Chapter 48: Bitter Trial
"Okay sister, I'll go back. β
"If you're busy, go back quickly! β
"Then I'll go!" Ning Yi finished speaking and disappeared at the door of the cave.
On the way back to the treasure peak, Ning Yi was thinking:
It seems that I have a lot of things to learn in the future! I usually have to practice my body, refine my weapons, cultivate and improve my cultivation, and when I have time, I have to learn to arrange formations, break formations, and make talismans, so I just feel that I don't have enough time.
I remember living in the modern era when time was also very precious, often staying up until two or three o'clock, and going to work on time the next day. Sometimes I can't get busy or even have to fall asleep in the office, it's the kind of busy that I can't resist and then sleep on my stomach, and sometimes I have less than half a day off every month.
So it's not hard work for me now.
In the eyes of others, he may be a lazy and unstable person.
And the Lingyue sisters and brothers are role models recognized by others.
Now I don't care what others think, just be yourself.
Ning Yi got up at dawn during this time, and if she wanted to improve her cultivation, it was worth her hard work.
Go as originally planned, and today I want to refine the Soul Chasing Bow.
"With the spiritual power at the end of my apprentice's spiritual vein, it is still a bit difficult to refine the mid-grade star iron, so I can only use a softener. Ning Yi sighed.
Immediately, the flint, horn, cowhide and yew collected before the start of the bar were mixed according to a certain proportion and steps.
*Making the Bow Handle*
The stem of the bow is about 5 cm wide in the middle and narrows at the ends until it reaches 1.5 cm. Grooves (a) are carved about 1.25 cm from the tail of the shank to secure the bowstring. The bark is peeled off, the handle is cut into shape, and the surface is smeared with a layer of grease.
*Installation of the bowstring*
Raw cowhide is ideal for making bowstrings. Can be cut into tough strips up to 3 mm wide. Other types of ropes can also be used in case of emergency. The old nettle bark has good coarse fibers, which can be kneaded into a strong bow rope.
If the stems are very elastic, a relatively short bowstring may be required. The handle can only be slightly taut when the string is secured β it is only when the bow is pulled apart that the handle bends further and provides considerable spring.
Fasten the bowstring with a loop on the groove of the bow shank, then circle it two and a half times. If the material used for the bow handle is not dry, one side of the bowstring should be released when not in use, otherwise the bow handle will be easily deformed.
*Preparation of arrows*
Yew can be used as an arrow shaft material, which is about 60 cm long and 6 cm wide, and should be absolutely straight (a bungee between two fixed points can be used as a ruler standard) and should also be as smooth as possible. The shaft should have grooves carved into the end so that it can be supported on the bowstring.
Check that the groove at the end of each shaft is wide enough to accommodate your bowstring.
*Arrowhead*
The tip of the shaft can be sharpened and quenched directly. It will be better to tie it to the rod with an additional sharp arrow. This medium-grade star iron is a great thing: flint sharpened tips can also be made into really sharp arrowheads. The tip of the shaft is cut in the center, and the arrow is inserted and fastened tightly. Tendons are a good binding material - when wet, they shrink when they dry and hold the arrows tightly.
Probably the part is completed, and now it's time to cross into the aura to refine the star iron, especially the arrowβ part.
After about an hour, the arrow slowly became sharper, and it looked like a pointed wood.