Daoyuan Supreme has personally experienced sniper rifles, shotguns, automatic rifles, and even pistols, and has an in-depth understanding of the characteristics of each firearm. When facing a giant turtle with extremely strong physical defense, he even tested the power of the flat-firing cannon. Seeing the cannonball, as thick and long as an arm, whizzing into the carapace of the Great Wild Turtle, exploding into countless fragments like it was blasting into a hill, he finally felt relieved about this weapon.
The most fundamental way to increase the power of this gunpowder-launching weapon is to use more propellant. The stronger the explosion generated by the propellant, the higher the requirements for the material of the gun, otherwise it may cause the chamber to explode. And no matter how high-tech the alloy materials are in the world, even if they are strengthened by refining methods, they cannot really have unlimited strength.
Therefore, in this case, similar to the development of firearms in the technological world, Ye Zan could only increase the thickness of the pipe to improve the bearing capacity of the gun. This also leads to the fact that you cannot use one pistol to replace all other types of firearms. After all, there will be a gap in their power, and the gap is huge.
The flat-fire cannon is what Ye Zan originally told Daoyuan Supreme as a weapon more powerful than a sniper rifle. In fact, it can be regarded as an enlarged version of a firearm. In addition, in terms of artillery shells, Ye Zan did not show Daoyuan Supreme the conventional explosive artillery shells. Instead, he used solid warheads like bullets. At most, the core was added to improve the armor-piercing performance.
Although explosive cannonballs can be completely technological creations, the impact and other energy generated by the explosion can actually be regarded as an energy attack. The "magic resistance" of the wild beast, to put it bluntly, means that it has extremely high resistance to energy attacks. It is not limited to the spell attacks of monks, but also includes all energy attacks.
Therefore, when it comes to dealing with wild beasts, the solid warheads that even the technological world has long eliminated are the right choice here.
"Fellow Daoist Wuji, after seeing many of these weapons, I can only say that I am convinced! However, please forgive me for being offended. I see that the structure of these weapons is extremely exquisite, but it is difficult to actually make them. It’s not very difficult. Don’t get me wrong, fellow Taoist, I don’t mean to be disparaging, I’m just worried about whether this weapon will be copied by others.” Supreme Dao Yuan thought about his words and expressed his concerns to Ye Zan. .
Indeed, as Daoyuan Supreme said, the technology involved in the firearm itself is actually not that complicated. Not to mention someone who is a master of machine arts like Daoyuan Supreme, or some other ascetics with some hands-on ability, after seeing the structure of the firearm prototype, I am afraid they would be able to imitate the same thing. As for the propellant, Ye Zan used chemically synthesized gunpowder. Others may not be able to imitate it, but it is not completely irreplaceable.
This is not surprising. In fact, many things are like this. The key is not how advanced or difficult the technology is, but whether you can think of it.
In the world of science and technology, there are intellectual property protection laws. Although they protect some truly sophisticated things, they also protect some things that are just whimsical ideas. But there is no such thing as intellectual property rights in this world. The only thing that can restrict others from copycatting is the barriers formed by high-end technology.
Therefore, if Ye Zan takes out these firearms and sells them to people in the wilderness, I am afraid that they will soon be copied by others.
Don't talk about morality, there are no real saints in this world, not to mention the behavior of "imitation" in this world is not a shameful thing.
"Thank you, senior, for reminding me!" Ye Zan first thanked Daoyuan Supreme and then said indifferently: "However, senior, there is no need to worry. If someone really wants to imitate, then let him just do it. alright."
"But in this case, wouldn't the things you brought to Dahuang with your good intentions, fellow Taoist, be advantageous to those shameless people?" Daoyuan Supreme was still a little puzzled by Ye Zan's attitude.
Daoyuan Supreme is the person who inherits the machine technique. At first, this was talking about his deity Shenji Supreme, but the two were not really distinguishable so clearly. As for the inheritance of mechanism art, it may be regarded as an inheritance that faces the "copyright issue" more directly. After all, a large part of them is reflected in the production of mechanism puppets.
Making physical objects is more likely to cause "copyright issues" because once people get the physical objects, they have the opportunity to crack and copy them. As for those secret books of Taoist cultivation techniques, although the principles are the same, in this world they will only be classified as "stealing". Of course, "stealing" is a more serious problem than "imitation", and it is absolutely intolerable to all sects and sects.
In short, Dao Yuan Zhizun is more sensitive than others when it comes to the issue of "copycats". In the words of others, "copycat" may be a skill, but here he becomes a "shameless person", which is a bit close to the habit of the technology world.
"Senior, how much do you think these weapons made by me cost?" Seeing Daoyuan Supreme reminding himself so seriously, Ye Zan certainly couldn't be ignorant of good and evil, so he had the patience to explain the reason to him.
Daoyuan Supreme thought for a moment and said with some uncertainty: "In terms of cost... Although the materials used in these weapons are all high-quality weapon refining materials, they should not be very rare. If you look at it this way, I am bold Just guess, the cost of these weapons may be equivalent to a low-grade magical weapon."
Daoyuan Supreme's guess was based on the low cost as much as possible, but no matter how much he thought about it, he would not dare to go lower than a low-grade magic weapon. In his opinion, although the materials of these weapons belong to the "ordinary iron" category, they are after all made of a mixture of various metals, and their strength is no less than that of some weapon-making materials. Moreover, Ye Zan also used some weapon refining methods in these weapons. It cannot be said that the bullets fired have no magical effects, and they are incomparable to even low-grade magic weapons.
However, after hearing the other party's guess, Ye Zan smiled and shook his head, and did not continue to whet the other party's appetite, saying: "Senior, if we simply talk about the cost, the actual cost of making such a weapon is not as good as a low-grade weapon. One-tenth of the instrument.”
"This... But the cost of such a thing is not just the materials. Doesn't the energy spent by Taoist friends in refining it not count?" Daoyuan Supreme asked with a frown.
You know, refining a magic weapon, even if it is just the lowest grade magic weapon, even if it is just a magic weapon to fool people, it will take at least several days. Although, for a cultivator, a few days may not be that long, but Ye Zan does not want to sell just one or two pieces, but wants to produce and sell them in large quantities. Even if it only takes one day to make one such weapon, it will take one hundred days to make one hundred. So what if it takes one thousand or ten thousand
"Haha, how much energy can I spend on this? Could it be that my seniors have forgotten how I refined the Thousand Miles of Spirits before I came down?" Ye Zan said with a smile, mentioning his own method of making Thousands of Miles of Spirits.
Ye Zan has a production factory thousands of miles away in the war fortress, and he even took Daoyuan Supreme to visit it before. Daoyuan Zhizun was worried about the "supply" problem of Qianli Chuanshen at first, but when he saw the automated production line, his original worries disappeared instantly.
And now, hearing Ye Zan mention Qianli Chuanshen, Daoyuan Supreme was stunned for a moment, and asked with some surprise: "What you mean, fellow Taoist, is that these weapons can also be made with the same... flowing water method as Qianli Chuanshen." ?”
"Compared to Qianli Chuanshen, the technical requirements of these firearms are still much lower. Naturally, they can be manufactured in the same way. Senior feels that with the manufacturing method below, who else can reduce its cost even lower? ?" Ye Zan said confidently.
This is the difference between industrial batch manufacturing and manual manufacturing. After all, people are not machines. Even if they work all day long, they cannot compare with machines in terms of efficiency. As for firearms, although Ye Zan has added some weapon refining methods, the manufacturing requirements are still far from Qianli Expression, so naturally they can also be industrially produced in large quantities.
"Oh, I am indeed overly worried. If you look at it this way, even if someone imitates these weapons of fellow Taoist, they can only use them for themselves. If you want to manufacture in large quantities and compete with fellow Taoist to compete for the market, it is simply not worth the gain. Ah." Daoyuan Supreme said suddenly.
After all, in this world, everything is still made by hand, and it is still about one person making one thing. There is no assembly line model of division of labor and cooperation. What's more, this also involves weapon refining. People generally regard weapon refining as something that can only be done manually, and no one has figured out how to use machinery to replace it.
"By the way, I saw from the map that there is a mineral vein not far ahead, which can be used to make these weapons. Perhaps, when I and my seniors arrive at that tribe, we can already sell them a batch of such weapons. "Ye Zan was not only discussing the itinerary with Daoyuan Supreme, but also trying to change the subject so that the other party would not be embarrassed about this matter.
"Oh, are you going to send the materials to the fortress?" Daoyuan Supreme came back to his senses and asked curiously. After all, he had not known Ye Zan for a long time, and he didn't know much about Ye Zan. It was normal to have so much curiosity.
Ye Zan shook his head, raised his hand to sacrifice the jade ball, and said: "In this magic weapon, there is something to make that kind of weapon, so there is no need to send the mined minerals to the fortress."
This time, Daoyuan Supreme didn't say anything else, probably because he was a little bit hit by Ye Zan. He is a majestic Supreme Being, and his stored magic weapon is just a Qiankun Ring. At most, he can use the magical power of the Qiankun in his sleeve. But Ye Zan, even though he was only in the Yuanshen realm, he had more than one kind of magic weapon to store in his hand. In addition to the Qiankun Ring, there was also a portable space, and there was also a jade ball.
Of course, thinking of Ye Zan's war fortress in the sky of this wilderness, Daoyuan Supreme felt a little numb. As expected, there is no comparison between people. Some people just have the luck and opportunity to obtain such and such things. It is impossible to envy them.
Next, Ye Zan and his party continued to move forward, first arriving at the mine that Ye Zan was talking about. Ye Zan directly cast a spell to extract all the minerals from the vein and sent them to the jade ball space to make firearms. After that, everyone set out again, hunting various wild beasts and collecting some minerals from time to time. Finally, they were getting closer and closer to the first target tribe.
If we follow the formula of "no coincidence, no book", when Ye Zan and his party arrive at the target tribe, it is best that the other party is being attacked by wild beasts and is almost in dire straits. After Ye Zan and others appeared, they helped each other with guns and Tongtian Supreme to fight away the wild beasts. In the end, they were grateful and warmly received by the tribe.
But the reality is that these tribes can survive in such an environment, and no matter what happens in other aspects, at least this settlement must be carefully selected. Although there is no settled place where a tribe can live and survive safely forever, it is not likely to be discovered by wild beasts casually.
Therefore, when Ye Zan and his party came to this tribe, the tribe did not encounter any misfortunes, and everything was as calm as usual. It wasn't until the figures of Ye Zan and others appeared outside the gate of the tribe and were discovered by the people in charge of security that the peace in the tribe was finally broken.
"There is someone, not a wild beast!" The guard in charge couldn't help but exclaimed after confirming the identity of the figure in the distance.
"Is he really a human? I haven't seen an outsider in years!" Another guard even rubbed his eyes vigorously. It was not that he was excited to see the outsider, but he was just a little surprised and unbelievable.
In the wilderness, without Ye Zan's "Eye of the Sky", almost everywhere in the wilderness was a restricted area for the human race. Although some experience is useful, there are times when it is unreliable. After all, wild beasts are unreasonable. Therefore, these tribes are so isolated islands. Although everyone is on the same land, it is often difficult to contact each other for many years.
"I'm going to inform the head of the family and the elders that you must not let them in without authorization before confirming their intention." A man who was probably the captain of the guard, after giving instructions to several of his subordinates, turned towards the tribe. He rushed inside.
As the saying goes, "You must not have the intention of harming others, and you must have the intention of guarding against others." Who knows what these people of unknown origin want to do when they come here. Don't think that if the living environment is difficult, everyone can be as close to each other as one family, otherwise why would they be divided into so many tribes, each scattered across the domain.
Ye Zan, on his side, had already thought of this situation, so he did not rush to the tribe, but stopped at a distance, waiting for people from the tribe to come and ask.
Not long after, I saw a dozen figures flashing out of the tribe, all of them holding swords and bows with wary expressions on their faces. They didn't even get too close to Ye Zan and his group. They stopped and quickly formed a formation at a distance where the generals could see each other's faces.
"Don't be surprised, fellow Taoist, I will go and negotiate with them first!" The Supreme Taoist Yuan was afraid that Ye Zan would feel neglected, so he quickly apologized and took the initiative to take up the task of negotiation.
"Seniors, you don't have to be like this. We can understand their approach. After all, it is necessary to be on guard against others." Ye Zan said without caring.