Some travelers are just passers-by, while others can leave a deep impression on Lin. For example, on a morning that was so sunny that it made people hate the sun, an adventure group led by a beautiful female warrior visited the Tower of the Great Sage.
The Magic Tower is not a specialized hotel, a specialized prop shop, a specialized weapon shop, or even a specialized tavern. But as magicians are at the forefront of pursuing truth and knowledge in the Lost World, it is not an exaggeration to call them omniscient and omnipotent. Just as Lin would go into the casting room and knock, the two young apprentices would go out to collect herbs and make some basic potions.
In addition, the magic tower shoulders the responsibility of protecting civilization and naturally becomes a shelter and supply station for passers-by. Of course, magicians will not object to selling the weapons, props and medicines they make. In fact, this is also the source of income for many magicians. Entrusting the Chamber of Commerce's carriage team to drag it to a big city for sale is the same thing as selling it to travelers passing by the tower.
But the guests who came today had a special purpose. I heard that the artificial magic hot spring in the Tower of the Great Sage has a special effect on the fineness of the skin, so I just 'passed by' it. In the world of Lost World, there is no saying that hot springs are helpful for beauty, so Lin felt baffled, but this was said by their glamorous leader himself.
Since it was almost noon, the two young apprentices were preparing lunch. The sudden arrival of a guest slightly disrupted the girls' pace. However, they still followed the usual procedure and explained the rules of staying to the guests to avoid causing trouble to both parties. After that, it’s up to the guests.
The four rooms on the first floor, the warehouse and the weapons room are locked, and the restaurant is the main place for guests to rest and eat. Sometimes adventurers will borrow the foundry to repair their weapons and armor, so Lin did not Lock the door to the foundry, but leave it open to others.
The source of the fire is pure magical flame, and the energy supply is the semi-permanent energy pool of the magic tower. There are ways to control the temperature of the flame, but not the temperature of the furnace. So Lin simply didn't put out the fire to avoid having to wait for the furnace temperature to rise before using it. This is not only convenient for you, but also for the guests who come here. The disadvantage is that the door of the casting room will be very hot when it is opened, so a sign saying "please close the door" is hung on the door.
Just when passing by the door of the weapons room, the guests asked curiously: "I didn't expect that your Lord can also forge weapons. I wonder if the weapons made are good?"
Kaya tilted her head, looked at her companion, and asked, "Okay?"
Halumi's eyes drifted to the ceiling, and she thought for a while before saying, "It's so strange."
The strange comments from the tower master's apprentice aroused the interest of the guests, who asked to open the weapons room to take a look. Lin's attitude has always been that if someone is willing to buy, everything here can be sold, so the two apprentices have opened the weapons room for people to visit at the request of customers several times.
But no businessman dared to buy the weapons here, and the evaluation given was quite ambiguous. Although they are young, the two girls, who know a little about the warmth and warmth of human nature, do not understand the meaning of these businessmen.
This time, the door to the weapons room was still opened due to the customer's curiosity. The first oncoming weapon was the Qinglong Yanyue Sword weighing eighty-eight kilograms. How the weight was measured and where the unit came from, I don’t know. I only know that my teacher always introduces me like this. And it was deliberately placed in this position to ward off evil spirits, as the old man said. To ward off what evil? Still don't know.
However, as a long weapon with such a strange shape that it is one-piece from blade to handle, with double-sided openings, a crescent-shaped blade, and a jagged back, even experienced warriors would stay away from it. It's just that this time, the guests didn't comment too much. Instead, they focused on the strange totem on the blade that looked like a snake but had feet and horns.
On the shelf on the left hand side, there are six crossbows in three layers. The strings are placed aside and are not tensioned. They are light crossbows, heavy crossbows, and repeating crossbows, two of each, and each has a different design. Generally speaking, it is developing in the direction of being lighter and more powerful, so there are many mechanisms on the crossbow. It is not enchanted and only relies on mechanical principles to operate.
These six crossbows are the most popular weapons, but they are expensive and require the use of exclusive crossbow arrows, so they have not been sold until now. But the two apprentices used it often, especially when they went hunting. But the guests who returned this time seriously discussed the possibility of large-scale use.
The top shelf on the right hand side holds a pair of long and short weapons with single-edge, narrow blades and slightly curved edges. The arc has a strange beauty that attracts people's attention. The female warrior leader asked: "What kind of weapon is this?"
"A knife that will break if you cut it."
The two girls gave a strange name, and the expressions on their faces were so disapproving. It can be imagined that in their minds, the evaluation of this weapon is not high.
In fact, this is a Japanese samurai sword made according to the folding and forging method that Lin knew in his memory. The correct use of this weapon should be to stab, while slashing is only suitable for targets without armor. Therefore, the Japanese way of weapon martial arts is called 'kendo', not the way of the sword.
Unfortunately, when Lin first built it, he used a shield as an experiment, and then the sword broke... That's why there are two apprentices' comments.
As for many people who like to talk, Japanese swords are derived from Tang swords, so Tang swords should be used instead of samurai swords. Lin's idea is that weapons will change, and design concepts and technology will also advance. There is no point in worrying about the source. Anyway, he has never read the time-traveling novel. He took the Song Dynasty's musket or fire blunderbuss to fight against the Eight-Nation Allied Forces in the late Qing Dynasty. The source is really that strong. Even if I set off a firecracker, I wouldn't kill any American soldier.
The katana was used by the Japanese all the way to the end of the Tokugawa period, and even appeared as a Japanese saber in modern wars. It has its design advantages. Not to mention that the form of the katana has improved from the Heian and Kamakura shogunate periods, to the Warring States period, and to the Tokugawa shogunate period, rather than remaining unchanged for thousands of years. In contrast, the craftsmanship of a large country has always been discontinued and lost, and the sense of pride behind it also makes people feel mixed.
Overall, this weapon, which has never appeared in the Lost World, is still very eye-catching. Although the evaluation given by the owner is a bit regretful.
However, the weapons on the second level give people a different feeling from the weapons on the previous level, which is a calm and heavy feeling. The broad blade is also unilateral. The unopened front is thick and long, as straight as a wall; the open front is equally straight, but slightly shorter, but sparkling; the front end is tilted and bladed, giving it a full sense of threat. The female leader's eyes also lit up: "Is this?"
"A knife for training arm strength."
...The Chinese thick-back machete weighs sixty-nine pounds. It has a thick back, a thin blade, and a hard handle. After it was created, the two apprentices would not be able to pick up this guy without the help of auxiliary magic.
Even someone who made it with great enthusiasm sprained his wrist after struggling to pick up the sword and try to do a few tricks like in the movie. The sword was placed on the weapon rack and was never taken off again.
It is not difficult to understand the evaluation of 'arm strength' given by the two apprentices. The guests who were confident in their arm strength also went up one by one to test the weight. No one really picked it up to try it, so they all retreated. At a time when life and death are at stake, if you hit someone with this heavy thing and don't care about it, forget it.
The next layer is no longer a single-edged sword, but a double-edged sword. Although it looks like a whole piece, the blade is about the width of a hand and thick, but it is clearly made up of segments. There is a magic stone inlaid on the hilt of the sword, and there is also a faint magical light that ripples on the inscription engraved on the spine of the sword, indicating that it is a magic weapon.
But looking at the segmentation marks on the blade surface, everyone shook their heads. Fragility and lack of durability are the most direct perceptions of this group of warriors who are accustomed to fighting. If the weapons hit each other on the battlefield, the sword would fall apart on the spot, and then your life would be at risk. What’s the point of making such a suicide weapon? Everyone is unclear.
Although no one asked, Halumi gave her assessment: "A sword that is difficult to use."
It's not just difficult to use. Everyone thought so.
On the innermost shelf of the weapons room, there was a shield standing upright. The hexagonal full-body shield has no curvature, but is composed of several flat planes. It has a white frame and a red base, with a yellow cross star on the lower half and a viewing window for peeking into the upper half.
This kind of shield shape is dismissive in the eyes of the Midi people who are well-developed in cold weapons. Maybe it can be assigned to archers, so that they can hide behind their shields and shoot arrows through the viewing window. But since we're not fighting in close combat, why do we need a full-body shield? A round shield to stop bows and arrows is enough.
Moreover, the shield surface has no curvature, which means that it is difficult to release the force, and any attack must be defended with force. After just a few hits with this kind of shield, the arm will be useless. Simply put, this is a design that only a weapons idiot would make.
If there are time travelers who have also traveled from Earth, they should recognize this famous shield, the standard shield of the Federation Army of the first generation Gundam RX-78-2. As for why you made this thing? For a man who coded until he went crazy and debugged until he lost his mind, what kind of thing or things did he do? Which one was justified?
There was something next to the shield. For a while, everyone couldn't tell whether it was a weapon or a shield. If you look closely, you will see that it is a large sword that is similar to a door panel. Even the tallest man in the adventure group is only about the same height as the sword. The sword can also be used as a shield when standing upright. The most confusing thing is that there is no blade, instead there are densely packed tiny serrations.
Everyone looked curious about this strange weapon. The two young apprentices, with rare expressions of satisfaction, patted the sword and said, "It's for cutting down trees, it's great!" The two women gave a thumbs up and showed exaggerated smiles.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" The Tower Master, who had been missing for a long time, finally appeared. Lin had always been very cold-hearted about the comments made by the two apprentices, especially the one they were proud of, which was used for cutting down trees. It was so insulting. Originally, I just went downstairs because I was hungry at noon. Hearing those words, he had to show up and said: "That is a ship-cutting knife used for siege. No matter how strong you are, I will destroy any weapon or equipment with one sword."
