Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 731 - 724: The combination of Magic and Technology

Chapter 731: Chapter 724: The combination of Magic and Technology

"So, what’s the lifespan of the magic crystals in these silencers?" Luoer asked a critical question.

"Well," Li Si thought for a moment and then said, "Generally, a rifle silencer needs to replace the magic crystal every hundred shots, and a pistol silencer needs to replace it every forty shots; otherwise, the silencer will fail."

"That’s useless!" Hu Daoke, who was frank and straightforward, immediately retorted.

"What do you know? It’s for stealth operations, not for you to play around with!" Cheng Ziang retorted dismissively.

"So you’re saying, if the magic of the magic crystal is exhausted and not replenished in time, the effect of this magic silencer will turn into the effect of a regular silencer?" Luoer asked.

"No," Li Si shook his head and said, "Without magic to activate it, this silencer will hardly have any silencing effect."

"Uh..." At this point, even Luoer was speechless.

"I can’t help it," Li Si said with a wry smile, "It’s still an experimental product that needs practical exploration to obtain improvements."

"I feel it’s only useful in special situations." Hearing Li Si’s answer, Luoer shrugged. He was very aware of the habits of those at the Otherworld Weapons Research Center, so their experimental weapons and equipment were almost completely untrustworthy without field tests.

"There is another issue, which is that the residue from the gunpowder tends to adhere to the rune patterns, causing the runes to fail," Li Si said. He raised his hand to stop Hu Daoke, who was about to explode, and then continued, "So, the frontline headquarters defines this as a consumable item. Basically, after every two magic crystal replacements, the silencer should also be replaced to avoid residues or gun oil affecting the performance of the runes."

"That’s alright, they can be issued for stealth operations." Luoer comforted everyone.

Strictly speaking, the magic silencer can be considered a product that transcends eras, a true fusion of magic and technology. So it’s normal for the first generation product to have problems, and improvements can be made through practice, there’s no need to reject such new equipment.

"Besides," Li Si said while retrieving another box from under the table, and spoke while opening it, "In addition to gun accessories, we have also made some progress in the development of sights, developing a magic reflection sight. So, you won’t need to equip optical sights or only use iron sights in the future."

With that, Li Si took a familiar item out of the box, a reflex sight.

"This is the most useful thing!" Hu Daoke held the reflex sight in both hands and said excitedly.

"I’m curious, what’s the principle behind it?" Cheng Ziang couldn’t help but ask.

"Have you seen a magic crystal lamp?" Li Si replied with a question.

"Of course I have." Cheng Ziang nodded.

"What’s the principle of a magic crystal lamp then?" Li Si asked.

"Uh," Cheng Ziang paused for a moment, then turned his head to look at Tangmo, who was the real expert in the Advance Team on this matter.

"When magic flows through the rune patterns, it produces light. This cold light is produced by the friction of magic concentrating," Tangmo explained seriously, "The principle of the magic crystal lamp involves a combination of light produced by several meaningless, purely magic-concentrating runes overlapping. Moreover, the light generated by the runes is refracted on the mirror, reaching the maximum brightness."

"That’s right, as long as light can be produced, we can apply the scientific principles of Earth to produce related equipment. This magic reflection sight is a product developed combining the principles of the magic crystal lamp and Earth’s technology," Li Si nodded in satisfaction.

The magic reflex sight in Hu Daoke’s hand was somewhat larger than traditional reflex sights, which was because it needed to accommodate the light-emitting runes and the power-supplying magic crystal inside.

Unlike the magic silencer, this magic reflex sight has no external interface, it can only rely on the magic crystal for power. Once the magic energy of the magic crystal has been exhausted, the sight will also cease to function.

However, compared to this magic silencer, the failure of this magic reflector sight causes much less harm. After all, if the sight breaks, you can use an optical sight or a mechanical one, but the quality of the silencer has a direct influence on the quality of the mission.

Hu Daoke excitedly fitted the magic reflector sight to the rifle, and then eagerly demonstrated it a few times. He felt extremely satisfied, his previous grumbling instantly vanishing like smoke.

Looking at his excited demeanor, Li Si couldn’t help but interject: "Actually, the concept of magic sights has been around for a while. There was a relevant concept at the Weapons Research Center already in the 40s, and by early 50, they had already made a physical version."

"Why didn’t you equip us with it when we first entered Otherworld?" Hu Daoke paused to ask.

"At that time, your identity needed to be kept secret, we couldn’t reveal too many of Headquarters’ secrets." Li Si shrugged and answered, "You often feel that the Weapons Research Center has been coming up with new things recently, but most of these projects were launched in the 40s. By the time you went to Otherworld for missions, most of these projects had already produced physical versions."

The Otherworld Research Center had many projects underway, and many had reached the stage of physical prototypes. For example, the Type 47 buttless rifle currently equipped by everyone was finalized and produced in 2047, but it was almost 2053 before it was handed over to the Advance Team.

"So, we don’t have to hide our identities now?" Ziang jokingly asked.

"No need now," Li Si laughed and then continued, "At present, we only play with open conspiracies, so there is no need to conceal your identities. We want to tell our enemies that the Headquarters has a powerful sub-human army in Otherworld."

"Doesn’t that mean our equipment will get better and more high-tech?" Hu Daoke, while aiming, excitedly asked.

"In the future, not just solo equipment will be upgraded, there will also be many heavy weapons," Li Si laughed, straightening up his expression, "Once we get and open Lipei’s Otherworld Gate, our revolution will officially begin, and Otherworld will experience a major change that hasn’t happened in thousands of years!"

"I say," Ziang interrupted Li Si’s hopeful vision, walked over to Hu Daoke, grabbed the rifle, examined it, and then asked, "This reconnaissance soldier system doesn’t just have things that are commonplace on Earth, does it?"

"Of course not," Li Si spoke confidently, "At present, I have shown you the concealment aspect of the reconnaissance soldier system. Now, you have firepower, you have protection, and information is being worked on. Of the five aspects, you have already seen four, next I will show you the highlight: the mobility aspect of the reconnaissance soldier system, follow me."

"Where are we going, not demonstrating here?" Luoer asked.

"No, we’re changing location, also you’ll meet some old acquaintances." Li Si said and motioned for them to follow.

He lead them away from the firing range and onto carriages that had been prepared. Afterward, the carriages departed from the camp escorted by mercenaries and, crossing a floating bridge by boat, arrived in the mountains of Masya.

"We have a base in the Masya mountains?" Ziang couldn’t help but ask.

"Of course," Li Si shrugged, "There’s a property over there, it’s also one of Mr. Durman’s assets."

"Speaking of which, why is this Durman so good to us, giving us property?" Hu Daoke frowned and asked.

"Rest assured, it’s not like we forcibly took it. Actually, Mr. Durman should be thanking us." Li Si didn’t clarify, instead shrugging, nonchalantly.

"Why would he be thanking us?" Hu Daoke asked.

"Because we helped him!" Li Si replied.

"What did we help with?" Hu Daoke relentlessly asked.

Li Si rolled his eyes at him then answered: "When you climb up to my position, you will naturally know."

"Fine, if you won’t say it, then forget it!" Facing Li Si, Hu Daoke remained nonchalant.