Chapter 42 The Three Musketeers 1
Under Zhao Mai's "suggestion", the dwarf Sok was preparing to make three muskets at the same time, each of which was a double barrel, and the barrel diameter was the same. Green hoped that his weapon would be smaller, preferably not exceeding the size of the dagger, and it would never be larger than the dagger; Zhao Mai hoped that it would be slightly larger than that, and that it would be better to install a bayonet as a short spear.
The idea of installing knives inspired Sok again. The dwarf slapped his head suddenly and decided to install a hammer on his large musket, and use it as a warhammer after firing.
"Will you affect balance like this? It's so heavy before, wouldn't it be very laborious to hold it up?" Zhao Mai asked in confusion.
"What?" Soke didn't hear the name clearly. He was checking tools in the blacksmith shop he rented. The anvil weighing hundreds of pounds was lifted up by his hands and moved a place easily and steadily.
Zhao Mai wiped the sweat that suddenly came out. Well, the stove next to him must be too hot. "It's okay, I mean are the tools here enough?"
"It's almost the same. The human blacksmith shop is so good. I'll go see the quality of pig iron. You can sit here for a while. By the way, don't move around, I've put things in place as I'm used to."
Zhao Mai shook his head and said that he would never move around. Looking at the blacksmith shop, he couldn't help but admire Green's efficiency. Soke's time to have a meal - including four chickens, two lamb legs, a whole bucket of ale and a basin of potatoes - Green sold salt and rented the blacksmith shop. Now he was holding the list listed by Zhao Mai, and while several stores (black shops) selling alchemy items were not closed yet, he prepared everything at once.
There was no need to be so anxious, but he heard that Zhao Mai was going to participate in the druid training in five days, so his motivation came to his senses. According to Green's words, "It's nothing to be able to help you at this time."
"Oh, the stove temperature here may not be enough. I use a magma furnace in Jandhoff, and only there can be made of strong enough steel."
"Yandhoff, is that your hometown?"
The dwarf took a deep breath with his nose and slowly spit out his face, with a happy expression on his face. "That is my favorite place, even if everyone doesn't support me in building a musket. Yandhoff is located under the continuous mountains of thoughts. If you start from here, go east, cross a large lake, cross a mountain, and then cross a plain. I must go back, with new ideas and your blessings, and I want my family to prove that their ideas are not wrong."
"I will definitely go to your place to see if I have the chance. What is the city of dwarfs like?" Zhao Mai decided to do his best to help Sok. After thinking about it, he said, "I'll try the temperature of the stove, there should be a solution."
Although it is uncertain how much physics and chemistry on the earth can play in this world, Zhao Mai believes that grinding the coal used for combustion and turning it into dust should promote combustion and increase the temperature. This is a laborious task, but it is not necessary to have the strength of the dwarf Sok to be competent. Zhao Mai took over the work without any trouble.
Green came back soon, and he hired a small car and pushed two bags of materials. "There is still some money left, but I suggest keeping it in your hands for the time being."
"This is a good idea, just do it like that. Come and help with it, prepare the materials and utensils. Soke is raising his energy, and he said he will pray. Let's do more of what we can do first, is it okay?"
Green felt that there was no problem. He just smashed the large piece of coal and crushed it as much as possible? The shops adjacent to the blacksmith shop were closed at this time. Even if they were working bangbang, it would not affect anyone's sleep. Seeing that Zhao Mai attached great importance to the dwarf's muskets, his interest was also raised.
When it was proved that powdered coal could reach higher temperatures, everyone's enthusiasm further increased. Zhao Mai did not understand the reason for obtaining different metals at different temperatures, but knew that the higher the temperature, the better. The bellows were not something too profound. The key was just a blank that could only be opened in one direction. If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen the tool. This sentence is absolutely impossible to translate into a common term, but it does not affect everyone's understanding of the truth.
The work on the first day was mainly to determine the working environment, then draw the craft drawings and arrange the division of labor. The dwarf was a little confused. He always worked with passion and drank ale when he was tired. However, Zhao Mai insisted on letting the dwarf develop good working habits. Only by passing on the design drawings can more dwarfs understand the truth, can they truly make this work into a career.
But in fact, the design drawings are more to give Zhao Mai the opportunity to stuff "private goods" into it. He has seen a lot of gun structures online, and he can still make many suggestions. Since the production this time is still a hunting rifle, and it does not require any complicated design of automatic bullets and shell throwing, the focus is still on how to ignite and how to load faster.
"Good steel should be used on the blade, and loading, ignition and sealing are the blades of the musket." Zhao Mai talked about theories one by one, and Sok and Green could only nod and listen. "When we use paper-shell ammunition, we can leave a sharp thorn at the end of the gun chamber. When the paper-shell is put in, it will be pierced, revealing the burning medicine inside. But the question is how to accurately point the fire to the powder."
Green shrugged, it was obviously not his strength. He was determined to be a good listener and servant, so he didn't worry about anything else. The dwarf seemed to have something to gain and wrote and painted on the table with his fingers. After a while, he raised his head and said, "I have a good idea. Tell me, please help me with reference."
The dwarf's method is to use rune spells to accurately transmit the sparks generated by the collision of flint iron sheets to the bottom of the gun chamber and the tip of the thimble. This will increase part of the cost and is mainly used to purchase materials such as ruby powder. However, good steel is used on the blade, and the dwarf also agrees very much. "If you do this, you won't be afraid of rain wetting the fuse."
"If you can go a step further, it would be better to use a metal shell directly, so you will not be afraid of water at all." Zhao Mai said: "You make a cylindrical shell, open a small hole in the center of the low end, fill the medicine from there, and then seal it with a thin layer of wax. As long as you use more force when loading the ammunition, the wax can also be poked, which can also be ignited, right?"
"Teacher! Just do what you said!" The dwarf jumped happily and said: "Metal shell, metal shell! This is the area that our dwarfs are best at!"
Zhao Mai wiped his sweat and successfully added private goods. If this continues, maybe the bolt-moving rifle and other things will come out soon... This world has its own knowledge. Even if Zhao Mai doesn't know how to match Thunder, Mercury, Explosion, Medicine, etc., there will always be another solution for a complete technology tree (or magic tree).
Chapter completed!