Chapter 85
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Chapter 85: Archery
After the series of tests, Luo Ji looked at the data record with mixed feelings.
He was happy that the bows and arrows had finally been successfully made, but he was worried because there were still many flaws.
One expected flaw was the lack of stability.
The fletching at the tail end of common arrows is actually used to increase the arrow’s stability, as well as its flight speed and range.
However, they currently could not acquire enough fletching, so the flaw of poor stability was a reality they had to accept for now.
In addition, there was the issue of range.
During Luo Ji’s over twenty test shots, each arrow’s range was estimated to be around eighty to ninety meters.
This range was actually quite far, but to be honest, it was still a bit short of Luo Ji’s expectations.
According to his initial thoughts, he wanted to achieve a range of over one hundred meters.
Rubbing his chin, Luo Ji, sitting cross-legged in the Armament Department’s tent, suddenly asked.
“What if I add another animal tendon, using three animal tendons to weave the bowstring?”
“Could that effectively increase the bow’s range and power?”
Little Fox quickly fell into thought upon hearing this.
After a moment, she slowly replied.
“But this would also increase the arm strength requirement for the archer, and there’s the cost issue…”
Luo Ji subconsciously nodded.
A bowstring woven from two spiral animal tendons already met a standard for arm strength expenditure.
If they further increased the difficulty of drawing the bow, it would not be suitable for ordinary soldiers.
At the same time, cost was indeed a major problem.
For example, in the Armament Department, not only bowstrings but also the leather armor currently being made required animal tendons for stringing.
There were many places in this era where animal tendons were needed, so it was not a resource that could be wasted casually.
“Alright, let’s keep it like this for now.”
Luo Ji said, raising the longbow in his hand.
“Liu Shu, use this as a standard.”
“Put in more effort and try to produce more bows and arrows in a short amount of time, while ensuring quality.”
Liu Shu naturally agreed to Luo Ji’s instructions repeatedly.
By the way, to facilitate work distribution, Luo Ji had further divided the Armament Department into two smaller departments.
The Armament Research and Development Department and the Armament Production Department.
The work related to armament research and development was primarily entrusted to Little Fox and two other members with talent in that area.
While the work of grinding and production was given to Liu Shu and others.
The two departments clearly defined their roles, greatly improving work efficiency.
After leaving the Armament Department, Luo Ji returned to his tent and opened his attribute panel, intending to check the military project he had previously unlocked.
[Archery (Level 0): I shoot arrows into the sky, not knowing where they will land. Archer combat power increases by 10%]
This was undoubtedly a very useful military project.
Coupled with the fact that archers were a ranged unit that spanned almost the entire cold weapon era.
It was no exaggeration to say that before entering the hot weapon era, archers, as the hallmark of ranged units, would always have a place on the battlefield.
Without hesitation, Luo Ji directly spent the ten military points he had saved on upgrading the ‘Archery’ project.
This was a military project that would definitely not be a loss.
After upgrading ‘Archery’ to Level 1, Luo Ji closed his attribute panel and decided to carefully consider the candidates for archers.
As mentioned before, archers and slingers each had their own advantages.
Overall, archers were a more versatile unit that could handle most battles.
If it were other players, after the development of bows and arrows, they would probably abandon slingers and replace all their ranged units with the more versatile archers.
However, Luo Ji was different.
He had a development plan for himself.
To cope with invasions from other players in the early stage, his predetermined combat style was a farming-based strategy focused on city defense!
And in city defense battles, the slinger unit had miraculous effects!
Therefore, even after the successful development of bows and arrows, Luo Ji had no intention of abandoning slingers.
He planned to keep some slingers as a permanent garrison for tribal defense, and convert the remaining into archers, allowing them to follow warrior units for outdoor combat at any time.
As for the personnel, he would have to choose carefully.
During this time, Zhou Yue, a tribal warrior, once again rushed back to the tribal camp to report front-line news to Luo Ji.
After listening to Zhou Yue’s report, Luo Ji frowned slightly.
“Other tribes’ barbarians have appeared?”
“Yes, but those barbarians only showed their heads briefly and left after seeing the hyena pack blocking the outside.”
Those barbarians did not seem foolish either.
They knew that approaching would easily attract the notorious ancient ruffians.
So, after taking a distant look and discovering the situation here, they simply left, clearly not intending to get involved.
Luo Ji did not have any particular thoughts on this, directly stating.
“Don’t worry about them for now. Tell me about the hyenas’ situation.”
“After a few days, the number of hyenas lingering outside has decreased. Now, there are only five hyenas left. The captain said they should have split up, with some of them going to other places to hunt, and some staying here to continue looking for opportunities.”
“Zhao Pan is right.”
Luo Ji nodded, agreeing with Zhao Pan’s judgment.
“Don’t be careless.”
“Just hold on for a few more days, and it will be over soon.”
Luo Ji, having developed bows and arrows, already carried the composure of the advantageous side in his words and actions.
He quickly relayed orders to Zhao Pan, laying out his plan.
Then, from the original slingers, he carefully selected five individuals with outstanding talent in archery.
They formed the first archer squad.
Considering that arrows were consumables, the initial five-person squad was relatively safe.
If there were more people, there might be a risk of not being able to afford them.
The collapse of economic resources was simply a disgrace for farming-style players.
As a man who vowed to become the ‘Farming King,’ how could Luo Ji make such a low-level mistake?
There was no need to practice on fixed targets anymore, actual combat was the best teaching!
People are forced to adapt. Luo Ji personally took charge. Having already shot over five hundred arrows during the bow and arrow prototype tests, he was more than capable of teaching these novices now.
“Watch closely!”
As Luo Ji drew his bow and set an arrow, he aimed slightly, and the arrow on the string shot out towards a hyena in the distance with a ‘whoosh.’
The entire movement was remarkably fluid and seemingly powerful.
The cunning hyena had clearly never seen such a weapon.
The arrow, released from the bowstring, flew extremely fast, leaving the hyena no time to react.
In the blink of an eye, a howl echoed in the distance, and a cruel splash of blood blossomed in the eye socket of one of the hyenas!
Luo Ji’s casual shot had actually blinded one of the hyenas’ eyes!
