Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Ballista of Terror
The servants in the manor thought that they would be able to have a feast with lights, but unfortunately the whole manor was restored to its original state in just one day.
It was rumored among the commoners that there was a big problem with the nobles, after all, the commotion that night was not small.
"Lord Colmar is amazing!" Valker, who was standing on the side, had eyes full of adoration, and he could only hide in the corner and watch Colmar, the strongest knight in Rost, but now he could talk face-to-face.
What happened in less than half a month has completely changed the trajectory of his life.
"How's the winch?"
"My lord, it should be impossible for ordinary people to pull this strength, and it takes at least the strength of a third-level knight to pull this winch. "The process of hanging the strings was not difficult for Colmar, and with the winch to prevent rebound, the whole winding process was very easy.
"Don't worry about it so much, put on a good crossbow arrow, and try your power. Lei Zhe also tried to pull it, even if he used the force to feed, the string did not mean to move at all, and this kind of improvement was obviously different from the normal bow and ballista.
This kind of improvement is obviously the effect of that strange black metal, which also makes Lei Zhe look forward to the ballista even more.
Robbile and another craftsman directly carried the arrow, which was one meter long and three centimeters in diameter, and put it on the arrow rail, because it was positioned to break the city, and the arrow inevitably looked exaggerated.
"Steer and get ready to shoot. ”
As Lei Zhe's voice fell.
Whoosh!
The arrows flew straight out, and even the ballista shook with it.
Bang!
Before everyone could see the trajectory of the arrow in the air, the target was directly sunken in, and the loud sound made people can't help but cover their ears.
"Why, how can it be ......" gasped, Colmar swallowed his saliva, he just said that he would use his own body to replace the iron plate, but now he couldn't help but touch his stomach after looking at it.
If this happens, even if all the fighting spirit gushes out, I'm afraid it will be pierced.
"This power. Although he didn't break through the iron plate, Razor found that there were cracks in the wall behind him, and the powerful force penetrated directly through the iron plate, and even if something could block the arrows, the powerful shock force was enough to shatter the objects behind him.
"Check the condition of the ballista. ”
Seeing Lei Zhe's shocked eyes, Valker was obviously a little happy, and Lei Zhe's expression had already said a lot of things.
"My lord, there are no obvious problems with the ballista, the winch, the arrow track, the bowstring are completely normal. Robbiel said after taking a closer look.
"Very well, Valker, you and your father have done a great job! All the craftsmen involved in the production of the ballista will be rewarded with five gold coins. ”
"Thank you, sir!"
"My lord, although the ballista is powerful, it is a little troublesome to use it flexibly, every time you get on the winch, you need at least one third-level knight on the side, and more importantly, the stock of black metal can only be made at most two more. "Although Robier doesn't want to break the cold water, that's the way it is.
They had also tried to use ordinary steel for their bows, but they were so powerful that they couldn't compare.
"Two? Colmar, how do you rate this lethality?"
"My lord, it's terrifying, although it's not as powerful as the magic tower, but the ballista can move around, if the prey doesn't dodge, even the sixth-level knight will be killed by an arrow, of course...... In actual combat, I am afraid that the crossbow arrows will not even be able to shoot a good third-level knight. ”
"What about killing monsters?"
"Hunting monsters, if there is a decoy or freezing a monster, it should be easy......
"Then build it, Robier can build as much as he wants, and if the black metal is not enough, he can go to Colmar. ”
"Yes. ”
"Get out what I asked you to make. ”
Robbiel nodded, and with the help of several strong men, he took a bunch of iron rods out, and soon the iron rods were loaded to the top of the rocker one by one, and Robiel didn't understand why he shot the rocker into a triangular opening, but now he understood.
A special iron rod was naturally buckled, and after Robier shook it to make sure it was okay, he added another one behind the pole.
Soon, three-meter-long irons were assembled on top of the ballista.
The five strong men who were waiting on the side put their hands directly on the irons.
"Hard!"
"Hey Ou!"
"Hey Ou!"
"No, one more person!"
When the number of people reached seven, Lei Zhe understood how exaggerated Colmar's strength was, which had made full use of the distance of the lever, and such a long pole and seven strong men made the winch move slowly.
It's hard to imagine how Colmar can do it with one hand without changing his face.
"Are you speechless in surprise?"
"Did you come up with this method, my lord?"
"Of course, it's a bit of a waste to bind a third-level knight to a ballista, so I thought of a way to make it easier to wind the ballista. ”
"You're so smart. ”
"It's just a very simple knowledge, and it's their group of craftsmen who make ballistae that are really powerful. Lei Zhe touched his head, it still made people blush a little when they were praised like this.
"Take care of the rest, Robier, take the ballista out of the city for long-distance correction, and do as much as possible to get the most out of the ballista. ”
"Yes, sir. ”
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"My lord, it's Rost in front of you, do you want to rest there?"
Hobert glanced at the bottomless canyon next to him, the mountain road was rugged, the sky was dark, it was impossible to spend the night here, it was inconvenient to travel, not to mention that their food needed to be replenished, Rost was the last city here.
"Give the order to go down and set off for Rost. After much thought, Hobart gave the order.
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"Boys, cheer up!" Lore roared, the soldiers who were dozing off suddenly became sleepy, and making up for sleep at night had almost become the habit of these night-watching soldiers, and Lei Zhe had not checked his post since he became an earl.
But what they didn't understand was that their prefect Luo Ercao had changed after following the Count out on a trip, and he had become more severe, and dozing off had become a completely impossible thing.
"My lord, there's a fire!"
"Isn't it, how long has it been, and there are people asking for help?" Lore muttered harshly, after a long time of calm, the storm always likes to come together.
"Rocket warning!"
Dozens of rockets swished out, and in the middle of the night, Loerko saw clearly, it was a knight team, and judging from the number and scale, Lorkao also estimated a rough idea in his heart.
"Stopped, it shouldn't be an enemy, send someone to inform the chief knight. ”
"Yes, Captain. ”