Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 142 Fifth-grade Naqi, an arrow that can track
June [-]th.

Ear seed.

In the cottage deep in Daze Mountain, the people currently living in the cottage are people from several villages outside Pingting County, that is, the family members of the first batch of Shenyongwei, who are also called the direct descendants of Master Chen Xian by later generations.

Sun Meng, Lu Yuan and other warriors, as well as the craftsmen's families, also live in the village and are protected.

Those who joined later were all arranged in the city.

Among the 300 garrison prisoners of war trained by Gao Ming, more than [-] of them with excellent training results have been officially added to the Shen Yong Guard to fill the gap.

Behind the cottage.

A sharp arrow shot out of the string, like a streak of brown lightning, and shot heavily into the pine tree a hundred steps away.

"Snapped"

In an instant, there was only a crisp sound of the tree splitting, and then there was a roar, and the waist-thick pine tree fell down, raising a puff of dust and smoke.

[Name: Chen Mo. 】

【Age: 17. 】

[Skill: Ziyang Huayuan Gong (Proficiency 121.8/10000). 】

[Realm: Accepting Qi (Fifth Grade). 】

[Strength: 712+36. 】

[Skills: Big Sun Strike (Elementary 397288/5000000), Cloud Chasing Arrow (Elementary 4828/5000). 】

"Okay." The moment the tree fell, a cheer sounded from behind Chen Mo.

"Master Chen's amazing shot!"

"Master Chen is mighty!"

"Good shot."

Hu Qiang, Hu Zhiyong and other nearly three hundred archers stared at Chen Mo with admiration.

Chen Mo put down his strong bow, and someone next to him stepped forward to take it. He breathed out lightly: "This is the Wind Chasing Arrow. Everyone, learn it well. If you encounter something that you don't know how to do, ask Captain Hu. If Captain Hu also No, just let him ask me."

After this period of training, [-] archers were selected from nearly [-] brave guards.

Ten days ago, Chen Mo first taught the Wind Chasing Arrow to five people including Hu Qiang, Hu Zhiyong, and Hu Tie. Three days ago, Chen Mo taught the Wind Chasing Arrow to all the archers.

Chen Mo didn't expect them to succeed in practicing, but if they could master some of the skills of the Wind Chasing Arrow, they would be able to increase their accuracy a lot, which would be helpful for killing enemies in the future.

"No." Everyone shouted in unison.

"Keep practicing." Chen Mo saw Wang Ping coming over with Zhang Xiaolou, the chief engineer of the arsenal, the same shopkeeper Zhang who had made two Tang knives for him before.

After the arsenal was built, Chen Mo promoted him to chief engineer, responsible for all the craftsmen in the arsenal, with a monthly salary of [-] yuan.

The reason why it is so high is because Zhang Xiaolou previously opened a blacksmith shop with a net profit of nearly ten dollars per month.

Of course, a master with such skills needs to be hired at a high price.

"But has the Mingguang Armor been built?" Chen Mo looked at the dozen or so people following Wang Ping, each holding a tray.

"Exactly, the county magistrate is really good at knowing things." Zhang Xiaolou flattered Chen Mo.

Wang Ping on the side said with great pain: "County Magistrate, this whole set of armor costs nearly forty pieces. Spending so much money is such a waste."

After becoming the clerk of the government office, Wang Ping changed his title of Chen Mo from Chen Xianshi to county magistrate, and the same was true for Zhao Daoxian.

He is in charge of the county's financial power, but he is well aware of every expenditure. Just making a pair of armor costs nearly forty guan. His blood is dripping. How much food can this buy? ah.

In terms of strategy, he had no foresight. He did not think that if the soldiers wore this armor, they might be able to save one life and kill a few more people. What he thought was that if the people wearing the armor were killed by the enemy, the armor would not It was taken away by the enemy, what a waste.

"Forty guan." Chen Mo was also surprised by the cost. If he wanted all the members of the Divine Warrior to wear it, he would have to spend [-] guan.

"Find someone to put it on and let me see." Chen Mo said.

Wang Ping called a brave guard and asked two people to help him put it on.

Because the Mingguang Armor has too many accessories, including sixteen accessories such as a crown, a shoulder blade, a neck protector, a shoulder cape, a chest plate, an arm guard, a greaves, and an abdominal mirror armor, it is impossible to wear it by yourself. .

Soon, with the help of the two men, the Warrior Guard soldiers finished putting on the Mingguang Armor.

Although this Mingguang Armor is still an experimental product and has not been painted, it is already very beautiful, much more handsome than the plate armor they captured before. The most important thing is that almost all parts of the body are covered, some fatal parts, All used iron.

"Take a few steps and let me see." Chen Mo knew that if he wanted to evaluate whether a piece of armor was good or not, he had to first look at whether it was difficult for the soldier to put it on and walk in, and whether the joints moved smoothly, and secondly, its defensive properties.

Soldiers can feel the heaviness brought by the armor, but it is not difficult to walk in.

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows and said, "Run a few laps and let me take a look."

A school ground was built on the mountain, which is an open space. Gao Ming usually brings his soldiers here for training.

While the soldiers were running, Chen Mo asked how heavy the armor was.

"The whole set is 31 pounds in total." Zhang Xiaolou replied.

The book records that ordinary leather armor weighs ten kilograms, and the garrison's plate armor weighs about this. If it weighs more than twenty kilograms, it can be called heavy armor.

Of course, calling it heavy armor does not mean that it is inappropriate for soldiers to wear it. After all, there are armors weighing more than fifty kilograms. According to Gao Ming, the infantry armor worn by the Qingzhou Army weighed sixty kilograms, but this kind of Infantry armor could only be worn by the soldiers at that time.

In short, if the armor weighs more than twenty pounds, its defensive properties are considered good. "Can this weight be reduced?" Chen Mo said.

"If you want to reduce the number, you can only reduce the accessories." Zhang Xiaolou said.

Chen Mo thought for a while and decided to ask someone to call Gao Ming. In this regard, he was a layman and had to ask someone who knew.

Gao Ming was training in the village. When he learned that Chen Mo was looking for him, he ran over without stopping.

At the same time, soldiers wearing Mingguang armor were sitting and squatting.

Generally speaking, the stretchability of Mingguang Armor is pretty good.

After Gao Ming calmed down for a while, Chen Mo asked him to try on the Mingguang Armor and gave him some suggestions.

After Gao Ming tried it for the first time, his eyes were a little bright, and he said: "Master Chen Xian, the protection of this armor is simply great. It is the best protection among all the armors I have ever seen. It is even better than the walking armor." Not only that, but it also has extremely high elasticity and toughness.”

Obviously, Gao Mingdu is very satisfied with this set of Mingguang Armor.

"What improvements are there?" Chen Mo asked.

"I think this armor uses too much iron, which is easy to rust and has high maintenance costs. We can use red copper as the main material with iron leaves sandwiched inside. This will make it stronger and lighter." Gao Ming thought. After thinking about it, he said.

"Quick, write it down." Chen Mo looked at Zhang Xiaolou.

"County Chief, red copper is more expensive than pig iron. If red copper is used, the cost will increase a lot." Wang Ping reminded.

"We'll talk about the cost later. Let's build it first and see." Since he wanted to build a strong army, he was wondering how to build it.

"But this..." Wang Ping had a bitter look on his face. He didn't know how expensive oil and rice were before he became a rich man. Now he wished he could break a copper coin in half and spend it.

"Master Chen Xian, I remember that Xia Lin has red copper mines. Didn't we join the Tianshi Army? Maybe we can ask them for some." Gao Ming said.

Before Chen Mo could speak, Wang Ping scolded: "Instructor Gao, forget it, those bastards don't regard us as their own people at all. Originally, the coarse salt we imported from Yuan Youchun was [-] cents per catty, but now This bastard raised the price and raised the price to sixty cents. If they knew that we needed red copper, I'm afraid they would raise the price again."

"Oh, there is another matter." He was in charge of different things. Gao Ming didn't know about the increase in the price of coarse salt, but he knew that the main source of income in the county was the refining of coarse salt into refined salt. He worriedly said: "Master Chen Xian, this Will it have any impact on us?"

Gao Ming now truly regards himself as a member of the village. During these days in the village, he feels that he is living like a human being and can be respected and admired by others.

When they were in the Qingzhou Army, the people privately called them Qiu Ba.

Since some of the Qingzhou Army were border troops, some even called them thieves and soldiers, and they did not feel any respect at all.

So much so that sometimes he doesn't feel the meaning of protecting his family and country.

"It won't affect it for the time being." Chen Mo said, at this price, they can still make a profit, but the other party's behavior is disgusting, and he is worried that the price will increase in the future.

"It's strange to say, why haven't the Heavenly Master's troops gone south yet? They've stayed long enough, it's already June." Gao Ming asked doubtfully.

"If you want to go south, you have to capture Fengzhou, and if you want to capture Fengzhou, you have to cross the river. I guess they are building ships. This cannot be completed in a short time." Chen Mo said.

After occupying Pingting County, Chen Mo got a relatively simple map in the Yamen. If he wanted to go south, he had to cross the river.

"Then why don't they go around and take the overland route to the south?" Wang Ping interjected.

"Then they will have to take a detour, and if someone cuts off their retreat and cuts off their supplies, it will be completely over." Gao Ming said.

"I'll send Hu Qiang to contact Xia Lin. As long as it's lower than the market price, we'll take it." Seeing that the topic was getting too far, Chen Mo quickly stopped.

"No." Wang Ping and others said.

After Wang Ping and others retreated, Chen Mo continued to shoot arrows.

[The number of arrows shot +1, the experience of chasing cloud arrows +1. 】

Chen Mo carried a quiver on his back, which contained hundreds of arrows. This way, he did not need to pick the arrows back up after shooting, which could save a lot of time.

Soon, the experience of Chasing Cloud Arrow came (Junior level 5000/5000.)
A group of majestic memories poured into Chen Mo's mind. In his memory, he saw the same young man who was practicing swordsmanship under the waterfall. The young man was standing on the top of a towering mountain, holding a strong bow. , practicing archery against the white clouds in the distance day after day.

The white clouds were not stationary, but moving, and they could even dodge the young man's arrows.

One day, the young man succeeded in his studies, and the arrows he shot could actually be tracked, but the tracking distance was a bit short.

[Name: Chen Mo. 】

【Age: 17. 】

[Skill: Ziyang Huayuan Gong (Proficiency 121.8/10000). 】

[Realm: Accepting Qi (Fifth Grade). 】

[Strength: 712+56. 】

[Skills: Big Sun Strike (Elementary 397288/5000000), Cloud Chasing Arrow (Intermediate 0/50000). 】

Chen Mo used the Cloud Chasing Arrow and locked onto a dragonfly that landed on a vine fifty steps away. Then he charged up and deliberately deflected the arrow when he shot it.

But who would have imagined that the arrow that was shot out actually made corrections on its own, and finally nailed the dragonfly on the cane to the tree.

This is the effect brought by the Cloud Chasing Arrow, locking and tracking.

Just like the magic-breaking sword technique at that time, it could cut out the sword energy.

Chen Mo nocked the arrow again. This time, he locked the target a hundred steps away. When he shot out, he deflected it again, but this time, the arrow was not corrected.

He missed the target.

(End of this chapter)