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Like the rest of his retainers, Moshi stood behind Diffonor Firebird and Dino Firefinch, bowing his head deeply, waiting for the topic to be skillfully guided to him by Diffonor.

Admittedly, the carpet was very soft, and the smell of aromatherapy in the air was not unpleasant, but the thing Mo Shi held in his hand was so heavy that his muscles began to ache. And leaning over for a long time is not the posture that Mo Shi is used to.

Finally, finally.

"Tell me about you and your creation, Mr. Morse. Diffonor said.

Moshi restrained his arms, which were about to start shaking.

He took a deep breath, walked over to Diffandor, raised his head and lowered it again, paying his deep respect to the king. It is strange that his life and future are in the hands of such a patient, a terminally ill old man, just one person.

"Your Majesty. ”

One of the king's attendants, Mo Shi thought he might be one of the many officials who had accompanied the envoys to the Silver Plains for adjudication. He leaned over and whispered something in the king's ear.

"Show us what you hold in your hand, young man. There was not much emotion in the king's tone.

Mo Shi lifted the black cloth on the tray in his hand, revealing a tendon-and-horn compound crossbow underneath.

It was a beautiful crossbow.

To make it, Moshi spent several nights selecting animal ligaments, adjusting the wood, the alloy, and the angles and proportions back and forth—until he was convinced that it was the best crossbow that could be found in the world, unique.

It's stringed, it's oiled, it's perfect.

"It's ......," the king leaned forward, narrowing his eyes.

"Is this the kind of special bow you used when you defeated the Crows, and I have heard that the Knights of the Crows are vulnerable to these bows!" the King's eldest son began. He excitedly jumped down the steps and walked towards Mo Shi.

He is a handsome and athletic young man with eyes and hair of the same color as Princess Terina.

Mo Shi looked at the young man standing on the other side of the king's throne. It seemed to be a younger prince with brown eyes and a lack of resemblance to the eldest prince.

"It looked like a bow with a wooden arm. The older prince said.

"That's true. ”

Mo Shi bowed his head obediently, and then began to explain, "I call this kind of bow 'bow crossbow'. It is mainly composed of parts such as a crossbow arm, a crossbow bow, a bowstring, and a crossbow machine. Although it takes longer to reload than a bow, it also has a longer range, more lethality, and a higher hit rate than a bow. ”

"Sounds amazing!"

"And one more thing," Mo Shi couldn't help but smile slightly when he said of his creation, "this kind of crossbow is not very demanding for the user—it doesn't take a long time to train a unit, and if it's a warrior who already has a talent for archery, it's even more handy to use." ”

The library in Moshi's mind contained an introduction to the crossbow, and he could remember a few:

The firing range of the strong crossbow can reach more than 600 meters, and the range of the extra-large bed crossbow can reach 1,000 meters. According to the different methods of opening strings, it can be divided into arm tension crossbows, stepping tension crossbows and waist tension crossbows, etc., as well as repeating crossbows that can count arrows in salvo or burst and bed crossbows equipped with several crossbow bows.

This means that there is still a lot of room for renovation that allows Moshi to explore.

And the merits of the crossbow are significant enough to amaze these snowwalkers who pride themselves on their warriors and their prowess in their prowess. Although they had neglected the improvement of weapons to some extent because of their emphasis on hand-to-hand combat, Moshi knew that no ruler would not love more force.

Firesparrow is clearly aware of this, too:

They achieved easy victories by possessing advanced weapons, and weapons such as crossbows and catapults became known through this service, attracting the attention of other nobles.

At such times, they were presented to the king, on the one hand, to emphasize the loyalty of the Firebird family to the royal family, and on the other hand, to avoid the possibility of other nobles taking advantage of it.

The end result is good:

The old king looked at the weapon, watched his son pick it up and wave it, and nodded in satisfaction.

"And the harness. "This Mr. Morse has revolutionized the style of the harness, which has made it very convenient for the rider—I am ashamed to say that I have fallen from my horse in battle, and have missed the opportunity to pierce the enemy's chest." The good thing is that Mr. Moser has focused on the improvements needed to improve the harness. ”

As he spoke, he clapped his hands.

The attendant brought a two-horned horse from the porch and told it to stand at the doorway for the king's scrutiny.

The horse itself was very beautiful, with a smooth coat and a sturdy four-legged horse—definitely noble and expensive, but at the same time extremely tame and well-trained.

Its head and neck are bound and controlled by complex devices.

"This is the bridle part. Mo Shi went to the doorway, pointed to the head of the horse, and explained to the king the purpose of these harnesses, "The bridle is the main tool for the rider to harness the horse. The horse's movement is controlled by the rider's commands through the bridles – I added a cage, a mouth and a bridle to the simple restraint to achieve the best possible control. ”

Then he walked to the horse's belly.

"The most important thing is this - stirrups. ”

In the history of human beings on the earth of Moshi, the "stirrup" is a great invention that can change the pattern of the world, the birth of a new class and the rise of a new continent, and a strong stroke in the history of warfare:

The greatest function of stirrups is that they can free your hands. The cavalry was able to control the balance with both feet, which made it easier to charge, stab, split, and strike on the horse, which greatly improved the cavalry's combat effectiveness. It was with its powerful cavalry that the Tang Dynasty of ancient China defeated the surrounding nomads such as the Eastern and Western Turks, Xue Yantuo, Gaochang, and Tuyuhun in one fell swoop, creating a war miracle in which the agricultural people defeated the nomads on a large scale.

After the stirrup was introduced to Europe, it promoted the development of heavy cavalry in Western Europe, and the "knight class" officially rose.

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Moser took hold of the reins and stepped into the stirrup—and leaped easily onto the horse, held firmly by the moderately curved saddle, and then, with one foot on the stirrup, leaped deftly down from the other side.

(This action of getting on and off the horse, Mo Shi borrowed Dino's horse more than a hundred times during the previous journey, and finally achieved the effect he wanted.) Of course, this is by no means a bad stirrup or a bad bridle...... It's just that Mo Shi really has no experience and talent for riding horses, and the two-horned horse is too tall and strong. ）

"With the help of Mr. Moshi's saddle invention, I can even dance on horseback. Apparently thinking that Mostone's display was still insufficient, Diffandor quipped.

The king, on the other hand, twisted his beard and looked his horses, his bow and crossbow up and down several times.

Eventually, he laughs and says, "These wonderful inventions are amazing – if I weren't sick right now, I'd be willing to try it myself." This young man, Mo Shi, stepped forward and walked to the place where I could see clearly...... I've heard you're not only an inventor, but also a master of magic, haven't you?"