Chapter 115: Earth-shaking (Part 1)
Looking at the three simple grenades that looked like wine bottles placed in front of him, Gervis felt a sense of accomplishment, but also a little worried. After all, he didn't know whether he could successfully detonate these three grenades.
But he felt that he was already a great pioneer. The small step he took was a big step for the world. As for whether he had gone astray, Gervis didn't know.
"Anna, go find two servants to help me get my things!"
Now that the thing is ready, of course it needs to be tested immediately. If the experiment is successful, it means that the black gunpowder he made is feasible, and all he needs to do is wait for the musket to be completed. As for the simple grenade, he can also find a way to wrap it with iron sheets and make a few of them. This way, the power should be greater, in case of emergency.
"Yes, sir!"
The little maid Anna quickly obeyed the order. In fact, she thought that if the lord just wanted to take the three pottery jars, she could help. However, since the lord had given the order, Anna would not refute it. The lord must have a reason for doing so.
Gervis's words were indeed quite reasonable, because he felt that this thing was a bit dangerous and was a weapon. Gervis felt that there was no need to let Anna, a delicate little maid, touch it.
Although these three simple grenades are small, the fuses on them are quite long. The shortest one is more than two meters long. One person can only hold one at most. Otherwise, if the fuse is damaged, the grenade will have to be remade.
"grown ups!"
Soon, Anna arrived at the mill with two servants.
Gervis looked at the two servants, one of whom was Johnny Slipper, who had discovered Benny and his two companions sneaking into the castle.
"Come here, both of you. Each of you take one of these pottery jars. Hold them firmly and don't knock them or drop them on the ground. It's very dangerous. Oh, and be careful not to break the string on it!"
Gervis took a simple grenade and put it in Johnny's hand, teaching him how to hold it and what precautions to take.
"Yes, sir!"
Johnny and another male servant nodded quickly in agreement. Johnny pushed the small clay jar closer to his arms and carefully held the folded fuse with his other hand. Although Johnny didn't know how the danger of this small jar came about, since the adults said it couldn't be bumped or touched, it would definitely be right to keep it in his arms.
Soon, Gervis handed another simple grenade to the servant.
"Come on, follow me."
After taking the last remaining simple grenade in his hand, Gervis led the three people out of the mill and walked towards the castle gate.
"grown ups!"
"grown ups!"
When Gervis arrived at the bottom of the slope, Laurie and Audrey were already waiting for Gervis with thirty guards.
"Well, the training will start later. Now line up in three rows and follow the steps I taught you yesterday. Follow me and I'll show you something."
If the simple grenades in their hands are effective, Gervis will definitely make some equipment for them in the future. It is just right to let them see it in advance.
"Yes, sir!"
After receiving Gervis's order, Laurie and the other man hurriedly arranged the recruits' team, and ordered the recruits to follow Gervis using the half-baked commands such as look right and turn left that they had just learned from Gervis yesterday.
"Sir, what are you holding? Let me help you get it!"
While Laurie went to shout slogans and arrange the new recruits, Audrey followed behind Gervis. Seeing that Gervis was holding a clay pot in his hand, he immediately tried to help Gervis get it.
"No need, Audrey, this thing is a very powerful weapon, it's still under experimentation, you'll know in a moment."
Because the fuse was too long and easily damaged, Gervis rejected Audrey's kindness and told him the function of the small pottery jar in his hand.
"Weapons? And powerful ones?"
Audrey was a little confused. This small clay pot was too fragile to hit a person. If he got angry, he could knock one down with one punch. He really couldn't imagine what was so powerful about it. However, he didn't dare to question the lord's words, and he was deeply impressed by Gervis's grilled oysters. So although he was puzzled, he was also looking forward to what Gervis would say was so powerful.
The place where Gervis chose to test these improvised bombs was not far away, just a few hundred meters outside the castle's gentle slope. There was a large open space there. In the past, these places were all cultivated land, which was specially used to provide supplies for the castle. However, there had been no owner for many years, so the cultivated land had become deserted. Fortunately, Thomas had arranged for the serfs to cut the weeds a few days ago, so now it was a bare mud field, which was just right for Gervis to experiment here.
"Okay, you all stand here."
After arriving at the open space, Gervis called out to everyone who was following him.
"Johnny, you two put the things on that haystack, be careful!"
After Johnny and another servant placed two improvised bombs on the soft haystack, Gervis looked at everyone and continued, "Now all of you stand here and don't move forward. When I come back later, you must cover your ears immediately. Got it?"
"Understood, sir!"
Everyone answered in unison. Although they didn't know why the lord asked them to cover their ears, since it was the lord's order, they just needed to listen.
"Very good! Anna, you must cover your ears tightly later!"
After getting everyone's answers, Gervis nodded with satisfaction. Finally, he saw the only woman standing next to him and reminded Anna again in a gentle tone that those rough men deserved to be scared to death if they did not listen to his warnings, but it would be bad to scare his delicate little maid. In this regard, Gervis was still very aristocratic.
After saying that, Gervis took the simple grenade in his hand and ran to the center of the open space. After running more than forty meters, Gervis stopped and poked the ground with his sword. Immediately, a small hole of more than thirty centimeters appeared. Gervis directly put the homemade bomb into it, and then filled it back with the excavated soil.
Because he was worried about damaging the fuse, Gervis did not compact the backfill soil and directly pulled the fuse two meters away. He looked back at everyone and saw that they were all looking at him curiously and no one came forward, so he took out the fire starter and lit the fuse.
Hiss~
When the fuse was lit, it began to burn quickly. Gervis did not dare to delay and quickly turned around and ran towards everyone with his fighting spirit.
The moment Gervis ran back, everyone remembered what Gervis had said and covered their ears with their hands, expecting what incredible thing would happen next.
After Gervis quickly returned, he immediately covered his ears, looking forward to the explosion of the simple grenade, and muttered numbers in a low voice.
(End of this chapter)
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