From Baron to Lord

Allen smoothly took the second musket that Boltzmann handed over.

This musket looked much better than the first one, and its silver-white color was eye-catching.

Not far away, the target was set up again. Allen raised the gun, aimed, and fired in one go.

Bang—as expected, it was quite off. Boltzmann probably anticipated this, as these steel plates were several meters in size, and the distance was very close, so it wouldn't miss the target.

This time, instead of the iron bullet embedding itself in the steel plate, it went straight through.

"Hit three layers of steel plate!"

Hearing their words, Allen finally smiled.

"This one is not bad. Boltzmann, who made this?"

Boltzmann smiled, "Your Majesty, this is my work."

"Good, well done." Allen praised. "Since that's the case, please introduce your work."

"Yes, Your Majesty, this gun also uses the power generated by explosions to propel bullets, as you said."

"However, to improve the lifespan of the musket, I asked the dwarves to forge special steel, which greatly improved its strength. I also engraved a small number of magic arrays on the musket to further enhance its power."

"What is the cost of this gun?" Allen asked the question he was most concerned about.

"Ten gold coins."

"Very good." Allen was overjoyed. Although it was still very expensive, it was within his acceptable range.

"This..." Boltzmann hesitated, "The most critical part of this gun is the barrel, which uses the technology of the dwarves, but they didn't charge a high price."

"Moreover, limited by the capabilities of the dwarves, the output of this steel is not much." Allen's interest waned immediately after hearing Boltzmann's words.

After all, production is a very important aspect. Allen planned to equip all the soldiers with it.

With millions of them, it would be impossible to make even if they were worked to death.

"Can't we get the dwarves to guide the blacksmiths?" Allen thought of something.

Boltzmann shook his head, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid not. After all, not everyone has their skills."

"Moreover, when it explodes in the barrel, the impact force will spread in all directions, and the barrel will withstand a lot of pressure, which requires the barrel to be strong."

"But in that case, the price will be high," Allen interjected.

"Your Majesty is right," Boltzmann said with a bitter face.

Allen sighed and handed the gun back to Boltzmann.

Moreover, the accuracy of these guns is too poor. This is a gun, not a bow and arrow.

It would be good to use it as a substitute for bows and arrows, but Allen's thoughts were obviously more than that. "Your Majesty, would you like to take a look at this? This is the work of Lilith and Kelly."

Hearing this, Allen was a little surprised.

Aren't Lilith and Kelly fond of biological alchemy? How did they become interested in this? "When Your Majesty is in trouble, we will naturally mobilize all of us."

Perhaps noticing Allen's doubts, Lilith said, looking at Allen. "Moreover, we have made no small improvements."

"Oh?" Allen became interested.

"Your Majesty, please see." Lilith and Kelly took something and handed it to Allen.

Allen looked at the musket in front of him. Well, it could barely be called that.

There were three barrels on the front of the musket, which looked very impressive.

Lilith introduced excitedly, "This is the latest achievement. With three barrels, its power has suddenly increased several times, and we have also put a lot of things in it, which will definitely cause more damage."

As soon as Allen saw this gun, he felt something was wrong. He knew the history of the development of muskets.

Most muskets in later generations basically had only one barrel, which showed that more barrels were not a good thing.

However, Allen still took it and prepared to try it out. Bang—, bang—, bang—After three gunshots, there was a burst of crackling sounds.

Many bullets hit the steel plate, sparking a burst of sparks.

The power this time was even worse, and it didn't even penetrate the steel plate, leaving only a lot of marks on it.

However, they seemed to have added some corrosive substances to it, causing the steel plate to be pitted.

"Well, the range is indeed not small," Allen praised.

Lilith and Kelly looked happy, but Allen continued, "But the damage is still too small, so we will suspend the development of this type of musket for now."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

They responded weakly.

"There's mine, there's mine, Master." Monty, who could jump, had been standing on the ground, and at this moment, he couldn't hold back any longer. He took a gun and approached Allen.

"Master, theirs are no good. Look at mine, its power is the greatest," Monty, who could jump, said proudly.

"Well, I can see that." Allen looked at the musket, which was two meters long, and the energy stones and magic arrays inlaid on the barrel, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

"My gun is made directly from the advanced magic material red copper. Not only that, but it also has ten magic arrays engraved on it to maintain the stability of the barrel, the power of the bullet, and so on."

"But, the cost of yours is too high. One gun costs two thousand gold coins," Boltzmann complained.

"Shut up, what do you know?" Monty, who could jump, interrupted Boltzmann.

"If you want to do it, you have to do it the best. Yours are all garbage," Monty, who could jump, said disdainfully.

After hearing the cost, Allen rejected it.

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Chapter 458 New Ideas

Allen was speechless. He already thought a few hundred gold coins were expensive, let alone two thousand.

If he were to equip the millions of soldiers in the Allen Kingdom at this price, even the Radiant Empire would have to kneel.

Two thousand gold coins? It was enough to drive him crazy.

"Your price is too high," Allen said, not knowing what else to say.

"Your Majesty, look, it's worth the price. The magic stones alone cost several hundred, not to mention these magic arrays," Monte said, handing the gun to Allen as if to let him feel it.

As soon as Allen took the gun, his hand sank. Good heavens, it must weigh as much as a grown man.

But it certainly looked beautiful. The gun body was copper-red, and the magic arrays on it looked like patterns, mysterious and gorgeous.

"Alright, I'll test its power first," Allen said, raising the gun and aiming at the target in front of him. "Your Majesty, no!" "Your Majesty, stop!"

Unexpectedly, Monte and Boltzmann rushed forward together and hugged Allen.

"What's wrong?" Allen asked, looking at the two men with horrified expressions, feeling somewhat bewildered.

"Your Majesty, let's try it outside," Monte said hurriedly.

"Yes, yes, yes, this gun is too powerful. I'm afraid the laboratory can't withstand it," Boltzmann added quickly.

"Alright, then we'll go outside," Allen said, unconcerned. It seemed the damage was considerable.

Soon, they arrived behind the alchemy laboratory, a large open space with a somewhat uneven ground, indicating they had done many experiments there.

The ground was covered with stones of various sizes and scattered pebbles.

Allen saw a stone as tall as a person in front of him, aimed directly at it, and prepared to pull the trigger, but his hand found nothing. Monte hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you only need to control it with mental power."

Allen pondered for a moment and used his mental power to control the magic array. Instantly, a stream of light shot out from the muzzle.

The stone was directly blasted into powder, leaving a crater five meters in diameter on the ground.

"Hmm, the power and accuracy are not bad," Allen praised, looking at the firearm in his hand.

This should be the best firearm he had seen today, but you get what you pay for; the price was also the highest.

The others today were not very good, but Allen glanced at the gun in his hand and had a new idea.

Previously, he had planned to use this gun for ordinary soldiers, since not everyone had the talent to advance to become a knight.

Even dragon blood warriors required talent, and most people did not qualify.

The greatest advantage of technology was the speed at which combat power was formed, and it did not require personal strength.

If he could really make firearms and equip those millions of soldiers, it would be no less powerful than the bronze knights.

At that time, the millions of soldiers would be his trump card.

As for transcendent knights or mages, Allen had never considered them.

After all, even knights who were not good at ranged combat possessed a terrifying sword aura.

The sword aura of a bronze knight could attack from a distance, a silver knight could attack soldiers a hundred meters away, and the golden knights were even more powerful.

Sword aura was not only more powerful, but its power surpassed most firearms.

Equipping them with firearms would not only weaken their strength but also hinder them.

However, after seeing the gun made by Monte, Allen suddenly understood.

This was no longer Earth; this place possessed a large amount of supernatural power, and the power of guns was no longer the same as before.

He could create a batch of firearms specifically for transcendent knights!

Because the quantity was small, he didn't have to care much about the cost.

At that time, this transcendent firearm would not only be more labor-saving but also more powerful, and they would definitely love it.

Moreover, not only that, Allen thought of some other firearms, such as machine guns and sniper rifles.

The others were okay, but sniper rifles would definitely shine here.

In later generations, an important factor restricting the development of sniper rifles was the physical fitness of the snipers.

After all, even if they designed the gun well, with great power and long range,

no one could withstand the powerful recoil.

Like the king of sniper rifles, the Barrett, its power was indeed great, but it had even shattered the bones of a person's upper body...

Now, relying on the powerful physical fitness of those knights, they didn't even need to consider the recoil, as long as the gun didn't fall apart.

And Monte was probably the first person to discover this, and he didn't bring it up in person.

After all, Allen had clearly asked them to reduce the cost, but Monte had increased it instead, spending a full two thousand gold coins.

Moreover, Monte hadn't even designed a trigger; it could only be used with mental power.

Allen didn't believe that Monte hadn't noticed these things.

Allen glanced at Monte and found that he was also looking at him, very proud, which further confirmed Allen's guess.

"Your Majesty, this gun doesn't need any explosives or bullets; it only needs to be driven by a magic array to release energy."

O "Its power is enough to penetrate five layers of steel plates, and the explosion range is three meters," Monte said proudly.

However, Boltzmann and the others were gloating. The king had already said that the price needed to be compressed as much as possible.

The king thought a few hundred gold coins last time were too expensive, and now this one needs two thousand gold coins. The king will definitely scold him.