Chapter 32: The Collection of the Weapons Room
Some travelers are just passers-by, while others can make a deep impression on Lin. It's like on a sunny morning when the sun is disgusting, and an adventuring group led by a beautiful female warrior visits the Tower of the Great Sage.
The Magic Tower is not a specialized inn, not a specialized item shop, not a specialized weapon shop, not even a specialized tavern. But as the person at the forefront of the knowledge of truth in the Lost World, it is not an exaggeration to call the magician omniscient. It's as if Lin will go into the casting room and knock on it, and the two little apprentices will go out to collect herbs and make some basic potions.
Coupled with the fact that the Magic Tower is the protector of civilization, it is natural for it to become a shelter and supply depot for passing visitors, and the mage will certainly not refuse to sell the weapons, items, and medicines he has made. In fact, this is also a source of income for many magicians. It is the same thing to entrust the carriage and horse fleet of the Chamber of Commerce to tow it to the big city and sell it to the travelers passing by the tower.
However, the purpose of the guests who came to visit on this day was a little special. I heard that the man-made magic hot spring of the Great Sage Tower has a special effect on the delicate skin, so I specially 'passed by'. There is no saying that hot springs are good for beauty in the Lost World, so Lin feels inexplicable, but this is what their glamorous leader himself said.
Since it was almost noon, two elementary school students were preparing Chinese food. The sudden arrival of the guests disrupted the girls' pace slightly. However, they still follow the usual process and explain the rules of the stay to the guests to avoid causing trouble for both parties. After that, it's up to the guests to do their own thing.
On the first floor, there are four rooms, the storehouse and weapons room are locked, and the dining room is the main resting and dining place for the occupants; Sometimes adventurers would borrow the foundry to repair their weapons and armor, so Lin did not lock the door of the foundry, but let it be used.
The furnace fire source is a pure magic flame, and the energy supply is the semi-permanent energy pool of the magic tower. There is a way to control the temperature of the flame, but the temperature of the furnace is not. Therefore, Lin simply did not extinguish the fire, so as not to use it, and he also had to wait for the temperature of the furnace to rise. This is not only convenient for yourself, but also convenient for the guests who come here, but the disadvantage is that the door of the casting room will be very hot when opened, so there is a sign on the door that says "Please close the door with your hand".
It's just that when passing by the door of the weapons room, the guests asked curiously, "I didn't expect your lord to forge weapons too." I don't know if the weapon is good? ”
Kaya tilted her head, looked at her companion, and asked, "Okay?" ”
Halumi's eyes drifted to the ceiling, and he thought for a moment before saying, "It's weird." ”
The strange comments from the tower master's apprentice aroused the interest of the guests, and they asked to open the weapon room to see what was going on. Lin's attitude has always been that some people are willing to buy it, and everything here is sold, so the two apprentices have also opened the weapon room for people to visit at the request of the guests several times.
But none of the merchants dared to buy the weapons here, and the evaluation was quite ambiguous. Although they are young, they also know a little about the warmth and coldness of the two girls, how they don't understand the meaning of these businessmen.
This time, it was still under the curiosity of the guests that the door to the weapons room was opened. The first weapon that came on the way was the eighty-eight-pound Qinglong Glaive Knife. I don't know how the weight was measured and where the unit came from. I only know that my teacher always introduces me like this. And deliberately placed in this position, in his old man's words, is to ward off evil spirits. What evil? I don't know.
However, as a long weapon with such a strange shape from the blade to the grip, with a double-sided open edge, a crescent-shaped blade and a jagged back, even experienced warriors will stay away. It's just that this time, the guests didn't make too many judgments, but focused on the strange totem that resembled a snake on the knife face, but had feet and horns.
On the left-hand shelf, there are six crossbows in three tiers, with strings on one side, not tensioned. They are light crossbows, heavy crossbows, and repeating crossbows, two of each, all of which have different designs. In general, it is moving in the direction of lighter and more powerful, so there are quite a few traps on the crossbow. It is not enchanted, it only works on the principle of the machine.
These six crossbows were the most popular weapons, but they were expensive to build and had to use their own crossbows, so they haven't been sold yet. But the two apprentices used it a lot, especially when they were out hunting. However, the guests who came back were very serious about the possibility of large-scale use.
On the right-hand side of the shelf, on the top layer is a pair of long and short weapons with one-sided blades, narrow blades, and slight curves. The curvature has a strange beauty that attracts people's attention. The female leader of the warriors asked, "What kind of weapon is this?" ”
"A knife that breaks if you cut it."
The two girls gave a strange name, and the expressions on their faces were so disapproving, it is conceivable that in their minds, this weapon is not high.
In fact, this is the Japanese katana that Lin created according to the folding and forging method that he knew in his impression. The correct use of this weapon should be a stabbing attack, and the slash is only suitable for subjects who are not wearing armor. That's why the Japanese way of weapon striking is called 'kendo', not kendo.
It's a pity that when Lin first built it, he experimented with a shield and then broke the knife...... That's why there are two apprentices' evaluations.
As for the fact that there are many people who love their mouths, Japanese swords are derived from Tang swords, so Tang swords should be used instead of samurai swords. Lin's idea was that weapons would change, and that design concepts and technology would evolve, and that there was no point in worrying about what the source was. Anyway, he hadn't read the crossing text, he took the Song Dynasty's assault rifle or musket to fight the Eight-Nation Alliance at the end of the Qing Dynasty. The source is really so strong, I put an artillery battle, and I have never killed any soldiers of the US imperialists.
The samurai sword was used by the Japanese all the way to the end of the Edo period, and even appeared as a Japanese saber in modern wars, which has its design advantages. Not to mention that the form of the katana, from the Heian and Kamakura shogunate periods, to the Warring States period, to the Tokugawa shogunate period, has also improved, rather than remained unchanged for thousands of years. In contrast, the craftsmanship of a large country is always broken and lost, and behind that pride is also a mixed feeling.
Overall, this weapon that has never appeared in the world of Maze is still very eye-catching. Although the evaluation given by the host is somewhat regrettable.
However, the weapons of the second layer give people a different feeling from the weapons of the previous layer, which is a sense of calm and heaviness. Broad blade, also a one-sided striker. The unopened front is thick and long, straight as a wall; The front is equally straight, but slightly shorter, but shining; The front end is sloping and the edge is full of threat. The female leader's eyes also lit up: "This is?" ”
"A knife for arm strength."
…… The Chinese thick-backed machete, weighing sixty-nine pounds, has a thick back, a thin blade, and a hard handle on the hard bottom. After it was created, the two apprentices couldn't afford this guy without a secondary magic.
Even someone who was created in a hurry, after struggling to pick up a big knife and trying to play a few knife tricks like in the movie, but sprained his wrist, the big knife was put on the weapon rack and never taken down again.
It is not difficult to understand the evaluation of 'arm strength' given by the two apprentices. And the guests who were confident in their arm strength also went up one by one to try the weight, and no one really picked it up and tried it, so they retreated one by one. At the moment of life and death, it is not necessary to smash people with this heavy thing, so forget it.
The bottom layer is not a one-sided sword, but a double-edged sword. It looks like a whole, and the blade is about the width and thickness of the palm, but it is clearly visible that it is composed of segments. There was a magic stone inlaid with the hilt of the sword, and at the same time, there was a faint magic aura, rippling on the inscription engraved on the spine of the sword, indicating that this was a magic weapon.
But looking at the segmentation marks on the blade surface, everyone shook their heads. Fragile and undurable, this group of soldiers who are accustomed to fighting is the most direct perception. If the weapons are exchanged on the battlefield, the sword will fall apart on the spot, and then the life will be lost. What is the point of creating this suicide weapon? The crowd is unknown.
Although no one asked, Harumi gave her assessment: "A very difficult sword to use. ”
It's not just hard to use. So thought to themselves.
On the innermost shelf in the weapons room, a shield stood upright. The hexagonal full-body shield does not have a curvature, but is composed of several flat planes. White frame, red background, yellow cross on the lower half, and a viewing window for peeping on the upper half.
This kind of shield shape is disdainful in the eyes of the fascinated people with developed cold weapons. Perhaps it was given to archers to hide behind their shields and shoot arrows from the viewing window. But since you're not in close combat, what do you want a full-body shield for? A round shield to block bows and arrows is sufficient.
And the shield surface has no arc, which means that it is difficult to unload, and it has to be parried hard to defend against any attack. If you don't take a few shots with this shield, your arm will have to be scrapped. To put it simply, it's a design that only a weapon idiot would do.
If there are people who have also traveled from Earth, they should recognize this famous shield, the standard shield of the Federation Army of the original steel bullet RX-78-2. As for why you made this thing? To a man who has coded to the point of madness, debug to the point of delirium, what is the reason for doing something?
There was one next to the shield, and for a moment everyone could not recognize whether it was a weapon or the same shield. If you look closely, it's a big sword about the same as the door panel. Even the tallest and strongest man in the group was only as tall as the sword. When the sword is erected, it can also be used as a shield. The most confusing thing is that there is no blade, instead there are dense fine serrations.
Everyone looked curious about this strange weapon. The two junior apprentices used a rare expression of satisfaction, patted the sword body, and said, "It's great for cutting trees!" The two women gave a thumbs up and smiled exaggeratedly.
"What are you talking nonsense?" The tower master, who had not seen anyone for a long time, finally appeared. Lin has always been very interested in the comments of the two apprentices, especially the proud work, what is used to cut trees, it is too insulting. Originally, I only went downstairs because I was hungry at noon. When he heard those words, he had to appear and say, "That's a siege sword." Any weapon, no matter how strong you are, I will break it with a sword. ”