More than a dozen Goblins carried the ballista and set it down in the clearing of the forest.
This ti, the ballista had three giant bow arms.
The three massive bow arms were arranged with two facing forward and one backward.
The ballista before him was designed by Li ng based on the structure of a triple-bow ballista.
But it was only similar; there were significant differences in many details.
"String it up!"
This ti, the triple-bow ballista had two winches.
Six Goblins hurriedly moved forward, panting as they cranked the winches.
The imnse tension made the bowstring and bow arms creak.
With the help of the roller structure, the power of the three bow arms was concentrated together.
It took over a minute for the bowstring to be fully cocked.
Li ng lifted the giant bolt, carried by three Goblins, with one hand and placed it into the loading slot.
This ti, the bolt was even larger, about 2 ters long.
After completing the preparations for firing, the experint officially began.
Li ng aid the ballista at a large tree several hundred ters away.
"Whoo!"
Li ng took a deep breath.
His gaze was fixed on the target tree not far away.
With a forceful squeeze, he pulled the trigger.
"Whoosh!"
The ballista shook.
The piercing sound of the bowstring snapping back echoed through the forest.
A black streak shot through the air, heading deep into the forest.
"Boom!"
Almost instantly, a loud crash resounded from deep within the forest.
A large tree three hundred ters away collapsed with a thunderous crash.
The bolt pierced straight through the tree, and the massive impact shattered the trunk.
After penetrating one tree, the bolt continued with undiminished montum, embedding itself into another tree a hundred ters away.
A third of the bolt was buried in the trunk.
The terrifying power left the Goblin minions dumbfounded.
The commotion here caused chaos and disorder in the tribe.
Li ng was also startled by the terrifying power.
A tree that would take three people holding hands to encircle was pierced straight through by the bolt.
If it were fired in an arc, the range could easily exceed a kiloter.
"But the bow arms need to be thicker!"
Earlier, when the bowstring was being cocked, Li ng heard the cracking sound of the bow arms breaking.
With the current strength of the triple-bow ballista, the bow arms would break after only a few uses.
The limit wasn't the bowstring but the bow arms.
If the bow arms were thickened, the ballista's power would be even greater.
Because the power of the crossbow is related to the tension of the bow arms.
"Very good, not bad, take it back!"
With that, Li ng returned to the carpentry workshop to continue strengthening and adjusting the triple-bow ballista.
Ti passed little by little, and day after day went by.
On the afternoon of the fifth day, in the carpentry workshop.
"Boss, do you think this will work?"
Gobu Ge, along with a group of Goblin minions, found the boss in the carpentry workshop.
Li ng, who was assembling the triple-bow ballista, put down his work.
Li ng took the harpoon bolt from the shoulders of three Goblins with one hand.
He weighed the bolt in his hand, nodding in satisfaction.
Although the harpoon tip was a bit rough, it was usable.
"Very good, how many have you made?"
Gobu Ge chuckled, counting on his fingers.
When he reached ten, Gobu Ge looked confused.
"Alright, put them all down, that's enough!"
Gobu Ge's face lit up with joy, and he quickly instructed the minions to put down the harpoon bolts from their shoulders.
Looking at the three massive ballistae in the wooden house, Li ng grinned.
With these three ballistae, they could set off tomorrow.
About half an hour later, Li ng left the carpentry workshop.
"Benben, let's go!"
Benben had been waiting at the entrance of the carpentry workshop.
With Benben in tow, Li ng headed towards the direction of the throne cave.
By now, the sky was gradually darkening.
"Bai Ling?"
On the way back to the throne cave, Li ng encountered Bai Ling.
Bai Ling, escorted by several Goblins, was heading towards the throne cave.
"Master!"
Seeing the master approaching, Bai Ling slightly lowered her head.
At this mont, Bai Ling was already sporting a big belly.
In the second week after returning to the tribe, the female Lizardn in the throne cave beca pregnant one after another, thanks to Li ng's efforts.
Li ng glanced sideways at the depths of the forest behind Bai Ling.
"Did you go to the Iron Cave?"
The expansion work of the tribe had been completed half a month ago.
Now, all the male Lizardn were working over at the Iron Cave.
Once the first lactation period began, the female Lizardn would continue to lactate.
Li ng glanced at the bamboo tube in Bai Ling's hand.
He could sll the rich scent of milk from the bamboo tube.
It was clear that Bai Ling was delivering milk.
Ever since Li ng allowed the female Lizardn to deliver milk, it had beco a routine for them.
They milked in the morning and delivered the milk to the male Lizardn in the afternoon.
Before dark, they would each return to their own caves.
Since the offerings were mostly couples, each male Lizardman could drink the milk of his own wife.
As for whom Bai Ling's milk was delivered to, it wasn't hard to guess.
It was certainly given to the weakest male Lizardman.
Li ng didn't bother to interfere with the Lizardn's way of supporting each other.
Male Lizardn having milk to supplent their nutrition and maintain their health and strength wasn't a bad thing.
Bai Ling nodded slightly.
Li ng didn't say much more.
The two walked together towards the direction of the throne cave.
"Master, is the cave for slting iron?"
As they walked, Bai Ling suddenly asked.
Li ng turned his head, looking at Bai Ling with a half-smile.
"Why do you think it's called the Iron Cave?"
The master's response made Bai Ling's heart sink.
A trace of disbelief flashed in her eyes.
Bai Ling wouldn't be surprised if any Barbarian in the Goblin Forest was slting iron.
But Goblins slting iron was unimaginable.
How could Goblins, with their intelligence, learn the iron-slting techniques of humans?
Even the swamp Lizardn knew nothing about iron-slting techniques.
"I told you, I'm a smart Goblin. There's nothing impossible for ."
Bai Ling lowered her head slightly, not daring to et the master's gaze.
With her head down, Bai Ling's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
The presence of the Big Goblin beside her was a disaster for all intelligent races in the Goblin Forest.
Although Bai Ling kept her head down, Li ng still sensed the killing intent emanating from her.
Looking down at Bai Ling beside him, Li ng grinned wickedly.
"You can try, but if you fail, I'll make you watch as all your kin are eaten alive!"
Upon hearing this, Bai Ling, with her big belly, trembled.
Her legs went weak, and she almost stumbled to the ground.
Li ng stepped to the left to support Bai Ling.
"Master, Bai Ling wouldn't dare!"
Li ng grinned without saying more.
The two, each harboring their own thoughts, walked together in the tribe.
In the following days, Li ng didn't rush to leave.
The next morning, he went back into the carpentry workshop.
Having the triple-bow ballista wasn't enough; they also needed a ans of transportation.
Not only did the ballista need a transport tool, but the tribe's freight transport also required a ans of transport.
In ancient tis, there was only one best ans of transport.
And that was a wheeled carriage.
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