Farming with Entries: From Lord to Emperor

Chapter 844: Chapter 382: Three-Shift Assembly Line Workshop

On the training ground.

Luo De and Lusen stood in front of a row of dummies.

"Give it a try."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

With a thought, Lusen threw the cloth bag out.

Lusen’s throwing technique might have some issues.

The bag exploded in mid-air before it reached the wooden dummy, scattering flames everywhere.

The flames that landed on the dummy ignited instantly, a pungent smell spreading through the air.

Even those on the ground continued to burn, creating a small charred crater in no time.

"What else is in here?"

Luo De said, "It seems there’s more than just necromantic flame inside."

"Wood tar, Your Majesty."

Lusen answered.

"Pure necromantic flame is hard to preserve, so we sealed it with a layer of tar."

"Then filled it up and sealed it off."

"Hmm."

Luo De nodded, "Make sure they seal it properly, wood tar is volatile."

If this necromantic flame is exposed to air, it would surely ignite directly in the south.

"Its power is much greater than that of a regular incendiary jar, with a very good scatter effect."

Luo De nodded approvingly, "But it could still be improved. Add some iron filings or gravel to increase the explosive lethality."

Luo De had mentioned this to Fa Fuke and the others before.

He wanted to make something akin to a bomb through magical means.

Fa Fuke remembered this, but they had not yet found a better solution.

Luo De’s memory did not contain the detailed formula for gunpowder either.

If nothing else works, they could only start with the basics: saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal to research black powder.

But in this magical world, Luo De wasn’t sure if he could reach the pinnacle of firepower.

So, it was better to continue down the path of magic energy.

In fact, the principle of an explosion is the rapid release of energy in a confined space, so fast that "space doesn’t have time to get out of the way."

Rampaging magic power should be able to achieve this as well.

But he didn’t expect the Northern Territory’s Cold Star Academy to come up with this first.

The lowest-level explosive runes may not have much power, but they inherently produce flames and high heat.

This would cause the white phosphorus to ignite directly, then explode.

The exploded white phosphorus would spray out with the explosive effect, causing the current burning effect.

What Lusen demonstrated shouldn’t count as a bomb but more like an incendiary device.

Though somewhat powerful, Luo De wanted something even stronger.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Lusen nodded, keeping Luo De’s words in mind.

"What is its activation method?"

"Triggered by thought, Your Majesty."

After Lusen finished speaking, he immediately realized and spoke first, "I will have them change it to a method suitable for soldiers to use."

Having spent a long time with Luo De, Lusen also knew Luo De’s habits.

"Hmm."

A satisfied smile appeared on Luo De’s face,

"Remember, when we make things now, we must consider knights and ordinary people."

"Most of the wizards should focus on researching and creating new things, not fighting."

"Remember, wizards are to pursue knowledge and truth, not always think about triggering magic from their own perspective."

Luo De wasn’t exaggerating.

Just the knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, and planar geometry is enough to keep wizards occupied.

Where is the time to study combat and fighting?

Of course, in the future, Luo De’s academy would also split into two factions, the combat faction and the research faction.

But that would be the realm of the elite.

Luo De hopes the main force on the battlefield would be ordinary people, not the painstakingly trained wizard apprentices.

Losing a wizard apprentice would break Luo De’s heart for quite a while.

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, I will pass on Your care."

"Regarding production costs..."

Luo De didn’t waste words, "It doesn’t seem very high?"

The biggest cost should be the palm-sized magical beast hide used to draw the runes.

With more and more mutated magical beasts in the Empire, such costs should still be manageable.

"Is the process of carving and creating these runes difficult?"

"Not difficult."

Lusen explained in detail, "The creation process is not as simple as your incendiary jar, but still not very complex."

"Illumination and explosion are the most basic runes."

"In the future, if you want to increase power, it might become a bit more complex."

"But for now, it’s straightforward. Low-level wizard apprentices can inscribe these runes."

"The remaining assembly process, some parts can be handled by ordinary people."

"This thing is very dangerous, be sure to exercise caution."

Luo De reminded.

"Rest assured, Your Majesty."

Lusen said, "Assembly in the Northern Territory is very safe, and in the future, it can be placed near the Icefield Mountain Range."

"Yes, that location is very suitable."

"Additionally, I have more good news."

Lusen continued to report.

"The magic rune pen and magic rune carving knife you previously asked Lord Fa Fuke to create have been tested and are now in mass production."

"This means that even low-level wizard apprentices, as long as they can memorize runes, can directly inscribe explosive and illumination runes."

"The assembly line work you mentioned should be achievable soon."

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"Looks good."

Empire, Flame Dragon City.

At this moment, Avril was standing in a spacious workshop.

Inside, there were two pairs of long tables arranged in four rows, each separated by wooden partitions, resembling individual workstations.

Two rows of long tables stood opposite each other, with a row of rune-inscribed stone tablets in the middle, densely embedded with demon crystals.

Five wizard apprentices sat at each row of long tables.

Each held a magic rune carving knife, engraving magical patterns onto small metal pieces.

The carving knife was only palm-sized, with a magic gemstone set at its tip.