I Became The Chief of A Primitive Village

Gu Mu nodded heavily and asked, “Shaman, if possible, can I try it later?”

“Of course,” Su Bai smiled.

*Tap tap tap…* From behind, the sound of footsteps could be heard.

“Shaman, what are you doing?” Yan Hua came running from afar.

Su Bai turned his head towards the voice and saw the cow horned girl running over. He said, “Why are you here?”

“I’m done with my training, so I came over to look for you.” Yan Hua said, catching her breath.

“Okay. For now, you should just take a break.” Su Bai smiled, turning to nock an arrow on the bowstring.

Each arrow shaft was made of wood, with only the arrowhead was a sharp bone spike. At the same time, the tail was decorated with feathers.

Yan Hua tilted her head and asked in confusion, “Shaman, what are you doing? What is this thing?”

Su Bai smiled and said, “This is a bow and arrow, a weapon. I’m testing it.”

Yan Hua blinked her red eyes repeatedly in surprise and asked, “A weapon? This thing is a weapon? It doesn’t seem to have any power to kill.”

Su Bai did not say anything, just smiled slightly, raised the bow and aimed at the distant wooden stake.

*Whoosh! Thud!* A sound of piercing air rose, and the arrow left the string in an instant. In the blink of an eye, the arrow was firmly embedded in the wooden stake. With the amount of damage it had done, and the end of the arrow still visibly shaking as though the arrow was still alive, it made the audience feel a chill down their spine.

*Siiii* Gu Mu drew in a sharp breath, shocked beyond words. After a long while, he opened his mouth and commented, “Shaman, this longbow is really powerful.”

Yan Hua was completely stunned, her eyes not blinking for a long time. She dazedly said, “Shaman, I take back what I said earlier.”

The lethality of this longbow was completely unexpected for her. She did not expect that in an instant, the arrow would fly out and directly pierced into the wooden stake. The whole thing happened in a flash, leaving no time for anyone to defend against.

“This is just an ordinary bow and arrow. Better bows and arrows are not this weak.” Su Bai smiled and added. Of course, he was referring to recurve bows. The power of those bows was no joke. There were also crossbows that were exceptionally powerful, operable with one hand. Unfortunately, the process to craft them was too complicated.

“This is just ordinary?” Gu Mu could not believe his ears and asked in astonishment, “Shaman, do you have even more powerful ones?”

Su Bai smiled and instructed, “First, make more longbows. For now, these longbows are enough for our own use.”

[It’s not that I don’t want to make recurve bows or crossbows. It’s just that they are really far more complicated to make. There’s also not much time left before we need to reclaim the Ancestral Land. Right now, the longbow is the quickest to make and easiest to use.]

“I understand, I will definitely make more of them,” Gu Mu excitedly said. For him, making these things was now his greatest pleasure. Being able to contribute to the Tribe in this manner was the greatest honour for him. What more, being able to make such a deadly weapon, which would greatly contribute to the Tribe.

Yan Hua was still in shock. In her mind, stone knives and spears were the most powerful weapons.

It was until the appearance of the Fruit Knife. Once that appeared she thought that the Fruit Knife was the most powerful weapon. Yet, another contender had appeared, the longbow!

The ranking of the most powerful weapons in her mind kept changing. The stone knife, which was originally number one, was now at the bottom.

“Shaman, can I have one of these longbows?” Yan Hua’s face was written with the desire to possess one.

Su Bai was amused and said, “Of course you can, but you need to practise a lot with it.”

[Giving her one is good too. At the very least it would give her the ability to protect herself.]

“Of course I will train hard!” She was suddenly full of fighting spirit as her red eyes were full of passion.

“Shaman, can I try the longbow now?” Gu Mu requested.

“Of course. Take it and try.” Su Bai smiled and handed over the longbow.

“Thank you, Shaman,” Gu Mu excitedly took the longbow.

At first, although he knew this thing would be very powerful when made, he did not expect it to be so shocking.

Gu Mu followed Su Bai’s earlier example, supporting the bow with one hand and holding the arrow with the other, fully drawing the string.

*Whoosh!* A sound of piercing air rose, and the arrow in Gu Mu’s hand flew out, but it did not hit the wooden stake.

Gu Mu looked at the arrow that had deviated from its path and said with pursed lips, “It seems like this is a weapon that needs a lot of training to get good at.”

“Yes, without training, no one would be able to aim accurately with it.” Su Bai nodded in agreement.

“Shaman, if this kind of weapon can be widely used, our combat power would increase drastically. Be it for hunting, defending the Tribe, or even invading other Tribes. None of these would be difficult.” Gu Mu solemnly said.

“Of course. Why else would I have you make them? It’s to make the Tribe better and better,” Su Bai responded.

Gu Mu bowed and stressed each word, as though swearing his life on it. “Shaman, I will definitely make many longbows when I go back. I will ensure that every Totem Warrior can have one.”

“No. It is not just Totem Warriors, but Warrior Trainees and young adults. All of them should have one.” Su Bai added.

“Warrior Trainees too?” Gu Mu asked in confusion.

Su Bai blinked his black eyes and solemnly explained, “Totem Warriors have Totem Marks. They are strong on their own, but how many Totem Warriors does our Tribe have?”

“I understand, Shaman means to expand our whole combat strength, right?” Gu Mu immediately understood why Warrior Trainees should have them too.

“That’s right. Totem Warriors are already a combat force we employ. At this time, Warrior Trainees with longbows would also be an additional force.” Su Bai smiled and continued, “This way, our Tribe’s can no longer be considered weak.”

Gu Mu nodded excitedly and said. “As expected of the Shaman, you’ve thoroughly considered everything.”

“Also, the longbows used by young adults should be distinguished from those used by Totem Warriors,” Su Bai reminded.

“Distinguish?” Gu Mu did not quite understand.

“Can the strength of Totem Warriors be compared to ordinary people? This kind of longbow is just not strong enough for them. The bow would break immediately if they drew it with too much force,” Su Bai explained.

For Totem Warriors, the drawing capacity of this longbow was too small. When that was limited, the arrows would not be able to pierce through the thick hides of Ferocious Beasts. Worse, it might really break before being fully drawn. It was best for them to not use it; lest an accident happened.

Gu Mu suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly, “I see, I will improve the materials for the longbows used by Totem Warriors.”

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