"That's different! My big brother said that with gold coins, no danger counts as danger anymore!" At the mention of gold coins, Steven turned his gaze back to Yu Lin Bloodhawk. "My lord... my reward...!"
"That depends on whether your bolts work. If they do, I'll have someone bring you five hundred gold coins tomorrow. If they don't, no deal. You'll have to improve them until they meet the requirements!" Yu Lin Bloodhawk said with a smile.
"My lord! Anything made by the clever Steven is sure to satisfy you!" Steven jumped up and cried, "Steven made them exactly to your specifications, my lord. There's no way they won't meet the requirements!"
"Then hurry up and lead the way! Don't tell me you set up your laboratory at home in the village to work on something this dangerous!" Yu Lin Bloodhawk said with a smile.
"Of course it'd be better to work at home! But after I blew things up a few times, my big brother wouldn't let me play at home anymore. He found a spot near the village and built me a laboratory. Everything's there too," Steven said excitedly as he led Yu Lin Bloodhawk and the others along.
"Steven, you said you've fired them a few times. What did you use to launch them?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked curiously.
"Of course I borrowed a ballista from my big brother!" Steven exclaimed.
"Oh?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk said in surprise. "Does that mean your big brother and Christine's project to manufacture ballistas in a factory has already produced something?"
"It has!" Steven said. "But they've only made a few test vehicles. I heard Christine thought their performance still wasn't good enough and some parts needed more modifications, so they haven't started proper mass production yet."
"Oh?" Steven's words brought