Chapter 124: Centaurs and Wizards
After students collect herbs there, not only will some be taken away by the horsemen, but some will also be taken away by the professor.
However, the students still enjoy it.
The reason is that they all exchanged herbs with centaurs.
Yes, the centaurs tribe will also collect these herbs that are not of good quality.
They exchanged some gadgets they made with the students.
Such as amulets, the most popular of which are made from the shed horn of a unicorn.
There are not many things that centaurs use to trade with little wizards, which can be roughly divided into three types: food, accessories and toys.
The food is unique to the horse people, such as: horse people's secret barbecue, herb soup, mushroom soup, various cakes and the fruits they collected.
The accessories are purely handmade, including amulets made of fallen unicorn horns, headdresses or bracelets woven from green vines, and bags woven from fallen unicorn hair, all with the unique magic of centaurs.
The toys are specially made for ponies, such as feather fans, small vine bows with soft leaf arrows and grass targets, blunt wooden spears, small wooden shovels and small wooden shields, etc.
Like the accessories, these toys were also enchanted by the centaurs.
Although the centaurs don't have many things to trade, the students' collection skills are even worse, and there aren't many things they can exchange for.
If the quality is reduced due to picking, Horse People will re-evaluate the value based on the condition of the product.
If you pick seedlings, plants in flowering stage, or plants with immature seeds, you will be reprimanded by the horse people and blacklisted for one semester.
Centaurs are famous for their arrogance, and they will not treat you well just because you are a wizard.
One of the reasons why they are willing to take on the responsibility of protecting young wizards is because they regard minor wizards as their own ponies.
Therefore, they will treat these little wizards like ponies of their own tribe.
For this reason, many young wizards know how to protect nature and know which herbs are worth picking and which herbs need to be protected.
When Ralph and the others were playing in the Forbidden Forest Development Zone, they could also see some herbs that were marked by magic. There was a sign hanging next to them that read "It is forbidden to pick before the picking time!"
At the same time, many young wizards have improved their herbal picking skills.
Under the guidance of the horse people, they can also identify many plants in the Forbidden Forest.
You can see such a scene in the Forbidden Forest Development Zone. Several young wizards gather together, identifying the plants on the side while walking, and carefully avoiding certain plants on the ground.
If you encounter a dispute, you will also seek help from the horse people.
This can put a lot of pressure on some foals who follow their elders, because the adult horses ask them to help distinguish them.
For a time, the ponies and wizards were very enthusiastic about learning, and the Hogwarts professors and centaur teachers were very happy.
Of course, there are also young wizards who try archery in the Forbidden Forest with small vine bows and soft leaf arrows.
The small vine bow is made by an adult horseman. It is made of a vine that is similar to the main body of the roller blind. After being processed, it is soaked in a special liquid.
After a period of time, the color changes from yellow-green to brown, then it is taken out, cleaned, and woven into a bow body, with the magic of the centaur attached to it.
In the past, bow strings were also made from some plants and magic. As for animal sinews, they were not even used as toys for ponies.
Today's bow strings are made from the silk of the Acromantula. For this reason, some Acromantulas even went to the Centaur tribe to stay for a period of time.
According to the needs of the centaurs, the Acromantulas successfully produced the spider silk that the centaurs needed, which was named "string spider silk" by the centaurs.
50 strings of spider silk can be used to make a bowstring that is basically suitable for a pony, and may be a little light.
A bow string that can bear the strength of an adult centaur and continue to be woven requires at least 650 spider silks.
And the upper limit is extremely high. Currently, the largest bowstring that the horsemen in the tribe can pull is made of 3,000 spider silks.
Soft leaf arrows, as the name suggests, are made by drying long leaves, soaking them in a special liquid, and then drying them.
Magic is also cast on it, so it can only penetrate into specially equipped grass targets. If it hits someone, it will only cause a little pain and will not cause any injuries.
It's also fun when the little wizards play archery.
They don't know how to play at all.
Some arrows were deflected to the sides as soon as they were attached, causing the companions around them to laugh;
Some arrows were nocked, but when the string was pulled, the arrows deflected to one side, scaring the little wizard next to him and hurriedly retreating;
Some arrows were nocked, and there was no problem in pulling the string. When shooting, the string bounced back, but the arrow was still in the hand, which was very embarrassing.
The little pony nearby couldn't help laughing when he saw this situation, and didn't think about the fact that they were still the same when they first touched a bow and arrow.
This made the little wizards very embarrassed and angry at the same time.
"Why are you laughing? Come and try!"
A grumpy little witch put down the small vine bow and soft leaf arrows in her hands and said to the centaur.
The centaur apologized politely to them, and then walked up to the little witch.
The little witch looked at the little pony that was walking towards her. He was much taller than her. She took a cautious step back and asked nervously:
"What do you want to do?"
"Give me a bow and arrow to use, I didn't bring any."
The underage centaur said and stretched out his hand.
"oh."
The little witch blushed and handed him the bow and arrow.
The underage horseman weighed the bow and arrow in his hand. It was very light. Then he nocked the arrow, drew the bow, and shot. The timing of aiming was all hidden in these three steps. He did it in one go and hit the target.
"So handsome!"
The little witch spoke out the thoughts of the little wizard present.
When shooting arrows, the foal's concentration and the strength of the contracted muscles in his arms deeply shocked these young wizards.
"My name is Dorothy Shakur. Can you teach me?"
The little witch looked at him with admiration.
"Okay, it's my honor."
The underage horseman was stunned, remembering the teachings of his elders, and said.
"We, us, and us!"
Seeing that it was done, the little wizard next to him also shouted.
The little pony quickly called over his companion who was watching the joke and taught him a lesson together.
These toys are still too light for these little ponies, after all, they are no longer children.
They have already used a bow specially designed for young ponies, which is made of at least 250 strings of spider silk.
If the arrow is lost, it depends on what class they are taking. If it is just a single archery exercise, then the soft leaf arrows will still be used.
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If it is a hunting lesson, they will use thin wooden arrows, as thick as a human thumb; the thick arrows of the centaurs are at least as thick as an adult human wrist.
Chapter completed!