Douluo Continent: The Second Young Master of the Spirit Hall, who became a god through reading.

Chapter 9 Composite Bow - Armor-Piercing Arrow

When Qian Yucheng came to the library again, he unusually did not read any books, but instead spread a piece of paper on the desk.

Ling Yuan also came in at this moment, carrying high-precision measuring tools, a careful drawing pen (pencil), and a palette of coloring paints.

These products come from Gengxin City, and similar tools are no worse than the pens on Blue Star!

"Second Young Master, everything you requested has been prepared!"

She gently placed the items on the shelf to Qian Yucheng's right, looking at him with some curiosity.

Is the second young master not reading today, but preparing to practice painting?

Instead of wasting so much time, you might as well think more about choosing a suitable soul beast.

Qian Yucheng didn't speak, but after glancing at Ling Yuan, he picked up his paintbrush.

He picked up the pen and became extremely focused, which surprised Ling Yuan.

"Second Young Master, you possess a unique charm, I..."

She, a woman who spent all her time cultivating and never paid attention to matters between men and women, was suddenly attracted to the other person!

All I can say is that men are really handsome when they are focused on something!

Not to mention Qian Yucheng, a handsome middle-aged man with a high-value appearance who doesn't age!

Qian Yucheng paid no attention to Ling Yuan's changes, but instead focused on sketching on the paper.

With just a few strokes, he created the structural diagram of a woman's portrait.

Then he began to add details: hairstyle, facial features, limbs, clothing...

In twenty minutes, he completed a sketch of the woman.

After finishing the painting, he looked at Ling Yuan and said, "Elder Ling Yuan, what do you think of my painting?"

Ling Yuan walked curiously to his side and looked at the portrait.

"This...this is me?!"

She never expected that the person the other person drew was herself!

However, this painting method is quite unique; it's a style of painting I've never seen before.

The figures on the paper are so lifelike, it's truly amazing!

"Second Young Master, your painting skills are even better than those of the court painters of the two great empires!"

She couldn't help but praise it.

Qian Yucheng laughed, "Just a petty trick. I haven't written in a long time, but I didn't expect I haven't regressed much!"

He added, "Take this painting as a keepsake."

This portrait is just for practice. As long as my drawing skills haven't deteriorated, I can start drawing and designing.

Ling Yuan picked up the portrait and put it into her storage soul tool.

Sen no Ueshiro laid out another sheet of paper and picked up a measuring ruler and a circle drawing tool from the shelf.

The rough shape he drew was a bow, but it looked different from the bows used in the army!

At both ends of this bow, there are wheel-like things!

Looking at this rudimentary structure, Ling Yuan became even more puzzled. Was this a bow?

Why is it different from what I saw?!

The Fifth Elder, Guangling, also had a bow and arrow with a different design!

And those Soul Masters with bow and arrow spirits that I've seen, they were either recurve or composite types.

I've never seen anything like this with wheels before!

The thing that Sengoku drew is a composite bow!

This kind of thing was a deadly weapon in the era of cold weapons!

Of course, there is an even more powerful weapon – the composite crossbow!

This weapon, of course, will have to wait until the composite bow is developed before it can be manufactured.

Releasing such a weapon all at once can easily lead to people making assumptions.

Common ranged attack weapons in the Douluo world are recurve bows, crossbows, and javelins.

Every time a soul beast launches a beast tide attack on a human city, the first two waves of attack consist of low-level soul beasts less than 200 years old, who are sent to their deaths.

The goal was to deplete the number of human archers, making it easier to approach the city on the third attack.

The goal reached between the two sides is quite interesting: the human side will not deploy Soul Masters of Soul Venerable rank or above, and the Soul Beasts will not participate in the battle if they are Soul Beasts older than 1000 years!

Therefore, this was undoubtedly very painful for ordinary people.

The nobles of the two great empires certainly wouldn't care about the lives of ordinary people. As long as their rule was secure, sacrificing a few commoners wouldn't be a big loss!

Since it's a polygamous system, plus the compensation of two gold soul coins per month for each additional child, they aren't worried about population issues at all!

In addition, the empire will award honorary medals to soldiers who die in the fight against the beast tide, and their descendants who awaken martial souls can enter the junior soul master academy with a two-thirds reduction in tuition fees.

This policy ensured that the populations of the two great empires remained at a sufficient level.

But no one knows the pain of losing a loved one; such sorrow only falls on ordinary families!

To resist the beast tide, ordinary people would face certain death!

The Spirit Hall also has its own defense force, which is composed of civilians from various places.

He wasn't some kind of saint; he simply wanted to lessen the sorrow of these ordinary families.

Other weapons do not need to be leaked.

If human weapons become too powerful, the soul beasts will suffer great damage.

Before artificial spirit rings are developed, a balance must be maintained between humans and spirit masters!

Moreover, no one knows whether the gods in the upper realm will interfere with this development.

The hidden weapons recorded in the Xuan Tian Bao Lu all belong to the category of cold weapons. Given the complex civilization of Douluo Continent, the gods naturally wouldn't interfere.

It cannot be ruled out that the gods in the divine realm have their own selfish motives, after all, the original series evolved into a battle between faiths, and the war between the two gods was so fierce that it darkened the heavens and the earth.

Qian Yucheng wanted to spread this weapon out of the Spirit Hall and further enhance its reputation!

Every year, the Spirit Hall helps Soul Masters from all over the mainland to awaken their Martial Souls. As long as they are certified by the Spirit Hall, Soul Masters can receive a Soul Coin subsidy, which makes the Spirit Hall have a very good reputation among ordinary Soul Masters!

The two great empires and other sects also have their own systems, but those are only for their own people.

The awakening of martial spirits among ordinary people has nothing to do with them.

If the Spirit Hall promotes this weapon, it will gain even more support from the common people!

Even the two great empires could not win such hearts!

This might allow the Spirit Hall to recruit more promising talents, ensuring its enduring legacy!

With the will of the people in mind, Qian Yucheng is curious to see how those guys plan to overthrow the Spirit Hall in the future!

In fifteen minutes, he completed the full shape of the composite bow.

Having a bow without arrows is obviously not enough, so he continued to draw matching arrows.

Armor-piercing arrow!

Compound bow!

After he finished drawing, Ling Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Second Young Master, what kind of bow did you draw?"

"This is called a compound bow; even someone who isn't very strong can draw it!"

"At a distance of fifty meters, I almost never miss!"

Qian Yucheng put down his pen and spoke slowly.

Compound bow?

The name sounded unfamiliar to Ling Yuan; she had never heard of this type of bow before.

"Even someone with limited strength can pull it apart, is it because of the wheels at both ends?"

Although she didn't understand why it could achieve this effect, she was sure it had a lot to do with the two extra wheels!

"Yes, these are gears that increase the ease of shooting arrows and greatly reduce the strength required to draw the bow."

After Qian Yucheng finished speaking, he briefly explained the principle and structure of the compound bow to her.

Ling Yuan looked at the blueprint and was surprised by the weapon's power.

If an ordinary person were equipped with this weapon, they could probably kill a Grand Soul Master through a sneak attack!

If you find the weakness of a hundred-year-old soul beast, an ordinary person should be able to easily shoot it down with this kind of armor-piercing arrow.

Ling Yuan looked at him and asked, "Second Young Master, if this kind of arrow could bear soul power, wouldn't it be even more powerful?!"

"If it's a Soul Master below the Soul Master level, then this weapon shouldn't be a problem for dealing with Soul Beasts less than a thousand years old."

"With arrows imbued with soul power, their armor-piercing effect should be even better, and their penetrating power will be stronger!"

"However, we'll have to wait until the finished product is made to know the specific results."

Qian Yucheng was also unsure what changes would occur when the composite bow was paired with a Soul Master.

After all, he designed it from the perspective of ordinary people.

Imbuing it with soul power is equivalent to enchanting the arrow; the extent of its power will have to wait for the finished product to be tested!

Ling Yuan asked again, "Second Young Master, you only have drawings, do you have any actual parts?"

"Look, you're in such a hurry again, aren't you? I haven't even started drawing yet!"

"I'll start designing its specific parts right now!"

After Qian Yucheng finished speaking, he took out a new piece of paper and began to design the specific parts of the compound bow!

Seeing how focused he was, Ling Yuan stood at a distance and quietly watched him create.

An hour later, Qian Yucheng twisted his sore neck and rubbed his eyes.

Looking at the parts on the blueprints, he took a deep breath.

"It's finished. Now we need to find craftsmen to make the parts!"

He was very satisfied with the design; it would be an understatement to say that it was completed in one go.

Ling Yuan asked, "Second Young Master, shall we take this to the Grand Elder now?"

Qian Yucheng shook his head: "No, let's assemble the finished product first and then show it to Father!"

A picture doesn't tell the whole story; only the finished product can convince others.

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(End of this chapter)