Chapter 431 (1/2)
Apart froun, Roland also planned to develop a bolt rifle which would have a e He did not need many, a mere hundred or so would suffice The rifle would have the saun, and could be easily transforht
In this way, he could continue tofireare waste of the products
During a battle, soldiers could use field artilleries to suppress eneuns 500 to 800 meters Snipers could take care of ene rifles could be used to clear out enemies within the last 200 meters Therefore he could, in theory, make sure every inch of the battle field was covered
Of course, it would probably take three or four months to fully equip his arht not be able to co attack Therefore, he needed another weapon, an inland river gunboat equipped with a culverin with a 152h to pressure on enemies when he launched the attack
Roland felt he held ht of the founding ceremony subsequent to the Months of Deion and the new population that would swarm in after he kicked Timothy off the throne He even wished time could have slowed down its pace, and that the Months of Demons hadn't ended so soon
Upon entering the Western Region, the landscape started to change
Otto Luoxi lifted up the blinds and peeped through theHeaven and earth ashed out altogether The sky was covered with dense snowflakes which swirled in the harsh wind, drifted down to the ground and blended into the vast canvas of whiteness
It seemed that the heavy snoould never cease He could see nothing other than piles of snow cloaking the soil, rocks and woods in the past two days If the boat was not wobbly, he would even think it rerunted ”Go out on the deck if you really want to see it nobody will care”
He did not take the captain's words personally, but shut the blinds and asked, ”Does it always look like this here?”
”Of course, do you think I was bluffing?” The captain sipped wine from his decanter and said, ”Every year when the Months of the Deion is cut off because of the snow There's no way to get here except through the Redwater River I can use 's City are willing to ferry you over here in this bloody weather Well, they also gotta have a boat” He gruold royals is an awfully good deal You got it?”
”It's a bit expensive, but I didn't bargain with you when I paid,” said Otto, s
”That sounds better” The Captain tossed the decanter to him and said, ”It's warm Drink some It'll warm you up” He wiped his mouth and continued, ”There was once this tradesion faster than anyone else, but he didn't want to pay a little more for the fare, so he asked the rats on the black street to ferry him You knohat? That felloas killed halfway Those few ht with hi the fishes”
”That was really unfortunate” Otto took the decanter, but did not pull out the cork to drink the wine Instead, he took off his gloves and held the decanter in his hands He really did not feel coet what you pay for It's a universal rule There're always people who think they can get aith it Did it never occur to hiree to provide hi to run our business?” The captain added, twitching his ion? Don't you bla you There used to be jewelry and furs in this da fro to be interested ”As far as I know, don't they ion all become bandits now?”
”They're stale ne” The captain lit his pipe with the charcoal fire and inhaled deeply ”Ever since Prince Roland ruled Border Town, the Western Region has become weird You know the town is well known for its furs and jewelry, but nobody knohat the hell the prince isaround with in his territory Now there're only iets sold in the Longsong Stronghold, but the noble has their specific ways to get a hold of it You can't butt in”