Chapter 177: Lulu’s Wailing, Old and New Grudges, The Wolf Pack is Doomed!
After watching for a while, Lulu was incredibly embarrassed.
Lin Ye then spoke to Lulu and asked, “Lulu, what’s wrong? Why did you suddenly start crying?” The other Beast-eared Girls heard Lin Ye’s question.
Their gazes towards Lulu also turned to concern.
Lulu raised her head and looked at Lin Ye. Her eyes turned slightly red again, and she opened her cherry lips to speak to Lin Ye, “Because my brother was bitten to death by that pack of gray wolves!” As soon as Lulu said this, everyone present was instantly in an uproar.
The Beast-eared Girls’ hearts clenched again.
Facing the gazes of the Beast-eared Girls and Lin Ye, Lulu felt her nose start to sting again, and she could barely hold back the tears from flowing down her eyes.
Then, Lulu tilted her head up, opened her eyes, and looked at the sky. She took a few deep breaths, forcing herself to hold back her tears. “Huuu~~~”
Finally, Lulu let out a breath and forced a smile at Lin Ye and the Beast-eared Girls.
At this time, Lulu continued to talk about her past.
Lin Ye listened with increasing distress.
The Beast-eared Girls’ tears had long since streamed down their faces.
Lulu’s parents passed away in an accident when Lulu was very young.
From then on, she depended on her brother.
However, at that time, Lulu’s brother was also not very old.
Without their parents, the two children couldn’t contribute anything to the tribe.
So the tribe only gave them a very small amount of food each day, just enough to keep them from starving.
But time passed until autumn arrived.
Winter was fast approaching.
The tribe did not have enough food stored.
Because of this, Lulu and her brother were expelled by the tribe.
Two half-grown children were suddenly expelled from the tribe and didn’t know where to go.
Lulu’s brother took her, and they struggled to survive in the wild.
Until one day, they encountered that pack of gray wolves.
Lulu’s brother dragged her up a tree, but he couldn’t climb it himself.
To ensure Lulu could live, Lulu’s brother cut a wound on himself and lured the pack of gray wolves away.
Later, when the hunting team went out to hunt, they found the unconscious Lulu and brought her back to the tribe.
After listening to the story, Lin Ye clenched his fists tightly.
The Beast-eared Girls hugged each other and sobbed softly.
But Lulu herself held back her tears and gave Lin Ye a gentle smile, saying, “I have a home now, and I have you.”
Hearing Lulu say this, the Beast-eared Girls cried even harder and all ran to hug Lulu.
Seeing the other Beast-eared Girls like this, Lulu’s nose also stung, and she said to everyone, “Don’t be like this, if you cry, I’ll start crying too.”
After saying that, Lulu could no longer hold back the gushing tears and cried uncontrollably with everyone.
When Lin Ye saw Lulu forcing herself to hold back tears and smile at him just now.
It felt as if his heart was being squeezed by a hand.
Now, even if it wasn’t for the sake of cutting trees and building bridges,
Lin Ye would not let that pack of gray wolves off.
Looking at the Beast-eared Girls crying their eyes out, Lin Ye stood there and said to them,
“Everyone, don’t worry. After today, we will go and kill all those wild wolves and avenge Lulu!” Lin Ye’s eyes burned with raging anger. Every Beast-eared Girl was cherished by Lin Ye like a treasure.
Now that he learned that the damned wolf pack had killed Lulu’s brother before.
Lin Ye immediately decided that the wolf pack must be eliminated.
Upon hearing Lin Ye’s words, the Beast-eared Girls wiped the tears from their faces as they sobbed and asked him, “Ye, you’re going to kill all those gray wolves? Do you have a plan?” Shi asked Lin Ye, her tear-streaked face not yet clean.
Following that, Ganyu also asked Lin Ye,
“Ye, are we going to use bows and arrows? But bows and arrows…”
Lin Ye shook his head at Ganyu before she could finish, and then said, “With the bows and arrows everyone has now, we probably can’t kill that many gray wolves.”
Upon hearing that their pride and joy, bows and arrows, wouldn’t work, a nervous look appeared on the Beast-eared Girls’ faces.
Xing took two steps forward and asked Lin Ye,
“Ye, then how can we kill those gray wolves? Those gray wolves are very fast and strong. Fighting them is too dangerous!” The other Beast-eared Girls also nodded at Lin Ye.
Lin Ye naturally knew this. He shook his head and said to the Beast-eared Girls,
“I will definitely not let you risk fighting the gray wolves. I am preparing to make new weapons for you, weapons with stronger lethality than bows and arrows!” The Beast-eared Girls’ eyes lit up upon hearing Lin Ye’s words, and they looked at Lin Ye.
Sakura and Diona excitedly ran to Lin Ye’s side.
Sakura blinked her big eyes and asked Lin Ye, “Ye, what kind of new weapon is it?”
Diona also stretched her head towards Lin Ye and asked,
“A new weapon that’s even more amazing than bows and arrows, what does it look like?” The other Beast-eared Girls also looked at Lin Ye excitedly.
Hearing that the new weapon was more amazing than bows and arrows.
The Beast-eared Girls could barely contain their excitement and curiosity.
Lin Ye smiled and reached out to pat the heads of the two little girls.
They were the ones who cried the hardest just now, and there were still tears on their faces that hadn’t been wiped away.
The two little girls squinted their eyes, as if enjoying the touch, nudging Lin Ye’s hand.
Lin Ye smiled and then said to the Beast-eared Girls,
“I’m making them now. I’ll show you all when I’m done. Everyone will have one, so don’t worry.” After hearing Lin Ye’s words, the Beast-eared Girls erupted in cheers.
Lulu also stopped crying and began to laugh happily.
Lin Ye watched as the Beast-eared Girls’ mood brightened.
He smiled and watched them for a while before turning to pick up charcoal and go back to make crossbows.
The Beast-eared Girls soon calmed down. Then they continued weaving straw shoes.
Lin Ye arrived at the mulberry wood he had just split.
He picked up one of the mulberry wood logs that had been divided into four.
He stripped off the bark and, on the bark, carefully drew the shape of the bow’s back with charcoal.
Then, Lin Ye began to use his tools to trim the piece of wood.
Initially, a large amount of wood shavings was cut off by Lin Ye.
Only when he got close to the drawn bow back did Lin Ye start to be cautious.
Soon, the mulberry wood in Lin Ye’s hand became a long strip.
At this time, Lin Ye began to hold the axe near the edge of the blade. This allowed for more precise control of the axe’s movement.
Then, Lin Ye held the axe diagonally, like sharpening a pencil, and quickly shaved back and forth.
With his other hand, he held the mulberry wood and continuously changed its position.
Each time the axe moved, only a small amount of wood shavings was removed.
This was Lin Ye’s first time using this method, but because the system had directly transferred a large amount of experience to Lin Ye.
Lin Ye’s hands were now as precise as a machine.
Soon, the mulberry wood in Lin Ye’s hand gradually took on a bow shape.
Lin Ye’s movements slowed down.
Sometimes he would weigh it back and forth before shaving off a little wood.
After shaping the bow, Lin Ye held the two ends of the bow blank and bent it towards the middle.
Lin Ye could clearly feel a great force resisting him.
When making it from bamboo, he also felt this sensation.
However, the force and the mulberry wood in his hand now were worlds apart.
If the rebound force from bamboo was about two *shi* (60 jin/30kg),
then this newly made mulberry wood bow blank was at least five times that of bamboo.
Lin Ye checked all the details of the bow blank.
After confirming there were no problems, he nodded with satisfaction.
Once Lin Ye was sure it was done, he wouldn’t second-guess himself and add unnecessary touches.
Even a slight difference in the weight of the bow blank could have a serious impact on the arrow’s flight.
After checking everything, Lin Ye began to connect the bow blank with the previously made cross frame.
This time, Lin Ye still used mortise and tenon joints, and it was still a fixed structure. Once connected, unless it broke, it would never come off again.
And what Lin Ye wanted was sturdiness and durability!
