Open fire (double chap)

"Would you like to give it a try?" 

Those words echoed within Banjay's mind. 

On their own, they weren't something he would normally pay much of his attention to. 

There were all sorts of inventors, even within the patriarchate itself, who continued to come up with new designs, new schematics, and new ideas. Most of them were just poorly concealed attempts at making use of the patriarchate's dire states and desperation to earn themselves some money. 

Sure, there were some designs that worked on a theoretical basis… But no matter what, there was always some sort of problem that prevented those working weapons from being implemented in the military.