Lynn rubbed Lydia's head to show encouragement, then reached out to take the beautifully crafted rifle and examined it carefully.

What he asked Lydia and others to research and make was naturally the flintlock rifle!

Compared with the early muskets and matchlocks, the flintlock has the advantages of fast firing rate, light weight, small caliber, short gun body and small recoil, and it also reduces the situation where the gun cannot be fired due to rain and moisture.

It was already a very complete type of musket. Since it was invented by a watchmaker in the early sixteenth century, it has been popular and was not used until the nineteenth century when it was gradually replaced.

As for more advanced percussion rifles, although they are not impossible to make, the ammunition for such things needs to be loaded with primers. With the current level of Yieta's magic industry, it is not suitable for large-scale production.

The flintlock only needs lead bullets to fire, and the cost is also very low! "Dean Lin, what is this, some kind of new alchemical tool?" Dennis asked in surprise. He did not feel any trace of magic on it.

"No, this is a technological creation that has not been modified by magic." Lin En said with some anticipation. "Let's go and try its power!"

Under the leadership of Lin En, the group quickly arrived at the training ground. The rows of wooden dummies used for magic training in front of them were the best targets.

"I'll do it, I'll do it!" Lydia said excitedly. After making this musket, she had experimented with it several times and had become very skilled at it.

Moreover, this musket is also special, one size smaller than that marked on the blueprint, so that a halfling like her can also use it.

Lin En shook his head, handed the musket to the guard on duty, and asked, "Have you ever shot arrows before?"

"Dean?" The guard was both excited and terrified. He was so excited that he couldn't even speak complete words while holding the exquisite musket. However, he still spoke stutteringly and could accurately hit the target within a hundred meters.

"Then you come and try it, it's very simple to operate!" Lynn smiled and demonstrated it to him, almost teaching him step by step.

It is not difficult to use a flintlock rifle. As long as you are a person with normal IQ and put in some effort to learn, you will soon be able to master it and be able to load, aim and fire.

Because he was too nervous, the guard took more than an hour to learn how to use the gun. Then he began to operate it with great effort. He used a wooden hammer to press the bullet into the barrel, raised the gun, and aimed at the wooden dummy not far ahead.

Everyone present stared at the musket in the guard's hand with great interest. At the same time, they were a little surprised why Lin En asked someone who had never been exposed to it to demonstrate it.

Dennis and others looked thoughtful.

"Be careful of the recoil!" Lynn warned.

The guard was stunned for a moment, and then became even more nervous. What was this recoil? But he soon realized it. At the moment he pulled the trigger, a huge thrust surged out from the barrel of the gun, almost knocking him over.

Bang--

At the same time, a violent roar like thunder rang out in the training ground, accompanied by a puff of smoke coming out of the musket, and the bullets loaded inside flew away at an extremely fast speed...

Although there was a slight deviation due to the lack of adaptation to the recoil, it still hit the target accurately.

Almost immediately after the gunshot, a large hole was blown open in the upper part of the wooden dummy...

"So fast!" Dennis couldn't help but speak out. With his outstanding eyesight and mental reaction ability, he could clearly see the bullet shot out from the gun barrel and hit the target forty meters away almost instantly.

The guard stood there in a daze, unable to believe that he had done this.

Kevin and others were even vaguely worried whether such weapons would pose a threat to wizards.

After all, an ordinary person who doesn't know magic can master it after an hour of study, which makes them a little worried.

Thinking of this, Kevin volunteered to step forward and cast a second-level spell [Mage Shield] on himself, intending to use him as a target to personally test the power of the musket.

"Lord Kevin..." The guard looked at Kevin who was fighting in front of him, holding the musket in his hand, his legs were shaking, and he didn't dare to shoot at all.

"Stop talking nonsense and try it quickly. The weapon in your hand can't hurt me." Kevin said impatiently and stood fifty meters away.

Under the constant urging of the crowd, the guard swallowed hard, hesitated for more than ten seconds, and did not move. In the end, Lydia snatched the musket away.

"Let me do it!" Lydia cleaned the gun barrel very skillfully, and then took out a special bullet from her pocket with evil intentions and asked.

"Professor Kevin, can I try this projectile?"

"Of course." Kevin nodded casually.

After receiving a positive answer, Lydia happily stuffed the special bullet into the gun chamber, paused before shooting, and reminded embarrassedly, "You'd better be careful, Professor Kevin!"

Kevin waved his hand impatiently.

Lydia took a deep breath, pulled the flint clip, and then began to aim. After about three seconds, she pulled the trigger at Kevin.

Bang—the sound like thunder rang out again.

Although he said he didn't care, Kevin's pupils had already turned into eagle eyes like a griffin. That was the shaping magic - [Dynamic Vision].

Only when he faced the muzzle of the gun did he feel how fast the bullet was going. The moment the gunshot rang out, the attack had already arrived in front of him.

It only takes 0.2 seconds to cross a distance of fifty meters!

The lead bullet, with an initial velocity of two hundred and fifty meters per second, quickly hit the [Mage Shield], and a crack soon appeared on the shield. Kevin breathed a sigh of relief because the bullet quickly disintegrated.

However, being so close, Kevin quickly noticed the runes engraved on the surface of the projectile.

This is... explosion? Kevin's knowledge of alchemy is limited, but he recognized it at a glance. This is the explosion rune!

Then, the special projectile exploded directly, and the disintegrated fragments flew everywhere, turning into a denser rain of bullets, hitting the [Mage Shield]. In less than 0.5 seconds, the solid magic barrier was instantly pierced...

(End of this chapter)