Yu Lin Bloodhawk said, "That big fellow? One arrow from me would leave it unable to take another step."
Yu Lin Bloodhawk's words plunged David into despair. He thought there was no hope left of establishing a goblin force.
But Yu Lin Bloodhawk's next words rekindled his hopes. "Still, David, don't be discouraged. If we modify this mech a little, it shouldn't be much of a problem."
"Ah! My lord, do you mean we goblins can form a military unit?" David cried.
"That depends on how well we can modify this mech. If we do a good job, I'll let you goblins form a full-strength mech unit and join the Hinterlands' Eastern Burning Legion, directly under the jurisdiction of the Quel'Danil Army Staff Headquarters," Yu Lin Bloodhawk said.
"Modify the robot? My lord, isn't this big fellow powerful enough already?" David cried.
"The power system and the other components are decent enough, but the mech's protection is really lacking. Look at all those exposed pipes. If someone shoots them off, your mech will be useless.
"What I want is a mech that can fight demons as big as Infernals, not something that can only fight orcs. So its weapon needs to be replaced with a large iron hammer, and its other hand should carry a shield or something else..."
Yu Lin Bloodhawk thought for a while before continuing, "Hmm... David, when you have time, ask your brother Steven whether he can mount a cannon on the mech's back. It doesn't need to be too big. Even something smaller than the cannons on a galleon would do. That would give the mech powerful ranged attacks as well."
"My lord, that's a lot of changes! Modifying a mech costs a lot of gold coins!" David cried.
"Gold is the least of our