Volume 4: National Craftsmanship Chapter 12 This New Year... is so delicious! (Part 2)
Now only Shen Jin and a few core members are living in the villa, so the craftsman soul weapons made by Shen Jin yesterday are hung in the front yard of the villa for exhibition. Shen Jin specially made several sets of [armor racks] and [weapon racks] for this purpose. Inside the base, the extraordinary people under Shen Jin's command were notified to have a big meal at noon today. Everyone: Great!
The last time they had a big meal was when the No. 1 Home Base had completed the enclosure. Today, all the extraordinary people did not go out, except for the extraordinary people on duty at the city gate. They all came to the villa. Naturally, everyone found the six sets of weapons placed in the front yard of the villa. The six captains had received Shen Jin's notice in advance and knew that these were weapons made for the extraordinary people. They could let everyone try them out and then count the number of weapons chosen in each team. Meng San said, "Everyone, try the weapons on the shelf. This is the boss's new enchanted weapon, which is much stronger than the [Iron Sword]. Everyone can choose one from these six weapons. After you have chosen, report to me... the deputy captain, and he will count them!"
Vice Captain: “???”
The deputy captain immediately refused to do so and said very firmly: "Which one do you choose, third brother? I'll record it for you first, hehe~!"
Meng San showed a slightly disdainful look, and his right hand with the [Craftsman Soul Gloves] gently slid across his belt, and a scimitar made of pure steel appeared in his hand. "My scimitar is a first-class weapon. Both the craftsmanship and the materials used are of high-end standards. Moreover, my ancestral "Meng Family Sword Skills" does not include my weapon, so I will not choose it..."
"Oh, got it, boss!" The deputy captain looked tough as he counted the choices of others. It was obvious that no one would make a choice right away. They were all trying out their weapons. Meng San stroked the scimitar that had been with him since City D, with a loving look on his face: "Weapons also have souls. They have been with me for so long that they have become an inseparable part of me. Only when I hold it can I exert the strongest combat power!"
The deputy captain who had already left was in awe when he heard this, "So... is this the realm of the captain? This is the understanding of a master. I'm just... a warrior, boohoo~!"
Then……
Meng San watched his subordinates holding the [Steel Greatsword] and directly cutting a one-meter-thick boulder in half without a trace of wear on the blade. His eyebrows twitched. Another subordinate, holding the [Steel Western Sword] was as swift as the wind. He stabbed six times in one second and made six holes in the iron plate. His eyes gradually became serious. Another subordinate was competing with others with a huge [Steel Battle Sign]. He held the sign and moved around. The opponent's [Iron Sword] could not penetrate it at all. Then he made a move. With a sudden blow, he smashed a big hole in the [cobblestone] ground. If the opponent had not dodged in time, he would have been smashed into a meat paste.
"Hiss!" Meng San took a deep breath, then picked up the [Steel Long Sword] and tried it out. After a moment...
"Deputy Captain, remember this, I want the [Steel Longsword]"
The deputy captain was confused: "Ah, this... Third brother, didn't you say that the material and craftsmanship of your scimitar are first-class?"
"Nonsense, the weapons produced by the boss are all of peerless level, how can they be compared with ordinary weapons?"
"Third brother, aren't all members of your Meng family good at swordsmanship? This isn't a sword..."
"Hey! You only know one side of the story. My Meng Family Swordsmanship contains many sword techniques. The sword and the knife are inseparable!"
"That's not right, Third Brother. Doesn't your weapon have a soul? Hasn't it become an inseparable part of you?"
"Uh..." Meng San was speechless for a moment, then he said sternly: "You are no longer the deputy captain!"
"Ah ... add it right now!"
The deputy captain added a [Steel Longsword] very forcefully.
Meng San stroked the [Steel Long Sword] and couldn't let it go, as if he had forgotten who the man who loved the sword so much was.
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Other teams were also testing their weapons. Pang Guang didn't carry his yew wood English longbow today. He casually looked at the weapons on the weapon rack. He didn't really care about them. A qualified archer must have a weapon that suits him. These longswords, broadswords, rapiers, etc. were obviously not suitable for him. "Huh? There's a... shortbow here?"
He is an expert in archery. He usually plays with many famous instruments and has shot many different... arrows. He has also dabbled in short bows like this one. The Mongolian bow is common in China. It is short and powerful, and is easy to carry. It is mostly used for horseback archery and close-range combat. The English longbow he used before is the bow used by the famous English longbowmen. The bow has a huge pulling force and the arrows have strong penetrating power. It can be used for medium-range combat. There is no stronger or weaker bow between the two. The only difference is the usage scenarios. However... the longbow requires more strength and skill. After becoming a power-type extraordinary, Pang Guang has always liked to use the longbow, because the shortbow can no longer fully exert his current strength. If he uses a little more force, he can directly blow the shortbow. "Hey... the boss made such a useless thing. It is not suitable for the current extraordinary people. An amateur is an amateur. I will have a good talk with the boss when I meet him. The longbow is YYDs!"
He looked at a bunch of arrows next to him and said, "The workmanship of the arrows is pretty good, but unfortunately... the length doesn't match my longbow!"
He shook his head and prepared to leave, but then he noticed that two of his brothers in the team were trying out the shortbows with great interest, "Puff!"
He couldn't help laughing. These were the two brothers in the team who were learning archery from him. He only taught them how to shoot arrows, but didn't teach them the theoretical knowledge. "It still doesn't work... If they had my knowledge, they wouldn't try such a useless short bow. It's terrible to be uneducated. I won't watch the movie tonight. I will give them a lesson on archery theory, so that they won't be laughed at when they meet people who play with bows in the future!"
Then……
He saw one of them take out a [Steel·Arrow] from the quiver, put it on the [Steel-Cast Iron·Shortbow], pull it with all his strength, only open half of the bowstring of the shortbow, aim at an empty wall, and let go, "Swish~!"
Half of the arrow sank into the cobblestone wall, leaving only half of its tail...
"Um???"
Pang Guang was shocked!
An outsider doesn’t know what kind of power this is, but... he is an insider!
The arrow was about 70 centimeters long, and halfway into the target was 35 centimeters. "Fuck! Are you kidding me? This isn't a bow, it's a large-caliber sniper rifle!!!"
A novice with unskilled skills can achieve such power. It’s not that there is something wrong with them, but... there is something wrong with this bow. "Brother, let me see the bow!"
Pang Guang walked over, took the short bow, and looked at it carefully. The bow arm was divided into two sections, one half was silver-gray and the other half was pink. Smell~!
"This bow...why does it smell so good?"
Pang Guangwen smelled a meaty aroma and even secreted some saliva. He sniffed carefully again and found that it was the smell emitted by the pink bow arm. "Strange... What special material is used? I really want to take a lick..."
But he couldn't do that in front of the two brothers who were learning archery from him. He was here to teach them!
"Brother Guang, how was my arrow just now? Please take a look at it!"
"Brother, believe me, you don't want to hear the truth..."
"Well……"
Pang Guang took out an arrow from the quiver and put it on the bowstring. "Wow, there are quite a lot of arrows in this quiver. There must be about 100 arrows, right?"
[Steel Arrows] Since [Sugarcane] is used as the arrow shaft, through the synthesis of the craftsman soul, the number of arrows in a pot is more than that of other materials. However, the probability of sugarcane being damaged is relatively high, and it cannot be reused for a long time like other arrow shaft materials. Of course, Shen Jin does not have much sugarcane. He originally saved it for himself to chew, and he would have nothing to eat after making arrows...
"Look carefully, the two of you. The shooting methods for shortbows and longbows are different. The arrow is placed on the right side of the bow arm, and the thumb is used to pull the string. The other fingers are loosely gripped, and the thumb is actually pulling the string, and then... biu~!"
Pang Guang's technique stretched the bowstring 2/3. If he stretched it any further, his hand would be unstable. An even faster arrow passed by like a streak of light and directly hit the cobblestone wall. Pang Guang looked at the depth of the arrow and was secretly shocked. "This is a full 40 centimeters, almost as powerful as the explosive arrow of my longbow..."
The times are advancing, and so are weapons. The cold weapons that were previously suitable for ordinary soldiers would hardly meet the needs of the extraordinary people if they were not upgraded. This short bow uses a stronger bow arm, and non-extraordinary people cannot pull it. However, strength-type extraordinary people... are the best among archers!
"Ahem... Captain, please write this down for me. I want a short bow like this, and I want a few more pots of arrows. I think the arrow shaft is not very strong..."
Tong Zhen asked in confusion: "Huh? Brother Guang, didn't you say that your purple fir wood longbow is a great treasure and you definitely won't use other garbage?"
"Hey! That's not true. What the boss produces must be top quality. How can it be rubbish?"
One of the disciples said, "But Brother Guang, didn't you say that longbowmen are the best in the world? This is a shortbow!"
"If you have enough strength, any bow will be the same!"
Another disciple said, "Eh? Brother Guang, didn't you say..."
"Shut up! Do you still want to learn archery from me?"
Both of them: (×゜ー゜×) Aba Aba~!
Pang Guang stroked the body of [Steel - Cast Iron Shortbow] which was like his first love, with an intoxicated look on his face, as if he had forgotten who the archer was who said the shortbow was useless.
