NFBE Chapter 138 Artifact
Chapter 138 Artifact
Uncle Fu and Xiao Xi moved from the small courtyard in Jinli Alley to Baicao Garden in Liujiaojing Alley ten days ago.
The manuscript of the first ten chapters of "A Dream of Red Mansions" was also sent to Uncle Fu by Zhao Xiaoshu five days ago.
Yesterday, Zhao Xiaoshu came back from Baicao Garden and said that Uncle Fu had bought a printing workshop and invited back Wen Da, the former manager of Bai's Bookstore.
Then the matter of opening a bookstore should be officially put on the agenda. After all, making money is very important!
"I don't have anything to prepare. What kind of place is Baicao Garden?"
Bai Shaoqiu sheathed his sword and inserted it into the scabbard with a cool "clang" sound. "My home!"
He Xiaofeng's eyes widened immediately: "...your home? Shouldn't your home be here?"
Bai Shaoqiu handed the sword to He Xiaofeng, patted his shoulder, and said with a smile: "As a man, it's always good to have two more families."
As he said this, he turned around and yelled at Zhao Xiaoshu, "Go see if Sanchui has finished building the box!"
A voice came from behind the moon gate not far away: "Master, I'm here!"
Wang Sanchui was holding a silver box in his hand!
Jian San, who was still hiding in the big banyan tree, saw the shining box!
He sat up and curiously parted a few banyan leaves to look over.
The pavilion blocked some of the view, but one could still see Wang Sanchui placing the box on the stone table in the pavilion.
Bai Shaoqiu rubbed his hands and opened the box happily.
The box was facing away from Jian San, so he couldn't see what was inside the box, but he knew that there was something inside the box—
Taking advantage of Wang Sanchui's opportunity to go back to his room to sleep, Lao Yu took him in to take a look a few more times!
The first bow was recycled by Wang Sanchui, but the second bow was kept as a treasure by Wang Sanchui.
It's hanging on the wall of the blacksmith shop!
Lao Yu touched the bow in silence for a long time, and finally asked Jian San to shoot an arrow with the bow.
Holding this strange bow gave Arrow Three a particularly strange feeling—
It's extremely cold!
Very heavy!
It is at least three times heavier than the ox horn bow on his back!
Logically, the heavier the bow, the more force is required to pull it open!
But when Arrow Three put the arrow on the bow and drew it, he found that it didn't take much effort to draw the bow to its full length!
It's heavy to hold, but easy to draw the bow.
He thought the bow's range wouldn't be very far, but he never expected that after the arrow was shot, he would find his arrow five hundred steps away!
This is roughly the maximum range of my ox horn bow with a full string.
His eyes turned red at that time!
If this bow was made bigger, he felt that he could shoot the arrow eight hundred steps away!
And Lao Yu took a breath of cold air——
The bows equipped by the army were usually seven-bucket bows, because the soldiers did not have enough arm strength to draw larger bows.
The longest range of a Qidou bow with a full string is no more than a hundred steps!
However, the bow that Bai Shaoqiu tinkered with could shoot the farthest arrow with the least effort...
If this kind of bow is equipped to the army, the army's combat effectiveness will undoubtedly be greatly improved!
He even took this bow and woke up the King of Zhenxi in the middle of the night. The King of Zhenxi shot an arrow himself and his eyes turned red.
but……
The King of Zhenxi did not make any demands to Bai Shaoqiu.
It's not that he doesn't want to.
But... it's not the time—
If this kind of artifact were to be equipped to the western border troops now, the imperial court would definitely know about it.
Many people will be jealous!
Many people will be jealous!
They also have people in the western border army. If they knew that this artifact was made by Bai Shaoqiu, Bai Shaoqiu would become an even greater thorn in their side when he went to Kyoto!
The great scholar Fang has made Bai Shaoqiu's name known in Kyoto.
Bai Shaoqiu has become a legendary figure!
But this is still a literary achievement after all, and things like poetry and essays do not pose a threat to those people.
But if he shows his talent in invention again, or applies it to military affairs... the little fairy from fifty years ago is a lesson for us!
King Zhenxi gave up temporarily.
The third version of the compound bow was quietly placed in front of Bai Shaoqiu.
It's bigger than the previous two editions!
When Bai Shaoqiu skillfully took out the parts from the box and assembled it in just ten breaths, He Xiaofeng on the side took a breath of cold air!
This is a completely black bow!
Glowing coldly in the sunlight!
It just lies there, not open, but it already makes people feel a biting chill!
This thing is quite big. When standing upright, it’s almost half the height of Bai Shaoqiu!
It would be very cool to carry such a huge bow on your back.
But it is not convenient.
That's why Bai Shaoqiu asked Wang Sanchui to make a box for the bow.
The box is divided into many compartments.
Each grid contains the disassembled components of the bow.
Bai Shaoqiu picked up the bow, took out an arrow, and walked out of the pavilion.
Step on the lunge,
Bending the waist,
Raise your arms,
Draw your bow...
I don’t know if it’s because the bow has been improved or because of the training in recent days, but he actually managed to fully string the bow!
He aimed at the big banyan tree again!
There happened to be another bird on the banyan tree!
This time the bow is equipped with a scope!
Looking through the scope, Bai Shaoqiu's heart suddenly trembled—
He saw a person hiding in the big banyan tree!
That person was also looking at him!
damn it!
The defense of this princess's mansion is simply problematic!
He calmly moved the bow slightly, aiming not at the bird, but at... arrow three!
At this moment, Jian San in the banyan tree suddenly felt a chill!
His keen intuition told him that he had been targeted by that arrow!
He didn't care too much, because although Bai Shaoqiu could walk twenty-two steps while holding the smallest stone pillar, he still had no internal strength.
Without internal strength, the arrow he shot would be just an ordinary one.
Any arrow shot by a true martial arts master using a boxwood bow is countless times more powerful than Bai Shaoqiu's arrow.
Because martial arts masters can add their internal energy to the bow and arrow.
Make the bow faster and more powerful.
Just as he was thinking this, Bai Shaoqiu had already let go of his hand.
The pitch-black iron arrow flew away right in He Xiaofeng's sight!
"Swish..."
It disappeared in an instant.
Arrow Three was also looking at this arrow!
The arrow rapidly enlarged in his pupils. It was much faster than the one Bai Shaoqiu shot a few days ago, and the force it brought was also much more fierce!
This arrow still cannot threaten Arrow Three's life.
The corner of his mouth curled up, and he stretched out another hand. Just when the arrow was only a few inches away from his face, he grabbed it again...
Bai Shaoqiu did not put down his bow.
He was still looking at the man in black in the banyan tree through the scope!
His brows suddenly wrinkled—
He clearly saw the man grab his arrow!
What the hell!
This world is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers!
Can't be shot to death!
It's impossible to kill with a shot!
He roared, "Madman...!"
"What's the matter?"
"There's an assassin...in the banyan tree...!"
He Xiaofeng was shocked!
He grabbed with his backhand, and with two "clang" sounds, he pulled out two silver hooks. He twisted his body and flew into the air, rushing towards the big banyan tree.
Bai Shaoqiu still stood there.
He nocked the second arrow.
Just as he drew his bow again, he saw through the scope that the man in the banyan tree flew out.
When He Xiaofeng just arrived at the banyan tree, the man in black had already disappeared.
Bai Shaoqiu slowly loosened the string and lowered the bow.
He Xiaofeng flew back again, looking frustrated:
"I can't catch up with the lightness and agility of the Eight Steps to Chase the Cicada."
Bai Shaoqiu pondered for three breaths, then grinned: "It must be a misunderstanding."
He walked into the pavilion, quickly took the bow apart, and put it into the box.
"Let's go to Baicao Garden."