I don't know if it was the calm before the war, or the level of 'large-scale armed fighting' in the dark forest was too low. After robbing the goblin baggage train, Zhou Qingfeng was worried that the enemy would come to take revenge immediately - but after waiting for two days, what the hell?
Nothing happened.
These two days are very precious. Zhou Qingfeng originally just wanted to find a stable foothold for himself in another world, but in order to live a good life, he got involved in a war.
The technology and social structure of the other world are very backward, and the information channels that Zhou Qingfeng can use are quite limited. He can only send people to continuously explore the enemy's situation, and at the same time carefully integrate 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 human traitors and taken into the Black Forest. They built trebuchets, manufactured and maintained ordnance, and they had enough to eat.
suffering.
Zhou Qingfeng rescued Wilson and others, and they were so grateful that they burst into tears. Knowing that he was going to be enemies with goblins and human traitors, the five craftsmen expressed their willingness to join without hesitation.
The captured craftsmen 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 people to help them, allowing them to exert greater 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, forging, wood processing, and building construction. Wilson himself was even the president of the Cold Wind City Artisans Association. It was because of his great reputation that he was targeted by human traitors.
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 Voodoo Swamp. They first made some simple tools to improve the labor efficiency of the people in the settlement.
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 settlement 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 things, not to mention the inferior crossbows of goblins, even the light crossbows made by humans cannot easily penetrate their defenses, and at most they will cause 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 manufacturing.
"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.
"It can be mounted on your arm and use the super elasticity and automatic retraction ability of its tongue spear to turn it into an unexpected piece of equipment. The tip of the sludge monster leader's tongue is very sharp and can break through armor with ease.
of 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 to create magic spells 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 pleasure 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 'Oil 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 arm crossbow's receiver. It could be fired again after three seconds.
Simple, easy to use, and powerful, this arm crossbow really arrived just in 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 goblins who occupied the Mortar Pit could only transport another batch of supplies to Old Xius, who was in charge of the siege. But without the human craftsmen and the trebuchet, it was not easy for them to directly charge the high wall of the White Crow Camp with heavy crossbows.
thing.
The goblins of the Magru tribe finally learned their lesson, and set up sentries on their transportation lines, adding more escort troops to the transportation team. At the same time, the human traitors staying in the mortar pit began to investigate who had attacked their own baggage train.
In the mortar pit, the thief nicknamed "Thorn" gently opened the door of the settlement meeting hall after respectfully announcing his name. A large oval thick wooden table was placed in the middle, with a hunched goblin shaman sitting at its head.
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'Bramble' slowly stepped forward, bent down and lowered his head, and said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency Gray Skin, I am here to listen to your call."
The meeting hall was extremely cold, and the torches burning on the walls did not provide much heat. Instead, weird and twisted shadows shone in the swaying light from time to time, making people feel suspicious and fearful.
In the shadows, the old goblin shaman sitting above him was flipping through some parchments on hand, and slightly raised his eyes to look at the 'Thorn'.
'Thorn' only felt his body trembling slightly, as something was scanning him and seeing through him. He lowered his head and said respectfully: "Dear Sir Gray Skin, you called me here, do you have any orders?"
The face of the old shaman is weird and ugly. If you look closely, you can see that the wrinkles on its shriveled face are made up of scars and scars. Black air emanates from the scars and scars from time to time, transforming into an unpredictable face.
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When Zul Gray Skin spoke, his voice was low, but it brought vibrations that penetrated his soul. The 'Thorn' who lowered his head felt that his heart was being strangled, as if he might die at any time.
"There is an enemy who is destroying our great cause. He should be very young. He uses a thin rapier and seems to be a thief, but he may not be. He organized a beautiful ambush and caused us a lot of losses. Now
I need you to find him and get rid of him."
When he heard the word 'thin sword', 'Thorn' thought of Todd's new companion. He knew who his enemy was, so he lowered his head again and again, and replied obediently: "Your Majesty,