Ye Qing smiled. "The body of this Cloud Piercing Crossbow is made of thousand-year-old ironwood. The crossbow arm and the mechanism inside are completely made of refined iron. It would be very difficult to mass produce them.”
Ying Zheng, Wang Jian, Li Si, and Meng Tian all looked disappointed.
Ying Zheng let out a long sigh," "Great Qin is rich in resources, so how could it not find a large amount of materials to make Cloud Piercing Crossbows?”
Ye Qing frowned. "Great Qin's bronze smelting technology is the best in the world, but it takes ten years to forge a sword. Even if it can forge a peerless sword, it won't be able to equip a large number of troops.”
Everyone present understood this principle. The forging of a famous sword could take several years, and the materials used were even more precious.
Ye Qing continued," "The true use of the Cloud Piercing Crossbow is to assassinate the enemy general in an army of a million. If it is used in a battle formation, although it is extremely sharp, it will waste the true value of the Cloud Piercing Crossbow.”
Wang Jian could not help but say, "Even if we were to assassinate an enemy general in a chaotic army, I'm afraid that a Cloud Piercing Crossbow would be useless.”
Ye Qing pondered for a moment and said," "Lord Marquis is right, but to make a Cloud Piercing Crossbow that can pierce through two layers of armor within a hundred and twenty steps, the materials required are too precious. Even if it could be manufactured, it would take a long time and the gains would not make up for the losses. However, if he wanted to shorten the range, it should not be a problem with the current bronze craftsmanship.”
"Shorten the range." Meng Tian asked. "What is the degree of shortening and how powerful is it?”
Ye Qing did not dare to spout nonsense about this matter.："The body of the Cloud Piercing Crossbow and the mechanism hidden inside can be made of bronze. However, I don't know what to replace the extremely elastic crossbow arm and the tough bowstring. If he could find a replacement, it would be easy for him to pierce through a hundred steps.”
Gongshu Chou stood out from behind Meng Tian.："What the Demon Master means is that if we find the materials for the crossbow arm and bowstring, we can mass-produce the Cloud Piercing Crossbow.”
Ye Qing turned around and looked. His heart skipped a beat. He had seen ugly things before, but he had never seen such an ugly thing. It was quite ugly at first glance, but it was even uglier when he looked closely. He asked with a stern face, "Who are you?"
Only now did Wang Jian recall that he did not introduce them to Ye Qing and hurriedly smiled.："This is the head of the Gongshu family, the head of the Gongshu family who is famous for creating domineering mechanisms.”
"Mohist mechanisms, wood and stone walk, bronze opens the mouth, you have to ask Gongshu. "So this is the head of the Gongshu family. It's really better not to see you than to meet you. Your appearance is really a little ugly. If I see you at night, I will treat you as an evil ghost."”Ye Qing said.
Gongshu Chou's old face turned red. It was not his fault that he was ugly. It was all his parents 'fault. But you don't have to humiliate me like this!。
" Haha!" Ying Zheng laughed out loud. This kid didn't know how to save face at all.
Wang Jian, Li Si, and Meng Tian held back their laughter. Their faces were flushed red, but they did not dare to lose their manners in front of the ruler. Yueshen covered her lips, her graceful body trembling.
"Lord Demon Master, judging a book by its cover is a mistake.”Li Si walked over and helped Gongshu Chou out.："Although the head of the Gongshu family has an ugly appearance, his skill in creating traps is the best in the world.”
Ye Qing cupped his fists. "Master Gongshu, I'm sorry for speaking out of turn.”
Gongshu Chou also knew that his appearance could not be seen by others. During the day, he looked like an evil ghost, and at night, he looked like a malicious ghost. Although he was full of resentment, he also understood that not only was this kid deeply favored by the King of Qin, but he was also a demon master of the Yinyang School.
The Yin-Yang School was not someone he could afford to offend. If he angered the Moon Goddess and secretly sent someone to kill him, he might not even be able to find a place to complain.
Gongshu Chou forced a smile. "This one's appearance is indeed a little unpresentable, so it's no wonder that Lord Demon Master is afraid.”His ugly face was smiling, but he didn't smile. His appearance was even more ferocious.
"Alright, stop laughing. Let's get down to business!" Ye Qing said," "Family head Gongshu, you're a master of bronze weapons. Do you have any good suggestions?”
When it came to serious matters, Gongshu Chou emitted a strong sense of confidence. He had the aura of a grandmaster. Ye Qing could not help but nod his head secretly. The Gongshu family came from the State of Lu, and their ancestor was Lu Ban, the ancestor of the carpenters. This old fellow looked extremely ugly, but his bearing was extraordinary.
Gongshu Chou coughed. "A sword forged from bronze can bounce back quickly even when the blade is bent. If we use this technique to forge the arm of the Cloud Piercing Crossbow, there shouldn't be a problem. " As for the bowstring, I heard that the Yin-Yang School has a type of Blood Silk that can withstand a weight of a few hundred pounds. It shouldn't be a problem to make it into a bowstring.”
The Moon Goddess nodded. "Blood Silk is produced in the Western Regions. It's ten times thinner than ordinary silk, and its color is transparent. Without the help of tools, it's almost impossible to see it clearly with the naked eye.”
Wang Jian said happily, "Then wouldn't all the problems of making the Cloud Piercing Crossbow be solved?”
Yueshen and Gongshu Chou shook their heads.
Moon God said," " Bloodsilk is rare and hard to come by, and the Yin-Yang School doesn't have much in stock. If we equip the army in large numbers, I'm afraid…"
Li Si smiled. "Rare and hard to find doesn't mean that there isn't any. There are merchants in Xianyang City who travel to the Western Regions, and they can offer a high price to buy it.”
Ying Zheng nodded and said," "Correct." He looked at Gongshu Chou. "Why did you shake your head just now?”
Gongshu Chou picked up the three-inch-long crossbow.："Your Majesty, the tail of this arrow doesn't have a tail feather, but three strangely shaped metal pieces. I don't understand why.”
Ye Qing looked at Gongshu Chou in surprise. Indeed, one could not judge a book by its cover. This ugly monster actually understood the greatest secret of the Cloud Piercing Crossbow. He said, "The Gongshu family head lives up to his reputation. Although the Cloud-Piercing Crossbow is well-made, these three tail wings played a huge role in piercing through two layers of bronze heavy armor at 120 steps.
After the Cloud Piercing Crossbow fired the bolt, the three spiral tails allowed the bolt to use the air to spin rapidly in the air. When it drilled into the bronze armor, it not only used the strong inertia, but also the strong rotation force. It was like a rotating cone that could quickly break the bronze armor.”
Gongshu Chou was shocked. "The person who designed this crossbow bolt is full of wonderful ideas. He should also be a grandmaster.”
Ye Qing looked at him with disdain." You don't have to say that. Zhuge Liang is also the one who created the wooden horse carriage. Moreover, this crossbow bolt has been improved by modern technology. The design principle is the same as the armor-piercing bullet. It completely conforms to the principle of airflow." He smiled and said, "The Cloud Piercing Crossbow is a powerful weapon passed down to the little Daoist by the Ancestral Master. The Little Taoist traveled in the deep mountains and rivers all year round. It was inevitable that he would encounter fierce tigers and fierce beasts, and he would be able to kill them with an arrow.”
There were two more chapters tonight, chapter 17.
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