"Charlatan, are you really optimistic about the future of bows and arrows?" asked the second priest.
"Second Priest, do you remember our plow? At the beginning, its efficiency was not as good as that of two laborers. Then, it gradually improved, and now its efficiency exceeds that of three able-bodied men." Ma Yue said.
"You mean, this insignificant bow and arrow will be able to shoot farther and be more accurate in the future?"
"Why not? Second Priest, once the range of the bow and arrow reaches a hundred meters, can you imagine its power? If there are hundreds or even thousands of such archers, haha!"
"One hundred meters!" The second priest's eyes widened. The most powerful and accurate stone thrower in the Sea Tribe was Shuichong. Thirty meters was no problem, but one hundred meters? Unthinkable.
Ma Yue wasn't surprised at all. In his past life, ancient bows and arrows had a range of 120 meters. However, due to the limitations of tools and materials in this era, Ma Yue didn't expect it to reach that far. However, exceeding the range of flying spears and flying stones was always possible.
Bows and arrows are shot with the help of external forces. This is unlike spears and stones, which require only human arm strength to throw. Technology is about leveraging external forces as much as possible.
After all, is there a limit to human strength? With the help of external forces, perhaps, we have more choices in materials. What materials should we choose for bows and arrows, what materials should we choose for bowstrings? Constant experimentation will always lead to progress.
Ma Yue's consistent principle in experimenting is to not be afraid of failure or waste of materials. Otherwise, why would the efficiency of the plow gradually improve? If you don't experiment, how can you make progress? Wasting materials is painful, but isn't it for the sake of better and more advanced tools in the future?
Ma Yue didn't travel with Baidu, but he had a rough idea of the tools and provided some ideas to the tool team. Even this was advanced. What's most important in creation and invention? Ideas!
Once you have a general idea, all that remains is continuous experimentation.
Therefore, even if Ma Yue did not know the manufacturing details of advanced tools, he still had the opportunity to make advanced tools.
"You charlatan, you are right. The most important thing in the Sea Tribe is actually the team that makes tools." said the second priest.
"Yes, as long as our tools have a range even a few meters longer than the enemy's, it can sometimes be the key to victory or defeat in a war. Second Priest, don't worry, the grassland people are not as smart as you, haha!" Ma Yue likes to communicate with the Second Priest very much. This guy has a really good ability to understand.
Previously, the Sea Tribe's manufacturing staff was organized into small groups. Now, with so many people in the Sea Tribe, they've formed new teams. Ma Yue's emphasis on the tool manufacturing team is obvious to everyone, not to mention the insightful Second Priest.
This is a good thing. It is important that the main leaders of the tribe pay attention to it.
The Sea Tribe was busy building the city walls, and thankfully, the Grassland Tribe never came to harass Stone City again. Perhaps the Grassland Tribe was also frightened by the battle at Stone City. The Stone City walls were simply too new to them, and the annoying outer walls and ravines made it impossible to break in.
The grassland people had successfully captured the Second Grassland Branch and Lianghe Village, but they suffered a great loss at the Stone City. I guess the grassland people have to reflect deeply on themselves.
After all, the Hai tribe is a large tribe with a population of 3,000. Do you think it is so easy to defeat them?
In fact, this large-scale attack by the grassland tribes was caused by Ma Yue's trading caravan. The appearance of coarse salt and salted radish completely strengthened the Wolf God Tribe's determination to attack.
After all, the Flying Donkey Tribe is part of the many tribes on the grassland. The Flying Donkey Tribe constantly collects donkeys from various tribes and trades them for precious coarse salt and salted radishes. The Wolf God Tribe still knows what is going on.
To be honest, the grassland tribe's attack was unintentional and came too suddenly, while the sea tribe's strength was too dispersed.
A large tribe like the Sea Tribe, with 3,000 people, was no match for anyone. The Wolf God Tribe's sudden attack failed to capture Stone City and was thus a complete failure.
The Sea Tribe worried about an attack from the Grassland Tribe, delaying the first phase of Stone City's expansion. Similarly, the Wolf God Tribe worried the Sea Tribe would gather a large force for revenge. After all, the Sea Tribe's wildebeest cavalry were also incredibly fast.
Time passed, and it was late autumn as both sides were entangled with each other.
The first phase of Stone City's expansion was finally complete, but as for the outer walls and ravines, it was too late. For now, this was the only way. With the stone walls providing shelter, I felt quite safe.
This time, the height of the city wall was directly raised to five meters. Without a ladder, you can't climb up no matter what.
The large wooden houses started at the same time were completed faster, and the new stone city was more than enough to accommodate 2,000 residents.
As long as the construction of Stone City went smoothly and its ability to protect itself was enhanced, Ma Yue would feel at ease. All that remained was the final autumn harvest.
"How's Wu Qi doing?"
"It's going well. The expansion over there is going smoothly. A wooden wall is much easier to build than a stone city. There will be no problem accommodating a thousand people this winter." said the high priest.
"That's good." Ma Yue nodded. Since there are those annoying grassland cavalry on the prairie, the jungle branch becomes particularly important.
Is the permanent population of 1,000 there really temporary? Haha! No matter how powerful the grassland cavalry is, once they enter the forest, they will not be able to gallop because of the many trees that block their view.
Do you grassland cavalry dare to enter the forest?
The Bear Tribe's territory was quite good, with potential for further development of agriculture and animal husbandry. Since there were no more opportunities on the grasslands, it was imperative to increase development of the jungle division.
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