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Chapter 354: Heavy Steel Bow
...After noticing that someone was following him and Liu Dong had murderous intentions, he did not go to the hotel again, but drove towards the outskirts of Daocheng City.
"Hey, I didn't expect there to be a store selling this stuff!" Because he wanted to observe the tracking vehicle behind him, Liu Dong's relic Yuan Guang was always on. In this way, with him as the center, within a radius of a hundred meters
Nothing could escape his eyes. After that, he naturally discovered some interesting things.
He slowly turned off the engine and parked the car on the side of the road. Then Liu Dong walked to and stopped in front of a shop that had lights on but was obviously closed.
“Mengyuan Sports Goods Store!”
After taking a look at the name of the store, Liu Dong stretched out his hand and knocked on the rolling shutter door that had been partially pulled down!
"Who is it? It's midnight, didn't you see it's closed?" After hearing Liu Dong's knock on the door, a middle-aged male voice sounded impatient.
To be honest, it's really late now. It was almost 11 o'clock when Liu Dong came out of Caesars Bar, let alone now.
However, in summer, the days are long and the nights are hot. People in cities generally go to bed late, so even though it is already after 11 o'clock, most people are just getting ready to go to bed. Of course, for most young people, 11 o'clock is exactly the time.
It's time to have fun, it's still early to rest.
"Boss, I want to buy something, it will be there soon!"
Liu Dong's voice was very young, which made the shop owner lower his guard a little. Moreover, this is the city center and it is close to the bustling street. Although there are fewer people, there are still many pedestrians on the roadside. So the boss just bent down and looked.
After taking a look outside and confirming that Liu Dong was alone, he opened the pop-up door inside and pulled up the rolling shutter door.
The boss is a middle-aged man in his thirties, but he maintains a good figure. He does not have the beer belly and flabby muscles that are common among middle-aged people. Instead, he looks very strong, obviously because he exercises regularly.
"Come in. What do you want to buy?" The boss looked Liu Dong up and down, and after seeing that he was well-dressed and not looking like a bad guy, he let him in.
"I want to buy a bow!" Liu Dong said and walked in behind the boss. The space inside the store is not big, about one hundred square meters. There are basketballs, volleyballs, footballs and the like on the shelves in the middle.
There are sports equipment, and there are various bows hanging on the walls. Although they look different in shape and gorgeous in shape, Liu Dong understands that these bows are all flashy. It is okay for people to keep fit, but if they want to shoot and kill,
- Human words are not enough.
"You want a bow?" Liu Dong's answer surprised the middle-aged boss. A young man went to his shop to buy a bow instead of spending time with his girlfriend late at night. This was the first time he had encountered such a thing.
"Yes!" Liu Dong nodded, "What? The boss doesn't plan to sell it?"
"Sell, since you want to buy it, I will naturally sell it!" After saying that, he pointed to the wall and said, "No, the bows are hanging on the wall. Take a look, what do you like?"
Hearing this, Liu Dong shook his head, "Boss, I don't want those bows. They are all useless and will break as soon as I pull them. I don't want them!"
"It's useless, but it breaks when you pull it?" the middle-aged boss said with a hint of ridicule on his face, "You're bragging and you're not even drafting!"
Although he also knows that the bows hanging on the wall are not powerful bows and the materials are not good, they can withstand a pulling force of more than one hundred kilograms without any problem. Not to mention that most people can't pull it badly, even those with strong bodies can.
There is no way to break these bows.
"Boss, if I break these bows, I'll pay for it, but you have to promise to find me a bow I can use!" Liu Dong said with a smile.
"Okay, as long as you can break any bow here, then not only will I not ask you for money, but I will also give you a good bow that can be used for free!" The middle-aged boss was also shocked by Liu Dong's arrogant words.
I was so excited that I immediately made a promise.
After hearing this, Liu Dong smiled faintly, walked over and took a few steps from the wall and took out a bow that looked like it was used for competitions. The limbs were made of high-strength fiberglass, the handle was an aluminum alloy bow, and the bow string was made of high-strength steel.
Polyester.
After Liu Dong took it off the wall, he stretched out his hand to pull the bow string and tried it. Based on his past experience, he immediately realized that the bow was only sixty or seventy meters long when it was shot horizontally. If it was thrown, it should be about 160 meters, which is not bad.
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"But it's still too light!" Liu Dong thought in his mind, and when he exerted force with his arms, he heard a "crack" sound, and the high-strength polyester, which was supposed to be extremely tough, broke into two pieces under Liu Dong's pull.
When watching this scene, the middle-aged man next to him who was originally planning to watch the excitement almost dropped his jaw.
Seeing this, Liu Dong couldn't help but smile. Now with the improvement of his internal and external skills, the maximum arm strength of one arm has reached nearly one thousand kilograms. It is easy to break this kind of bow.
"How's it going, boss? I didn't lie to you, did I?"
Hearing Liu Dong's words, the middle-aged boss looked at him as if he were a monster. It wasn't until half a minute later that he said, "I have lived for more than thirty years, and this is the first time I have seen a freak like you!"
"But I, Wang Yuan, keep my word, just wait!" After saying that, the middle-aged man stomped up the stairs.
This man's shop is the same as Ma Chao's grandfather's Jiguzhai. It is both commercial and residential. This middle-aged man has a shop on the first floor, and his family's house is on the second floor. However, the area is not as big as Ma Chao's house.
"Hey, I was only happy about winning the money, but I forgot to get the property rights of Jiguzhai back!" At this time, Liu Dong suddenly remembered the purpose of going to the Sihai Gang Casino tonight.
"Sure enough, money and silk can move people's hearts!" Liu Dong sighed secretly in his heart.
"What do you think of this bow?" Just when Liu Dong was thinking about his own business, the middle-aged man came down with another long bow.
Hearing this, Liu Dong nodded, reached out and took the bow from the middle-aged man's hand. Then he shook it in his hand and nodded. This bow was lighter than the one he used in his hometown.
Some, but this one is quite well-cast, using the old craftsmanship used to make war bows in the feudal era, and the bow body is also made of mulberry wood, which was the same wood used in the famous Divine Arm Bow in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Next, both the horns that are close to the inside of the bow belly and the bow strings that are made from beef tendons are all the same materials that were used to make bows in the early days.
"Not bad!" Liu Dong nodded.
Hearing Liu Dong's praise, the middle-aged man couldn't help but said proudly, "Of course it's not bad. I went to the 'Juyuan Hao' in Beijing to have this specially made, and it took me a full year to get it."
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Liu Dong had also heard of the Juyuan name. It was once a royal arsenal of the Qing Dynasty that specialized in making bows and arrows. It was supported by the royal family, and they had no worries about food and drink. They made a living by making bows and arrows for generations.
However, in modern times, after firearms eliminated cold weapons and became the main combat weapon of mankind, bows and arrows naturally withdrew from the stage of history. Although archery is still a sports event, the bows used in wars in the past basically do not appear in competitions.
And this has led to the original old craftsmanship of making these bows and arrows gradually losing its inheritance. Now, the only company that can still make such high-grade ancient bows is Juyuan Hao in the capital.
"Boss, this bow is good, but it's still too light and not suitable for me to use!" As he said this, Liu Dong casually pulled his hands and the bow became a full moon, which made the middle-aged boss's eyes widen.
Of course, if it weren't for not damaging this fine ancient bow, Liu Dong would have broken it immediately.
"Brother, you are too strong. I don't have a bow suitable for you!" The middle-aged boss shook his head.
Of course Liu Dong couldn't leave just like that. He just stopped specifically when he saw the bow and arrow he liked.
"Boss, don't you have steel bows and arrows here? Doesn't it matter?" Liu Dong said quickly.
"Steel bow and arrow?" After the boss thought for a while, a look of realization appeared on his face, "Wait a minute, I'll go see if that thing is still there!" After saying that, the boss ignored Liu Dong and turned around again.
Deng Deng Deng' ran upstairs.
Seeing this, Liu Dong couldn't help but laugh and said: "It seems that this boss is also a person who loves bows and arrows. He actually left alone and was not afraid that I would steal his things!"
After a while, Liu Dong heard voices and heavy footsteps coming from upstairs.
Soon, a middle-aged man appeared at the top of the stairs, but this time he was not the only one coming down, but a family of three. The middle-aged man was in front, followed by a middle-aged woman and a boy of about six or seven years old. The three of them struggled
He walked out carrying a heavy bow.
Seeing this bow, Liu Dong's eyes lit up, he walked over quickly, stretched out his right hand and lifted it up.
Feeling the heavy weight on his hand, Liu Dong nodded with satisfaction.
Seeing him holding this large bow weighing 150 kilograms and 180 centimeters long with one hand, as if he could not feel the weight at all, the middle-aged man and his wife couldn't help showing expressions of surprise on their faces.
, while the child next to him was holding his father's leg and looking at Liu Dong with a curious expression on his face.
"Boss, this bow is good. How much does it cost?" Liu Dong said with satisfaction after trying it on.
"Do you really want to buy it?" the middle-aged boss couldn't help but ask.
In fact, this bow is just a toy he made, mainly for decoration. However, the materials used are indeed very good. The high-carbon tungsten steel used for the bow body is not inferior to tool steel in terms of toughness and strength.
It is one of the hardest steels such as the so-called machine tool cutter. The bowstring is made of beef tendon and raw cowhide. In order to enhance the pulling force, a total of three beef tendons and three rawhide are used and twisted together. Then they are wrapped with cobra skin.
This large bow was made after a series of tedious processes, such as fixing the bow body and gluing it with deer glue used in ancient bow making.
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