"Swish!"
"Bang!"
Chen Yu held the repeating crossbow and conducted tests on the trees in the forest.
The repeating crossbow had substantial power.
Trees as thick as a bowl could be pierced instantly, and these were just ordinary iron-headed bolts. If Yu Po could refine the arrowheads.
It should be no problem to break through black iron and bronze-grade armor.
It was just a pity that Chen Yu couldn't learn the blueprints he drew.
Originally, Chen Yu thought about seeing if he could exploit a bug. If he could learn the blueprints drawn by Yu Po, then he could continuously craft various equipment by hand.
With the cooperation of the goblin artificer for refining, the efficiency of equipment production would be even more astonishing.
Thinking about it, he could also understand.
If Chen Yu could truly learn the blueprints drawn by Yu Po and enter his crafting interface, he would be practically invincible in the caves.
Whatever equipment he needed, he could simply have Yu Po draw it.
Alternatively, he could find dwarves who were skilled in artifact refining and have them draw the blueprints Chen Yu needed. The dwarves were definitely equipped with such skills.
After drawing the blueprints, Chen Yu could learn and directly craft divine artifacts by hand.
As long as there were sufficient materials, he could assemble a team fully equipped with divine artifacts. Even more terrifying was that his success rate in crafting equipment by hand was one hundred percent.
Artificers had a possibility of failure when refining artifacts.
If even one step went wrong, it would cause deviations in their refining results.
Chen Yu had no such possibility when crafting by hand.
A full legion of divine artifact soldiers, who in the entire cave could resist them, who would dare to resist?
"Just a tiny bit short."
Stretching lazily, Chen Yu shot a few more arrows at the tree trunk.
"City Lord, what is this weapon?"
Suddenly, a familiar voice reached his ears.
Chen Yu turned his head and saw Ya Bo and several others walking over from a distance. Hei Lu was also among them, his head drooping, looking as dejected as a frostbitten eggplant.
"You've arrived at the perfect time."
Seeing them, Chen Yu smiled and gestured towards the pile of weapons in front of him.
"These are weapons I had someone refine. There are crossbows and spears. The consideration was to diversify the troop types of the legion. The crossbows are called Zhuge Repeating Crossbows. Ya Bo, Hei Lu, you two will distribute these weapons and then have them properly trained by the subordinates."
"Finally, we have ranged weapons."
A smile appeared in Ya Bo's eyes. He ran to the ground, picked up a crossbow, and shot two arrows at the tree trunk.
"The power is quite decent."
"The power doesn't seem that strong now, but when higher-grade arrowheads are refined in the future, or if the repeating crossbows are directly turned into energy-charged weapons, the effect will be much better," Chen Yu agreed with a smile. "It's better than nothing. Take half of them for your subordinates to train with."
"Distribute these weapons."
The mole-faced man quickly called for people to pack the weapons. Chen Yu then looked at the dejected Hei Lu and raised his eyebrows at Ya Bo.
"What's going on?"
To make Hei Lu like this, probably only Ya Bo could do it in the entire Fengqi City.
"Alas, it's nothing. I just had an arm-wrestling match with Brother Hei Lu, and he lost to me." Ya Bo, the victor, was refreshed and spirited.
Hei Lu, who had been hanging his head, suddenly looked up, his eyes full of unwillingness as he stared at Ya Bo.
"Don't get cocky. If you have the ability, wait for me for another two months."
"Sure, sure. I'm in this barracks every day. If Brother Hei Lu feels he can regain his pride, he can come find me anytime. I'll be waiting," Ya Bo said with a hearty laugh.
Chen Yu hadn't expected their contest to be arm wrestling.
It was also a good choice.
They were both experts in the Cai realm. If they were to fight seriously, the commotion would be too great. Arm wrestling was also a test of their respective realms.
It was reasonable for Hei Lu to lose.
He had only just been appointed, while Ya Bo was at the peak of the Cai realm.
"Relax, failure is the mother of success. You didn't win this time, but you'll win next time," Chen Yu patted Hei Lu's shoulder. "Go collect the weapons and take them back for your subordinates to play with."
"Understood."
Despite Chen Yu's comfort, Hei Lu remained listless.
He hadn't encountered such a significant setback since he was appointed. Even when he encountered the Tauren generals, Hei Lu had tied them all up and beaten them.
He hadn't expected to be defeated by a human.
Chen Yu didn't say anything more. If he couldn't handle this little setback, he would encounter more problems in the future. Chen Yu believed that Hei Lu could adjust himself.
The weapons were all properly stored.
After spending a few more rounds in the barracks, Chen Yu returned to the city with Hei Lu.
The city's defenses had been somewhat stabilized. The evacuated inhabitants from the removed camps had flowed into the city, causing a rapid surge in the city's development.
Kilai was in charge of management, and Luo Yu was overseeing talent selection.
Chen Yu, in a rare moment, leaned back in his wicker chair and leisurely enjoyed the hard-won tranquility. During his leisure time, he would read the communications of the survivors or glance at gossip in the country channels of the caves.
Ding—
The familiar chime of his wristband pulled Chen Yu back to reality. Seeing that it was a message from Kailin, Chen Yu immediately sent her the video.
Shortly after, Kailin's figure appeared on the projection.
As the image became clear, Kailin was still tidying her clothes and hair. Upon seeing Chen Yu, she instantly broke into a bright smile.
"Camp Lord."
"Whoa, did Fang Xiu build this office for you?" The rich modern ambiance of the decor flooded Chen Yu's eyes, making him exclaim in surprise.
Being able to achieve such a restoration in the caves, promoting Fang Xiu was indeed the right decision.
"Camp Lord, you recognized it at a glance." Kailin nodded with a smile. "This was done by Fang Xiu. Our Fengqi City has undergone quite a significant change. When will you have time to come back and see? By my calculations, you've been away from the city for nearly half a year."
"I can rest assured with you in charge."
"I know you're at ease, but everyone in the city misses you. Those of us who followed you haven't seen you for more than half a year. Nuo Ya even told me yesterday that you haven't been back in a long time."
It was indeed true. Chen Yu had been busy traveling for such a long time since leaving the city.
"Wait a little longer. Fengqi City has just started. Once the construction here is mostly completed, I will definitely return to Freedom Town to visit you. Speaking of which, let me ask how the construction of our Freedom Town is progressing. Can Fang Xiu be transferred to me? Fengqi City is also being rebuilt now, and it needs him to oversee it."
"No problem."
Kailin agreed readily.
"Fang Xiu mentioned this to me a few days ago. He has already completed the construction of Freedom Town, and he has drawn up blueprints for the expansion of the city. His subordinates will build according to the blueprints. He also wants to help you in Fengqi City. If you need him, I'll send someone to bring him to Fengqi City right away. Anyway, our Freedom Town and Fengqi City's territories are already connected, so there's no need to worry about security issues."
After a brief chat, Kailin began to report intelligence in a serious manner again.
Chen Yu was very relieved with her management. He didn't need such tedious details, but Kailin herself was unwilling. After much persuasion, Chen Yu managed to get her to change her daily reports to monthly reports.
With the increase in time, the amount of data also grew significantly.
Listening to it gave Chen Yu a headache.
"Kailin, perhaps we can stop with the reports from now on," Chen Yu said softly, rubbing his head. "I can't process so much data. However, something just occurred to me. Have you been in contact with Sunny during this time?"