Chapter 118: The Knight of the Silver Flame Church
Loki didn't covet such a barely maintained weapons store.
But he's not uninterested, so there's no need to pretend to shirk it.
Loki explained to the dwarves the system of some partnerships, which was a long-term business model, and there was no need to change the name of the Brute Hammer on the weapon store's signboard.
In the final analysis, the half-elf values his own strength more, money is only a means to his end, and strength is the fundamental.
Pigou the dwarf was so pleased with the offer that he drank the little rum that was left in a few moments, and was drunk all morning, delaying the study of weapons......
When the dwarf Pigou awoke, he was faced with at least ten pages of intricate drawings.
Regarding the specific weapon in the drawings, the crossbow looks somewhat like the crossbow commonly used by adventurers, with detailed dizzying numerical markings on it.
The dwarf barely looked at it for a moment, and it was easy to see what was different from a normal crossbow.
The wooden support of the normal crossbow against the shoulder is missing, the handle has been changed to look more suitable for arm grip, and there are several strange round wheels drawn on the strings.
When he encountered something he didn't understand, the dwarf Pigou immediately asked.
Dwarves are bold and stubborn, they are natural weapon craftsmen, but not necessarily good weapon designers.
Loki explained to him: "The picture is the preliminary design of the shape, and the one you asked about is four pulleys, two fixed pulleys and two movable pulleys......
The dwarf asked, confused, "Pulleys?"
"By the way, I heard that the port will be used to carry goods, is this on the crossbow, what is the use?"
Loki continued: "Forming a pulley set with multiple strands of crossbow strings can theoretically save the effort to wind up. ”
The dwarven Pigou had pulled off a few of his beards, and he found that the half-elf brothers knew a lot more about crossbow design than he did, and it would be nice if he had so many ideas for making his own dwarven firebolts.
The drawings are basically completed, in fact, the purpose of drawing the crossbow drawings before was just to show Pigou, the half-elf has the aid of a quantum biological computer, and there is no need for this thing at all.
The dwarf's main task is to craft the main frame of the crossbow, including forging a bouncy metal crossbow arm, which he is much better at than the half-elves.
Loki, on the other hand, immersed himself in a simple lathe, grinding the metal pulley that had just been smelted.
Thanks to this simple machine tool, it is really not possible to complete the perfect round and accurate pulley parts in one moment.
The pulley involves simple physics knowledge, and it is not difficult to understand it, in fact, his original idea was to build an eccentric wheel.
The eccentric wheel has the best effort-saving effect, and can be used not only for crossbows, but also especially for modern compound bows.
Loki had relied on the Short-Armed Crossbow before, not because he was fond of the crossbow as a ranged weapon.
In contrast, he prefers more bows and arrows in his heart, which have a faster rate of fire, are more convenient to carry and use, and test his skills more.
But at that time, Loki was limited by his age, his physical development was not complete, and his arm span and strength were not enough to use a bow and arrow, so there were not many options, only a small crossbow modified by Daddy Hammer himself was suitable for him.
The eccentric wheel compound bow is currently a type of long-range weapon that he prefers, but the eccentric pulley is not perfectly round, and the shape and size still need to be constantly tested to obtain accurate data before it can be made, and it can be completed from time to time.
Let's build this pulley crossbow first, as a fist product in the weapon store.
Four round pulleys, Loki has made in a short time, using several bowstrings to connect a group of lower wheels, roughly explaining to the dwarves the labor-saving mode of moving pulleys.
The dwarf Pigou hurriedly put down the forging work in his hand, found a half-finished cedar bow arm, and simply installed the bowstring of the pulley group to start the experiment, and the results were greatly surprised by the dwarf.
"The god of blacksmiths is above, this small round wheel, it can still be used like this, and the string is at least half of the effort saved, how the hell is this done......"
"It would be nice to use pulleys on dwarven firebolts. ”
This guy still obsessed with his congenitally deficient thermal weapons, but after discovering the magic of the crossbow strings of the pulley set, he invested in the crossbow to build a more spiritual head.
With accurate and complete weapon drawings, the dwarves can complete it alone, and Loki has nothing to worry about when he goes out.
......
The curse scar on the arm, although not more severe, is not always reassuring if it is not completely removed.
As for the black tombstone temptation curse, a text-only panel in the brain has been looped tens of thousands of times, but it is automatically deleted on a regular basis. The curse seemed to him to be useless.
In addition to the adventurers who settled in Senjin Town, there are also some ordinary residents with different beliefs, and the Silver Flame Sect is a church with a good reputation.
Loki was born with a distrust of religion, and due to the influence of the Blue Moon Shinrikyo in Fog Castle City, he had a worse impression of the Church of God in this regard.
But in this world, the unbelievers will be regarded as an outlier, and it is not surprising that if they encounter an extreme sect, they may be attacked as evil demons and witches, and burned at the stake.
The half-elf claims that he believes in the god of war, Melucus, which is also very consistent with his identity as an adventurer.
The Church of the Silver Flame is not small, and believers go to the lobby to pray to the idol, and Loki asks about the sacrifice named Penny, and then goes straight to it.
Although the Silver Flame Chapel was open to the public, the half-elves, who were obviously not believers, were quickly stopped by a knightly guard.
"Hold on to your faith, adventurer, this is not the place for you, get out of here. ”
Although he didn't say anything bad, and the tone of rejection couldn't be more obvious, Loki didn't eat him either, and smiled and said that someone introduced him and came to Penny to sacrifice.
The knight guard tried to drive away, but was stopped by a female voice.
This is a plump young woman dressed in gold and white traditional sacrificial costumes, with brown and black hair and beautiful appearance, especially those light blue eyes, which have a feeling of peace in her heart.
"Hello, Mr. Adventurer, do you have anything to do with me?"
Presumably this is Penny's sacrifice, Loki's first impression, such a hot young woman, it's a pity to be a priest, especially if she looks good.
Loki said his name, then continued, "It's Moira from the Swamp Light Apothery, the Druid Apprentice who introduced me. ”
"The specific reasons are inconvenient to go into detail here......"
At this moment, a handsome young man dressed in gorgeous silver armor and dressed as a noble church knight walked beside him, and he suddenly interrupted the half-elf's words.
The man said stereologically: "In front of the Statue of the Silver Flame, we have no secrets. ”
"Half-elf adventurer, explain your intentions, or I will order my guards to expel you, you are not a believer in the Silver Flame Goddess. ”
That nasty feeling came again, again this shouting of God's slogans, but with a look of difficulty everywhere, Loki squinted and looked over.
Strength: 1.9, Agility: 1.2, Constitution: 1.8, Spatial vision through some of his walking movements, as well as vigilant postures, simple and quick analysis.
This handsome but disgusting knight has at least the strength of a first-order professional or above.
If it is divided among the sect knights, it should be the strength of the first-order squire knights, or even more than some.