Wizard: I brought the wrong system.

Chapter 146 Gunpowder
After returning to the academy, Yaro did not rest, but instead went into his underground laboratory.

Today's events have greatly affected him.

Only then did Yaro realize that he had not even obtained the most basic guarantee of survival.

He was ready to build the gun.

Firearms, the primary weapons of mass destruction in my previous life, were arguably as important as swords and sabers in ancient times.

But to put it simply, the key structure is just the gun body and the bullet.

The gun body is merely a device for generating and transmitting kinetic energy; the main power comes entirely from the bullet.

What is the source of a bullet's power?
explosion!

The gunpowder inside the bullet detonates in the chamber. Due to the sealed effect of the gun body, the kinetic energy of this detonation is transferred to the bullet's tip, exerting a huge force on the bullet.

Then, Yaro came up with a classic trick—defense against arrows!
"Aren't firearms perfectly countered?"

This is only a level two magic trick!

Level 2 magic tricks that even intermediate apprentices can learn!

"So, what's the principle behind defensive arrows?"

Then, Yaro's thoughts wandered to another question.

"Why are defensive arrows called defensive arrows? Why can't they be called defensive projectiles? Why can't they be called defensive external attacks?"

Is there a limit to its defense?

Or does it mean it has no defensive effect against slow speeds?

"Also, why were you able to successfully attack 'Skinny Monkey' at close range before?"

Was it because he wasn't on guard at the time?

Yaro wrote these questions down in his notebook, then returned to continue thinking about how to deal with the weapons of a formal wizard.

"Even with defensive arrows, firearms still have one chance to attack. Given the speed of bullets, even with defensive arrows, by the time they are used, the firearms will have already run out of ammunition."

This was just Yarrow's conjecture, after all, he was not a formal wizard, and no formal wizard had told him about these things.

For Yaro, constructing the gun body was merely a matter of time; even if he encountered material problems, he could use some simple supernatural materials as substitutes.

All questions have been listed.

Yaro discovered that the key was gunpowder.

"With powerful gunpowder, not only can we make firearms, but we can also make high-efficiency bombs!"

So—how is gunpowder made?

"..."

The proportions of gunpowder are simple, but... can bullets made from this gunpowder pose a threat to a formal wizard?

Yaro was unaware of these things, but he still planned to try to make a gun. As for the power, he could research new gunpowder later. As long as the structure was clearly designed, increasing the power would not be difficult.

He was still a wizarding apprentice, and he could still try to incorporate wizarding knowledge into his work, using enchanting techniques to make firearms.

"If the firearms are really not powerful enough, black powder would be good too! It's a simple and direct explosion, and if the power is not enough, we can make up for it with quantity!"

With that in mind, Yaro wrote down tomorrow's task in his notebook—to prepare gunpowder!

Then... it's time to complete your daily meditation tasks.

Yaro's magic power has now reached the intermediate apprentice level, which is like adding water to soil. However, at this point, the soil mixed with water is still scattered. If you want to use this soil to build porcelain, you still need to collect and gather the soil little by little.

Because Yaro is learning the 'Triangular Element Meditation Method', he must gather enough 'clay' to construct three spell structures, and then use it to construct three spells of different attributes before he can be considered a true intermediate wizard apprentice. "I'd better go to the corner of the street tomorrow and buy a few potions to help me out, otherwise, sweeping the floor every day, when will it ever end!"

There are quite a few potions that can help with this level. After all, it's just 'sweeping', so you can use a 'broom', a 'feather duster', or even a 'vacuum cleaner'!
And so, another sleepless night ensued.

……

The next morning, after washing up, Yaro stepped out of his small courtyard.

Today, it's clear that the noisy new trainees are no longer present in the experimental area.

It seems that Pipett's message was delivered well.

Yaro nodded in satisfaction.

"Mr. Yaro, you're up so early today."

Good morning, Mr. Yarrow.

"Is Mr. Yarrow planning to go see Lord Bosco?"

……

As he walked along, the apprentices who passed by greeted him warmly.

It's unclear when exactly, but the news that Yaro had been taken in as a student by the wizard Bosco gradually spread, so every time Yaro went out, more and more apprentices would greet him.

Yaro simply smiled and nodded in response to these people.

Most of the apprentices living in the experimental area were formal students of the wizard, meaning that these apprentices might harbor latent hostility towards Yaro.

Even knowing this, Yaro did not feign indifference.

Even if others are truly hostile, as long as you don't do certain things with these people, there won't be too much of a problem. You can also avoid offending genuine strangers and isolating yourself.

Bosco is in charge of the law enforcement team, so it's perfectly normal for passersby to come into contact with him for that reason.

An apprentice who had just greeted Yarrow suddenly asked, "Mr. Yarrow, have you seen today's announcement?"

announcement?

Yaro paused, turned around, and asked, "What announcement?"

The apprentice explained, "The academy is about to enter a semi-closed state because I heard that enemies have invaded the academy's resource areas."

Is that so?
Yaro thought of the wizard from last night.

No wonder he dared to infiltrate the academy's power core all by himself; it turns out he had other companions.

But why didn't his companions approach the academy to rescue him?

On another note, if it weren't for Yarrow 'measuring the speed of light' there, which lured the wizard Bosco over...

After the power core was shaken, all the academy's exits were blocked, and with no time to provide support, he actually had a good chance of success.

The apprentice asked疑惑地问道：“Mr. Yarrow? Do you know anything?”

"No, no, I don't know what's going on either," Yaro said with a laugh.

The apprentice reminded him, "Mr. Yaro, recently the mission center has seen a lot of exploration missions with very generous rewards, and those missions to protect small resource points are also highly sought after."

Yaro became interested: "Why would we want to take on the mission of guarding a small resource point?"

The apprentice glanced around, then leaned close to Yaro and whispered, "The academy's enemies are all formal wizards. They definitely won't care about these small resources. The task of guarding these small resource points is simply to defend against weak magical beasts. This way, we can avoid the academy's battles and prevent those formal wizards from attacking the academy."

"After all, we apprentices can't even be cannon fodder in battles between wizards."

I don't know why, but even the gunpowder ratio was censored. This is the first time I've ever encountered something like this.
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(End of this chapter)