Chapter 151 - First Shot (2/2)
Of course, Gawain could forcefully use the firearms on Earth as a reference to make a strange-shaped shell because he knew that the classic model was a result of countless years of testing in actual combat. The handle was for convenience to wield the firearm, and the long gun barrel was to point and aim. But the problem was…
After considering the practicality of the Scorching Ray base plate and the energy supply efficiency, the muzzle of the gun would probably be as big as the palm-sized metallic plate. The entire gun’s center of gravity would be facing forward; let alone aiming with it, it would be more reliable to use it as a war hammer…
After considering that the next generations of this weapon might be shooting out ice arrows or lightning spheres — or even to use it to release thunderstorms, summons, shields, etc. — then it was totally unnecessary to fix the weapon’s shape as a classic firearm model from Earth.
Gawain looked at the metallic base plates and tried his best to eliminate all related iterations of ‘gun’ in his mind and told himself repeatedly, ‘This is a magical tool, this is a magical tool…’
After hypnotizing himself for some time, he picked up those base plates and put them around his arm and said, “Let’s assemble these to a vambrace?”
Rebecca tried her best to imagine it and suddenly shook Gawain’s arm happily and said, “It sounds very awesome! I have been thinking of turning these plates into the shape of a staff and never thought of that!”
Amber curled her lips and said, “Tsk, what’s so incredible? I thought of that too. Didn’t the rogue’s sleeve arrow have the same form? I simply didn’t say it in time…”
It was rare that Rebecca’s brain had actually frozen and was surpassed by Amber…
Nicholas Egg was in a ball of confusion as he asked, “What is a sleeve arrow? And what is going on with assembling it on the vambrace? Also, what kind of structure and principle are you people talking about? Why don’t I understand anything until now…?”
Gawain looked at the metal-ball alien with bizarre eyes and suddenly realized this metallic ball’s greatest shortcoming. It was fine for him to create components according to the blueprint, but if it involved human-body engineering, this fellow was 100% unprepared. He was a ball; how could he possibly know the usage of arms?!
But this wasn’t important. Gawain asked someone to look for a vambrace, and while he imagined and drew it on the blueprint, he explained to Nicholas Egg, “Just like this, by putting the Scorching Ray base plate on the front and the magic capacitor at the back, then connecting it with the copper solvent as magic guidance… The rune trigger’s control can be a metal wire that extends out from the side of the vambrace and is triggered by the thumb. Of course, to avoid any accidental trigger, it must also have a safety device that is similar to the crystal grenades. We can put it between the magic capacitor and the Scorching Ray base plate. It should be the safest…”
“Simple, simple.” Nicholas Egg hovered up and down while asking, “Is there any other request?”
Amber commented by the side, “Don’t make the vambrace a whole piece. It is best that the lower half can have adjustable tightness.”
Gawain looked at Amber with a surprised look while the latter rolled her eyes. “Don’t think that I am ignorant and incompetent… At the very least, I have used the sleeve arrow.”
“Alright, alright, your suggestion is indeed useful.” Gawain didn’t know to laugh or cry as he replied before nodding to Nicholas Egg. “It will be like this for now. The priority is to make a sample first to see if it works and then carry out a practical test to know where else to improve.”
Nicholas Egg emitted a low buzzing sound. All the nearby metal parts and the two different base plates on the table floated while Nicholas Egg said, “Just wait to see what I can do! I will be done shortly!”
The metal-ball alien was telling the truth and had completed it quickly. With a low requirement of precision and with only a few components that required some processing, the metal parts and base plates were molded and assembled together in less than a minute.
It was an unassuming and rather ‘unwieldy’ vambrace, especially in the eyes of a traditional person.
In order to stuff the base plate into the protective shell and to leave a space for the rune trigger, the assembled ‘heat-ray gun’ was more than twice the size of ordinary vambraces. Its top part was bulging and had an ellipsoid shape, while there was an opening left at the front portion. Underneath the opening, there was a small section of the metallic protective plate that extended out, and the protective plate was actually the ‘safety’ device. Once it was tucked back inside, the flow of magic would be severed, and the user’s hand would be able to move freely without causing the heat-ray gun to fire. Once the protective plate was pulled out, the heat-ray gun would enter an ‘armed’ state, and the user’s hand would be restricted so that the hand couldn’t turn around. This way, no one would be carelessly pierced by the scorching ray of light…
As it was an experimental product that was just assembled, its shape wasn’t elegant, but Gawain was still rather excited as he equipped this unwieldy vambrace and adjusted the tightness.
He then pulled out the safety device at the front of the vambrace and put the metallic trigger on his thumb before pointing the vambrace to the ground ahead.
Nicholas Egg turned slightly and shifted a piece of gray metal to the place that Gawain was aiming at.
“How many soldiers do we have on the territory?” Gawain aimed and asked Rebecca.
Rebecca pondered before replying, “The new soldiers have yet to end their training camp yet. Apart from the two knights and if we only consider the soldiers of the Combat Corps… 106.”
Gawain pulled the trigger that was accompanied by a light pfff sound. A scorching ray of light shot out from the vambrace and struck the metal on the ground. Due to the magic, a small explosion caused the metal to tumble continuously, leaving behind a trail of sparks and metal shards.
When the metal stopped rolling, the surface of the metal was red, and a deep pit was melted into it.
“Then, we have 106 Grade-2 Beyonders who can execute Scorching Ray.”