Chapter 12: Survival Maniac
In those days, there was no paper, and the writing was written in bamboo slips, and animal skins and silk were occasionally used for the convenience of carrying and collecting.
"Wouldn't it be too wasteful?"
Silk was produced in small quantities, and like grain, it could be used as currency, and after it was written with dyes, it was naturally wasted.
"As long as I think what you're saying is precious enough, that's fine!"
Mo Wuxuan didn't want to waste time on such trivial matters.
"Okay!"
Xia Ye doesn't care, it's not his money anyway: "Then I'll start with weapons!"
"Hmm!"
As I said on the road before, Xia Ye wants to customize a series of wilderness survival equipment in order to cope with the upcoming blood survival trial.
As a mechanic, Mo Wuxin has this self-confidence and ability.
"I need a Nepalese scimitar, a tactical axe, and it looks like this!"
Natsuno picked a dagger from the shelf and drew it on the ground.
"Haha, what the hell is this shape? How does it look like a dog's leg?"
Mo Wuxuan couldn't help laughing, the current weapons are generally straight blades, or with a little arc, but such an exaggerated shape as a dog's leg does not exist at all.
Xia Ye was about to explain, but Mo Wuyu suddenly said in surprise: "Hey, this kind of arc and shape, distributing the weight at the front end of the blade, seems to be more conducive to chopping, and it is very suitable for mountain forests!"
Watching the neutral girl fall into deep thought, waving her arms, simulating the slashing action of a dog-legged knife, Xia Ye sighed, genius is genius, although she doesn't know the principle of mechanics, and she hasn't even seen the real thing, but she can judge it based on experience, and she is right.
"The front part of the blade is heavier, and the use of inertia can save some strength, and it can easily cause extremely deep wounds, cutting muscles and breaking bones!"
Xia Ye explained: "Because the shape resembles a dog's leg, it is also called a dog's leg knife!"
"Listen to the name, this is a local weapon in Nepal? Where is it?"
Mo Wuxuan asked.
"I don't know, I saw it on a bamboo slip by chance!"
Xia Ye couldn't tell her that Nepal was at the foot of the Himalayas, otherwise what if she asked where the mountain was?
"Hmm!"
Mo Wuxuan looked at the axe pattern: "Why is it called a tactical axe, it looks like a short handle?"
"For its purpose, in addition to killing, can destroy and dismantle all obstacles, build camps and fortifications, and so on!
Natsuno explained.
"The styling is cool!"
Mo Wuxuan nodded: "I like this name, and what are the fortifications?"
"Ugh!"
Xia Ye was dumbfounded, is the mechanic's curiosity so strong?
"IMHO, these you bring don't seem to help much in the battle, except for adding weight?"
Mo Wuxuan questioned.
In this post-stone period, although bronze weapons were used, they were not very popular because of their high price.
Most of the tribal warriors went out hunting and pioneering, and the swords they used were still made of selected stones, but the stone had shortcomings such as easy breakage and indurability, so a warrior should carry at least two long stone knives and one short knife.
In the field, weapons are a warrior's most trusted companion, no one dares to be careless, and the first gift that every family's children, male and female, gets is always a stone knife!
"This is my fighting style!"
Xia Ye had already thought about it, his father's relic, the bronze sword Four Seasons Song, was definitely from the hands of a great swordsmith, it was very superb, and it was completely enough to use as the main weapon.
The north is hilly and mountainous, with dense vegetation, and the dogleg scimitar is used as a secondary weapon, in addition to opening the road on a daily basis, it can also be used to deal with sudden battles.
The tactical axe is half a secondary weapon, mainly used to defend a range of 30 meters, throwing and injuring the enemy.
In fact, a long knife should be prepared, but no matter how good the quality is, it can't beat the Four Seasons Song, and it's a waste of effort to carry it, so it's just abandoned.
"Good!"
Mo Wuxuan glanced at Xia Ye, this is a teenager who can think, unlike other young people, choosing weapons, only looking at whether the swordsmith is famous and whether the appearance is beautiful!
"I also need a crossbow, try to be smaller, lighter, and have a range of eighty meters!"
Xia Ye continued to draw: "Prepare thirty arrows, please use bronze arrow clusters to make this wolf tooth jagged shape. ”
"Tsk, it's so ruthless, as long as this barb is inserted into the flesh, don't think about pulling it out easily!"
Mo Wuxuan sighed: "These two horizontal lines represent grooves, right? They are used for bloodletting? I didn't expect you to be so black-hearted!"
"Then prepare me some poison to coat the arrow clusters. ”
Xia Ye doesn't do anything.
Mo Wu was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "I have a little sympathy for your enemy, saying that it will be too extravagant to use bronze arrows?"
"I only pursue lethality, I don't care about the cost!"
Xia Ye is not short of money now.
"You're such a loser!"
The guy who was squatting on the side, envious and jealous, couldn't help but sneer.
Mo Wuxuan frowned, put away his things, and wiped the weapon pattern on the ground with his feet: "Follow me." ”
Watching two people walk into the craftsman's room, the guy's heart is about to break, for a mechanic, the craftsman's room is their absolute private territory, even parents and children are not allowed to enter, allowing one person to enter, represents great trust and recognition.
"Isn't it just half-blind shit?"
The guy scolded, and with his vision, he didn't understand what the two weapon drawings drawn by Xia Ye represented.
If you take it out and buy it, at least a hundred dollars, one piece!
You know, even a detail of some weapons shines with the wisdom of the designer and represents a concept.
A genius like Mo Wuyu can learn from others, so those two drawings are the richest nutrients for them.
The workshop is not large, with maps and construction drawings pasted on the walls, and wooden shelves erected around it, on which various models and utensils are placed.
"You may be seated!"
Mo Wuyu took two bamboo cups, poured some dark red liquid from a clay pot, and handed them to Xia Ye with a wicked smile: "Taste it!"
"Thank you!"
Xia Ye took a sip, and the sour taste spread in his mouth, making him frown slightly and look down.
In the bamboo tube, the dark red liquor ripples.
"Alright, go ahead, I'm in a hurry!"
Xia Ye urged, and put the bamboo tube water cup on the table.
Burst!
Mo Wuxuan was waiting for Xia Ye to be shocked, asking himself what it was and why it was so delicious, but when he saw his expression, he was immediately shocked.
"What's wrong?"
Natsuno asked.
"It's fine!"
Mo Wuxuan looked at the water glass suspiciously, and then glanced at Xia Ye, shouldn't you, the shock of drinking rare grape wine?
Yes, he must not know what this thing is!
"I need a survival knife too!"
Natsuno draws.
"It's not delicious, it's a little sour at first, but it'll be sweet later. ”
Mo Wuxuan introduced, this is a grape brew worth a thousand gold, Xia Ye drank it in one gulp just now, at least ten knife coins.
This is a flat-chested girl after reproducing the samurai, her father rewarded, she is usually reluctant to drink, and now she invites Xia Ye to taste, but the other party's stupidity in buying the pearl makes her a little unhappy.
"I can't really be wrong, am I?"
Mo Wu muttered.
With her status, she promised to help Xia Ye build equipment before, all for that kind of strange thing, until she saw the drawings of two new weapons, coupled with the other party's good conversation and calm temperament, she invited him to enter the craftsman's room.
It's a recognition, but he doesn't seem to deserve it?
"Grape wine glow-in-the-dark glass, wine utensils are not graded!"
Natsuno pouted.
Thinking that Xia Ye was nothing more than that, Mo Wuyu took another sip of wine, but when he heard this, he was immediately shocked.
Burst!
The drink sprayed on Natsuno's face.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
Mo Wuxuan's face turned red, and he hurriedly helped Xia Ye wipe it, but he was more curious in his heart: "Since you know, how?"
"Why not be surprised?"
Natsuno smiled.
"Huh!"
Mo Wuxuan scratched her hair, embarrassed.
"I don't like it!"
Xia Ye casually explained, it's just wine, and Lafite hasn't drunk it in '82, but the cheap goods in the supermarket are not less.
"Personality!"
Mo Wuyu gave a thumbs up, she could see that Xia Ye was not pretending to be a big-tailed wolf, because many people couldn't wait to taste it when they heard the name of the wine, and they looked cautious, afraid of spilling a drop, and this handsome young man didn't look at the wine glass again.
"Alright, go ahead!"
Seeing that people like Mo Wuxuan, who are not bad for money, are drinking grape wine in small sips, Xia Ye remembered his vineyard and the few wooden barrels in the storage cave, and it seemed that he could make a lot of money.
"Very functional design!"
Looking at the pattern and listening to Xia Ye explain the use of each part of the survival knife, Mo Wuyu's eyes became brighter and brighter, and there was an excitement of discovering a new continent.
"Straight edge, no need for scabbards, leather holsters are enough!"
After Xia Ye finished explaining, he drew another drawing.
Tight-fitting leather armor, gloves, wrist guards, boots with spiked soles, animal skin travel bags, simple tents, sleeping bags, rain gear, portable waist bags, multi-purpose belts, water bladders, small copper water bottles......
Throughout Xia Ye's description, Mo Wuxuan's spirit has been highly concentrated, and he has worked hard to write, these things have no technical content, but they reveal an epoch-making design concept.
The travel bag, for example, has five secondary pockets for different items for easy access, as well as handles on the front and sides.
You know, the tribal warriors of this era went out to fight, brought weapons, loaded with a handful of salt, and brought a backpack, how could they have considered this!
These tools, like sparks, ignited Mo Wuxuan's creative ideas, opened her eyes, and gave her a lot of inspiration.
After a long time, Mo Wuyu exhaled a breath of turbidity, gradually calmed down from the excitement, and looked at the twenty-eight pieces of silk with dense words and patterns written on them, and she was paralyzed on the chair, with a deep sense of satisfaction.
"That's it, that's it for now!"
Xia Ye thought for a while: "I'll improve it later!"
Hearing this, Mo Wuxuan was like a cat that had been stepped on, jumped up directly, and glared at him with big eyes: "Is this still the case for the time being? Will it be improved in the future? The ancestors are on top, do you know what kind of impact these things will have on the warriors if they are spread?"