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Chapter 146: Gunsmithing

Under the Saint Raymond Cathedral, the headquarters of the Sun Watch.

In a richly decorated room, Chance West was smoking a pipe and playing with a quill pen with a sun emblem on it, listening intently to Sherlock's report:

"According to intelligence, the third team infiltrated Baron Rivers's estate in the eastern suburbs, but the target seemed to have noticed and moved away early."

"Can you confirm the authenticity of the information?" asked Qian West.

"It's basically certain that the other party didn't notice it too long in advance. They left with their target shortly before we arrived. There were even traces on the ground that hadn't been cleaned up in time. I saw footprints with a diameter of 24 yards, which are four times the size of an ordinary person." Sherlock said.

Chin West nodded and said calmly, "Then try to find the giant's trace as soon as possible. I authorize you to use the unknown strange objects in the Sun Watcher as appropriate. We need to deal with Harrison Rivers as soon as possible. I will do it myself if necessary."

"Okay." Sherlock couldn't help but cheer up. There were many unknown wonders within the Sun Watchers, one of which was called Microscopic Vision. After paying a certain price, it was possible to trace back everything that happened in a small area in a short period of time.

With the help of this thing, it will not be difficult to find the giant's trace.

"By the way, there is one more thing. You have to find someone to keep an eye on these chosen ones in Brighton. If possible, send someone to contact them. If you leave them alone, they will sooner or later become big problems." said Qian West.

"I understand." Sherlock nodded and said solemnly, "I heard that Wayne Stewell seems to be quite close to this group of Chosen Ones and has been in frequent contact with them. Should we send someone to investigate?"

"Not for now, just keep an eye on them." Qi'en picked up the cup on the table, took a sip of malt beer, and said, "You can let your subordinates handle the affairs of the Chosen Ones. Without knowing their inclinations, try to be friendly when interacting with them."

After seeing Sherlock off, Qian West sighed deeply, put down his cup, and sat back at the table.

The current domestic situation makes him increasingly confused.

Compared to the previous king, the current King, Charles VII, seemed almost insignificant. Despite the increasing scarcity of gas resources, he had instead called a halt to the war against the walrus, leaving the massive steel vessel, a labor-intensive undertaking, to gather dust west of the city. This massive ancient warship, a surviving vessel from the era of the Four Heroes, had cost no fewer than millions of Victars to construct in the alchemy array.

On the other hand, he had actually initiated the impeachment of Harrison Rivers. Some of the evidence was actually quite clear, but it was rejected by the king several times.

The reason was that Harrison Rivers was a noble of the kingdom, and a noble could not be convicted without solid evidence.

As a result, Harrison Rivers was not only not punished, but was also highly valued. He built several labor houses in various areas such as slums and dock areas to serve as pilot projects for the new Poor Relief Law.

If he had not seen Charles VII himself almost every day, Chin West would have almost doubted whether the Kingdom of Braxton had a king at all.

If he was only slightly concerned about the first half, the matter about the Chosen One gave Qian West an extremely headache.

According to intelligence from the Earth Ring, the Chosen Ones, not only in Bryston but in all other countries, are appearing in large numbers like army ants. They have appeared suddenly and without warning since a meteor shower, their origins and motives unclear. They are both crazy and greedy.

Moreover, with the arrival of this group of chosen ones, weather changes have become more sensitive. Not only has it started to rain and snow more in Daklan, but abnormal phenomena of meteorological tides expanding outward have appeared in Puyun Plateau and west of Jinhan.

Thinking of the prophecy of the Grand Mage Elan that the gods are about to awaken and the extraordinary are about to fully revive, Qian West felt creepy.

According to legend, gods cannot be touched or looked at directly. When the gods fully awaken, what changes will they bring to the world?

……

At this time in the square, Zhou Ning looked up at the sky. It had started snowing and it was even getting heavier. He did not stay any longer and walked straight to the steam train station.

The steam train stopped running at 7pm. When Zhou Ning returned to Docklands, it was almost 9pm. Soon, the carriage stopped at the door of 117 Gibbon Street. Zhou Ning got off the carriage with an umbrella and stopped to admire the snow scene for a while.

Entering the room on the right side of the house where various instruments were piled up, Zhou Ning counted the facilities and breathed a sigh of relief. There were quite a lot of things.

If you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools. In order to build a complete comprehensive laboratory, Zhou Ning spent nearly 1500 Victorias to purchase various equipment!

It was painful to buy things, but it took even more time to organize and arrange them. Even with Zhou Ning's extraordinary agility, it took him nearly 6 hours to complete the establishment of the laboratory.

This is more tiring than fighting with extraordinary people, but looking at the fruits of his labor, Zhou Ning feels quite satisfied.

This laboratory basically meets my own needs. The first half is used for machinery, with steam locomotives, workbenches, etc., and the second half is used for alchemy, with various shelves on which test tubes, beakers, distillation flasks, etc. are placed.

Pulling out a chair and sitting down in front of the mechanical workbench, Zhou Ning tried to make guns without relying on his skills, using the self-created recipe in the game.

This was an idea Zhou Ning had had before. After all, spending reputation or using time-travel coins to draw guns was not a solution. Although there was no recipe, with the double bonus of being Tony Stark and having purple research talent, it should not be a problem to reversely deduce and make ordinary guns.

In addition, in addition to ebony and white ivory, and Santos' famous hunting rifle, Zhou Ning also needs to find a way to make a weapon that can shoot at ultra-long distances, preferably a large-caliber firearm, similar to a sniper rifle.

Because he had purchased the materials in advance during the day, Zhou Ning could start working now. Possessing the talent of a master of firearms, the structure and principle of firearms were not complicated for Zhou Ning. It was nothing more than using gunpowder to propel bullets. All he needed was hands, right?

Starting from the firearms he knew, Zhou Ning eliminated all distractions and focused on making it.

On the panel, Tony Stark's purple talent began to shine.

[Self-created failure]

[Self-created failure]

[Self-creation is successful, the drawings are being matched.]

[Match successful... You have obtained the gun blueprint: M1 Garand rifle]

Not long after, Zhou Ning perked up. He received a prompt on the panel that the first gun was completed. After tightening the last screw, a rifle that looked quite rugged lay quietly on the workbench.

This was a firearm that Zhou Ning could only produce when technology developed until around 1937 in his previous life. However, after seeing the finished product, Zhou Ning easily deduced it.

And this was just the beginning. Before long, various drawings were deduced one after another, including Bulldog pistols, Springfield rifles, and standard firearms for Japanese defenders.

Fortunately, Zhou Ning had plenty of money at the moment, so he bought a lot of materials as a backup.

A large number of various firearms gradually appeared on the table.

Zhou Ning then used the machine tool next to him to produce a batch of bullets of various calibers.

But what made Zhou Ning feel regretful was that he was never able to successfully deduce the blueprint of the sniper rifle.

"Forget it, that's it for today."

Looking at the time, it was almost 4 a.m. Zhou Ning rubbed his eyes and turned off the machine tool. He was too tired from running around today, so he might as well wait until tomorrow.