Wasteland Lord: Starting from Thirty Days to Live

Vittorio confirmed, and with a flash of light, a small bag of gold coins on the left pedestal melted and disappeared.

The dagger on the right was still covered by a dark blue halo.

After a while, the blue halo dissipated, leaving behind only a dagger that looked similar to before but not quite the same.

Vittorio used the system's functions to check and discovered that the dagger had undergone such a change.

[Gemstone-Inlaid Dagger - Basic Enchantment: Long-Lasting Sharpness (Maintains sharpness at all times without needing sharpening)]

Vittorio understood; so this was enchanting.

He then studied this thing for two whole days and finally concluded that it was an equivalent exchange enchanting table. If you put the price of the transaction on the left, the weapon on the right will naturally receive a low-level enchantment.

However, the enchanting table doesn't accept everything. If you put a bunch of junk on it, the enchanting table will definitely not accept it.

Only high-value items like potions and gold coins can be used as the exchange price to successfully enchant the weapon on the right.

"This stuff is great! Gold coins are useless here anyway, so let's use them all for enchanting."

Vittorio's first thought was to enchant Edmund's newly crafted greatsword.

However, the cost of enchanting such a greatsword is quite high; it would probably cost several hundred gold coins.

Unfortunately, Vittorio had already distributed all his gold to his subordinates, so he couldn't enchant his greatsword for the time being.

Vittorio came up with an idea.

"Plunder, plunder thoroughly."

This time, Edmund searched Stone Pit Village and found various resources, dozens of gold coins, hundreds of silver coins, and countless copper coins.

If we loot a few more villages, we should be able to gather enough gold to enchant our weapons.

So Vittorio devised his next strategy—to thoroughly plunder the villages on the south bank and bring back all their gold coins!

No, it can't be called looting. I am a lord, so what's wrong with taking back what belongs to me?

Cleaning the south bank presents virtually no challenge for Edmund at this point.

After all, Vittorio would simulate each campaign beforehand, which was equivalent to having a full view of the battlefield. If there wasn't a huge disparity in strength, how could there be a battle that couldn't be won?

While Edmund was acquiring gold coins and supplies for him, he was not idle either.

He is helping Ethan make a recurve bow.

Just a few days ago, Ethan informed him that the soaking of the bones was complete, and now all that was needed was to make the parts and assemble them.

The ordinary wooden bows and arrows previously made using the recurve bow technique had already earned high praise from the other soldiers.

The soldiers all said that this recurve bow required less force to aim, was more accurate, and could shoot farther and more powerfully than the bows and arrows they used before.

Simply put, recurve bows completely outclass regular bows and arrows.

And this is just a recurve bow made of wood; if we introduce the variable of alien skeletons...

Vittorio couldn't even imagine what kind of strength this recurve bow could achieve.

Moreover, for ordinary soldiers, a regular wooden recurve bow is sufficient.

Vittorio wanted Ethan to make a recurve bow similar to a "final weapon," which even had the feel of a sniper rifle.

And the person who uses the bow and arrow certainly can't be an ordinary person. Simply put, this was specially made for Edmund!

Since Ethan took over the production of the recurve bow, Vittorio had granted him permission to have his own workshop, where no one else was allowed to disturb him.

When Vittorio arrived, Ethan was already busy inside.

He was carefully splitting open a piece of softened, oil-soaked alien bone with an iron awl.

What is the manufacturing process for a recurve compound bow?

If you tie a cow tendon to a stick, congratulations, you've invented the bow and arrow.

But you soon discover that the bow and arrow made of a single stick becomes more and more difficult to draw, and your hand shakes more and more as you draw it, making it very difficult to aim.

So, you cleverly thought of installing pulleys on the upper and lower parts of the bow, connecting the pulleys with a cable to transfer energy, and reducing the force required by lever principle.

Congratulations on inventing the fixed pulley compound bow.

However, you cleverly discovered that the fixed pulley had limited pulling force, so you installed an eccentric pulley with its axis off-center at the top of the bow and arrow.

Compared to the original two sets of fixed pulleys, which require a lot of effort, the eccentric pulley is a less strenuous lever.

Meanwhile, the mechanical advantage of eccentric pulleys lies in their ability to dynamically change the lever ratio.

The tension curve of a traditional bow and a fixed pulley bow is a single peak that rises continuously. However, at the end of the bow pull, the eccentric wheel shortens the lever arm suddenly through the cam profile, resulting in a sharp drop in tension of about 60%-80%, forming a force-saving platform.

This allows the archer to maintain a fully drawn bow with minimal effort after reaching the peak of energy storage.

Arrows shot in this way are fast, steady, and powerful.

Since traditional wood cannot support the construction of such a structure, you cleverly came up with the idea of ​​upgrading the materials.

You replaced the grip and bow tips with carbon fiber, and added a sight and shock absorber for aiming and stability.

Congratulations on inventing the eccentric pulley compound bow!

In the studio, Ethan carefully and step by step removed the pre-carved, oil-soaked bones and performed the final polishing.

This thing looks like the butts of two gun handles put together, with many holes cut out in the middle.

The holes were dug to reduce weight. After the oil was poured in, the bones were already very light. Although the oil added some weight, the holes could completely offset it.

Ethan then took out a reddish-brown wood, his treasured shade-dried yew, which he would now use to make this bow and arrow.

The bowstring had already been prepared; it was the same kind of tendon taken from the level-two bone bear.

First, it is peeled into thin strands, and then it is twisted back into thin strands and braided together using a special technique to form a rope.

The pulley, naturally made from the bones of a strange beast, had been sitting there quietly for some time.

Looking at the materials on the table, Ethan took a deep breath and began to assemble them.

The handle is made of the skeleton of a mythical beast, with bow arms made of yew wood at the top and bottom. Bow tips and eccentric pulleys are installed at the top and bottom, and the bowstring is wound in a special way. Finally, a long rod-like shock absorber is installed.

Congratulations! You have invented the eccentric pulley compound bow in this barren world. Take it with you to shock the times!

Ethan looked at the exquisite bow and arrow in his hand as if it were a rare treasure, or as if he were looking at his beloved lover.

He stroked it several times before reluctantly returning it to Vittorio.

Vittorio took the bow and arrow and tested them briefly.

He pulled it to its full extent, and just as the blueprints indicated, it was somewhat difficult at first, but after pulling it to a certain extent, it became very easy.

Moreover, even someone like him who has not received any archery training can use it easily.

"A fine bow!"