bayedsolid Chapter 326 Hidden Arrow!
Chapter 326 Hidden Arrow!
"Hidden weapon? Mechanism? A weapon used to kill?" Xiaoyu asked in confusion.
“Yes, sir! It’s a weapon similar to those used by guards,” A-Qiu said with certainty.
As she spoke, she pointed to several soldiers guarding the city who were standing guard not far away.
The two sisters discovered as soon as they entered Dragon City that the warriors there were all equipped with very advanced gear.
It gleamed with a cold light, giving off a sense of deadly power.
In comparison, the sisters' hidden weapons were small and concealed, yet equally powerful.
"Well... come with me, I'll take you to see the city lord." Hearing this, Xiaoyu glanced at the crossbow in the hands of the city guards, gave the two women in front of her a strange look, and began to speak.
She had heard her husband talk about the power of the crossbow, which could easily kill even ferocious beasts.
Now, crossbows are widely used in Dragon City, and basically every soldier has one.
The city gate is one of the most important posts, so naturally all of them need to be assigned there.
But Xiaoyu could hardly imagine what it would be like for two delicate girls to kill someone with hidden weapons.
"Sakura, you can interview the rest of them. I'll take them into the inner city." Xiaoyu instructed Sakura at the city gate, and then led the two women into the inner city.
After all, we interviewed quite a few people today, and most of them didn't have any special talents.
It was a rare opportunity to encounter these two talented young women, so she naturally had to take them to see the city lord.
"Sister Xiaoyu, where are you taking people?" The three of them had just entered the inner city when they were met by Chu Ling Shuang, a tall girl, and her little apprentice Na Ke, who were walking out from inside.
Seeing Xiaoyu leading two unfamiliar girls into the inner city, he was naturally curious.
“Leader Ling Shuang!” Xiao Yu bowed slightly and explained with a smile, “These two young ladies are said to be able to make mysterious hidden weapons. I will take them to see the city lord and ask him to make a decision.”
"Oh? A hidden weapon?"
Hearing this, Chu Ling Shuang looked at A Qiu and Dong Dong in surprise.
She had heard her father mention the so-called hidden weapons before.
Hidden weapons are actually a type of weapon, but their production is more complex.
Unexpectedly, these two girls had mastered this technique.
"Let's go take a look too!" Chu Ling Shuang waved to her little apprentice Na Ke and immediately followed Xiao Yu.
"Yes, teacher!" Nako replied obediently.
She had no idea what a hidden weapon was.
But she knew that her teacher was already a master forger.
Now that he has advanced to the sixth rank, his strength has increased several times over, and his mental power has also improved significantly.
With her current strength, any weapon she forges would be a top-tier 5 weapon.
Therefore, apart from the city lord, very few people can arouse her interest anymore.
She naturally wanted to see the hidden weapons that the teachers were very interested in.
A moment later, inside the city lord's mansion.
Xiao Yu had just been researching the gravity chamber and was about to succeed when he heard what Xiao Yu was saying. He turned to look at the two women and asked curiously, "You can make hidden weapons? What kind of hidden weapons?"
As he spoke, he placed paper and pen on the ground, gesturing for the two women to draw it.
"Who invented this pen... that's so exquisite?!"
A-Qiu took the paper and pen, preparing to draw a hidden arrow. After drawing just two strokes, he looked at the charcoal pencil in surprise.
The sisters had never seen a pen that wrote so smoothly and effortlessly.
"It was invented by the city lord not long ago," Honglian casually remarked from the side.
She now wants to show off Xiao Yu's talent all the time.
Because this is her man.
"Invented by the City Lord?" Upon hearing this, the two girls looked at Xiao Yu in surprise.
They were already quite shocked when they first saw Xiao Yu.
After all, at such a young age, he was able to control such a large city, where there were many experts.
There seem to be all sorts of inventions and creations now.
Could it be... that this city lord, like his father, has also received some kind of inheritance?
However, the two sisters quickly looked away and continued drawing.
A moment later, A-Qiu drew the sleeve arrow pattern that he was most familiar with.
"A hidden blade? Can you make one?" Xiao Yu examined the hidden blade, which looked almost identical to those in martial arts novels.
This hidden arrow looks about the thickness of an index finger and about 15cm long.
One end is slightly thicker, with a small arrow tip protruding 1cm from the thicker end.
How powerful it can be when launched depends mainly on the internal mechanisms.
What Xiaoyu was more interested in was how the mechanisms inside were made.
"We can do it!" Dongdong said confidently, head held high.
My sister only drew the most basic hidden blade; she could have made it two years ago.
"Alright, you two make one first and let's see. As long as it can launch, it's fine." With that, Xiao Yu led the two women directly to the forging room and gestured for them to start operating.
The power of hidden weapons, in the context of martial arts novels, is of course extremely strong.
In this world of superhumans, it would definitely be inferior to a divine weapon.
But... if we could combine hidden weapons with divine weapons, things might be different.
“No problem,” the two sisters nodded confidently.
He started rummaging through the workbench, first finding a beast bone about the thickness of a thumb, cutting off 15 centimeters of the middle section, peeling it open, and removing the impurities inside.
Next, they made a simple spring-loaded arrow and pressed it into the quiver.
Then glue the quiver back together and attach a butterfly-shaped steel plate to the quiver cap to cover a round hole on the cap. This steel plate serves as the trigger.
There is a small notch below the arrowhead. The arrow body is inserted into the tube through a small hole in the tube cap and the spring in the tube is compressed. This small notch is just enough for the iron plate of the tube cap to be inserted, and the sleeve arrow is put into the ready state.
"It's all done, Lord City Lord, please take a look."
As he spoke, A Qiu respectfully presented the hidden arrow with both hands.
After Xiao Yu took it, A Qiu pointed to the metal piece on the cap with her slender finger and continued, "Just gently flick this metal piece, and it will launch."
"Okay, I'll give it a try first," Xiao Yu nodded.
He aimed directly at the wall on one side and gently pressed the metal plate.
Immediately, the spring mechanism activated, and two small arrows, each about 5cm long, shot out rapidly.
It shot into the wall more than 80 meters away in an instant, penetrating half a finger's depth.
"It's quite impressive that it has such power, achieved so casually. And... it's two arrows fired in quick succession." Seeing the range and power, Xiao Yu nodded with a smile.
He carefully observed the two girls making the hidden arrows.
The two women were found to be very quick and efficient, completing a hidden arrow in less than half an hour.
This shows that the two women had a solid foundation and were very proficient in using hidden weapons.
Not to mention, the difference in power between a single-shot and a double-shot sleeve dart is like heaven and earth; if you can fire two, you can fire multiple!
"Amazing!" Honglian and Chu Ling Shuang and the other girls were also impressed.
Hidden weapons, after all, rely on mechanisms to trigger and lack a power source.
Its power is not comparable to that of a bow and crossbow, and it is somewhat inadequate for shooting superhumans.
However, hidden weapons also have their own advantages.
For example, if you want to shoot an enemy with a bow and arrow, the time it takes to raise the bow, nock the arrow, and aim is one or two seconds, which is enough time for the opponent to react, attack directly, or dodge in advance.
But when you shoot an enemy with a hidden weapon, it's just a simple raising of your hand.
The other party has no idea that this is an attack.
By the time you realize what's happening and try to dodge, you may have already been hit.
Simply put, hidden weapons are used to ambush enemies and catch them off guard.
Therefore, while a direct attack with a hidden weapon is certainly less effective, its destructive power is definitely greater.
"Can the power of this hidden blade be increased? What is the maximum number of arrows it can fire in succession?" Although the power was not bad just now, it was still not enough for Xiao Yu.
After all, this method can only be used to ambush low-level experts.
Even against a fifth-tier expert, it was still quite a struggle.
Not to mention dealing with sixth or seventh-tier powerhouses!
"Lord City Lord, hidden weapons are essentially similar to divine weapons. To increase their power, we need higher-quality materials and more sophisticated mechanisms. Arrows and quivers need to be forged from refined black iron for greater destructive power, but my sisters and I lack the necessary forging skills..."
Seeing that Xiao Yu was satisfied with her sister's work, A Qiu explained.
My father said that if given enough time and materials, he could design a hidden weapon that could kill someone at the eighth rank.
However, that requires the right timing, location, and people, all of which are indispensable!
A genius mechanical master can only create one such piece in his lifetime – that's already defying the heavens!
"I can help with forging!"
Upon hearing this, Chu Ling Shuang excitedly raised her hand and said.
The art of hidden weapons is completely different from what she has learned.
If both sides learn from each other, they might be able to forge even more powerful divine weapons.
Chu Ling Shuang could already imagine it.
Further enhance the power of this hidden blade, then coat it with the deadly poison of the lightning weasel and the ivy.
In this way, Dragon City undoubtedly gained another very powerful weapon.
For example, although she is very strong, she is strong enough to defeat a seventh-level expert head-on.
However, killing the other party is unlikely.
Because if someone can't beat you, but can escape, then no matter how strong they are, it's useless if they can't catch you.
But with such an insidious hidden weapon...
Even a seventh-tier expert can be killed by underhanded means.
"Who is this?" A Qiu looked at Chu Ling Shuang with a puzzled expression.
"Oh, Chu Ling Shuang, she's the second forging master in my Dragon City," Xiao Yu said, shrugging.
"The second master blacksmith? So young, and already a master blacksmith? Wait... then who was the first one..." A Qiu looked around at everyone with suspicion, as if trying to find the second person.
“That’s right, it’s both far away and right in front of you,” Honglian said with a smile.
She found the bewildered expressions on the two girls' faces quite amusing.
"Huh? Lord City Lord, you're a master blacksmith?" The two sisters were taken aback again.
The sisters had always been studying mechanisms and hidden weapons, so they were somewhat lacking in forging skills.
But we also know that it takes at least several decades for a normal person to become a master blacksmith.
Unexpectedly, upon arriving in Dragon City, they encountered two forging masters, both of whom were so young.
"Dragon City... truly a place where hidden talents reside!"