On the fifth day of the appointment, Roland finally prepared all the raw materials for making fire cotton.
In the electrolysis of salt water, he also had a serious error. He used the copper strips left by Anna's cutting bullets as electrodes. As a result, the electrodes were dissolved and a pot of salt water was wasted. In order to prevent chlorine from dissolving in water during electrolysis, the electrolyte was generally It is saturated brine, and salt is not a cabbage price in this era. Therefore, when he poured out the waste brine that was fused with copper ions and precipitated debris, Roland felt that he had thrown away several golden dragons in vain, and finally replaced the electrodes with carbon rods to solve the problem.
After boiling with caustic soda and water to remove grease, and after obtaining absorbent cotton gauze, he took the remaining caustic soda to the chemical laboratory.
The esterification of collodion is the most important step in the production process. He does not know the principle. He only knows that the gauze should be soaked in the mixed acid solution, and it can be taken out after the nitrification is complete. The solution ratio and reaction time are unknown. Roland asked Kaimo to divide the test into several groups. The hourglass was used to control the time. The soaked small piece of gauze was repeatedly washed with water, and then soaked in sodium hydroxide solution to react the excess acid. The wet finished product was transported back to the castle and handed over to the castle. Wendy air-dried.
Due to the use of high concentration of fuming nitric acid during esterification, most of the test products can be quickly ignited, and the best effect is the cotton wool soaked in one part of nitric acid and two parts of sulfuric acid. After getting the general formula, the laboratory started mass production and the soaked and washed cotton wool was immediately transported away by the soldiers of the First Army. Even the chief alchemist didn’t know what the purpose of the things they made was.
The air-dried gauze was cut into nail-sized squares by the maids, packed in boxes and sent to Beipo Mountain, and finally filled in the backyard of the firing room. In the absence of machine set-up, this process can only be completed by manpower. A group of guards spread out and sat apart, gently stabbed the glued collodion gauze into the bottom of the cartridge case with a wooden stick, sealed the ignition hole, and then poured the granular black powder into the cartridge case with a funnel, and compacted it in layers. Keep the amount of each pellet as consistent as possible.
The last step is to press on the bullet. The bullet and the bullet case processed by Anna have a very high degree of fit. After pushing it in with bare hands, tap it a few times with a hammer.
The efficiency is a bit low, but it can produce hundreds of bullets a day. On the sixth day, Carter finally used the new weapon of the complete body. As a chief knight with excellent physical qualities, his hit rate has been greatly improved after several days of repeated practice. Compared with Roland's target shooting performance during military training, it is completely different from cloud and mud.
After changing to the flint-fired fixed-load bullet, Carter finally didn't have to hold the musket in a strange shooting position with a drooping wrist. As long as the sealing cotton did not break, the cartridge could be kept clean. At the same time, its sensitivity to sparks was black powder. Several times, the firing rate is also guaranteed.
Taking advantage of the last day, Roland asked Carter Lannis to practice quick-drawing and double-shooting a 12mm caliber pistol. Even with black powder, the recoil was quite impressive. In Roland's plan, this was a backwater counterattack after being accidentally caught by Ashes.
Carter will come on stage with two guns. In a tug-of-war, ten bullets are enough to decide the winner. If he is approached shortly after the opening, he can quickly pull out another gun to fight back. And considering that the opponent's weapon has a certain defensive ability, Roland deliberately chose a steel warhead that is not easily deformed for these ten bullets, which increases the penetration power and reduces the lethality of the cavity. Coupled with the limitations of the smelting technology of this era, most of the great swords of Ashes are exaggerated shapes made of pig iron, which will not bring about an improvement in quality. The stress distribution is more uneven, and it is not a good shield. According to Roland's point of view, the big sword is at most a whiteboard weapon. If the luck is not particularly bad, the possibility of ricocheting is very low.
If Ash wants to defeat Carter, he must get close to the knight first, which is the natural disadvantage of cold weapons to hot weapons. As long as it is not exaggerated to the point of being able to see the ballistic trajectory and dodge bullets instantly, this distance is an insurmountable gap.
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It was not until it was getting late that Ashes waited for Maisie to fly back to the room.
"Why are you coming back late these days?" she asked, closing the window.
"Lightning took me to catch a bird," Maisie turned back into a human form and took out a roasted bird leg from her pocket. The overflowing fragrance filled the room immediately, "I specially reserved it for you."
"I've eaten it," Ash shook his head, "Is Lightning a witch of the Mutual Aid Society?"
"Well," she nodded vigorously, "the ability to fly is the same as mine, but it is much more convenient to use." After a pause, she continued, "Sister Ash, do you have to fight this? I think... They won't come with you, and they live well here."
Ashes was stunned, but did not answer.
"Because even I want to stay here," Maisie said to herself, sitting down on the bed, "the bed is soft and the food is rich. I saw that during lunch, the lord specially placed the dining table in the backyard. , having a meal with the witches who have finished their practice. Everyone jokes and laughs, and he occasionally interjects, which is completely different from the other aristocrats who hate it. In the afternoon, I was also pulled by Lightning to play Gwent cards, just the two of them. Draw ten cards to compete with each other, and the final victory with a big score is very interesting. They also gave me two sets of cards, Sister Ash, do you want to come and play? I will teach you."
"No..." Ash shook his head and took a deep breath. She has also noticed the changes in Maisie these days, but it was not until this moment that she suddenly realized that her thoughts seemed to have fallen into a misunderstanding.
Most witches live in fear and anxiety, and a safe and comfortable place to live is all they seek. For example, Maisie, until she was not accepted by Tilly, hid in the thatched hut in the slums of the capital, like a real bird, curling up in the slits of the roof beams to spend every night. Even though Tilly decided to cross the sea to the east, Maisie was still running around, contacting those witches who were hiding in the folk, without stopping for half a year. It was probably the first time she had experienced such a comfortable and peaceful life.
Why isn't that the case with yourself? It wasn't until she met Tilly that she lived a life she never dared to imagine before. She was accustomed to the relatively peaceful life of the palace, and ignored the attraction of the town to the meaning and destination of this group of witches, which has always been unparalleled in the eyes of the witches. Their desire to stay here, to protect this territory, is probably the same as their desire to protect Tilly...
If Roland Wimbledon can really resist the crazy God's Punishment Army as he said, it is undoubtedly a better choice than the fjords to go to a completely unfamiliar land to establish the kingdom of witches, which sounds aspirational , but how much suffering will actually be suffered, no one can predict.
But if he can't resist, should the witches leave
Ash's mood suddenly calmed down.
Thinking from another angle, if Tilly couldn't stand in the fjord, she would choose to stand by her side and protect her until the last moment. As someone who gave her a home, she had no reason to leave first.
"This place is under the threat of the church all the time. It can't stop the God's Punishment Army. Border Town will be destroyed sooner or later."
This test is indeed unnecessary... but she still decides to complete it, for the sake of warning, or to prove it.
"What if they can stop it?" Maisie muttered.
"I hope so too, so I will help them verify this." Ashes said in a deep voice.
She closed her eyes, ready to go all out. (. If you like this work, you are welcome to come and vote, your support is my biggest motivation. Please come.)