Chapter 19: The Imprisoned Spears
The two wooden spears were placed side by side, and on the surface they looked indistinguishable from each other, almost identical.
One of them was cut by Zhang Yang and the other was cut by Wu Yuan.
But after Zhang Yang tested it with his soul power, he was sure that the wooden spear he carved was better.
The reason is very simple.
Wu Yuan relies on his experience, touch and skills to cut the wooden spear. Just like a butcher cutting up an ox, he can avoid damaging most of the wood fiber structure, thereby ensuring that the wooden spear has better overall stability and durability while using the same raw materials.
However, Zhang Yang relied on the power of his soul to clearly "see" the internal structure of the wooden spear, and then performed precise cutting. He could ensure that every wood fiber was intact and the entire internal structure was more stable.
So he won without any suspense.
"But I can do better, because the quality of the raw materials of these wooden spears is limited, and some scars and wormholes inside are unavoidable, so I have to select the materials myself!"
Zhang Yang thought about it, and then took Wu Yuan to the forest to choose personally.
His selection method is completely different from Wu Yuan's. It does not rely on the naked eye or experience. He only needs to touch a tree with his hand and then intervene with the power of the soul to see everything clearly.
To be honest, if it weren't for the powerful enemy, the deer demon, that could appear at any time, Zhang Yang really wanted to conduct detailed research in this direction.
But even so, he was still thinking wildly whether it was possible to advance the nurturing step, that is, to start specific nurturing when a tree is growing, so that it can perfectly avoid damage caused by felling.
Zhang Yang was so obsessed with this idea that he put it into practice immediately.
This process lasted a whole day, during which his spiritual power was exhausted twice. Finally, he asked Wu Yuan to carefully cut down the tree.
"My Lord, this is truly miraculous. I don't know what happened. Did you cast some mysterious spell on this tree? Now the quality of this tree has at least doubled, almost comparable to ironwood."
Wu Yuan had been surprised more than once, because this completely overturned his cognition.
Zhang Yang laughed complacently. Actually, he didn't know the principle either, but he found that by using soul power on growing trees, stimulating those smaller structures while consuming soul power, he could accelerate the growth of trees at a speed visible to the naked eye. Then in the process, he used soul power to adjust the density of tree fibers, and this result appeared.
"You will do the cutting this time. Be careful. This tree can be made into at least ten excellent wooden spears!"
Zhang Yang gave the task of cutting to Wu Yuan. It was not that he did not want to do it himself, but with his current strength, it was simply difficult to cut this wood that was as hard as steel at an extremely fine level. Instead of doing so, it would be better to hand it over to Wu Yuan, who was stronger and more experienced.
After eating and drinking, Zhang Yang simply went into the Wood Demon Tower and worked hard to restore his soul power.
The next morning, he saw twelve wooden spears that were already cut and as hard as steel. After testing them with his soul power, he found that the integrity of the wood fiber and internal structure was more than 90%. It must be said that Wu Yuan was a monster! At that moment, Zhang Yang began to formally nurture his soul. Now, even if he had to spend more effort, he would strive for perfection.
The whole nurturing process was very simple. It was to continuously use soul power to wash and comb it until the entire wooden spear seemed to have become a part of his body. It was not until he could sense it even without communicating with soul power that it was considered over.
It was at this moment that Zhang Yang even had the urge to throw the wooden spear out and let it fly in the air like a bird.
He was sure that even though he had never learned specific throwing techniques, he could hit the target 100% of the time! He didn't need any techniques at all.
But in the end, Zhang Yang suppressed this impulse. What he wanted to make was a more advanced magic weapon, and this magic weapon would only exert its greatest power in the hands of a powerful soldier like Wu Yuan, not him.
"Imprison!"
Zhang Yang solemnly released the spell. This time he didn't even notice any obstacles and the spell was released successfully. The power called confinement was nurtured and accumulated in the wooden spear.
One second, two seconds, three seconds, five seconds, and finally ten seconds! Zhang Yang sensed the limit of what the wooden spear could hold. If he continued, the wooden spear would explode.
The moment the confinement spell ended, mysterious patterns appeared on the originally smooth surface of the wooden spear, and even the weight of the spear itself doubled.
Even if ordinary people look at it, they will obviously realize that this wooden spear is an extraordinary object.
At the same time, information was also mapped on Zhang Yang's eyes.
"You have successfully created an intermediate magic weapon, the Spear of Imprisonment (check properties)"
"Spear of Imprisonment, white quality, durability 1/1."
"Features: Penetration, will cause huge damage to the target's armor/shield, and at the same time cause spell damage + weapon damage to the target."
“Features: Imprisonment. After hitting the target, the target will be forced into a state of soul/body imprisonment for 5 to 8 seconds. The target cannot be awakened by attacks, but can be dispelled by other types of spells.”
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This time, Zhang Yang was not too excited, and even just smiled, because he had already guessed the result. Such a confinement spear was ten times more powerful than the previous confinement wooden spear, because it could penetrate the protective shield.
Next, after a short rest, Zhang Yang began to nurture the second wooden spear again. Now there were still more than ten hours left in the countdown for building the village, but the deer monster still hadn't come.
So at this time, he had a bold idea.
That is, has the deer demon been waiting for him to successfully build the village?
After all, it has been four days since the last battle. Given the deer demon's intelligence and strength, there is no reason why it shouldn't come to us now.
But this is just a guess after all, because Zhang Yang couldn't figure out the motive of the deer demon to do this.
It's impossible that the deer demon is treating this as a game. Oh, I deliberately increased the difficulty for the fun of the game. This is completely nonsense, right? Zhang Yang didn't understand, and he didn't think about it. Anyway, he was getting more and more confident.
Now the simple fortress built by the 12 longbowmen has taken shape.
Then the 19 elite soldiers who were practicing wooden spear throwing also made rapid progress and were able to hit fixed targets 100% within a hundred meters.
What Wu Yuan said was right. These elite soldiers themselves had a very good foundation, so such a miracle could happen. After all, their average attributes were all E+, which was equivalent to five adults on Earth. Whether it was their nerve reaction speed, body coordination ability, naked eye vision, etc., they could not be judged by ordinary people's standards.
Finally, with the powerful weapon Zhang Yang prepared for Wu Yuan, to be honest, he was actually looking forward to the appearance of the deer monster.
(End of this chapter)
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