Chapter 780: The origin of the insect stick?
After mutual introductions and brief exchanges, Gordon felt that this little girl named Xue Xue was quite interesting.
From a certain perspective, your personality is similar to Feng Ying’s?
If that guy were here, he would probably make new friends quickly.
The insect envoy who led them into the village seemed not interested in chatting or anything. After seeing Gordon and his companions meet, he silently prepared to leave.
Gordon stopped him, took out a flash bomb and threw it to the other party, briefly explained how to use it, and said with a smile: "I don't know if you have anything similar, just think of it as a small gift. Thank you for bringing us in." .”
Hayata and others also bowed slightly or nodded to express their gratitude.
The insect user took the flash bomb, was silent for two seconds, nodded and left.
"Lichen, his name is not very talkative, but he is actually a very good person." Qiancao smiled and said to the hunters, "Insect envoys are not always popular, but they are very powerful."
"I can see it." Gordon withdrew his gaze, "Can you take us for a walk? I didn't expect so many people living in the depths of the sea of trees. Are there many settlements of this size?"
“Gulu, lead the way, Xue Xue!” The chrysalis girl raised her hand.
Qian Cao pinned the two large leaves on the helmet that could serve as visors to the back of her head, "There aren't many. This place is called the 'Woodland'. It is one of the largest settlements in the sea of trees, and most of the settlements are very small.
The Alchemy Academy is here, and young people from the sea of trees come here to study. "
School of Alchemy.
Gordon choked. There are educational institutions called "colleges". It seems that the social structure of the Shuhai Aboriginal people is far more complicated than they thought.
But in retrospect, they have only seen a total of four or five aborigines so far, all of whom are young people, and each of them looks like a "combatant".
Just from the armor and weapons, it can be seen that the fighting systems of these people are completely different. Insect messengers and archers use insect sticks, and their whole people have turned into pupae.
Ah, there was a guy walking over there with big leather wings fixed to his armpits.
Without specialized inheritance, it is impossible for young people to figure this out on their own.
"How many combat professions do you have here?" Gordon couldn't help but ask.
"Occupation? Everyone has his own, countless." Qian Cao shook her head, "Some are only passed down by one person, some are suitable for use in the dense forest in the south, but not suitable for use in the north.
And they are not necessarily those who fight, but those who breed, gather, and patrol the forest, there are many, many.”
“Suddenly I feel that our hunter’s system is quite simple.” Gale couldn’t help but comment.
Ancier glanced at her sideways, "They don't have the term 'hunters' as full-time fighters, they all do it to survive in the dangerous forest.
If you want to compare our society horizontally with theirs, craftsmen, messengers, scholars, farmers, etc. should be included in all walks of life. "
“You really have to fight me, don’t you?!”
“I just don’t want them to have any unnecessary misunderstandings about us outsiders, such as intelligence.”
"You two, be quiet." Hilda, who was annoyed by the two people's quarrel, finally spoke, and the visiting team finally became quieter.
Led by Qian Cao and Xuan Xue, they visited the Alchemy Academy.
ˆDifferent from the school they had in mind, this place was more of a centralized research institution. Gordon finally understood why these young people, who were obviously more of a combatant, came here to learn the so-called "alchemy."
To put it bluntly, the alchemy of the Shuhai people is a biological cultivation technology. In their own way, they cultivate plants, fungi, and even insects and reptiles that can be used by them.
For example, the special insect chrysalis that coexists with her body certainly does not exist in nature. It is the product of alchemical cultivation.
There are also the living bows and arrows used by the previous archer, the quiver, and the special rat women on the insect lichen, which are all the result of alchemical intervention and cultivation.
For example, the leaf armor, honeycomb armor, slime mold wrist armor, etc. on Madder's body were all "grown" by her.
It was carved from the bones of certain monsters and matched with vocal cord membranes, etc., and was made for her by her elders.
Gordon was very curious as to whether these flute hammers and insect sticks were related, and he specifically asked Hilda and Madder's division commander before confirming it.
It’s really relevant.
The Ocarina flute hammer is very common in the sea of trees. Madder uses it to control the poisonous wasps in the honeycomb armor. Falconers use it to command raptors, and some people use it to control hunting insects.
Outsiders learned and mastered the alchemy technology of directional cultivation of hunting insects, as well as the skills of command and control of hunting insects. On this basis, they improved the Ocarina flute hammer.
The music-playing function has been almost completely removed, leaving only the most basic sounding holes, making it more of a weapon than a musical instrument.
At the same time, the functions of "colored lights" and "pheromone" have been added to reduce the difficulty of operating insects and improve the accuracy of insect hunting instructions.
Hence the insect stick was born.
It is said that this kind of weapon is also used by people in the Sea of Trees, and it can be regarded as a small similarity between the outside world and the residents of the Sea of Trees.
Gordon and the others were curious about the biological alchemy of the aborigines of the Sea of Trees, while Madder, Nympho, and even the instructors of the Alchemy Academy were also amazed by the manufacturing technology of the hunters' equipment.
For the indigenous people of Shuhai, metal is a rare resource.
Since ores are scarce and easy to corrode, metal is rarely seen on their equipment, and they know nothing about industrial technologies such as ore smelting, alloy manufacturing, and high-temperature forging.
After learning this, Gale used his peeling knife to obtain several plant and insect materials that were considered very precious in the outside world.
Gordon and the others followed suit. They also used knives and some hunting props. They changed a lot of messy things.
In addition, the people at the Alchemy School showed great interest in the weapons of the hunters.
Hunters' swords could easily cut through large trees, and their ballistae and bows could penetrate rocks. They were shocked by the power of the hunters, and so they took the initiative to request a trade.
The hunters naturally refused, and they deeply regretted it.
The residents of the Sea of Trees rarely take the initiative to hunt large monsters. When a fight breaks out, they usually use traps, poisonous insects, poisons, etc. to kill them.
For hunters, it is simply unimaginable for them to rely on their own strength and weapons to confront large monsters and kill them.
In this alchemy academy full of wonderful things, Gordon and others spent half a day in amazement.
The sky is getting darker and it’s evening.
As "landowners", Madder and Chickasia enthusiastically took the hunters home and treated them to a special dinner with a high protein content.
Anhil, who had already experienced this during lunch, cleverly found an excuse and sneaked out to eat some food.
The remaining people looked at the fresh food that was still squirming on the table, their faces turned green.
Facing Qiancao and the others who were chewing, crunching, and filling their mouths with pulp, even Gordon, who was willing to try and was never picky about food, couldn't stand it.
Hayata took a small piece of endurance thunderworm from Gordon's plate. After straightening his neck and swallowing it, he smiled stiffly and claimed that he had a small appetite and was full.
Gail even talked nonsense, saying that in order to stay in shape, he never eats dinner.
Hilda was the only one with a normal expression and tasted a little of everything. This determination made the young hunters deeply admired.
After the meal, Hayata, who had an empty stomach, exchanged glances with Gale.
Let's wait until Qiancao and the others fall asleep, then get up secretly to nibble and bring food.
ˆPs.
The information about the Alchemy School, the Ocarina Flute Hammer, the Falcon Trainer, the Insect Messenger, and other equipment are all part of the mh2 data book. The data book itself does not explain it in detail, and the connection with the insect stick is also It's my subjective guess, not official.
However, the main creative team themselves have mentioned many times that many later settings were actually developed from early scraps. This guess should be quite reasonable.
(End of this chapter)