‘The destructive power is great. But how much could this change a battle?’

Vasen Lak Orazen got lost in his thoughts for a while.

‘It takes too long to put in the gunpowder and the shell, put in a wooden stick to compact the gunpowder, and light the fuse. And it takes even more time to turn the cannon around. It would be enough to kill a few enemies in a chaotic battlefield, but while getting it ready, the enemies would already reach us. Still…’

Vasen evaluated the power of the cannon highly.

‘If there isn’t just one cannon, but many of them, that would be enough to defeat an enemy from a distance. No matter how good of a warrior they are, even an Astacidea or an Ogre, it seems that no one would be able to survive getting hit by a cannonball. And what about cavalry? Being able to knock down the cavalry before they reach the infantry would be a great feat by itself.’

And there was another advantage.

‘What about in a siege? A cannon of this size would be enough to break down a weak fortress wall, but its weight would make it difficult to move it. Thus, the key would be whether or not we could get the cannons to the desired location faster than the enemies.’

But according to what Hwee Ravina Muel said, the weapon would first get a test run somewhere ...