Chapter 24: 3 New Weapons
Chapter 24: 3 New Weapons
Although they are still very small, they have already stood out from the weeds.
The bean sprouts even slightly obscured the small furrows that had been plowed out yesterday.
The hunting party set off at dawn and is only now seeing the changes.
Even so, they would assume that this place is a green meadow.
The news of the bean sprouts growing didn't spread until the first goblin saw them clearly.
Now we can have a stable food supply again!
The old goblin looked at Li Moss again.
"Master, tell me about your weapon?"
Li Mosi was puzzled.
Is fermented fertilizer water really that effective?
That doesn't seem right.
He guessed that the beans had probably already sprouted, but the goblins lacked agricultural experience and failed to distinguish the malnourished bean sprouts from the weeds.
The fertilizer softened the soil and provided nutrients, which allowed the bean seedlings to sprout quickly.
However, Li Mosi was only a half-baked expert, and he didn't know the truth either.
Although the original owner of this body also farmed while working as a carpenter, the farming methods of this era were too extensive, and he hadn't paid much attention to them.
Regardless, this gave Li Mosi more say.
He glanced at the strong goblin, then said to the old goblin and Zi Yi, "I'll draw it for you."
Zi Yi happily said, "Thank you, Master."
With that, the group turned around and prepared to return to the chieftain's cave.
Just then, a goblin emerged from the cave and dragged the saintess in front of them. Li Mosi took the vine and left.
The strong goblin instinctively followed, but then stopped under the old goblin's gaze.
It knew it had no chance this time.
Unfortunately, the clever boy was chased away, and no one knows what that human was saying behind him.
On the way, Zi Yi couldn't contain his curiosity and asked, "Master, what other weapons are there? Are they more powerful than bows and arrows?"
Li Mosi shifted her gaze away from the saintess's face.
This time, the saintess didn't look like she was about to die like she did yesterday.
His eyes were no longer filled with anger.
Thinking back to the strange events of yesterday and the saintess's attitude last night, he now couldn't quite understand this woman.
Li Mosi held up three fingers to his disciple and said, "There are three types: spear thrower, slingshot, and catapult."
These are the weapons that Li Mosi compiled from her memories before she transmigrated.
They share the characteristics of being powerful, easy to manufacture, and relatively inaccurate.
What's strange is that this world has bows and arrows, but there's no application of these more primitive weapons.
It's important to know that even in the early days of the gunpowder era before the time travel, these cheap weapons always had a chance to appear.
"Tou... a spear thrower, a sling, a catapult?"
Ziyi tried to repeat it.
"Is this the name of the sacred pictographic script?"
Li Mosi nodded: "That's right."
Since he couldn't find the corresponding term in the original owner's mind, he pronounced it directly using simplified Chinese characters.
"Hmm?"
Spear thrower, sling, sling?
The saintess pondered for a moment.
I've never heard of any of them.
She didn't even realize that she had unconsciously shouted it out.
Glancing at the saintess who seemed to be up to no good, Li Mosi continued, "These three weapons are no less powerful than bows and arrows, and their attack range is also longer, but their accuracy is worse than the last."
Ziyi didn't quite understand.
But the old goblin seemed to have figured something out.
Entering the chieftain's cave, Li Mosi fixed the saintess in the same spot, walked to the stone table, and turned the Xuan paper over so that the clean side was facing up.
Then he used a ceramic inkstone to smooth the paper, and picked up the graphite block again to begin drawing.
After a few strokes, he drew a slightly curved wooden pole, with a hook at the very bottom.
Then Li Mosi moved slightly and began to draw the next item.
Zi Yi then realized, "It's finished already? Master, which of the three is this?!"
He had just repeated the names of the three weapons, but he forgot them as soon as he turned around.
"That's a spear thrower," Li Moss explained as she drew. "It allows the spear to travel a longer range, but it's difficult to control its accuracy."
This is also the weapon that Li Mosi plans to get for herself.
As he spoke, he changed his posture.
Because the second weapon has also been drawn.
The structure of the pole is not complicated; it is just a stick with a net at one end.
It looks even lighter than an insect net.
But this thing is a handheld catapult, and you'll suffer if you underestimate its power.
On the contrary, it's more difficult to draw dots on the sling.
He recalled the tutorial on weaving slings before drawing it.
After finishing the drawing, Li Mosi pointed and explained, "This stick with a net at one end is a slingshot. You put the stone in the net and swing the stick, and the top rope will automatically detach, sending the stone flying. A slingshot is similar."
To him, the two are indeed quite similar.
Anyway, I don't really know how to use it.
The old goblin leaned forward and carefully examined the drawing.
Zi Yi asked with some doubt, "Master, these weapons... don't seem to be enough for me to defeat so many humans?"
Li Mosi was stunned when he heard his disciple say such a thing.
You think you're a hero, changing your equipment and going to take on the entire Demon King's forces single-handedly?
The old goblin paused for a moment before saying, "These weapons are for other goblins to use, right, Master?"
That's right.
Li Mosi looked at Zi Yi.
"Do you remember the three paths I mentioned? You said you wanted to learn etiquette."
Zi Yi nodded.
Li Mosi wasn't sure if his disciple truly remembered or was pretending. He continued, "These three paths all require you to unite with others. How can you only think about fighting alone?"
Zi Yi instinctively explained to himself, "I'm just afraid they'll get better weapons and come after me again..."
The old goblin interrupted him: "My master just said that these weapons are very inaccurate."
Zi Yi fell silent.
He realized what was happening.
Poor accuracy means that he cannot pose a definite threat in the short term.
As long as he has a good bow and arrow, he can shoot anyone who tries to cause trouble.
Seeing Zi Yi's stunned expression, Li Mosi didn't say anything more.
He picked up the leftover oak wood from the last bow-making and began chopping it with an axe and slicing it with a dagger.
He cut the oak tree, which was originally more than a meter long, in half, dividing it into two pieces of different lengths.
The longer section is about 60 centimeters long, while the shorter section is more than 50 centimeters long.
He compared Yi's arm to the shorter piece of wood.
Then the short piece of wood was cut even shorter.
Next, he shaped both pieces of wood into curves, and carved a hook-like spike at the end of the hook.
This is the basic spear thrower.
Zi Yi picked up the shorter spear, grabbed the end without the hook, and swung it lightly twice.
He scratched his head, looking very puzzled.
How does this thing make the spears more powerful?
As Li Mosi drilled a hole in the butt of the javelin with his dagger, he said, "Come on, watch my movements."
He quickly drilled a hole in the tail of the spear.
After Zi Yi watched him finish drilling, he then placed the hole at the end onto the hook of the spear thrower.
At this moment, a gap appeared between the spear and the curved spear mechanism, and Li Mosi gripped that spot with his right hand.
Only the index finger and thumb are used to grip the wooden pole of the javelin, keeping it stable.
Li Moss turned around and looked at the haystack at the other end of the cave.
The old goblin stepped aside.
"Watch closely."
Li Moss gave a final reminder.
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