Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 184, Part 2

Shou was stunned by the question and didn't react for a moment.

Perhaps because he was too focused on preparing things, and because Jiang Luoluo was indeed well-behaved and didn't move around, perfectly hiding in the grass with a layer of grass curtain, Shou subconsciously ignored the fact that there was also a cub watching nearby.

When Shou realized that Jiang Luoluo was also there, he somewhat embarrassedly began to explain to her.

After all, he was the one who invited Jiang Luoluo, so he had to let her know what these things were for. He couldn't just let her come over and crawl around in the bushes without knowing what they were for.

"Yes, that's all, but that's enough."

Shou pointed to the wooden piece in the very center that was covered with chains of Earth Star Stones and said, "Birds and such have exceptionally good eyesight and can see quite far, but they usually can't see clearly up close, so we can stay at this distance."

"These stone fragments hanging above are all fragments of Earth Star Stone. They can emit a beautiful light under the sun and attract birds from far away."

"Once the birds are attracted, they will see these grass seeds on the ground."

The guard showed Jiang Luoluo the grass seeds he had scattered on the ground.

"I scattered two kinds of grass seeds on the ground. One is this long-grained grass, which has large and conspicuous seeds and is a food that most birds like. The other is this bitter grass. We think it tastes very bitter, but for many birds, bitter grass has a particularly attractive taste that makes them stay."

"Why is it called bitter grass...?" Jiang Luoluo was a little curious. The reason why the long-grained grass is so obvious is because the grass seeds are as big and long as her little finger.

Does eating bitter grass cause you to cry out in bitterness?

"Because when the bitter herb matures, its outer shell cracks open, spitting out the seeds inside. The sound of the shell cracking is like a howling, hence the name bitter herb... It tastes bitter and makes a loud howling sound."

Jiang Luoluo uttered an "uh," then nodded. Okay, she understood.

But... "Once we've attracted them all, how do we catch them?"

Jiang Luoluo continued to ask curiously.

Shou smiled, a smile of smugness and pride, as if showing off some kind of treasure, and pulled out something from his pocket that Jiang Luoluo found somewhat familiar.

It looked like a slingshot, but its shape was not quite the same as the slingshots Jiang Luoluo knew. Instead, it was more like a bow and arrow, and its size was also closer to that of a bow and arrow.

It looked a bit like a combination of a slingshot and a bow and arrow, giving it a strange, hybrid appearance in Jiang Luoluo's eyes.

Then Shou took out a handful of Earth Star Stone fragments from his pocket. These were different from the Earth Star Stone fragments that had been made into chains and hung on the wood in the open space.

These fragments of Earth Star Stone are all similar in size and shape, and most of them are sharp on one, two, or three sides, with one piece having a rough, blunt side.

As expected, these should be the "bullets" from the strange slingshot in Shou's hands. Because they rely on the slingshot to launch them, they all have a blunt surface.

Meeting Jiang Luoluo's bright eyes, Shou spoke with a smile and pride, "This is something Yuan made! It's called a stone-wood bow, a Neolithic tool made from terrain stones and wood!"

"Don't underestimate them because they are small. They can be launched to a great distance. If a small bird gets hit by one, it's almost certainly dead."

Shou scratched his head and explained to Jiang Luoluo, "Although you can achieve the same effect by throwing this kind of stone by hand."

"But this stone and wood bow has an advantage: it can be used in a concealed manner, just like we have."

Jiang Luoluo looked Shou up and down and found that it was indeed the case.

The tribesmen are indeed very strong, and the stones they throw with force can indeed cause great damage. However, to achieve this effect, a large range of motion is often required.

Leaving aside the swinging of the hands and arms, if you want to throw farther and harder, you even have to use the strength of your whole body, such as turning and using the power of your waist and abdomen... and so on.

Without enough open space, you simply can't unleash your full potential.

The slingshot made from the source, called the Stonewood Bow, only requires pulling back the part that looks like the sinew of some kind of wild beast to launch the stone with full force, making it both concealed and stable.

When throwing something by hand, you need to use a parabola to ensure that you throw it farther. The landing point is not stable. Without enough confidence, you basically have no idea where you will throw it.

However, the advantage of this stone and wood bow is that its strength is stable. It can be thrown as far as it is pulled back, and it flies in a straight line before it falls due to the loss of strength, making it easy to aim at the target.