Douluo: The Second Young Master of the Spirit Hall, Becoming a God through Studying

Chapter 9 Compound Bow - Armor-piercing Arrow

Qian Yucheng came to the library again. It was rare for him to read a book, but instead spread a piece of paper on the desk.

Ling Yuan also came in at this time, holding high-precision measuring tools, fine drawing pens (pencils), and a paint palette for coloring.

These products come from Gengxin City, and similar tools are no worse than those pens from Blue Star!

"Second Young Master, everything you want is ready!"

She gently placed the things on the shelf on the right side of Qian Yucheng and looked at him with some curiosity.

The second young master is not reading today, but planning to practice painting?

Instead of wasting time like this, you might as well think more about choosing a suitable soul beast.

Qian Yucheng didn't say anything. After looking at Ling Yuan, he picked up the paintbrush.

After picking up the pen, he became extremely focused, which made Ling Yuan stunned for a moment.

"Second Young Master, you have a special charm. I..."

She was a woman who practiced cultivation all day long and didn't pay attention to matters between men and women, but she was attracted to the other party in an instant!
I can only say that men are really handsome when they focus on something!
What’s more, Qian Yucheng is a handsome middle-aged man with a high appearance value and never aging!

Qian Yucheng did not pay attention to Ling Yuan's changes, but concentrated on sketching on the paper.

With just a few strokes, he created a structural diagram of a portrait of a woman.

Then, he began to add details, hairstyle, facial features, limbs, clothes...

In twenty minutes, he finished a sketch of a woman.

After finishing the painting, he looked at Ling Yuan and said, "Elder Ling Yuan, what do you think of my painting?"

Ling Yuan walked up to him curiously and looked at the portrait.

“This…is this me?!”

She didn't expect that the person drawn by the other party was actually herself!
However, this way of painting is really unique. It is a way of painting that I have never seen before.

The characters on the paper are so lifelike, it's magical!

"Second Young Master, your painting skills are even better than those of the royal painters of the two empires!"

She couldn't help but praise.

Qian Yucheng laughed and said, "It's just a trivial trick. I haven't written for a long time, but I didn't expect that I haven't made any progress!"

He added: "You can take this painting as a souvenir."

This portrait is just for practice. If my painting skills don't deteriorate, I can start drawing and designing.

Ling Yuan picked up the portrait and put it into his own storage soul guide.

Qian Yucheng spread out a piece of paper again and picked up the ruler and circle drawing tool from the shelf.

The rough shape he drew was a bow, but it looked nothing like the bows used in the army!
There are things similar to wheels at both ends of this bow!

Ling Yuan looked at this preliminary structure and became even more confused. Is this a bow?
Why is it different from what I saw?!

The fifth worshiper, Elder Guangling, his bow and arrow is also different from this one!

As for the soul masters with bow and arrow martial spirits that I have seen, their spirits are either recurved or compound types.

I've never seen one with wheels like this before!
The thing that Qian Yucheng drew is a compound bow!
This kind of thing was a powerful weapon in the era of cold weapons!
Of course, there is a more powerful weapon - the compound crossbow!

Of course, this kind of weapon can only be developed after the compound bow is developed.

Releasing this kind of weapon all of a sudden can easily lead others to engage in imaginary behavior.

Common long-range attack weapons in Douluo World are recurve bows, crossbows, and javelins.

Every time soul beasts launch a beast tide attack on human cities, the first two waves of soul beasts that go into battle are all low-level soul beasts less than 200 years old who are ready to die.

The purpose is to consume the number of human bows and arrows, and then the third attack will easily allow approaching the city.

The purpose achieved by the two is very interesting: the human side will not dispatch soul masters above the Soul Venerable level, and the soul beasts will not send soul beasts over 1000 years old to participate in the battle!

Therefore, this is undoubtedly very painful for those civilians.

The nobles of the two empires will definitely not care about the lives of ordinary people. As long as their rule is stable, there is no loss in sacrificing some civilians!
It is a polygamous system anyway, and having more children will compensate them with two gold soul coins every month, so they are not worried about the population problem at all!

In addition, the empire will award medals of honor to soldiers who died in the battle against the beast tide, and their descendants who awaken their martial spirits can enter the Junior Soul Master Academy with two-thirds of their tuition reduced.

Under this policy, the population of the two empires was maintained at a sufficient level.

But no one knows the pain of losing a loved one, the sadness only falls on ordinary families!
To resist the beast tide, ordinary people would have a chance of death!
The Spirit Hall also has its own defense force, which is also composed of civilians from all over the place.

He is not a so-called saint, but he just wants to reduce some sadness for these ordinary families.

Other weapons do not need to be passed on. Once the human weapon state is too strong, the soul beast will suffer great damage.

Before artificial spirit rings are developed, a balance must be maintained between humans and spirit masters!
And no one knows whether the gods in the upper world will interfere with this development.

The hidden weapons recorded in Xuantian Baolu all belong to the category of cold weapons. Considering the civilization situation of Douluo Continent, the gods certainly won't care.

We cannot rule out the selfishness of the gods in the divine world. After all, the original drama evolved into a battle between faiths, and the battle between the two gods was a fierce one.

Qian Yucheng wanted to let this weapon spread from the Spirit Hall to take its reputation to a higher level!

Every year, the Spirit Hall helps soul masters from all over the mainland to awaken their spirits. As long as they are certified by the Spirit Hall, they can receive soul coin subsidies before becoming a Soul Master. This makes the Spirit Hall have a very good reputation among civilian soul masters!

The two empires and other sects also have their own systems, but they are only for their own use.

The awakening of civilians’ martial spirits has nothing to do with them.

If the Spirit Hall promotes this kind of weapon, it will gain more support from civilians!

Even the two great empires could not gain such people's hearts!
This may allow the Spirit Hall to recruit more potential talents and ensure that the heritage will last forever!

The people are in favor of the situation, and Qian Yucheng wants to see how those guys plan to overthrow the Spirit Hall in the future!

In fifteen minutes, he had completed the complete shape of the compound bow.

It would be useless to have a bow without arrows, so he continued to draw matching arrows.

Armor-piercing arrow!
Compound bow!
After he finished drawing, Ling Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Second Master, what kind of bow did you draw?"

"This is called a compound bow. Even someone with little strength can pull it!"

"At a distance of fifty meters, he never misses a target!"

Qian Yucheng put down the pen and spoke slowly.

Compound bow?
This name felt unfamiliar to Ling Yuan, as she had never heard of this type of bow.

"People with little strength can pull it apart. Is it caused by the wheels at both ends?"

Although she didn't understand why this effect occurred, it must have a lot to do with the two extra wheels!

"Yes, this is a gear. It can make archery more convenient and reduce the effort required to maintain the bow."

After Qian Yucheng finished speaking, he briefly explained to her the principle structure of the compound bow.

Ling Yuan looked at the blueprint and didn't expect that this weapon would be so powerful.

If an ordinary person is equipped with this kind of weapon, he can probably kill a great soul master by sneak attack!

If an ordinary person can find the weakness of a hundred-year-old soul beast, he should be able to kill it easily with this armor-piercing arrow.

Ling Yuan looked at him and asked, "Second Young Master, if this kind of arrow can carry soul power, wouldn't it be more powerful?!"

"If it is a soul master below the Soul Sect level, then this weapon should not be a problem against soul beasts within a thousand years."

"The arrow is attached with soul power, so the armor-breaking effect should be better and the penetration power will be stronger!"

"But the specific effect will only be known after the finished product is made."

Qian Yucheng also had no idea what changes would occur when the compound bow was paired with a soul master.

After all, he designed it from the perspective of ordinary people.

Attaching soul power is equivalent to enchanting the arrow. The power will have to wait until the finished product is tested!
Ling Yuan asked again: "Second Young Master, you only have drawings, do you have any specific parts?"

"Look, you're in a hurry again, aren't you? I haven't even finished drawing yet!"

"I'll design its specific parts right now!"

After Qian Yucheng finished speaking, he took out a new piece of paper and began to design the specific parts of the compound bow!
Seeing how serious he was, Ling Yuan stood in the distance, watching him quietly as he created.

An hour later, Qian Yucheng twisted his sore neck and rubbed his eyes.

Looking at the parts on the drawing, he took a deep breath.

"It's done. Now we need to find a craftsman to make the parts!"

He was very satisfied with the design this time, and it was no exaggeration to say that it was completed in one go.

Ling Yuan asked, "Second Young Master, should we take this thing to the chief priest now?"

Qian Yucheng shook his head: "No, assemble the finished product and show it to father!"

A picture can't explain everything. Only the finished product can convince others.

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(End of this chapter)