I remained silent, only smiling and nodding.

Dante was a bit confused by my actions. He had just refused, so why did he suddenly nod and agree?

The leader seemed to be more experienced; he saw through my thoughts at a glance, and immediately remained silent, smiling as he waited for me to continue.

Seeing that the leader seemed to understand something, Dante became even more confused. He whispered to me,

"Sir, please just tell me the truth. I'm completely confused about what's going on."

I chuckled and patted Dante on the shoulder, saying,

"First of all, I didn't say I wouldn't help the tribe, I just said I wouldn't help everyone make bows and crossbows."

The reason is simple: although this thing is powerful, its reload speed is not as fast as that of a bow and arrow. We will suffer a lot when fighting a large group of Haru. That's one reason.

Secondly, I originally intended to improve the bows and arrows you use, but I heard from you that there are even stronger combat-level beings than the Haru we encountered.

So now I've changed my mind and plan to create a repeating crossbow that has both good firepower and sustained damage.

Upon hearing this, Dante's face lit up with a childlike, delighted smile, but he quickly asked another question.

"Sir, what exactly is this repeating crossbow you mentioned?"

I explained with a smile,

"A repeating crossbow is a type of bow that can be loaded with many arrows at once and can continuously fire arrows with simple movements."

To help Dante understand, I'll use the bow and arrow analogy again. He keeps making a drawing motion with his hand, but deliberately doesn't actually draw the arrow.

The meaning is clear: you don't need to keep taking arrows from the quiver; you just need to release the arrows.

Upon hearing this, Dante's face showed utter shock. Could there really be a divine weapon that could fire arrows without needing to nock them?

The leader, seeing Dante's drastic change in expression, was shocked and asked what we had been discussing.

When the chieftain heard Dante tell him what I was going to do, his face showed almost as much shock as Dante's. The chieftain's voice trembled as he asked me if it was true.

I simply smiled and nodded to the leader to indicate that there was no problem.

Although he was mentally prepared, the chief still gasped when he heard my somewhat relieved affirmative reply. He looked at me with the same shock we felt when we saw him decipher the banana tree with a single blow.

This news was indeed shocking to the indigenous people. The repeating crossbow, such a complex cold weapon, was only a product of the last few thousand years, so their surprise was understandable.

Actually, if the two sides were to go to war, the repeating crossbow would just be one of the individual combat weapons in my plan.

As I said, I am a person who is particularly insecure.

Especially when dealing with a large-scale conflict or war, and you don't know the enemy's numbers or bottom line, it's reasonable to make a little more deployment, right?

The two key reasons I've survived to this day and haven't kicked the bucket are the need for both drastic measures and proactive planning. Therefore, this deployment will only be more meticulous than ever before.

I must strive to establish a policy where half of the enemy's forces are killed before the battle even begins, because that's the only way to be safe.

Didn't the leader say it himself? We're outnumbered!

After that, the chief entrusted this matter entirely to me. I could directly mobilize the number of people and the resources needed without having to ask him. The entire tribe, including himself, would fully cooperate with my commands.

This whole thing really made me feel flattered and overwhelmed, like I'd suddenly become the leader of a bandit gang.

However, even the best equipment can only be used to its fullest potential in combat if the soldiers are equally skilled and elite.

In the time that followed, we continued to focus on training. Everyone was looking for suitable animals to begin their training, and naturally, I wasn't idle either.

At that moment, I hadn't decided which animal to choose for cultivation. Just then, Su Su and Dante, who had the same question, came to me, hoping I could give them an answer.

But I don't even have a place to settle down myself right now, so how can I offer them advice?

Dante still wanted me to give him some assurance, so I could only tell Dante that the beast technique the leader was practicing might be the Saber-toothed Tiger, and see if he wanted to try practicing that first.

But Dante soon ran into another problem. Comprehending such ethereal things was still somewhat difficult for him; he couldn't very well try to tear them apart like those wild beasts.

At this point, Su Su came over and pestered me, asking me to think of which animal skills would be suitable for her to learn. I was really annoyed at this point, because I'm just a student myself.

Why don't you go ask the leader what to do, but instead come to me, a student?

After listening to my suggestion to go find the leader, Su Su frowned and pondered for a while... but still chose to find me.

I:……

Since she's a young lady, I think she should learn a beast-based skill that focuses on speed. In martial arts, speed is the ultimate weapon; being fast enough gives you a significant advantage over your enemies.

For example, in a situation where the strength is roughly equal, if someone punches you, but you can use your speed advantage to unexpectedly stab them several times in the same amount of time, wouldn't that give you a clear advantage?

The most famous martial arts master among them who won by speed was Bruce Lee. His punches were extremely fast, and it is said that he could throw nine punches per second.

If Su Su continues to practice in this way, she might become the next Bruce Lee.

However, I won't tell Susu that Bruce Lee liked to scream when he fought, otherwise it would be too strange for a girl like Susu to scream like that.

Su Su found my analysis very reasonable, and then she asked me how she should train herself next.

Yes, so how should we train next?

No, how the hell would I know how to train? I'm a complete newbie myself.

But Su Su didn't care. I was able to find a way to pass the second level before, so I'm sure I can find a way to help her solve the problem this time too.

I never expected Su Su to be even more shameless than me when she wanted to be. I could only surrender immediately. It seemed she wouldn't give up until I racked my brains and came up with a solution.

Dante, standing to the side, was still looking at me expectantly, hoping to get some good advice as well.

I could only tell Dante to practice speed-based beast techniques together, but Dante didn't care. What he really cared about was how to practice next.

I paced back and forth, making them both a little dizzy. Then I saw the three-lined coelacanth inside the pottery jar, and on a sudden inspiration, I said to them...

"The most crucial thing for this speed-type beast skill is naturally to practice reaction speed first."

"First, add another snake to the clay pot, then continue the bean-picking training. Come ask me again when you can pick them all up."