Fun Territory Defense Chapter 91 Part 1 (Patreon)

New Weapons and a Fresh Start

There are many types of stone throwers.

Some are human-powered, some use bows or springs, and some use weights. There are various shapes and types.

The previous ones were uniquely designed, using human power and strings made from the skins of magical beasts to fire the projectiles.

But thanks to this projectile model, new ideas can be introduced. We tried the spring and slingshot types, but they didn't work. This is because the ballista was so much easier to use in most cases.

However, in the case of this weighted projectile, if the size of the projectile is simply increased, the power and flying distance will also increase.

Because the structure is simple, improvements have been made over a long period of time, and the most efficient and easy-to-use structure is being explored.

Since it would be inefficient to explore this from scratch, we requested the Belrango Trading Company to purchase a model and blueprints while we were making the projectile ourselves.

As a result, they had three models and five blueprints. With these, we would be able to make the best projectile thrower.

Incidentally, we could not find any gunpowder, which we were looking for at the same time. Unfortunately, it seems that they have not spread to this area yet.

"Well, there's no use getting depressed."

I muttered to myself and started improving the projectile.

This time, I had an idea of how high up I would have to reach if I wanted to target the wyverns in flight.

It would actually be able to fly higher, but I don't think it would fly any higher than that if it was going to carry a magician on board.

It's cold and the air is thin. That would probably limit the speed as well.

Then it should be possible to attack with a pitchfork.

With a model projectile, we could raise the angle of elevation to about 40 degrees. Considering the fact that it is designed to send objects far away, it is probably not possible to set the angle too high.

On the other hand, a seesaw-like shape would increase the angle of elevation, but would not allow the object to fly very far. Furthermore, it would not have enough power to reach a target with a high altitude.

It has to be high, but powerful enough.

To achieve both, I made countless models.

What I ended up with was Prototype No. 54.

It was the simplest weight thrower, with a spring added to ensure initial velocity. The angle of elevation was a whopping 70 degrees. It is a specialized anti-aircraft projectile with sufficient height and power.

It is loaded with a box of shurikens. It is almost the same as the one we used last time, although we have improved it so that it spreads better than before.

The model worked so well that I decided to make a bigger one, and it turned out better than I expected.

The ejected shuriken diffused beautifully in the air and flew high into the sky.

"Oh, it's out of sight!"

As I cheered with delight, a slightly stunned Dee looked up at the sky and groaned.

"Ummm... this is a marvelous thing. It flies too high and has a long dwell time, but it's going to rain down on a wide area later on. The bigger the enemy's army, the more effective it will be."

I laugh back at Dee, who expresses these impressions, and nod.

"That's true. Once fired, it takes time to prepare, so it won't be usable for a while, but the power, range, and durability are all up to par. Let's hold out with this until we can find gunpowder."

"...Patience, huh? I didn't think you were still dissatisfied..."

Espada chuckles at my words and mutters. Most of the others were in raptures. Among them, Till and Camsin, who were not upset at all, looked up at the pitchfork and opened their mouths.

"It's big, by the way."

"Van-sama, how many of these rock throwers are you going to make?"

"Twenty of the installed ones, from east to west, north to south, and south to north, and five mobile ones for the time being. I'm thinking of five mobile ones for the time being. Ah, but it's okay if they are only on the flat roads, but it might be difficult to transport them to Scudetto...?" "Ah, it's true that it would be very difficult.

"Oh, some of the roads were indeed quite tough. If it's this big, it might fall down on the hill..."

After exchanging such comments with Till, Camsin, and Arte, it suddenly occurred to me.

"That's right. I can make it on site. If I only need to transport the ingredients, I can handle it."