webnovelvip Chapter 351 Perhaps this is the butterfly effect
Chapter 351 Perhaps this is the butterfly effect
Chapter 351 Perhaps this is the butterfly effect
"Have you encountered any difficulties?"
Having just finished his business, Roy saw the Artemis Familia arguing with the blacksmiths of the Gubney Familia. After a moment's thought, he decided to go up and ask them a question.
Roy's voice immediately drew the attention of both sides.
"You are—Oarori stallion! Lady Artemis, step back, this man is too dangerous!" The half-elf girl Lanti saw Roy, her eyes filled with confusion, which quickly turned into fear, and she stood in front of the goddess Artemis as if facing a formidable enemy.
Not only Lanti, but the other girls of the Artemis Familia also changed their expressions drastically, becoming wary of Roy.
Roy remained expressionless. The Orario stallion? His reputation was already that terrifying?!
Artemis's Familia consists of about twenty members, all of whom are women, with beautiful young girls surrounding Artemis.
"You are being extremely rude!"
The clan leader, Letsa, tapped each of the girls on the head, then turned to Roy and said, "Madman, I'm sorry, these children only wanted to protect Lady Artemis; they meant you no harm."
Roy's lips twitched; those words seemed even more offensive.
Deep within Lethesa's eyes lurked a hint of wariness and defensiveness, but she was more rational. Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake, especially since this "dragon" was exceptionally strong, a rare LV.7 in the world.
After the war game and the school district dispute, Roy's name has already spread all over the world!
The Artemis Familia was also very famous.
But while others marveled at Roy's great achievements, the Artemis Familia focused their attention on Roy's personal life.
Artemis is in charge of "chastity". She is strict and disciplined. Her clan only accepts female adventurers, and male adventurers are rejected.
Furthermore, the clan strictly forbids dating, seducing men, and even shaking hands!
Anyone who violates the rules will be expelled from their family!
Roy, who has a large harem and is surrounded by many women, is seen by the members of the Artemis Familia as an existence more evil than an evil god!
It is said that even the goddess Astraea, who is in charge of "justice," has fallen for Roy's sweet talk.
The girls of Artemis's Familia were terrified that their pure goddess would be seduced by this "succubus."
"Hello, children of the Astrea family."
Artemis was also watching Roy.
Compared to the wariness and vigilance of girls like Lethea and Lanti, the goddess Artemis's eyes were very calm, or rather, she didn't care at all.
Artemis's requirement for purity was directed at her own clan. As for what outsiders did, she couldn't care less. Otherwise, with so many kings and nobles in the world, and a whole bunch of wives and concubines, could she possibly kill them all one by one?
The Artemis Familia has very strict rules regarding relationships with the opposite sex, but the goddess Artemis is not inflexible. If girls still desire a partner, she does not object to them leaving the Familia. Conversely, if they want to stay in the Familia, they cannot have contact with any men!
Roy looked at the composed goddess Artemis before him. Although she remained calm, his keen intuition warned him that something terrible would happen if he tried to touch her skin!
This is Artemis's true nature.
The original being from the past became even more lively and cheerful after the destruction of its clan.
"Roy, you've come at the right time!" The blacksmith of the Gubney Familia's eyes lit up when he saw Roy. As a disciple personally taught forging techniques by the god Gubney, Roy was considered half a member of the Gubney Familia, and the two sides had always maintained a good relationship.
The dwarf blacksmith complained, "Listen to me, this request is outrageous! How could there possibly be a bow in the world that is so easy to draw and so powerful?!"
Listening to the dwarf blacksmith's description, Roy roughly understood Artemis's special request.
Artemis is one of the few gods who personally fights monsters, but she cannot use her divine power. The opponent's physical strength is at most LV.1. Her method of hunting monsters relies on her superb skills to predict, dodge, and accurately attack the magic stones inside the monster's body.
At the same time, remote methods are indispensable.
The most important thing is the bow and arrow. Artemis's archery skills can only be described as divine, on the same level as the goddess Astraea's swordsmanship.
However, her insufficient strength attribute meant she was destined to be unable to use high-level bows.
Blacksmiths can forge a bow of first-class weaponry, but Artemis can't even lift it, let alone draw it.
Artemis specifically sought out the Gubney Familia, who specialized in custom-made equipment, requesting that they forge a bow that she could pull and that possessed immense power.
These two requirements are like fish and bear's paw; you can't have both, and it's simply impossible to fulfill them.
The power of an arrow depends on the force applied to the bowstring and limbs; Artemis's strength meant she was incompatible with high-weight bows.
If Artemis hadn't been so serious and earnest, the dwarf blacksmith would have kicked them out. A bunch of little vixens, trying to make fun of me, huh!
The two sides have been arguing until Roy showed up.
"Why do we need such a powerful bow? Ordinary bows are enough to deal with monsters on the surface," Roy asked. He noticed that the other girls were all carrying bows, which meant that the Artemis Familia had no shortage of bows. The goddess Artemis was skilled in archery, and the girls of this Familia naturally followed suit, all of them being excellent archers, hitting the bullseye every time.
The Artemis Familia's territory is not the dungeons, but the surface, in the wilderness and forests outside Orario, where they hunt weakened monsters.
Ordinary bows are sufficient to deal with those monsters.
"A monster riot has occurred in a certain area of the Great Tree Sea, and the guild has commissioned us to investigate. For this, I need a powerful bow," Artemis hesitated for a moment before finally speaking.
Roy is the leader of the Astrea Familia, which is enough to earn his basic trust.
"???"
Roy's pupils contracted slightly. This wasn't right! He remembered that Artemis's Familia went to the Great Tree Sea to investigate the monster uprising two years later.
Therefore, they encountered "God Assassin Scorpion Andaris," who had been sealed away by a great immortal in ancient times, resulting in the complete annihilation of their entire clan. Their spirit form then escaped seeking help.
Roy's eyes flickered uncertainly.
Hestia descended to the mortal realm ahead of schedule because he used his resurrection ability, which attracted Hades' attention. The silly little goddess was fooled and ran down ahead of time.
This time, he did nothing at all, and didn't even have any contact with the Artemis Familia.
Why did this incident break out ahead of schedule?
What changes has this butterfly caused? It has completely deviated from the original timeline.
Intuitive!
As the skill activated, Roy felt a chill creep down his spine. He looked at Artemis and pondered, "Could you entrust me with the task of crafting the bow?"
Artemis and the girls around her all looked at Roy with surprise in their eyes, never expecting him to offer his help.
Immediately, a look of ecstatic joy appeared on their faces.
Roy is not only a top adventurer at level 7, but also a blacksmith who has defeated the top blacksmith, Tsubaki Kobrand, earning him a formidable reputation.
"Can you complete this task?" Artemis asked, her pale green eyes fixed on Roy.
Roy laughed and said, "It's never a bad thing to give it a try."
Artemis nodded. "Alright!"
"Russell, sorry for taking your job." Roy turned to look at the dwarf blacksmith.
"It's alright, it's alright!" the dwarf blacksmith laughed, showing no anger at having his job taken away.
The Gubernuchun tribe not only customizes equipment, but also builds houses and other businesses. They built most of Orario's infrastructure and mansions.
They weren't short of work at all; with the elevator project recently, they were practically swamped with activity. Roy was willing to take on Artemis's low-paying but demanding job, and the dwarf blacksmith was more than happy to do it.
Roy borrowed a forging table and began forging on the spot. If he returned to the Star Garden, he would have finished forging it in that short time, so the efficiency was questionable.
Artemis and the girls stood outside the door, staring at Roy. The dwarf blacksmith hadn't left either; he was equally curious about how Roy would fulfill Artemis's demanding request.
Roy entered the adjacent materials room, actually taking out materials from his spatial ring: fist-sized pieces of orichalcum and mithril, as well as a branch of the Great Sacred Tree.
"Lady Artemis!
"They are the hardest metals (orogen) and mithril!"
"Wow, that must be a branch of the Great Sacred Tree. I heard that Finn the Hero's golden spear also uses this material for its shaft, and it's priceless."
The girls of Artemis's Familia whispered among themselves; now it was their turn to panic.
The materials Roy used were far too expensive, and with the forging costs, it would have cost a hundred million falies, which was simply beyond their means!
Artemis spends most of her time hunting monsters on the surface of the earth, and the money she earns is extremely limited.
At this moment, Artemis was also a little confused. Her budget was only two million falies, but the materials Roy had taken out were worth far more than that.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Roy had already begun forging, and no one could stop him; the crisp sound of striking iron rang out.
Surprisingly, Roy didn't forge branches from the Great Tree; instead, he processed oriental copper and mithril, drawing everyone's attention with his tall and imposing figure.
The entire forging workshop fell silent.
All that remained was the sound of Roy hammering the orchard. Gradually, more and more people were drawn over, most of them blacksmiths from the Gubney clan.
Work can be done tomorrow, but the forging of a "madman" is something that may not happen for months or even years. It would be best to learn something from it.
"These are the best adventurers ever!"
The girls of Artemis's Familia gazed at Roy, who was completely absorbed in his concentration. That focus, like a raging flame, quickly infected them, and their little faces showed an indescribable look of awe.
Subconsciously, many girls felt an increasing liking for Roy. With such exquisite skills and terrifying concentration, he couldn't possibly be a bad person!
Roy seemed to be immersed in his own world, meticulously crafting his work, unaffected by anything external, not even the destruction of the world.
As time passed, soon the outline of what Roy had created was revealed to everyone. It was not a bow slat or bowstring, but two irregularly shaped wheels made of orogenic bronze, which was extremely hard.
Next came the bowstring made of mithril and the bow limbs crafted from branches of the Great Tree.
In addition, there was a whole bunch of "small items" that were hard to understand. As a member of the Artemis Familia who was a veteran archer and a blacksmith of the Gubney Familia who was skilled in forging, several question marks seemed to appear above their heads.
What on earth is this thing?
Soon, Roy assembled the parts together, and a strangely shaped bow was presented to everyone, arousing curiosity and confusion.
"Goddess Artemis, please use it!" Roy laughed, tossing the bow to the other party.
Artemis extended her slender fingers to take the bow. The lingering heat of the hearth fire was transmitted to her palm, and at the instant of contact, a strong and vibrant pulse emanated from deep within the bow. It was not a physical vibration, but a pure spiritual resonance.
She could clearly feel the passion and soul that Roy poured into forging this bow.
"This is an excellent bow!"
Artemis was amazed. Although she had not yet tried to use it, any weapon that could be imbued with a soul by a blacksmith was an extremely rare and precious existence.
The girls around were taken aback. It was truly remarkable that the goddess Artemis had given such a high evaluation before it had even been used.
"Goddess Artemis, give it a try. We'll see what it's really like when we put it to the test." Roy's face lit up with a confident smile.
"That's true."
When viewed through the lens of "appreciation," even Artemis, the goddess of "chastity," finds it difficult to maintain a tense expression in front of Roy, her lips curving into a slight smile.
The group left the workshop and arrived at the testing area.
As a clan that forges its own weapons, the Kubernyu clan certainly has no shortage of places to try out those new weapons.
Professor Roy explains to Artemis how to use this bow and its features.
Although Artemis was the world's best archer, she was extremely humble and accepted Roy's guidance. After all, she had never seen such a special bow before; it was the wisdom of a child from the lower realm.
That's right, Roy crafted a composite bow.
Compared to traditional bows which only have limbs and bowstrings, composite bows are slightly more complex in construction, with symmetrical eccentric wheels on both sides being their key feature.
In addition, there are accessories such as sights, peepholes, stabilizer bars, and shock absorbers.
The bow cable, which connects the upper and lower eccentric wheels, works in conjunction with the bowstring. When the arrow is nocked on the arrow rest and pulled open, the force is transmitted through the bowstring and bow cable, causing the eccentric wheels to rotate, which in turn causes the bow limbs to bend, storing potential energy.
Initially, the force required to pull a traditional bow and a compound bow is the same, but after the eccentric wheel rotates through a certain angle, the required pulling force will decrease sharply!
The user aims through the peephole and sight, pulls the release trigger, the D-ring disengages, and the potential energy stored in the bow limbs is efficiently recovered through the eccentric wheel assembly, pushing the bowstring to shoot the arrow at high speed.
Shock absorbers and damping rods suppress subsequent vibrations.
By using a clever pulley system that alters the distribution of force during the drawing of the bow, archers can use bows with higher draw weights, thus shooting arrows that are faster, farther, and more penetrating.
"call!"
Artemis's gaze narrowed slightly, and her slender fingers, as if plucking a flower, gracefully placed the bowstring. The bow seemed to come alive in her hands, its smooth lines instantly taut, brimming with a heart-pounding tension!
It was indeed her first time using a compound bow, but after Roy's explanation, she had completely mastered how to use it thanks to her unparalleled archery skills.
Whoosh!
Without the slightest hesitation, the moment the bowstring twanged, an arrow faster than a streak of light was already released, tearing through the air with a piercing, ear-piercing shriek that scraped against everyone's eardrums.
The arrow, imbued with terrifying kinetic energy, struck the bullseye three hundred meters away with perfect accuracy.
boom!!
A deafening roar suddenly erupted!
The wooden plank was as fragile as paper in front of it. The moment the arrow pierced through, violent energy exploded in the bullseye, tearing the entire target to pieces from the inside out, and countless wood chips flew out!
The entire venue fell into a deathly silence. Everyone who witnessed this scene had their pupils dilated, their expressions frozen, and a deep shock appeared on their faces.
Only the arrow embedded in the wall behind them, its fletching still vibrating and humming at a high frequency, seemed to be telling the story of the terrifying power contained in that arrow!
"What is this?!"
After a long while, a sharp explosion shattered the surrounding tranquility. The girls of Artemis's Familia and the blacksmiths around them all turned their heads, their eyes wide, staring intently at the composite bow in Artemis's hand.
Artemis's jewel-like eyes glazed over as she stared blankly at the composite bow in her hand, its power far exceeding her expectations.
Roy grinned. Not bad.
In this world, a level 2 archer can fire arrows that reach the speed of sound. Artemis's arrow undoubtedly reached the speed of supersonic speed, at the level of level 3 or even level 4, comparable to a sniper rifle bullet.
The gods of Gubernius were all drawn to this commotion.
"Heh, you actually combined the lever principle with a bow, kid, you always manage to come up with something new for this old man!" Gubernius examined the composite bow with great interest, seeing through its ingenuity at a glance.
"However—using such precious materials to only create a level 3 weapon is a waste!" Gubernius glared at Roy.
Roy was speechless. This composite bow was indeed only high-level equipment because he had reduced its weight as much as possible. Otherwise, it would have been enough to create a near-legendary bow, but even Artemis would have had trouble lifting it.
This was made specifically for Artemis.
But it still depends on the individual's opinion. Roy asked, "What do you think, Goddess Artemis?"
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Artemis remained silent. The moment she held the composite bow, she fell deeply in love with it, not only because it allowed her to shoot arrows far exceeding her own power, but also because it was the crystallization of the wisdom of the children of the lower realm.
What an ingenious design! In the heavens, she never bothered to study improvements to the bow, since its power, even with divine enhancement, was still devastating.
Only children from the lower realms can use their wisdom to constantly make up for their innate deficiencies, which is what she, and even the gods, like to see most.
But there is one very regrettable thing.
"I'm sorry, I cannot accept this bow."
Artemis handed the composite bow to Roy, but anyone could see that she was reluctant to part with it; it was the world's first composite bow.
Roy frowned. "Why?"
"We can't afford this bow set. We're very sorry to have taken up your time."
Under Roy's persistent questioning, Artemis's usually aloof expression showed signs of emotion for the first time. A hint of guilt flashed in her pale green eyes, followed by a faint blush spreading up her alabaster neck.
That rosy glow stood out strikingly against her usually pristine and flawless face, as if pulling her down from a goddess in the clouds to the mundane world, transforming her into a young and lovely girl.
Artemis's emotional shift stemmed more from guilt over not being able to afford the composite bow and wasting Roy's time, but the girls of the Familia didn't see it that way, and dozens of eyes lingered on the two of them.
The girls exclaimed inwardly, "Spicy!"
Today they feel guilty, but what about tomorrow? And the day after tomorrow? They don't even dare to think about it.
This is terrifying! I encountered a "Succubus of Justice" in Orario and couldn't defeat her despite my best efforts!
Roy added insult to injury, plunging the girls into despair, "Goddess Artemis, since you don't have enough money, why not go and earn more!"
Artemis slightly raised her head, her bright eyes reflecting Roy's handsome face and the faint, mysterious smile on the boy's lips.
Roy returned and brought the goddess Artemis and the girls to the Court of Stars.
"Astraea, excuse me."
"Artemis, it's been a long time."
The goddess of chastity and the goddess of justice greeted each other.
Hestia, who often ate at the Garden of Stars, jumped up from the soft sofa and ran excitedly to Artemis, "Artemis! Isn't this Artemis? My dearest friend!"
"Hestia, you've descended to the mortal realm too." Artemis embraced Hestia.
"Hmph, I helped Roy and the others conquer the Underworld, so I have the title of Orario's number one mascot!" Hestia raised her little head high.
"That's amazing!"
Artemis didn't quite understand why Hestia was so proud of the title "mascot," but anyway, she clapped and maximized the emotional value.
The girls, including Alisha, Kaguya, and Ryu, were also exchanging pleasantries with the members of the Artemis Familia.
Several years ago, during the "Great Struggle," the Artemis Familia marched for five days and five nights to Orario to participate in the battle against the Dark Faction. The two sides fought side by side and developed a deep bond.
Letesa, Lantie, and the others stared in disbelief at Alicia and Kaguya—they had really come back to life!
Their own light drifted and drifted, landing on Roy, who was chatting and laughing with the three goddesses not far away. They were filled with emotion. The Astrea Familia was so lucky to have such a captain. Snatching someone from Hades' hands was even more outrageous than snatching food from a tiger's mouth.
Meanwhile, Artemis stared at Roy, "How can I make more money?"
She genuinely loved that composite bow; otherwise, Roy wouldn't have been able to bring it to the Court of Stars.
Roy smiled and said, "I am the leader of the Astrea Familia. My wages are also the assets of this family, which are common property of everyone. They cannot be transferred or waived at will. I hope you can understand."
Artemis nodded. Even if Roy offered her equipment worth tens of millions of falies for free, she wouldn't dare accept it; there's no such thing as a free lunch.
Roy, "What time is the guild requiring us to depart?"
Artemis replied, "In three days."
"Three days————"
Roy pondered for a moment, "Time is a bit tight, so let's try to earn 100 million Faris a day. It's just a small goal, not too difficult!"
Upon hearing this, Artemis's little brain seemed to freeze. What was this guy saying?