Hearing that Rael dared to ask the duke to change the heir so directly, the other three ministers were surprised in their eyes, this guy is so bold!

At this time, Archduke Div's face was ugly, and he said coldly to Rael: "Then I don't know who do you think is the best candidate for the future duke?"

"It's not up to Rael to decide, it's up to the Duke!" Rael replied to the Duke's inquiry without recklessness.

"What do you three think?" said Archduke Def, giving Rael a disgruntled look, and turned to look at the other three.

"It's up to the Duke to decide!" said Kurt.

"Obey the Duke's arrangement!" the other two said in unison.

"Go down, I've made up my own mind!" said Archduke Div, snorting coldly, and departed with the help of his servants.

At this time, the Minister of State, Kort, was walking side by side with the Secretary of State, Nathan, the Secretary of State for the War.

"Kurt, what do you think Rael is doing today, and he dares to do such a thing in front of the duke?" Naxon said with some curiosity, intrigue is such a thing, as a warrior, Naxon is naturally not the opponent of Kurt and these ministers, he can't figure it out, he can only ask Kurt about it.

"Nason, you know how Rael rose from a small official to Chancellor of the Exchequer!" Kurt smiled.

"He married his sister to Archduke Div!" Nathan said directly, and everyone knew about it.

Rael, who was originally just a minor official in Kane's leadership, began to rise through the ranks after marrying his sister to Archduke Div, all the way to Chancellor of the Exchequer.

"Rael is not a fool, he dares to propose this kind of thing to the Duke in the court today, naturally he has his purpose, don't forget, he also has a nephew!

"Lord Loya?" Nathan was startled and suddenly realized, Lord Roya, who was also the son of Grand Duke Div and the nephew of Rael.

"Nathan, a word of advice, it's best not to wade into this troubled water!" Kurt said, shaking his head.

After hearing this, Nathan didn't speak, just thought for a moment, he didn't have a family as a backer like Kurt, Kurt's family is the richest merchant family in Kane's territory, and he will contribute a lot of wealth to the duke every year, and the change of the duke's title will not affect him at all.

He has already noticed the situation today, the duke's situation is not optimistic, I can't tell when there will be an accident, once the title changes, his position as a military minister is likely to be shaken, although Naxon is not good at strategy, but he is still more sensitive to this kind of matter related to his own interests.

Seeing Nathan bow his head and ponder, Kurt didn't say anything and walked straight away. He had already given the advice, and it was his business to choose Nathan.

............

At this time, Heilan Island, inside the Qinghuang military camp.

A Blue Wilderness warrior was holding a Blue Wilderness crossbow flat, his eyes staring intently at the target in front of him.

"Put!"

Upon hearing the order, the soldier instantly pulled the trigger, and the arrows in the arrow slot instantly pierced the air, whined, and pierced the target fifty meters away.

Eren is now testing the protective power of the Oil Vine Shield, a plant endemic to the island of Herlan, and the Black Mulberry Village weaves them into an Oil Vine Shield to defend against the Claws of the Nezumen, and Eren plans to equip them with the Knights in the future.

The oil rattan shield is strong and lightweight, and it is suitable for the one-handed shield used by cavalry, and it is not used to defend against the spear thrust of the opposite side, but to defend against slashing and arrows flying from a distance.

Alan ordered someone to take the oil vine shield on the target, and the crossbow arrows shot by the Qinghuang crossbow at a distance of fifty meters completely pierced the oil vine shield, and the tip of the arrow pierced into the target behind the oil vine shield.

Then Alan ordered someone to pull the distance to a hundred meters and shoot again, this time although the crossbow arrow once again broke through the defense of the oil vine shield, it can be seen that the arrow is also stuck in the shield.

After that, Allen experimented with another 120 meters, 130 meters, and 150 meters, and finally came to the conclusion that at a distance of 130 meters, the crossbow arrows could not break through the defense of the oil vine shield.

Later, Allen tested the square slashing characteristics of the oil vine shield, and found that as long as the warriors with the ultimate strength of the cavalry did not slash the shield along a straight line, other slashes with angles would damage the oil vine shield, but they would also be tilted by the shield and would not cause damage to people.

It can be seen from this that the oil vine shield is a cavalry shield with better performance.

"How's the craftsmen doing?" Alan turned his head to look at Barton next to him, who had already been promoted to mid-level knight last night.

"My lord, after Master Fra's experiments, it has been discovered that the tendon of the fire-spotted cow is indeed the best material today!" replied Barton.

Fura and several other craftsmen are the craftsmen of the army who Allen drew from the Logistics Bureau, and they specially repair the worn and destroyed weapons and equipment for the Qinghuang soldiers on Heilan Island.

"Let's go, come with me!" Alan casually tossed the oil vine shield in his hand to the warriors on the side, and led Barton to the repair office.

A few minutes later, Alan arrived at the barracks repair office.

"Lord Viscount, we have already made the crossbow you wanted, please see if it fits!" At this time, a tall and strong middle-aged man said respectfully to Allen, this guy is the Master Fura that Barton just mentioned, and he is also one of the carpenters of the Logistics Bureau.

"You used the crossbow strings from the tendons of the Flamespotted Ox?" Alan asked.

"That's right, Lord Viscount! After our experiments, apart from the tendon of the golden sheep, only the tendon of the fire cow is the most standard!" said Fra nodded respectfully.

"Let's go!" Alan gestured.

Walking into the camp tent of the cultivation place, the crossbow that Fura had just mentioned was placed in the center.

I saw that this kind of crossbow is very different from the Qinghuang crossbow, first of all, the volume, this crossbow is more than twice as large as the Qinghuang crossbow, with two crossbow arms more than one meter long, and the crossbow machine below is also very huge, only with both hands can it be steady, next to it are placed several arrows with metallic luster all over the body, these arrows are made of fine iron, about one meter long, the thickness of the thumb, and there are blood grooves on both sides of the arrow body.

This is exactly the giant crossbow that Allen asked Fra to build, which is a simple bow and crossbow that Allen has reduced and reduced according to the design of the bed crossbow and subtracting the wooden frame below.

This kind of crossbow is not as huge as the general bed crossbow, it can be held by one person with both hands, it is a kind of crossbow that Allen wants to be specially rationed to low-level knights, and the maximum pulling force of the giant crossbow can reach one thousand kilograms, which is just suitable for low-level knights to operate.

The huge pull force naturally needs a better crossbow string to support, and under the experiment of Fra, it was found that in addition to the rare life monster tendon of the golden sheep, the tendon of the fire spotted cow is the most suitable, compared with the rare monster beast tendon, it is naturally the beast tendon of the fire spotted cow is better.

In addition to the crossbow strings using the tendons of the Spotted Ox, the crossbow body and arms are also made of hard wood and monster bones.

As for Allen's purpose in creating this kind of giant crossbow, it was naturally aimed at high-ranking knights. Take a look at the latest chapter of "Ambition Lord's Claw Book House" and read it for free for the first time.