In fact, I just experienced this myself.

Pulling the string of the hand crossbow is indeed quite strenuous.

But does it have no advantages? Of course it does.

While it reloads slowly, it excels in consistent output.

In other words, this is the advantage of mechanical force.

Under normal circumstances, no matter how many times the hand crossbow is fired, the power, range, and shooting speed of its bolts remain on a parallel line.

However, with archers, due to the use of human strength, the arm strength of the archer is greatly depleted, resulting in a significant decrease in power and accuracy.

In summary, the advantages of the bowel lie in its simple structure, lightweight, fast reload speed, and flexibility.

Meanwhile, the advantages of the hand crossbow lie in its strong penetration, high accuracy, and fast shooting speed.

Moreover, it is precisely because of the fast shooting speed, and strong penetration the crossbowman can at certain opportune moments deliver devastating strikes against cavalry units with just one round of fire.

End of chapter.

Chapter 330.

Good things come in succession.

After shooting a few more arrows and satisfying his urge, Lu Gi suddenly had a flash of inspiration as if he remembered something.

He quickly called Yishian over and explained his idea with gestures.

After hearing him out, Yishian<unk>s eyes lit up.

It was simple and could be done quickly.

Just a moment, she said.

Yian<unk>s actions were indeed quick.

Before long, she returned with a hand crossbow, which now had something resembling a steerup added to the front.

In fact, it was indeed similar because this addition was called a crossbow steerup.

After receiving the modified hand crossbow from Yishien, Lu G stepped on the steerup.

And with this leverage, he immediately felt that the process of drawing the crossbow and loading the bolts became much easier.

He couldn't help but reap another wave of praise.

Anyway, let's stick to this design and make a few more improvements.

Once I confirm that further modifications can't be made in a short time, I'll draw up a design blueprint and write a report.

Then, I'll have the people from the Armaments production department make it.

With this matter temporarily settled, Lu G left the Armament's research department feeling quite good.

He didn't know if it was because he was lucky today, but as soon as he returned his office, another piece of good news occurred.

As he flipped through the detailed report in his hand, Lu G's gaze swept over Jeang Tang, who was standing below, and a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

Well done.

Good job.

As for that merchant army, let's deal with it on the 17th day.

Your humble servant abase.

Although Jeang Tang didn't understand why Lu Gi was so fixated on the 17th day, out of loyalty to Lu Gi, he wouldn't ask too many questions.

After responding, he quickly retreated and on the 17th day, the systems notification sound accurately echoed in Luog's mind.

System notification, congratulations, player Lu OG, on winning the city defense battle.

System notification, congratulations, player Lu OG, on obtaining item merchant army relic X1 system notification.

Congratulations player Lu OG on obtaining item silver treasure chest X1 system notification.

Would you like to activate the civilization conqueror skill? Regarding whether to activate the civilization conqueror skill, Lu Gi decisively chose no.

His civilization had already grown quite large and after swallowing Dongan civilization a few months ago.

A group of troublesome nobles had emerged.

After several months, he had finally managed to help the former citizens of the great Zhao kingdom slowly integrate into his multiverse civilization.

He didn't have the energy to swallow another civilization just yet.

It was better to digest for a while.

Aside from that, this city defense battle had unexpectedly yielded a silver treasure chest, indicating that his luck had indeed been good lately.

Seizing this opportunity, Lu Gi opened the silver treasure chest while hanging up the peace sign.

Lu Gi opened a treasure chest quite casually, but the result greatly exceeded his expectations.

After a dazzling flash of golden light, he was astonished to find that he had actually drawn a golden level item from the silver treasure chest system notification.

Congratulations player Lu OG on obtaining golden level item four-star artificial wonder young dane design blueprint x1.

He gasped nearly having a heart attack.

While there was a chance to draw a golden level item from a silver treasure chest, the probability was undoubtedly quite low.

Not to mention, he had just drawn the design blueprint for the Yong Ding, one of nine provinces Ding.

He had just obtained the Suding from Zhao Dong Nan.

And now another Yong Ding had appeared.

This was simply an explosion of luck.

After obtaining the design blueprint, Lu Gi suddenly felt a wave of panic.

As the saying goes, prosperity leads to decline.

something big was about to happen.

With that thought in mind, Lu Gi decisively glanced around, his suspicious demeanor causing the guards on either side to feel puzzled.

"Your majesty, what s wrong?" asked Tyang, the captain of the guard, with a look of confusion.

"Nothing, nothing," Lu G quickly waved his hand.

"Go call Lu Gene for me.

" "Understood.

" Upon receiving Lu G's summons, Lu Gene clearly didn't dare to delay.

He almost immediately set aside what he was doing and rushed over Lu Gi as quickly as possible.

Your humble servant, Lu Gene, pays his respects to your majesty.

Get up.

Lu G waved his hand and directly got to the point.

I have a task for you to assign to the Mingjing Division.

Tell the members stationed in various cities to increase their surveillance efforts.

Don't overlook any details.

If there's the slightest disturbance, report it immediately.

Your humble servant obeys.

Although he didn't understand exactly what was happening from Lu G's serious and tense expression and tone, he sensed that the situation was dire.

After a moment's thought, Lu Gene frowned.

Could it be that there was still fish that slipped through the net from the previous incitement of internal strife? Thus, a rigorous investigation unfolded with a monarch and his subjects seemingly on entirely different wavelengths.

Half a month passed and peace and prosperity reigned throughout the multiverse civilization.

Despite the situation, Lu Gi still felt a bit suspicious.

However, he couldn't deny that the tension he had been holding on to it slightly eased.

Opening his backpack and looking at the design blueprint for the four-star artificial wonder Yong Ding, Lu Gi realized he had been troubled for nearly half a month.

According to the previous words of Zhao E, in order to create the Sue Ding, Zhao Donin had gathered a large number of skilled craftsmen, sparing no effort and resources, which had caused widespread complaints among the populace, taking a full 10 years to forge.

In other words, even though this was just a bronze ding, the craftsmanship was quite complex.

The system had high requirements for completing a four-star artificial wonder.

It wasn't enough to just follow the design blueprint to create one to be considered successful.

Under this premise, Lu G clearly had to view it as a long-term project.

It would be a drain on the people and resources.

And while time was one thing, he was more worried about provoking the former citizens of the great Joe Kingdom.

Those citizens likely held strong biases against the forging of Ding.

And Lu G had only just managed to stabilize the situation and integrate them into his multiverse civilization.

If this project triggered a backlash and caused the loyalty that he had painstakingly built to drop again, he would have nowhere to cry.

Although he could also proceed secretly, if the news leaked, the situation would likely worsen.

At this critical juncture where prosperity could lead to decline and something major felt imminent, every step had to be taken with caution.

A single wave could easily drown him.

Thus, Luog decided to temporarily store the Yong Ding design blueprint in the system warehouse and wait a few months before starting the project.

According to the development status of his multiverse civilization, he couldn't build the Great Wall, but he felt that constructing a Yong Ding was within his civilization's capabilities.

Chapter 3, 31.

No, I'm serious.

Opening schools in other cities.

At this moment, Luog was reviewing a petition submitted by several city lords under his command, which primarily requested him to establish schools in other cities.