After supervising the fight between Carboxyl and his opponent, Chu walked over to Li Qing.
He had assumed that Li Qing and the others would be exhausted and drenched in sweat by now, given their physical abilities. However, upon seeing him come to supervise, they began to practice even more diligently. In fact, Li Qing, whom Chu had previously looked down upon, showed no signs of fatigue whatsoever.
"That's impressive," Chu nodded in satisfaction, praising, "You've done a great job. Keep up the good work and try to raise your strength by several levels in these three days!"
Li Qing didn't stop what he was doing. He took a breath and smiled at Chu, "Definitely!"
By shifting his power source from his hands to his legs, Li Qing could clearly feel that his physical fitness had improved, and he now felt almost no fatigue.
This movement may seem simple, but if done well, it can actually work the muscles in your legs, waist, and arms.
Chu circled around Li Qing's group for a short while, and finding no one slacking off, he turned back to supervise the battle. These were the people he had high hopes for, and they were the ones who could lay the foundation for victory once the battle started in three days. He wanted to train them as much as possible during this period.
Several warriors had already finished lifting the boulder a hundred times. They all breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground to rest. Li Qing, on the other hand, quickly finished lifting the boulder a hundred times as well. He gently placed the boulder on the ground, stretched his body, and relaxed his tense muscles. Unlike the others, he did not take advantage of this precious and short time to rest. Instead, he turned and walked towards the women in the tribe who were busy at work.
When training alongside Chu, Li Qing was like an innocent child, but here, he acted like a manager, walking around among the busy women with their heads down, finally stopping next to one of them.
The woman was wrapping a very rough cloth around the arrowhead. After making sure it was wrapped securely, she took a few drops of dark yellow liquid from a jar next to her and gently dabbed them onto the arrowhead. She was so focused on this action that Li Qing stood beside her for a long time before she noticed his presence. She looked up and asked ingratiatingly, "Did I do it right?"
Li Qing nodded: "Yes."
He took the already wrapped bow and arrows. "Let me try it out first."
The woman naturally wouldn't refuse, but asked with some disbelief, "Will doing this really make the arrow ignite?"
"Yes, the method is correct, but whether it will succeed depends on a demonstration."
Li Qing wasn't entirely sure either. The lard smeared on the arrowheads was definitely safe, but he wasn't sure if the cloth was truly flammable. After all, it was incredibly rough; just touching it made his hands feel prickly and uncomfortable. This was the main reason why, even though "cloth" existed in modern civilization, people in the tribe still wore grass clothes and skirts.
Let alone wearing it, just touching it is extremely uncomfortable. If you were to wear it, your whole body would itch terribly. Moreover, given its roughness, it would cause great harm to the private parts of both men and women.
Li Qing couldn't think of any other use for this fabric besides making "rockets".
That's right, the rocket.
The material used to make arrowheads is just stone, which may have a better texture, but it is still different from iron or steel.
Iron and steel can be used to make spears, swords, and other sharp weapons, but stone cannot. The nature of stone dictates that once it is ground into a thin material, it will inevitably shatter. Just like the bow and arrow in Li Qing's hand, the Black Wind Tribe has already done a great job in making it to this extent, but this level of damage is far from enough. To kill a level one warrior, it would take at least two or three arrows, and for warriors of higher ranks, it would take even more. Li Qing couldn't stand this level of damage, which is why he wanted to see if this bow and arrow could be used in conjunction with fire. If successful, the bow and arrow's lethality would increase several times over, while also increasing the user's margin for error, making killing much easier.
That's why, before leaving the tribe, Li Qing shared these "novel ideas" in his mind with Chu, the chief, and others, asking them to pass them on to the women in the tribe so they could try making them. He would then come back and test the results. These were all very simple things, and there was no question of whether or not one could do them. It's just that people in this era had never thought that they could play like this.
Give me flint.
"I'll do it."
The woman was very proactive, skillfully striking a small flame. "Come on, try putting the arrow on it?"
Li Qing thanked him and placed the arrow on a small ball of flame.
Whoosh!
To Li Qing's surprise, this fabric, though seemingly rough, was extremely flammable. The arrowheads coated with lard caught fire instantly!
Seeing the flames rise, Li Qing exclaimed excitedly, "Great, that's it!"
"The flames are quite large!"
The woman's eyes widened in disbelief. Pointing at the flame on the arrowhead, she imagined, "This is incredible! Those brats from the Black Wind Tribe can't withstand this!"
No matter how strong one's physical cultivation is, it is still afraid of fire. With fire, the Red Flower Tribe can better make up for its disadvantages against the Black Wind Tribe.
Another woman, who was also fiddling with a bow and arrow, clapped her hands and said, "Now we're much safer at night. Those wild beasts are terrified of fire. If they dare to come, we'll teach them a lesson!"
"But there are no wild animals left near the tribe..."
Li Qing: "Stop, stop! Let's not talk about these sad topics anymore. See? I told you my method worked. You all do a good job. In three days, we'll show the Black Wind Tribe how powerful we are!"
Gently blow out the flame on the arrowhead and return the bow and arrow to the woman. "After the arrowhead cools down, wrap it again with a layer of cloth and lard. Oh, by the way, it's autumn now, the weather is just right, so there's no need to 'maintain' them specially. Just leave them in the tribe, take good care of them, and don't lose them."
"I understand," the woman said gratefully. "Is your training over there finished?"
Li Qing said, "No, it's just time for my break. I just came to check on things during my break."
"oh."
Looking towards Chu's group, Li Qing saw that the people who had been resting earlier had already stood up and were preparing for a new round of training. He quickly said to the woman, "The rest time should be almost over. I'll go back to training now. Just follow this method; you can't go wrong!"
"Okay, go ahead, we can handle things here. You young men need to get stronger, like Chu would be best!" The woman gave Li Qing a knowing smile. "Maizi, you're too thin. I can't entrust my daughter to you with peace of mind."
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