Chapter 38: The Power of the Bow and Arrow
The clanging sound of striking iron came from Gerosant's blacksmith's shop, and with Snow's permission, Geralusanne first made several good hammers out of gold, iron, and stone. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info this alone, Gelosan is enough to be proud for a while. Just kidding, what blacksmith would have a hammer made of gold, iron and stone.
"It's done!" Gelosan looked at the triangular arrow in front of him, and his heart was very excited.
In the past, most arrowheads were diamond-shaped, so that the arrows could be easily pulled out and reused. But this diamond-shaped arrow has very little lethality. So Snow drew the figure and asked Gerosanne and the others to make a three-edged arrowhead. These triangular arrowheads are so powerful that sores are difficult to heal. Even if the beast escapes with an arrow, it is difficult to stop the bleeding and shoot it as much as possible.
For five days, under the forging of two blacksmith shops day and night, fifty arrows with white light were placed in front of Snow. When the other three blacksmith shops are all renovated and put into use, and Gelosant trains more qualified blacksmiths, the output efficiency of the arrowhead will increase significantly.
Over the course of five days, Mandason led the men to find all the bows that had been discarded in a corner of the room, and after repairing them, they were shining again. At the same time, Mandasen also led people to make a lot of new bows. Taken together, the number of Rook's bows has reached twenty.
Snow fetched Mandathan and gave him fifty arrowheads. The shafts of the arrows made of poplar had already been prepared, and in one morning, all fifty long arrows of gold, iron and stone arrows had been completed.
"It's time to test the power of the bow and arrow." At Snow's command, a square, thick plank was erected in the open space in the center of the town. Snow took Mandasen and the others and stood twenty meters in front of the plank with bows and arrows.
When the whole town heard that Snow was going to test the power of the golden iron and stone bow and arrow, they all gathered in the center of the town, and crowded together on the left and right, waiting to see Mandason's performance.
"Is this distance certain?" Snow looked at Mandason in front of him and asked with a smile, "The big guys are all watching, if you can't shoot, your title of old Orion will become a joke." ”
"Don't worry, Elder Town, even if I step back another thirty feet, I can hit the center of the board." Mandason patted his chest and said.
"Okay, then move the plank back another thirty feet." Snow said.
"That...... Wait...... Wait a minute. Mandason's face changed instantly, and he quickly stopped Fu Ao, who was about to move the plank, and said curtly: "I haven't shot an arrow for a long time, so it's safer to use this distance to get familiar with the feel." ”
Yalian and the others on the side looked at Mandarson's expression, and they all covered their mouths and snickered, this Snow is simply too bad.
"Okay, let's get started." Snow waved his hand and laughed.
Mandason nodded, raised his bow and tried to pull a few times, which was considered a warm-up. Then he drew an arrow and lightly mounted it. For so many years, Mandasen shot not ten thousand but eight thousand. But this was the first time he had shot an arrow made of gold, iron, and stone. I couldn't help but feel a little nervous in my heart, and at the same time, I also had some expectations for the power of the gold, iron, stone and arrowhead.
Adjusting his breathing, Mandason pulled the bow away. Aiming at the plank not far away, hold your breath and let go of your fingers. With the chirp of a long arrow, a dazzling white light was struck, which instantly hit the upper left corner of the plank. This blow was very powerful, and the arrow directly pierced the plank.
Everyone looked at the long arrow that hung diagonally on the wooden board, and their hearts were shocked. Although Mandason's arrow is a little off, the power of the bow and arrow is well displayed. In the case of ordinary arrows, they can be nailed to a wooden plank at a distance of up to twenty meters. It is absolutely impossible to penetrate the plank. It can be seen that the sharpness and solidity of the gold, iron and stone arrowhead far exceed that of ordinary iron arrowheads.
"Awesome, awesome." Mandason looked at the plank not far away and said with a happy face, "This arrow, even a wild boar can't resist it." ”
"What's amazing, didn't you see that you almost missed the target?" Snow joked with a smile, to be honest, he was also very satisfied with the power of the bow and arrow.
"Mistakes, mistakes." For an old hunter, the feel of an archery shot is enough. Mandason turned and drew another arrow, and said confidently, "Come on, put the plank back thirty feet!" ”
The residents next to them hurriedly stepped forward and moved the planks back. In this way, the distance between the plank and Mandasen has reached about thirty meters. Mandasen drew another arrow, and the residents around the plank hurriedly squeezed back, for fear that one of Mandasen would accidentally shoot him. This arrow made of gold, iron and stone is not a joke, just now the powerful guys can see clearly, if this is shot, it must not be directly pierced out of the hole.
Mandason took a deep breath, raised his bow and arrow, and opened his fingers. Snow heard the bowstring ring, and a white light flashed. The three-edged arrow landed firmly in the center of the plank. The arrow sank deep into the plank, and the tail of the arrow still trembled slightly.
"Good!" Snow took the lead and applauded, and after one attempt, he could have such precision. Aside from the crow's beak, Mandason's archery skills are really good.
The surrounding residents applauded, and many young people looked at Mandasen with admiration.
Snow and the others conducted long-distance tests and concluded that the effective attack range of the existing bows and arrows was about 50 meters. Of course, this is a special strong bow from Mandason, and if you change it to a newly made bamboo bow, the effect will be worse. The arrow is a good arrow, but the quality of the bow is not good, and it is also for nothing.
Snow began to think about how to increase the power of the bow. But he didn't know much about bows, and he didn't have any good ideas for the time being.
After the test, Snow announced on the spot that he would form an archery team, appointing Mandasen as the captain of the archery and recruiting twenty people. In an instant, nearly 100 people took the initiative to stand up and ask to join the archery team, and many of them were members of the escort team and patrol.
Archers are a good job, and long-range combat classes are the safest. And everyone likes bows and arrows made of gold, iron and stone.
Snow asked Mandathan to pick out twenty of his own men, but there was a premise that members of the convoy and patrol could no longer join the archers. It's not that Snow doesn't want to train more archers, it's just that now the hardware facilities are limited, and the number of bows and arrows is so much, so he can only use the recruitment method of one radish and one pit.
Those who were chosen were elated, and those who were not chosen had disappointment on their faces. Many of them secretly regretted that they should not have joined the escort and patrol in the first place.
"Okay, everyone is here to protect the town, and it's the same in every position." Snow smiled and promised, "Now I will give you a word, as long as we survive this winter, I guarantee that every member of the escort and patrol will have a short sword made of gold, iron and stone." ”
"Really?" Abra was the first to ask, and he regretted it a little as soon as he said it, questioning Snow was very rude.
"My words definitely count." Snow smiled nonchalantly.
Now many people are asking to join the escort and patrol again, just kidding, a short sword made of gold and iron, what kind of concept is that. You must know that in the hands of Count Ropier, there is only a dagger of gold and stone.
Snow was very satisfied with the big guy's reaction, as for the short sword of Jin Tieshi, it was too simple for him. Snow had as much as he wanted. Of course, Snow will not make steel on a large scale for the time being, after all, scarcity is expensive. He still has to rely on gold and iron to make a lot of money.