Chapter 160 (1/2)

Chapter 160 Confrontation

Roland had already corrected designs for the Revolver’s bullet a long tiunpoere an arrange capacity into account, it should be feasible for her to directly manufacture the shell for the ammunition The problem was that there didn’t exist a reliable prie of the bullet that was filled with black powder

The outer shell of the aenerally made out of mercury ful pin was pulled and it hit the base of the bullet, the nite the black powder, ejecting the bullet from the chamber

It was such a pity that even after breaking his head over it, he still couldn’t recall the necessary raw materials he needed for the mercury fulminate From a literal point of view, he would definitely need nitric acid and mercury However, if he looked at the result of the chemical equation he had written down, it became apparent that these two substances would only produce nitric acid together

In addition, knowing the rawa smooth production of usable products Roland would still have to discover the right concentration and temperature for the reactive process, and whether he still needed to add another catalyst or not add one, was also a crucial point he had to figure out before finishi+ng the product

Moreover, because of the sensitive properties of erous process and if it exploded one could easily lose so it out personally

So, Roland had to settle for the second-best option, using a nition, which would require that the spark could enter the interior of the aunpowder Therefore, he had to leave a hole at the bottom of the ammunition case, but he still had to find a e of black powder

Obviously, these two points were contradictory to each other: the greater the opening, the faster the leakage of gunpowder Yet if the opening is too snite the gunpowder

He needed sonite the powder, while at the saunpowder

Roland first thought was pyroxylin, which was also known as nitrocellulose

It was also one of the few chemicals which he still remembered and could also be used for weapons because it had such a simple productionkinds of acids The two acids it used were the commonly available sulfuric acid and nitric acid, and there would be no danger involved in producing theh he still had wanted to wait for the hopefully soon, arriving alchemist, but nohere he had the deadline of seven days, he decided to roll up his sleeves and get to work

Taking the quill, Roland began to write down the idea he had already in his head for a long time

The first ingredient he needed was cotton, and the best cotton yarn were the ones which weren’t weaved or dyed and it was exactly this kind that he had brought back with hi up within his castle’s warehouses Cotton yarn needed to be skirease attached to its surface would prevent the nitrification

He was already fa the oil, it was sodium hydroxide, which was also commonly known as caustic soda At the same ti soap: For producing soap, one had to add fat to caustic soda, and then stir it until it beca soap But Roland has been too busy developing the industrial and agricultural technology and with defending Border Town against foreign enemies, that he hadn’t found any time to invent any such commodities

As for hoas meant to produce caustic soda, the simplest method would probably be the electrolysis of salt water So the Prince discovered, that in order to create the new types of bullets, he first had to develop a DC Generator

Ashes alking along the Redwater River, feeling somewhat depressed

Since the other witches knew that she had co the witches of the Witch Cooperation association away, their attitude towards her had cooled down, a lot, and there was no longer any signs left of the elcoht

Moreover, she had also noted thattheir ability in the castle backyard, which showed that Roland had also found a way to avoid the suffering froinally Ashes had wanted to use this vital piece of intelligence to show her good will to the other witches, but her plan was unexpectedly shattered right fro the Border Town, she had nearly nothing else left for persuading them to move

What surprised Ashes the ed very little since the tiesture from him now contained an indescribable tee he previous held of being a dandy