Chapter 103: Fletching Failure (2) (2/2)
Griffith flipped the longbow twice as the other gnomes started carving and preparing the shortbow for tilling. The crafting manager hummed with a deep frown.
”It is possible. However, once it is carved, the archer can no longer decide where they want to aim except for straight ahead. Multiple shots will also not be possible.”
Multiple shots? Rino was interested now. Was there a reason why Fowler crafted his bow so simply? Maybe there was more to what Rino thought about archery. This world's skill in archery might be more advanced than the archery experts back in his previous world.
Griffith tried to explain it to Rino in simple terms. Although uncommon, multiple shots was a skill that very good archers used to fire more than one arrow at the same time. Archers who ran out of arrows can also use stones as ammunition, but Rino's bulkier bow design would make any of these impossible.
Hearing that, Rino took more interest in the designs of bows in this world. Griffith claimed to not be an expert in weapons, but he knew a fair bit that helped Rino come up with design variations. Honestly, he wanted to build a basic bow that anyone can use if they could draw the bowstring. Bows that could shoot in a straight line without much control were best for amateurs like him.
”If so, why don't we make a few kinds of bows according to the bow user's skill level?” Griffith suggested.
Very quickly, a design was sketched using charcoal on paper. Griffith explained that he could carve slightly more delicate arrow rest placeholders that could be attached to the bow's body or beginner bow users instead of carving a permanent arrow rest placeholder.
”However, this requires more precision crafting. The longbow in your hand is too bulky.”
Rino agreed. ”I will leave the adjustments to you. Let me know as soon as you have the arrow rest placeholder ready. I want to test them.”
Leaving the crafting workshop, Rino headed back to the forest to search for branches that he could craft arrow shafts out of. He found what he was looking for with ease but decided to only craft five using shadow slicer magic. The shafts were a lot straighter than the arrows Fowler made, and the tips were made with slightly rounded edges because Rino did not want the arrows to hurt anyone if it flew off its course when Rino fired.
Now, the lich looked at his arrow and compared it to Fowler's crafted arrows. He made a little indent at the back of the arrow he made so that they would sit nicely when he nocked them on his bow.
Satisfied with the little modification, Rino wondered how many feathers he should attach to the arrow. He could not recall if there were three or four feathers on the arrow ends. So, Rino created two arrows with three feathers and two arrows with four feathers tied tightly using linen threads.
Now, he was ready to fire some test shots when Griffith informed him to collect his trial bows.