Dennis's straightforward words shocked the wizards present, and they almost thought that the other party was joking.
How could a musket bullet fall from the sky? Even if it was a joke, it was too outrageous! However, they soon heard Lin En nodding and saying, "Lead bullets do not require much manpower to make, so it is not a problem to say that they fell from the sky."
They made lead bullets using the high tower method that was popular in the 18th century! All they needed was a building several dozen meters high, a magic furnace on top, and a large pool underneath to hold the lead bullets.
When lead bullets are needed, a furnace of molten lead is boiled on the top of the tower, and the molten lead is poured directly from a high place. The molten lead will be in a state of weightlessness in mid-air, and will spontaneously form a spherical shape under the action of surface tension. It will quickly cool and solidify into spherical lead bullets during the fall.
In other words, the production of lead bullets uses the gravity of the planet as a hammer, and the tension of the liquid itself shapes it. No manpower is needed in the whole process. As long as there is enough lead ore, it can be mass-produced at a very fast speed! The Kingdom of Hadratha lacks everything except various ores! In order to deal with this war, he directly built more than a dozen high-tower factories in the capital, and stored more than ten tons of lead ore. If nothing else, there is enough bullets for muskets!
This is also the advantage of being close to the city, there is no need to worry about supplies...
After hearing Lynn's explanation, Sanchez and others were still confused. Although this method was very simple, the related principles were not so easy to understand.
It is true that objects fall naturally under the influence of gravity, but considering air resistance, they should be oval or olive-shaped. Why do they fall into the water in the shape of a sphere?
They had never observed this carefully before.
Raphael even drew water vapor from the air on the spot and conducted a liquid free fall experiment directly on the city wall...
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[Hadratta] Outside the royal capital, Edwyre, who had been keeping an eye on the enemy's movements, immediately noticed the strange actions of the great wizards and became alert.
"Are they creating water currents? No, water drops?" Arno also had a confused expression. With his divine vision, he could see the general movements of everyone on the city wall from two kilometers away.
"Perhaps it's the beginning of some kind of magic!" a cardinal speculated. "It could also be a curse-like witchcraft!"
All the bishops also became alert. In the past, when they led people to capture wizards, their biggest headache was being ambushed by all kinds of strange spells.
Edwill thought for a moment, but couldn't figure out what these people were doing. Out of caution, he raised his hand and cast a six-ring magic spell - [Shelter of Heaven].
An invisible barrier rose quietly, engulfing everyone present. The whole world seemed to be becoming illusory, as if there was a thin film separating them from the world. Looking out from the inside, it was as if they were looking through the surface of a lake, at the fish and shrimp swimming in the lake.
However, the imagined attack did not come. The group of great wizards only created drops of water and then stared at them falling to the ground, as if they were playing a ridiculous and childish game.
Of course this is impossible!
We are in the middle of a war now, the other party will never do something meaningless, there must be some deep meaning behind it!
"These witchcraft weapons are really good!" Compared to still thinking about Edwyre, Arno focused his attention on the battlefield.
Arno had to put aside his previous contempt for these wizards. They had also collected information about firearms, but now it seemed that they were much more powerful than expected.
Even though these noble soldiers had the dual protection of armor and divine magic, they were unable to completely block it.
Those cannons are even more powerful. If hit head-on, no matter how thick the armor is, you will be crushed into meat paste.
No wonder they were able to capture the capital so easily and eliminate the kingdom's church...
"After you capture the capital, remember to leave a few people alive. If you can ask for the production method, it will be much easier to deal with those demons in the future!" Arno suddenly said with a smile.
"These are all creations of witchcraft and the devil's knowledge. They must be completely destroyed..." A cardinal next to him retorted with great dissatisfaction.
Rashly watching or learning taboo knowledge may lead to unpredictable consequences.
In the past, some high-ranking officials in the Church believed that some of the inventions of wizards were very interesting and could be fully utilized. However, after checking the confiscated witchcraft notes, some priests and even bishops with weak willpower were actually bewitched by the devil's knowledge and betrayed God's grace...
From now on, in the operation of capturing wizards, the confiscated book pages, notes, and spellcasting materials must be burned immediately, or taken to the forbidden library and sealed!
The evil gods and demons are likely to have cast magic in those forbidden witchcraft knowledge, and anyone who reads them will inevitably fall into the abyss! "Aren't we going to do it yet, Lord Edelweir?" Arno was too lazy to argue with these people, and turned his head to look at Edelweir and asked.
If this continues, these 50,000 people will most likely all die here, and their deaths will be completely worthless.
Edwill did not reply, but asked, "How is the kerosene preparation going?"
"This thing has already been delivered!" A big smile appeared on Arno's face. With a wave of his hand, more than a hundred guards in silver armor brought over metal barrels filled with thick black liquid.
These kerosene were discovered by a fisherman several months ago. After an earthquake, a crack suddenly appeared in the ground, and boiling black oil came out of it. As a result, no one knew who ignited it, and the fire burned for half a month.
The local fishermen thought that the gates of hell had been opened, so they informed the church. In the end, it was a cardinal who put out the fire! After testing, it was found that this thing had nothing to do with the so-called devil, and there was no trace of magic. It was used as a weapon in the war against cultists and demons, and achieved good results...
"But the range of the catapult should not be enough to throw the kerosene over..." said a bishop with a frown. The cannons made by those wizards have a much longer range than the catapult and can be easily hit.
"Since it doesn't work on the ground, let's try it from the sky!" Arno grinned. He already understood what Adwill meant.
(End of this chapter)