Chapter 26 Purchasing Materials
"Yew fir tree? We don't have it in our little place. We have to go to Qingzhou City."

"Where are Kuwagi and Takumi?"

In a carpentry shop, Qin Feng was selecting wood and asking casually.

"We don't have Takumi, but we have Sangmu. What do you want to make?" asked the apprentice who was receiving us.

"No hurry, take me to see the wood first."

Of course Qin Feng would not directly state his purpose. That thing was a contraband, so Qin Feng could only make it himself. What he had to do now was to buy the materials.

"this way please."

Soon, Qin Feng was brought by his apprentice to a batch of wood.

He squatted down, pinched the wood, and picked out two thinner ones.

"Just these two, and those carpenter's tools over there. I want this, this, and this."

Seeing this, the apprentice was slightly stunned, and then asked: "Are you going to learn carpentry?"

Qin Feng glanced at the other person and said nothing.

The latter wisely shut his mouth, quickly took the things over, and finally completed the transaction with Qin Feng.

Then, Qin Feng bought three tendons and several different hemp ropes, and went to the blacksmith shop to customize several pulleys and springs.

The pulley is the most effective thing to increase the power of a bow and crossbow.

As for the springs, Qin Feng prepared them specially.

Although he knew the principles of the crossbow and that it was very simple to make, it was his first time making one and he had no idea about its power and size, so he had to make multiple preparations.

The crossbow was just one plan, he also planned to make hidden arrows and short bows.

The spring is used to prepare for the hidden arrow.

Whether you will need it when the time comes is another matter. Prepare it now to avoid having it when you need it.

The next day.

When Qin Feng was looking for Li Yuanliang to learn Qinggong in the martial arts hall, someone was looking for him at the gate of the martial arts hall.

When he went out, he saw that it was his father Qin An who came.

Today is the day when Qinjia Village comes to the county town every month. Qin An came along, one to buy some things, and the other to meet his two sons.

Especially Qin Feng's second son, the change was so great that it really surprised him.

As soon as the two met, Qin An naturally asked all kinds of questions.

He was concerned about whether Qin Feng was eating and drinking well, and whether he had any difficulties. His concern was evident in his words.

Although their farm work was delayed because Qin Feng was not at home, it was not the busy farming season and did not have much impact.

Moreover, Qin Feng had asked Qin He to bring some money home to subsidize the household expenses. Qin An was very satisfied with his second son.

Qin Feng handled all of Qin An's questions with ease.

Afterwards, the two of them went to the academy, met with their eldest brother Qin Yun, chatted about family matters, and had a meal.

Qin Feng's life is relatively regular and fulfilling.

He practiced internal strength, light skills, and boxing every day. When he was tired, he would do other things to improve his mood, such as processing the two pieces of wood he bought.

Just like that, two days passed quickly.

That morning, Qin Feng went to the blacksmith shop and took the customized items home.

In the previous two days, Qin Feng made a total of two bows.

One is a straight bow and the other is a recurve bow.

The former has a strength of about five dou, and the latter has a strength of about seven dou.

Because it was purely handmade and it was the first time, many details were not polished properly, and Qin Feng did not dare to add force for fear of breaking the bow.

The center of gravity of the two bows is not aligned and is slightly biased, and the feel of pulling them is not as good as before in Liu's mansion.

But it is enough for practicing archery.

With the experience of making bows and arrows in the past two days, Qin Feng's woodworking level has also reached the proficient level from the entry level. Now it is just right to make things that are really needed.

Bow and crossbow, people often call the bow and crossbow together.

But in fact, there is a huge difference between the two.

A bow requires human power to pull the bow in order to shoot the arrow.

But a crossbow is different. You only need to pull the trigger lightly to cause damage. The principle is the same as that of a firearm.

What Qin Feng wanted to do was naturally a crossbow, which could kill people if one pulled the trigger.

Only this kind of thing can achieve the goal of taking the enemy by surprise and catching them off guard!
The power storage device and the firing device are the core parts of the crossbow.

For the former, Qin Feng would naturally design it to be as powerful as possible, but on the premise of ensuring the power, you must also ensure its safety, practicality, etc.

The latter is relatively simple, but it also needs to be made to prevent accidental touches and be safe.

Half a day later, Qin Feng made two small crossbows.

One with a pulley and one without.

There are also two hidden arrows, one also has a pulley system, and the other uses spring energy storage.

The springs and pulleys in this world don't work very well, but they work just fine.

Once something is made, it naturally needs to be tested.

So Qin Feng made a target with thatch and began to test the power of these weapons.

Half an hour later, Qin Feng finished the experiment.

Spring-made sleeve arrows have the worst effect because, due to the limitations of craftsmanship, this type of sleeve arrow has no power at all. Unless it is extremely close, it is difficult to cause damage.

The second is the crossbow without a pulley. This thing is quite powerful and can kill someone if it hits the vital point within three meters.

Then there is the sleeve arrow with a pulley system, which can kill people within ten meters.

The last one is the crossbow with a pulley system, which can kill people within fifteen meters.

By the way, Qin Feng also changed many kinds of materials for the rope strings, and finally found that cow tendon was the best.

After making the weapons, Qin Feng also made a special waist bag specifically for the crossbow.

With the hidden arrows and crossbow, it is enough to kill two people at a short distance, and Qin Feng's safety is greatly improved.

In fact, when making the sleeve arrows, Qin Feng also considered whether to make gunpowder.

That thing is a killer!
In addition to the grandmaster, a ninth-rank master can also kill him.

But after thinking about it, Qin Feng gave up.

Because he had only heard of something like nitre, sulfur, and charcoal, but he didn't know the specific details.

It would take a lot of time for him to make usable explosives, at least one or two months, which is completely incomparable to the crossbow.

Moreover, the raw materials for this thing cannot be bought outside. They are under control and you have to dig them yourself.

Also, making this thing is very dangerous. If you don't do it right, you might get killed by the explosion.

The risks and opportunities are not proportional.

So Qin Feng quickly gave up this idea.

In the afternoon, Qin Feng went to the martial arts gym to continue learning Qinggong from Li Yuanliang.

"Junior Brother Qin, you are progressing too fast. If you continue to study, I will have nothing to teach you."

Looking at Qin Feng who was changing his body shape quickly on the plum blossom pile, Li Yuanliang said with a smile.

A few days ago, he told his master about Qin Feng's talent again, but the other party had no intention of accepting him as a disciple, which was a pity.

“I still have a lot to learn.”

Qin Feng said modestly, "By the way, Senior Brother Li, is the Master free recently?"

"You practice first, I'll go ask."

(End of this chapter)