To play around with~

[ It's not exactly a lie, but it's also pretty brazen, so he follows it up with ]

You're right that there's a lot to learn from the past~ But what about us hands-on learners? Seeing them in a museum is a good first step, but to really understand them, having a real cannon would be the best! Getting to see how it aims, getting to fire one, getting to see its destructive firepower...