Douluo: The Adventures of King Skin

"The dream is also strange. The dung door opens all the way. It seems like you want to poop, and the more you poop, the more you come in."

——"Laughing Lin Guangji"

The fog is clear.

Being a chief also has some privileges. For example, this hot spring is not very big, so Pyrrhus can take a bath first.

Pyrrhus took the things and clothes he wanted to change, and took little Nicesi to the hot spring. It felt a bit strange, just like taking a relative's brother to the bathhouse during the New Year.

The ancient Greeks also had public bathhouses, but this industry was not as developed as the Romans.And starting from Plato, intellectuals have advocated taking cold baths, saying that hot baths will weaken young people's will.

Pyrrhus just wanted to say haha.

He felt that, putting aside matters of will, young people in an environment like Greece should not go to public bathhouses to bathe, otherwise they would only get dirtier and dirtier.

"The water temperature is okay. Fortunately, there is a hot spring, otherwise it would be really troublesome to take a bath in the army."

Looking at little Nicesi's tangled hair, Pyrrhus thought that this would take some effort.

The washing tool he specially prepared is a large brush, which is the same kind used in the army to brush horses. It can brush horses, people, and comb hair. It can be said that it has multiple uses.Just right for little Nicesi's knotted chicken coop.

There is no soap here in Greece. Greeks always use olive oil whether they bathe, wash their hair or do anything else.

Pyrrhus also used this thing for his long hair. After getting used to it, he felt that it was just so-so, so he never thought about inventing soap.

On the one hand, it's also because soap can damage his hair, so he would rather work harder to maintain his image.On the other hand, he was also afraid of the unpredictable risks this invention would bring.

It is said that the Sumerians and Babylonians had invented soap many centuries ago. This thing is really simple, it is a mixture of oil and plant ash alkali.But they don't use this to wash their hair, but use it as hair wax.

The Gauls also had a similar invention, but they were the only ones who actually used soap to wash their hair. Because the Gauls generally had long hair, they naturally had a need to take care of their long hair.But they all use it for themselves, and Greece doesn’t have to buy it.

Knowing the difficulty of this task, Pyrrhus specially found long-haired Gaulish men in the army and asked them to use their national talents to make some soap.

Plant ash is the easiest alkali to obtain. It should have been mixed with animal fat, but the smell was a bit strong, so Pyrrhus used olive oil. The final product was a jar of green ointment. I don’t know if it would work...

"Take off your clothes. I'll wash your hair first."

"This..." Nicesi still hesitated.

Pyrrhus was helpless: "I'll wash you first, and then you wash me, and then rub each other's backs. After washing, you can go in and soak."

Nikesi finally nodded, first took off his short cloak and carefully folded it aside, and then began to take off the torn sack on his body.

Pyrrhus quickly took off his clothes, put on a handkerchief, and untied his long hair. When he saw that Nicesi was taking off his clothes, he was still carrying him.

it is good!

Pyrrhus nodded secretly with satisfaction.

It's very difficult for men to take off their clothes and they shouldn't just look at each other casually!

I must be careful in educating myself in the future, and I must not let this good young talent be led astray by the dead fagots!

Nicesi also imitated him and put on a handkerchief, and then Pyrrhus asked him to make it on a stone.

"Close your eyes and don't be nervous. I'll soap you up."

"Well..." Nikesi closed her eyes obediently, but her back muscles were still tense.

Hey, you need to have the strength of your arms to throw stones. Although you are not old, your muscles are quite prominent. These bulges, these strands, and this wheat-colored skin... Nikesi, your future is limitless!

Forget it, why did you still take a look at it while washing...

I grabbed a handful of the still bubbling soap liquid and rubbed it in. There was no foam.

"..."

I grabbed another handful and rubbed it, but there was still no foam.

"Isn't this soap good?"

I grabbed a big handful without mercy, but fortunately, there was finally a bit of foam!

Scratching and rubbing, scrubbing for a long time, when I flushed, sewage overflowed.

Then Pyrrhus discovered that Nicesi did not have brown hair but black hair...

"..."

Then I put soap on it and combed it with a brush until my arms were sore. I finally felt that it was smooth and my afro hair was now straight, and I discovered that this hair is brown...

"..."

Fortunately, when it came time to brush the back, little Nicesi was probably not taking a bath for the first time in her life, and Pyrrhus was afraid that the little clay child would be washed away.

How should I put it...this sense of gain...this is all the slinger's ammunition!

Then it was Nicesi's turn to wash Pyrrhus' hair and rub his back.

After Pyrrhus repeatedly asked to 'harder', Little Nicesi pushed the brush and said 'Hey! ''Hey! 'the sound of.

Pyrrhus, why don't you just practice martial arts...

The two finally finished washing and lay down in the hot spring.

The climate in the fourth century BC was warm and humid. Even though the autumnal equinox is about to begin, it is not particularly cold. However, this is a mountainous area after all, and the temperature is lower than that of the plains.

Nikesi squatted down into the water, revealing his little face, blinking his eyes, and heat rose from his head.

Pyrrhus lay down in the water and let the warm water wrap around his body. For a moment, he felt as if all the pores in his body were opened and all his limbs were unobstructed.

This is the long-lost relaxation!

Calculating carefully, it has been three months since the Olympia Games, and I have been busy non-stop.

At first, it was just to stand up after losing his position, and then he fought with Cassander. The pressure was not small.

Fortunately, there was finally hope of ending the war, and he had a bold plan.

Of course, first of all, we have to keep an eye on Cassander at Onchistas Camp...

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The thick tendons had been twisted to the limit. As the soldier hit the machine with a hammer, the torsion bar connected to the tendons immediately made a sound of breaking through the air!

Stone bullets as big as a man's head roared out, drawing a parabola in mid-air, and then hit the camp wall so hard that the mud on the wooden fence fell off.

Another stone bullet flew and hit the baffle of a battle cage, and the wooden board was instantly shattered!

Fortunately, the soldiers inside were on standby below, so there were no casualties.

Scopus looked at the observation hole for a while and asked Stratton: "Why don't we have this kind of torsion ballista?"

Stratton said: "Because it is not cost-effective for us to use this. This thing is mainly used for horizontal shooting. If you can hit someone's house, it can hit you. If it is damaged, the gain will not be worth the loss."

"Then ours can beat others?" Scopas looked back and saw that his own one looked relatively simple.

"Pyrrhus's man-made catapult is just as useful, don't worry!"

"Oh! It turns out that it was invented by King Pyrrhus. It must be useful!" Scopas was full of surprise.

Stratton couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Two trapezoidal wooden frames are connected together to look like a football goal. This is a human-powered catapult.

The type used in the camp is called a seven-shooter cannon, and it is also imported from the mysterious East.As long as the soldiers pull the seven gun tips together and drive the gun rod to rotate along the beam, the stone bullets can be launched.

The structure is simple and the principle is rough, all you need is hands.

This style is not popular with siege equipment in the Western world. Whether it is a ballista or an early gravity catapult, the emphasis is on a stable trajectory and precise strike.Probably also due to the restrictions of this small-scale city-state war.

The observer on the Diao Dou held a small flag and waved his arm 45 degrees to the right, instructing the artillery to make a slight adjustment to the right.

These observers were frightened at first when they stayed at such a high place. However, they later found out that nothing could hit them at this height and they calmed down.

Even if one of the pillars below is broken, the entire structure will not collapse immediately. He can go down along the rope at any time...

The three Diao Dou commanded three artillery groups respectively, with a total of nine seven-shooter guns, each of which was pulled by 4 soldiers.

Stratton waved the flag on the ground, and 252 soldiers pulled the cannon tip hard. The short rod drove the long rod to rotate rapidly. After a while, the cannon rod hit the limit rod, and the stone bullet at the head of the rod flew along with the inertia. Towards Cassander's artillery positions...