Chapter 61 Spencer

Seeing that there were more than ten professional officers in William Castle, Mayor Spencer nodded with satisfaction.

Based on the strength shown at the banquet alone, the Harland Territory has surpassed the average baron family.

Spencer knew that this was not the full strength of the Harland family.

Baron William served as the captain of the main army in Black River Castle and was already a powerful sixth-level warrior.

Bernie was with William and served as the deputy captain, a fourth-level professional.

In addition, William had two adult sons who served in the 8th Battalion of the Mad Lion Legion and all appeared at the banquet today.

As Richard introduced them one by one, Spencer also learned about the situation of these officers.

Fifth-level warrior Soros, fourth-level Roland, third-level Martin, Heiman, Norman, second-level Alves, Bradrick, first-level Jennings, Vincent, Graham.

More importantly, the Harland family has two magicians.

Baron families with magic heritage are very rare.

Counting the vassals of earls, marquises, and dukes, there are hundreds of hereditary families in the Kingdom of Grant.

Among the hereditary barons, there are probably no more than one-tenth of them who have inherited magic.

Even if there is a magic inheritance, the next generation in the family may not have magic talent.

The nobles with magic inheritance have not been able to train magicians.

Spencer has seen the statistics of the kingdom. There are only more than 600 magicians in the entire Kingdom of Grant.

Among the more than 600 people, the vast majority are from great nobles.

It is very rare for a baron family to train two qualified magicians.

Spencer exchanged a few words with everyone, and then waved to Richard secretly.

The two came to a corner without attracting attention. Spencer quietly asked: "What is the reason why the Harland family defeated an orc brigade in Fort William?"

Upon hearing this, Richard's expression immediately became solemn.

Before making the counterweight trebuchet, Richard had considered the possible leakage of the trebuchet.

As long as this huge weapon appears on the battlefield, the technical secrets cannot be kept at all.

It is not difficult to manufacture a counterweight trebuchet. As long as you break through this layer of window paper, find some qualified carpenters, and slowly explore and make it.

The key technology is the calculation of trajectory, using appropriate counterweights and stone bullets of appropriate weight to accurately project stone bullets into a fixed area.

Without the mathematical knowledge mastered by Richard, it is impossible to accurately calculate the acceleration of gravity, understand the calculation of parabolic trajectories, analyze Newtonian mechanics problems, and understand the principle of levers, and it is impossible to accurately measure the trajectory.

Without accurate ballistic guidance, you can only rely on the experience of the soldiers operating the trebuchet to aim and strike, and the accuracy will be far worse. The striking effect is only slightly better than that of the torque trebuchet.

Despite this, the counterweight trebuchet is still a powerful weapon.

Even if a senior professional above the seventh level is hit by a heavy stone bullet, he will still be seriously injured.

In offensive or defensive operations, the counterweight trebuchet is also an extremely efficient weapon.

The first use of this weapon is likely to achieve unexpected results and a major victory.

For a kingdom, a major victory can often determine the fate of the country.

However, this weapon is easy to manufacture. As long as a smart person takes a look at it, there is a great chance that it can be copied.

Therefore, confidentiality is also very important before using it.

If the enemy is prepared and does not enter the battlefield preset by the enemy, it will be difficult to achieve a good result.

Spencer is a bureaucrat directly appointed by the Grant royal family. He has the identity of a court baron and is an important representative of the royal family in the northern border. Since he opened his mouth, he actually asked on behalf of the royal family.

Now the Harland family is a vassal of the Grant royal family. From the perspective of the noble morality of the Dawn Continent, the Harland family should also be loyal to the king.

Moreover, the Harland family and the royal family do not have much conflict of interest now. Instead, the relationship between the two sides is that they prosper together and suffer together.

The Harland family can gain merit by handing over the counterweight trebuchet to the royal family.

According to past practice, an invention that can determine an important battle can even be exchanged for a hereditary territory.

Even if the counterweight trebuchet is not easy to keep secret, this invention is less important, but it can be exchanged for three great merits.

So after Spencer asked, Richard decided to tell the truth.

"It's easy to say this because of the invention of a new weapon."

"What weapon is it?" Spencer asked eagerly after hearing Richard's words.

"It's a new trebuchet that can project 200 kilograms of stone bullets to 300 meters away."

"Can I take a look? I know this is presumptuous, but I swear on the honor of the nobility that I will never do anything that is not conducive to the Harland family."

Spencer's ancestor is the legendary warrior Augustus Allen.

This powerful legendary warrior was born in a very ordinary family and was a mercenary from the northern border area.

Augustus was very lucky. His life was a legendary life. Relying on his own struggle, he married the princess of the Grant royal family and became the hereditary duke of the Kingdom of Ryan.

But the development of the Allen family was not very smooth.

After Augustus' death, the Allen family gradually declined in the brutal competition among nobles.

Most of the duchy was annexed by the Grand Duchy of Stannic, and a small part was occupied by the Orc Empire.

Now, only a small part of the Allen family remains.

Some members of the Allen family became earls of the Rhine Kingdom, while others defected to their relatives, the Grant Royal Family.

Spencer was not the eldest son of the family, and his succession to the title was very late.

After defecting to the Grant Royal Family, although Spencer had made some military achievements, it was far from enough to be awarded the title of hereditary baron.

Besides, he did not want to seal the fiefdom in the northern border.

The Allen family is a hereditary noble family in the north of the Rhine Kingdom.

Spencer had heard countless stories of the decline of his family since he was a child.

Even a powerful duke family will gradually decline in the face of years of war.

To seal the territory in a relatively safe hinterland, complex exchanges of interests and relationships are required.

It is very important for Spencer to persuade the Harland family to offer the secret weapon to the royal family. If this matter is accomplished, his ability will be recognized by the great nobles in the capital.

Although Spencer stared at him with fiery eyes, Richard still shook his head and said, "Although this new type of trebuchet is powerful, it is relatively easy to imitate. To be honest, we still lack mutual trust, and I am a little worried about letting you watch the trebuchet.

If Alderman Spencer abandons the Harland family and presents the trebuchet to the Kingdom of Charles, our Harland family will get nothing.

I think it is better for both of us to write a letter to the king separately, so that the Harland family will be rewarded with merit, and Mr. Spencer's ability can also be recognized by the king."