Has Rurik ever played with a bow? Gould could say that he had watched Rurik grow up, and he had no memory of the child playing with a bow.
But Rurik had played with a bow, specifically, a bamboo bow he made himself in another dimension. Although it was a bamboo bow, he felt that the strength of the bamboo bow was much stronger than the "toy" in his hand.
The reason why he thinks so is that when the bamboo bow shoots homemade arrows, the arrow clusters hit the concrete floor, and the arrows often collapse due to the strong force.
Even after shooting on the board, you still need to hook the claw hammer on your shoulder and use the lever principle to pull out the arrow cluster.
If that bamboo bow "toy" can be considered a serious bow and arrow, it can be said that according to the low standards of Northern Europe, Rurik is indeed born to understand bow and arrow.
How much pounds can the “toy” on hand weigh? Rurik pessimistically estimated that this thing might only weigh ten pounds.
Actually, Rurik's estimate showed quite a few deviations.
The short hunting bow he has on hand, made of oak core, already weighs twenty pounds. Just for hunting, this bow shoots light arrows and has absolutely no problem shooting down rabbits and birds. However, trying to shoot brown bears and wild boars is overestimating oneself.
Rurik is certainly not an ordinary little boy. His physical fitness is excellent among boys of the same age, and his strength is not small now.
Coupled with the bloodline inherited from this body, it is destined to have great strength.
He can draw a twenty-pound bow. As a boy, being able to do this is already a considerable ability.
But for an adult strong man, he can draw such a bow effortlessly.
Of course some hunters in the Ross tribe have higher-pound bows, but to use a single bow made of a single piece of wood well requires long-term training. In the war against Gotland, the arrows of the tribal hunters gave the Russians a good tactical advantage, so Otto began to pay attention to them, so he took the tribal hunters with bows to try their luck in the east. Because Otto wanted to hunt a bear along the way, or something interesting.
Speaking of outdoors, Gould found three scrap ship planks for Rurik and combined them into larger planks as a target.
Compared to serious targets, it is too big.
"They must think I know nothing? Maybe. The guy in my hand is not a good thing either."
"These are arrows? Yes, at least three feathers. Arrows. What's a cluster?"
Muttering, Rurik bent down and picked up an arrow about one meter long. He paid special attention to the arrow cluster and found that it was iron.
"Did they first knock an iron pipe, then heat it, and knock out an arrow cluster at one end? Well, the wooden stick can be inserted into the iron pipe very well."
< p>On the other hand, many people have gathered in the small empty space in front of the Gould family's meeting hall.At this moment, Gould had a big belly and was wearing fine clothes. He was also holding a cup of Portuguese food in his hand.Wine glass.
He watched the scrutinizing movements of Rurik with great interest, and also asked about his former mercenary captain Yevlo.
"You have been training those boys these days, how are they?"
"Sir, they are all brave." Yevluo said sincerely.
"Besides bravery, what else is there?"
"Very united."
"United around Rurik?"
"Not only that. They are brothers to each other."
"Oh! This is a good thing." Gould was secretly happy. He felt that compared with other tribes, the younger generation of the Ross people , seems to naturally have higher organization.
"So now that Rurik likes bows, what exactly is he going to do?"
Jevro said without hesitation: "He wants to train those girls to be archers. Maybe he will also decide to let all children learn archery."
"Forget it." Gould shook his head: "If bows were really excellent weapons, I would have equipped them with you. One. Listen, only spears and axes are universal tools for killing enemies. The bow should be used for hunting."
"My lord, maybe this kid will create some miracles. He is the son of Odin after all. "Jevro said sincerely.
"Okay, I believe those rumors too. But a bow is just a bow, just a flexible wooden stick. Stop talking and look at Rurik's actions."
< p>Rurik didn't care at all about the comments of the onlookers, even if there were more and more onlookers. Even the maids who can live here, they all know that their master has a strange long-cherished wish, that is, everyone has a bow. If the owner would be happy to become a master of hunting, everyone would be happy to learn archery. The children even realized the benefits of learning archery. They could eat more by hunting and roasting bird meat.But Rurik, he was never a complete beginner.
He holds the bow in his left hand, with his index finger pointing straight at the target, and the other fingers holding the bow tightly. The arrow shaft was placed on his left hand, and his right hand immediately grasped the nock of the arrow.
Perhaps the skill of human archery is innate. A completely ignorant person can imitate others by just looking at others' archery postures. After practicing for a period of time, he will become a hunter again.
Rurik's posture was completely Eastern. His body naturally leaned forward, and the arrow shaft tried its best to be parallel to his line of sight.
The breeze blew across his face, and the golden horse tail behind his head fluttered in the wind.
He closed his left eye, used his straightened fingers as a crosshair, and naturally simulated a trajectory in his mind. His right cheek was also pressed against the hemp rope bowstring.
The most subtle thing was the way he drew the bow, which made Jevro's eyes widen. He thought of the way Liuli was pulling the bowstring in the house just now, and at that moment he became interested.
Unexpectedly, the child’s actions at that time were not a coincidence at all.
"StayRick, after all this, you still say you don’t know how to shoot an arrow? You fully understand our Finnish way of archery. ”
In Jevlo’s surprise, Ruriksa let go.
The distance between the shooter and the target was less than ten meters, and the target was one meter wide . Rurik's eyesight is also very good, not to mention that he has no experience in archery. If he can still miss the target, it will be a miracle.
Rurik's body is still too young. , he can't draw the bow to full strength, and the bow weighs only twenty, so don't expect it to save much energy.
When the arrow flies out, the three feathers are actually sticky. It was entirely due to poor craftsmanship that it was not completely straight with the arrow shaft. Rurik was surprised to notice that the arrow hit the target while spinning.
The onlookers immediately started talking, and a group of little girls also became restless. .
"He actually hit it. "Gould praised, even forgetting to drink.
"It's only a dozen steps away, he can definitely hit it. "Jevlo said.
"Can he continue? ”
“Definitely. I could tell he must have tricked me, he had used a bow. ”
“Forget it. Gould shook his head: "He has definitely never used a bow. You know, I have watched him grow from birth to now." He would definitely say that he learned this skill from Valhalla. You know, he always said this. ”
Rurik shot ten arrows in a row. With such a low-pound bow, he didn’t feel any pain in his arms after shooting. Because all the arrows hit the target, he was a little excited.
p>But when he walked into the target and pulled out the arrow without much effort, he really felt that the guy in his hand was just a toy.
"What do you think? "The approaching Gould heard the news with good intentions.
"The arrows are good, but the bow is terrible. "
"So you still think your wishes are correct? ”
“Yes! Gould! Rurik looked up and looked into the old guy's eyes: "I want to make more bows and arrows for you." We agreed, now give me five bows and fifty arrows, and I will train my girls tomorrow. "
"Is it them? "Gould casually pointed at the little girls who had gathered and were chattering.
"That's them! This bow is like a toy, a toy that a kid like me can pull apart. My men need practice in this before I can make a better bow. This thing is not a good bow for combat, but it is a treasure for training. ”
“Okay. I see. Gould sighed: "That's right." You also said you don't know how to use a bow? I think Jevlo has something to say. "
As soon as he finished speaking, Yevlo walked over with a sullen face and a raised chest.
The man asked face to face: "Why? Rurik, you know our Finnish way of archery. ”
“The way you shoot arrows. "Rurik looked at the bow in his hand, and thenPut an arrow on it and start making gestures. "Is this how you hold the bow?"
"Your right hand." Yevluo pointed and said, "You are indeed different from others. Your thumb hooks the bow string, while others use the index finger and middle finger."< /p>
"Really? I still feel comfortable shooting like this."
"It's not comfortable at all." Jevro shook his head and said: "There are indeed better trees in the world. Bow, I heard that there is a kind of bow made of glued horns. If you want to draw a bow like that, it seems that I need to give you a gift."
After saying that, Yevro took out a yellow-white ring from the leather pocket on his waist and put it into Rurik's hand.
"You put this thing on your thumb. When you encounter a better bow, you must draw the bowstring with it."
Rurik understood in an instant. According to Flo, this so-called ring is obviously a ring!
Rurik directly exclaimed the word "banzh", which is simply Chinese. However, there is no word to describe the ring in the Norse language. At most, "ring" is used to refer to it. But the ring is a kind of decoration after all, and the ring is a tool.
Jevro continued: "This is my gift. I made it from the calf bone of a deer, and you see, I also carved the shape of a deer on it."
< p>Rurik took a wide look and saw four deer heads carved on the ring finger. The huge antlers were really lifelike."Jevlo, he is your tool, you don't need it anymore?" Rurik asked curiously.
"I can make new ones, and even make bronze rings. And you need it very much now."
"Okay, I will accept this gift "
It is certainly a joy to receive a gift from a subordinate, but this gift is very dreamy.
Of course Rurik's performance now is also very dreamy. He performed "Finnish Archery" with distorted postures for Javlo.
Rurik does not like the Mediterranean shooting method. Even if there is no ring finger, he still likes to hook the bow string with his thumb. Therefore, the archers under your command should abandon the Mediterranean two-finger string pulling method from the beginning and embark on the broad road of the finger pulling style.
The British longbowmen show two fingers to make a V, which also means victoria, and also mocks the enemy for "having the ability to cut off my string-pulling fingers."
If the guys in Agincourt were all wearing thumb rings, would their taunting gestures turn into giving thumbs up to the French army while shouting, "You looked so stupid for falling into the mud puddle." "?
After some speculation, Rurik even thought of an archer's etiquette, which is to wear a wrench and give a thumbs up.
The next day, Gould took out five bows and fifty arrows as promised. He also sent his men who were good at making wooden bows to chop some oak wood and start making bows now.
Gould had this intention, and his eldest son Snoleva became the overseer.
After all, the Gould family is definitely good at doing business!
One hundred and fifty little boys and an equal number of girls. Rurik’s intention was clearly that both boys and girls should undergo military training. Based on his understanding of these children, Gould believed that Rurik Rick definitely means what he says.
So there is a huge consumer market here.
It is not difficult to simply make an oak bow that can be used for hunting, but it is more difficult to make matching arrows. Let’s make them anyway, and Rurik will foot the bill in the end.
Gould even mentally priced the bow and arrow. The oak bow costs three silver coins, and the arrows cost ten silver coins each. Compared to bows, arrows are indeed cheap. In fact, the real quality of arrows lies in their raw materials. The arrow clusters need to be made of bronze alloy, the arrow shafts are made of oak that are processed and polished to be extremely straight, and the arrow feathers need gray goose flight feathers. With this set, the labor cost and material cost are so high that ordinary hunters can't even afford one.
Gould’s own family blacksmith didn’t have time to process a batch of iron arrowheads. Isn’t that a waste of iron?
If you just plan to make an arrow that can hunt branch doves, you don’t need such extreme materials.
For the so-called arrow feathers, you can simply capture some ducks and turtle doves and remove the makeshift feathers. There is no need to glue three feathers together. It is enough to keep two of them crooked and very stable.
Just use bones for the arrow clusters, and finally bundle them with hemp rope. The arrow shaft needs to be machined if it is crooked, and it does not need to be too straight, because no one expects an inferior bow to shoot the arrow too far.
On a new day, the boys practiced alone as usual.
The girls also suspended their long queue training. After so many days of training, Rurik was very pleased to see that not only did they distinguish the left and right, but they could also form a neat queue and march completely. At the same pace, keep a matrix moving in the four directions of southeast, northwest and northwest under the command.
Undoubtedly, Carlotta has truly become the trusted female leader of the girls. Even though Carlotta, the female leader of Ostara, was only nine years old, she looked like she was training children. Everyone, including herself, felt that she was doing a good job as a leader.
The bows and arrows arrived, and without any delay, the archery training for the girls began immediately.
For a time, arrows were flying in the woods, and some tree trunks used as targets were quickly filled with arrows. Things turned out just as Rurik thought. The girl took advantage of the bow and arrow almost instantly. Once you get started, whether you can hit the target accurately is another matter.