Chapter 134. Made into
The master craftsman was worried and didn’t dare accept the work initially, because if anything illegal was discovered, he’d also be implicated for helping make the arrowheads.
In the end, it was Hua Chengtian’s persuasive assurances that it wasn’t for anything illicit, just for hunting in the mountains, coupled with his robust physique that resembled a hunter’s, that finally convinced him.
Of course, the deciding factor was the price; eventually, the master took on the job, creating a hundred specially-sized arrowheads for Hua Chengtian, including twenty smaller ones. Anymore and the master wouldn’t take it, as he felt these should suffice for hunting.
Later, Hua Chengtian crafted these hundred arrowheads into Crossbow Arrows modeled after a crossbow, but they just sat in the room being quite sharp.
And now it was time for the final step: to test the speed and lethality with the Crossbow Arrows.
Although it wasn’t quite daylight yet, Hua Chengtian couldn’t contain himself and ran back to his room to fetch the Crossbow Arrows. Not even waiting for his father, he eagerly grabbed a bow-and-crossbow, larger than those on the table, and rushed to the backyard.
There were a few targets set up in the backyard, made of straw with circles drawn in the middle, usually used for archery practice. The straw targets were soft and wouldn’t damage the Crossbow Arrows.
Hua Erjie hurriedly followed behind their father with a hoot, while Huaji, though tempted, had a nature of sticking to tasks to the end, and stayed to help grandpa debug the bow-and-crossbow they had already crafted, finding it quite engrossing.
Getting hands-on is much more interesting than just standing and watching.
The women, Hua’s wife and daughter-in-law, were in the kitchen preparing food for the children. Upon hearing footsteps in the yard and Xiaoxiao’s excitable voice, they exchanged glances, understanding it must have succeeded, unable to suppress their joy.