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Chapter 53 This must be a miracle (please add to collection and recommend)
After listening to the exaggerated description of Rat Da, Rat Wu suddenly had the idea of going to the Han Tribe to see for himself. The Han Tribe was so good, so could they be blessed by gods?
Rat Wu didn't know how many generations of witches he was. It was said that only the first witch had seen gods and received guidance from gods, but who had seen gods after him? At least he himself hadn't seen them. Although he wouldn't say it, he had some idea in his mind whether there were gods or not.
That's why he had a strong interest in the Han Tribe. We were all primitive people who had received nine years of compulsory education. Why did your tribe live so well? This was so unscientific. So, if it was unscientific, then there must be gods helping us. Otherwise, how could this be explained?
So the entire Black Rat Tribe began to prepare supplies nervously, waiting for the first official transaction with the Han Tribe. At that time, Rat Wu and Rat Da would go to the Han Tribe together to prepare for a "deep" friendly visit.
Actually, there is nothing to prepare. The main thing is to imitate the backpack, and the other is to pick up complete peanuts in
the shell. Peanuts are not rare. Although they are delicious, they cannot be eaten as a staple food. They can only be used as snacks or to save the day when it is critical. In the autumn, the gathering team of the Black Rat Tribe dug a lot of peanuts from the cave, and it was no problem to collect a few baskets for the Han Tribe. After all, a basket of peanuts can be exchanged for a pottery bowl, which is equivalent to the price of a boy who is about to become an adult. If you can avoid exchanging it, then you definitely won’t exchange it, but some people don’t think so.
I heard that these pottery and backpacks were exchanged from the Han Tribe, so the Han Tribe would naturally not lack these things, and the Han Tribe also has endless food, beautiful shoes, and golden weapons. Thinking of this, some people have already developed expectations for the Han Tribe. Instead of staying in the Black Rat Tribe and suffering, it is better to join a more powerful tribe.
The women were looking forward to endless food and a safe environment, while the boys were interested in the glowing weapons described by the hunting team members. The hunting team members were surrounded by dozens of bronze shovels, and the blinding reflections were still fresh in their memory.
In the Han tribe, the temporary wall had been completed. The three-meter-high and nearly half-meter-thick wall was enough to block any human attack, unless, of course, a cannon was used. The blue
bricks used to build the city were very large, each 40 cm long, 20 cm high, and 20 cm wide, which was a standard large rectangular block. The fired blue bricks were stacked very quickly, and a layer of water was poured on them to fill the seams. In two nights, a thick layer of ice had formed on the wall. The 40-cm-thick blue brick wall, plus the thickness of the ice layer, was nearly half a meter thick. There were also some steps made of blue bricks behind the wall to facilitate standing behind the wall for defense.
The simple ice brick wall was built, and defensive weapons naturally had to be prepared. From the last encounter with the Black Rat Tribe, we can see what the Han tribe members were holding. Iron shovels, well, bronze shovels. Although that thing can be used as a weapon, it can only be used for close combat. However, as long as it is close combat, it is easy to cause casualties, so long-range weapons are the focus of development.
Previously, the hunting team used stone axes to fight the Bald Tribe. At that time, it was considered a victory with fewer people, but the lethality of stone axes was limited. The probability of being directly killed was not high, and the possibility of injury was a little higher. Therefore, it was safer to use javelin. As long as you were hit, you would definitely die.
Previously, the javelin of the Han tribe was all wooden spears. They directly burned the saplings of the man-eating tree, and then ground them into spear tips after carbonization. They were not penetrating enough and were not durable. However, Luo Chong now had several hundred kilograms of gold and silver plates, so what was he waiting for? He started the transformation of javelin.
Because it is a throwing weapon, the weight of the weapon must be controlled, which directly determines the range of the weapon. Therefore, the new spearhead is very sharp and thin, only 15 cm long, less than 3 cm at the widest point, and has a triangular structure.
As for the reason for making it into a triangular shape, of course it is not to think of some bloodletting artifact as rumored. In fact, it is just to maximize the structural strength and strive for the smallest weight when the material strength is not guaranteed, so it is a triangular shape.
The material this time is also bronze with a copper-tin ratio of 4:1. There is no cumbersome "lost wax method" mold. This time, a spearhead model is directly cut out of wood, a pit is inserted into the clay block, and then it is directly cast.
The spear shaft is 2.4 meters long, plus the spearhead is 2.55 meters, which is similar to the javelin used in modern sports. In addition, because a metal spearhead is added to one end, the center of gravity must also be moved forward. Luo Chong also specially marked the best position for holding on the spear shaft to facilitate force and achieve the longest range.
The metallurgical group, carpentry group, and assembly group all worked on the assembly line, and the finished products came out very quickly. In addition, the three-edged spear head did not need to be sharpened at all, as long as it was sharp and hard enough, so a lot of polishing time was saved.
On the fourth day after Shu Da left, 260 new javelins had been produced, and production was stopped. There were still more than 100 kilograms of copper and tin plates left, and the man-eating tree seedlings stored before were almost used up. Luo Chong even thought about whether to plant a batch of man-eating trees next year to provide wooden poles for making weapons.
With the wall and the javelin, Luo Chong finally had some confidence. This time, as long as no more than 20 people came, the more than 60 adults of the Han tribe could wipe out all the enemies with just one round of javelin throwing.
The last time Shu Da came to the Han tribe was four days ago. At that time, the brick kiln was just being filled with water and sealed. Shu Da prepared at home for two days and set out on the journey to the Han tribe again.
From the Black Rat Tribe to the Han Tribe, there were mostly jungles along the way. It would take most of the day to travel quickly, but this time they brought the old rat witch, as well as women and boys for trading, and brought a lot of peanuts and rations, so the travel speed was slowed down, causing them to have to rest on the road for a night. When Shu Da and his party arrived at the river, it was already the morning of the fourth day.
This day happened to be the day when the brick kiln was filled with water and sealed, and there was no one outside the wall. When the wall was built, because the animal shed was also enclosed in the wall, the door of the animal shed is never closed now, and Rourou and Huishan can play inside the wall all day.
This morning, Luo Chong held another Chinese and math test in the cave. The tribesmen all looked sad as they watched Luo Chong take sugar-roasted chestnuts from their bowls, missing the days of working a few days ago.
Shu Da, who had just arrived at the river, was a little confused. Yesterday, he could still see smoke coming out of the river from a distance, but now the small mound of earth has cooled down, and the long-nosed monster is not here, and there is no one around.
Shu Da led the tribesmen across the river, but could not find the cave of the Han tribe. The rat witch and the tribesmen who had never been there were a little excited and urged Shu Da to lead the way.
The straight deep ditch on the ground was still there. Shu Da looked west along the ditch and saw a white and green ice wall suddenly appeared there.
Shu Da ran up and rushed to the ice wall quickly. He stepped forward and patted it a few times. The ice wall was frozen very solid and solid, which made Shu Da's hand hurt. Inside the transparent ice shell on the wall, layers of large blue bricks were neatly stacked, very neatly, and could be called a masterpiece of nature.
What kind of power can polish the bluestone so neatly, just like it was carved out of the same mold? Moreover, this wall didn't exist a few days ago. Did it come out from the ground? Rat Big wondered in shock. The Rat Wizard
behind him also followed, walked to the ice wall, touched the ice, looked at the N twin bluestones inside, and couldn't help but shout: This must be a miracle
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