The Rise of Primitive Tribes Farming

Chapter 124 Shields and Bows

After the sacrifice, the next day, those new totem warriors were all driven to open up wasteland as before.

Opening up wasteland in a snowy day will not only help new totem warriors get acquainted with the power of the totem, but also benefit the tribe's production next year. It can be said to be a great thing.

The task of leading those new totem warriors to open up wasteland was handed over to Yan, while Yun, Baicao, and Lie, except for taking turns patrolling the tribe, were all dragged to the carpentry workshop by Chen Bei.

Ever since the Mang tribe was attacked by other tribes for the first time, Chenbei has always wanted to improve the weapons and equipment in the tribe, but he has been busy with basic necessities of life, so he has no time to improve.

Now, the food in the tribe is sufficient, and Chen Bei can finally free up his hands to do other things.

Like other tribes, the Mang tribe used extremely primitive weapons, except for stone tools and bone tools, and mainly knives and spears, and even very few bows and arrows.

Although these primitive stone tools and bone tools are simple to make, their lethality is very poor and they have no defense ability.

Therefore, Chenbei wanted to upgrade the tribe's weapons and equipment while there was nothing to do in winter.

The first thing to do is a shield for protection.

This is also the easiest thing to make in Chenbei's limited knowledge reserve.

In the carpentry workshop, everyone was listening carefully to Chen Bei's explanation.

"This thing is called a shield." Chen Bei took out a piece of animal skin, on which was drawn the front and back sides of a rectangular shield.

"It can be made of wood, bamboo, and rattan, and then covered with raw animal skins. It can also be square or round, and each has its own advantages."

"As for the beast's head on it, it's used to frighten people."

"The shield can resist the enemy's attack. For example, if someone cuts you with a knife, if you don't have a shield, you can only dodge or be cut. But with a shield, you can use the shield to block his knife."

"I plan to use wooden boards, bamboo, and rattan to make some round and square shields, so that everyone can choose the shield that suits them, and it can greatly improve their strength in battle."

"It's probably like this, Gen, can you make it?"

The carpenter looked at the shield painting on the animal skin, nodded, and said, "Yes."

"Okay, let's do it then."

Chenbei brought a lot of rattan, bamboo chips, wooden boards, cowhide, as well as animal brushes and paints.

The carpenter took his apprentices and began to make shields.

The first thing to be made was a wooden rectangular shield covered with a piece of raw wild boar skin.

"Yun, come and try chopping."

"Okay." Yun took out his stone knife, eager to try.

Holding a shield in his left hand and a bone knife in his right, Chen Bei stood in front of Yun.

"Boss, I'm here."

Yun held a stone knife, rushed forward a few steps, and stabbed Chen Bei with one knife.

"Tuk!"

Chen Bei raised the shield and blocked it in front of the stone knife. The stone knife cut on the shield and made a dull sound.

Yun looked at the shield, and saw that although the stone knife penetrated the wild boar skin, it did not penetrate the wood. This thing was harder to cut through than he had imagined.

And Chen Bei, taking advantage of the stone he chopped on the shield, took a step forward, and the bone knife was already on Yun's neck.

"See, this is the difference between having a shield and not having a shield. It can block you at a critical moment, or even several times."

Yun was a little unconvinced, and said: "If I use the power of the totem to chop it down with all my strength, this thing will definitely be cut through."

Chen Bei put away the bone knife and said, "Then what if I don't cover it with wild boar skin, but three layers of bison skin? What if I don't use a wooden board, but a bone board ground from animal bones?"

"This……"

Yun's heart was shocked. If it was true what Chen Bei said, even a totem warrior would have a hard time cutting through it. Even if he cut through it, he wouldn't be able to split the entire shield.

Others' eyes lit up when they heard this. This shield does seem to be very useful.

For totem warriors of similar strength, there is a big difference between having a shield and not having a shield, and that may directly determine life and death.

Chen Bei put down the shield and said: "In the future, I will draw some apprentices from various workshops to form a weapon workshop, specializing in the production of various weapons needed by the tribe."

Everyone nodded. With the expansion of the tribe, the number of weapons needed increased sharply. Stone workshops, bone workshops, and wood workshops were too busy to make living utensils and weapons.

The weapons made by most people in the tribe are poor, and they are not easy to use, so it is still necessary to set up a workshop dedicated to making weapons.

In the next few days, Chen Bei tried bamboo shields and rattan shields again, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

After the shield, Chen Bei asked the carpenter to try to make bows and arrows.

The Mang tribe has primitive bows and arrows, but they are very simple, not very powerful, and their accuracy is relatively poor.

For example, Xian, who is the most talented in archery in the tribe, spent a lot of time making a bow according to his own usage habits, but the power is not particularly strong, and he can only shoot at the prey's eyes and other vital points to cause relatively large damage. force.

In the final analysis, the technology is still too poor, and the bows made cannot withstand the huge strength of the totem warriors, so they cannot play a big role.

Bows and arrows are less effective when facing rough-skinned and thick-skinned prey such as wild boars.

A really good bow is extremely cumbersome to make, and it is impossible for a half-hearted person like Chen Bei to remember all of them. He only remembers a part, and can only look forward to improving slowly in the future.

In order to make bows and arrows, Chenbei deliberately found the totem warrior "Xian".

Xian brought the bow tires he made, as well as some semi-finished arrows.

Chen Bei said to Xian: "I don't know much about making bows and arrows. I can only tell you what I remember."

"First of all, the inner wall of this bow needs to be pasted with animal horns. It can be cow horns or other horns. After polishing, it is roasted with fire to soften it, and then it is stuck with isinglass, and the outer wall is wrapped with animal tendons."

"Then wrap a thin thread around the outside, so that the bow can withstand greater force."

"As for the arrow, you have already put feathers on it, so I won't say much, just make it straight."

"It's probably like this. I only know so much. You follow what I said and try a little more. It should be much better than your current bow."

"If you succeed, the tribe will give you a satisfactory reward. At that time, I will also find some people with archery talent to learn from you. These people will be under your control."

After listening to Chen Bei's words, Xian said excitedly: "Don't worry, leader, I will make it successfully."

Chen Bei nodded with a smile, and said: "Xian, I believe in you, do it well."

Afterwards, Chen Bei left Xian's house, and after leaving the room, he felt guilty for a while, because the method he told Xian was actually just a general idea, and he needed to explore the details by himself.

Fortunately, Chen Bei has long been used to this mode, and the people in the tribe often surprise him. This time, it should be the same, right?

　Thanks to the book friend "Zhang Ziwang" for the 200 book coins.

　　Thanks to the book friend "Dunxiang" for the 100 book coins.

　　Thanks to the book friend "Ahahahadong" for the 100 book coins.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)