episode_0014
by admin“It may be useless nonsense, but I’ll give it a listen.”
McColson said with a sigh.
Brown explained by drawing with a quill pen on paper.
“When you boil water, steam comes out. If you can convert it into power, wouldn’t it be able to replace magic stones?”
“Ha…that…hmm…”
“Look. If the parts are pushed out using the power of steam in this way…”
Brown’s explanation was crude.
The picture was also simple.
McColson thought as he listened to his explanation.
‘You boil water and turn it into power? ‘You have to talk nonsense to a certain extent.’
You get power just by boiling water.
Who on earth would believe this nonsense?
But there is something wrong with dismissing it as nonsense.
McColson said after doing calculations in his head for a moment.
“Hmm…”
“…?”
“I need to think about it. For a moment…”
After that, McColson started writing something on a piece of paper and headed out of the lab.
‘Will it work out?’
Brown thought as he watched him leave the lab.
‘You might also be interested in engineering.’
His past life had a lot of interest in weapons.
Unfortunately, I didn’t know much about engineering except weapons.
At best, the Industrial Revolution began with the development of the steam engine.
Therefore, I only hoped that McColson (even though he was a no-nonsense narcissist full of aristocrats) would create a steam engine instead and bring about the industrial revolution.
He turned his attention to McColson and looked at the plan he had previously written.
‘Oh, let me discuss it with Karen.’
He got up and headed towards Karen.
“What’s going on?”
Karen, who noticed his presence, smiled and said.
“I came up with a new type of bullet, but I need help.”
“Well…I’ll help you as best as I can!”
“Is there a type of gunpowder that explodes when subjected to a large impact?”
“Um…I don’t know if you’re looking for it, but would you like to follow me?”
Karen took Brown to the warehouse where gunpowder was stored.
“This is it. Be careful?”
“Wow, will it explode if I touch it wrong?”
“What. It could be so.”
After hearing her words, Brown poured a small amount of gunpowder into paper and wrapped it.
Then he came out, placed it on the floor, and stamped it with stones.
-pop!
‘Could this be used as a detonator?’
We confirmed that it exploded on impact, but we also had to check whether it could ignite the gunpowder.
“Could you check other gunpowders?”
“Sure.”
“Thank you always.”
“Hehe. What.”
Brown began testing gunpowders with Karen.
Soon, the results were available.
‘This works…’ !’
The gunpowder used in the detonator was also confirmed.
It was also confirmed that the detonator could ignite the gunpowder inside the shell.
The minimum core materials to make up the bullet were obtained.
“Thank you always, Karen.”
“Hehe.Not much to say…”
“Thank you so much. Without Karen, I really wouldn’t have been able to do anything.”
Brown spoke to her and entered the lab.
“Hehe. Thank you for me…”
Karen muttered to herself, her cheeks brightening.
After returning to his seat, Brown looked at the plan again.
Although it has been confirmed that the gunpowder used as a detonator works well, it will not yet be possible to standardize and produce metal bullet casings.
But since he couldn’t sit still, Brown first went to see the director of the research institute.
“Okay. What’s going on?”
“This is a new weapon design plan.”
“Give me.”
The director of the research institute receives the plan from him and confirms it.
While examining it in silence, she opened her mouth.
“This…what?”
“This is an idea for a bullet and bolt action rifle.”
“Umm…”
She was running her hair down, then sighed and said.
“Please explain.”
“Yes. Then.”
Brown began explaining the plan by pointing out it.
“It is a bolt action firearm. This is a method of loading bullets by lifting the loading handle on the back and moving it back and forth. There is a bullet case located on the gun body at the bottom of the charging handle, and about five bullets can be stored here…”
As he continued his explanation, Brown looked at her.
“…That’s it.”
In the end, she remained silent until he finished explaining about bolt-action rifles and bullets.
“…I understand that it is a more groundbreaking weapon than the matchlock. I will provide you with the budget, so can I take a look at the prototype?”
“Yes.”
‘Let’s go to the blacksmith shop.’
He headed to the blacksmith shop where he made his first matchlock gun in a long time.
***
“…It’s time.”
“Hmm. I guess so.”
In response to the secretary’s words, Ceria Thilan checked her hair.
The tips of his brown hair were turning golden.
She sighed and asked the secretary.
“Then, please do me a favor.”
“Yes. Then…”
The secretary chanted a spell next to her.
The ends of the hair turn brown again.
“…Thank you always.”
“That’s too much praise.”
She checked the documents again and opened her mouth.
“What do you think about the weapon he just reported on?”
“It is a much more advanced weapon than the matchlock rifle currently in use. But we lack the infrastructure to produce that. I think it would be difficult to arm the empire’s soldiers with those weapons in the current situation.”
The director of the research institute thinks for a moment about the secretary’s words.
“It must be difficult to use magic engineering.”
“Yes.”
“What do you think it would have been like if there were no magic stone restrictions?”
“…It may take some time, but it would have been possible to supply the entire army.”
“…I see.”
After finishing his conversation with the secretary, the director of the institute quietly sipped his tea.
After the death of the last Demon King, the greatly reduced number of magic stones was just sad.
***
“Ah, are you here?”
A senior blacksmith I haven’t seen in a long time.
He still looked strong.
“Yes. It’s been a while.”
“Okay. What’s going on?”
“Would you please take a look at this?”
“Hmm…”
A senior blacksmith quietly looking at the drawing board.
“It’s complicated. I can make it, but I don’t know how long it will take. And do you need to make grooves in the barrel? Hmm…let me look for a solution.”
“Then, please ask.”
Looking at the response, it seemed like making one would be the only solution.
***
McColson thought.
‘You can get power from steam? ‘You’re talking nonsense.’
I was bothered by the theory expressed by Brown (I think he’s an ignorant guy who just shows off his fists because he made some weapons).
It was unsightly for him to babble about whether he could replace magic stones with steam.
But there is a bigger worry than that.
‘Why did it sound plausible?’
Brown’s explanation was consistent with the treaty.
There was no formula and no basis.
It was just a guess that if I used this, it would turn out like this.
But why were his words persuasive?
Why on earth did I worry about his words?
Something felt uncomfortable.
McColson’s instincts were crying out for him to ignore it as something stupid.
Wouldn’t it be okay to check it out?
At the same time, it hurt my pride to be so shaken by his mere guess.
However, his curiosity as an engineer also showed off his presence in a way that could not be ignored.
So McColson came up with a way to prove it.
It wasn’t difficult.
Because his mind was quick when it came to engineering.
It was not difficult to find a way to prove Brown’s idea.
It was designed based on the magic engineering I had learned.
Then we set out to find experimental materials.
I’m going to check it for myself.
And, they laugh at you and say that your foolish idea is wrong.
‘But what if Brown is right?’
McColson shook his head as his mind grew more complicated.
Then, I assembled the obtained materials.
‘It was assembled.’
A fire was lit under a bucket of water.
Now it’s time to wait.
Until the water boils.
Until steam comes out.
Until you check the movement of the parts.
Then, they laugh at Brown.
Your idea is wrong.
You can prove it so simply.
McColson waited quietly.
I hope the water boils.
After a long time, a bubbling sound was heard from inside the bucket.
Soon, steam began to come out.
McColson looked at the parts breathlessly.
10 seconds… 1 minute… 5 minutes…
But the part stayed still.
A boiling sound can also be heard.
Steam was also escaping.
But the parts didn’t move.
“Haha.”
Brown’s idea was proven wrong.
After taking this, I will show it to Brown directly.
They tell you that your idea is wrong and laugh at you to the fullest.
“You are wrong! Brown!”
McColson shouted, pounding his fist on the desk.
Parts slightly shaken by the impact.
“Your foolish idea…”
McColson could not continue speaking.
Because the parts started spinning.
Chiik-chik, chiik-chik.
It was running regularly.
exhaling steam.
“Ha…”
McColson just stared at the moving parts in silence.
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