Whether it was the calm before the war or the low level of "large-scale armed fighting" in the dark forest, Zhou Qingfeng was worried that the enemy would immediately come to take revenge after robbing the goblin baggage train.
But after waiting for two days, nothing happened.
These two days are very precious. In addition to using the information network to monitor the movements in the entire Black Forest at night, Zhou Qingfeng also carefully integrates all the human and material resources at hand.
The biggest gain from the robbery of the goblin train this time was not the few carts of supplies, but five emaciated human craftsmen. They were caught by the Benn Church and taken into the Black Forest to build trebuchets, manufacture and maintain ordnance, and they had enough to eat.
Painful.
Zhou Qingfeng rescued Wilson and others, and they were so grateful that they burst into tears. Knowing that Uncle Zhou was going to make enemies of goblins and cultists, the five craftsmen expressed their willingness to join without hesitation.
The craftsmen captured by Benn Church are well-known in Cold Wind City. Wilson and others believe in Gond, the god of crafts and forging, and their technical strength is quite good. Zhou Qingfeng assigned twenty villagers to help them to make them stronger
Strength.
The skills of craftsmen these days are not limited to carpentry work. They are basically similar to the role of fitters. They can do a little bit of everything, otherwise they will not be able to cope with the complex and ever-changing environment and customer needs.
Wilson and others knew a bit about leatherworking, blacksmithing, wood processing, and building construction. Wilson himself was even the president of the Coldwind City Artisans Association. It was because of his great reputation that he was targeted by the Bann Church.
Because they had to build, transport and maintain trebuchets, Wilson and others' tools were transported with the convoy, and they could start work when they arrived at Black Marsh Village. They first made some simple tools to improve the labor efficiency of the villagers.
For example, there was a craftsman who knew how to forge, so he built a small iron furnace and threw all the captured goblin weapons into it to melt and forge it again.
The heavy hammers and iron shields carried by the two dead bugbears were all turned into more than a dozen shovels and axes. With these items, the progress of repairing the village was greatly accelerated.
There was also a craftsman who knew how to quickly repair leather. He teamed up with the dwarf witch doctor to peel off the outer layer of skin from the sludge monster leader that he had hunted before.
The skin of this big monster is extremely tough, and after being treated with Lao Borg's nitrifying agent, it becomes very soft and warm. The craftsman selected the best pieces of leather to make a complete set of leather armor, jacket, and wrist guards for Zhou Qingfeng.
Knee pads, gloves, leather helmet.
With such a set of tools, not to mention the inferior goblin weapons, even the light crossbows made by humans cannot easily penetrate their defenses. At most, they will suffer severe pain.
Unless a heavy blunt weapon is used, or a heavy crossbow is used to pierce, or a powerful adventurer is encountered, the swords of ordinary soldiers will only leave a white mark. This greatly improves Zhou Qingfeng's safety.
In addition, as the president of the Cold Wind City Artisans Association, Wilson is also a priest for the God of Craftsmanship and Forging. In order to thank Zhou Qingfeng for his rescue, he specially prayed to the gods to obtain the magic of making strange objects.
"The tongue of the leader of the sludge monster is a very terrifying weapon. I can transform it into a special arm crossbow." Wilson gave the 'tongue spear' that almost killed Todd in the old Borg's shack.
Cut it off.
"I can install it on your arm and use its tongue's super elasticity and ability to retract automatically to make it an unexpected piece of equipment. The tongue of the leader of the sludge monster is very sharp and can break through armor easily.
Ordinary armor.
It can be fired once every three seconds, and can be used continuously ten times a day, with the limit being fifteen times. But I don't recommend you do this, because it will permanently lose its elasticity. Of course, you shouldn't be able to care so much in critical moments.
You can apply poison on the tip of the tongue spear to increase its lethality. However, its shortcoming is also obvious, that is, it is limited by its maximum length and can only attack targets within two meters."
Wilson solemnly gave this lightweight arm crossbow to Zhou Qingfeng, "Thank you very much, Mr. Hugo. Only a noble and brave person like you is qualified to use this weapon.
I also hope to use this weapon to express my feelings. I hope you understand how much pain I suffered from the goblins, and how strong my gratitude to you is."
This weapon carries a great meaning. Wilson obviously suffered a lot. After all, praying to the gods for high-level magic to create strange objects also comes with a high price.
After Zhou Qingfeng took over the arm crossbow named 'Milt Monster Tongue Spear', he also expressed his sincere thanks: "Mr. Wilson, I will definitely use this weapon to kill a few more goblins so that you can experience the joy of revenge."
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Wilson laughed immediately and helped Zhou Qingfeng install the arm crossbow behind the wrist of his left arm.
Zhou Qingfeng faced the air, and with a slight twist of his wrist, he could activate this 'Milt Monster Tongue Spear'. The sharp tip of the tongue shot out quickly and hit a wooden target two meters away with a snapping sound.
The tough catalpa wood was immediately pierced, leaving a small hole.
The tongue spear was retracted with another swishing sound and retracted into the receiver of the arm crossbow. It can be fired again after three seconds.
Simple, easy to use, and powerful, this arm crossbow really came at the right time.
Although its shortcomings are also obvious, Zhou Qingfeng is very satisfied. With this device, the dilemma of being approached by bugbears and having to drill into the crotch to escape can be avoided - just shoot the opponent in the head with the arm crossbow.
It's always nice to have more leather armor and arm crossbows, and the consequences of Zhou Qingfeng's attack on the goblin baggage train are gradually revealed.
The Bann Church in Stupid Village could only transport another batch of supplies to Old Xius, who was responsible for the siege. But without the human craftsmen and the trebuchet, they had to directly charge the high wall of White Crow Village with heavy crossbows. This would be terrible.
Not an easy task.
The goblins of the Magru tribe finally learned their lesson and set up sentries on their transportation lines and added more troops to escort the transportation teams. At the same time, the Bann Church, who was staying in the Stucco Village, began to investigate who had attacked their own baggage train.
In Stupid Village, the tall and lanky thief McCann gently opened the door of the village meeting hall after respectfully announcing his name. The layout of the hall was similar to that of White Crow Village, with a large oval thick wooden table placed in the middle.
, sitting at the head was an old man wearing a black robe.
McCann stepped forward slowly, bent down and lowered his head, and said in a deep voice: "Praise my Lord, may destruction and despair cover the earth."
The meeting hall was extremely cold, and the torches burning on the walls did not provide much heat. Instead, strange and twisted figures shone in the swaying light and shadow from time to time, making people feel suspicious and frightened.
In the shadows, the old man in black robe sitting above him was flipping through several reports at hand, and raised his eyes slightly to look at McCann.
McCann felt his body tremble slightly, as something was scanning him and seeing through him. He lowered his head lower and said respectfully: "Dear Mr. Morsi, you called me here. Do you have any orders?"
The face of the old man in black robe is straight, but there are a lot of wrinkles. But if you look closely, the so-called wrinkles are actually made up of scars and scars. Black air emanates from the scars and scars from time to time, transforming into an elusive face.
Transparent face.
As soon as the old man spoke, his low voice brought a shock that penetrated his soul. With his head lowered, McCann felt his heart being strangled, as if he might die at any time.
"There is an enemy who is destroying our great cause. He is about ten years old, wields a thin rapier, and is a thief. He organized an ambush and caused us a lot of losses. Now I need you to find him
Come out and get rid of him."
When he heard the words 'teenagers, thin sword, thief', the image of Zhou Qingfeng jumped out in McCann's mind. He knew who his enemy was, so he lowered his head again and again, and answered obediently.