"On the surface, it does seem that way, but there are many factors involved," Alustriel said to Uchiha Madara.
"You haven't been on the Elzeran Continent for very long, so you may not know about the profession of archers. We haven't experienced any major wars, but I think a nation's strength is largely determined by its archers," Alustriel said.
"Here in Alustriel, there is something called a magic arrow," Alustriel said.
"Unless your reflexes are extremely good, you basically can't dodge it. What is even more terrifying is that these arrows infused with elemental magic can kill with one shot, so long as the archer's aim isn't too terrible," Alustriel said.
"Can't they be blocked?" Uchiha Madara looked at Alustriel and asked. "If it's a mage, wouldn't it be easy to put up a barrier against something like that?"
"There's no way. Mages might have some means of dealing with ordinary arrows, but against magic arrows like these, there's no solution other than thick armor," Alustriel said with a smile.
"I think I've actually seen one before," Uchiha Madara said after thinking for a moment.
At that moment, Uchiha Madara recalled what had happened with Belaque on the Drake. A magic arrow fired from a great distance had pierced straight through his Wood Style. That kind of penetrating power was truly not something an ordinary person could withstand.
"But these things must be expensive, right?" Uchiha Madara asked.
"They aren't cheap, but they aren't exactly expensive either," Alustriel said with a smile. "For a nation, though, it's still an acceptable cost. After all, an individual's ability is limited, but a nation's financial resources are limitless."
"So that's how it is." Uchiha Madara smiled. "I thought there would be more to it."
"It's only something that has emerged in recent times,"