System: Build My Own Territory-Chapter 541 - 216: Catapult (10,000)

Under Kuisi’s massage, the fatigue from outdoor exploration vanished completely.

Only then did he return to the master bedroom, lay down on the big bed, and fell asleep.

...

Early next morning.

After breakfast, Lynn, accompanied by Red and several guards, left the castle.

Headed straight for the Handicraft Workshop District.

Passing through one red brick house after another, Lynn arrived at the Glass Workshop.

In the workshop, Layla was leading a team of glassmaking apprentices, placing the freshly molded glazed glass products on wooden racks.

Seeing Lynn, Layla instructed the apprentices briefly, then approached Lynn.

Standing before Lynn, Layla spoke with great respect, "Master Lynn."

Lynn scanned the workshop but did not see Beo’s figure.

Before he could inquire, Layla thoughtfully explained, "Master, Beo... hasn’t eaten or drunk for two days..."

Lynn’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, "Why is that?"

Layla’s face was filled with difficulty, but she still said, "Beo is immersed in the production of lenses."

"However, he found that no matter how he tried to create different lenses, he still couldn’t improve the quality of the glass."

Upon hearing this, Lynn understood.

"Where is he now?"

Layla quickly explained, "Master, he’s inside, I’ll take you to him." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Lynn responded and followed Layla into the depths of the workshop.

As the glassmaking apprentices paid their respects, Lynn passed through the workshop.

He arrived at the entrance of a separate room at the back.

As Layla pushed open the door, a voice of impatience came from inside the room.

"Didn’t I say not to disturb my research?"

Layla’s face was full of helplessness, she quickly reminded, "Beo, Master Lynn is here."

Beo’s somewhat flustered voice sounded, "Master Lynn?"

As the sound of items falling echoed, Beo quickly emerged from the room.

Standing before Lynn, Beo spoke with great guilt, "Master, I apologize, I may have let down your trust..."

Seeing the unsolved sediment on Beo’s face and his thick dark circles.

Lynn couldn’t help but frown, "What’s going on?"

Beo sighed and spoke, "Master, I overestimated myself."

"Even though the time spent on producing glazed glass combined doesn’t exceed a few months."

"How can I have the ability to create an unheard-of telescope?"

"Those lenses seem to only need molding and then polishing to achieve production."

"But, extremely precise grinding tools and instruments are required."

"A slight mistake could easily crush and scratch the fragile lenses..."

Upon hearing this.

Lynn understood.

His gaze shifted to Red.

Red instantly comprehended and took a linen bag from the hands of the guard behind him, handing it to Beo at the front.

Beo, somewhat puzzled, accepted it. Before he could speak, Lynn explained.

"Inside are natural alkali minerals! You can add them to the raw materials for burning the glazed glass."

"Compared to continuously extracting alkaline substances from plant ash and water mixtures, this will save many complex processes."

"Moreover, it can greatly lower the melting point of the glass, enhancing the forming rate and quality!"

Beo’s eyebrows rose, and he quickly opened the linen bag in his hand.

Layered crystal rocks entered his view.

Lynn continued speaking, "With this, if you follow the correct proportion, it should make the risk of cracking and scratching the lenses during grinding less likely."

Beo nodded repeatedly, his previously dejected face now full of excitement.

"That’s wonderful, Master Lynn!"

Lynn further said, "The workshop will still need alkali minerals later, I will specially assign a team of workers for excavation and transport."

"There’s no need to worry about shortages."

Beo nodded again, "Of course, Master!"

After instructing Beo a few words, Lynn then left the Glass Workshop.

A small open-pit alkali mine holds at least tens of millions of tons.

More than enough to satisfy the entire territory’s consumption for decades.

However, he needs to arrange specially assigned workers for excavation.

Given the open-pit mine lies at least eight or nine leagues from the town, the water power of the Aladia River must be utilized for transportation.

As for saltpeter.

Without obtaining sulfur first, Lynn stored it in the castle’s warehouse.

Then.

Lynn took steps to arrive at the woodworking workshop.

Just stepping into the workshop.

A large-sized machine placed at the center of the workshop caught his eye.

Thick lever arms are the core part of the enhanced catapult.

The lever arm is divided into two parts, the long arm is used to hang the projecting equipment on the stone pocket, the short arm connects the torque system!

At the center of the lever wall, there is a large stand, serving as support to ensure the lever wall’s stable operation.

This is a torsion device catapult.

Using heavy objects for power, during launch, it rapidly pulls the torque cord, causing the block to swiftly fall.

The pull of the torque under the effect of the lever wall propels the stone in the pocket at high speed.

Achieving long-distance attack results!

The catapult has strong attack power and a wide range.

Not to mention crashing into the crowd.

Even crashing against the city wall will cause dents and looseness!

Showing its great power.

Whether used for siege or defense, it has enormous value.

But relatively.

Where there are advantages, there are limitations.

The catapult’s size is large, making movement and deployment difficult, it’s hard to quickly change positions, with very low flexibility on the battlefield.

Moreover, the catapult’s attack is influenced by many factors.

Wind force, the weight, and shape of the projectile, etc.

Making it harder for precise target hits, usually only able to conduct a roughly directional attack.

Finally, the difficulty of operating the catapult.

Being a large apparatus, it often requires multiple soldiers working together to conduct a single stone launch!

Despite having many drawbacks, Lynn still needs such large devices on the city wall as defense tools!

He doesn’t care about its lack of flexibility.

It’s fine to mount it on the city wall, just for defense purposes.

He doesn’t care about its poor accuracy.

It’s fine to make more catapults for simultaneous launches, achieving widespread attack coverage!

As Lynn’s gaze scanned the catapult, Colin approached him.

Colin bowed, speaking respectfully, "Master, you are back from your trip!"

Lynn responded, inquiring, "Was this catapult tested?"

Colin replied, "Yes, Master, it has been tested."

"With this catapult’s lever arm, it can carry up to two hundred pounds of stones!"

"The maximum firing distance can reach one hundred and fifty meters!"

"If launching thirty kilograms of stones, it can reach a range of two hundred and twenty meters!"

Upon hearing this, Lynn’s eyes lit up.

His mind had estimated the firing distance, only forty meters more than Colin explained.

For Colin to achieve such results based solely on the blueprint Lynn sketched out met his expectations!

Lynn praised, "Very well done, Old Colin."

"According to what I said earlier, I need ten of such catapults!"