Chapter 110: Self Loading Cannons
That plan sounded much better to the Techno Wizards, and within seconds, a half dozen sheets of paper were on the table as they all frantically began drawing magitech circuitry to upgrade the cannons to load themselves in a way that any crewman could manage.
While they worked, Dominic stepped back and listened carefully, committing all the knowledge that he could to his memory as they argued about the functions and features they wanted to add to the Cannons.
"You know that the crew will still struggle to activate that orb, and they’ll be sent up with the airships anyhow, right?" The Royal Guard asked Dominic quietly.
"Yes, but they haven’t realized it yet. When the fighting starts, we will send a few of them up to ensure that everything is working properly, or to keep the ships working. Whatever excuse we need.
For now, we just need a way to maximize firepower without overloading our ships." Dominic agreed.
He could sense the Guard’s amusement by the shift of his position as they watched the experts work. They were doing all this to get out of having to go to battle, but ultimately, they were going to be conscripted to go with the airships anyhow.
The major issue with the project was that they needed to make a magitech orb that not only worked properly while not bonded to anyone, but to ensure that it didn’t attune to the user on use, as that would make it impossible to change crewmen without changing orbs.
The fact that they needed it to also make decent cannonballs without any extra levels put into the orb was a secondary concern. At least for right now.
Even the clay to steel orb needed dozens of levels of upgrades before it was making high-quality steel. But Dominic knew that they didn’t actually need hardened steel or extreme quality for this project. Just enough to punch through wooden planks and an explosive core, as that would make them more effective against airships, which wouldn’t sink with a cannonball sized hole at the waterline like a regular ship.