Chapter 623: Chapter 468, Imitation Rifle_2
By now, the rifle that Fang Hao had given to Bellerga had been disassembled into varying sizes of components.
“My Lord, we will attempt to replicate this firearm. It should be feasible, but to inscribe it into a blueprint, we need the inscribing materials as well as a blank inscribing scroll.” Bellerga continued.
“Don’t worry about that, I will provide all necessary materials and tools for you. Your task is to replicate this rifle first,” Fang Hao put down his teacup and calmly stated.
What he needed was the ability to replicate it.
As for the required materials or the scrolls needed for inscription, he would find ways to provide them to Bellerga and his team.
Even if he doesn’t have them, there would be sellers in the Trade Alliance and it would only cost a bit more money.
Compared to obtaining the blueprint of the rifle, this cost was negligible.
Moreover, this was the first step in Fang Hao’s plan.
Once the rifle has been replicated, he planned to form a research and development team.
If others could cooperate with the dwarves to produce bolt-action rifles, he could also work with Bellerga and others, to develop some new types of weapons.
Upon hearing Fang Hao’s full commitment, Bellerga waved his hand, and a few dwarves involved in the discussion took the scattered parts and left.
Fang Hao continued to ask: “Approximately how long will it take to replicate?”
Bellerga estimated in his heart, “Most of the time is wasted on the classification and processing of the components, it will take at least about 7 days.”
7 days!
If it’s 7 days, Fang Hao would have already set off with Rebecca and would be on the way to Silver Wing City.
The idea of arming the accompanying troops with rifles is apparently not enough time.
But there was no other choice. Just having the opportunity to replicate was already good.
“Alright, go ahead with the replication. I will arrange for someone to deliver the blank engraving scrolls you need. Once the blueprint is made, deliver it to Dong Jiayue’s hands, so she can pass it to me,” Fang Hao instructed.
Only with the blueprint engraved into his hands, he could mass-produce.
Otherwise, relying solely on production and ordinary crafting, it would be impossible to meet the equipment quantities needed for Fang Hao’s army.
Even if the materials are plentiful, if any ordinary City Lord attempts to manufacture them,
They wouldn’t be able to equip every shooter in the short term.
So, simple replication isn’t enough, the blueprints must be inscribed.
As for Fang Hao’s decisions, Bellerga naturally had no objections.
After some time of interaction, he also discovered some characteristics of this territory.
As long as they could demonstrate their value, Wang Hao would be more inclined to allocate resources this way.
To help him develop this city.
To improve the lives of his subordinates, demonstrating a role that others find hard to replace, is naturally the most straightforward way.
“I understand, My Lord.” Bellerga responded again.
“Well, that’s all for now. Let’s go, I’ll help set up the houses for you. Regarding the road construction, people will be arranged to come over in the next few days.” As he said that, Fang Hao stood up and walked out.
Bellerga and Demitrija and a few others all followed Fang Hao.
They all left the city lord’s mansion together and added more than 50 residential buildings in the city as per Bellerga’s wishes.
These would be used to provide normal accommodation for the dwarf residents in the city.
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For the next two days, Fang Hao was free and spent his time dealing with miscellaneous matters.
At the same time, he also enjoyed a leisurely and relaxed life as a lord.
At this moment, Fang Hao lay on a rocking chair, lazily basking in the sun.
Ding dong!!
Suddenly, the sound emitted from the Book of Lords woke up the dozing Fang Hao.
He shielded the sunlight above his head, sat up and opened the private chat.
It was a message from Deng Bin.
“Brother Fang Hao, the dwarves have brought another batch of bolt-action rifles as well as the bullet blueprints, they want to exchange them for that thing called Constructor.”
It’s been three days since the last exchange of a bolt-action rifle from the dwarves.
It seemed that the dwarves saw the benefits and visited Deng Bin’s territory again today, wanting to exchange for the Constructor.
Of course, Fang Hao indeed needed bolt-action rifles.
The replication process by Bellerga would take a while, and even if they managed to replicate it, the engraving would also require time.
It simply cannot be completed in a short period.
Nonetheless, Fang Hao wanted to equip his accompanying army with a sufficient number of bolt-action rifles before heading to Silver Wing City.
He needs to purchase them from these Dwarves.
Even if they were a bit pricey, it wouldn’t be much of a problem.
“How many rifles did you bring and do you have anything else on you?” Fang Hao sent the message.
The response came immediately, “One hundred rifles, blueprint for bullets, nothing else.”
A frown furrowed Fang Hao’s brows.
With this trip, they had just brought back only a few rifles.
“Why are there so few rifles? Are these Dwarves also implementing some sort of scarcity marketing strategy?” Fang Hao pondered doubtfully.
Deng Bin answered, “I’m not sure, I asked them, and they said the manufacturing speed of the rifles is slow. This is the maximum quantity they can sell. If more are needed, they can send some more when they have more in the future.”
Given this explanation, Fang Hao was left with no choice.
How much he wanted to buy was not solely down to him, but also depends on how much these Dwarves were willing to sell.
If they only brought a hundred each time, he could do nothing about it.
So, he could only hope that the duplication speed of Bellerga could be faster.
“Alright, I’ll take all the weapons. How much for the bullet blueprint?” continued Fang Hao.
Deng Bin didn’t answer immediately.
Rather, he paused for two or three minutes before sending another message.
“I chatted with the Dwarf, he said 100 rifles for one Construct, and for Bullet Blueprint wants to exchange for Blueprint of a Construct.”
Well, well, well!
Seeing the reply, Fang Hao couldn’t help but exclaim.
They were each making their own calculations.
Fang Hao intended to secure the bullet blueprint, while the Dwarf was collecting the Construct’s blueprint for the other transmigrator.
However, the Construct blueprint was considerably complex, so it wasn’t comparable to the bullet blueprint.
“Tell him I don’t have Construct blueprints; these Constructs are finished products that I purchased from outside, I used them for exchange as a last resort.” Fang Hao replied.
If he admitted he had it, the other party would remember it.
It’s better to say he doesn’t have it upfront, to discard the idea of trading from the other side.
Soon, another message came from Deng Bin, “The Dwarf said he can’t give the blueprint for free, it must be exchanged with an item of equal value.”
“What’s the quality level of the bullet blueprint?” asked Fang Hao.
“It’s green.”
“Tell him, I’ll give him 100 single-hand swords of the same quality in exchange for his blueprint, it’s not a loss for him.” said Fang Hao.
Again, they plunged into silence for about five minutes.
Deng Bin replied, “The Dwarf said the value of the blueprint to a transmigrator would be of more significance than that of the finished equipment, he wants 300 green quality weapons, single-hand swords and battle axes will do.”
Indeed, the Dwarf trading with Deng Bin also understands the unique characteristics of a transmigrator.
A single blueprint could be used to repetitively produce equipment, which is more important than acquiring equivalent leveled equipment.
They were aware of this, hence their willingness to exchange one green bullet blueprint for 300 green quality weapons.
If this offer were given to someone else, they might refuse such an unequal trade.
But Fang Hao could accept it, as he was to visit Silver Wing City the day after.
Sufficient bullets were crucial for him.
“Alright, I’ll make the deal. Have him hand over the blueprint first, I’ll list 300 weapons for him.” Fang Hao immediately replied.
“Okay.”
Soon, there was the blueprint for the bullet in the designated trading area.
Fang Hao also promptly put the 300 green Iron Knight Swords for an exchange, completing the transaction.
The instant both parties confirmed, the blueprint appeared in Fang Hao’s hand.
[Steel Bullet Level 5 (Green): Iron1, White Steel Ingot1, Metal Components1, Black Gunpowder1.]