"Well, not bad, not bad, push it to the bottom of the castle for me!"
Nalant looked at the shape of the ballista. At least in appearance, he could no longer see any difference from his previous life.
Bow arms, arrow rests, bow strings, and auxiliary winches for bow tension are all available.
You will be able to determine whether this first ballista is successful when you test its power later!
"Yes, sir!"
Immediately, several carpenters pushed the cart and followed Nalant's horse down the gentle slope towards the castle.
"Everyone gather!"
Arriving at the gentle slope of the castle, Nalant immediately stopped everyone's training.
"Quick, go to the castle and get two pairs of old leather armors!"
"Yes, sir!"
After hearing this, Quick quickly returned to the castle.
The surrounding guards and bodyguards looked curiously at the crossbow bed behind Nalant.
Because of the existence of extraordinary power, there are no murderous weapons like crossbows in this world, only longbows.
When everyone saw this weird ballista, they felt it looked a bit like a bow, but not like it. Moreover, the size of this weird thing was too big.
If it were a bow, wouldn't it need to shoot arrows the size of an arm?
"Sir, is this a weapon?" Finally, Vivian couldn't help but speak.
She is a marksman, and due to her talent, she is particularly interested in shooting objects.
"This is called a crossbow! Like a longbow, it is used to shoot arrows!"
"Ah? He really shoots arrows!"
"Then...then how thick and long the arrow needs to be!"
The previous guess was confirmed, and the surrounding guards showed surprised expressions.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Nalant smiled and said to several carpenters: "Take out the arrows and show them!"
"Yes, Lord Lord!"
Upon hearing this, several carpenters immediately opened a wooden box installed on the side of the ballista.
As the wooden box opened, the carpenter quickly took out a giant arrow.
The length of this arrow is at least 1.8 meters. Although the thickness of the arrow shaft is not as terrifying as an adult's forearm, it is still as thick as a five- or six-year-old child's wrist.
Coupled with the gleaming, Mitsubishi-shaped arrow, everyone felt a cold air rising from their backs.
With such a big arrow, it would be unlucky not to mention hitting the body, but even just grazing it.
"Sir, the leather armor is here!"
At this time, Quick just returned from the castle, holding two old leather armors in his hands.
Originally, it was not refurbished because there was not much damage, but now it can be used as a target.
"Quick, stack these two pieces of leather armor together, and then tie them to the big tree two hundred meters away!"
"Ah? Sir, is it two hundred meters?" Quik was stunned for a moment. He looked at the big and scary arrow, and he had some doubts about whether it could be launched so far.
"Go ahead, it's only two hundred meters!"
This was the result of Nalant's lack of confidence. According to the bed crossbow in the previous life, the range would not be less than 1,800 steps, and it is said that the furthest one could reach 1,500 meters.
Of course, his bed crossbow in another world cannot be compared with the ancients in previous lives. After all, he just chose the simplest structure based on the gourd.
If you want to shoot farther, you must need a more sophisticated structure.
"Yes, sir!" After being confirmed again, Quick did not dare to neglect, and immediately ran towards several big trees in the open space in the distance.
Nalant also began to ask the carpenter to turn the direction of the crossbow, and then pulled the string of the crossbow.
Click, click, click!
Buzz!
As the winch pulled, the crossbow string made of wind blade wolf sinew made a buzzing sound.
When the surrounding guards saw this scene, they all gasped. Even pulling a bow string required two people to operate the winch with all their strength. They had never seen such a weapon before.
To them, this is no different than ordinary people seeing big rockets in previous lives.
Snap!
With a crisp sound, the crossbow string was finally pulled into the machine position, and then two carpenters carefully placed the scary-sized arrows into the arrow bed.
"Lord, preparations are complete!"
"Well, step back!" Nalant nodded, feeling a little expectant in his heart, "Vivian, you will be responsible for aiming!"
"Yes, sir!"
Vivian was not afraid of this big guy at all, but rather eager to try it.
In the distance, Quik had already led two guards to fix the leather armor on the big tree where one person was hugging him!
"Sir, we have already taken aim!"
Quick and others just returned, and Vivian also finished aiming with the crossbow at the end of the ballista.
Without Vivian, Nalant wouldn't have the confidence to aim at a piece of leather armor two hundred meters away, but he wasn't worried now.
Nodding, Nalant came directly to the side of the ballista.
Then, with everyone watching, Nalant held a wooden pole on the side of the ballista, which was the trigger of the ballista.
Boom!
Whoosh!
Following a muffled sound and a slight vibration from the car slave, everyone saw a giant black light shooting out.
Because the crossbow arrow is so huge, the black shadow is visible to the naked eye, and everyone can even clearly see the crossbow shaft twisting left and right in the air!
Snapped!
The crossbow arrow arrived instantly, and the next moment there was a crisp sound from two hundred meters away, and the giant arrow accurately hit the big tree.
For a moment, all the guards were stunned.
At this moment, there is no need to worry about whether the two pieces of leather armor can protect against the crossbow arrows.
Because everyone clearly saw sawdust flying behind the big tree, and most of the crossbow arrows were directly inserted into the trunk of the tree.
The rear half of the crossbow broke directly because it could not withstand the huge inertia.
quiet!
For a moment, you could hear a needle drop in the field.
It was a big tree that one person could hug, and most of it was shot into.
If it were them...
Everyone couldn't help but shudder.
Especially barbarians like Raymond. In the past, they had the courage to take bows and arrows with their bodies, but at this moment they couldn't help but touch their bodies.
If you were shot by this thing, your fist would probably be able to penetrate from your chest to your back.
"mighty!"
"My lord is mighty!"
After being stunned for a moment, everyone finally came to their senses. They looked at the ballista in awe, and looked at Nalant with eyes filled with admiration.
"Let's go over and see what the damage is like!"
The power of this ballista also exceeded Nalant's own expectations. If he had known in advance that it was so powerful, why would he have wasted two pieces of old leather armor?
Judging from the current situation, the range of his crossbow of five to six hundred meters is definitely not a problem, but within two to three hundred meters, it is definitely a nightmare for the enemy.
If it reaches more than 100 meters, even the bronze knight will probably rush into the street.
When Nalant led a group of subordinates to the big tree, the power of the crossbow was more clearly displayed before his eyes.
I saw that the two leather armors had been completely penetrated and penetrated the arrow shafts.
But half of the crossbow arrow, which was originally about 1.8 meters long, was buried in the trunk of the tree.
When Nalant came to the back of the tree trunk, although the crossbow arrow could not completely penetrate the tree, the trunk behind it had swelled and cracked. Obviously, it was not far away from being shot through!
"Good!" Nalant finally couldn't help but praise again. With such a sharp weapon, whether it is defense or offense, the combat effectiveness of his territory can be greatly enhanced.
Then Nalant looked at the carpenters and said, "Each of you go to the steward to receive a reward of fifty silver coins!"
"This is only a temporary reward. When you imitate the trebuchet, each of you will not only be rewarded with a gold coin, but when the new stone house is allocated, you will also have a share!"
"Yes, sir! Thank you for your generosity!" After hearing this, several carpenters immediately knelt on the ground excitedly!