As Cyan said, he took out the drawings of the couch from the drawer and spread them out on the table. "With a quick glance, Dao Du could see that these were design drawings, all of which were weapons and equipment. WWw!QuanBeN-XiaoShuo!com
"This is a cavalry armor? This style is from a thousand years ago, right?" Aini was a little strange. He picked up a drawing and asked Salin. This thing is too heavy and expensive to make, which is not conducive to maintenance. If Salin It's understandable that Lin wants to form a cavalry brigade of 200 people, but what he wants to form is a large-scale mercenary group. This kind of armor makes no sense at all.
Such heavy armor can only be used by choosing a good war horse. Ordinary horses are not strong enough. The cavalry wearing this kind of armor can only mount before charging. Normally, the armor can only be transported on a chariot and leaned on before the battle. Auxiliary soldiers helped put it on.
Good war horses are expensive, even more expensive than some Warcraft. If Salin did this, even if he only formed a flag regiment, it would probably cost him all his money.
At that time, the knight class was still there, and the Fourth Dynasty was extravagant, so they designed such expensive and gorgeous armors that were not practical. However, the Fourth Dynasty owned the entire continent, so it was very easy to assemble a powerful cavalry of several thousand people. Salin can't do it. Although there are many places in the north that produce horses, there are not many good horses that can carry this kind of armor.
Although the Caucasian demon wolf can also bear heavy loads. But once the demon wolf carries such a cavalry on its back, the advantage of the demon wolf disappears completely. The power of this cavalry lies in its powerful impact, which can even kill heavy infantry. If the number of heavy infantry is insufficient, this kind of cavalry wearing armor weighing nearly a hundred kilograms can tear apart a hill in the heavy infantry position.
Salin smiled and said:. How could I make that kind of armor? Even if I had a skeleton war horse, I would not spend such a waste of money. This is magic armor, made using alchemy, and weighs only about a dozen kilograms. "
"Magic armor? Isn't that more expensive?"
"Magic armor is expensive because it has to produce magic attributes and magic resistance. I only have one piece of armor, which is the solidity spell. This thing can't even protect against a fire monster.
"The cost won't be too low!"
"What's the cost? I found that the shells in the sea are Alchemy materials, and this thing can be cultivated. And the production of this kind of armor is very simple. Rex has hundreds of low-level mages and thousands of magic apprentices in his hands. Even if he makes 10,000 It's not a difficult thing to do." Salin's smile was meaningful. "Anyway, those magicians usually rely on this to practice, so I just provide the materials for free."
Aini was completely speechless. Salin wanted to make the best use of even Rex.
"But this thing can't defend against heavy weapons, right?" Aini is worthy of being from the Clyde family. Even though he has not participated in weapon design, he can still see the weakness of this kind of armor at a glance.
Salin laughed and said: "This is not for generals. The enemy is just an ordinary swordsman, not even a swordsman. If the enemy is really that powerful, such as Zola, when he holds the tear stain, even if Even holy-level armor can’t defend it, right?”
"That made Aini's face turn red.
"The main performance of this armor is to defend against bows and arrows and light weapons. It is best against the enemy's cavalry. Even if our warriors lose their horses, they can become powerful infantry with this armor. Armor weighing more than ten kilograms is certainly not considered heavy duty. The infantry will not affect the march."
"What is this?" Aini picked up another drawing and didn't understand it.
"The spear head can be used as a dagger. The soldier carries a piece of fire glue with him. As long as he has a suitable wooden pole, he can make a spear in one minute."
"I know this, I mean the one next to me
"This is the torch
"What's the meaning?"
"Elemental mages use magic powder as a burning agent. The magic powder is diluted and added with sulfur and a little magic beast bone powder. The burning power is difficult to control and cannot be used for alchemy. This is a double-layered ceramic cylinder with a magic circle at the end. It only takes a magic apprentice to activate it, and the flames ejected can burn for at least one minute, within five meters. Nothing will be left."
"Five meters? It seems not suitable for fighting." Aini muttered. He knew that Salin would not design useless things, but on the battlefield, the worst bows and arrows could shoot dozens of meters away. Some infantrymen had The spear was only seven meters away.
"It's not a field battle. This thing is set up on the city wall. If the enemy rushes up, it will burn into pieces. Unfortunately, this powder is too unstable and cannot be controlled. It would be great if the explosion can be controlled.
Aini looked at a table of drawings and asked, "Did you design these?"
"Pretty much, I came up with most of it.
"It's a pity that you don't make weapons. Hey, if the Clyde family had people like you, the Williams family would have given up the weapons business long ago."
Ani found that the weapons designed by Salin all had limitations, but they had one thing in common, which was low cost.
Such weapons for soldiers must be mass-produced. The price is too high. The nobles can't afford it, so you will naturally lose business.
From a rough look at the drawings on the table, there are no less than thirty types of weapons for battlefield use. It can be as big as a real shield wall, or as small as a soldier drinking two or three, and the Tea King, Kurabe uses... this relatively cheap material. After discussing the low-level and shallow thoughts one by one, it immediately has a relatively high value.
Ani was glad in his heart that most of the weapons here had to be manufactured by Rex's magicians in the later stage. The early material processing was the most laborious and least profitable part. Even if Elaine got the business. The income won't be much. But Elaine’s temperament. I'm afraid that if you still focus on hunting, this business is dispensable.
Salin promised to give two people a boat, and Elaine would lose money. I will also take over this business for Salin.
Thinking of this, Aini suddenly asked: "Salin, isn't the boat you promised us a new design too?"
"Yes, how do you know?" Salin asked curiously.
"Nonsense, you want us to test the ship's performance for you. What if something goes wrong?"
"As soon as we get more lifeboats, we'll leave." Salin replied patiently. He promised to give Aini and Elaine a boat each. Of course, it was not for nothing. The income from the first hunting trip to the Frozen Sea belonged to Salin himself. Then the two of them had to familiarize Salin with the performance of this kind of ship. Otherwise, Salin is not a charitable nobleman. Why give away two valuable naval ships for free
The wooden pirate ship that Salin captured originally cost over 10,000 gold coins and was designed according to battleship standards. Hundreds of thousands of gold coins are small.
"I don't care what happens to Elaine. If the boat you gave me accidentally sinks, you have to give me another one."
"Of course". Salin agreed enthusiastically, and then added: "As long as there is a problem with this ship, I will always let you test it."
"Salin, your face must have been cured by the Stone Skin Technique." Aini said helplessly. But as long as Salin's boat doesn't kill anyone, he doesn't suffer a loss, because he will always get a good boat in the end.
Elaine can't be considered at a disadvantage. The boat Salin gave her must have been carefully manufactured. At least it won't sink immediately. Even if something happens, it will take several test sailings before it can be found out. As long as this ship can go to the frozen sea once and come back safely, Elaine will have earned money.
Salin did this to gain some experience for himself. He didn't have anyone who was professional in building sea-going ships, so he had to recruit them from outside. There will definitely not be too many people recruited, and most of them will have to be trained by themselves. It takes at least three years for a shipbuilder to mature. During these three years, workers cannot remain idle.
After all, Salin is a pure-blooded Skochenya, and he has a talent for business in his bones. He doesn't have to calculate this kind of thing at all. Naturally, I figured out how to do it.
"Ani, I'm a magician. I can't put too much energy on this, but there's no one around me who can help me. Fortunately, the design of these things also helps me understand magic. Otherwise, I would really Going crazy." Since Salin started building this city, he has hardly slept normally. All rely on meditation to restore energy.
Meditation cannot completely replace sleep, and all magicians know this. But Salin always felt that there was not enough time, especially after meeting the black bishop of the Holy See. He clearly knew that if he didn't work hard, all his previous hard work would be in vain, and the Holy See would send him to hell at any time.
For Salin, money may not be important, but strength is very important. In order for the city to operate safely, he must maintain a fleet to avoid being attacked by the Holy See from the sea. How much does it cost to maintain a fleet? Although Salin didn't know clearly, he already knew that maintaining a battleship cost tens of thousands of gold coins a year.
He had to do these things and had to think about them. If he was still the magic apprentice and still had a piece of bacon and white bread for every meal as his purpose of life, of course he wouldn't have to think so much, but Salin was no longer the little beggar he used to be. His purpose of survival was. It’s no longer about filling our stomachs.
Aini didn't know what to say. He understood Salin's pressure, but he couldn't help with this kind of thing. He also wants to practice magic himself, knowing how tight time is. If you don't work hard, you may not be able to become a wizard in your life. If you don't become a magician, your lifespan can be up to 120 years. No matter where you come from. Also turn to dust.
"Forget it, Aini. How about we take a break, drink some wine, and chat for a while?" Salin extinguished the magic lamp on the roof and lit the desktop magic lamp on the table. In the huge room, only this area was lit. In the dark corner, in the eye sockets of the eighty-seven skeletons, the red soul fire danced with a slow rhythm.
"Okay." Aini sat down again. He had a lot of worries in his heart. He brought all his savings to this city and developed feelings for this city. However, the situation on the mainland seems not conducive to the development of this city. The expeditionary force of the East China Sea island country has probably captured Lianyung City, and there is a high possibility that his investment will be ruined.
The sea route is cut off, and the land route is cut off. Aini doesn't know where the hope is, and he doesn't know what will happen tomorrow.