Being an otaku in the world of American comics

#140 - Dragon Slayer Weapon

"Are you talking about these?" Liang Yue said, pointing to a pile of so-called elven items on the ground.

"The bows and arrows of the elven soldiers, where did you get them?"

Looking at the things on the ground, the beautiful elf's face looked a little ugly, and she continued to ask.

"Bought from the black market ~"

"Which black market?"

"Gandalf~! What's the name of that town? It's the town where we first met!"

Facing the other party's questioning, Liang Yue immediately tilted his head and looked at the few people who were slowly walking from not far away.

Liang Yue looked at the elf woman in front of him and spread his hands in reply.

"Please allow us to retrieve these relics of our dead clansmen, Sir Knight. According to the customs of our elves, these relics will be buried with their owners.

As compensation, we will take out twice as many brand-new bows and arrows to exchange with you."

Speaking was Elrond, the Elven King, who was walking with Gandalf, Thorin, and others.

"Of course, no problem, since this is your custom."

"Are there any other elven items in that black market?"

The beautiful elf next to him continued to ask him.

"I don't know if elven jewelry counts? It is said that it was traded from your clan by a certain caravan. Hmm~ When I bought these bows and arrows, there seemed to be a few sets of armor.

Judging from the style, it should also be from your elves, but those armors were a bit badly damaged, as if they were smashed by weapons like wolf tooth clubs, so I didn't buy them."

"It seems that we should send an army to take a trip."

Elrond then reached out and took an arrow from the ground, smelled the solidified black blood on the arrowhead, and frowned.

"What are you buying these bows and arrows for?"

The elf woman didn't seem to want to give up questioning Liang Yue at this time, and stood aside and continued to ask.

"To practice archery~"

"Can you use a bow and arrow too?"

"Not very good, that's why I need to practice."

"Then, before buying these elven longbows, what bow and arrow did you use for practice?"

"I used this ~"

As he said that, Liang Yue flipped his sleeves, and took out a lump of dark machinery from his storage space, with various gears and ropes gathered together.

With a hard shake, the machinery was immediately unfolded, turning into a somewhat ferocious modern mechanical bow.

The black bow body looked very complicated and cold. It was not a delicate creation with beautiful curves like the elven longbow. Its "delicacy" seemed to have embarked on another evil path.

The infrared sight on the bow was even more like a scarlet eye, adding a bit of evil charm to this mechanical bow!

This was exactly the only bow and arrow weapon that Liang Yue had obtained from Saya Takagi's cabinet together with Hirano Toda and Komuro Takashi when he was still in the Apocalypse World.

The reason why he brought it with him was because Liang Yue himself was very optimistic about this bow, and had always wanted to find an opportunity to take it out and practice it well, but unfortunately there had never been a chance...

"Your bow seems a bit... special."

Looking at the thing in Liang Yue's hand, the beautiful elf was not polite to him, and directly took it over, then fiddled with it with a curious look on her face.

"This bow is a bit heavy."

"The force required to draw the bowstring is unexpectedly small, which should be the effect of those pulleys."

"The accuracy is also good, hmm? These screws seem to be able to make some adjustments to the shooting accuracy?"

"Your bow looks a bit like the craftsmanship of the goblins recorded in the books, but it's a bit different."

"What is this for? It looks like an eye."

"That's an infrared sight. After opening it, it can emit a red line, which is used for auxiliary aiming. Look~ like this."

"Hmm... this is very convenient, but for an excellent archer, it is redundant and may hinder your growth."

"I naturally know this. Its role is only to assist me in the initial stage, and it will be removed later."

"This bow is somewhat strange in its overall style, but it seems to be quite powerful."

"Hmm~ This thing is said to be able to shoot an elephant to death with one arrow, of course~ I haven't killed an elephant."

...

Several elven guards then walked over and moved away the elven longbows and second-hand arrows.

Compared to the beautiful elf next to him showing interest in this modern mechanical bow, Elrond and Gandalf and others only glanced at it a few times before turning their attention to other places.

Thorin, Bilbo, and the white-bearded dwarf were leaving here with heavy hearts. Looking at the direction they were going, they should be going to meet with the dwarves.

"As a human knight, how did you get together with that group of dwarves?"

After returning the mechanical bow in his hand to Liang Yue, the beautiful elf did not leave, but looked at him with a pair of sky-blue eyes and asked.

"I'm going to slay the dragon, and it just so happens that my goal is the same as Thorin's."

Liang Yue replied without any concealment, and according to his estimation, Elrond next to him should have guessed this point long ago.

For this reason, another wizard of Middle-earth, the White Wizard Saruman, and the Elven Queen Galadriel, were probably already in Rivendell at this time.

"Slay the dragon! Erebor, the Dwarven King's city of Durin? They really haven't given up."

The elf woman's eyes lit up when she heard this, and then she subconsciously turned her head and glanced at Thorin and others who were about to disappear into the night, thoughtfully.

"This is normal. As long as there is a race with a sense of honor, they will want to wash away their past shame."

"...Hehe, wanting to slay the dragon, just relying on this bow is not enough. Have you prepared a sharp enough weapon?"

"How about a sword of this craft?"

Liang Yue's mouth curved up when he heard this, and then he flipped his sleeves again and took out his two standard white-board longswords.

"This kind of sword~ the forging process is good enough, enough to be comparable to our elven skills, but it still cannot break Smaug's dragon skin defense."

The woman then gently stroked the sword with her palm, feeling the almost equal diamond-shaped forging surface. A few surprises flashed across her beautiful face, but then she gave a negative answer.

"Then what about this? A longsword with sharpness and sweeping magic attached."

Liang Yue said, and once again took out a sword from the storage space. The style of this sword was no different from the previous standard longsword, but it was surrounded by a faint halo.

Yellow and blue, under the cover of the night and moonlight, it appeared exceptionally luxurious.