Palma pulled the lever with a little force, and with a soft click, the stuck toggle shaft was released, the toggle rotated, and the bow arm began to rebound with the bow string, instantly accelerating the lance stuck on the string to extremely fast speeds.
With such speed, the gun was thrown across the distance between the crossbow and the target in the blink of an eye, and fiercely, it passed over the wooden stake used as the target and was inserted into the soil slope behind the target.
"..."
"..."
"Missed?" An awkward yet polite smile appeared on Papama's face.
Bolu touched his head and said, "It's true that we didn't hit it. It's too far. Try again." The two of them silently turned the handwheel, stepped on the pedal, and pulled the lever.
Click! This time the gun passed by the left side of the target and was inserted into the soil slope again.
"..." The embarrassment in the air became even stronger.
"Come again!" Polu pulled up the handwheel again. After repeating it for several rounds, the target was surrounded by throwing spears, but the target was still upright. Polu's face looked like he was running a program when making a proposal, but he saw
to the development of software crash prompts. But Palma’s face became more relaxed.
Looking at the relaxed Palma, Polu couldn't help but ask: "It's obvious that I missed the shot, but I feel very miserable. Why do you feel happy just looking at it?"
"Hey, isn't this machine of yours powerful enough to throw a spear that can catch up with the full blow of a knight of the upper level? I'm so stressed. I thought that after practicing for so long, I might not be able to compete with a machine. That's not true.
Did you suffer so much in vain? The result is not accurate, look at me."
Palma picked up a throwing spear and started to use his fighting spirit. He didn't even take a run-up. "Drink!" he drew back his waist and threw the spear. The spear was stuck squarely on the target. Before the remaining momentum was used up, it hit a tree.
The pile tipped over.
"Look! The knight's spear is so powerful!" Parma successfully proved that he was stronger than the bed crossbow.
"It is indeed accurate and ruthless, but I didn't ask for the bed crossbow to be more accurate than yours. I did this simply so that ordinary soldiers can shoot through bone armor. Even if four people work together, it is better than just standing still and not fighting back."
The power needs to be strong. As long as it can shoot the spear to a general area." Polu used pebbles to draw a simple line drawing on the ground.
"Look, didn't you just tell me about your small shield cart? Look, didn't your idea allow the crossbowman to hide behind the shield and shoot? Now I still install the tower shield on the crossbow cart, leaving a small gap in the middle.
, so that the bed crossbow can shake its head up and down, there are four people, now we don’t use the defense of the shield car, the power of the throwing gun, the crossbow
Combining all the ranges? I use four manpower that can't actually do anything for the firepower of a first-level knight. Although it's not accurate enough, I can have more. Put 20 ballistas and occupy 80 soldiers, and that's it.
I think it's a good deal to get 20 inaccurate first-level knight throwing spears."
"If you put it like that, I think it's a good deal. Generally, knights won't aim and throw other than specific targets. They just need to throw it with a little strength. I exchanged 80 people for 20 firepower, and I think it's okay.
Even if I can't hit the specific target, I think I can hit the big beast that appeared before. I don't know how effective it will be."
"I'm not sure about that kind of super-large beast, but if the barbarians who threw stones before form a line and shoot against me, we will definitely win."
"You are shooting scale armor with wooden stakes? Have you tried shooting knight plate armor? Have you tried the sample you peeled off last time?"
"Of course not. How could I possibly have access to the sample? In addition, a set of knight's plate armor costs hundreds of gold coins. It has some damage and repairs. I have lost my salary in a few years. I don't dare to try it. Besides, I don't have any extra. This
Isn’t the thing just a carrot and a pit? Where am I going... What are you doing?"
Palma took off his breastplate and said, "Try it, I want to know the result."
"It shouldn't work, right? Your breastplate is so thick, it's much harder than a layer of bone. You can't shoot it through it, right? Besides, what will you wear if your armor breaks?"
"It's okay, I have several more sets."
"..."
Bolu's words of dissuasion were stuck in his throat, and he silently said in his heart: "Do whatever you want, do whatever you want!"
"But I don't think it's possible to shoot through, so let's get closer." Palma walked out 30 meters with the plate armor and put it on the ground: "No matter how far away you are, you can't hit it!"
"?" Polu thought, do you believe that one day I will launch a three-row ballista and give you a random shot?
While he was thinking wildly, Palma had already walked back: "Come on, aim carefully!"
"Look!"
When Palma walked behind him, Polu pulled down the lever with confidence. Before he could blink, he heard a loud bang, as loud as a bell. Palma's breastplate on the ground rolled and flew backwards for ten seconds.
Duomi threw his spear and flew out.
"Did it penetrate?" "Probably not. If it penetrates the gun, it shouldn't be bounced away." The two of them walked quickly to the breastplate that had been shot. There was a large area of collapse on the front of the breastplate.
.Palma touched the inside of the breastplate and thought
After grinding for a while: "It won't be able to penetrate, but it will be very painful. This is not a light attack. It will not kill you, but it should temporarily lose its combat effectiveness. If there is a bed crossbow, won't the arrows of the small crossbow you made before overlap?"
We also made 50 sets.”
"This thing is much more troublesome to make than that one, and the cost is much higher. The experiment you see is something I asked the teacher to make. I can't get it myself, and I can't even make do with it."
"I found that your craftsmanship has not improved much, and you have quite a lot of random ideas? How long did it take?"
"It took about a day. This is the speed at which the teacher used magic power to shape it. With the help of craftsmen, I think we can only make three sets a week."
"Well" Palma walked around the bed crossbow. "How do you think you can mount the shield on this?"
Bolu picked up a piece of wood and gestured: "Look, it's installed in this position, one on each side, and the protection is very good. Is the function similar to what you imagined before?"
Parma nodded: "How much does this thing cost?" Polu, who had never been exposed to material prices, couldn't answer: "Well... probably... I don't know how to calculate..."
"120 gold coins, which is equivalent to the cost of a knight's breastplate. The material is 60 gold coins, and the rest is my processing fee." Landau's voice suddenly sounded from behind the two of them. "Teacher, why are you here?"
"There was such a loud impact just now. I heard it, could you please come over and take a look? What are you shooting at?"
"Breastplate of Parma."
At this time, Landau saw a sunken breastplate on the chest of the man who fell on the ground. He couldn't help being stunned: "Such a good forged breastplate, with very good protection. The shape and forging process are very good. Apart from the fact that there is no enchantment, the physical
The defense is better than a knight's breastplate, so you just take it off and use it as a target?"
Polu was shocked: "Teacher, you said this is a knight-level breastplate? How much is this worth?"
"There is no enchantment, so it can be sold for about 300 gold coins. The kind of armor that costs more than 100 gold coins is the standard issued armor. Whether it fits or not depends on luck. His armor is customized according to his size."
Palma was stunned for a moment: "Aren't all breastplates like this? Very good? I just brought a few sets from home?"
"..." Hearing that this set of armor was worth 300 months' salary, Polu fell into a mysterious silence.
"What is this?" came a rough voice. "I just heard the sound of something hitting the breastplate. I thought someone was sneaking in the fortress. Is it you who did it?"
, a strong man with blond hair appeared behind them. Next to him was a little man in black with his head covered, wearing a mask and a burqa, and holding a sword in his hand.
"Hello, Captain." The three of them saluted. "Okay, okay, what is this?"
The leader's attention has been attracted by the bed crossbow. "This is the bed crossbow made by my student. It fires a throwing spear and is as powerful as a first-level knight's full blow."
"How does it work? Let me try it?"
"Polu, please explain." Landau looked at Polu.
"This thing is called a bed crossbow. There are three steps to use it. 1. Aim at the enemy."
Polu pretended to take aim.
"2. Turn this hand wheel to wind it."
Bolu started to turn the handwheel. It was quite difficult for one person to turn. The man in black who was standing next to the group leader and looking at the crossbow suddenly stretched out his hand to help Bolu turn the handwheel. Bolu smiled gratefully at him.
"3. Release the pedal and loosen the string hook."
Polu stepped on the pedal and released the bowstring.
"4. Place the spear. Do you really want to put it?"
The regimental leader has already placed the throwing spear in the groove.
"5. Unlock the operating lever safety and pull the lever. Leader, do you want to try it?"
Polu, the proposal master, attaches great importance to interaction during explanations.
"Okay, just pull this pole, right?"
The regiment leader decisively pulled the pole, and the gun quickly flew towards the mound 150 meters away. Half of the gun body was deeply inserted into the mound. There were several guns inserted randomly next to it, surrounding a blank space in the middle. "Ha! That's cool!
It's exciting! Lend me this thing!" Leonardo reached out and grabbed the crossbow body and wanted to drag the bed crossbow away!
Seeing that the treasure was about to disappear, Parma became anxious: "Captain, you can't take it away like this. This is the equipment customized by me and the machine! Besides, it's not finished yet!"
"It's not done yet? Can't it be used?"
Palma winked at Polu, who stood up and said to Landau, "Teacher, there are still two tower shields that have not been installed here."
Landau nodded: "Captain, this equipment is not ready yet. If you want to try it out, wait until we finish it and then you can move it to the city wall for use."
Leonardo looked disappointed: "How long do we have to wait?"
"Just come and pick it up tomorrow," Palma answered.
"Captain Landau, we are very satisfied with the power of this thing. Let's add three more." Palma turned to face Leonardo: "Captain Landau, this equipment is for ordinary soldiers. You can try it, but don't delay."
Can you walk?"
"Okay. If I can't get it today, I'll go back to the city wall first."
"Then it's settled. Let's drag this bed crossbow back and install it."