Chapter Sixty-Eight: Jing Yuan and the Prototype of the Heavy Crossbow
This is the first time Kyungwon has been active at night, and to be honest, in such a ghost town, it is still very psychologically stressful to face those rotting zombies alone at night.
Darkness is one of the most primitive fears in the human heart.
He found that a small number of zombies would be attracted to the beam of the flashlight, and the difference was in the eyes of the zombies, and the zombies with a low degree of decay seemed to be able to distinguish the beam of light in the dark.
In order to avoid complications, he could only move forward in the dark, completely abandoning the blurred vision and relying only on the senses of the "snake".
He took off his shoes and stepped on the ground with only his socks on, so that he could feel the vibrations in his vicinity more clearly.
It wasn't a very good choice, as there were a lot of sharp stone shards on the ground nearby, and his socks were torn after a few walks.
Fortunately, after evolving, his defense has also been improved, and his skin has more toughness than before, and it will not be so easily pierced by stone fragments.
The purpose of going out was to find the abandoned wagon and remove the leaf springs from its bearings.
The city is full of abandoned vehicles, and the truck is not hard to find, and soon he finds a large truck that has overturned on the side of a nearby asphalt road.
It was a canned truck, and the cargo box was carrying a huge metal can, and Kyungwon's purpose was only leaf springs, so he didn't pay attention to anything else, and went straight to the base of the truck.
Turn on the small flashlight, look around, and find those layers of curved steel slats at the place where the tire is connected to the big shelf, that is, on the top of the tire.
About a meter long, it looked very thick, and when I counted it, a total of thirteen steel plates from long to short formed a triangle-like shape.
A cage-like lock, fasten it to the bearing, and to remove it, it is best to first unscrew the thick bolts on that lock.
Kyungwon didn't have a wrench that was suitable for this thick bolt size, so he tried it directly, and it was so strong that he couldn't twist it at all.
After all, it is a part used for shock absorption of trucks, and it is full of strength.
He thought that there might be relevant tools in the car, so he smashed the glass on the front of the car with an eggplant knife.
There was a long-dried corpse inside, it was the truck driver, the driver's head was deflated under the violent impact, and the head that should have been round turned into a toilet-shaped dent, which looked weird and terrifying.
Jing Won endured the nausea in his heart, grabbed him by the neck, pulled him out, and threw him out, his left hand ripped off and left in the twisted and deformed driver's seat.
After taking a deep breath and calming down, Kyungwon got into the driver's seat, and after some searching, found a large toolbox.
That's it, he hurriedly drilled out, the smell inside was really a little uncomfortable, clogged and turbid, the stench generated by the decomposition of the corpse had been gathering in this small space, if he hadn't hurriedly blocked his sense of smell, it would have been disgusting to death.
He sniffed it slightly, and even he got the smell on him.
But fortunately, he found a wrench that was large enough, and in that large toolbox, there was a half-used bottle of lube.
With a wrench, he climbed onto the overturned truck box, unscrewed several bolts from the wheels, removed a tire, and then unscrewed the bolts on the leaf springs to remove the fixing frame.
It was very hard to twist, and after a while, he felt the exertion of his physical strength, because he felt hungry again.
However, he finally removed the leaf spring strips.
There are a total of thirteen curved elastic steel plates, which are not glued together, but just overlap each other like tiles.
Four of them have been broken, and it is presumed that they were broken during the rollover and sliding of the truck.
Most of the rest were still in good condition, especially the longest one, which was about 120 to 130 centimeters, and he put two or three on top of each other, put them on the ground, and then stepped on them with both feet, and he couldn't even bend them again.
It wasn't until he moved and applied more downward pressure that he felt the toughness and elasticity.
It's a great material that definitely provides a strong elastic potential energy for bows and arrows.
He couldn't take all the leaf springs away, they were too heavy, and the remaining nine combined, according to his estimates, were heavier than the diesel generators he found at the high-speed rail station, that is, the total weight was more than 100 kilograms.
There is also no need for nine steel plates, because they are stacked on top of each other, and when it comes to the calf position of Kyungwon, it is too thick to make a crossbow arm.
He only took the four longest and heaviest ones, carried these heavy industrial products, and hurried back to the ten miles of sunshine.
When he got back, he replenished some food and water, and then took care of the hard bones.
He tried to tie the leaf springs tightly with straw rope, but the quality of the straw rope was not enough, and as soon as he pushed hard, the rope would break, so he switched to snake tendons.
After being tied, it was placed on the ground, and with a dull sound, the rudiments of a heavy crossbow arm were born.
With his arms alone, he couldn't bend this thing at all, he had to use both hands and feet together, and he could clearly feel the heavy and heavy power.
Kyungwon recalled the shape of the crossbow and drew a design on paper.
A long thing is needed, and this crossbow arm can be set up in order to adjust the firing position, and place the bolts.
Then there is the question of winding, the strength of the snake tendon is enough, but you have to think about how to fix the snake tendon into the string.
In his instincts, if this crossbow was built, it would have a range of at least 300 meters, enough for him to set fire to the nest of the mutant weaver from a safe distance.
It will also become a huge killing weapon, such as rifles and pistols, and it will inevitably be exhausting when facing certain large mutant monsters.
For example, Brother Snake, the mutant python is 12 meters long, and he must accurately hit the snake's head with a bullet in order to effectively damage, which requires a very high level of accuracy.
But after building this heavy crossbow, it is different, he can use heavy steel bars to make arrows, and when he encounters similar mutant creatures, he does not need to wait for the opportunity so carefully, he can directly use steel bars and nail it to the ground.
Let's call it the leaf spring heavy crossbow, and before it was ready, he had a name for the new weapon.
He had to take it back to the southern suburbs to deal with it, otherwise after it was built, the weight would be too great and he couldn't move it alone.
However, it can be fixed on the agricultural tricycle to make a mobile battery.
It's a pity that Xiaobai is a dog who can't drive three wheels, if he has a partner who can drive, he feels excited to think about it, and fire while driving! Three-wheeled as an earthen tank!
I'll go, ancient chariots, isn't that what it all about?
He became more and more excited, and took the snake tendon and measured it on the leaf spring crossbow arm, but on his own, it seemed that he could not fix the snake tendon well on these steel plates, because their surface had no grooves or bolt holes, it was a complete plane.
He didn't dare to dig a hole with a hammer, not to mention that he didn't open it, this kind of brute force method is easy to break the leaf spring, and it takes an electric drill.
Or... He thought of Xiao Yun'er, with the speed and strength of those vines, it was not a problem to drill a few holes in the steel plate.
However, she said that she would only see her the day after tomorrow, and her new dress had not yet been found...
Jing Yuan thought about it for a long time, and felt that it was most reliable to ask Xiao Yun'er for help.
But to see her empty-handed, to ask her for help, always feel bad, the new dress will definitely not be able to be taken out tomorrow, just washing the clothes and drying it will take a day, you can't take a dirty dress to see her.
What to do? He thought about it, went to 902 and took all the jewelry back and wiped it clean, and used it as a reward.
After making this decision, he carefully washed away the smell of engine oil mixed with the only water he had left, and then he lay down on the sofa and fell asleep.