The testing of the new bow and arrow was swift, as Wang Sheng watched a single arrow blast away a small hilltop opposite him, he felt he had still underestimated the power of his archery.
Naturally, this was nearly a match for the nature of his Qi Blood Power, which possessed a crushing quality; not everyone who shot the same arrow would necessarily achieve such an effect.
Moreover, shooting down a small hill of dozens of meters with one arrow shouldn’t be a problem… right?
No, it was definitely not a problem.
A Great Grandmaster could easily project a sword beam of a hundred meters, and according to Yue, he was among the best of the Grandmasters, so achieving such power was normal.
Although he had not used his full strength with that one arrow.
This time both Da Bai and Yun Xiao had come.
Da Bai was quite calm, as it wasn’t the first time he had seen such a scene, but Yun Xiao’s sparrow brain was somewhat struggling to catch up.
Was the master he followed really that strong?
Although he had expected something, he had never imagined it to be to this extent!
No wonder he was not at all afraid the day he simply decided to flee without agreeing; there was no escaping.
Fortunately, his choice had been the right one.
Wang Sheng ignored the thoughts of the tiger and the bird, and after completing the test, he returned to the fort satisfied.
The bow and arrow were only the first step; there were still plenty of materials left for crafting other things.
For instance, a crossbow bed.
The “Mechanical Technique: Azure Dragon Chapter” did not contain the method for making a bow and arrow, but it did have the method for crossbows and crossbow beds.
And these items were not like those Wang Sheng made; they were basically meant for Martial Artists of seventh rank or above who could wield Qi Blood Power.
Both crossbows and crossbow beds could be used by just about anyone after a bit of learning.
Wang Sheng planned to use these as defense mechanisms for the fort.
It was also a good opportunity to progress his skills and to use the remaining materials.
Eventually, the only material Wang Sheng had left was a Dragon Bone, which seemed to have little use.
The use of Dragon Bone was both significant and insignificant; he basically had no use for it.
So he went to find the ever-resourceful Yue.
Yue was still transcribing the books from his mind, which should have been completed long ago given the time passed.
But since Wang Sheng told him to take his time, the speed had slowed down.
“Lord Wang Sheng, may I ask why you are looking for me?” Yue’s respect was as consistent as ever, never overstepping boundaries.
“I want to ask if you know of any good uses for the bone of an Evil Flood Dragon, that’s right, Evil Flood Dragon Bone is Grandmaster Level!”
“It’s the Evil Flood Dragon you defeated, right? Almost its entire body can be used. The Evil Flood Dragon Bone can be turned into Bone Powder for cultivating Spirit Plants. I have a method for preparing it, and I can write it out for you right now if needed.”
“Bone Powder?” Wang Sheng wondered if he had entered some blocky world.
“Yes, indeed. In fact, the bones of any spirit beast or demon beast can be utilized. Their bones contain a special substance that’s difficult to exploit, but it was later discovered that this substance seems to encourage the formation of compounds in Spiritual Medicine. After further research, Bone Powder was created.”
“Does creating Bone Powder require anything else?”
Yue shook his head and said, “It’s not necessary. Bone Powder is meant for cultivating Spiritual Medicine; adding any additional Spiritual Objects is redundant. It just requires a special boiling technique to activate, but average people can do it.”
Bone Powder was meant to be simple and easy to use with no need for extra “ingredients.”
Hearing this explanation, Wang Sheng nodded his head.
With that, the Dragon Bone had found its usefulness.
“In that case, please write down the method for creating Bone Powder for me.”
“Sure, please give me a moment!”
In just a few minutes, Yue had written down the method for making Bone Powder; it seemed indeed to be quite straightforward.
Upon receiving the method, Wang Sheng couldn’t help but marvel at the importance of someone like Yue, skilled in intelligence and knowledge.
Without him, how could he possibly have known how to make Bone Powder?
Back in his room, Wang Sheng took out the blueprint for making Bone Powder. The method, well… you could say it was rudimentary.
It involved grinding the Bone Powder as finely as possible and then simmering it with fire, the hotter the water, the better.
The fineness of the Bone Powder and the temperature of the water would affect the final quality, but the difference in effectiveness wouldn’t be too drastic.
Generally speaking, about a ten to twenty percent difference.
Not insignificant, but not enough to cause excessive distress if one couldn’t do it perfectly.
Wang Sheng didn’t immediately begin making it.
He planned to spend some time building a high-pressure cooker first, given the need for boiling in high temperatures, using a high-pressure cooker was naturally the best choice – after all, he wasn’t so amazing that he could change the boiling point of water.
After a few days, he succeeded in building the high-pressure cooker.
Then came the issue of the Bone Powder, which might be difficult for many, but certainly not for Wang Sheng.
Wang Sheng’s Qi Blood Power indeed possessed the attribute of pulverizing.
He wrapped the Qi Blood Power around a section of the dragon’s bone before instantly crushing it, ultimately resulting in an extremely fine bone powder.
He then poured the snow-like bone powder into a pressure cooker and simmered it with fire.
“Let me see, haha, steam it for over an hour, fully breaking down the bone powder and dissolving it…”
The production method for bone powder was quite simple; there was basically no room for error.
“After finishing steaming, add water again until it is reduced to dryness, and then grind it into powder once more…”
After drying, a second grinding into powder was required, but it was not a problem for Wang Sheng, and soon a subtly changed colored powder appeared.
There wasn’t much else to handle after that; all the steps were complete. The only thing left to do was to use it and test the results.
This was precisely why Wang Sheng had been busy with this substance.
He wanted to see if the bone powder would be of any use for his cultivation of plants.
Thus, he began his experiment with a medicinal herb.
The usage of bone powder was simple: it could be dissolved in water or placed beside a Spirit Plant, followed by watering.
The experiment soon began.
But the end result was not particularly satisfying.
The maturity time of the spiritual medicine he planted did not speed up with the addition of bone powder, indicating that the bone powder had little impact on the progress.
Wang Sheng was not particularly disappointed after learning this.
The existence of bone powder was merely an added bonus for him, so even if it was not particularly useful, it wasn’t a big issue—it just meant the “added decoration” was absent.
So, he went to find Li Wenguang.
He may not have been able to use it himself, but he still wanted to see the effects.
“Uncle Li, use this to cultivate some chrysanthemum seeds. The method is… Please be sure to let me know if there is any effect.”
Wang Sheng directly gave the remaining unused bone powder to Li Wenguang, asking him to cultivate chrysanthemums to try out its effects, while he himself waited and practiced cultivation, occasionally checking his Mechanical Techniques.
About ten days passed, and Li Wenguang came to find him again, his face full of excitement.
“Yun Sheng, what did you give me? The effect is so good! Do you know? I used that stuff to cultivate chrysanthemum seeds, and those seeds actually sprouted in ten days. Last time it took almost a whole month…”
Li Wenguang was very aware of the value of the bone powder that Wang Sheng had given.
Such a thing that could accelerate cultivation was not comparable to any ordinary substance.
Especially since he knew that the village was planting things.
“Uncle Li, hold on, let’s get the village chief over and talk!”
Since the bone powder was not of much use to himself, Wang Sheng didn’t intend to keep it. However, making bone powder was quite troublesome, so he let the village people make it themselves.
The village chief, Zhou Zhengwen, always took Wang Sheng’s matters very seriously.
It didn’t take long for the village chief to arrive at his house, accompanied by the village’s martial artists and strong men.
“Yun Sheng, what’s the matter that you wanted us to come for?”
“Uncle Li, please explain it to them!”
Li Wenguang briefly explained the effects of the bone powder.
The village chief instantly became excited.
This was really valuable stuff!
“Wenguang, are you serious about what you said?”
Li Wenguang, of course, nodded affirmatively. He had already conducted his own experiment, and the results could not have been more real.
Wang Sheng also said, “Village chief, did you bring the fabric as I asked?”
“I did!” the village chief nodded.
“Then spread out the fabric here, and just watch what I do.”
The people brought by the village chief spread out the fabric which was pieced together from various textiles and was large enough to cover the dragon’s bone.
After throwing the dragon’s bones onto it, Wang Sheng placed his hand on them and covered the dragon bone with Qi Blood Power.
Boom!
In the blink of an eye, the entire dragon bone turned into a pile of powder.
These were bones of a Grandmaster Level Evil Flood Dragon, and aside from him and Yue, no one else in the village could process dragon bone into such a fine powder, and it would even be difficult for them to smash it, so Wang Sheng had to do it.
“Village chief, this is how you make it. Have someone transport the bone powder back and handle it. Later, it can be used for planting those spiritual medicines; the effect should be good. Oh, and the wolf bones from last year can also be used, but you’ll have to find someone else to process those.”
The wolf bones were from weaker wolves, and the village’s martial artists could definitely handle them.
“Good! Good!”
The village chief naturally wouldn’t refuse; he was well aware of the help that so much bone powder could provide.
Soon, the village chief brought over more people to move the bone powder, and eventually, the fabric was taken as well, clearly not wanting to waste even the remnants on it, probably planning to boil it.
After sorting out the bone powder matter, Wang Sheng then returned to his routine of cultivation, rest, and crafting mechanical tools. Under this regular schedule, the creation of mechanical crossbows was quickly completed…