Bow and Arrow and Leather Boots

Luo Chong was fortunate; felling the fir trees wasn't as difficult as he'd imagined. After searching the fir forest carefully, he discovered two young trees about the thickness of a thigh. They had seemingly been knocked over by some animal and lay horizontally on the mountainside, already dried out, making them perfect for bows. His companions had to make two trips to carry them back.

Due to a lack of tools, making the longbow in just two days was somewhat challenging. As the saying goes, to do a good job, one must first sharpen one's tools. Crafting the Stone Axe, Stone Chisel, and Stone Knife alone took a full day.

After another full day of carving and chiseling, the rough shape of a one-and-a-half-meter Fir Wood Longbow finally emerged. It took yet another day of careful straightening and polishing before it was considered finished.

The bowstring was twisted from Sisal Fiber. It had no elasticity but was extremely strong in tension, otherwise, it wouldn't be used for crane cables.

All the Arrows were cut to a length of one meter. The unit of length wasn't precise, just an approximation. They used the width of an adult's ring finger nail as one centimeter; with this base value, everything else was easier.

Luo Chong definitely planned to promote the centimeter system of length in the future. Experience had shown that the centimeter system was most conducive to the development and progress of science.

The Arrows weren't fitted with arrowheads. Stone arrowheads were difficult to grind, and there were no suitable Beast Teeth. The pig teeth they got last time were even bigger than the arrow shafts, and there weren't many anyway; Luo Chong had given them all to Qu Bing to make a necklace. The arrow shafts themselves were made from pointed thorns, which were sufficient for killing beasts, and they weren't considering armor-piercing capability right now, so this was enough.

The Fletching used the blue-green feathers of the Terror Bird. They were first secured with Sisal Fiber and then glued firmly with Fish Maw. He made over 200 in one go.

One evening three days later, when all the tribesmen had returned, Luo Chong gathered everyone in the open space. Thirty meters from Luo Chong was a Straw Target, on which several Marmots caught that day were hung.

Luo Chong first demonstrated Spear Throwing for everyone. At a distance of 30 meters, he hit the target every time. Then came close-range stabbing with the Long Spear.

The tribesmen watched excitedly. Only now did they realize that the Chieftain had been making weapons these past few days.

Luo Chong gave one White-shafted Long Spear to every adult, regardless of gender. Each member of the Hunting Team received three – two for Spear Throwing and the remaining one for close-range stabbing. Even the children who were nearing adulthood, both boys and girls, each received one. Every day, besides pulling grass and playing, they had to practice Spear Throwing.

The White-shafted Long Spears were beautiful, smooth, and straight. Holding one individually might not seem like much, but when dozens of identical ones were placed together, you would find it spectacular, even comforting to someone with OCD.

The tribesmen were all happy and couldn't put down these standardized weapons, especially the teenagers who hadn't participated in hunting. They had a great interest in this type of weapon.

The Hunting Team was no exception. This was the first type of standardized weapon they were equipped with, and besides throwing stones, it was the only weapon capable of long-range attack. With the White-shafted Long Spear, Luo Chong believed it wouldn't be long before they brought back larger prey.

If the Long Spears excited them, the Bow and Arrow were already considered divine objects.

At a distance of 70 meters, which is about a hundred paces, the distance of an Olympic competition, he shot five consecutive Arrows, all hitting the Marmots. The adults were dumbfounded, amazed, unable to figure out the principle behind it; the children scrambled forward, eager to touch it, their eyes sparkling with stars, and saliva dripping out.

However, Luo Chong only demonstrated it to them and wasn't ready to promote it yet, just telling them it was difficult to make and they would have it in the future.

Luo Chong's Longbow was only one and a half meters long, not suitable for everyone. If used by adults, it would need to be at least one and a half meters long to maximize the power of the Longbow. As for not being able to draw the bow, that was impossible; any woman here was stronger than an adult male on Earth.

Then there was the issue of accuracy. Luo Chong's shots were accurate because the bows were made by him, and no one understood their principles and performance better than he did. Besides, he had properly practiced with the Bow and Arrow before. If they were to promote the Bow and Arrow in the future, it would require a lot of practice. Just getting everyone a bow wasn't something that could be done in a short time.

Having successfully promoted the Long Spears, Luo Chong began to research other things.

Two black wild pig skins had been soaking in grass and wood ash water for several days. After multiple steps of scraping, kneading, and washing, they had become very strong and tough.

If they couldn't be made into warm clothes, they could be used to make Leather Boots. Soles were cut out according to the size and shape of the feet, with each sole being three layers thick, glued together with Fish Maw and pressed tight with stones. Then the cut uppers were glued on, and a simple Leather Boot was made.

Without steel needles and awls, stitching was impossible, so they could only be glued. Fortunately, the Fish Maw glue was strong enough that it didn't affect wear.

To ensure everyone had shoes, only Luo Chong's boots in the entire tribe were made entirely of pigskin. Others could only use pigskin for the soles, with two layers of pigskin and one layer of marmot skin. The Marmot skin had fur, and the uppers were also made of marmot skin, with the fur side facing inwards, which was similar to modern cotton boots.

Qu Bing's boots were made by Luo Chong himself, using white rabbit fur and pigskin soles. The boot legs were very long, reaching up to his knees, keeping his lower legs very warm. The little guy showed them off every day, smiling at everyone he saw.

After Luo Chong's series of maneuvers, the few small pieces of animal skin originally in the tribe were also used up. The weather was getting colder, and the demand for animal skin was urgent.

Luo Chong wore the most, but it was just an Animal Skin Robe and a pair of Leather Boots. He especially wanted a pair of pants, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to leave the cave in winter at all.

This was the Chieftain's treatment, let alone the companions who were still bare-bottomed. God knew how they endured it. Fortunately, they could drink hot soup every day to warm themselves, otherwise, Luo Chong estimated that some people would definitely fall ill from the cold.

Lame's Pottery had been fired extensively. Water Jars and Pottery Pots increased at a rate of four per day, and there were already dozens of them. Pottery Bowls had stopped being fired long ago; three per person was more than enough. Later, two batches of jars, and plates were fired, and then Pottery firing completely stopped.

Luo Chong assigned him a new task: firing bricks, regardless of quantity, the more the better. When there were enough bricks, they could build a larger kiln to fire things like large Water Jars, or even use them to build walls.

The tasks assigned to the companions, pulling grass and clearing brushwood, were also mostly completed.

The cave faced south, with a large open area in front. To the east, about 900 meters away, was the small river. To the north, over 1000 meters away, was the jungle. To the west, about 1500 meters away, was also jungle, in the direction of Baldy's tribe.

This large open area only had grass and brushwood. After clearing it all, they could either build houses or farm. It's just that there were no suitable seeds yet, so they could only plant some chili peppers.

Luo Chong didn't plan to plant Sisal Fiber here. That stuff was a perennial plant. Once planted, they just needed to harvest it every year without repeated cultivation. So he planned to plant Sisal Fiber on the back mountain, encroaching on the living space of the Man-eating Tree.

Having arranged these long-term tasks, Luo Chong was ready to travel far. He was going to look for large herbivorous animals, even if they were just sheep. Right now, Luo Chong just wanted animal hides with fur, the more the better.

He had been preparing his equipment for a long time for this long journey, especially a pair of durable Leather Boots.

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