Otto was not surprised, it was normal for Lady Kaelin not to pay attention to the Austrian region. At this time, Austria was not an independent principality, but only a regional name.

As the frontier region of the Kingdom of East Francia, Austria was not peaceful or rich, and no one could have imagined that it would become the absolute core of Germany for nearly a thousand years.

Otto nodded, and with a polite smile on his face, he saluted Lady Kaylin.

"Then it's hard for Lady Kaylin, my marriage has you to worry about. Oh yes, I also have a small gift for Lady Kaylin, porcelain and silk from the East, I hope Madame Kaylin will like it.

After a hard time for Mrs. Kaylin, I'll go see my father first. ”

The Count of Allgäu was still like that, lying quietly on the bed, motionless.

After staying in the bedroom for a while, Otto sighed, shook his head, and left. He didn't say a word the whole time.

After instructing his servants to take good care of the Count of Allgäu, Otto left the old castle and went to find Andrew, the craftsman.

It is almost impossible for Count Allgäu to wake up, and whether he is alive or not has little impact on Otto now. This period of time in power has allowed him to cultivate his own power, which is enough to control the Allgao collar.

Anyway, he was still young, and compared to time, how could he not be compared to the Count of Allgäu. Instead of playing some small tricks with very low returns, it is better to let Count Allgau continue to live like this, firstly, not to be too showy, and secondly, the filial character is more conducive to good relations with other people.

Otto arrived at Andrew's quarters and saw Andrew scratching his cheeks at a crossbow.

"How's it going, still haven't you figured it out?"

Otto's voice startled Andrew, and when he turned around and found that it was Otto, he hurriedly saluted.

"Don't fix all this uselessness, what about the crossbow I want, how long has it been, huh? Why haven't you got it for me yet! ”

Otto's tone was full of blame.

It's not that he's impatient, it's just that he's waited too long.

When the Eagle Fort was just started to be repaired, he asked Andrew to build a crossbow, and the Eagle Fort was about to be completed within the year, but the crossbow was still nowhere to be found.

Andrew took out several modified crossbow machines, but there was no way to break through the knight's heavy armor at a distance of a hundred paces, and the actual combat value can only be said to be better than nothing.

With such a crossbow, Otto pinched his nose and equipped the army in his territory, in order to show his support for Andrew and increase the army's long-range output a little.

Unexpectedly, Otto's support and trust still failed to get the desired result, and the envisioned crossbow for the knight's sharp weapon still failed to appear from Andrew's hands.

"Master Otto, you, don't worry." In the face of Otto's anger, Andrew was a little stumbling in his speech. "I... I've made the kind of crossbow you mentioned, but it's still a little unstable. ”

"It's been so long, and you haven't... What, made? Show me! Otto wanted to curse, but when he heard that Andrew had already made a crossbow, he immediately smiled.

Andrew quickly pulled out a huge crossbow, which was not much different from the crossbow that Otto was familiar with in his mind.

Otto waved his hand, and Gint, who was on the side, took the crossbow machine and began the test.

Claire was very satisfied with the results of the test, and at a distance of a hundred paces, the arrows could already be submerged into the armor commonly equipped by the knights.

This means that the crossbow with real combat value is officially available. I don't know if after seeing the power of the crossbow, the nobles and the church will once again join forces to resist the crossbow.

"By the way, you just said, what's wrong with this crossbow?" Otto looked at Andrew on the side, put a harmless smile on his face again, and asked softly.

Although Otto's tone was much softer and there was a smile on his face, it was obvious that Andrew had not recovered from Otto's anger just now, and he was still a little cringe.

"Return, back to Master Otto's words. The stability of this crossbow is not good, and it will have to be repaired after firing more than a dozen times, and I can still figure out what the problem is. And the arrow of this crossbow arrow, which is also specially made, I asked the blacksmith next door to shoot it. ”

Specially made arrows and stability? It's not a big deal. As soon as the prototype appeared, the subsequent improvements were much simpler.

Even if it is not improved, this version of the crossbow is enough, and a dozen shots are actually redundant on the battlefield. Let's not talk about the reload time of the infantry when facing the cavalry, it is enough to shoot a few rounds, let's just say that with the morale of the army in this period, after ten waves of crossbow shooting, how many troops can maintain their combat effectiveness.

Otto snapped his fingers and gave the order.

"Alright, it's all a minor issue. Come on, Ginter, go to the castle and get a few men to help our Andrew Artisan move, and by the way, bring me the blacksmith next door to him. ”

Hearing Otto's words, Andrew instantly became anxious.

"Young Master, Young Master Otto, you, didn't you promise me that I don't have to move? Why, why are you moving again now. ”

Previously, when Otto left the Old Castle and went to the Lafite Manor, he originally wanted to take Andrew with him, but Andrew was reluctant to leave his home, saying that he was familiar with living here and had feelings.

Otto, thinking of the quirks of various inventors and scientists, also expressed understanding. In order not to interfere with Andrew's invention, he was placed at his home near the Old Castle, and two guards were specially left to protect him.

But now, things are different. Now that the prototype of the Crossbow is available, there is no need for any unbridled creativity, and many of the best craftsmen in the realm are concentrated near Eagle Castle, and they are definitely involved in improving the Crossbow together, which is definitely faster than Andrew fighting alone.

"I've given you so much time, you haven't fully built the crossbow, continue to let you stay here to improve, only the gods know when I will see the crossbow in good condition.

Well, if you want to stay here and don't want to move out, then I won't hire you anymore, you can think about it yourself. ”

"I—" Andrew hesitated, although he did live here and lived in love, but Otto's offer was really good, thinking of the white bread and meat that he could eat every day, and thinking of the wages he could receive, he felt that it was not so difficult to decide.

"Have you thought about it?" Otto looked at Andrew with a smile, and he believed that Andrew would make a wise choice.

"The gods are above, and I am willing to follow in the footsteps of Master Otto." In the face of realistic interests, the feelings and persistence in Andrew's heart became worthless.

Otto was satisfied, and that's right.

With the Crossbow, the success rate of fishing in troubled waters will be greatly increased in the following time turmoil.

Let's hope that the king of Lotharingia, Lothair II, will last a few more months, at least until the end of the year.

May the gods bless him!