"Magical construct?"

Hearing Marlene's words, Rhodes was stunned for a moment, of course he knew about the magic guide construction of the Shania family, after all, the Shania family started by doing this, and at present, almost all the equipment of the magic guide troops in the Principality of Moon was made by the Shania family, in the words of Rod's time, the Shania family was like the exclusive arms manufacturer of the Principality of Moon. It is precisely because of this that they can be among the top three families in the Duchy of Moon, and it is precisely because of this that Marlene will be targeted by the Elonic Consortium of the Land of Light. As the heir of the family, Marlene naturally had the opportunity to contact and learn the information of those high-end magic equipment. If you can get hold of her, then it is equivalent to holding the key to the top secret information of the Shania family. Because of this, Marlene basically doesn't say a word about her family's affairs on weekdays, which is also a very normal phenomenon.

It's just that Rhodes didn't expect that Marlene would take the initiative to mention this matter to him now, although the magic guide constructs of the Shania family do have a very powerful power, but they have never traded in this regard outside the royal family, and Rhodes also knows that he can't afford it with the current money, so he has never thought about it. But now, Marlene would actually take the initiative to bring up this matter?

"Yes."

Marlene looked at Rod, then nodded slightly, and continued.

"Our Shania family was developing a new type of magic equipment before, and the specific principle is not clear, but ......... All in all, the family intends to create equipment similar to the small, capable of carrying magic cannons. They are easy to carry and very powerful, which is very suitable for the task of carrying out range control. ”

"Got such a thing?"

Hearing this, Rod was also taken aback. Of course, he knew that the magic equipment of the Xiania family was very strong, but it was also some ordinary magic equipment, and the development of weapons in this world was different from that of the earth. What can be related to magic equipment is still some cold weapons, such as swords and shields. Armor, knights' spears, and the like. Like Anne's Adamantite Heavy Shield, it is actually technically a type of magic equipment. It's just that in terms of hot weapons, the achievements of the Dragon Soul Continent are actually quite limited, perhaps because of the influence of magic props, the development of magic equipment has not been satisfactory. In terms of long-range weapons, in addition to bows and crossbows, the dwarves did create modern civilization weapons such as flintlock muskets, but this kind of musket has little value and merit in front of bows and crossbows. Because these metal flintlock muskets are ignited by the collision of magic crystals, the range is not very long, and they cannot etch magic circles. Conversely, a magically blessed bow and crossbow not only has a longer range than a flintlock musket, but is also more powerful when paired with magical arrows.

And here, let's talk about the difference between magic items and magic equipment.

Also as weapons and equipment, magic items have good and excellent effects, but the disadvantage is that the effect is too simple. And it must be activated by the holder's own soul power, and not only that. In many heroic legends, it is often said that in the face of the danger of death, heroes will raise their weapons alof, and sensing their consciousness and anger, those magic weapons will also exert extraordinary power. That's what it refers to. In this respect, the range of power of magic items is not fixed, when a person desperately exerts his strength, maybe the magic item will burst out with great power, but when his strength is weakened. The power of the item is also reduced. And even those equipped weapons with constant spells have the weakness of a single attribute. Of course, it is not that there are some powerful magic items that can provide users with a strong amount of power, but this kind of magic items are generally legendary or even fantasy-level existences, and it is almost impossible for everyone to have one.

On the other hand, magic equipment is known for its flow and stability. Although it also requires the power of the wielder's soul to activate, it does not change depending on the strength of the wielder, because they use the power contained in the magic equipment itself, not the power from the outside. This kind of equipment is not very useful for those who are strong, but it is very useful for ordinary people, after all, not everyone's soul power can be strong enough to reach the level of elite or master.

With the progress and development of magic science and magic, magic equipment and magic props have gradually begun to merge, and in this era, there have been many products of the integration of magic props and magic technology, which have both the power of magic props and the stability and diversity of magic equipment. However, these equipment are still closer to magic items for now. This is just like the guild emblem created by Labis with the ability of "Four Elemental Guardians" used by Rhodes and his men, as well as the decorations used for remote communication. However, even so, the manufacturing of these equipment is still not at the level of assembly line assembly. Because these magic equipment requires very outstanding alchemy skills, and even requires special skills from the Belhermus clan. This kind of thing, of course, cannot be manufactured in large quantities.

If the equipment made by Labis's Belchemus alchemy technique focuses on diversity, then the magic equipment of the Shania family focuses more on stability, and the holy hymn used by Rhodes when facing the corrupted angel polluted by chaos in the mountains of Soragon is a representative of this. It uses the magic technology of magic technology to store the amount of divine power, which can not only trigger the guardian spell on the hypnity hymn, but also release a blaster of positive energy to attack the enemy.

However, no matter what kind of magic guide equipment, the so-called popularity is only a relative statement, with the strength of the Shania family, the magic guide equipment provided to the Principality of Moon is only enough for their elite troops, and there is no soldier in those border areas who has a magic guide sword in their hands and wears a magic guide armor or something. And high-end products such as magic cannons can only be seen in those large and strategically important cities, because the manufacturing skills of these magic guide equipment are very demanding, and the materials required are also very valuable and scarce, so they do not have the significance of mass production and popularization at all.

From this point of view, the magic technique is only used as a support, enhancing the power of magic items and weapons. And it wasn't the other way around. Reduce the cost of making magic items and make them accessible to civilians.

But...............

Rod looked at Marlene, but there were some doubts in his heart. He felt that this matter should not be so simple, because in the game, the Shania family was not able to come up with this kind of equipment after the most lucrity, and at that time they were all about to be wiped out by the Night Nation, and it was useless to hide the best things at this time. And now. Marlene said to herself that there was such a thing......... Rhodes knew very well that the improvement and development of any weapon could not be made after two or three years by patting his head, if Marlene said that the Shania family had such a thing, then it means that they have been studying it for at least ten years, but they have not been able to take it out after that, and they have not used it to arm the royal army?

This is too unscientific, as a modern person, Rhodes knows the power of RPGs better than anyone else, if the Shania family has really developed a single man. If you have the power of the magic cannon, it can almost completely rewrite the history of the next war in the Dragon Soul Continent. However, such a thing, but there is no shadow at all, and it just disappears?

"Yes, Rod, this is the Spear of the End that our Shania family is developing, and I have tested it in the suppression of the rebellion. There are no problems in terms of power and coverage, as long as a well-trained soldier can operate it. But ..............."

Sure enough, there is a but.

"But what?"

Hearing this, Rhodes was also interested, he crossed his hands and looked at Marlene curiously. Of course, Rhodes had heard of Marlene leading a force of magic guides to make a splash in the suppression of the Southern rebellion, but the exact circumstances were unknown. But from now on. These magic forces should be new weapons that are being tested? Since Marlene has personally tried it, the power must be guaranteed, but it sounds like there must be a big hidden danger, so it has not been installed?

"It's a lot of consumption."

Soon, Marlene answered helplessly.

"The current Spear of the End needs to be in its purest. Moreover, only the magic crystal with the most power can be activated, and it does not last long and consumes a lot. A three-hundred-per-pearl mana crystal could only last for half an hour if it was continuously activated. The damage dealt is equivalent to the size of three fireballs, and while the power is guaranteed, this consumption is really problematic...... I've calculated that a single battle alone costs a million gold. So right now, the Shania family is already planning to give up on continuing to develop this weapon. ”

"Hiss————!"

Hearing this, even Rhodes couldn't help but gasp, he finally understood why the Shania family would give up developing this magic weapon, one million gold coins, and the damage power caused was only the size of three fireball spells. In fact, even if you find a mage to buy the scrolls of the Fireball Technique, each scroll is only a hundred gold coins at most, and the problem that can be solved with three hundred gold coins will cost dozens of times more than the price, and this kind of thing is made by who will use it. If it is said that it has the general deterrent power of a nuclear bomb, it is good, but listening to Marlene, the power of this magic guide weapon is just a weakened version of the magic guide cannon, and it costs more money than the magic guide cannon, this kind of thing that can neither be used for strategic deterrence, nor can it be mass-produced, and it costs a lot of money, it is really a waste, no wonder the Shania family will give up, with this spare time to raise a few more alchemists and mages, the effect of making fire oil and fireball scrolls is not the same? And it's even more powerful and a little cheaper. But...............

"You don't think we have so much money and magic crystals for this, do you? Marlene? What I need is a unit that can fight for a long time, not something that can be disarmed in three or two clicks. ”

Rhodes didn't intend to shoulder the heavy responsibility of reforming the history of weapons in the Dragon Soul Continent, and he didn't think that compared with the Xania family, he would have any advantages, although he had crossed over to this world, but Rhodes's understanding of magic equipment and construction was actually not very deep, plus the Xania family was famous for making magic guide equipment, so there was no way to take this, so Rod naturally had no choice.

If it's just a matter of attack, then Rhodes may be able to give some advice through the machine guns, sniper rifles and other shooting methods he has seen on Earth, but the problem is that the current trouble is at the source, just like on Earth, if it costs 100,000 dollars to make a bullet, then no one will use a gun anymore, or it is more convenient to use a kitchen knife. Not to mention that in the Dragon Soul Continent, there are many convenient alternatives to this one.

"Of course, Rod. But I think the power of the Spear of the End is very much in line with your requirements, and although there is no way to mass-produce the armament, I would like to be able to use Miss Labis's power to transform it and see if I can make a difference. ”

"Labis?"

Hearing this, Rhodes was slightly stunned, while Marlene smiled and nodded.

"Yes, Rod. Our Shania family uses alchemy techniques that have been passed down from ancient times, but after all, this is a skill that belongs only to us humans. Miss Labis's Alchemy Technique of Belchemus may yield something in this regard, so if I can, I'd like to work with Miss Labis to see if I can improve the Spear of the End. ”

In the face of Marlene's words, Rod fell silent. Admittedly, this is a good idea. And in the face of the undead army's crowd tactics, the best thing to use is naturally a weapon with a wide range of damage, the magic cannon is too expensive, and the consumption is too high, although it can be built in Rod's mercenary construction system, but the asking price is too high, the price of a magic guide cannon is almost equal to three saint girl statues, with Rod's current financial resources, he can naturally only stare and drool. But if you can get your hands on the Gun of the End, then ..................

"Do you have any opinions?"

"I have full authority to make decisions on behalf of the family, Rod, and besides, this weapon has been abolished, and if Miss Labis can make improvements, we will respect your wishes and take action."

"Well, over to you, Marlene."

Eventually, Rhodes nodded. (To be continued.) )