Chapter 106: Longbow

The next morning, the sun climbed out from behind the clouds, its rays spreading across the entire Flame Dragon Tribe.Su Bai slowly opened his black eyes, looking at the top of the Teepee. After blinking a few times, he silently thought. [System! Check in.]

[Ding! Check in successful.]

[Claim and open the Assistance Package.] Su Bai continued to mentally command.

[Ding! Assistance Package claimed.]

[Ding! Congratulations Host received Low Grade Assistance: one pocket watch.]

A pocket watch suddenly appeared in Su Bai’s hand. He brought it to his eyes to look at it and nodded. [This is great. Now I can tell the time.]

He got up and stretched, putting the pocket watch in his pocket. At this time, it was better not to let the people outside the Teepee know about it.

“Shaman, are you up?” Yu Ying was grilling dried meat by the fire pit.

“Good morning.” Su Bai looked around and asked, “Where’s Ah’Hua? Did she go out?”

“Ah’Hua went out early in the morning, saying she was going to train,” Yu Ying explained.

Su Bai nodded, picking up his toothbrush and toothpaste to start brushing his teeth. He muffledly said, “One strip of dried meat is enough for me. As for how much to grill, it depends on how much you want to eat.”

Early in the morning, he could not really eat anything too greasy. One strip to fill his stomach was enough, and he could always eat some berries later.

“Alright,” Yu Ying nodded.

Su Bai rinsed his mouth and wiped it, saying, “After eating, let’s go check on the chilli peppers.”

“I checked on the chilli peppers this morning. They’ve grown bigger.” Yu Ying smiled.

“Good, let’s go take a look later,” Su Bai said.

After quickly eating the dried meat, the two left the Teepee and headed towards the chilli pepper field.

Arriving at the chilli pepper field, looking at the growth of the chilli peppers, Su Bai said with satisfaction, “They are growing really well. They’ve grown so much in just a few days.”

The chilli peppers in the field had already grown to nearly ten centimetres, surpassing the growth rate on Earth. Usually, in these few days after planting, they would have just sprouted. It was impossible for them to grow to nearly ten centimetres within these few days.

“Shaman, at this rate, how long until we can eat the chilli peppers?” Yu Ying asked expectantly.

“By the looks of it, we should be able to eat them in about twenty days,” Su Bai estimated.

Yu Ying swung her pink fox tail excitedly as she exclaimed, “That’s great! The chilli sauce in the Teepee should last until then.”

Su Bai glanced at the sweet potatoes and found that their growth rate had also been accelerated, with new slips already extending.

He nodded with satisfaction and said, “It seems like soil here is great for growing plants.”

Originally, the sweet potatoes were estimated to take over a hundred days to grow, but at the current growth rate, it would take about fifty days at most.

“They’re really growing much faster than before. We should be able to eat them soon…” Yu Ying softly said.

Su Bai stood up and stretched, saying, “Okay. Now, let’s go to Uncle Gu Mu’s place. I need to see how things are coming along.”

“Okay.” Yu Ying followed closely behind.

Su Bai soon walked over to Gu Mu’s Teepee, where the latter was just outside whittling a wooden stick.

“Shaman, why have you come here?” Gu Mu immediately stopped his work and came to greet them.

“I just came to see how things are coming along,” Su Bai said.

“Shaman, half of the things you’ve asked for have been prepared. But, the stone mill isn’t ready yet,” Gu Mu reported.

Su Bai waved his hand, indicating it was not a problem. “The stone mill is more difficult to craft. Take your time. There’s no rush. You can present it to me in a few days.”

“Thank you, Shaman. I’ll definitely have it made in a few days’ time.” Gu Mu nodded and continued, “The other thing you entrusted me with has already been made.”

“Oh? Let me see.” Su Bai said expectantly.

Among the Animal Hide drawings he gave to Gu Mu, there was one which was the design for a bow and arrow. It was a very simple design but should get the job done.

It was a design for a longbow. In a primitive Tribe, such cold weapons were sufficient. Making swords was certainly not realistic, but bows and arrows could be made. The materials for the bow were easy to find, and arrows could be made with sharp bone spikes or sharpened stone tips.

Gu Mu turned and went into the Teepee, soon returning with a longbow. He handed it over with both hands, saying, “Shaman, please see if this is as you’ve requested.”

Su Bai took the longbow and examined it, nodding with satisfaction and praising, “Excellent. You’ve done a great job.”

The entire longbow was about one and a half metres long, with the back of the bow made from a single piece of bent wood. The overall look was very smooth.

“Shaman, is this thing called a bow and arrow very powerful?” Gu Mu asked, curious.

“Of course. You can hunt small wild animals without getting too close, and it’s also very powerful when used against people,” Su Bai said solemnly.

Gu Mu widened his eyes in surprise and asked, “Shaman, is this going to be used for hunting?”

“Yeah. It can also be used as a weapon to deal with the Black Snake Tribe,” Su Bai said in a heavier voice.

“Shaman, use this against the Black Snake Tribe?” Gu Mu could hardly believe his ears. “The Black Snake Tribe has several times more Totem Warriors than us. Wanting to confront them directly is not very realistic.”

Su Bai fiddled with the bow in his hand and continued, “With bows and arrows, things will be much more convenient.”

“Shaman, how do you use it?” Gu Mu curiously asked.

“Let’s go to an open area. Bring me some arrows, and you’ll see how it works,” Su Bai calmly said.

“Yes!” Gu Mu immediately brought a few arrows and followed. Sᴇaʀch* Thᴇ ɴovᴇlꜰirᴇ.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of nøvels early and in the highest quality.

Soon, the group came to a place without Teepees. Someone had also set up a wooden stake not far away.

“Shaman, does that piece of wood need to be placed so far out?” Gu Mu curiously asked.

“You’ll know in a moment.” Su Bai looked at the bowstring in his hand and asked, “By the way, what is the bowstring made out of?”

He noticed that the longbow’s string had very good elasticity and texture, with the ability to store a lot of elastic potential energy.

“It’s made from Ferocious Beast Tendons. It has excellent elasticity. When I saw your design, I thought this bow and arrow would definitely need to be elastic.” Gu Mu looked a bit excited and continued, “So, I’ve tried many materials, and finally found Ferocious Beast Tendons to be the best suited.”

“Let me try and see how it performs,” Su Bai said with satisfaction.

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