Chapter 42

Under Zhao Mai's "suggestion", Suok the dwarf is going to make three muskets at the same time, each of which is a double barrel structure, and the barrel diameter is the same. Green hoped that his weapon would be smaller, not more than the size of a dagger, and never bigger than a dagger. Zhao Mai hoped that his weapon would be bigger than that, and that he would add a bayonet to use as a short spear.

The idea of adding knives inspired Sok again. The dwarf slapped his head and decided to install hammers on his big muskets and use them as war hammers after firing.

"Will you affect the balance? The front section is so heavy. Isn't it very hard to carry it? " Zhao Mai asked.

"What?" Sock didn't get the name. He was checking tools in the rented blacksmith's shop. The anvil weighing several hundred jin was lifted up by his hands and moved easily and smoothly.

Zhao Mai wipes the sweat that comes out suddenly. Well, it must be that the stove nearby is too hot. "It's OK. I mean are there enough tools here?"

"Almost. That's the level of human blacksmith shop. I'll see the quality of pig iron. You can sit here for a while. By the way, don't move. I've arranged things according to my habits. "

Zhao Mai shook his head and said he would never move. Looking at the blacksmith shop, I can't help admiring Green's efficiency. As soon as Sok had a good meal - including four chickens, two legs of sheep, a whole barrel of ale and a basin of potatoes - Green sold the salt and rented the blacksmith's shop. Now he is taking Zhao Mai's list and trying his best to get everything ready at one time while several shops (black shops) selling alchemy goods are not closed.

Originally, there was no need to be in such a hurry, but I heard that Zhao Mai was going to take part in Druid training in five days, so his strength came up. According to Green's words, "this time can help you, it's nothing to work harder."

"Well, the stove here may not be hot enough. I'm using a magma furnace in youndhorf, and only there can I make steel strong enough. "

"Is that your hometown, young Hoff?"

The dwarf took a deep breath with his nose and spit it out slowly, with a happy expression on his face. "That's my favorite place, even if people don't support me to make muskets. Yang de Hof is located under the continuous mountains of thoughts. If you start from here, you can go all the way East, across a large lake, over a mountain range, and then across a plain. I definitely want to go back, with new ideas, with your blessing, to my family to prove that their ideas are not wrong

"If I have a chance, I will visit you. I haven't seen what a dwarf city looks like yet Zhao Mai decided to do his best to help Suok. After thinking about it, he said, "I'll try the temperature of the stove. There should be a way."

Although it is uncertain how much role the earth's physics and chemistry can play in the world, Zhao Mai believes that grinding the coal used for combustion into dust should be able to promote combustion and raise the temperature. It's a hard work, but it's not as strong as Suok the dwarf. Zhao Mai had nothing to do, so he took over the job.

Green came back soon. He hired a car to push two bags of materials. "There's still some money left, but I suggest we keep it in hand for a while in case of emergency."

"That's a good idea. Let's do it. Come and help. Get the materials and tools ready. Sok is recuperating, and he says he needs to pray. Shall we do more of what we can first? "

Green doesn't think it's a problem, just smash the big coal and crush it as much as possible? The shops adjacent to the blacksmith shop are all closed at this time. Even if it's banging, it won't affect who's sleeping. He saw that Zhao Mai attached great importance to the dwarf's musket, and his interest was also raised.

In proving that powdered coal can reach a higher temperature, everyone's enthusiasm is further rising. Zhao Mai doesn't understand why different metals can be obtained at different temperatures, but he knows that the higher the temperature, the better. The bellows is not too high and deep. The key is a baffle which can only be opened in one direction. It is impossible to translate this sentence into common language, but it does not affect people's understanding.

The first day's work is mainly to determine the working environment, and then draw the process diagram, arrange the division of labor. The dwarf was puzzled. He always worked with passion, and drank ale when he was tired. However, Zhao Mai insisted that dwarves should develop good working habits. Only by passing on the design drawings can more dwarves understand the truth, can they really make a career of it.

But in fact, the design is more for Zhao Mai to have the opportunity to plug "private goods". He has read a lot about the structure of various firearms on the Internet, and he can still make a lot of suggestions. Because this production is still a kind of shotgun, it does not need any complex design of reciprocating, automatic loading and shell throwing, so the focus is still on how to ignite and how to load faster.

"Good steel should be used on the blade, while loading, igniting and sealing are the blades of muskets." Zhao Mai talks about his theory one by one. Sok and green have to nod their heads. "If we use paper shell ammunition, we can leave a sharp spike at the end of the gun. If we put the paper shell in, it will be punctured and the burning powder will be exposed. But the problem is how to accurately light the fire on the powder. "Green shrugged, which was obviously not his strong point. He was determined to be a good listener and servant, and nothing else. It seems that the dwarves have something in mind and use their fingers to write and draw on the table. After a while, he looked up and said, "I have a good idea. Please refer to it for me."

The dwarf's method is to use runic magic, which can accurately transmit the sparks generated by the collision of flint and iron to the bottom of the gun chamber and the tip of the thimble. This will increase part of the cost, mainly for the purchase of ruby powder and other materials. However, good steel is used on the blade, which the dwarves also agree with. "If you do that, you won't be afraid to rain and get wet."

"If you could go a step further and use metal shells directly, you would not be afraid of water at all." Zhao Mai said: "you make a cylindrical cartridge case, open a small hole in the center of the low end, fill it in from there, and then seal it with a thin layer of wax. As long as the ammunition is loaded with more force, the wax can also be punctured and ignited, can't it? "

"Teacher! Do as you say! " The dwarf jumped and jumped happily: "metal shell, metal shell! This is what we dwarves are good at

Zhao Mai wiped his sweat and successfully added the private goods. If we go on like this, we may be able to bolt our rifles soon The world has its own knowledge. Even if Zhao Mai doesn't know how to mix thunder, mercury, explosives and medicine, a complete technology tree (or magic tree) always has another solution.

The key now is how good the dwarves are. Zhao Mai looks at the tools in the blacksmith's shop and doesn't know how to make a qualified barrel