Wizard: I brought the wrong system.

Chapter 151 Bomb
Inside the mysterious main hall, in an ordinary courtyard.

The framed wanted posters covering the entire room made this dimly lit and simple living room seem anything but ordinary.

At this moment, an uninvited guest arrived in this otherwise ordinary living room.

"Rhys, are you saying that many students have recently disappeared without a trace?"

The elderly man with white hair frowned, put down his pen, and looked at the young man in formal attire at the door with surprise.

The young man's clothes were similar to those of ordinary guards, but the edges of his clothes had gold trim, making them look more noble.

His black leather shoes were polished to a shine, and he wore clean white gloves, which made him look both smart and meticulous.

At this moment, he placed one fist on his chest and bowed slightly in greeting.

This is the etiquette for knights when paying respects to their superiors.

Upon hearing the old man's question, the young man stood up straight and said solemnly, "Lord Bosco, their disappearance can't be considered unexplained. They were basically involved in a large-scale mission by Instructor Alis."

"Since this is a mission we're participating in, what are you talking to me about?" Bosco knew that, given Rhys's personality, he couldn't have come just to see him.

Rhys flipped his hand, and a stack of documents appeared out of thin air. He then held them up respectfully.

"Lord Bosco, please see the information provided by the mission center."

Bosco waved his hand, and the document flew directly into his hands.

Rhys explained, "According to the application that Instructor Alice sent to the mission center, this mission has not yet started. They applied to Instructor Alice and haven't come out since."

"Furthermore... although Instructor Alice applied for a large-scale mission, large-scale missions can only allow a maximum of 100 apprentices to participate."

"Instructor Alice has recruited over a thousand new students and more than five hundred junior apprentices. No one has officially enrolled as an intermediate apprentice yet, but many intermediate apprentices outside are recruiting for Instructor Alice."

“We have reason to believe that many intermediate apprentices have already quietly joined.”

Bosco's pupils constricted sharply, his expression growing increasingly grim: "How did things escalate like this? What were you doing before!"

Rhys calmly explained, "Recently, the mission center has had many more dispatch missions, resulting in a large flow of personnel. In addition, many wizards from the academy have been dispatched to various places. All the strange spaces have been closed, and our guards have also arranged for many personnel to take leave, so our reception of information from the academy is not as good as before."

Bosco tapped the table, pondered for a moment, then looked up and asked, "Have you informed the dean?"

Rhys: "We've submitted the application, but the dean doesn't seem to have time for such a small matter."

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One characteristic of material weapons that is difficult for magic to match is their direct conversion of power.

Kinetic energy is transferred to matter, and the matter is used to cause damage.

Simple and direct.

Wasn't this the reason why bombs in the past were made with iron filings and shrapnel?

Is the destructive power of a lightning bolt as strong as that of a railgun?
The energy contained in 'Skinny Monkey's' thunder and lightning, if it were replaced with a 10,000-shot railgun, one person could probably destroy the Owl Wizarding Academy, right?
Of course, this is on the premise that the Owl Wizarding Academy has no means of defense.

The advantage of pure energy spells is their high potential, because the hardness of matter has a limit. When a wizard reaches a certain level, perhaps only pure energy spells are suitable for them.

However, judging from what Yaro observed, at least the power of wizards of the level of his mother and the academy tutor might surpass that of a small missile in his previous life, but it had not yet exceeded the limits of matter.

Since they hadn't exceeded the limits of matter, their defensive spells were naturally limited to a certain range. This range didn't refer to the apprentices' tricks, but rather to their homemade bombs.

In theory, a sufficient quantity of gunpowder could pose a threat to these formal wizards.

Although it's unlikely, it's still a possible approach.

First, the gunpowder was prepared and shaped into granules.

Granular form is a key factor in increasing the power of gunpowder.

When powdered form is left for a long time, the different components inside will separate, leading to incomplete combustion.

The granular shape also allows the gunpowder to come into full contact with oxygen, resulting in more complete combustion.

Even in modern bullets, the gunpowder inside is basically in granular form.

After solving the gunpowder problem, the next step was to manufacture firearms.

Based on Yaro's experience, the muzzle energy of the homemade gunpowder firearms he made was at most around 200 joules. It might not even be able to kill an ordinary person with one shot, let alone pose any danger to a formal wizard.

One reason for this is that the explosive power of gunpowder is limited.

On the other hand, the loss of a lot of kinetic energy was also caused by the materials and structure of the gun body.

In terms of structure, Yaro couldn't think of a better solution for the time being, but he could use magic runes to make up for it and seal the gun barrel.

Since we're adding magic runes to the gun body, why not add some magic runes to the bullets as well?
Yaro tried making one, then abandoned the idea.

The time cost required is too high.

Magic runes are similar to writing, but they require that you know the meaning of the runes before you can write them down.

This means that even if bullets with pre-engraved designs are produced using an assembly line, each one still needs to be processed individually and redrawn with magic ink before the magic-engraved bullets can be manufactured.

Wouldn't it be better to use that time to farm evil spirits, level up your skills, and earn skill points?

Unlike firearms and bombs, which can be developed into automated production lines and benefit people for life once researched, this is not like firearms and bombs.

In that case, Yaro changed his approach and used all the remaining gunpowder to make bombs.

Furthermore, drawing on his experience in manufacturing bullets, he attempted to create four bunker buster bombs as thick as an arm.

The earth-penetrating bombs created by Yaro utilized a great deal of magical rune knowledge to target and destroy strong defenses through a secondary explosion.

Because gunpowder is prone to spontaneous combustion when shaken, it is used for the first explosion, and the second explosion uses a full textured structure.

The enemy that Yaro imagined was the sturdy barrier that the 'skinny monkey' used to block the 'phoenix strike'.

These four bunker buster bombs will trigger their first explosion upon contact with a hard object. The main explosive force will be directed inward, creating a cavity in the secondary structure of the bomb.

The secondary structure of the bunker buster bomb will follow closely behind, rushing through these cavities and quickly triggering a second explosion.

Due to the difficulty of production and the inconvenient location at the time, Yaro did not achieve any experimental results.

These are the defensive weapons that Yaro prepared for himself, in order to deal with any hostile wizards who might come.

(End of this chapter)