Volume 1: The Empire in the Morning Chapter 193: Yuan Thirteen Arrows
In the corner, Ning Que was awakened by the sound of a thunderous hammer, and then was knocked unconscious again by the violent sound ejected from the tip of the hammer. He vaguely heard the vague sounds of thunder and rain, and soft laughter in the dim world that seemed like a dream but not a dream.
I don't know how long it took, but he woke up while rubbing his eyes and found that he was still leaning against the wall of the blacksmith's room. The fire not far away was suppressed by the earth. The room was no longer hot and there was no one left.
Rubbing his aching shoulders, he stood up holding on to the wall and walked to the window. He found a box made of paulownia wood on the table. He was slightly startled. He remembered that there was no such thing on the table yesterday.
The paulownia wood box is rectangular, about the length of an arm. When you open the box, you can see six or seven strange-shaped metal objects lying quietly at the bottom of the box. The surface of these metal objects is dark. Only when you look closely can you see that they seem to be completely transparent.
There are countless small slits on the surface of one piece, which are actually made of countless extremely fine metal wires. Just looking at it with the naked eye, you can feel the strong toughness contained in it.
Ning Que's fingers slowly stroked the surface of the dark things in the box, feeling the rough touch from his fingertips and the inexplicable strong feeling, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.
The shape of these dark metal objects is very strange. I don’t know what specific purpose they are used for, especially the piece of metal about three fingers in size placed in the top compartment of the box. Even if it is used to hit people, it will not be heavy enough.
What's more, there is a tiny silver-grabbing tray embedded in the metal piece. In the tray is a bright diamond with only the top tip exposed. It doesn't look like a weapon at all, but more like...
"Isn't this a wedding ring?"
Ning Que murmured to himself, his bright eyes filled with joy. He had already figured out what these dark metal parts in the box were used for. With his absolute familiarity with bows and arrows and his dexterous hands,
Without anyone's guidance, he started assembling it.
The sound of the metal wedges clicking together kept ringing continuously. After a very short time, a dark metal bow appeared in his hand, and then he held it tightly in his left hand, which was made of countless thin metal wires.
With his right hand pulling out the special twisted eight-strand wire from the box, he began to wind the bow.
The dark long bow was strung up and placed gently on the table. Then his eyes fell on the dark quiver next to the box. He took a deep breath and slowly pulled out an arrow from the quiver.
This is a long arrow made of alloy. The arrow shaft is designed to be extremely slender. Although it is made of hollow tube technology, it still feels extremely heavy in the hand.
Ning Que forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart. He held the long metal arrow in both hands, and slowly moved the tip of his left hand from the end of the arrow to the arrow cluster, carefully feeling the subtle touch on the surface of the arrow shaft.
He touched it very carefully and felt the unbreakable toughness of the arrow shaft itself; he also looked very carefully and saw the fine scale-like lines on the arrow shaft through the morning light outside the window.
How many hammers were dropped when the arrow was forged, how many thousands of layers were smashed together, and the layers were one after another and dependent on each other.
Among the scaly fine lines of the material of the arrow shaft itself, there are several more precise and profound lines, which are combined in an extremely calm way, except that the bottom part is blank, which always gives people the feeling that there is something missing here.
If you draw a line, if you can fill in the blank space, these lines will instantly become more flexible.
Ning Que walked out of the blacksmithing room with the heavy bow and arrow in his hand. Facing the clear morning light projected from the east of Yaping, he took a deep breath and became more refreshed.
There was a faint sound of snoring in the grass between the house and Jinghu Lake. He looked around and found that his senior brothers were sleeping soundly under the trees by the lake. There were several wine bottles scattered around them. Chen Pipi was the sleepiest one, with a mouth at the corner of his mouth.
Drooling from time to time, the Seventh Senior Sister leaned against the ancient tree with her eyes closed, holding a wine bottle in her little finger and shaking it up and down from time to time, as if she was fishing. On the other side of the tree, the Second Senior Brother, who was usually meticulous in his clothes and etiquette, had his head above his head.
The ancient crown, which always stood upright like a mallet, had long been crooked and out of shape.
Ning Que silently looked at the sleeping brothers and sisters outside the room. He guessed that they had been busy for him all night last night, and his chest gradually became very warm, but he didn't know what to say.
The second senior brother opened his eyes and woke up, stood up and straightened the ancient crown on his head, and motioned for him to follow him towards the lakeside, so as not to disturb the sleep of those guys who were tired and drunk.
Standing by the lake, facing the lake breeze, the morning light and morning dew took away the heat and glowed around. After a moment of silence, the second senior brother said solemnly: "Go to the wilderness, don't lose the prestige of the academy. Even if the academy will not lose its thousand-year reputation just because of you.
, but junior brother, you are now also a famous person in the Tang Dynasty, so you must not lose your status."
Ning Que smiled and said: "Whatever is a celebrity, it is a personal name."
The second senior brother glanced at him and said with admiration: "You are indifferent to fame and fortune, but you can see nothingness in the midst of fame. Junior brother, what you said is very good. If senior brother hears it, he will definitely make you a confidant."
The senior brother he was talking about was naturally the senior senior brother of the academy.
Ning Que was slightly startled and couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.
"Second Senior Brother, thank you for your hard work last night. I thought I might need to ask Professor Huang He for advice."
"I don't know much about the Tao of Talisman, but your master Yan Se is already the top person in the world. If he can't help you develop Talisman Arrows, there is no point in you looking for Professor Huang."
"Speaking of which, I still don't know where the professors in the academy live."
"The professors are all visiting professors, and there are many foreigners. They spend most of their time living in seclusion in various places in the mountains."
"Why have I never encountered one in the mountains?"
At this time, the second senior brother said another nonsense: "Because the mountain is a very big mountain."
Then he looked back at the dark bow and arrow on Ning Que's body and asked, "Do you want to give it a try?"
Ning Cao nodded.
The senior brothers and sisters who were sleeping in the grass under the tree all woke up, and the senior brothers from other places in the mountain who were holding pine trees, flutes and flowers also came out. Even the third senior sister Yu Lian, who rarely appeared in front of everyone, did not know when
Arriving at the lakeside, eleven people gathered around Ning Que. Some were waiting nervously and silently, some were chatting excitedly, and some were scratching their hair to express that this matter was really meaningless. The reason why I came to watch my junior brother try his arrows was purely because of last night.
I was stunned by the noise.
Ning Que gently put the dark and slender talisman arrow on the iron bow, took a deep breath and raised it high, aiming at the high sky, as if he wanted to shoot down the sun that was actually still under the cliff at this time.
With a soft creaking sound, the seemingly unshakable iron bow deformed slightly, and the tight bowstring was pulled back, sinking deeply into the index finger of his right hand, because this test shot was of great significance, for
To be on the safe side, he chose the three-finger string that he didn’t use very often.
Following his action, the discussion at the lakeside suddenly stopped and suddenly became extremely quiet. The senior brothers and sisters on the second floor of the academy looked nervously or curiously at his fingers that were tightening the bowstring.
In the mirror-like clear lake, fish that get up early to look for food swim slowly.
Across the lake, the proud white goose was washing its chest and abdomen with water.
When the forearm muscles in Ning Que's sleeves relaxed, the tight bow string rebounded against the pads of his fingers at high speed, driving the dark, slender metal arrow to shoot forward suddenly at a speed invisible to the naked eye!
The sharp arrow cluster instantly protruded from the handshake of the bow. When it traveled a certain distance, the diamond inlaid on the bow had a slight friction with the metal arrow shaft, and was ground into an extremely complex cross-section.
The diamond tip is like an ink tip falling on the paper, drawing a line on the arrow shaft very casually.
It is the blank space at the arrow shaft rune, which is the last stroke of the rune.
The arrow tail finally left the bow. I don't know whether it was because it was too fast or because the runes on the arrow were activated. When the arrow tail left the bow, it actually brought out a milky white turbulence.
Then... this talisman arrow disappeared instantly!
No one by the lake could clearly see the trajectory of the arrow or where it flew into the sky. Only the second senior brother who looked up at the sky narrowed his eyes slightly.
Only then did an unexpected gust of wind blow, which made Ning Que's clothes flutter while he was still holding the bow. Everyone by the lake felt a slight chill, and Ning Que's left hand, which was holding the bow tightly, suddenly had a lot of blood.
dew.
The fish in the lake are still swimming slowly.
The big white goose on the other side finished washing and started to sing to the sky.
After a while, the brothers and sisters who were still staring at the sky, trying to find the trajectory of the talisman arrow, saw a hole in the middle of the white clouds at a very high altitude. Through the square hole, they could see the blue sky higher up.
Sky!
The fourth senior brother's voice trembled slightly as he said, "Is it ejaculated?"
Sixth Brother guessed in a hoarse voice: "It should have been ejaculated."
The Seventh Senior Sister said in surprise: "It was really this arrow that shot it?"
The second senior brother said calmly: "It was ejaculated."
The expressions of everyone at the lakeside changed suddenly. They looked at the hole in the clouds high in the sky and exclaimed with joy. Senior Sister Yu Lian's brows also slowly raised, and a smile appeared on her face. It seemed that even she had not thought of it.
This talisman arrow can fly so high and has such great power.
At this time, Chen Pipi asked a very crucial question. He rubbed his chubby face, looked up at the blue white clouds with difficulty, and asked in confusion: "Where did that arrow go?"
This question is indeed critical, but at this moment, everyone in the academy who witnessed the birth of the first real talisman arrow in history did not bother to pay attention to this critical question. The ninth brother exclaimed in admiration: "How can such a good thing be without joy?"
The tenth senior brother nodded repeatedly, touched the strings of the guqin with his fingers, and said: "The arrow must not be without a string."
The sixth brother lifted the heavy hammer from his feet and said honestly, "The second brother used my hammer to strike iron."
Seventh Senior Sister held an embroidery needle between her fingers and said with a smile: "I helped a little bit."
Brother Ninth Brother put his flute to his lips and blew out cheerful music. Just as everyone was preparing to sing in harmony like that night on the cliff top, they suddenly heard a very sad howl in the sky above their heads.
The sound of the flute by the lake was suppressed, as if there was an immortal playing the flute in the clouds.
Although the people on the second floor of the academy are all idiots, they are definitely the smartest people in the world. After listening to this sharp whistle, they instantly guessed the reason, and their expressions suddenly turned pale.
As fast as he could, he ran away from Ning Que in an instant and scattered like birds and beasts, each looking for a safe place to shelter.
Ning Que, however, had no idea what was about to happen. He couldn't help but feel excited. He stared at the sky above his head in a daze, reluctant to blink.
Second Senior Brother and Chen Pipi stood beside him, looking up at the sky with different expressions.
A sharp roar instantly reached the lakeside from a distant high altitude. As soon as the small black dot entered Ning Que's eyes, the next moment it turned into a long metal arrow that tore the air at high speed and pierced the top of his head!
The second senior brother waved his sleeve lightly, flying like a flag flying at a border fortress, catching the black shadow that was about to fall to the ground, pulling and releasing it in a wonderful way, and shot the metal talisman arrow with terrifying speed and power.
Turned direction.
There was a soft hissing sound, and a small tear opened in his sleeve.
There was a loud bang, and half of the square pavilion in the center of Jinghu Lake was destroyed.
Ning Que's face turned pale, and he finally realized what he was doing. He looked at the dusty lake and murmured: "Fuck..."
Senior Sister Seven ran over with the pot lid on her head, looked at the half-collapsed Tingxie, her face was pale, and she murmured: "Fuck..."
The second senior brother frowned and gave her a displeased look.
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Everyone gathered again at the lakeside, pointing to the collapsed pavilions and talking excitedly.
The fourth senior brother looked at the lake where the smoke was disappearing, and walked along the wooden bridge with a satisfied smile as if his long-cherished wish had been fulfilled. When he came back, he held the talisman arrow in his hand and also took a small box.
"Diamond draws the last stroke of the rune. Junior brother, your idea is indeed genius, but it is a pity that a rune arrow can only be shot once and cannot be reused. Last night Lao Liu and I made a set of repair tools, but
I haven’t tried it yet. If you need to repair it in the wasteland, you can try to see if it can be done."
He handed the small box to Ning Que and reminded with a serious expression: "The material of the talisman arrows is rare, and it is extremely difficult to make. There are only thirteen talisman arrows in the quiver. You should save some on the battlefield."
Ning Que said seriously: "Senior brother, don't worry, I will never finish cumming in one go."
"You have no ability to shoot all at once." The second senior brother washed his hands by the lake, stood up and looked at him and said: "With your current state, you can only shoot three arrows at most, and your body will not be able to bear it."
Ning Que looked at the heavy talisman arrow in his hand, frowned and said, "Then what should we do?"
The fourth senior brother looked at the talisman arrow and suddenly said with emotion: "This is an innovative talisman design that creates history. It is a pity that it cannot be promoted to the world. It is a pity."
"Why can't it be promoted?"
"Because the talisman written by my junior brother can only be coordinated with his telekinesis. If you want to use talisman arrows, the archer must be a famous talisman master. There are not many talisman masters in the world who can write this talisman. They can write this talisman."
The talisman master of the Taoist talisman is even more unlikely to be an archer with sufficient strength, and this iron bow is not that easy to pull."
After hearing what the fourth senior brother said, Ning Que felt a burst of soreness in his right shoulder, even mixed with a sharp tearing pain. It might be that the muscles there were injured by the previous string control movement.
The fourth senior brother said: "Junior brother, this is the talisman arrow you developed. Give it a name."
Ning Que looked at the smile on Fourth Senior Brother's face, suddenly his heart moved, and he said sincerely: "Fourth Senior Brother, please give me a name."
The fourth senior brother was startled for a moment, then smiled with emotion and said, "Well... since the materials of the bow and arrows are mixed with the mixed silver that you, my junior brother, are most sensitive to, how about calling them silver arrows?"
Ning Que's expression became a little strange when he heard the word "Silver Arrow".
The second senior brother said expressionlessly: "Change."
Chen Pipi pointed to the sky and asked: "Cloud-piercing arrow?"
An arrow pierced the clouds, and thousands of troops came to meet him. Ning Que shook his head repeatedly.
The second senior brother was silent for a moment and then said: "The talisman arrows travel with the help of the vitality of heaven and earth. There are only thirteen arrows in the world now, and the younger brother ranks thirteenth, so... they are called Yuan Thirteen Arrows."
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(The spirit is so bad. I really can’t finish this volume today. I will finish it tomorrow and bow down.)