Hearing Ying Zheng's words, all the officials and ministers present immediately clapped their hands and cheered!
Wang Ben and Meng Tian looked at each other and picked up a pair of Divine Crossbows!
Both of them had yet to load their crossbows with arrows, so Wang Ben looked at the crossbows in his hands and then at the quiver beside him.
He didn't know where to start!
As the winner of the Divine Arm Crossbow blueprint reward, Meng Tian naturally flipped through the blueprint several times!
Therefore, he was already very familiar with how to load the arrows!
Wang Ben was surprised by Meng Tian's skill, but he didn't ask her why she was so good at it. Instead, he shamelessly imitated Meng Tian and started to load the arrows!
Meng Tian glanced at Wang Ben and teased him,
"What's wrong? It can't be? If you don't know how, I'll teach you!"
Wang Ben said,
"Tsk! What's there to be proud of? Wasn't it just loading arrows? Do I need you to teach me?"
As he spoke, he turned his face away and did not look at Meng Tian again!
He knew how to load arrows at a glance!
In a few moments, the two of them finished loading!
Each crossbow was loaded with 35 arrows!
Looking at the wooden target in the distance, Wang Ben taunted Meng Tian,
"Old Meng! Want to compete? Let's see whose arrows hit the target more? The more arrows hit the target, the more accurate the shooting skills would be!”
Meng Tian agreed immediately.
"Good! I'll go first!"
Then, he pushed Wang Ben aside!
Ying Zheng took a few steps back with a smile on his face and stood together with the officials. He looked at Meng Tian, who had raised her divine arm crossbow and was ready to fire, and said to the officials,
"Dear ministers! Let's play something interesting! They were betting on whose arrows hit the target more! I'm the banker! Dear ministers, place your bets! I'll give you 1:1 compensation!"
Upon hearing Ying Zheng's suggestion, Meng Tian, who was about to launch, was stunned. She turned around and looked at Ying Zheng in confusion!
On the other hand, Wang Ben said excitedly to Ying Zheng,
"Your Majesty's suggestion is good! However, Your Majesty, can anyone among the ministers here place a bet? How much can I bet?"
Ying Zheng smiled at Wang Ben and said,
"Today, I am in a good mood to see the waterwheel and divine arm crossbow being built! All the ministers present could place their bets! You can bet however much you want! My dear ministers, you shouldn't be worried that I can't afford it, right?”
The officials present hurriedly shook their heads and said,
"I wouldn't dare! Since Your Majesty is happy, we will listen to Your Majesty's orders!”
Ying Zheng chuckled and said,
"Dear ministers, please do as you please! You don't have to play if you don't want to!"
Wang Ben jumped over and said,
"Your Majesty! I'm willing to bet three months 'salary! The number of arrows that the gambling minister shot was more than Old Meng's!”
The moment Wang Ben said that, all the officials were stunned. Wang Jian glared at Wang Ben and said,
"Kid, you bet three months of your salary. If you lose, will you be able to drink the northwest wind? I won't support you!"
Ying Zheng smiled and waved at Wang Jian, then said,
"Young people! It was rare for him to play! Let him have his fun!"
Wang Jian immediately lowered his hand and bowed." Here…"
Meng Tian, who was at the side, was stunned. She immediately said unhappily,
"Your Majesty! I bet half a year's salary! Bet that I win!"
Seeing Meng Tian bet half a year's worth of salary, Wang Ben, who was always eager to win, got anxious and said,
"I bet a year! Bet that I win!"
“……”
Ying Zheng smiled and shook his head. In the end, Meng Tian and Wang Ben both bet a year's worth of their salary on him!
Li Si, Meng Yi, and the other ministers also bet two months of their salaries on Meng Tian and Wang Ben!
Ying Zheng ordered his men to note down all the officials 'bets, then ordered Wang Ben and Meng Tian to perform!
Meng Tian took a deep breath, her eyes staring at the elm target that had been shot 300 steps away. She placed the Divine Arm Crossbow on her left arm!
She took a deep breath and aimed. Just as the ministers watching were so nervous that their palms were sweating, Meng Tian suddenly fired!
Immediately, thirty-five arrows were shot at the elm target!
Before anyone could react, a series of thuds sounded in their ears!
It was the sound of an arrow hitting a wooden target!
Everyone fixed their eyes on the elm targets three hundred steps away. Seven or eight elm targets had already been shot into porcupines!
"Whoa!"
All the officials exclaimed in unison,
"I hit it! He actually shot so many at once!"
"From the sound of the arrow hitting the tree, you can tell how deep the arrow went!”
"This Divine Arm Crossbow is indeed worthy of being a divine artifact brought back from the Immortal Realm! He fired more than 30 arrows at once! It could even shoot three hundred steps away! If this was used on the battlefield, how many enemies would be killed with one shot!”
Hearing the exclamations of the ministers, Ying Zheng nodded his head in delight, then turned to the commander of the Imperial Army, who was standing beside him in shock, and said,
"Quickly send someone over to count! Let's see how many arrows Meng Neishi has taken! Let's see how far the arrow can penetrate the wood!"
Only then did the commander of the Imperial Army react. He didn't send anyone over and personally ran over to take a look!
Not long after, the commander of the imperial army ran back, and said to Ying Zheng with a shocked face,
"Your Majesty! Meng Neishi shot a total of 31 arrows! The arrow penetrated the wood! There were even elm targets that were shattered by the arrows! Its penetrative power is the strongest I have ever seen!”
Hearing the report from the commander of the Imperial Army, all the officials, except for Meng Tian, Wang Jian, Meng Yi, Li Si, and the others, looked at each other in shock.
"Elm wood is such a tough target, but it's actually 80% penetrated from more than 300 steps away! Some were even shot apart? This Divine Arm Crossbow could pierce through heavy armor. It seemed that it was indeed not fake!”
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