Chapter 19: Weaving the Web

"What do they want to do?" Chad asked, looking at the camp that was gradually taking shape below, with a puzzled expression.

At this moment, a day and a half has passed since the chaotic battle, and they not only gathered together the Andes mountain people who had escaped, but also collected more than a dozen Andes mountain people who had chased them all the way after learning that their village had been destroyed.

However, the number of people did not increase but decreased, and there were only about 80 mountain people left who followed them.

They had made a trip back to Shaun's hunter's hut, and not only had they taken new weapons, but they had also left the old, weak, sick and disabled behind.

In this regard, Chad and Woody also agreed, the soldiers are not expensive, too many indiscriminate and indiscriminate will only lower their comprehensive combat effectiveness, and they are not without work, they need to make more arrows overnight in order to support them at any time.

Whether it was the rest of his life after the previous chaotic battle, or the Andes hunter who caught up with him later, the longbow in his hand was changed, and the Andes longbow was the same, which was smaller than the one Sean used before, and these longbows were one model smaller, even so, the size was still terrifying.

"A good bow, a really good bow, the bow power must be at least four twists, and the maximum range is no less than four hundred paces. ”

"The bow is a good bow, but it is a little inconvenient to carry, and it is not convenient for hunting in the mountains, but it is used to kill people, and such a guy is very enjoyable. ”

"No wonder Tang likes to collect brass camphor wood so much, his feelings are to prepare for this, a smart person is a smart person, take ten steps to see one step, and the realm is half a step higher than ours Sanster Peak. ”

"The material is a good material, but the level of the bow maker is average, at a glance you know that it is a novice, brass camphor wood has a small disadvantage, that is, the lack of oiliness, before taming the bow, it is best to soak in oil half a month in advance, palm oil is the best, cattle and sheep fat second, after soaking in oil, the toughness and tension of brass camphor wood can be increased by more than half a percent, put on this pure giant bow made of brass camphor wood, the power can be improved more than one become. ”

"Is there a remedy?"

"The bow has been finalized, and the original method is no longer suitable, but if it is wiped three times a day with an oil-soaked linen cloth for a period of time, it should have a certain effect. ”

It is worthy of being a veteran who has been playing with bows since childhood, and he can estimate the performance of the bow without even shooting arrows when he gets started.

These old hunters know that this is a good thing, a good thing to kill.

There are even hunters who are proficient in the art of bow-making, and they directly find out some flaws on these longbows.

Don't underestimate these illiterate guys, who are usually embarrassed and can't beat a fart with eight sticks, maybe they are bow masters.

When you touch anything for a lifetime, it is difficult not to be proficient, not to mention that the Andes mountain people have their own heritage, and the manufacturing process of the compound bow of the hunting bow is more than ten times more complex than the Andes longbow, and it is not a problem to make the Andes longbow.

The reason why it is not popular is mainly due to functional problems, Andes Longbow is a murderous bow, and most hunting occasions are still easy to use.

Although the newly replaced longbow is not as easy as the hunting bow, it is not bad, shoot a few more arrows, and you will find a feeling.

Not to mention the absolute range advantage of this longbow, and when it comes to long-range coverage shooting, shooting accuracy has become irrelevant.

As soon as they got their hands on it, they were able to take out the longbows equipped with hundreds of people, and the mountain people were shocked by Sean's generosity, so they were even more confident in their new leader.

On the contrary, the people who used to follow Sean were not surprised, and some of the longbows they used might have been tried out by them, which was a drop in the bucket for Sean's inventory.

When they met Sean, he already had a penchant for collecting special wood, which was a simple one-piece bow that could be made with just three hourglasses as long as the wood was available.

The best wood for making Andes's longbow is the yellow tung camphor, which is made from this shade-dried brass camphor tree, which is not only powerful, but also extremely beautiful, and its unique camphor fragrance makes it inaccessible to insects.

The stock of this tree in the Andes can only be said to be average, not that the Andes Mountains are not suitable for their survival, but the Andes mountain people have long discovered that it is a good material for making bows and crossbows, and when making hunting bows, they also use it as the main bone, and the consumption is large, and the number of wild animals is naturally less.

The habit of planting a brass camphor tree around their village and even in their own homes has a history of hundreds of years, especially when giving birth to a son, the brass camphor tree is just at the age of making a bow, so this kind of tree also has another name for the adult tree or the bride tree.

Secondly, hard woods such as redwood, elm, ash, oak, and black camphor are all available alternatives, but the performance is always a little worse.

The Andes longbow that Sean took out was made of the finest brass camphor wood.

Collecting brass camphor wood is another of Sean's more well-known quirks, and most of the time, his call fee is a piece of high-quality brass camphor wood.

In fact, Sean was also forced, Andes mountain people are still at the level of barter, the currency is pitiful, most of the mountain people don't even recognize it, and those who can take half a bag of wheat, a few animal skins, and half of the animal meat as medical fees are considered rich families.

Especially those patients' homes, they have long been dragged down, and the four walls of the house are the norm, and if you want to start, you have nothing to want, so you just want a piece of brass camphor wood that will not be broken for 30 or 50 years.

Most of the mountain people have prepared at home, even if they don't, they can go to the mountains to find it, it's just a little effort, and the most important thing that the mountain people lack is that strength.

This is also a strategic material, and it will be useful to have more in the future.

The number of times it was collected was too much, and it slowly became a routine, and everyone thought that Sean liked this thing.

Not only did they seek medical treatment, but some of the patients who were cured felt that Sean only received a piece of worthless wood at the beginning, which was a kind of help to them, and they always felt that they owed him a debt to him, and if they saw a brass camphor tree, they would drag it back and give it to Sean.

What's more, they sent some saplings directly, and now the back mountain of their village has long been filled with brass camphor trees.

This is also the reason why the children who have followed Sean always feel that Sean must be the one who will do big things in the future - Sean can always do a small thing that is beyond everyone's imagination, such as adopting orphans, and collecting brass camphor wood.

There are many things that can't be seen in front of you, but when you put them on the timeline of more than ten years, the impact is extraordinary.

Sean's answer to this point will never change, he really didn't think so far-reaching before he did it, in fact, anyone who sticks to an inconspicuous little thing for ten years will find that he has created unimaginable achievements, such as swordsmanship, archery, horsemanship, and so on.

It's just that what he chooses to do will have a knock-on effect on other people, so he feels it more deeply.

"Hold on and wait for help, do you still need to ask such a simple question?"

"Where are their reinforcements coming from?"

"Of course it's the Sin City of Bastille. ”

"How can they be sure that the other side will send reinforcements? The soldiers who defended the city in the Bastille never went into the mountains themselves to hunt slaves. ”

"In recent years, the great knights have entered the mountain, what else is impossible, it must be that there are people with great status in this slave hunting team, and you don't know the virtues of those people outside the mountain, and the lives of those so-called nobles are more important than the lives of countless farmers. ”

"If they really enter the mountains, the surrounding villages will be terrible, those people who exterminate humanity definitely don't mind that the surrounding villages will be leveled, should we send some people to inform them. ”

"Phew, inform them, they are clean when they die! Which of those villages, is not black and white, and I don't know how many dirty deals they have secretly made with that sin city, how many people have betrayed them, and they are all blind when such a large team enters the mountains? I haven't seen any of them, why haven't I seen them send someone to inform us? If something really happened, they would have to believe it and jump into the mountains. ”

"We can't let them pick them up so smoothly, it will fuel their arrogance, and when the time comes, we will drive the army into the mountains at every turn, and our life will be completely impossible. ”

"That's right, we have to teach them a lesson that they will never forget, that Andes Hill is not their backyard, that they can't get in if they want to. ”

"How can we teach them a lesson? Just rely on our current people? Even the other party's slave hunting team, we can't eat, what can we teach the other army's army a lesson, do you still expect Clayton the Scavenger or McGee the Skull Crusher to send an army to fight with them?"

Chad and Woody gathered around Sean, talking about gossip, and when it came to knowledge, they were more or less a little, after all, the shortest had also been around Sean for five or six years.

But the things that come out of the analysis are all on the surface, and the deeper things, especially the overall situation, can't be talked about at all, and talent is a scarce attribute after all.

"It's a good opportunity. Seeing that they couldn't analyze anything more, Sean gave a coffin theory, "They are cowering in the castle, we can't do anything about them, but when they enter the mountains and forests, it is our world, if they are allowed to run rampant again, it will be a bit too much to say." ”

"The standing garrison of the Bastille is called 8,000, but in terms of the size of the city, this number is very watery, if you count those slave troops and slave hunters who can't even eat, you can make up this number to break the sky, and the trained standing garrison is only 3,000 to 5,000, if they send troops into the mountains, the number will definitely not exceed half of the defenders, at most some slave hunters will be recruited to accompany the number, if it is exceeded, the defense of the Bastille will be very porous, Bolton is a cautious man, will not let his lair in a dangerous situation。 ”

"If the plan is good, either they won't come out, and once they come out, we will have a chance to give him a hard blow, and it is not impossible to pull out this poisonous nail. ”

Sean didn't analyze it for them, but smoothed out his thoughts, and the last sentence was already inaudible, and he didn't give them time to interject at all, and he directly began to give orders.

"Feige, Jeffrey, you take two of you, and take my handwritten letter to Clayton the Scavenger and McGee the Skullcrusher, and make sure that they are in their hands, and if you have any extra words, needless to say, whatever the outcome, you must rush back as soon as possible. ”

"Don't worry, Don, even if we fight for our lives, we will complete the task. ”

"Needless to say, the scavenger and the skullcrusher have a lot of friendship with me, even if they don't agree, they won't embarrass you, it's just a simple errand task, you just need to run fast enough, if you can't even do this well, you can only nest in the village and be a teacher for the rest of your life. ”

Seeing that Sean said something funny, everyone let out a good-natured laugh.