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Chapter 538 The Power of the Bamboo Bow

At noon, Fang Fang and Song Zhixi rushed back to the camp from the forest.

Asai Shizi returned to the camp with them, and like them, Asai Shizi also brought back a bunch of things.

Fang Fang and the others brought back bamboo, while Asai Shizi brought back a bunch of leaves that looked like long swords.

"Miss Shizi, what are these?" Fang Fang felt very novel.

"It's called sisal."

There was unconcealable excitement in Asai Ichiko's eyes.

Song Zhixi read softly: "Sisal? Isn't that the raw material for making linen?"

Ichiko Asai laughed happily and said, "Yes, hemp rope and hemp cloth can be made from this sisal leaf."

"Oh!"

Equation could not help but let out a scream.

He didn't expect that the leaves brought back by Shizi Asai turned out to be sisal.

According to Shizi, these sisal leaves are the material for making hemp rope and linen cloth. With these sisal, men will no longer need to be naked, and women will not have to wear that outfit all year round. Everyone can wear it. Clothes made of linen.

"This is good, this is a good thing, Miss Shizi, how did you know that there is sisal on this island." Fang Fang already laughed from ear to ear.

"Actually, I have been on this island for nearly a month before you met me. I am very familiar with the topography of this island and know what plants grow there." Ichiko Asai said with some embarrassment.

"Yeah, I forgot about that!"

Fang Fang slapped his head, and really forgot about it.

Before they came to this island, Shizi Asai had already survived here, and she must know more about this island than Equation and them.

Asai Shizi smiled and said: "I only thought of this after listening to Miss Song's words about improving bows and arrows yesterday. Miss Song said that the current bow strings are too easy to break, so I thought of seeing sisal on this island. , if the sisal fiber is used to make hemp rope, it should be able to meet the requirements of the new bowstring.”

Song Zhixi smiled like a flower, and said happily: "If you can really use hemp rope to make bowstrings, then the range of the bow and arrow will be longer and the stability will be higher."

Fang Fang was so happy that he jumped up on the spot, patted his thigh and said, "Then what are you waiting for, let's make hemp rope!"

"It's not that easy. It is very complicated to extract the sisal fiber and then make it into hemp rope." Song Zhixi frowned slightly.

"Actually, I know the general process." Ichiko Asai said in a low voice.

Song Zhixi looked at Shizi Asai in surprise, "Can you make hemp rope?"

Asai Ichiko was a little embarrassed by Song Zhixi's expression, blushing and said: "Before I came here, I was a textile worker."

Fang Fang was startled. It turned out that Asai Shizi was hiding something, and he was actually a textile worker.

"I've never heard you mention it before."

"Because I have never had a chance, and my job doesn't seem to be of much use on the island." Ichiko Asai was a little embarrassed.

Fang Fang gave Ichiko Asai a big compliment, and praised: "It's different now, you are very good, and everyone will have to rely on you whether they can wear linen clothes in the future."

Shizi Asai was embarrassed by the praise, and shyly said: "Mr. Fang, you are too much."

"No, no, no award at all, you are really good."

"It's just... It's not so easy to extract fibers to make hemp rope and linen cloth. I only know some general steps, and I have to explore these things slowly."

"It's okay, we have more in the world. Take your time, don't worry, and explore slowly."

Song Zhixi pursed his lips and smiled lightly, and said: "Seeing how anxious you are, Miss Shizi has already said, how can you be so fast."

Asai Ichiko said, "I'll soak the sisal first."

"go Go."

Fang Fang waved to her, and brought the bamboo to the front of the house.

According to Song Zhixi's request, the bamboo tubes were first split into strips about two fingers wide.

Then a bonfire is built, and the bamboo strips are baked and bent to shape on the bonfire. When baking, a layer of shiny oil will emerge from the bamboo joints.

When pressing, it is a test of skill. If you press too hard, the bamboo strips will be broken, and if you press too lightly, you will not be able to shape it.

It is also the first time for Fang Fang to use bamboo to make bows and arrows. After several failures in the past, he finally found a little feeling.

After the bamboo strips are bent and shaped, two slots are cut with a dagger at both ends, and the straw rope is passed around the slots. After fastening, a simple bamboo bow is completed.

Seeing the first bamboo bow made after a lot of hard work, other people in the camp also surrounded it.

Blake and his clan looked at the newly born bamboo bow, and looked around and didn't think there was anything special about it. Isn't it just a bow and arrow, which is different from the wooden bow they use.

"Master, is this the improved bow and arrow you mentioned?" Blake was curious.

Fang Fang glanced at him and said with a smile: "Why, do you think there is no difference?"

Blake wanted to nod, but he was afraid of making Fang unhappy, and the expression on his face was indescribable.

"How about we simply compare?"

"How to compare?"

Taking the newly made bamboo bow, Fang Fang led Blake outside the camp.

In the north of the camp, there is still a dense forest 30 meters away. Fang Fang pointed to one of the largest palm trees, smiled confidently, and said, "Let's stand here and see whose arrow can hit that palm tree." How about it?"

Blake glanced at the palm tree in the distance, and couldn't help shaking his head. The range of a wooden bow and arrow is only within 20 meters, and a certain hit rate can be guaranteed. If it is 20 meters away, it depends on fate. A tree 30 meters away , He thought he could hit it without that archery skill.

"Don't dare to compare?"

"Then let me try."

Excited by the equation, Blake still took off his bow and arrow, and shot an arrow at the palm tree seriously.

Sure enough, the arrow could fly into the woods, but the aim was hard to see. It would depend on luck to hit the tree, and at that time the arrow had no speed, so even if it hit it, it would be difficult to nail it to the tree.

The natives of the Black Tooth tribe couldn't help but feel very disappointed when they saw that Blake missed the shot several times. If even Blake couldn't hit the shot, then none of them could.

The corners of Fang Fang's mouth smiled slightly, his legs were opened, and he performed a standard archery action. The moment he pulled the bowstring, he immediately felt the difference between the bamboo bow and the ordinary wooden bow.Due to the toughness of bamboo, a bamboo bow can be bent severely, which makes it very difficult to draw the bow.

Suddenly, Fang Fang let go of the index finger and middle finger that held the bowstring, and the arrow flew out with a bang, like a flash of lightning, and nailed to the palm tree with a "boom".

(End of this chapter)