27: Chapter 27: Permanent Hand Crossbow!

Just then, Qi Yun caught sight of the Lucky Wheel of Fortune sitting in the corner of the room out of the corner of his eye.

It seemed Lin Le hadn't told me what she drew today yet.

Qi Yun slowly walked over to Lin Le.

"Lin Le, what did you, our European Emperor, draw today?"

Lin Le jerked her head up. Her eyes were blank at first, then started to drift. Her face flushed red, and she gave a silly smile, filled with immense guilt:

"Ah, I forgot, hehehe."

Seeing her like this, Qi Yun didn't blame her.

All day long, everyone had been like a wound-up spring—building defenses, training, scouting—their nerves stretched tight.

He reached out and gently ruffled Lin Le's slightly messy hair.

It felt soft to the touch.

"Go ahead and draw."

"Understood, Tribe Leader!"

Upon hearing the word "draw," Lin Le was instantly revitalized!

She gave an excited response, scrambled up from the ground, didn't bother brushing her messy hair, and ran towards the large wheel in the corner.

There was perhaps a final sliver of time left before the zombies fully awakened.

This daily draw always carried a certain unpredictable luck.

Perhaps this time, the prize would bring about some changes.

The girls' gazes were also drawn to Lin Le.

Lin Le was already standing in front of the somewhat dull-colored large wheel.

She stood on her tiptoes, her little face filled with anticipation, muttering to herself:

"Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, let my good luck manifest! Gold! Gold! Golden Legend!"

She closed her eyes and slammed the button on the wheel!

The pointer made a slight friction sound and began to spin rapidly.

A few seconds later, the rotation slowed down.

Slower and slower.

Finally, after a slight "click" sound that seemed like destiny settling into place, it stopped completely.

The pointer was perfectly centered.

It locked precisely onto the second smallest purple area on the wheel!

"Wow! Purple! It's purple!"

Lin Le jumped up in excitement, her little face flushed red with joy.

Although it wasn't a Golden Legend, it was still lucky enough.

A dazzling yet non-blinding deep purple light erupted from the center of the wheel!

The light lasted for a few seconds and began to converge in front of the wheel!

"This is..."

Qi Yun's eyes narrowed as he stepped forward half a pace.

Under everyone's bated breath, the purple light quickly receded and took shape.

Ten hand crossbows with sleek designs and sturdy structures floated neatly in mid-air!

Their entire bodies displayed a dull, metallic gray-black color, as if they had weathered the passage of time.

On the crossbow bodies and limbs, subtle yet orderly, peculiar patterns were faintly visible.

Beside each hand crossbow, three identical alloy bolts, gleaming with a cold, icy light, floated quietly.

A semi-transparent light screen appeared in front of the hand crossbows:

【Eternal Service Hand Crossbow (Set x10)】

【Quality: Rare (Purple)】

【Characteristics: Bolt Recovery: After firing, bolts (if not severely damaged) will automatically decompose into basic energy upon hitting a target and regenerate within the 'quiver' on the side of the crossbow body within 10 seconds. Each hand crossbow comes standard with 3 recyclable bolts; the recovery and generation interval is 10 seconds. Effective range is 200 meters, with a straight and stable trajectory within 150 meters, minimally affected by wind. The bolts have an extremely high initial velocity and strong penetrating power, with excellent lethality against unarmored/lightly armored targets. The crossbow body has a built-in micro-assist mechanism, making stringing easier.】

【Inscription: The arrow fired is not its final echo; it returns to sharpen its edge once more.】

Qi Yun looked at the Eternal Service Hand Crossbow in his hand in shock.

A ranged weapon, and a ranged weapon with nearly infinite ammunition at that—its value in a defensive battle was immeasurable.

This 200-meter stable range was enough to inflict considerable damage on the zombies before they rushed up the ramp.

More importantly, the quantity of ten was enough to arm a decent ranged squad.

With an irrepressible excitement in his voice, Qi Yun took a sudden step forward and hugged the giggling Lin Le tightly.

"Yah!" Lin Le gave a light cry and subconsciously wrapped her arms around Qi Yun's neck.

The masculine scent of sweat mixed with a faint hint of blood on Qi Yun washed over her, making her little face flush instantly and her heart beat like a drum.

Qi Yun, however, didn't notice at all: "Tell me! What reward do you want? As long as I can do it, I won't refuse!"

"Really, anything is okay?"

Seeming to think of something, Lin Le's voice became somewhat ambiguous.

Qi Yun pinched Lin Le's cheek and said happily:

"Hmm, as long as I can do it, anything is okay."

"Mmm... let me think about it."

After saying this, Lin Le, her cheeks flushed and tender, ran off to the side.

"Tell me when you've decided."

Watching her infinitely shy appearance, Qi Yun couldn't help but smile, wondering in his heart just what this girl had been thinking about earlier.

Subsequently, Qi Yun turned to face the girls, his voice clear and forceful.

"Now, I need to select ten people to form our first crossbow squad."

"You don't need to be sharpshooters, but you do need to be calm, have steady hands, and possess a certain level of observational skills and obedience."

After a brief silence, some girls raised their hands one after another.

"Me! Tribe Leader, I have good eyesight!"

"Tribe Leader, I play CS often, I'm super good at it."

"Tribe Leader, Tribe Leader, me, me, me, I'm often called 'mom' in Valorant."

"Count me in!"

Very quickly, ten girls, including Chen Xiaolin and Ye Xi, were selected.

The automatic recovery feature of the bolts made them pleasantly surprised, as this meant they didn't need to worry about running out of ammunition and could focus on aiming and firing.

Qi Yun then turned his head to look at Bai Yu; with her intelligence and analytical ability, she should be able to help this squad.

"Bai Yu, can you do your best to train them?"

"They will be an important combat force for us in the zombie crisis."

Bai Yu nodded gently, then picked up a crossbow, walked outside the wooden house, and fired an arrow at a tree.

"Initial velocity is approximately 100 meters per second, with a drop of about 7 centimeters within 150 meters; adjusting shooting angle."

"Wind speed is level 2, blowing from the east; adjustment is 3 millimeters to the left."

Then she fired another arrow.

"Whoosh!"

The bolt precisely snapped off a branch on the tree a hundred meters away.

Then, Bai Yu turned to face the ten selected girls, her gaze sweeping calmly over everyone:

"Time is tight. Now, take your hand crossbows; we are starting training immediately."