Christine's long string of specialists had already left Yu Lin Bloodhawk drenched in cold sweat. Now, hearing that he would also need a great many gold coins, Yu Lin Bloodhawk began to turn pale.
"A great many!" Christine did not care how much cold sweat Yu Lin Bloodhawk broke into. He nodded and said with absolute certainty, "Because it requires quite a few rare, precious materials. The whirling blade in particular could easily bankrupt you."
"Is it really that outrageous?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked, dumbfounded.
"I'm not exaggerating at all!" Christine shook his head, but his words remained firm. "Actually, the wingblade vehicle body isn't terribly complicated. I've studied it before. The complicated parts are the magic circles on the body and the whirling blade."
"You mean... you know how to build a wingblade engineering vehicle?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked Christine, his eyes widening in delighted surprise.
"I didn't say I knew how to build one!" Christine said. "I only said I'd studied it."
"Didn't you just say it wasn't complicated?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked.
"I only said the vehicle body wasn't complicated," Christine replied.
"Then... can I take that to mean you... you can build ballistae too?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked, suppressing his excitement.
"A ballista isn't complicated. It's just a relatively simple piece of large equipment. The technology isn't complicated," Christine said.
"So... if I find you all those other specialists, apart from a bowyer, you'll be able to build a wingblade, right?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk could barely contain his elation.
But Christine shook his head. "Not necessarily! I only have the blueprints for the wingblade's vehicle body and bow body. If you have enough materials and find me a mechanic, I can help you build those.
"But even if we build them, it still won't be a