Chapter 614: Weapons can be unpopular, but not weird
Can lightning be used as a weapon?
Xius thought that it should be impossible.
To create lightning, you need a Tesla coil, which is a distributed parameter high-frequency series resonant transformer that can generate high-frequency voltages of millions of volts. It is basically the best way to produce lightning in the laboratory.
Its overall structure is quite simple. It only requires connecting the power supply to the capacitor to charge. When the voltage of the capacitor reaches a certain level and exceeds the threshold of the ignition gap, the primary LC circuit will resonate in series, providing sufficiently high excitation power to the secondary coil. When the two oscillation frequencies resonate at the same time, the energy of the primary circuit will flow to the secondary, causing the inductance of the secondary coil and the distributed capacitance to resonate in series. At this time, the discharge terminal voltage is the highest, and then lightning is seen.
To put it simply, an induction coil, a transformer, a lighter, two large capacitors, and a transformer with only a few turns of the primary coil together can form a Tesla coil.
The key point is that a simple structure does not mean it can be put into actual combat. First of all, the storage of electrical energy is a big problem.
After a shell is manufactured, as long as the most basic storage environment is ensured, it can be stored for decades without any problems.
Try discharging the battery?
Not to mention that the energy density of batteries is actually quite low. To create the effect of several bomb explosions, the batteries needed would fill an entire train.
It is difficult to store and transport, and its effect is not good. As a weapon, it can be said to have extremely low cost-effectiveness.
Problems that cannot be solved on Blue Planet can be solved here?
As it turns out, yes.
"My Lord, I was actually quite happy to hear that the electric current was inhabited by an evil being. This means that as long as we can successfully launch it, we don't have to worry about its lethality."
The corner of Hughes' eye twitched.
The enemy sees the lightning and thinks it is a supernatural power, but it is actually physical damage. When the enemy knows it is physical damage, it actually also has pollution.
When you think about it this way, it seems to be quite suitable for making weapons.
"Also, the electric current has the advantage of being unstable. It's difficult for us to predict its attack range, let alone the enemy. Furthermore, its speed is extremely fast, making it almost impossible to resist."
Richard became more and more excited as he spoke, and Hughes began to doubt himself. He seemed to have asked Richard to study electricity, so how come he ended up with a weapon?
It was the same before. He was asked to study the connection between the body and pollution in order to resurrect Chloe, and ended up taking out the Dragon Breath Cannon.
He is obviously a doctor, so why hasn't his medical skills improved, but his weapons are getting more and more powerful?
Do all doctors have the talent to make weapons?
"We are here, my lord."
Richard stopped at the door of a testing ground, but did not open the door. Instead, he took Hughes and went down into the underground.
"Let's not go up there. As you know, electricity is quite unstable when it's interfered with by evil things, so it's somewhat risky."
Xius blinked and suddenly said, "Can your new weapon cover the entire test site?!"
You should know that the land test site here is quite large, and the open space above is nearly two hundred meters in diameter.
"We're almost there."
As Richard opened a door, Hughes walked onto the ground with him and entered a cage?
"Another Faraday cage?"
"Yes, but unlike the previous Faraday cage, this one is not for shielding interference, but for protecting ourselves."
Counterintuitively, insulating materials only insulate in low-voltage environments. If you are exposed to lightning at close range, you will need a Faraday cage made of conductors.
If it is replaced with an insulating material, a high current will be induced in the cage and cause electric shock.
"So, you really did create lightning?"
"Yes, but the accuracy of this weapon is still lacking, and it is difficult to control the specific landing point of the lightning."
Xius's eyes widened. "Damn it! How did you make that capacitor? Capacitors are easy, but tell me how you made the high-voltage diode. Or how did you come up with a whole excitation system?"
Richard was stunned: "What diode?"
"How did you rectify it? You couldn't have just created high voltage electricity without building a transformer, right?"
"Well, Lord, you may have misunderstood. I have consulted the causes of lightning in nature."
Zeus nodded. He didn't realize that Richard was quite adventurous. He must have ventured into the cumulonimbus clouds on an airship, observed the electrification caused by the collision of ice crystals and the breakdown of air, and then conducted experiments.
It's like Franklin using a kite to draw down lightning, but Richard is a transcendent, so it shouldn't be that dangerous.
"I read the scriptures of the Church of Poseidon left behind by the Pirate King and made a lightning-inducing machine based on their rituals for summoning storms."
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"Then I made some improvements. Since there was no Sea God to respond to their prayers, I directly connected the sacrificial and sacrificial positions together using mystical methods. I also connected them to the Sea God's tentacles with wires, successfully achieving a fully automated sacrifice—a responsive storm generator."
“????”
Richard pointed outside, and several of Richard's clones with stiff bodies pulled open the protective covers of the equipment in the venue, revealing the winding and tangled runes etched on the steel base underneath.
One of Richard's clones pulled a coyote out of a cage on the side and stuffed it into a thick glass tube in the rune ritual circle.
"This is a sacrifice, but it won't be truly sacrificed, you see—"
After the frantically howling coyote was stuffed in, "Richard" closed the lid and pulled the lever next to it.
Only then did Hughes notice that the glass tube seemed to be a circular communicating vessel. Under the effect of the ritual, the coyote slowly moved forward, made a circle, turned back, and was then pushed forward again.
Then, it spun faster and faster.
"Every half turn forward is a [Sacrifice], and every turn back is a [Bestowal]. The entire ritual runs fully automatically, with sacrifices and offerings automatically returned. We control the ritual's progress by the speed of the sacrifices, which should be similar to what you call 'excitation.'"
"Although the coyote is a sacrifice, it is not consumed. According to your naming idea, I think the coyote can be called a catalyst."
"A single ritual is actually quite weak. Generally speaking, to summon even the weakest storm, you'd need to sacrifice an entire town, which would probably be over a thousand coyotes."
"But with automated sacrifice, it's just a matter of time."
The coyote spun faster and faster in the pipe, and gradually only its afterimage could be seen. At the same time, a low roar suddenly sounded in the sky.
Hughes looked up.
Dark clouds gathered in the sky.
The storm is coming.
(End of this chapter)
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