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Chapter 1281: Chapter 1080: Return Gift_1 Chapter 1281: Chapter 1080: Return Gift_1 Yang Zheng received it and opened the case to find a strange-looking device, similar to a bow and arrow.

Curious, he took it out, and Tong Sanlang raised his hand to point at the various parts and explained them to him.

The hand crossbow was modeled after a pistol, and pulling the trigger would shoot out a small arrow.

The arrows were only as long as a finger; due to the time constraints, he had made them from bamboo.

Effectiveness would definitely fall short compared to fine iron, so he suggested that Yang Hao have someone forge fine iron arrows following this design.

Yang Zheng suddenly received such a gadget, and he found it extraordinarily novel.

“I want to go try it out right now!” he glanced at Tong Sanlang and then at Yang Hao.

Yang Hao was also intrigued and immediately said, “Let’s go and see if we can shoot the birds in the trees.”

“Sounds great!” Yang Zheng immediately jogged outside.

Yang Hao quickly followed after him, “Slow down!”

Seeing this, Tong Sanlang looked towards Feng Huihui, “Princess, please.”

Feng Huihui also took quite a liking to the little device and smiled at him in response, standing up to follow them out.

“Let’s go have a look too,” Tong Sanlang said, pulling Qiao Xiaomai along.

The manor was planted with many trees, but they were all saplings, planted just a year ago, which certainly wouldn’t attract birds; Yang Zheng walked around and didn’t see any, so he suggested they head up the mountain.

Heading to the mountain was exactly the plan; Tong Sanlang had strolled there the previous night after finishing the crossbow. Despite its small size, the hand crossbow packed quite a punch, capable of killing rabbits and pheasants.

So, the group went up the mountain, reaching the base on horseback in just a short while.

The mountain was teeming with small animals, critters on the ground and birds in the sky, offering a plentiful variety. Yang Zheng had some basics in martial arts, knew how to draw a bow and shoot arrows, and had no trouble with accuracy; he shot ten bamboo arrows and hit five targets.

He bagged two sparrows, two rabbits, and a fox.

Each one was killed by a single arrow, the arrow piercing through the bodies of the small animals and penetrating their internal organs.

After Yang Zheng finished his test, Yang Hao couldn’t resist and tried his hand at it too.

Whether it was a bow and arrow or the Divine Crossbow, they have been quite large since ancient times, very conspicuous when carried on the back.

But this hand crossbow was different; it was only the size of a palm and could be hidden on the body without anyone noticing, yet it was so powerful that it could be used as a concealed weapon to surprise an enemy.

Even those without martial arts skills could use it. With a bit of practice, someone like Feng Huihui could also go hunting.

“How did you come up with such a clever device?” he looked at Tong Sanlang with a face full of amazement.

Tong Sanlang was quite modest, “The Grand Emperor had me try out the feel of the Divine Crossbow. The Divine Crossbow is powerful, but it also takes up a lot of space, so I kept thinking, wondering if I could make a smaller one. Even if its power was only half that of the Divine Crossbow, it would still be practical.”

“After pondering it for several days, this is what it turned out to be.”

He couldn’t mention that the inspiration came from a handgun, so he could only be modest.

“Sanlang, you truly have a talent that shocks the world!” Upon hearing these words, Yang Hao spared no compliments, and his praise was particularly sincere.

Such an outstanding talent, it was truly a loss for the Yang Family not to have him born into their lineage!

Yang Wenxiao insisting on bringing Tong Sanlang into the Military Camp was indeed the right decision.

With Tong Sanlang defending Daqi, the state would surely be worry-free.

“Once I return, I will write to the Emperor and Grandpa Emperor to reward you, for designing such a fine weapon; they will surely be pleased once they see it,” Yang Hao added.

“No need for rewards, I made this just to provide a toy for Prince Zheng to play with,” Tong Sanlang declined.

“This is no toy; it’s a weapon. You’ve made a contribution to Daqi, and you must be rewarded,” Yang Hao said with determination.

This was also an encouragement for invention and innovation.