Under everyone's curious gaze, I brought the new weapon that I had spent months developing to a wide open space in the tribe that was usually used for training.

The first thing to do is naturally to test its lethality at a certain distance.

I'll still use the previous 20-meter distance as the standard, and I'll find a large tree 20 meters away as the target.

This weapon is primarily designed for suppressive fire based on rate of fire, so I don't expect it to have the same level of accuracy as a single-shot crossbow.

To put it bluntly, the shock generated when this thing is fired is not much less than the recoil of a gun, so it's unavoidable that there will be deviations when firing continuously.

Unlike ordinary crossbows, this repeating crossbow did not have a firing mechanism. Instead, it used a hand-cranked rotating mechanism similar to that of early Maxim machine guns.

However, I also added a winch ratchet and a synchronization gear for speed change. The gears are more complicated to make, and it took me a lot of effort to figure this thing out.

Finally, we melted the forged steel back into the furnace, added a certain proportion of carbon and copper, mixed it evenly, and then poured it into the mold to create meshing gears that can withstand greater pressure.

The crossbow's bow arm is also made of bamboo-skin composite material, and its draw strength is greater than that of the crossbows I use now.

However, with the gear shifting and the application of a ratchet winch, the string-holding system of this repeating crossbow can be easily handled by anyone from an eighty-year-old grandfather to an eight-year-old child.

After undergoing rigorous physical tests, the tribal women handled this thing with ease, gripping it effortlessly.

When I designed this weapon, I took this problem into account, so it must be something that everyone can easily participate in, to the point that everyone is a soldier.

I'm not going to waste any more time. This only has one shooting mode, so let's just spray and pray.

As for the rate of fire, it depends entirely on how fast you crank the handle. The faster you crank, the higher the rate of fire. Different people will also produce different results when using this weapon.

I took a deep breath, my hands were already prepared, and the next second I started shaking the handle frantically.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

As the afterimage appeared on his hand, arrows shot out like a meteor shower, and judging from the sound of them cutting through the air, their power was no small matter.

Forty crossbow bolts—I counted in my mind—it took a total of twenty seconds. That's a pretty good rate of fire, averaging two bolts per second.

If this thing existed in ancient times, it would definitely be a powerful weapon for controlling a region.

If Zhuge Liang had possessed this weapon, there would have been no need for the Three Kingdoms period. He could have swept through the enemy in one fell swoop. I dare say no valiant army could withstand such a high-rate-of-fire melee weapon.

The natives, who witnessed firsthand how a repeating crossbow could fire so many powerful arrows in just twenty seconds, were completely dumbfounded.

They suddenly felt that their bows and arrows were no longer appealing.

My goodness! This thing is so fast, even a celestial being would be brought down by a single burst of bullets.

Dante, Susu, and most of the clansmen who had come to watch the spectacle headed towards the location of the arrow. They wanted to see just how much damage that incredibly fast arrow had caused to the tree.

You wouldn't believe it until you see it; what you find is truly astonishing. And it's more than just astonishing; when the tribespeople saw the arrows, they all gasped in shock.

The two-inch crossbow bolt, which was not long to begin with, sank into the tree to a depth of one inch, much like driving a long nail into the tree halfway with a hammer.

Moreover, the arrows' spread wasn't very large; the spread over a distance of twenty meters was only slightly larger than a basketball, and only a few arrows missed the target.

This is quite a good performance for a high-rate-of-fire melee weapon.

Several indigenous people tried to pull out the crossbow bolts that were embedded in the tree, but even with all their might, they couldn't budge them an inch.

Seeing this, the most excited person was none other than the leader. At this moment, he was so excited that he broke down his broken Mandarin into countless parts to sell.

Not only did I not understand, but even Dante next to me frowned. This language is truly amazing; you can understand what someone is saying even when they are speaking one language.

But when you try to hybridize them, the new product that comes out is incomprehensible not only to the grandson but also to the father.

In the end, Dante reassured the leader and told him to speak to them in his native language, as having a translator with him would ensure that the leader understood him.

When the leaders heard Dante say this, their unique language and culture came into play, and they spoke at a speed that was like a Thompson submachine gun.

Only they could understand it. To me, it felt like Li Yunlong was firing at me when they spoke to me.

"Sir, the chief says he is very grateful for your contributions to our tribe, and in return, he will grant you any request."

But Ding had transcribed and simplified the long speech the leader was about to say, and then repeated it to me.

I smiled and waved, then said to Dante,

"I don't lack anything for the time being, but I can arrange for one or two more lively and lovely women to come over. I still have some basic 'cooking skills' that I haven't taught them yet."

"Besides, I've recently suffered some muscle and bone injuries, and the basic skills I taught them can be used on me to treat my physical discomfort."

"ah!"

The innocent Dante was quite shocked when he heard me say that he was feeling unwell.

I immediately told the chief the news, and the chief was shocked. Even with my body damaged, I still didn't forget to teach the women of the tribe how to cook, which moved the chief to tears.

My selfless spirit is something all the young men in the tribe should learn from. Many tribesmen nodded in agreement, saying that my character is indeed exceptionally good.

The leader wiped the tears and snot from his face, his eyes red and swollen, and said to Dante,

"The lord has made so many contributions to our tribe, and even now, with his health damaged, he is still thinking about how to help us. It is not enough to just arrange one or two women."

"Give the order to send seven or eight more young women to learn skills from the master, in addition to the two already sent!"

"hiss!"

Good heavens, does it have to be this exciting?

Su Su and another girl are already very skilled, so they can be mentors to teach the remaining seven or eight girls the techniques.

What an amazing experience it would be if they all learned the skills and used them on me alone?

I've never dared to hire ten technicians at once when I go to a foot massage parlor, mainly because it's too expensive.

Let me clarify here that I went to a legitimate foot massage parlor, the kind that only provides body massages, absolutely pure and innocent!