Chapter 122 A Brief Discussion of the Instrument Array
"That's not how Seiya's grade is graded. The archer shook his head and said with a smile: "Although the number of Bow Star Monarchs in this world is scarce, it accounts for about 10% of the total number of Star Monarchs. Based on this calculation, if every Tattoo Weapon Seiya needs to be measured, and then it needs to use a star stone of this size as an 'arrow target', even the Star God Temple can't afford to cultivate even a Bow Star Venerable!"
Pointing to the large piece of star stone, the archer continued: "In the period of the old calendar and the previous dynasties, the reason why that generation of archers named it 'Test Arrow Star Stone'...... It's Seiya who actually tried to shoot the sunbow!"
Wu Xing and Qin Lan looked at each other, with puzzled expressions on their faces.
"There is a relevant record in the old calendar before the dynasty, what can be shot with a sun-shooting bow?" the archer guided, and when he saw the half-believing expressions of the two, he laughed and said, "You guessed correctly, it was a fire meteor!"
"This inscription star stone is a part of the arrow array, it is the center of the array, it is said to be a fire meteor that can attract the heavenly court, and can even control the landing point of the fire meteor. Seeing the shock on the faces of Wu Xing and Qin Lan, the archer smiled bitterly and said: "According to historical records, there was a large-scale invasion of the Great Wall defense line by barbarians, and there was a great momentum of completing the battle in one battle. At that time, several of the Star Venerables on duty at the center of the Instrument Array joined forces to attract fire meteors from the Heavenly Court, and turned more than a dozen barbarian Star Venerables, including the Golden Family Protector and the Barbarian Khan, into ashes! It was also after this battle that the barbarian and the Golden Family, who had been greatly injured, formally signed an armistice agreement with the First Emperor of the Ages, and the Golden Family was forced to draw the land as a prison and lock themselves in the extreme north, so it can be said that they could not set foot on the Starfall Continent for half a step, and the rest of the barbarians also all went north, retreated to the snow field, and even gave up the prairie. ”
"That fire meteor hangs above the canopy, it seems to be slow, but in fact it is extremely fast, it is said to be a few points faster than the sun-shooting level of the star arrow! Moreover, the most terrifying thing is that the area where the fire meteor falls is of course not an inch of grass, and even the star monarch within a radius of several miles will be greatly affected, even if the first-grade star zun summons the star armor, it will only be directly broken by the armor! Those golden families and barbarian star honors who are still attacking the defense line of the Great Wall are even directly wiped out by the fire meteor in the combat state!"
Wu Xing sighed: "The reason why the Great Wall Defense Array back then could firmly lock the barbarians in the northern land still makes sense. It's a pity that the Seven Kingdoms later destroyed the Great Wall, thinking that when the swords and guns were put into storage and the horses were put in Nanshan, they actually divided the weapon array. ”
Qin Lan asked curiously: "Master, can this weapon array still attract fire meteors now? Is the weapon array complete now? Also, won't the operation and control method of the weapon array also be lost?"
The archer frowned, shook his head, and said in doubt, "It is said that it is necessary to activate the weapon array and control it through the Sun Shooting Bow. What we're activating now is only a part of the Array's capabilities. Otherwise, it would not be as simple as setting yourself on fire, and even if a person could escape, it was estimated that the array would be damaged by the fire meteor. With our current strength, we can't repair the entire Great Wall defense line. During the hundreds of years of war, many things from the old calendar and previous dynasties were lost. ”
Wu Xing smiled and said, "Anyway, there will be fire meteors every few years, Qin Darthead, it may be more reliable for you to shoot those fire meteors." ”
Qin Lan glanced at Wu Xing and said, "You should conjure the sun-shooting bow first! I think you are the most unreliable!"
The archer pointed to the giant stone tablet above and said to Qin Lan, "You first look at the inscription and see how much you can understand." The arrow house is guarded by an array, and outsiders can't enter. There is plenty of time, take your time, and don't rush. ”
Qin Lan answered, and then looked at the inscription with full attention.
The archer walked to the edge of the nearest step and sat down directly, Wu Xing lowered two or three steps and sat next to him.
"Without that 'Polaris' pattern, wouldn't a complete set of 'Wanderer Homecoming' Array become a swan song?" Wu Xing originally didn't know that the Big Dipper Array had been on the "Perfect" list, and he didn't have any specific concept of the array, so he was curious, so he simply asked directly.
"Of course it won't be a swan song! You're not Gong Xingjun, what are you talking about?" The archer looked at Wu Xing with a smile, and said: "The wandering bow in the 'Wanderer Returns Home' array was originally tailored for Ji Chang, and it was not suitable for Qin Lan to use. Therefore, Qin Lan could not exert the maximum power of the wandering bow. In addition, for example, the three-pin forgetting arrow, or the 'Polaris' pattern, as long as it is a weapon array, it can actually be replaced and supplemented. Otherwise, wouldn't a second-grade array on the 'perfect' list become a single-use array?"
"In fact, we can use the analogy of a six-round hourglass with a weapon array. The six-wheel hourglass is divided into four parts: sand pool, bucket wheel, reduction gear set and time display, and the circumference of the bucket wheel is evenly fixed with 16 sand buckets; ”
"And the pattern in the array is equivalent to the parts of the six-round hourglass. Individual components have their own uses, but when combined, they can be used for a higher level. ”
"It's not the sand that keeps the six-wheeled hourglass accurate, it's the rules that make the sand 'flow' downwards like flowing water, and that's how the gearsets work when they bite together. These rules, the way of operation, are equivalent to the ornamentation on the vessel. ”
"The ultimate goal of designing and making an array is to achieve the best effect with the fewest patterns. This is also the reason why there is a limit to the number of ten pieces of pattern in the instrument array of the 'Ten Perfect' list, and what is exquisite is Wenqu Xingjun's comprehensive ability to use the three of pattern, ornament, and star thought. Among the three, the emphasis is on the Technique of Star Thought, which is the key to integrating the weapon array with the environment through seals, which can completely activate the weapon array. Such a star pen can be described as the finishing touch. ”
"However, the seal is used to integrate the array with the environment....... If the weapon array is set up as some kind of trap, wouldn't Xingjun step into the trap because he can't detect the existence of the weapon array?" Wu Xing asked puzzled.
"Taking the 'Wanderer's Homecoming' Weapon Array as an example, the Instrument Array can be used as a target for Seiya's arrows because even if it is only the speed of the Seiya in the Wind Chasing Realm, it is already extremely fast, especially the Seiya in the Great Sound Realm, almost the moment the Weapon Array as an arrow target is activated. The archer explained: "The key to the fact that the array is not suitable as a trap is precisely that the array is integrated with the environment to achieve a state of equilibrium. The more powerful the array, the longer it takes to activate to break the equilibrium, and the target even has enough time to summon Star Armor or Star Soldiers to crack it. In this way, the damage that the weapon array can cause will naturally be weakened accordingly. The biggest flaw of the array as a trap is actually the so-called 'resting on its laurels', the array itself cannot be moved, and it cannot be easily changed after setting an area. ”
"Furthermore, the array is not a living thing, but has trigger conditions. This will be deliberately exploited. There is a type of pattern device collectively known as 'Trick Thunder', which is specially designed and made for the instrument array. In short, it is to make a kind of bait pattern device for the possible existence of the instrument array, and actively activate it to lure the instrument array to activate, so as to achieve the purpose of discovering the instrument array or destroying the instrument array. Hehe! Buqifang sells weapon arrays with its left hand and 'tricky thunder' with its right hand, which can be described as a 'self-contradiction', and it is simply making double money! Otherwise, how can it stand tall at the north entrance of the flyover surrounded by strong enemies?
"In this way, the use of trickery is equivalent to 'throwing stones to ask for directions', but it is just throwing 'star stones', and ordinary people can't afford such expenses. Wu Xing smiled bitterly: "Life is at stake, and money will become a foreign object." ”
At this time, Qin Lan looked up at the inscription on the giant stone tablet, with a thoughtful expression on her face.
After the archer and Wu Xing looked at each other, they continued to chat.
“...... There are three stone tablets that are exactly the same as the stone tablets next to them, and those are one of the assessments for the selection of apprentices by archers......." Wu Xing asked curiously: "I think, this kind of assessment should not be to find out the 'wrong version', right?"
The archer shook his head and said, "Those annotation stone tablets are all used to assess the disciple's mental skills. The piece with a difference of one word is the correct solution, and it can be cultivated. However, Ji Chang did not mention this 'typo' to me after he finished cultivating the 'Snake Cultivation' chapter back then. You must know that the other stone tablet annotations in the arrow house are used to teach other disciples, and if they are really 'wrong', they are really misguided. The mentality of 'I hope that all the archery disciples are weaker than me' and the mentality of 'I want to be stronger than all the archery disciples' are two completely different mentalities, and the former is obviously 'not right'. ”
"A small typo, there is such a deep meaning hidden in it. Wu Xing sighed, and said: "Actually, in retrospect, before coming to the capital, before coming to the capital, the 'plot' was all arranged......, right? The destination of Qin Lan's dart happened to be Nameless County, and the bandits immediately gathered to attack Nameless County...... On the way back, Zheng Langzhong and the others took the initiative to find the secret dart entrusted by the door...... Outside the post station, Lord Neishi used a heavenly pen, which was equivalent to giving a talisman...... But, from my experience, I also know the old saying, 'Nothing to be courteous or a thief.' 'Master Neishi has done so much foreshadowing, and he must have asked for something. ”