172: Chapter 0172 Gatling Gun

Back in the Laboratory, Li Size handed the design blueprints for the winds kiss machine tool to Violet:

"Violet, try learning to manufacture these parts."

His fingertips traced the rune matrix on the blueprint:

"The little sorcerer donkey machine tool should be enough for now. Now, we need to manufacture the sorcery machine tool for the winds kiss."

Violet took the blueprint and began to study it seriously.

Her long silver hair fell over the blueprint, her fingertips lightly brushing across the rune matrix, as the Mental Energy lines glowed with a pale purple light—

In a short while, she had learned how to manufacture the first part.

Li Size watched Violet's progress; compared to his reliance on Pay-to-Win, this was what a true Genius looked like.

He nodded with satisfaction and then entered his workshop—

He was about to begin the research and development of the gatling sorcery machine gun.

The workshop was filled with mithril silver parts and blueprints. The light from the Demonic Energy lamps fell upon the blueprints, and the rune matrix patterns shimmered with a pale blue light.

Li Size sat at the experimental workbench, his fingertips tapping the table as he pondered the R&D challenges of the gatling:

"The barrel's maximum load... the cooling System... rapid magazine switching... ballistic stability..."

He picked up a pen and began sketching on the blueprint.

First was the barrel's maximum load—

Li Size thought of using double 'Sturdiness' runes and a mithril silver alloy.

He picked up a mithril silver ingot, placed it in the furnace, added a small amount of mysterious metal powder, and used his Mental Energy to control the temperature precisely to 1500 degrees.

Once the alloy was forged, he hammered it with a sorcery hammer. Each strike was accompanied by the vibration of runes, increasing the alloy's density.

Next was the cooling System—

Li Size designed a circulating water-cooling System, using 'Water Source' runes to generate cooling water that would flow through pipes over the barrel to carry away heat.

He picked up the pipe parts and embedded the 'Water Source' runes. The runes glowed pale blue, and the cooling water began to flow through the pipes.

The Water Source Alchemy Rune was a Zero Ring Alchemy Rune he had recently learned.

Its function was to continuously produce water between 0 and 100 degrees Celsius, with controllable temperature.

Then, there was the rapid magazine switching—

Li Size designed an automatic magazine switching device:

Using the Hurricane condensed by 'Hurricane' runes to rotate the cylinder's shaft, under the effect of double Hurricane Runes.

The cylinder's rotation speed reached 6,000 rotations per minute, meaning the cylinder could rotate 100 times per second!

Finally, ballistic stability—

This problem had already been solved during the development of the Barrett sniper rifle.

In Li Size's mind, the gatling was a medium-to-short-range firearm with an ideal range within one kilometer, so the difficulty of ballistic stability was lower.

After three days and nights of R&D, Li Size finally completed the design of the gatling sorcery machine gun.

He picked up the gatling and injected Mental Energy; the runes on the barrel glowed with a pale blue light.

Bullets fired from the barrel, forming a sky-filling barrage that accurately hit the distant bullseye.

Li Size put down the gatling and smiled with satisfaction—

He had finally finished the development of the gatling.

Just then, Violet pushed the door open and entered, holding the machine tool parts she had just manufactured:

"Brother-in-law, I've learned how to manufacture these parts!"

Her long silver hair fell over her shoulders, and her pale purple eyes sparkled with excitement.

Li Size took the parts and inspected them, finding that their precision was very high:

"Violet, you did a great job!"

His fingertips traced the rune matrix on the parts:

"We can start manufacturing the winds kiss machine tool now."

Violet jumped up in excitement:

"Brother-in-law, that's wonderful!"

Her long silver hair fluttered in the air, and her pointed ears twitched slightly, like a happy elf.

Felina stood at the doorway, watching the two inside, a gentle smile curling at the corners of her mouth—

She knew that the days ahead would become better and better.

In the workshop, the light from the Demonic Energy lamps fell upon Li Size and Violet. The rune matrices shimmered with pale blue light, and the air was filled with the fragrance of metal and magic potions—

Their path of Mechanical Alchemy had only just begun.

Half a month later, the sorcery machine tool in the center of the Laboratory was finally assembled—

The body of this winds kiss production machine tool was crafted from mithril silver alloy, its surface engraved with 'Sturdiness' and 'Swiftness' rune matrices, shimmering with a cold silver-blue luster under the Demonic Energy lamps.

Violet's fingertips brushed across the machine tool's control panel. Her long silver hair fell over her shoulders, and her pointed ears flushed slightly with excitement:

"Brother, the final 'Auto-Calibration' rune has been embedded!"

Her pale purple eyes sparkled with a sense of accomplishment, and the Mental Energy lines on her forehead glowed with a pale purple light.

Li Size stepped forward and placed his hand on the machine tool's power core. After injecting Mental Energy, the entire machine tool emitted a low hum, and the rune matrices lit up one by one:

"Perfect!

Violet, your Sun Elf Bloodline truly has a talent for Mechanical Alchemy—

The precision of this machine tool is much higher than I expected."

He turned and picked up the flying message, his fingertips outlining the runes for the Zero Ring Communication Spell:

"Now we'll notify Lina to bring a team from the Miners Brotherhood to collect the machine tool and transport it back to Wojin City for mass production of winds kiss firearms."

The communication crystal lit up with a pale blue light, and Lina's voice soon came through, carrying a hint of exhaustion:

"Great Master, were you looking for me?"

Her voice came through the flying message with a slight static sound. Li Size could imagine her standing in the Wojin Mining Area—

Her ivory-white skin, dark red earlobes, and the charming curves outlined by her tight leather clothing.

"Lina, the winds kiss production machine tool is complete. Bring a few people to Gray Mist Mountain Town to collect it, and be sure to stay hidden."

Li Size's voice carried a commanding tone, yet remained gentle:

"This batch of firearms should prioritize equipping the core strength of the Miners Brotherhood, especially the squads responsible for the smuggling routes."

"Yes, Master! I'll arrange it immediately!"

Lina's voice was filled with excitement, and the light of the communication crystal then went out.

For the next three days, Li Size devoted his energy to the modification of the Communication Spell.

He sat within the energy-gathering Sorcery Array in the Laboratory, his Mental Energy surging out like a tide as he constructed the rune model for the Communication Spell in his conscious space.

His forehead was covered in cold sweat, and the Mental Energy lines between his brows changed from deep gold to pale gold.

Through consecutive days of practice, the Communication Spell—which was already at the Proficient level—was promoted to the Great Master level, finally settling at the 100/100 Perfection state of Great Master level a few days later.

The [Pay-to-Win] ability quickly activated, energy points were consumed rapidly, and rune optimization plans constantly surfaced in his mind:

"Communication range increased... need to add 'Space Anchoring' runes... Mental Energy consumption reduced..."

"It's a success!"

Li Size opened his eyes and outlined the modified Communication Spell runes in mid-air—

The original 100-kilometer range was increased to 375 kilometers, and the rune matrix changed from a simple blue to an interwoven blue and gold.

[First-Modified Communication Technique]

Transmits information in an illusory form and carrier to a target with specific runes; the runes become invalid if the distance is exceeded.