Chapter 93 Gun Blueprints
"My Lord, this is Mithril. I know it. I wonder what kind of equipment you want to make."
Bernard knew that his reaction just now had been seen by Gervis, so he simply admitted that he knew it and could forge it.
"Bernard, you really surprised me. Let's talk about the mithril later. Come and take a look at this blueprint of mine. I want to build the things on it, and I need you to help me assemble it."
Gervis is now somewhat certain that Bernard's surname Tiechui was not chosen privately, and he is very likely a descendant of that family. However, Gervis doesn't care about his origins, and it doesn't matter if Bernard wants to hide it. As long as Bernard's skills are high enough, Gervis doesn't mind other things.
"Please let me see it first, Lord!"
Bernard had no objection, so he returned the mithril in his hand to Gervis, took Gervis's drawings and examined them carefully.
Gervis's drawings were fairly neat, with approximate dimensions marked as well. This was due to Gervis's fondness for weapons on Earth, so he would often visit forums to post comments so that he could remember the approximate dimensions.
"My Lord, the only thing on your blueprint that is difficult to forge is this hollow long tube, and it also requires the middle of the long tube to be straight, so it may take quite a while."
There is no doubt that Bernard is an excellent blacksmith. Although he doesn't know what Gervis wants to make the thing on the blueprint for, he knows clearly where the difficulty of forging this thing lies.
"Yes, Bernard, I also know that the most difficult part is this hollow round tube. Time is not a problem. I can wait. If this thing can be forged successfully, I will make at least ten more!"
Gervis was excited when he heard Bernard say that it would take a long time instead of denying it outright. He knew very little about forging and was worried that Bernard would directly say that it was impossible to forge. Then his saltpeter would only be used to make ice or firecrackers.
"Then I can try. Is the assembly process just according to the steps on the drawing?"
After hearing what Gervis said, Bernard nodded and expressed his willingness to give it a try. After all, to make a living in Gervis's Storm Territory, he just had to try his best to meet the lord's requirements. Besides, Gervis was not as arrogant as other lords, so there was no need to worry about the final success or failure.
"Yes, if there is anything you don't understand about the assembly, you can let me know and we can assemble it together."
In fact, the assembly of the matchlock gun is very simple. The only difficulty lies in the barrel. As long as the barrel is made and meets the requirements, Gervis can get the world's first matchlock gun.
"Then let's talk about Mithril. I hope to mix Mithril into the materials on the forging drawings."
"Mix it with mithril? Lord, forgive me for being blunt, but mithril is so precious that it is best made into weapons or armor. I don't know what the things on your blueprint are used for, but they are definitely incapable of hurting people."
When Bernard heard that Gervis actually wanted to use mithril to forge the thing on the blueprint, he was stunned for a moment. He looked at the blueprint carefully again, and after confirming again that the thing on the blueprint was not any weapon, he hesitantly persuaded Gervis.
A round tube more than one meter long wrapped with wood, it looks just like a fire stick. Bernard didn't know whether Gervis had too much money to spend and wanted to forge it with mithril. As an excellent blacksmith, Bernard couldn't bear to see such a precious thing being wasted, so he persuaded Gervis, otherwise he wouldn't have been so talkative.
"Don't worry about this, Mr. Bernard. I know how precious mithril is, so I won't waste it. I added this to the mithril forging drawings because it is necessary to do so in order to meet my requirements."
There were no muskets in this world, so Bernard certainly didn't know that this thing was a weapon of war. However, Gervis was not going to explain. It was best that Bernard didn't know. After all, he was not his serf, so it was better to reveal fewer secrets to him.
"Bernard, I wonder how you plan to forge this gun barrel. Do you forge it directly or do you have other tools?"
On Earth, if you want to make a hollow seamless pipe, any lathe shop can make it, but in this technologically backward alien world, Gervis doesn't know how Bernard forges it.
"My Lord, of course it was hammered out."
After hearing Gerves' question, Bernard was a little confused and didn't know what the tool Gerves was talking about was.
"Sure enough, don't expect any surprises from this world where technology is backward and everything is developed by hand."
"In that case, let's talk about a big deal."
"I want to forge 2 sets of full body armor, 2 knight lances, 13 long swords, 15 pieces of chain mail, 15 pieces of leather armor, and 15 helmets, all of which must be added with mithril."
Gervis told all the things he wanted to forge in one breath. This time he really spent a lot of money. Today he wanted to recruit a total of 30 guards. He wanted to pick 10 as his personal guards, and he wanted to make these 10 personal guards the elite among the elite. As for the extra 5 items of equipment, except for one for himself, the others were left for Gandalf, Ik and the other two.
"My Lord, are you sure?"
Even though Bernard was knowledgeable, he had never seen any minor noble have the courage to create so many mithril weapons and armor at one time.
"Of course I am sure. Is this mithril enough?"
Gervis answered Bernard with certainty that good things are only valuable if they are used, and he didn't want to sell them, so it would be better to use them to strengthen himself and his subordinates. Equipping the ten guards with mithril weapons and armor could greatly improve their combat effectiveness and better protect Gervis' safety.
The only drawback is that there are no titled knights. If all the direct guards were titled knights, Gervis would be excited just thinking about that scene, and he would definitely be able to walk sideways.
It's a dream, but it will take a long time to realize it. After all, the title of knight is not easy to get. Even with the help of training space, those with weaker talents will need two or three years. What's more, Gervis' current training space is only enough for his own use.
"That's enough. It's as you wish, Lord. However, because the process of making mithril equipment is complicated, a lot of auxiliary materials need to be added. Each sword requires 10 silver coins, chain mail 20 silver coins, leather armor 5 silver coins, helmet 5 silver coins, full body armor 1 gold coin! The spear 1 gold coin. And the round tube on your drawing also needs 10 silver coins."
After confirming that Gervis was not joking, Bernard immediately quoted the price required to forge these equipment and waited for Gervis' confirmation.
Bernard finished quoting his price. Although Gervis already had a budget in mind and knew that weapons and equipment made of mithril were expensive, the corners of his mouth still twitched. In this way, all his equipment would cost a total of 10.65 gold coins.
Why do I have to bleed every time I want to get some good equipment? It's the same for enhanced weapons and mithril weapons. Think about it, if these gold coins are used to forge ordinary weapons and armor, they can at least equip hundreds or thousands of soldiers. But now I can only forge weapons and equipment for more than a dozen people.
No wonder even some great nobles are reluctant to form a mithril-equipped legion. The forging cost alone is enough to make a person bleed, not to mention that one gram of mithril costs 10 gold coins. Who can afford it?
Although all his cash now added up is not this much, the forging of this batch of mithril weapons and equipment will not begin until next month, so Gervis has enough time to raise funds.
His seafood and ice businesses are about to begin. Gervis believes that gold coins will roll in by then, which will greatly ease the financial tension.
"You are an aspiring noble, Lord. Please rest assured about the quality. The weapons and armor that come out of my hammer are all of the best!"
In the past, it was always Gervis who looked up to Bernard, but now it was Bernard who looked up to Gervis. After all, Gervis was just a small baron, and the population of his territory was only more than 2,000 people. But Gervis decided on the forging plan worth hundreds of gold coins without blinking an eye.
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