Chapter 632

Arcane Sniper [Matan’s Shooter] Chapter 632

“The barrier method is more effective than the compartment method... Hmmm, but I have no idea what could replace the likes of synthetic resin inside.”

While doodling various designs on a blank sheet of paper, Leeha wrapped his head with his hands in frustration. Silencers, depending on their types and structures, are categorized differently. Among them, finding one that not only suits Black Bass but is also easy to manufacture in Middle Earth and effective in sound suppression, was not an easy task.

“The problem is the gas. It needs to be the rapidly expanding gas that’s reduced, and in theory, eliminating the gas as soon as it fires would be best. But that’s impossible. Second would be rapid cooling... but cooling is easier said than done. That’s also difficult. Third is deceleration. Slowing down the expansion rate.”

Even if you understand the principle, exactly how it materializes can be hard to pin down.

“Cooling... Cooling...”

“Leeha, did you put away the fan?”

“Not yet. It’s a bit hot at night, hehe.”

“What are you talking about, even if you have a lot of body heat? Should Mom clean it up?”

“I’ll do it, I’ll do it.”

Leeha jumped out of his chair, trying to make an excuse, as his mother offered to take care of it herself.

At the moment when the fan’s blades hesitantly spun in the wind, something clicked in Leeha’s brain.

‘Gas expands and escapes simultaneously from the silencer’s bullet section. That means, noise is generated from that point on. If the sound can be weakened as much as possible until the very last moment it bursts out!’

If within the silencer, deceleration could be applied, and if the escaping gas could be efficiently expended and cooled?

Leeha plugged in the fan and hit the strong wind button. When the chilly breeze whooshed, blowing his hair, he was finally able to go back to his desk.

“Alright, it’s a challenge.”

The time it took Leeha to make a draft of the silencer’s design was about four hours afterward. By then, nearly a full day had passed in Middle Earth. By that time, the standoff between the forces was still ongoing in “Divine Staff.”

“No matter how much the knights try to maintain discipline, loosening up to some degree is unavoidable.”

“Rathis, I’d like to praise them. Even for a martial artist, standing in one place for more than 12 hours is one of the toughest trainings.”

At Bobae’s words, Tale nodded. Under the bright moonlit night, the knights and the legion were resting here and There , more comfortably than during the day. Yet, they didn’t take their eyes off the direction whise Toon’s vague shadow and monsters were, earning a pass mark from Tale.

“It seems There ‘s only one thing to think about...”

“What is it, Hyein hyung?”

“It’s psychological warfare. They’re trying to exhaust us deliberately. You must feel it too, Kay, seeing us all disheveled just after a day. Unable to properly rest... If this situation continues for more than ten days, what do you think will happen?”

“Just thinking about it makes me tired.”

“That’s right. They’re waiting for the moment we fall into our limits.”

Hyein wore a serious expression, quick-witted enough to notice the overt intentions of the enemy yet still forced to frown.

“Then what do we do?”

“That’s the problem.”

There ‘s no clear way to respond.

Should all the enemy’s appearances be deemed mere feints? That cannot be the case.

Mixed in with the feints were real threats. Unless one could foresee it beforehand, ignoring an enemy that has already appeared would be a critical mistake. Even if it were an illusion.

‘Just one slip could cause “Divine Staff” to fall.’

A quiet moment had passed before [The Knights of the Rainbow] finally caused an uproar.

“If you intend to go, you’ll have to defeat me first.”

“Oh come on, what if the capital defense knights of Minis fight with those from Fibiel? Wouldn’t the entire Old Continent never know peace again? Do you keep wanting to block our path with war?”

“That’s what I’m saying! Don’t go! If our knights stationed in Juma City hadn’t sent us the news, you people would’ve-”

“What have we done? Did we do something wrong, Pung?”

“From the chancellor’s perspective, it’s not possible to judge your knight order’s actions as wrongful. Instead, actions benefiting the entire knight order warrant special bonuses.”

Lark shrugged his shoulders at him.

Pung nodded, agreeing with his statement.

It made sense for such a conversation to occur among members of the Virtuous Knight Order. Yet, Shin Nara and a few knights from the Sacred Order were diligently preparing for battle.

“What will you do when both the Red Goat paleos and the Black Crane paleos fall into mistrust of humans because of you? What about the users who come to the New Continent after this? They won’t be able to earn the affinity achievement because of you!”

Shin Nara was right to be furious. By the time he arrived here upon receiving an urgent message from the Sacred Order in Juma City, the Red Goat paleo, the Black Crane paleo, and even the Gorilla paleo on the outskirts of Red Wood had all been [Subjugated]. All this had happened within just 12 hours.

“And the numbers of the [Virtuous Knight Order] hardly changed from when I first saw them. Subduing three paleo tribes in such a short time without many casualties...”

Shin Nara swallowed hard.

She was confident against any single paleo.

But this was [Subjugation].

It meant subduing ‘every single member’ of the tribe.

Despite the considerable numbers of the Virtuous Knight Order, this was by no means an easy task.

“Moreover, to subjugate three legendary creatures in one day was nearly unthinkable.

Since the battle against the Red Goat paleo tribe, I had my doubts, but to think it was actually done in a day!

‘If it had been Harhei of the Gorilla paleos, I’d say it’s manageable, somewhat below or equal to an Adult Dragon. But Aibex of the Red Goat is slightly stronger than an Adult Dragon. Roughly speaking, it’s like clearing three dragon raids within 12 hours.”

It would be hard to believe even if Alexander and the Ancient Dragon Bailephus had done it. But to think it was done by a relatively unknown outsider, not even a high-ranker, was astonishing to Shin Nara.

“And you seem to misunderstand something, Shin Nara-ssi. Because of us, users won’t be able to gain affinity achievements... The affinity of creatures towards humans doesn’t just go from minus to more minus, but the speed at which affinity grows could slow down or, in severe cases, not increase at all... Isn’t that what you wanted to say? Right?”

“That, that’s exactly what you’re understanding-”

“Then it’s even easier. The future you worry about! If the upcoming users can’t grow strong because they can’t get achievements, then, they won’t be able to avert the crisis of the continent, right? Just make everyone strong.”

“What... What are you trying to say?”

Lark spread his arms wide and looked at Shin Nara.

Facing someone who doesn’t think they’ve done anything wrong isn’t easy.

A convict of perfect belief.

Especially when they hold their logic and cause, how should one guide them to believe?

“We spread the method of [Subjugation]. Then the future users won’t have to worry about being weak! Instead of tediously working on affinity, if users create temporary guilds and we just share the strategy with them? They can sweep through the [Subjugation] achievements! How great would that be! Our Virtuous Knight Order’s reputation would soar.”

“Hmm, true. As expected, our chief financial officer doesn’t hold the title for nothing. We might as well sell the separate [Subjugation] achievement strategies for each paleo. Or even get royalties for it.”

“Ha! Exactly! The financial officer isn’t one for nothing!”