"Quick!" Then, Nalant looked at Quick again.
"Sir, my subordinate is here!"
"The guards are all illiterate, but you have been practicing with the help of Vivian for a while, so I will leave their training to you in the future!"
"Yes, sir!"
"Well, your reward hasn't been given to you yet! Mario, give the prepared half kilogram of monster meat to Quick. This is his reward this time!"
"Sir, this... is too valuable! I dare not accept it!" Quick was shocked when he heard this and quickly shook his head in decline.
"Quick, although Warcraft meat is precious, your loyalty and ability make me think you can get this reward. In addition, again, I hope you can become Title Knight as soon as possible, so that you can serve me better!"
Although Warcraft meat needs to be consumed for a long time to be truly effective.
But for people like Quick who don't have much nutrition on weekdays, this half kilogram of Warcraft meat can slightly improve his physical fitness.
"Yes, sir! Thank you for your reward, my subordinates will swear to be loyal to you to the death!" Quick also half-knelt on the ground and spoke excitedly...
With the completion of the commendation ceremony, the turmoil caused by the third Dark Creature invasion has come to an end for the time being.
Of course, this does not mean that Nalant can have a good rest, because he has to guard against the follow-up problems arising from this incident and wait for the follow-up reaction from Earl Blackiron.
First of all, Nalant immediately wrote a letter and sent a messenger to his father's Berick Territory to inform his father about this matter and ask him if he had any suggestions.
In addition, he also needed to prevent Earl Blackiron from being unkind and secretly attacking him, a little knight. Therefore, he asked Sherry to strengthen patrols on the border. Once any situation was discovered, he would report back as soon as possible.
"Sir, the trophies you brought back have been cleaned up. Captain Quick confirmed that two of Headless Knight's armors, Inscription Armor, are valid! As for Death Knight's armor, because the shoulder armor is damaged, the special power contained in it will slowly disappear, and it is likely to become ineffective in a month."
"In addition, among the guard equipment you brought back, except for the more than thirty long swords that are intact, the other leather armors and bucklers are basically damaged. If the damage is minor, it can be repaired, but if it is serious, it cannot be repaired."
In the study room, Nalant put down the pen in his hand and listened to Thomas's report.
After a morning of cleaning, all the weapons and equipment brought back this time have been sorted into categories.
"It's a pity that Death Knight's armor has characteristics that not only make it lightweight, but also increase its hardness. This is superior to Headless Knight's armor!"
"However, it is an unexpected surprise that two pairs of Inscription Armor can be found in Headless Knight's armor. Then put it away first and keep it for later use. Also put away Death Knight's armor and those intact long swords!"
Boris felt that he had taken advantage of the two trebuchets, so he generously left these "ragged" equipment to Nalant.
"As for the damaged weapons and equipment, you will have them sent to John's blacksmith shop later, and tell John that the ones that can be repaired will be repaired, and the ones that cannot be repaired will be separated. I will have some use in a few days!"
"Yes, sir!"
Thomas left the study after finishing the report.
"Hey, why doesn't Death Knight's sword have any inscriptions on it?" After Thomas quit, Nalant felt a little shortchanged.
It will expire after a month, so of course the armor will be useless. Unless the shoulder armor is repaired, the Death Knight armor can become effective again.
It's a pity that he hasn't heard of anyone in the principality who can repair Inscription Armor.
Although he also got a Death Knight long sword.
It's just that this long sword is not an inscribed weapon, but because of the material, it is about twice as hard and sharp as an ordinary long sword.
That's why Nalant's long sword collided with it last night and broke into two pieces.
After thinking for a moment and getting rid of the messy thoughts in his mind, Nalant picked up the pen again and began to outline the paper on the desk.
The paper was drawn by Nalant based on the captured trebuchet, and the size proportions of various parts were also noted on it.
The principle of the trebuchet is not complicated, and it is generally driven by the lever principle.
For example, this is the case with the trebuchet he seized from Quinte. The front section of the throwing rocker has a large counterweighted wooden box, which can be stacked with stones or other heavy objects.
At that time, one end of the counterweight box is raised high, and the other end is loaded with stone cannonballs. When the wooden wedge is knocked, the counterweight box suddenly falls down, and the other end gains power, and the stone projectiles are launched.
Of course, although the principle is simple, there are still difficulties.
For example, the structural coordination of the trebuchet must be optimal, otherwise the trebuchet will collapse before the launch is completed, let alone its power and accuracy.
"This thing is a bit complicated. If we ask carpenters to do it all at once, I'm afraid they won't be able to do it."
"Furthermore, counterweight box-type trebuchets are more suitable for large-scale siege trebuchets, because the larger the counterweight of the trebuchet, the larger the projectiles it can launch and the farther the range!"
"I remember that in the previous life, there seemed to be small wheeled trebuchets. The structure was simpler and it was not driven by a counterweight, but by a rope!"
"The twist rope is continuously tightened when the rocker arm is pressed down. After loading the stone bullets, the moment it is released, the force of the twist rope returning to its original position can launch the stone bullets."
"I feel that the power of the rope trebuchet and the small trebuchet should be about the same! Why not let the carpenter do this first and just accumulate experience! After gaining experience, we can make the big guy with the weight box!"
After looking at the drawing and thinking for a moment, Nalant decided to try another method of making a small trebuchet to gain experience.
The rope trebuchet has advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is that it is definitely not as powerful as a counterweighted trebuchet, and its shooting distance is not as far as a counterweighted trebuchet.
However, the advantages are also obvious, that is, it is more flexible and convenient, and the other is its fast launch speed.
Moreover, Nalant dares to conclude that the small trebuchet Quinte is actually scaled down in the same proportion as the large counterweight trebuchet.
They never thought about issues such as flexibility or transmission frequency.
Because of the existence of extraordinary power in this world, their development in the technological tree is not as far-reaching as in the previous life.
Now that the decision was made, Nalant began to draw the rope catapult according to the memory of his previous life.
As a man, he must have been very interested in this thing in his previous life and had seen it more or less.
And because Nalant took Intelligence Fruit, the memories of his previous life that were blurred due to time are no longer blurry. Whenever he thinks about it, it can be as clear as if he had just seen it two days ago.
Therefore, it didn't take long for the sketch of the catapult to be drawn by Nalant.
"Well, now that the catapult has come out, how about I also draw another sharp weapon?" Looking at the catapult drawing he just drew with satisfaction, Nalant had another idea in his mind.
That's the ballista.
A ballista is, to put it bluntly, an enlarged version of a crossbow. If placed on a city wall and used as a defensive weapon, it would also be a sharp weapon.
Of course, it is still incomparable with the trebuchet. The trebuchet can not only kill and injure the enemy, but also damage the enemy's wall during the siege, while the ballistae can only be used to kill and injure the enemy's physical strength, and the shooting distance is not too far.
However, the problem is that it is simpler to make than a catapult. Longbows have become very popular in this world, so as long as you have experience in making longbows, making a ballista is not difficult.
Even the catapult had to be made, so there was no reason for him to leave the ballista alone.
"Hey, let's go together then, I'm really smart!"
Nalant chuckled and started drawing again.
Sorry, I'm stuck, it took me several hours to write this chapter...
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