Chapter 358 – 4. Offspring of Serpents (16)
“Most of the space in the torso of the horse is a magic tank that stores refined magic stones. If you look closely at the new small Talos, it looks like the upper body of a small, legless Talos is connected, rather than a knight sitting on the horse’s back. The neck and head are spaces containing the main organs to control Talos, but they have the strongest defense, so they also serve as a shield to protect the humanoid upper body from enemy attacks.”
The Count was appalled at the words of the general manager of Talos Development and looked closely again.
“It also has this function.”
He signaled to the one next to the driver’s track, and he signaled to the riders on the track.
As the knights seemed to be doing something, the horse’s head, which seemed to be standing upright and protecting the knight, came down and stood straight forward.
The shape also changed a little and extended a little longer, and the location of the armor plates also changed a little and changed to a more pointed shape.
“As the body is so huge that it is incomparable to existing horses, the height is also high, and as it is the strongest part of Talos, it can be used for such purposes.”
“Is it shocking?”
“Yes. Not only is it the most durable, but the ability to absorb and shed shock when colliding with enemies is also very excellent, so there is no shortage of replacing the role of lance charging. No, it is more than that.”
Seeing this, the Count continued to ask questions, feeling his heart sink.
“How long can you be active when charged once? The means of charging and the time it takes to charge. And how much magic attribute is used? How much does it cost or production time per unit?”
“Keukkeuhm. It’s difficult to mass-produce right now because there are still a few places to fix, but it seems that the problem will be resolved soon. It seems that the problem will be resolved in about a week, and in the case of the final mass-production model, the magic attribute capacity is a little unusual. Way comes”
“Is it a peculiar way?”
“Since the magical capacity of the horse part and the human part are used separately, the wizard’s magic and the knight’s aura can be used together. It depends on the type of runner, but if you run at a normal walking pace, you can use it for a few days beyond a day, if you run at a moderate pace, half a day is enough, and if you run at maximum speed, you can maintain it for about 4 hours.”
At those words, the Count looked at Talos with a smile.
The developer sent a signal this time too. A man on the track signaled the knights again, and Talos began sprinting.
Kudude deed deed -!!
“Oh oh!!”
“Bae, Count. Incredible speed is coming!”
“However, since sprinting is severe, maintenance is required after sprinting.”
“Mmmm, okay”
He signaled back to the crew on the track, and they signaled back to the knights, and the speed of the Talos slowed somewhat.
It was a little faster than the first time I was going around the track.
“The maximum speed comes as long as that speed does not strain the aircraft.”
“Hmm. It’s because the horse is big, so it looks slow, but in reality, it’s fast enough to charge the lance.”
It was slower than the sprint of a normal warhorse, but not too slow compared to the normal charge speed.
Even if it was slower than the lance charging at full speed, that huge and heavy fuselage would more than make up for the power caused by the lack of speed, so there was nothing lacking in it either.
Rather, that size and stature would come as an advantage considering the rapidly diminishing rushing power after the first collision.
“In the case of the knight part, it is possible to store the magic power of three knights of the expert intermediate level, and this consumes almost no magic power in normal operation, but depending on the intensity of the battle, it can handle the consumption of about six hours. In the case of a battle, the aura runs out in 2 hours, so you need to be careful about this.”
Two hours
“The production cost for light cavalry type is 4,000 gold. Heavy cavalry type is expected to cost 7,000 gold.”
At that, everyone was shocked.
“What the heck? Does that little thing cost that much?”
“It’s not small by any means. Take a look for yourself.”
When he waved his hand, the knights who were sparring with wooden batons stopped fighting for a moment and began to drive Talos closer.
I didn’t know it at first, but as I got closer, I started to feel something strange.
“Oh, oh?”
He was in the form of a knight on horseback, so he didn’t notice it from a distance, but when Talos stood in front of him, he felt overwhelmed.
“4 meters in height. When the horse’s head is down for lance charging, the position of the horse’s head is 1.5 meters from the ground.”
When he gives the signal, it clicks! The horse’s head came down, stretched forward, and narrowed at the front like a lance. As the rear deformed widely, the feeling began to come.
And the horse’s head was not just a horse’s head, but rather a helmet of barding that was put on the horse’s head, not really a horse’s head.
“Are you thinking of wearing a horn like a unicorn?”
“Ohhh, that way!!”
The developer immediately started making notes and sketching, as if a good idea had come to his mind.
“We will definitely apply it to the next final mass production version. In a true sense, it seems that the function that will replace lance charging will be completed.”
Anyway, looking at this gigantic figure, the count pondered for a while.
“When it comes to mass production, it will take some time to make a few units at a time.”
“If the current studio stops research and development on Talos and puts all its capacity into mass-production type production, about 4 units at a time. It seems that the production period will take about 5 days. After making about 40 units, we cannot guarantee exactly how long it will take due to parts production problems, because we have to make the parts as they are put together.”
At those words, the Count hesitated and pondered for a while before finally making a decision.
“First of all, please make 40 units as soon as possible. For the next version, please prepare for mass production through improvement by strengthening the mass production system and based on examples used in actual battles.”
“Okay”
The hoped-for territory began preparing for the upcoming war in earnest.
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YuRia simply sighed as she looked at the southern part of the Western Continent, where war clouds were hovering.
Even if it wasn’t, it’s a war in the midst of chaos.
Did he expect too much from the people of this age?
Nobles. If the rich had made a little concession, this war would not have needed to happen.
Yuria was circulating a vast amount of food at a low price through the Euro Merchant, which spread throughout the world beyond the western continent, so if the nobles had made up their mind, they could have chosen to buy food from the Euro Merchant instead of starting a war. .
However, they regretted even that little expenditure and eventually chose war.
Even if it wasn’t, I’d reduce the mouth that had shrunk even more. It was decided to rob a neighbor who seemed relatively rich in food without effort.
“Selton isn’t rich.”
With Yuria’s help, the damage was obviously less than that of the Ents and Grinas, so it’s true that they had more room than them, but the Shelton Kingdom was also at a loss as it couldn’t properly restore the messed up farmland.
Quite a lot of territories were left empty and neglected, and tourist attractions were virtually wiped out.
Even mining towns are virtually neglected except in the vicinity of rich farmland.
Nevertheless, the reclaim rate barely hovered around 4-5%.
Despite the fact that almost all of the country’s capacity was being poured into redevelopment of farmland again.
“Whoa…”
Maybe they didn’t even check the price of selling grain at the top of the euro.
In the current situation, if grain prices were raised, they would be raised, but there would be no normal upper end to lower them.
The problem is that the Euro Merchants, the only one of all merchants with a global distribution network in real time, can sell it cheaply as much as they want to make a profit even if they sell it cheaply.
“It’s a faster and cheaper distribution network than the 22nd century. It doesn’t have to be transported by ship or plane, and it’s distributed directly from the other side of the world through subspace.”
Although it costs quite a bit to build a subspace warehouse, it is not too expensive considering the volume and efficiency of the warehouse.
The gate required to put things in and take them out of the warehouse is also quite expensive, but this is not too expensive considering the efficiency.
The Empire and the desired territory that actively introduced and used this subspace distribution system could have completely eliminated the most troublesome supply unit in the military.
Supply unit. Logistical units, etc. Considering the lengthy supply lines, the sub-space warehouses and gates were ridiculously cheap.
The same goes for transporting cargo.
During the transportation, the wages of field merchants or escort mercenaries, as well as food for horses and people.
The time benefit is also a benefit, but it can also achieve huge savings in terms of cost.
Therefore, the top euro group did not need to increase margins.
The nobles couldn’t have known that.
If they really didn’t know that, then they really don’t deserve to be there.
But even if they knew, they didn’t deserve to be there.
In that situation, Yuria pondered for a while.
What should I do?
The power she already possessed was too great to be considered a single individual in this era.
To the point that the moment she stepped out, an overly huge infinite weight would be placed in the flow of the world at once.
In terms of overly distorting the flow of the world, not a matter of right or wrong, his own direct intervention was already the same as the subject of sanctions.
Unless the other side touches you first.
Of course, as long as you use moderate power, it won’t matter, but…
“But then again, it’s a problem that doesn’t help much.”
After thinking about what to do for a while, Yuria moved the doll in the Talos workshop.
Could you help me with this part.
Once the prototype came out, it was developed in this era, and light advice or tips about it. Modifications and improvements are not against the world order.
People of this era are still a bit immature in this area.
Choice and focus.
War weapons always require state-of-the-art, high-level technology, but ironically, the highest specification required for weapons used in the battlefield is intuitive simplicity.
Simple is best.
The complex part is infinitely complex, but the part that can be simplified is as simple as possible.
Mass production as fast as possible. Low production costs possible.
Maximum serviceability and high reliability.
That is the virtue of weapons of war.
