The Wizard's Journey Begins in a Courtyard House

Chapter 125 A Born Sharpshooter

Chapter 125 A Born Sharpshooter

Feeling that he now possessed enough knowledge to support his own bow and arrow crafting, Asphalt left the library.

He first went back into the space to have lunch, and then left the space again.

Now that we've decided to forge bows and arrows, the first thing we need to do is prepare the necessary materials:

After much deliberation, Li Qin finally decided to create a modern composite bow.

Modern composite bows are more complex in construction than ordinary bows and arrows.

Its main components are divided into:

Upper pulley (drop wheel), upper bow arm, bow handle, bowstring slide, bowstring shock absorber, arrow rest, handle, main string, auxiliary string, bow arm mount

Lower bow arm, positioning button, lower slide wheel (power wheel), bow plate damping system, string stop;

Its most distinctive feature is the use of pulleys to achieve a labor-saving effect.

It is precisely because of its complexity that more materials are needed to make an excellent composite bow.

The materials needed include aluminum blocks, fibers, wood, bones, cow horns, tendons, glue made from animal hides or connective tissue, silk, and raw lacquer.

Aluminum block: Used to make the bow body, providing physical structural support for the bow.

Fibers: Typically, 20 fibers are woven into the bowstring to provide the bow with elasticity and tension.

Wood: A mixture of wood or bone is used to make long strips for bow construction.

Bones: Used to make particularly short composite bows as weapons for mounted archers.

Ox horn: made into thin sheets and attached to the front of the bow arm to increase the bow's elasticity.

Beef tendon: It is attached to the back of the bow arm and can withstand a lot of tension.

Glue made from animal hides or connective tissues: used to bond tendons, horns, and bones; commonly used types include deer glue, horse glue, cow glue, and rat glue.

Fish maw, with fish maw being the best.

Silk: Used to wrap around the bow arms to further reinforce the tendons, corners, and trunk.

Raw lacquer: Applied to the surface of the bow arm, its purpose is to waterproof and moisture-proof.

The selection and processing of these materials follow specific procedures to ensure the bow's performance and durability.

For example, the placement and quantity of horn and sinew affect the bow's elasticity and power, while the use of raw lacquer and silk enhances the bow's waterproofness and durability. After a brief period of thought, Li Qin roughly categorized these materials.

He intends to hire a steel mill for the metal materials.

There's a lot of scrap metal in the steel rolling mill. Li Qin could easily collect some quietly and then reprocess it into the metal materials he needs within his spatial dimension.

As for wood, or other materials that exist in nature, he obtains them directly from the real world;

For example, he can obtain wood, bones, cow horns, cow tendons, animal hides, or glue made from connective tissue by Apparating to the nearby mountains.

If it's not available in the area near Beijing, you can go to more distant places to get it.

You should know that these days he has summoned countless birds, exploring this world without stopping for a moment.

Now more areas have been illuminated, along with Li Qin's increased magic power level and Apparition level.

Now he can teleport to increasingly farther distances.

Obtaining some materials is not difficult.

As for the final industrially synthesized materials, Li Qin planned to purchase them directly with his own money.

Anyway, the materials for this part are all common items that can be bought everywhere;

For example: raw lacquer.

Having made up his mind, Li Qin immediately took action.

With the teleportation spell at his disposal and plenty of money, he quickly gathered all the materials needed to make the composite bow.

The next step, naturally, was to take action.

If Li Qin were to manufacture it bit by bit, it would naturally take a lot of time and would be prone to problems.

But Li Qin wasn't so rigid.

He accomplished the entire process using magic spells.

It is not only efficient, but also error-free.

In a short time, a highly modern composite bow was produced.

Li Qin tried it out and found it to be very easy to use.

The next step is to inscribe alchemical runes on the composite bow, combine them with magic spells, and forge it into an alchemical artifact.

The Wizarding World also has weapons similar to bows and arrows, such as the crossbow used by Hagrid.

It's actually just a simple alchemical item.

Although crossbows and composite bows are very different, they also have some similarities.

Using crossbows as a reference and combining his understanding of alchemy, Li Qin attempted to design a set of alchemical runes suitable for composite bows.

Using the information analysis ability of the divine being, Li Qin deduced his idea many times and finally completed it.

Robust, resilient, lightweight, lock-in, acceleration...

To prevent any unexpected interference, Li Qin took the composite bow into the control room in the courtyard.

When he built the courtyard in the space, he thought he might conduct some magical experiments or alchemy here.

Therefore, a room was specifically designated as the operating room.

This room is inscribed with many runes. Once activated, it will not only ensure that the inside does not affect the outside, but also that the outside cannot interfere with the inside.

In this way, he can devote himself to alchemy.

This was actually Li Qin's first real alchemy attempt.

Previously, whether he was crafting storage rings or secret leather cases, he had readily available inherited knowledge. As long as he followed the instructions, he could succeed without any unexpected incidents.

But this time, apart from referring to some knowledge about crossbows, he did everything else on his own.

Runes, sorting....

That's why Li Qin attaches so much importance to it.

It has to be said that the divine power is really very strong. Although its current level is still very low, it can still provide Li Qin with considerable help.

With the help of the divine power's immense computational capabilities, Li Qin spent several hours successfully completing the inscription of the runes.

What was originally an ordinary composite bow has now been transformed into a magical artifact.

Or rather, alchemical weapons.

Looking at the composite bow covered with mysterious patterns in his hand, Li Qin's face was full of joy;

He was not only delighted that the item was successfully crafted, but also delighted that through this experience he gained a deeper understanding of alchemy.

"Next, we'll look at the experimental results."

Li Qin took the newly made composite bow and went directly to the courtyard.

He casually used his Transfiguration to create a fixed target, and then transformed it into an arrow.

"!"

Although Li Qin had never studied archery, his movements when drawing a bow and shooting an arrow were fluid and seamless.

Most importantly, he had already shot through the target twenty or thirty meters away with a single arrow.

The arrow then penetrated three inches into the courtyard wall.

Seeing this, a look of satisfaction flashed across Li Qin's face.

Despite having never used a bow and arrow before, Li Qin's outstanding performance was certainly not due to any special talent.

It was because he activated the runes on the composite bow while shooting the arrow.

Therefore, he can easily draw the composite bow and hit the target without even needing to aim too much.

Otherwise, given Li Qin's current physical strength, he would have some difficulty even drawing the composite bow.

Not to mention hitting the target.

It can only be said that magic truly deserves to be called a symbol of miracles.