Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 1119

Isaac sat back in the armchair, propping one leg up and resting his elbow on his knee, eyeing the pair before him with some confusion.

"Are you two really that tired? You look drained. You didn't even stop to eat when you got back?"

Rafael and Carissa awkwardly turned their faces, each clearing their throat lightly.

After clearing his throat, Rafael said, "We've eaten already. It's just that we're a bit w-worn out... Yes, we're exhausted from the whole night's work. I also went to the palace, then came back and bathed. It was all just...very tiring." Isaac furrowed his brows, looking at Carissa with confusion. What was this? Was Rafael really stammering now?

Carissa avoided his gaze and quickly asked, "Have you eaten yet, Isaac?"

Isaac perked up immediately, clearly enjoying the change of subject. "Since last night, I've had three meals already. By the way, Lily's ravioli is fantastic-better than any delicacy from the mountains or sea!"

"Yes, it's really good," Carissa agreed, and then her gaze fell to the strange object Isaac was holding. "Is that a matchlock?"

"Yep, something our mentor has been tinkering with. He asked me to bring it over for Rafael to see if it's something the Ministry of Defense could mass-produce."

Rafael's eyes sharpened at the sight of the matchlock-it was different. It was longer, with some kind of mechanical latch on it. And there was no match cord to be seen.

"How has this matchlock been improved?" Rafael asked, his curiosity piqued. "Can it fire multiple rounds-two, maybe three in a row?"

so no need for a match cord anymore. You just pull the

matchlock, revealing an intricate

matchlocks only fire three times, but this one can shoot six. Sage Adrian finished the three-shot version years ago, but he said three wasn't enough. Six was better. He's already working on a ten-shot version, but that's still in development." "Six shots?" Rafael's

they were unreliable and prone to misfire, not to mention requiring a match to ignite he couldn't

measuring it. He said you

said. He was unsure how to reassemble it, but was

Isaac swiftly reassembled the

grove over there.

and shoot with it. Normally, you'd look through this little hole, and if you

the matchlock up and pointed it directly at Carissa's head. "If I fired this right now, Carissa's head would explode like

he quickly covered the dark muzzle with his hand. "Let's go outside to

with a smile, clearly finding the situation amusing. He turned to ask Carissa, "Are you

"Scared?

moment before he straightened up, raising his hand in a dramatic

go to an open field where they could set up targets to measure

Dylan, Travis,

join them. They went to an empty

up a target every hundred feet. In total, there were three targets, to see if they could