My XX deal with Sister Nero

"This monocular telescope can also serve as an eagle-eye technique." As he spoke, Tony handed the monocular telescope in his hand to old William.

Under Tony's command, Old William easily learned how to operate the monocular telescope. He stood at the door and fiddled with it for a while, then said in surprise, "Your Highness, this thing is really useful. I wonder if it can be mass-produced? If it is used on archers, it will undoubtedly improve their combat effectiveness!"

Tony shook his head and said, "One or two is fine, but if we want to manually mass-produce monoculars and ensure that they can see the same distance, we don't have the technology to do that yet."

"Okay..." Old William said in a low voice.

In fact, Tony could guess that this was just old William's wishful thinking. A monocular telescope requires at least one hand to operate, while you need two hands to draw a bow and arrow.

Even if you use a crossbow or fix the monocular to your eye, you need to readjust to the focal length, which is not something you can do in a short time.

After all, this is a bow and arrow, not a sniper rifle.

"Speaking of which, my newly developed weapon is almost finished. After the dragon slaying is over, this newly developed weapon can officially enter the testing phase." Tony said with a smile.

"Newly developed weapons? What are those? Is it related to that gunpowder manufacturing bureau?" Old William asked subconsciously.

Tony nodded and didn't say much.

The weapon Tony made was none other than a hand cannon.

The hand cannon is a type of matchlock gun, with a caliber between a gun and a cannon. It has a simple structure and is easy to operate. When Tony discovered saltpeter and ordered the establishment of a gunpowder manufacturing bureau, he also began to order the blacksmith shop to cast hand cannons according to his requirements, and also established a three-person testing team.

The hand cannon made by Tony is made of pure iron. The gunpowder is put into the iron tube through the opening at the front end, and then the iron ammunition is put in. Finally, the fuse at the rear end of the hand cannon is lit. The fuse ignites the gunpowder in the iron tube and sprays the iron ammunition out.

Of course, Tony had emphasized before that you must not pour too much gunpowder, otherwise it would easily cause the barrel to explode.

Although everyone didn't quite understand what a barrel explosion meant, just by hearing the name everyone knew it was definitely not a good thing, so they simply nodded to show that they understood.

Although hand cannons are not difficult to make, Tony currently lacks saltpeter and sulfur. After making a hand cannon, Tony found that the gunpowder he had refined was not enough for him to fire a few shots.

It is said that old William still does not know the exact location of the gunpowder factory. It is said that His Highness built the gunpowder factory far away from the town for everyone's safety. He said that gunpowder can explode with greater power than thunder from the sky and is a very scary secret weapon.

Originally, Tony planned to bring a few senior military officers here to watch the power of the hand cannon tomorrow. However, because they have to slay the dragon tomorrow, Tony has to change the test time.

"Your Highness, although you have such a good thing in your hand that allows you to watch the battle from a far distance, it is still very dangerous after all. Please think twice." Old William obviously did not fall for Tony's trick of changing the subject. He still went straight to the point.

"Hey fuck, you're picking a fight with me today, aren't you? I just want to see a dragon. I've never seen a dragon in my life!" Tony was a little annoyed. Why was he so unmoved no matter how much he tried to persuade him?

"Your Highness, I have never seen a real dragon even at my age." Old William shrugged and said calmly.

"Damn you... Forget it, just focus on going to the front line. Whether I go or not is another matter later!" Tony waved his hand impatiently, signaling him to leave.

Seeing that the young prince had softened his tone and was no longer determined to watch the battle, old William said, "Okay, Your Highness. I'll go back and prepare to slay the dragon." After saying that, old William bowed slightly to His Highness and left this temporary residence for the prince.

After Old William left, Tony snorted coldly and whispered, "Want to play with me? You're far from it!"

It would be impossible for Tony not to join in the fun.

That's a dragon! The legendary dragon! Tony had only heard of it in this life and the last, but had never seen one. He had never even seen a dragon turtle like the Tarasque. Now he finally had the chance to see a real dragon. It would be a joke if he didn't join in the fun.

The reason why he acted a little loose in front of Old William was actually very simple. Tony could see that if he insisted on going to watch the battle today, Old William would probably refuse to carry out the task assigned to him before, let Zero go to slay the dragon alone, and then lead the mobile force to put Tony under house arrest in the town.

Although this was a typical case of insubordination, which was punishable by death according to imperial law, at least by doing this, he could save His Highness's life. His Highness was not someone who did not understand these things. From their contact over the past few days, old William felt that His Highness might be angry and would punish him, but His Highness was also sensible and would definitely not kill him for this.

If His Highness died, the consequences would be different.

The emperor's only younger brother died. Once Emperor Nero in Rome knew about it, he might ask them to be buried together to accompany the little prince!

PS1: I won't update today because I have to go on a business trip tomorrow, and it's expected to take two days, so I will automatically set four chapters to be updated. I will try my best to finish it within two days. If I can't finish it... I can only stop updating and come back to make up for it. After all, novels can't bring me a penny of income now. I rely entirely on interest to update, and the author also needs to make a living.

PS2: I found that my requirements are still too low. Collection plus 100 collections for each updated chapter. If you can all come up with 100 collections for me within two days... I'm afraid I really will have to dress up as a woman to make up for the update. But it's okay, it's not like I haven't dressed up as a woman before.

PS3: There are currently 1071 collections, 850 recommendations, 40 monthly tickets, 1600 rewards, 4 valid book reviews, and 56 valid intermittent posts. I currently owe 90 updates. The next update will require 1149 collections, 854 recommendations, 55 monthly tickets, 2400 rewards, 53 valid book reviews, and 89 valid intermittent posts. You can just meet any one of these.

PS4: I will not count the chapters that are owed in the next two days, but I will count them all when I return.

Chapter 69: Set off and watch the dragon slaying!

On one hand, you might survive, but on the other hand, you will definitely die, and maybe even your whole family will suffer!

Therefore, as long as Tony dares to say that he would rather die than go and watch the dragon slaying, old William would rather bear the crime of treason and put Tony under house arrest!

And Tony was not stupid. He had been in contact with Old William for such a long time that he naturally knew that he was not a soldier in the pure sense. If he was a pure soldier, he would execute any order given by his superiors without hesitation. Tony also saw what Old William was thinking from his eyes and knew that if he insisted on going, Old William might do something to him.

Of course, although it is impossible for him to do something philosophical, he still has the courage to lock himself up.

So Tony chose to compromise, or in other words, he chose to compromise on the surface.

After Old William left, Tony called Mary and asked her what the dragons in this world were and how powerful they were.

"Your Highness, actually, I don't know much more about dragons than you do. I just know that dragons can fly, can breathe fire, are very huge, their scales can defend against swords and crossbows, and they look majestic and terrifying. Other than that, I don't know anything." Mary said with a wry smile.

...I also know that thing looks like a big lizard!

Tony looked helpless. It seemed that the world didn't know much about dragons. As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in a hundred battles. If you don't even know your enemy well, how can you be victorious in a hundred battles? Forget it. Anyway, there is Zero. Judging from her fighting power, slaying a dragon shouldn't be a problem, right? If that doesn't work, there is still the great Iron Fist Saint!

Although the Iron Fist Saint is traveling in Europe, her whereabouts are currently unknown.

"Sister Mary, tomorrow Zero and the mobile force will go to slay the dragon. You can bring a guard team with me and we will go to watch the dragon slaying!" Tony said excitedly.

"Your Highness, you can't do that!" At this time, Mary had almost the same expression as old William.

"Don't be like that, Sister Mary. Look, this is my new invention. This way you can watch the war from a long distance." Tony took out the monocular telescope from behind him and said.

"What...is this?" Mary asked, looking at the monocular telescope, confused.

"This thing is called a monocular telescope." As he spoke, Tony briefly introduced the function of the monocular telescope again.

Although this thing cannot be mass-produced, Tony has conceived that the first batch of monoculars will have four, one for himself, Mary, old William, and Mike. These four are the current military chiefs of the town of Odney. They will be responsible for formulating many strategies and tactics. If they have a monocular, it will be much more convenient for them to do reconnaissance near the battlefield.

Speaking of which, there are only four departments and one bureau under the City Hall now, and the affairs managed by the Civil Department are too diverse. Tony plans to split the Civil Department and divide it into departments with their own responsibilities.

Well, these are all things for later, let’s continue talking about monoculars.

After playing with it for a while, Mary handed the monocular telescope back to Tony and said, "Your Highness, although this monocular telescope can bring things more than 300 feet away closer to your eyes, more than 300 feet is still within the dragon's attack range!"

Tony smiled and said, "How big is the dragon? I don't know, but it must be big, right? I can see the dragon clearly with my eyes from more than 300 feet away, right? In this case, I can definitely stand at a farther distance and use a telescope to see the dragon!"

Although this is true, it is still dangerous!

Mary can take the risk, but he doesn't dare let Tony take the risk!

"Your Highness! Please think twice!" Mary said quickly.

"Don't think twice. I've thought it over. Let's make a decision! Tomorrow you take a team to protect me, and then we'll find a better place to watch the battle. By the way, you should find out where the dragon is first, so that we don't follow them and take the wrong path. Also, don't tell them that I want to follow them, okay?" Tony looked at Mary and said.

“...Yes.” As a professional soldier, Mary prioritizes obeying orders and ultimately has no choice but to do what Tony says.

After a day's rest, Tony found Mike first early the next morning and ordered the whole town to enter a level one alert state. No one was allowed to enter but not leave, including hunters. At the same time, the militia squads were dispersed, each with two to three strong men to maintain the town's security. The laborers distributed weapons and guarded the temporary wall.

When building the road, Tony also ordered the destruction of the original half-man-high mud wall, and rebuilt a wooden wall with wood on the original site. The workers guarded the wall to prevent the wild beasts caused by the dragon slaying from attacking the town.

After arranging all this, Tony put on his armor, took a team of guards, and marched towards the forest.

Tony already knew the approximate location of the dragon when he reported earlier. When he was arranging the defense of the town in the morning, the dragon-slaying team set out almost at the same time. Tony had also sent an experienced hunter to follow them and find the location of the dragon's nest.

There are many trees in the forest. Both the guards and the dragon-slaying team chose to walk instead of riding horses. Wearing light leather armor, with an iron dagger and a small crossbow hanging on their waists, Tony looked at everything in the forest curiously. Although Tony in his previous life was not a rich second-generation and did not grow up in a big city, he had never seen such a large forest in his hometown. In that era of high-rise buildings, a forest of this scale could perhaps only be seen in a forest reserve like the Greater Khingan Range?

"The forest is great. The air is fresh. Taking a deep breath makes me feel refreshed." Tony sighed to Mary.

Mary smiled slightly, and just as she was about to answer, a soldier from the escort team who was in charge of exploring the way ahead suddenly turned back, knelt on one knee and said, "General, Your Highness, the hunter we sent out before is back!"

"Hurry, hurry, call him over!" Tony was slightly stunned and spoke quickly.

Soon, the hunter was brought back. Seeing that he was about to kneel on one knee, Tony waved his hand and said, "Let's skip these irrelevant details and get down to business. How far is the dragon's nest from here?"

The hunter said, "Your Highness, the dragon's nest is not far from here, it's just a short distance away."

Tony frowned and asked, "Then why didn't I hear any noise? Hasn't the fight started yet?"

The hunter nodded and said, "Yes, Your Highness. They are still making preliminary preparations, but they should be here soon. Your Highness asked me to keep an eye out for a place nearby where I can stand high and see far enough to see the battle site clearly. I found a place that meets your requirements. There is a cliff nearby where I can see the battle site, but it's a little far away."

Tony said, "It's okay to go a little further, just take us there first."

The hunter looked at Tony with a worried expression, then gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, Your Highness, I'll take you there!"

PS: I guess someone must have called me a crossdresser, right? What a joke! I wore crossdresses in junior high school, that’s enough. I won’t wear crossdresses again! Don’t ask me why! My sister won’t give me her clothes to wear again!

Chapter 70 When you get to know her, you want to...

Standing in front of the giant dragon, looking at the members of the mobile force behind her who were still holding their weapons and ready to fight, a hint of admiration flashed in Zero's eyes.

The wyvern is a creature in mythology and legend. It looks like a dragon and has the bloodline of a dragon and a griffin. In terms of appearance, the wyvern has only two legs and is much smaller than a real dragon. At the same time, because it is not a dragon, it does not have the so-called dragon power and fire-breathing skills. Generally speaking, most wyverns rely on their teeth and claws to bite and scratch the enemy.

To put it bluntly, the wyvern is indeed very strong, much stronger than those wild beasts, but far weaker than a real dragon.

The wyvern was sleeping soundly now, probably because it thought there were no enemies after driving away the wild beasts nearby, so it dared to sleep soundly without any worries? Unfortunately, it didn't know that there was a group of fearless dragon slayers standing in front of it!

"Is this a dragon...? Why does it feel different from what I imagined?" Looking at this not-so-big flying dragon, a soldier from the mobile force said in confusion, holding a bow and arrow.

"This is a two-legged flying dragon. Strictly speaking, it is not a dragon, although it has dragon bloodline. But do you think a dog with wolf bloodline can be considered a wolf?" Jie Luo took the knife, chopped it twice, and explained helplessly.

She had run over happily to slay the dragon, but ended up seeing this thing...

Looking at the two-legged dragon that was sleeping soundly without any sense of danger, Jie Luo suddenly felt as if she had finally accumulated strength and was about to punch out, but she was dazed to find that there was no enemy in front of her at all. This feeling of powerlessness made Jie Luo very annoyed.

Forget it, let’s kill this wyvern first. Let’s do it quickly and decisively. After killing this wyvern, I’ll get the commission and rest for a day at most before leaving!

After scratching his head and taking a deep breath, Jie Luo pointed the strange-shaped sword in his hand at the sleeping wyvern. Then he stomped his feet hard and rushed towards the wyvern!

Perhaps it sensed the danger instinctively, or perhaps the wyvern was awakened by the voices just now, but no matter which one it was, the dragon opened its eyes just as Jie Luo rushed over.

When the dragon saw someone holding a knife towards its nostrils, it had no time to think. It just tilted its head slightly and barely avoided the attack.

The dagger did not pierce the wyvern's head, but instead grazed its head and pierced the base of its wings.

"Ah!" The dragon screamed and turned its head to bite.

"Be careful!" A soldier from the mobile unit shouted. Just as he was about to draw his bow and shoot an arrow at the wyvern's head to attract its attention and protect Jie Luo, Jie Luo suddenly pulled the knife out from the base of the wyvern's wings and leaped back to avoid the attacking big mouth. She turned her head and said to the soldier, "Don't interfere. I can handle it alone!"

As she spoke, Jie Luo swung her knife, leaving a shallow scar on the dragon's face.

"Ah!" The pterosaur felt pain, roared suddenly, and stood up. It wanted to spread its wings and fly, but the injury at the root of its left wing was too severe. It flapped its wings twice, but did not fly except leaving a large pool of blood on the ground.

"Useless beast." Jie Luo snorted coldly and continued to rush forward. She lowered her head to avoid the wings that were swinging like knives. Then she slashed the right leg of the two-legged dragon with the dagger in her hand. The two-legged dragon screamed in pain and blood gushed out, soaking Jie Luo's snow-white clothes.

"Too weak, too weak!" Jie Luo said, and while the dragon hadn't reacted yet, she raised her hand and slashed at the exposed abdomen of the two-legged dragon.

Compared to the back that was full of barbs and bone armor, the belly of the wyvern was much softer. With this knife, Jie Luo directly cut open the belly of the wyvern.

The internal organs flowed out along with the blood. If Jie Luo had not dodged quickly, these internal organs would have smashed into Jie Luo's head.

"Ah!" The wyvern screamed. Compared to dragons, its IQ was very low. Even compared to those wild beasts, its IQ was only slightly higher. But this IQ could almost be called thin. The wyvern also knew that it would be easy to kill this tiny human in front of it!

Injure its wings so that it cannot fly, injure its claws so that it cannot crawl and scratch itself with its claws, cut open its abdomen, causing it extremely intense pain so that it temporarily loses the ability to attack, so in the end, Zero will give it a fatal blow.

"Let's go, there's nothing to see anymore." On a cliff not far away, Tony put away his monocular telescope and said to Mary beside him.

"Eh? Your Highness, is the battle over?" Mary said in surprise.

Because the distance was quite far and there were many trees blocking the view, Mary had no idea what was happening in the dragon's nest. She just heard a few roars of the dragon and nothing else.

"The dragon probably won't survive. But then again, this dragon... is unexpectedly weak." Tony sighed, turned around and walked down the mountain.

In his opinion, even if Jie Luo could slay the dragon, there would probably be flying sand and rocks, ghosts and wolves howling on both sides, just like when you play an RPG game and reach the final boss. If you don't use two gorgeous big moves, you would be embarrassed to say that you beat the final boss!

However, what he didn't expect was that the battle was so one-sided. Zero was simply beating the wyvern. It was so weak, was it really a dragon? Tony estimated that even if Zero wasn't there, he could still kill it with the help of the mobile forces and the escort team at the cost of some casualties!

Well, but on second thought, there are only so few people in my territory now, and they are quite supportive of the policies I have issued. What's the harm in spending money to avoid disaster and sacrifice them?

After all, you can earn money again if you lose it, but if you lose a person, it is really gone.

Not long after returning to the town of Odney, Old William returned to the town and came to Tony's residence to report: "Your Highness, we have finished slaying the dragon. The two-legged dragon has been successfully killed by us."

Tony nodded and said, "Well, go call that Zero over. Since she is a mercenary, it's time to settle the bill now."

Speaking of Zero, Tony recalled many details about Zero that he had seen before.

In his previous life, he first knew about Jie Luo when he was bored one day and searched for books online. He saw Jie Luo's book and thought the style was good so he downloaded it. But at that time he didn't know the heroine's name was Jie Luo, and he didn't even know where this girl came from.

Later, one day, when he saw this girl in a promotional video of a domestic web game, he was very surprised and thought to himself, has domestic CG animation caught up with Japan? This production level is almost catching up with "Final Fantasy", right?

So he found a classmate of his who loved games and anime, and asked him who this girl was.

He still can't forget the classmate's answer: "Her? When you don't know her, you just think she's a slut, but when you get to know her, yes, you will want to fuck her."

Chapter 71: Throw yourself into someone’s arms?

The classmate's words were incoherent. After talking for a long time, Tony still couldn't figure out who this person was. He didn't even know what the girl's name was or which anime or game she came from. These were the only three things he knew.

The first is that this girl is definitely not from the FATE series.