Chapter 388 An Accident Happened
"Everyone should know that after the spring, we will most likely face a massive invasion by lizardmen. There is basically no way to avoid this battle, and this will be our important weapon against the lizardmen when the time comes!"
Leading the team to the three-bow crossbow, Li Ce directly explained loudly to the fifty soldiers.
Of course, at this stage his knowledge of the three-bow crossbow was very limited. Fortunately, he did not intend to introduce the weapon. What he wanted to talk about was the arrangements for the soldiers.
"With weapons like this, if nothing goes wrong, we should be able to gather four before the spring. Each one will require six soldiers to operate, plus two backups, for a total of thirty-two people!"
Having said this, Li Ce paused.
"I'm sure you've figured it out by now. That's right, out of the fifty of you, this unit only needs thirty-two!"
"And the rules are very simple. The good ones are kept, and the bad ones are screened out!"
"Next, I will select six people to cooperate with the researchers and demonstrate to everyone how to operate this three-bow crossbow. Who wants to get on board?!"
As soon as this question was asked, a series of reports rang out.
Joining a new army is definitely better than being an ordinary soldier.
There is only one three-bow crossbow at the moment. Whether it is training or testing, everyone will take turns. If you stand out now, you can practice one more time, and there will be researchers to guide you. This is an advantage no matter how you think about it.
Looking at the soldiers who raised their hands enthusiastically, Li Ce smiled. How could he not see what these guys were thinking.
But it doesn't matter. Their army does not reject competition, as long as it is healthy competition.
"There are only six of you here, come on up! Everyone else, form a circle and watch carefully!"
Under Li Ce's arrangement, the demonstration of the new weapons began soon.
There are many mechanical designs here that amaze them. If there were no researchers to guide and explain them, they might not be able to understand them.
On this side, the operation training of the key weapon, the three-bow crossbow, is in full swing.
On the other side, Zhou Xu and Wang Dong, who arrived at Salt Lake Village, started their work after a short rest. After harvesting a large number of two-star populations, they entered the halftime break.
Just like that, some time passed quietly.
On this day, a messenger from the Black Moon Village came, anxiously requesting to see Zhou Xu, and presented him with the iron spear that he had previously enchanted at the forging department.
The moment he got the iron spear, Zhou Xu frowned.
Then his attention was focused on the tip of the gun which was engraved with ancient elven characters.
“Is this the spear that I blessed with power before?”
"Yes."
The messenger nodded immediately.
At this moment, he didn't even need to continue speaking, Zhou Xu already knew the other party's intention.
The power of the mantra he had previously bestowed on this iron spear disappeared! "Did anything happen in between?"
"Reporting to the leader, according to the forging minister, nothing happened. The iron spear has been placed on the weapon rack nearby. But when I went there this morning, I found that the iron spear suddenly lost its luster, so I quickly asked my subordinates to come and report the situation to the leader."
To say that it has lost its luster is actually an exaggeration.
In fact, this iron spear still glows coldly in the sunlight, but compared with the previous state blessed by the power of mantra, the difference is huge.
This will make them feel that they have suddenly lost their luster.
Regarding this situation, Zhou Xu didn't think that someone had secretly replaced the iron spears.
At this stage, this move makes no sense.
Putting this aside, the fact that he was able to use the 'Primary Weapon Blessing' at that time was effective meant that there was nothing wrong with his mantra and the ancient elven characters engraved on the iron spear.
So what is the problem? After much thought, the most likely problem is the material.
According to Silk, his silver steel sword was forged from a special metal called 'mithril' fused with steel.
[This 'mithril' is most likely the key point of the problem. At present, it feels like a magical material. ]
Thinking of this, Zhou Xu activated the mantra.
[Primary weapon blessing! 】
In an instant, the originally "dull" iron spear once again showed a sharp edge.
"Take this and rush to Grassland Village to find Silk as quickly as possible. Check if the effect of his Silver Steel Sword is still there. Then tell him about the Iron Spear and ask him if it's a problem with the 'Mithril'."
The messenger took the iron spear, confirmed the information with Zhou Xu and left quickly, riding his horse directly to the grassland at the fastest speed.
It is not yet noon, and if the messenger moves quickly enough, he should be able to reach the grassland village before dark.
The reason why we are so anxious is because this matter has such a huge impact.
This kind of weapon with ancient elven characters on it is not only laborious and time-consuming when carving the mold, but also requires great attention during the polishing stage after casting, which is very energy-consuming and affects efficiency.
Under this premise, if the enchanting effect cannot be maintained, is it necessary for the Forging Department to continue forging such enchanted weapons in large quantities?
Forging ordinary iron spears and swords can be even more efficient.
In this case, according to the current situation, the work of the forging department will undoubtedly have to be stopped until this matter is thoroughly understood.
But it doesn't mean they have to leave work.
At this stage, in order to prepare for battle against the large army of Lizardmen, their forging department is very busy. Even if they don't create enchanted weapons, they have to be busy making giant crossbows and arrows. As consumables, the loss is much greater than that of ordinary weapons.
After watching the messenger leave quickly, Zhou Xu fell into deep thought.
[Counting the time, it has been almost a week since I first enchanted this iron spear. In other words, under normal circumstances, the effect of this version of enchanted weapons can last for a week before completely dissipating...]
At this moment, a bad idea came to Zhou Xu's mind.
That is to treat enchanted weapons as some form of consumables and re-enchant them every week.
With this thought in mind, Zhou Xu glanced at Wang Dong standing beside him.
When Wang Dong noticed Zhou Xu's gaze, he took a deep breath for some reason.
"My intuition tells me that you have a bad idea, Chief."
“…”
It was not surprising that Wang Dong could guess this, because he was currently Zhou Xu's only certified 'Enchanter'.
Zhou Xu had explained the whole matter surrounding this work to him in detail.
In addition, when the messenger reported the situation to him just now, Zhou Xu did not avoid Wang Dong, so it was not difficult for Wang Dong to think of this.
"Anyway, I have to go back to Black Moon Village first to confirm some things before making any further decisions!"
(End of this chapter)
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