After waving Eunice away, Velin instructed Kyle, "Notify Belder to build a beast pen beside the garrison camp in Star Prayer Town. Set the area at one hundred mu for now."
"Master, should we leave it to Lord Cassius, the commander of Star Prayer Camp?" Kyle hesitated before asking Velin.
"That works. Leave it to Cassius."
Remembering that Belder had recently been running himself ragged, Velin scratched the back of his head and accepted Kyle's suggestion.
"My lord, a soldier from Star Prayer Camp reports that the modifications to the Triple-Bed Crossbow have been completed. Lord Cassius asked you to inspect it." A guard stepped before Velin, bowed, and respectfully reported.
"That fast?"
Velin was quite surprised by the news.
"I remember assigning this task to the Arcanist Drien less than ten days ago."
"Master, to be precise, it has been seven days," Kyle answered seriously.
"Let's go take a look at Star Prayer Camp."
Before long, servants brought over the Red Phosphorus Horse and the Azure Purple Horse. Velin mounted up and headed for the military camp.
At a testing ground outside the camp, more than a hundred people saw Velin arrive and beat their chests in salute.
"My lord." Cassius and Drien saluted him.
Seeing the heavy dark circles beneath Drien's eyes and those of his three apprentices, Velin could not help asking, "How long has it been since you last rested?"
"Only five days," Drien stated calmly.
What dedication. He was a real madman.
"Begin."
At the command, three newly developed crossbows were brought before Velin.
Compared to the previous Triple-Bed Crossbow, many parts of this new crossbow had been replaced by peculiar mechanisms.
First, the bowstring had been eliminated. The rail for placing spears had become sealed, while the firing port had been widened.
Second, the