same speed..."

"So how long would it take to compress six hundred times the volume of gas? Do you want to mount a turbine blower on the stock?" Nian asked, arms crossed.

This was a line of thinking that even she and other early researchers couldn't comprehend, or rather, Wendy never intended to take the normal route in the first place. "Isn't there Originium?"

"My God, I'm so fed up with this 'everything needs Originium' attitude..." Nian slammed his fan on his forehead. "Tell me, how do you do this with Originium? It's not like the Snow Rabbit's wet kit, is it?"

The Snow Rabbit Rifle was the strangest thing Master Nian had ever seen in her life. The Lateran etched guns only made her complain that the birdmen had actually shot arrows to the moon, but the Snow Rabbit Rifle made Master Nian speechless when she first saw it.

The birdman next door only made a staff launcher, but you made a warlock launcher, or in a sense, a Talulah launcher. It's amazing that this gene donor can still maintain such an optimistic and cheerful personality.

“Let me make this clear first: Originium is a special mineral, and its vapor volume ratio is not high. In other words, if you intend to use it to replace gunpowder, the birds of Laterano have already died once on the way. Even if you ionize it, it will be the same. Not to mention, Originium’s automatic deactivation characteristics at high energy levels make it difficult to provide too high… um, expansion thrust.”

The fact that such a large grenade couldn't even kill people with its explosive power speaks volumes. The real killer wasn't the effect of a miniature staff; it was essentially just casting a one-time, high-powered spell.

"Well, but can't Originium grenades generate far more kinetic energy through magic than just vaporizing Originium?"

"Oh, it's a design similar to the Originium Railgun, which directly provides some kind of kinetic field or repulsive force to push the warhead out."

“Well, so strictly speaking, this should be called a human kinetic energy rifle. The original design was certainly very mature and easy to use, but this convenience was actually unnecessary,” Wendy said. “It feels like it was designed for people who don’t have any Originium Arts at all, like Hai Si or Deepsea Hunters.”

This is very abnormal. Everyone in Terra has some Originium Arts, but they can't be called warlocks because they haven't received education and training. That's how cars and cell phones came about. Similarly, this is why Skadi can't use most of Rhodes Island's equipment.

To use a rough analogy, a caster's Originium Arts are like the internal energy cultivation techniques in martial arts novels, while a regular operator's Originium Arts, after training, are like an external martial arts master—not as precise, but still capable of "manifesting power" to a certain extent.

However, this does not mean that ordinary people have no Originium Arts at all. Just as a martial artist is someone who has undergone training or cultivation, it does not mean that ordinary people cannot throw punches. They are not crippled without hands or feet, and they still have the strength to swing their fists.

"Therefore, my design is to use the user's tiny bit of Originium Arts as a guide to activate the kinetic booster, which will push out a ball of air as the working fluid to propel the ammunition."

“I get it. It’s like using an invisible piston rod that’s fast and powerful enough to push a bullet out. Why don’t you just fire the bullet directly?”

"Well, because of the difficulty of etching, that's how the Laterans do it..." Each type of ammunition requires etching a different primer, and the user needs to flexibly change their Originium Arts according to the etched primer. This not only makes training and use very difficult, but also makes the ammunition extremely expensive.

Wendy changed to etching only one type of primer, and that primer is etched inside the barrel. When ordinary people are trained, they only need to master this one primer firing technique, which is to directly hit the projectile with a supersonic stream of air and then push it out.

"Furthermore, I improved the ammunition structure. The bottom is not etched, but a base layer of Originium is made, which can be pierced by high-pressure airflow. This way, the projectile will continue to accelerate after it flies out. Since it does not need to be as complicated as Lateran, the ammunition cost is much cheaper than etched ammunition."

"Then the primer burns to the core and explodes, propelling the core out at an even higher speed, just like a miniature shotgun?"

Master Nian finally understood, and then he was even more dumbfounded, "Such a complicated structure, you're not..."

“Agor has mass production equipment, originally used to make sea monster positioning missiles, which were used to implant positioning electronic devices into the sea monsters’ bodies. Now it’s just that the positioning devices have been replaced with high-explosive warheads,” Wendy said.

"That's alright then." Given Terra's industrial and precision manufacturing technology, this ammunition is cheaper than etched ammunition, but not by much.

However, if Argor has its automated mass production equipment, the cost will be quickly amortized as long as the production volume is large enough.

"What did Boss Xia say?"

"He told me to change my name. By the way, what's wrong with 'Human Kinetic Energy Rifle'?"

"What did he suggest we call this thing?"

"They said the recoil and power were both excessive, so they suggested I rename it 'Bomb Gun' and give it to those big guys who wear power armor."

Chapter Eleven: Test Subjects

Chapter 11

"It's not good," Sergei said honestly, putting down the new rifle in his hand. "I would say it's extremely bad. If I had to choose, I'd rather carry a support rifle with an extended barrel..."

"Specifically, what's wrong with it?" "It's not good at anything. First of all, it's at least one-third heavier. Perhaps you don't feel it in the workshop. But for soldiers on the front lines, the weight means they need to expend more energy and carry a heavier load. It's also difficult to get into a firing position during hand-to-hand combat and close-quarters fighting."

Sergei is a former Yeti marksman, a hunter, and a guerrilla fighter. Now he works as a shooting instructor, teaching new recruits how to use firearms, a very special weapon in Terra.

"Besides that?" Wendy noted down the weight issue, because it had to withstand the expansion pressure generated by the Originium pressurization system activated by Originium Arts. Therefore, the power tank had to be cast from heavy Dragon Steel alloy, which resulted in its high weight.

"The center of gravity is also unstable, leaning to the right, and the recoil is too great, the muzzle rise is severe, and the bullet trajectory is fragmented. The only advantage is probably that the power is greater."

But for soldiers using rifles, both needle bullets and arrow bullets can kill; greater power is practically useless.

Sergei rattled off a long list of defects, which was quite normal for a newly developed weapon.

On the contrary, it is the support rifle, a mediocre thing with no advantages or disadvantages, that is strange.

"I suggest increasing the caliber of this weapon and transforming it into a large-caliber weapon for dealing with armored units. This would be a better way to supplement the anti-armor capabilities of the infantry platoon. The grenade launchers currently issued seem to be quite ineffective against armored units in actual use."

It can only fire one shot at a time, which is almost impossible to cause fatal damage to heavily armed units, let alone armored vehicles.

As for the individual thermal cannon, its range is too short, and it is a wet component device, which means that its shelf life and storage and use are quite cumbersome. The troops urgently need an infantry weapon that can fight armor at medium and long range. To put it bluntly, they need equipment like anti-tank rifles or RPGs.

"However, due to production capacity issues, you will not be able to obtain more support rifles in the future."

Without nano-honeycombs, it means that if the Terrans want to manufacture this weapon, they must design their own production line. The complex surface machining precision of the ionization cavity alone is a task that the current Kazdel factory cannot perform.

This means that every Supporter Rifle in Kazdel is one less available, and the only saving grace is that they are quite durable. However, the barrel life dictates that no matter how durable they are, they cannot last through a world war.

"In other words, we must complete the re-equipment as soon as possible during this period of relative peace to reduce our dependence on the Xia Group's advanced precision industry."

Everyone knows that using those things in military equipment would be a real waste, which is why Titan Military Industry has replenished itself with a large number of advanced processing equipment from the Great Yan and Xia Group.

However, Lao Xia's manufacturing system is ultimately just agricultural machinery. If what is needed here is a fully automatic radish peeler or a fully automatic sausage filling machine, he can completely manufacture a complete, fully automated, advanced and precise food processing production line, or even a simple maintenance station for agricultural machinery. But it's better to forget about building a manufacturing station for military and heavy industrial equipment.

After all, neither Terra nor the Covenant's manufacturers and designers would have such a whimsical idea.

Because no one would pay for a feature they don't actually need, let alone pay a premium.

"Compared to artillery, drones, and ship support systems, rifles and ammunition are the most troublesome..."

Because everyone needs to be issued at least one weapon, the sheer number makes upgrading or replacing equipment a massive undertaking, not to mention the issue of ammunition.

“I’ve taken note of your feedback. This rifle will still need to undergo extensive testing and battlefield trials, so…”

"Miss Wendy, the doctor wants to see you. He says there's a big deal coming up." A few days later, on the front lines of the Sami capital, the Colombian army put up a fierce resistance at the Snow River position due to the fall of the Stone River Fortress.

In the end, they still had to retreat to the Sami capital, relying on the capital's mobile city for a final defense or struggle.

This is a puzzling issue that has been reported in the news: why were Colombians the ones fighting the invaders on Sami soil? The answer is simple: the capable Sami fighters weren't on the government forces' side!

"What is this?" Basil looked at the strange firearms inside the box. "Firearms?"

“These are new rifles from Kazdel. They transferred the production agreement and standards to us. I heard they're very powerful.” The quartermaster slammed the documents on the table. “Once you sign them, you can take these with you.”

"How powerful are they?" Basil fiddled with these heavy contraptions, feeling that they were much heavier than the rifles that supported them, and the center of gravity wasn't as ergonomic. However, they were lighter than electromagnetic crossbows.

Infantry units equipped with electromagnetic crossbows cannot carry even slightly heavier protective gear, because that would require carrying a heavy battery and a replacement capacitor module, not to mention the weight of the all-metal arrows themselves.

"It can penetrate two layers of heavy shields, like the Ursus shields. However, its accuracy is average, so you'd better be mentally prepared when using it."

"That's enough." Basil calculated the penetrating power and concluded that it was enough to penetrate most of the protective parts of Ursus's assault vehicles and assault boats, causing damage to the personnel and machinery inside.

"Two more divisions of reinforcements have been sent from the country, and now our troop strength on the front line is roughly equal to that of Ursus."

"But honestly, is it really necessary for us to fight this hard for Sami?" Basil sensed something was off. Did they really need to fight Ursus to the death like this?

"Who knows? The big shots in the country won't tell us why." The quartermaster shrugged and instructed several orderly soldiers to unload more cargo boxes from the truck.

At the front, Ursus's vanguard advanced to within 5 kilometers of the Sami capital. Sami is a small country, and even the capital city is not large, consisting of only three mobile blocks.

The outermost industrial zone had been cleared of debris, with doors and windows sealed with fireproof materials. Anti-tank cone-shaped cement blocks and intersecting metal stakes could be seen everywhere on the streets. Several heavy "Yorman" tanks were stuck at intersections, their light city defense artillery pointing at various ramps leading up to the city.

Sami certainly didn't have the money to build a giant hydraulic lift gate and openable ramps like those in Longmen. Its access to and from the city was just a series of sloping metal ramps.

On both sides of the slope are terraced shops and buildings, forming a unique Sami landscape.

The square platforms in front of these shops are piled with sandbags. Electromagnetic crossbows and anti-aircraft guns are installed within the sandbag enclosures, which greatly reduces the shrapnel lethality of Ursus grenades.

For the attacking side, they had to overcome the significant disadvantage of uphill attacks by attacking streets divided by buildings and various later-added barricades and fortifications in order to open up a path into the city.

Of course, destroying or flattening the entire mobile city is also an option, but that would make it very difficult to end the war.

After capturing the Snow River and Stone River fortresses, Ursus finally established a relatively effective transportation and supply route, and some maintenance stations and production bases were also moved to the fortress area near the front line.

This also means that the land-based naval fleet, which is heavily reliant on maintenance facilities, will be deployed to the battlefield in the upcoming siege. These are not small assault boats, but real warships weighing tens of thousands of tons.

The heavy armor could withstand direct fire from Colombian anti-aircraft guns, while the naval guns could easily clear out the city's fortifications and defenses one by one.

Most importantly, its deck is level with or close to the city module, allowing combat troops to quickly land from various areas of the city instead of having to risk huge casualties by storming the ramps into the city.

After a long journey, the three Columbia land-based warships finally arrived at the battlefield. After unloading their supplies and new tanks, they quickly began to confront the Ursus fleet.

Colombia's warship technology is not very advanced, but its vast territory and developed economy allow it to maintain a fleet size second only to Ursus, Victoria, and Great Yan.

The ship that arrived was the "Unyielding-class land-based ship" known as "Soregas the Bitch". It was notorious for its unreliable machinery, unreasonable armor, and gunners having less than an inch of gun shields for protection during battle, making it vulnerable to being shot down at any time. Fortunately, although Ursus's fleet was the largest in the world, its performance and actual combat effectiveness were still a tragedy.

This is just a bunch of noobs fighting, but when Da Yan and Victoria fight, that's a battle of masters. Victoria's shipborne electromagnetic crossbow looks like a crossbow, but...

Basically, it means electromagnetic kinetic energy cannon, while Da Yan is a beam cannon mainly composed of divine light cannons. In a real battle, it can use the tactics of World War I and the structure of ironclad ships to create the sound and light effects of interstellar war.

The fleets of Columbia and Ursus, which were still using Originium city defense cannons—that is, using casters to operate Originium devices to generate projectile force to throw heavy grenades—seemed very much in line with their appearance and era. The two sides hurled hundreds of shells at each other on the plains west of the Sami capital, but in the end, they each suffered minor injuries and had to return.

Among them, the Columbia suffered heavy losses of deck personnel due to the lack of turret protection, while the Ursus suffered even more severe damage because its power and weapons were outdated and it had to be bombarded at close range.

After a brief naval engagement, Ursus launched another offensive, using continuous, large-scale operations composed of army groups to pressure the enemy's strategy and force them to change their operational intentions.

"Whoosh—Boom!" The expensive imported missile, flashing with blue pulse light, crashed into the city, and rivers of fire flowed through the streets, slowly overflowing the fences formed by the buildings.

"Crash—" Gravel mixed with dust rolled into the small hotel that served as a temporary frontline command post. "Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!"

Sergeant Basil spat several times to get rid of all the plaster in his mouth, but a nauseating bitterness still lingered on the tip of his tongue.