For example, the two faulty Mana Cannons had both come from the Empire Second Mana Cannon Factory, the same source as the Mana Cannons issued to the Royal Guard Corps.
But the Military Magic Machinery produced by the various military factories under the Military Department had always been inconsistent in quality, far inferior to the Mana Cannons produced by the Xinfei Merchant Guild. All sorts of bizarre problems cropped up regularly, and the empire's soldiers had long since grown used to them.
Even compared with the Military Magic Machinery manufactured by the Lampari Kingdom itself, it was noticeably inferior.
During an earlier engagement with the Lampari Kingdom's army, General Dardaniel's corps had wiped out a Lampari Kingdom scout squad and captured a batch of Individual Military Magic Machinery from them.
Taking the most common weapon, the Mana Repeating Gun, as an example, the guns issued to General Dardaniel's corps could fire a maximum of eighteen consecutive shots, while those used by the Lampari Kingdom could fire twenty-four. Although both used a single magazine, this created an enormous difference in reloading and firing speed, and an even greater disparity in firepower.
To wipe out that Lampari Kingdom scout squad of just twelve soldiers, General Dardaniel's men had lost a full eight lives.
And that was despite having an overwhelming numerical advantage of five to one.
Moreover, simply looking at and handling the guns made it perfectly clear that the Lampari Kingdom's Mana Repeating Guns were far more finely crafted and assembled than those of the Malo Empire.
What surprised General Dardaniel even more was that the main bodies of the Lampari Kingdom's Mana Repeating Guns were clearly made from special steel. Even after a full minute of continuous fire, their barrels remained at an acceptably high temperature and could keep firing.