"What do they want to do?" Chad asked with a puzzled look on his face as he looked at the camp that was gradually taking shape below.
At this moment, a day and a half had passed since the chaos. They not only reunited the Andis mountain people who had escaped, but also gathered more than a dozen Andis mountain people who had been chasing after them after learning that their village had been destroyed.
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However, the number of people did not increase but decreased, and there were only about 80 mountain people following them.
They once went back to Sean's hunting lodge and not only picked up new weapons, but also forced the old, weak, sick and disabled to stay behind.
Chad, Woody and others also agree with this. Soldiers are more expensive than more elite soldiers. Too many useless weapons will only lower their overall combat effectiveness. Moreover, it is not that they have no work to do. They need to make updates overnight.
Plenty of arrows to support them at any time.
Whether it was the Andis hunter who survived the previous chaotic battle or the Andis hunter who caught up later, the longbows in his hands were all changed. They were all Andis longbows, which were much better than the one Sean used before.
It's a smaller model, but even so, the size is still scary.
"A good bow, a really good bow. The bow power must be at least four twists, and the maximum shooting range is no less than four hundred steps."
"The bow is a good bow, but it's a little inconvenient to carry and hunt in the mountains. But it's great for killing people."
"No wonder Tang likes to collect brass and camphor wood so much. It is the preparation for love. A smart person is a smart person. If you take one step at a time and see ten steps, your realm is half a Sangster Peak higher than ours."
"The material is good, but the skill of the bow maker is average. You can tell at a glance that he is a novice. Brass camphor wood also has a small disadvantage, that is, it is not oily enough. Before training the bow, it is best to make it half a month in advance.
When soaked in oil, palm tree oil is the best, followed by beef and sheep oil. The toughness and tension of the brass camphor wood tamed after soaking in oil can be increased by more than half. When placed on this giant bow made purely of brass camphor wood,
The power has been increased by more than one percent."
"Is there any remedy?"
"The bow has been finalized, and the original method is no longer suitable. However, if you wipe it with oil-soaked linen cloth three times a day for a period of time, it should have a certain effect."
As expected of a veteran who has been playing with bows since childhood, he can estimate the performance of the bow without even shooting an arrow once he gets started.
These old hunters all know that this is a good thing, a good thing for killing people.
There are also hunters who are proficient in the art of bow making, and they directly found some flaws in these long bows.
Don't underestimate these guys who are illiterate and can't beat them with eight sticks. They might be masters of bow making.
It’s hard to master anything after you’ve been touching it for a lifetime, not to mention that the Andis mountain people have their own heritage. The manufacturing process of a compound bow such as the hunting bow is more than ten times more complicated than the Andis longbow. Making the Andis
The longbow is no problem.
The reason why it is not popular is mainly due to functional issues. The Andis longbow is a killing bow. In most hunting situations, hunting bows are better.
Although the new longbow is not as smooth as the hunting bow, it is not bad at all. If you shoot a few more arrows, you will find the feeling.
What's more, this kind of longbow has an absolute range advantage. When performing long-range coverage shooting, shooting accuracy has become irrelevant.
As soon as he got started, he could take out a longbow that equipped hundreds of people. The mountain people were shocked by Sean's generosity, so they became more confident in their new leader.
On the contrary, those who had followed Sean were not surprised. The longbows they used might contain their own works. This amount was a drop in the bucket for Sean's inventory.
When they met Sean, he already had a hobby of collecting special wood. Compared with the compound hunting bow that takes several years to make, the manufacturing process of this single bow is very simple. As long as there is suitable wood, a skilled person can
You can make one using only three hourglasses.
The best wood for making the Andis longbow is undoubtedly the yellow tung tree. The longbow made from this camphor tree, whose wood turns brassy after drying, is not only powerful, but also extremely beautiful, and its unique camphor aroma makes it even more insect-friendly.
The stock of this tree in the Andes Mountains can only be said to be average. It does not mean that the Andes Mountains are not suitable for their survival, but the Andean mountain people have long discovered that it is a good material for making crossbows. It is also widely used when making hunting bows.
As the main bone, its consumption is large, and the wild population will naturally be reduced.
The Andis mountain people have a habit of planting a camphor tree around their villages and even in their homes for hundreds of years. They especially plant one when a son is born. When the son grows up, the camphor tree will also be planted.
It is old enough to make a bow, so this tree is also known as the adult tree or the bride-to-be tree.
Secondly, redwood, elm, ash, oak, black camphor and other hard woods are available alternatives, but the performance is always worse.
The Andis longbow that Sean took out was made of the best brass camphor wood.
Collecting brass camphor wood is another famous eccentricity of Sean. Most of the time, his consultation fee is a piece of high-quality brass camphor wood.
In fact, Sean was forced to do this. The Andis mountain people were still at the level of barter transactions. The currency was so pitiful that most of the mountain people didn't even recognize it. They could only take half a bag of wheat and a few animal skins.
, those who use half of animal meat as medical fees are considered wealthy families.
Especially those homes for patients, which have long been burdened, and it is common for the house to be bare-walled. If you want to start, you have nothing to do, so you can just buy a piece of brass camphor wood that will not break down in thirty or fifty years.
Most mountain people have this at home. Even if they don't, you can go to the mountains to find it. It just takes a little effort. What mountain people lack most is strength.
This is a strategic material after all, and having more of it will be useful in the future.
After collecting it more often, it gradually became a routine, and everyone thought Sean liked this thing.
Not only those who seek medical treatment, but also some patients who have been cured feel that Sean only accepted a piece of worthless wood as a kind of help to them. They always feel that they owe him. When they go hunting in the mountains, if they see a brass camphor tree,
I will also drag it back and give it to Sean.
What's more, some saplings were directly sent over, and now the hills behind their village have been filled with large and small brass camphor trees.
This is also the reason why the children who have followed Sean always feel that Sean will be someone who does big things in the future - Sean can always turn an ordinary little thing into a big thing beyond everyone's imagination. This is true for adopting orphans.
The same goes for collecting brass camphor wood.
Many things cannot be seen at the moment, but if you put them on a timeline of more than ten years, their impact will be extraordinary.
To this point, Sean's answer will never change. Before he did it, he really didn't think it was so far-reaching. In fact, anyone who sticks to an inconspicuous thing for ten years will find that it is difficult to create something.
Imaginary achievements, such as swordsmanship, archery, riding, etc.
Just because what he chooses to do will have a chain impact on other people, he feels more deeply.
"Stand still and wait for help. Do you still need to ask such a simple question?"
"Where are their reinforcements coming from?"
"Of course it's Bastille, the city of sin."
"How can they be sure that the other side will send reinforcements? The soldiers who defended the city in Bastille never went into the mountains to hunt for slaves themselves."
"These days, all the great knights have entered the mountain. What is impossible? There must be people with great status in this slave-hunting team. It's not like you don't know the virtues of those outside the mountain. The lives of those so-called nobles will be sacrificed."
More important than the lives of countless farmers."
"If they really enter the mountains in large numbers, the surrounding villages will be in dire straits. Those inhumane guys will definitely not mind wiping out the surrounding villages. Should we send some manpower to inform them?"
"Bah, inform them that they will be clean only after they die! None of those villages are either black or white. I don't know how many dirty deals they have secretly made with that sinful city, how many tribesmen they have betrayed, such a large team
When they entered the mountain, they were all blind. They didn't see any of them. Why didn't I see them sending someone to notify us? If something was really going on, they would have already jumped into the mountains."
"We can't let them pick us up so smoothly. This will encourage their arrogance. When the time comes, they will march their army into the mountains at every turn, and our life will be completely impossible."
"Yes, we must teach them a lesson they will never forget, letting them know that Mount Andes is not their back garden and cannot be entered by anyone they want."
"How can we teach them a lesson? Is it just us now? We can't even eat the enemy's slave-hunting team, so how can we teach their army a lesson? Do you still expect the scavenger Clayton or Shattered
Skullbearer Mikey sends out an army to fight them head-on?"
Chad, Woody, and others gathered around Sean, talking all over the place. When it came to their knowledge, they were more or less knowledgeable. After all, the shortest one had been around Sean for five or six years.
However, the things analyzed only stay on the surface. The deeper things, especially the overall view, cannot be discussed at all. Talent is a scarce attribute after all.
"This is a good opportunity." Seeing that they couldn't analyze anything more, Sean gave a coffin conclusion, "They are huddled in the castle, we can't do anything to them, but once they enter the mountains and forests, it is our world.
If we let them run rampant again, it would be a bit unjustifiable."
"The standing garrison of Bastille is known as eight thousand, but considering the size of the city, this number is very significant. If we include the slave army and the slave hunting team who don't even have enough to eat, we can make up this number.
The sky is broken, and the trained standing garrison is only 3,000 to 5,000. If they send troops into the mountain, the number will never exceed half of the garrison. At most, they will recruit some slave hunting teams to accompany them to replenish the number. If it exceeds
If the situation breaks out, there will be big holes in the Bastille's defense. Burton is a cautious person and will not put his home base in danger."
"If the plan is good, they will either not come out. Once they come out, we will have the opportunity to give them a hard blow. It is not impossible to pull out this poisonous nail."
Sean didn't analyze it for them, but smoothed it out. His last words were so low that they didn't even have time to interrupt. He started issuing orders directly.
"Fitch, Jeffrey, take two people each to find Clayton the Scavenger and McGee the Skullcrusher with my autographed letter. It must be handed over to them personally. No need to say a word if it is unnecessary.
No matter what the outcome is, you must rush back as soon as possible."
"Don't worry, Tang, we will complete the mission even if we risk our lives."
"It doesn't need to be so exaggerated. Scavenger and Skullcrusher have some friendship with me. Even if they don't agree, I won't embarrass you. This is just a simple errand task. You just need to run fast enough."
Come on, if you can't even do this well, you'll have to stay in the village and be a teacher for the rest of your life."
Seeing what Sean said was interesting, everyone burst into good-natured laughter.