Chapter 126 Strengthening the musket?
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"My Lord, how did you do this?"
After waiting for all the guards to leave, Brian finally couldn't help but ask. The musket in Gervis's hand could cause damage to leather armor from more than 40 meters away. This had a huge impact on his three views. Moreover, after Gervis activated the musket, he clearly smelled a strong smell of sulfur in the white smoke.
Other people may not be sensitive to these things, but as an excellent and motivated alchemist, Brian easily grasped the key points and was very eager to understand the principles behind them. If he didn't know the answer, this question would always remain in his mind, making him itchy.
"Haha, Alchemist Brian, you are a little too curious, but it's okay for me to tell you. The principle of this weapon is to use a substance to instantly burst out the power to push the projectile out and cause damage to the target!"
Brian is now wanted by the entire duchy and can only live in his own territory. He is not a scheming person, otherwise he would not have been harmed to such an extent by his friends. Gervis is not worried that he will leak the secret, so he is not reluctant to tell him the principle of the musket.
Besides, even if we knew the principle, no one could imitate the musket without saltpeter to produce gunpowder.
After hearing Gervis' explanation, Brian's eyes lit up and his face showed joy. Gervis' theory opened a door for him. Although the main job of alchemists in this world is to enhance weapons, apart from enhancing weapons, some ambitious alchemists are more like scientists, specializing in studying various substances and various principles between heaven and earth. That's why Brian can play the profession of doctor so professionally.
"My Lord, is this substance you are talking about powered by the energy of a flame explosion?"
When Gervis lit the fuse and pulled the trigger, Brian saw the gunpowder being ignited and immediately guessed what kind of energy the musket relied on.
"You are indeed an excellent alchemist, Brian, you are very smart!"
Gervis nodded and did not hide it. These things would be known to outsiders sooner or later. After all, the Royal Guards would use them at that time. Anyone who was not stupid would know that gunpowder would burn violently, and the projectile was launched with this force. He only needed to keep the gunpowder, saltpeter, and manufacturing process secret.
"My Lord, you are joking. I am no match for you!"
Brian lowered his head and looked at the big pit beside him. He had heard some of the conversation the guards had just had and knew that this pit was left by Gervis when he was experimenting with something. This made him feel ashamed of himself.
He improved the reinforced paint so that the reinforced inscriptions could become smaller, but that was also a summary based on the work of his predecessors, while Gervis created a miracle on his own.
"My Lord, I see that you need to light this weapon before using it. Isn't it very cumbersome when there are enemies? And it can't be used at all in rainy days."
Brian watched Gervis load the ammunition and light the matchlock carefully. After understanding the principle of the musket, he pointed out the biggest drawback of the matchlock, which was unavoidable for this old-fashioned musket.
"If the Lord doesn't mind, could you let me see the musket? I think I have a good suggestion!"
"Oh? Of course!"
Hearing Brian's words, Gervis became excited. If Brian really had a way to solve this drawback, it would definitely make the musket more powerful.
After finishing speaking, Gervis handed the rifle to Brian without hesitation, waiting to see if Brian could really give him a big surprise.
After taking the musket handed over by Gervis, Brian stroked the barrel of the musket as if he had seen a rare treasure, and checked each part from time to time. Gervis did not urge him, but waited quietly for Brian beside him. He waited for a long time, and after Brian carefully checked every structure of the musket, Brian finally spoke.
"Sir, you can actually strengthen this musket. I want to engrave an inscription on the barrel that can generate heat. When you need to ignite it, you can use the inscription directly to ignite it. In this way, you don't have to bother using this ignited rope to ignite this substance."
"Strengthen it?"
After hearing what Brian said, Gervis' eyes lit up at first, but then he frowned again. This suggestion was a surprise, but only a small surprise.
Since Brian said that strengthening could replace the fuse to ignite gunpowder, Gervis believed it. However, Gervis thought of the high cost of weapon strengthening and felt that this method had limitations and would definitely not be popularized. Therefore, it did not help much in the overall strength of Gervis' guards.
"Yes, sir, it is strengthening!"
Brian saw Gervis frowning, and of course he knew what Gervis was thinking about, so he continued to add: "Sir, it is actually very simple to use inscriptions to stimulate this substance. I just saw that this substance can be easily ignited by sparks, so if you only do this step, you don't need complicated inscriptions like other weapons and equipment, you only need a single simple rune to do it. The principle is this..."
Gervis listened to Brian's story in silence. When Brian explained the principle of his idea, Gervis finally understood what Brian wanted to do.
It turned out that Brian wanted to engrave a simple rune on the end of the barrel and then extend it to the trigger. The inscription must not be broken if it is to produce an effect. It is precisely by utilizing this feature that when the gun is ready to fire, the firing pin connected to the trigger is disconnected from the inscription. When the trigger is pulled to fire, the inscription on the firing pin and the inscription on the barrel become one. The inscription takes effect and emits high temperature, thereby igniting the gunpowder in the barrel, thus replacing the use of a fuse to ignite the gunpowder.
There is also another advantage of using this method to control the firing of the musket, which is that there is no need to open a small hole at the bottom of the barrel. The entire barrel is sealed except for the muzzle, which allows the musket to be fired on rainy days and also increases the power of the musket slightly.
"Brian, your method is great, but even with the simplest inscription, I think it's not cheap to strengthen a musket like this."
After thinking for a while and knowing the benefits of following Brian's transformation, Gervis began to ask.
"Ahem... Lord, it is a bit expensive. If you really need to strengthen it, you will need at least 1 gold coin, which is already the cost price."
"One gold coin, that's about right! I'll come to you in a couple of days to strengthen it and test it out!"
One gold coin was still a lot of money for Gervis, but Brian's idea opened Gervis's mind. Since inscriptions can be used when igniting gunpowder, what about other aspects? For example, to increase power or improve accuracy, Gervis knew that the effects of enhanced inscriptions were varied.
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