Iron Axe knew he was in charge.

The hunters who participated in the test explosion that day were all moved into a small two-story building near the castle. Looking out of the window, you can see a stone fence, and the entrance and exit are guarded.

He didn't care about this at all, and even felt that it was really imprudent for His Highness to send only two personal guards to act as guards.

To this day, Iron Axe still has the roar of that day's test explosion in his head - no weapon has ever given him such a powerful shock. In the Far South, he had seen orange fires erupting from the ground that could burn for decades, and he had seen winds and waves that obscured the sky and the sun at the Endless Cape...... However, the power of heaven is unfathomable, it is the will of the mother earth or the god of the sea, and it is the iron whip used by the gods to punish all living beings.

However, His Royal Highness the Prince has stolen the authority of the three gods with his own strength, and obtained the power of heavenly punishment - although it is still far from the real Heavenly Father Thunder, it is no longer a realm that can be achieved by human beings.

If in Iron Sand City, participants will usually have their tongues cut out if they are still useful. Of course, this is not the safest thing to do, only the dead will keep it a secret forever. As for the foreigners, they would be blasphemous at first glance, and there would never be any foreigner in the inner circle of the Mogins.

The prince knew that he was half of his alien blood, and still allowed him to witness the fire of heavenly punishment, and planned to put him in charge of forming the Orion team. This trust made Iron Axe's heart swell.

In Iron Sand City, he experienced numerous betrayals and frame-ups, fled to the southern border of the Gray Castle, and the blood of the sand people and the people of the mainland also made him discriminated against, and finally he came to the border town in discouragement, intending to spend the rest of his life by hunting, but he was favored by His Royal Highness the Prince here.

He had no doubt that with this new weapon, it would be His Highness Roland Wimbledon who would win the Order.

The thought of having the opportunity to serve the future king made Iron Axe excited.

"Everyone, meet downstairs!"

Iron Axe heard the sound and looked over to see that it was the chief knight of the Four Princes, Carter Lannis.

He immediately straightened his clothes, walked down the stairs, and walked over to Carter and stood upright. He had also participated in the training of the militia, and knew that His Highness preferred disciplined and uniform troops. The other hunters were much slower, and it took about half an hour for the six of them to line up.

"Old place, come with me," Carter didn't care, and led the group out of the door, heading straight out of the city walls.

It's still the same place as the last test explosion, but this time the cordon hasn't been raised.

In addition to Roland, there were four knights on the scene - all of them were Carter's men. Iron Axe noticed that His Royal Highness the Prince was fiddling with a strange metal stick in his hand as he explained something to the knight.

Seeing the Iron Axe and his group, Roland stepped forward, "How is it, are you still used to living in the new place?"

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern," everyone bowed and saluted, saying that their new residence was very comfortable.

In fact, the newly moved house is much better than the old house, at least it will not leak wind and rain, and the roof is not made of transparent straw, but neat tiles.

"That's fine," Roland nodded, "The current arrangement is for security reasons, and you can move back in until the Demon Moon is over." In addition, I have paid your family the first month's salary, and you will be able to meet with them once a week. Accompanied by guards, of course. ”

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. The Orions said happily.

This really surprised Iron Axe, and aside from the iron laws of the Sandmen, even the management of the Grey Keep army should not be so lax. Could it be that this was because of His Highness's personal tolerance? He was vaguely worried that if he wanted to compete for the throne, he would have to be ruthless - he had seen too much of this in Iron Sand City.

But when the Fourth Prince said that he would test a new weapon based on gunpowder, Iron Axe immediately put these concerns behind him. He stared at the prince without blinking, and brought the two alien iron rods to the crowd.

"It's called a musket," said Roland, "and I'll tell you how to use it." ”

......

It only took half an hour for the iron axe to fully understand the use of the new weapon.

Pour the black powder that can attract the fire of heavenly punishment - that is, gunpowder - into the barrel of the gun, stuff it into a lead pellet, stab it straight to the end with a stick, and then pour gunpowder into the rear of the medicine pool, aim at the target, and pull the trigger.

Although he believed that he had always had a talent for killing, and could use swords, knives, hammers, axes, and spears skillfully, it was also a skill that he had mastered after years of training and actual combat. Mastering a weapon in half an hour is a speed that can only be matched by a hand crossbow.

Another musket was handed over to Carter.

The Chief Knight was equally interested in the novelty weapon, and was reluctant to put it down when he picked it up.

After a few rounds of simulated operations, Roland asked the two to test the live ammunition to see the effect. The target had already been prepared, a half-body plate armor propped up with a wooden stick, and the other two knights stood at a distance of about thirty feet (about 10 meters).

Iron Axe and Carter took the aiming according to the shooting method dictated by the Prince, and pulled the trigger.

The loud noise of the first firing startled everyone present, including the Iron Axe, but soon all the faces of the crowd were surprised.

A small hole appeared in the half-body plate armor that served as a target. The lead shot cleanly penetrated the thickest part of the chest of the plate armor.

The Iron Axe had carefully inspected the armor before firing, and it was clearly not a shoddy piece of artisanal craft, and the markings on the neckline of the hammer and anvil proved that it was a standard armor from the Grey Keep Blacksmiths' Guild, with a front edge about half a finger thick, enough to withstand direct crossbow fire at close range. To deal with this kind of tin can, a heavy crossbow, a warhammer or a halberd is a wise choice.

In this comparison, the musket, which is equally easy to handle, is far superior to the hand crossbow, at least in terms of power. And its reload speed is comparable to that of a hand crossbow, and its accuracy is ...... A thirty-foot target doesn't mean much.

"Your Highness, the yield of this thing is ......," Carter asked.

"For now, these two will produce at most two more by the time of the Demon Moon. ”

Iron Axe was visibly relieved to see Carter. He could roughly guess what the other party thought, and if this weapon was easy to make, it would only take a few days of simple training to produce a large number of quick "warriors" who would go into battle with muskets in hand. They have no restrictions on age, occupation, or even gender - even a weak woman can pose a great threat to a knight.

Although it was not as shocking as the Heavenly Punishment Fire, it was still a good weapon, and the Iron Axe thought that its great power made it possible to easily kill some large evil beasts with thick skin on the city walls. If you had owned a musket when you faced a mixed breed, the outcome might not have been so embarrassing.

And only Roland knew the true meaning of this weapon.

He personally unveiled the prelude to the war of hot weapons.