Chapter 84: Mage Terminator
At the command, ten arrows shot out with a slight arc, and this was no longer a distance that an ordinary person like me could observe with my eyes. In the telescope, seven long arrows were still trembling on the target with a diameter of only half a meter, and three more long arrows were sparsely stuck on the edge of the target. The hit rate was terrifying, but I don't know what kind of power they would have after using the longbow? But I will see it soon.
"That's right. Let the soldiers among them who think their archery skills are the most average come over and use the medium-sized longbow. There's no need to try the weakest one. It's not powerful enough and it can only shoot rabbits at best!" Sack nodded with satisfaction. He waved his hand to let the team of archers retreat, and then asked his subordinates to pick someone to try out the longbow. But his last words almost made me vomit blood.
The same 200-meter distance, the same target, but after changing the bow and putting a special long arrow on it, the soldier felt different when he shot the first arrow. The same launch angle, the same force, but the arrow flew high over the target 200 meters away and hit the open space 300 meters away as if it had taken stimulants. The soldiers, the generals, and even Sack stared at the arrow that was still shaking from a distance, and were stunned for a long time.
"Sir, I am useless. Please punish me..." Although it was because the weapon was not suitable for him, the huge gap made the soldier kneel down at Sack's feet after being stunned for a while, with guilt on his face.
"Stand up, this is not your fault. Tell me how you felt just now, how come you shot so far?" Sack, who was awakened by the soldier, hurriedly comforted the soldier. What he wanted to know now was how much strength the soldier had used.
"Thank you, sir! I have just shot one arrow, so I have not yet fully understood the power of this bow. I just shot the arrow according to the shooting angle and power of the standard bow, but I don't know why the shooting distance of this arrow is much longer than I imagined. According to the arrow just now, I think that at a distance of 200 meters, we can basically reduce the projectile angle to the minimum, and even design a straight line to achieve the purpose of hitting the target." He told his experience in detail, and Sack and other soldiers and officers were more and more excited. Reducing the projectile angle and the super long range, each of which is a fatal temptation for archers.
"Keep shooting. Every time you hit a target, start shooting at the next target, until your range is too high."
"200 meters, firing angle 3, full string..."
Two consecutive arrows pierced through the target made of tanned cowhide, and then the heavy armor at a distance of 200 meters, which was also completely penetrated... Seeing this, Sack's eyes were already burning with heat, and he was eager to try holding the perverted bow I made, but in order to consider his own identity, he finally watched his soldiers continue to test shooting.
"250 meters, firing angle 5, full bowstring..."
"300 meters, shooting angle 8, full string..."
"..."
"450 meters, launch angle 20, full string..."
"500 meters, launch angle 25, full string..."
“Stop... Stop... Don’t shoot...” I immediately shouted when the archer took 7 arrows to shoot through the target at a distance of 500 meters.
"Hanlong, I think you still have potential. Give it a try. If possible, I can form a longbow unit specifically for fighting magicians..." Sack's eyes were already red. If I hadn't told him to stop, most people would have been hit on the head by him.
"Sir, let's change people, let's change the archery. Look at the hands of this archer..."
After hearing what I said, everyone's eyes turned to the soldier. His bloody index and middle fingers were already blurred, and the blood had flowed onto his rolled-up sleeves and dripped onto the grass. But his face did not show any pain at all, and all he had was excitement and deep affection for the longbow. . . . . .
If someone were to take the longbow from him now, everyone was sure that the soldier would fight anyone to the death. After just shooting dozens of arrows, the archer had been bought by the longbow without reservation.
"Well, your squad will be transferred to the Sixth Division's Cavalry Division starting tomorrow, and will be equipped with this kind of longbow. Now, soldier, please hand the bow in your hand to your comrade next to you who is not much different in strength from you, and let him continue to complete our test shooting." Looking at the soldier's expression, Sack used the most gentle way to get the soldier to hand over the longbow.
When the soldier was about to hand over the longbow, the eyes of the other nine soldiers in his team were full of anticipation, but in an instant, their expressions became more strange, with expressions of flattery, bribery, threat, and intimidation.
"Give it to me first. I'll take a look at the condition of the bow and see if it's suitable for long-term continuous shooting. Also, tell me how many times you can shoot continuously with a bow like this." Looking at the soldier with an embarrassed look on his face, I waved my hand and asked him to hand over the bow first.
"Report to the Lord, I can shoot at least 100 arrows..."
"Idiot!" I cursed, and I whipped his leather armor with a whip. "I'm asking you how many arrows you can shoot without getting hurt." Damn, looking at his hands, I guess he can only shoot about 40 arrows? After 100 arrows, his hands would probably be useless. Are you asking me to fight a battle to exchange for a division of soldiers
"I can shoot 20 arrows... No, I can shoot 30-40 arrows at most. I can wrap my fingers with cloth and then shoot. This way I can at least shoot a lot more arrows..."
Yes! I was so stupid. Looking at the empty fingers on the hands of those soldiers, I slapped myself on the head. Isn't there a simple way to fix a finger injury? Rings, can't you just use rings or finger sleeves? In the game Age of Empires, there is a ring technology in the upgrade of archers. It seems that I should also equip it.
"Very good, you have helped me come up with a good idea. After my army is officially selected, I will give you the position of a squad leader as a reward for you. Now go down and bandage your wounds first. I don't want to have a squad leader who can't draw a bow among my subordinates. Come on, let them continue to test shoot!" After issuing the order, I was so happy, needless to say. The soldier said he could pull 100 arrows, and after equipping him with the ring, and discounting his words by 70%, he could at least pull more than 60 arrows. Coupled with those powerful longbows, wouldn't I be invincible against those infantrymen
After several more shots, I finally fixed the maximum distance at 550-600 meters. This was simply insane! If I add the improvements I'm about to make and use my special arrows, wouldn't I be able to fight against those magician troops? In ecstasy, I giggled.
"It's not that great. If I use a wind magic arrow, I can easily shoot it 1,000 meters away. There's no need to use such a bulky thing..."
This sentence almost made me fall off my horse in excitement. Looking at Yaruo with a lovely face, I was almost speechless. Magic arrows, although I can make them very quickly and the cost is dozens of times lower than the price sold outside. But the magic crystal and the silver connected to the arrowhead alone cost me 1 gold coin. 10,000 soldiers, wouldn't I have to spend tens of thousands of gold coins for each volley
God, after a war, even Thacker and his ilk would probably go bankrupt. But what if I could bring a few more elven archers? 10? Or 20? As for the ordinary magicians, hehe...
"Yaruo, this is impossible. No one on the mainland dares to equip the army with magic arrows. Even to equip a small guard is not something that the nobles or even ordinary royal members can afford. Moreover, we don't have so many magic archers to use magic arrows. People with your archery skills are even rarer. But then again, if there really is such an army, even if there are only 1,000 people, I think it will be enough to sweep the entire continent. Of course, this is without the use of forbidden spells by magicians." Seeing my dazed look, Sack sighed and said.
"Yes! Or maybe I should find a few more elven archers. That way, no wizard can show off in front of me. My lord, we have almost finished testing the bows. I think we should go back." I imagined Carlo, who had been bullying me these days, being threatened by a group of elven archers, and asked Sack if he should go back. Tomorrow is the first day of the Imperial Magic and Martial Arts Academy, and I don't want to be an alternative student.
"Don't be in a hurry. Don't you see I still have a target in my hand? After watching it for so long, my hands are itching. Come on, put up the target for me and see if I can use it to threaten the magician." After Sack said this, several guards immediately ran forward with targets in their hands, and placed two targets every 50 meters at distances of 600 meters to 1000 meters.
As a faint silver light flashed around Thacker, the abnormal bow that I thought no one could use was stretched in an instant. The three twisted bowstrings kept squeaking at the connection with the longbow, and the bow and the arrow seemed to be shrouded in silver light in an instant. . . . .
A sharp sound of a bowstring rebounding was heard, almost making me cover my ears. As everyone stared in amazement, a silver light instantly blew up a whole row of targets into pieces.
The 600-meter target... was broken into pieces; the 650-meter target... was broken into pieces; the 700-meter target... was broken into pieces... Until the 900-meter target was also broken into countless pieces. Almost everyone stared at Thacker and the bow in his hand for a long time. Is there any hope for this magician? Should I change my career and learn martial arts now? Or should I go find that pervert Jerry now
He casually pulled out a specially made long arrow, raised the arrow head slightly, and threw it casually, smashing the target 1000 meters away into pieces.
"Great! Hanlong, I'm waiting for you to make me magic-breaking arrows. If you need anything, you can come to me or my father. Make me 20 bows like this in the shortest possible time... not 100. I will also provide you with some experts. By the way, you can immediately ask the workshop opened by the Holy Dragon Legion to mass-produce longbows for your division. I will let all the trustworthy soldiers go to you for selection..." After trying the bow, Sack was like a child who found his favorite toy. In addition to giving me the greatest support, he just kept stroking the perverted bow in his hand and refused to let go for a long time. (To be continued)