Warlord: King of All Clans

In his eyes, gunpowder was just an extremely simple alchemical product.

In the Empire's alchemy, there are several similar products, each of which is more powerful than black powder.

It’s just that black powder is currently the cheapest type and is limited to river bends.

In fact, natural saltpeter is a very rare mineral, and the cost of producing saltpeter in alchemical laboratories is too high, and the traditional method of refining saltpeter is too inferior, so it is difficult to attract the attention of alchemists.

The empire's alchemists, even the lowest-level alchemy apprentices, have a respectable status. Most of them are even low-level wizards who have awakened to extraordinary levels. They will not go to the toilet to scrape saltpeter for you.

In the southern territory where magic and alchemy are equally developed, gunpowder technology is difficult to develop.

In the North, where alchemy and productivity were equally backward, the technology of gunpowder had not even appeared.

On the contrary, in the dwarf kingdom to the west of the Westerly, which has high-quality saltpeter mines, dwarf musketeers have existed for hundreds of years.

Human alchemists knew about the existence of saltpeter a thousand years ago, and knew about the existence of dwarven muskets five hundred years ago, but no one was willing to study them.

In comparison, the group spells of high-level wizards, the battlefield impact of extraordinary knights, and magic devices charged by magic power are the ultimate mysteries of this world.

Mage Morse, who possesses profound knowledge of alchemy, knows that gunpowder weapons can greatly improve mortal armies, but still feels that their upper limit is not high and they are not universal.

After all, magic power is inexhaustible, but saltpeter and sulfur will eventually be depleted.

Leo did not argue with him about these differences in concepts. In fact, what the other party said was not wrong. If the saltpeter mine had not been discovered, with the basic base of 10,000 people in Hewan, they would not be able to maintain 25 artillery pieces.

Relying on the traditional method of refining saltpeter, without affecting the development of the river bend, stockpiling materials for a year may not necessarily be enough to sustain a battle.

But those who have seen modern weapons know that black powder is the inevitable path to modern civilization.

Of course, if there is a better alchemy alternative in this world, Leo would also like it very much.

Morse is also a smart man. Alchemists are almost all representatives of pragmatism. They will not denounce River Bay's gunpowder technology as worthless just because they are not optimistic about it.

This simple creation that can only make a splash in alchemical experiments can actually kill enemies like low- to mid-level spells.

Regardless of its future prospects, the power it has demonstrated so far is enough to double Hewan's combat effectiveness.

With his help, Hewan further improved the purification technology of saltpeter and sulfur, which increased the power of gunpowder and increased production.

Previously, most of the gunpowder materials in the river bay were saltpeter and sulfur refined by the Gnoll refining workshop using the most primitive means. Although the power met Leo's expectations, it actually consumed a lot of labor and the output was extremely low.

Several months of vigorous development could only withstand a round of fierce bombardment from Strong.

Frasa and Shaman Dahui learned more advanced purification methods and processes in Morse's alchemical laboratory. They immediately upgraded the original refining workshop's processes, and the output of gunpowder doubled.

With the Morse Mage Tower, a more advanced research institution, Leo's other ideas also began to be put on the agenda.

Steam engine!

Flintlock!

microscope!

Printing press!

dynamo!

Leo took out drawings that introduced the working principles one by one, which stunned Master Morse.

He even suspected that Leo had raided the alchemy laboratory of some alchemist master.

But he felt that these were all legendary elf technologies.

After all, the former elven city of Midgard had a developed alchemical civilization, and Leo was the favored one of the elven demigod Bobak, and the temporary guardian of the elven princess.

Leo didn't care what he thought, he just asked to develop the real thing as soon as possible.

In the past, Hewan had no industrial and technological foundation, and few people could even understand the simple drawings he worked on, let alone research and manufacture them.

The mechanical principles that are simple for modern people are no simpler than the magic circles of wizards for the people in this world.

But Morse's small team is different.

The scientific foundation they possess is not much different from that of the folk scientists in the Renaissance period of the previous life. Because they are not the mainstream of social development, the knowledge they possess is fragmentary and unsystematic.

But at least they have the basis to understand it and try to make it!

Compared to the makeshift team formed by Leo using River Bay craftsmen, they are the formal scientific research team in this world.

Morse almost immediately became fascinated by these ancient "elf technologies" and began to study them day and night.

Whenever he didn't understand something, Morse would ask Freya.

Because in his opinion, elven druids are the professional counterparts when it comes to elven technology.

As for Leo, although he took out a lot of drawings, he could only provide some ideas, and he really didn't understand the specific data.

Freya was annoyed by the questions and suddenly said, "Why don't you just ask my teacher directly!"

"???"

After hearing what Freya said, Leo was speechless: "Master Bobak is still far away, I can't contact him, there is no signal at all!"

Freya smiled proudly and said, "Don't be afraid, I have a way!"

As she said this she reached into her pocket.

Freya was wearing a small vest that Olivia had sewn for her. There were two small pockets on the vest for her to put some snacks in.

However, because she had to teach the River Bay cubs how to roll in the mud and catch fish, she didn't wear this precious little dress often.

In full view of everyone, Freya reached into her pocket with her paw and pulled out a palm-sized metal plate.

"This is the atrium's communicator! As long as there is a signal base station, I can contact the atrium!"

Leo took the metal plate and looked at it again and again, "But you don't have a signal base station!"

"Who said I didn't?"

Freya pulled another metal plate from her pocket.

Then the second, third, and fourth pieces...

Metal disc, metal bracket, metal thimble!

Looking at the nearly 100 kilograms of metal parts scattered all over the floor, Leo was stunned.

Freya's pocket is a space prop!

"Did Olivia sew a space pocket for you?" Leo felt wronged and wanted to cry, "Why don't I have one!"

"I don't have a pocket, do I?" Freya said confidently, "I asked Al for this last month when I went to the atrium. There are only two in the entire atrium!"

The atrium was not far from the river bend, especially with Freya's fast legs. She could run over to play when she had nothing to do and Leo wouldn't even know she was there.

Leo immediately asked happily: "Is there another one?"

Space props, this is a strategic-level prop!

Freya looked at Fisa's small schoolbag.

Leo snatched the small schoolbag from Fesha, and ignoring the latter's attempts to snatch it, he looked at it carefully, but found nothing.

Feisa was very angry and opened her mouth to bite Leo's trouser leg, "Give it back to me! My little schoolbag!"

So Leo opened his pocket and emptied it.

Five tons of iron ore and ten tons of wheat were poured out.