Cannon Boys

In the early dry season

(Knight)"Aim! Fire!"

A volley of over a hundred cannons fired into a mountainside, they were here to demonstrate to all the nobles they could gather for the effects. Rohn was also here but place in the back, he couldn't handle noble etiquette they realized. So he was put into a 'high rank position' of technical manager, he was giving all he knew in it too.

(Stranger1)"Our inventor is a peculiar character, as you know inventors tend to be. So we have him over there."

The head knight was standing next to Rohn as the 2nd born but first male heir prince spoke with the duo, the head knight looked serious while Rohn had a shirt with stains on it with his same bored expression.

(Stranger1)"I want you to fire a volley of cannons over the mountainside, to demonstrate the great range it has. Sir Rohn, have you prepared the great cannon I requested?"

(Rohn)"Yes prince Issac, we have it covered underneath under a tent, nobody has seen it yet."

(Head Knight)"The cannon is our secret weapon sir, we shouldn't disclose that one!"

(Issac)"We must, the profit would be immense! Nobody could call their castle, fortress, or city safe without one on their walls. Prepare to move the tent, I will get the audience ready."

The prince was always fired up about money, he was counting the gold coins that would come in his eyes. He was average height with a lean build, but he gave a frightening air that showed he killed many people on the battlefield before. It scarred many, but his high manners never went away as a proud noble.

Raising his hand the cannon crews stopped firing for him, for he was the mastermind behind the whole show.

(Issac)"Ladies and gentlemen, I would like your attention. Have you seen the future of weapons? These cannons, as they call them, cannot be used to conquer cities as they would merely lay it to ash but they crush any monster or army without them!"

(Noble1)"We would like to purchase all of your cannons, as we are your best customer."

(Noble2)"No, they have long standing ties with us. They cannot just give you everything!"

Some nobles pushed toward him shouting different things to get the large guns, they were ready to pay handsomely.

(Issac)"Ladies and gentlemen! I cannot be so cruel as to prevent you all from such a glorious weapons, so I will sell you all one thousand of them but no more!"

(Noble3)"One thousand of them?!"

(Noble1)"How do you have so much stock prepared?"

He merely winked at the comment of where it came from, and continued. They didn't need to know these front loading cannons are outdated to them, they now had breach loaders with rifled barrels thanks to Rohn. They sold every single old one, and even produced them non stop under his orders for this business gamble.