Lao Shi had originally planned to demonstrate it to Shi Lin first, and then let Shi Lin try, but he didn't expect this kid to say he had played with this kind of homemade gun before.
"Alright then, you load the bullet first and let me see."
Lao Shi handed the gun directly to Shi Lin, wanting to see if this kid really knew how?
Shi Lin took the gun, checked it first, and seeing that there were no issues, he took out the gunpowder and started pouring it into the barrel.
Seeing Shi Lin pour the gunpowder so directly, Lao Shi frowned.
Usually, only veterans pour it so directly; a novice needs to use a small cup to measure the amount of gunpowder first before loading it into the barrel.
Otherwise, if too little gunpowder is loaded, the gun's power will be weak, and if there is too much gunpowder, it will cause a burst, potentially killing the person using the gun on the spot.
Lao Shi had already told Shi Lin about this when he explained the principle and precautions earlier, but Shi Lin made a mistake in this first step.
This made Lao Shi somewhat unhappy.
However, he carefully watched the gunpowder Shi Lin loaded into the barrel and, seeing that it hadn't reached the amount that would cause a burst, he held back from speaking, planning to say it all together later.
Shi Lin didn't know that his habitual action had already caused Comrade Lao Shi's dissatisfaction, and he continued to load the bullet on his own.
The first step in loading a bullet is pouring the gunpowder.
The second step is to use a small stick to tamp the gunpowder down.
The third step is to load the steel beads. The number of steel beads is not fixed; Shi Lin casually loaded eight.
The fourth step is to insert thin paper, flakes, horsehair, or other thin materials into the barrel, tamping them down, so that the steel beads and gunpowder inside are tightly pressed within the barrel.
This completes the process of loading a blunderbuss.
Shi Lin had already finished loading the bullet in less than a minute.
Shi Zhengang nodded; this loading speed was acceptable.
Just as he was about to speak and ask Shi Lin to hand him the gun for inspection, he saw Shi Lin suddenly raise the gun, point it at the river, and directly pull the trigger!
Bang!
The gunshot rang out, splashing a large amount of water in the river.
Shi Zhengang saw blood emerging from the water and was a little worried, but then he heard a sentence,
"Lao Die, you hold the gun first, I'll retrieve my prey!"
Then he felt something being put into his hand, and looking again, Shi Lin had already run to the riverbank.
He saw Shi Lin quickly take off his clothes and jump into the river, wading forward a few steps, then diving down fiercely. When he resurfaced, he was dragging a large fish.
Splash!
Under Shi Zhengang's stunned gaze, Shi Lin dragged a large fish over a meter long onto the shore.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for capturing one Fathead, obtaining 22 beast servant points."
At this moment, Shi Lin was also shocked by the system's prompt.
22 points! Added to the original 27 points, he now has 49 beast servant points.
This Fathead actually earned him 22 beast servant points, even more than a Sable.
If he had known that fishing could also add so many beast servant points, he would have come to the river to catch fish earlier.
"It's a Fathead! Such a big one, estimated to be over 40 jin! I was wondering why you suddenly fired just now, turns out you spotted this fish."
At this moment, Shi Zhengang also came over, leaning on his crutch.
Seeing the Fathead with half its head blown off, he was very surprised.
People in their Village often went down to this river to catch fish, but they had never seen anyone catch one this big.
A Fathead over a meter long and estimated to weigh forty jin was truly a first sight in this river.
"Hehe, I just finished loading the bullet and was looking for a target to shoot at when I suddenly saw this big fish floating on the surface, so I just fired directly. Lao Die, was my shot okay?"
Shi Lin put his clothes back on, chuckling.
Seeing his Son's smug expression, Comrade Lao Shi said sternly,
"You still need to practice more. When you loaded the gunpowder just now, the gunpowder should have been..."
However, before he could finish, Shi Lin loaded another shot using his previous method and handed the gun towards Lao Shi.
"Here, Lao Die, check it and see if there's any problem with how I loaded it."
So confident?
Lao Shi saw that he still didn't use a tool to measure the amount of gunpowder, loading it directly into the barrel. He frowned, took the gun, and checked it.
"It looks like there's no major problem, but as a novice like you, you should still use a tool to measure the amount of gunpowder first before loading; loading it directly is prone to problems."
Saying that, Lao Shi also raised the gun, looked left and right, trying to find a target to test the effect of the bullet Shi Lin loaded.
However, Shi Lin said, "Lao Die, let me, let me. Today is mainly for me to shoot, you just guide."
Lao Shi was still leaning on a crutch; the recoil of this kind of blunderbuss was quite strong, and he didn't want him to get hurt.
"Don't worry, your Lao Die has been playing with guns for half his life, I know what I'm doing."
Lao Shi knew his concern, reassured him simply, and then fired a shot at a wild duck by the riverbank.
Bang!
The gunshot rang out, Lao Shi tilted back slightly, perfectly absorbing the recoil, and it didn't affect him because of the crutch.
As for the wild duck by the river, everything above its neck was gone, only the body remained, lying on the ground, gurgling blood.
This shot was very powerful because Shi Lin didn't load little gunpowder this time, and there were many steel beads.
Normally, if this shot were fired at a wild duck, the duck should have been blown into shredded meat, with nothing left to eat.
However, to shoot like Lao Shi did, only hitting the part above the wild duck's neck without damaging other parts, requires deep skill.
Clearly, Lao Shi truly has a knack for it.
"Beautiful!"
Seeing this, Shi Lin praised and quickly ran over to pick up the wild duck.
When he picked up the duck, the system prompt appeared again.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for capturing one wild duck, obtaining 2 beast servant points."
Ah, this.
Seeing the prompt, Shi Lin was stunned for a moment, not expecting that the prey his Lao Die shot could also count towards his beast servant points.
He had originally thought that only prey he shot himself, or prey shot by his beast servants, would earn him beast servant points from the system.
Now it seems the system is more inclusive; what Lao Die shoots also counts.
Afterward, Lao Shi had Shi Lin load the bullet himself and fire two shots at the targets he designated.
After two shots, Lao Shi finally confirmed.
This brat really knows how to use this kind of homemade gun, and he's very accurate, no worse than him, it's just that his gun usage habits aren't very good.
"Alright, let's go home first. It'll be dark soon."
After confirming that Shi Lin really knew how to use the gun, Lao Shi didn't plan to waste any more gunpowder and steel beads by the river.
After all, after the two shots from the father and Son, there were no more targets nearby for him to shoot at.
Shooting any further would just be a waste of bullets.
...
Carrying a large fish over a meter long from the Village Tail back home, Shi Lin actually didn't have the idea of wandering around; he just wanted to walk home discreetly.
However, unfortunately, the path from the Village Tail to his house had to pass by the doorways of many villagers' homes.
Then, the father and Son naturally became the focus of the villagers' attention.
"Wow, Shi Lao San, where did you father and Son get such a big fish? This must be forty or fifty jin, right?"
"Holy crap, such a big fish, shot with a gun? Shi Lao Pao is really amazing, he can still shoot so well even with a crutch!"
"What? Your Son shot it? No way? Does your Son know how to use a gun?"
"Holy crap, this big fish is probably worth dozens of yuan! Shi Lao San's old blade is not rusty!"
"Awesome, San Ge! You even shot such a big fish! This fish is almost taller than a person!"
"Linzi Ge, where did you and Uncle get such a big fish? Can Uncle still hunt while using a crutch?"
"..."
Throughout the entire journey, basically whenever they encountered villagers, they would definitely come up to look at this large fish over a meter long and then chat with Comrade Lao Shi for a few sentences.
And everyone in the Village believed that this fish was caught by Lao Shi.
Even though Lao Shi repeatedly said that this time he took Shi Lin to practice shooting and Shi Lin got lucky, no one believed him, all thinking that Lao Shi was just praising his Son.
They didn't believe the truth, which made Lao Shi a little depressed.
He, Shi Zhengang, had been hunting for decades, so why would he need to falsely claim his Son's hunting achievements now?
Shi Lin himself didn't explain either; people could think whatever they wanted. He just happily carried the fish, watching Lao Shi who was both happy and depressed.
The road that originally took just over ten minutes to walk ended up taking over half an hour to reach the doorstep under the warm greetings of the villagers.
As soon as the father and Son arrived at the doorstep, Shi Yuying and Ye Meihui came out to greet them, both with uncontrollable smiles on their faces.
Clearly, they had already received the news that the father and Son had caught a big fish.
"Wow, Mother, it's really that big! At least a meter!"
"Haha, Lao Touzi is amazing, he really brought back such a big fish, amazing, amazing. In the future, go for walks by the river more often when you have nothing to do..."