Holy crap!

Adding 8 points of favorability at once—this is truly a first for a young woman on her wedding day!

It increased in favorability faster than ever before!

It seems that Li Ganrou is truly moved by the composite bow.

With her favorability rating approaching 20 at 17, it's now almost certain that Li Ganrou has completely fallen for her, and in a very special way.

If he grows another 3-5 points, reaching or exceeding 20 points, then Li Ganrou will probably fall completely in love with him, and it will be the kind of love that is unforgettable.

In order to earn points and to get a rare lottery draw, Sun Jian took advantage of Li Ganrou's distraction and generously took out the remaining 9 arrows from his backpack.

"Here, I also have 9 black gold arrows that can be used with the black gold composite bow. I'll give them to you today as well."

The last black gold composite bow had already been given to Li Ganrou, so the arrows left in the backpack were meaningless. Since we were going to finish the job, we might as well give them all away.

"How... how did this come to be?"

Li Ganrou's eyes widened again, and her jade lips parted slightly.

She was certain that when she first met Sun Jian in the Imperial Garden, he was not carrying anything with him, not even in his blue robe.

But in the blink of an eye, he had conjured up so many arrows out of thin air. How could this not shock a young girl in the throes of first love?

"Hehe, magic trick, huh? You just said I'm a celestial being descended to earth."

Sun Jian smiled slightly and used the same words.

Li Ganrou took the remaining nine arrows, his inner turmoil beyond words.

"My God, what kind of material is this? It is such fine iron, so delicate and smooth."

Li Ganrou may not have observed carefully before, and while she was shocked by the power and accuracy, she was also blushing and her heart was pounding.

Previously, she only felt that she had never seen this kind of material before, and that it felt excellent to the touch and warmed up when touched.

Only upon closer inspection do I discover its true magic and uniqueness.

Moreover, she had never heard of the term "black gold" before.

Li Ganrou's reaction and words instantly reminded Sun Jian of the first time he demonstrated the compound bow to the three women at his home in Sunjiazhuang.

Gu Zijian said almost the same thing back then as she is saying now.

And that was also the first time Gu Zijian called him "husband".

Pulling himself back to reality, Sun Jian smiled slightly, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and said to Li Ganrou, "Yes, this iron is indeed hard to come by. It takes many, many years and a very long time to develop. Right now, I guess only I can make it."

"My God! You're absolutely amazing..."

At that moment, Li Ganrou became a devoted fan of Sun Jian.

"How did you manage to produce so many things out of thin air? Teach me!"

"Why are you still dwelling on this? I already said that I can do magic tricks, I'm a celestial being descended to earth, and besides, this is something that can't be taught."

Sun Jian raised his hand and gave a perfunctory reply.

"Impossible! This could never be magic!"

Seeing that Sun Jian was unwilling to teach her or explain what she was curious about, Li Ganrou became a little upset.

"You must...you definitely know sorcery."

"Hey, Your Highness, you can't just accuse me without evidence. I can't possibly use sorcery in broad daylight, can I?"

"Besides, if I really knew sorcery, how could I have saved someone in the Imperial Garden and been misunderstood by you..."

Li Ganrou nodded, even thinking that Sun Jian's words made some sense.

"That's true..."

"Fine, since you're unwilling to talk about it, I don't want to ask anymore."

"Anyway, from today onwards, this black gold composite bow and these arrows are mine, hehe."

Li Ganrou danced with joy.

Seeing Princess Chang Le's appearance, Sun Jian shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Women in ancient times were so simple! They were won over with just a few words.

She is completely incomparable to those modern women who constantly talk about houses, cars, and money, and then turn around and flirt with others.

"By the way, there are rumors circulating that you've developed a new type of grain, and... and a long pole that can catch fish without hooks or nets, which is quite amazing. Are these true?"

Li Ganrou asked Sun Jian with an adorable expression.

Sun Jian shrugged and continued to brush it off, saying, "Don't listen to all those rumors all day long; they're all nonsense."

"All right……"

Seemingly realizing that Sun Jian was just giving her the runaround, Li Ganrou pursed her lips and stopped dwelling on these issues.

There are too many rumors about Sun Jian.

They practically praised him to the skies, saying he was tall and mighty, with an extraordinary bearing, a genius sent from heaven, a celestial being descended to earth.

He was highly accomplished in literature and art, skilled in manufacturing military equipment, possessed extraordinary medical skills, was a strategist with a deep understanding of military tactics, could invent new types of grain, and was also extremely skilled in martial arts.

This is equivalent to someone who is not only skilled in research and development, medicine, literature, martial arts, military strategy, agriculture, and even invention...

It's unbelievable how one person can have so many accolades.

Even today, Sun Jian's various statements and rumors continue to circulate and ferment.

Sun Jian has clearly become the dream of countless young women.

"By the way, since you are capable of developing such powerful military weapons, didn't Father Emperor order you to oversee their mass production?"

Li Ganrou's words made Sun Jian's heart tighten, and he instantly fell into deep thought.

Yes! She's right.

Since arriving in the capital, the old emperor has remained completely silent about many things...

Aside from tending to potatoes on the imperial estate, commanding troops, and serving as the Crown Prince's tutor, he seemed overly concerned with other matters.

Sun Jian was initially curious, but he always thought that the old emperor wanted to wait for the right opportunity and did not want to rush things, so that everything would proceed step by step.

But Li Ganrou's words today have awakened Sun Jian.

If it were other things that the emperor wanted to proceed gradually until everyone could understand, such as planting potatoes, the invention of workshops, literature and martial arts, or even military strategy and medicine, these could all wait for the right opportunity.

But it's rather puzzling that military equipment and weaponry still have to wait...

It should be noted that at this moment, Da Gan was simultaneously at war with two countries: the Great Zhou in the north and the Great Song in the south.

It's fortunate that Great Xia was separated from it; otherwise, the warlike Da Gan might have also started a war with Great Xia.

Leaving aside the invasions by foreign tribes in the west and south, the large-scale wars on multiple fronts have not only led to a severe shortage of money and food, but most importantly, a severe shortage of military equipment and weapons.

The emperor was so afraid of problems with food that it was understandable that he allowed trial plantings, but what about war?

If the emperor had allowed Sun Jian to develop the technology from the beginning, and then ordered the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Revenue to supervise its production, there would probably be quite a few composite crossbows and other military weapons by now.

These powerful weapons and armaments are capable of turning the tide of battle!

The old emperor is clearly leaving it unused; how can this not lead to all sorts of speculation?

"No! His Majesty has not mentioned it at all."