Wu Liang was very satisfied.
After he took this woman's first time, she had indeed become much more obedient and straightforward.
"It's actually quite simple!"
Wu Liang held up one finger.
"First, I will hand over all the warriors of the Bloodfang Tribe to you and have them all integrated with the warriors of the Black Rock Tribe."
"Akomann, I will give you the highest authority."
"Second, on the training grounds, your word is law; even I will not interfere."
"I have only one requirement."
Wu Liang's gaze became sharp.
"I want you to train an iron army for me in the shortest time possible! An invincible iron army!"
"Can you do it?"
Akomann fell silent.
She looked at Wu Liang; this man had once humiliated her, but now he had given her a brand new goal!
Chief Instructor!
To train an unprecedentedly powerful army?
This task caused a small flame to reignite in her warrior's heart at this moment.
She was a natural-born warrior, a natural-born leader.
If she were forced to spin yarn, weave cloth, and farm like Eliza, it would be the greatest torture for her.
But now, Wu Liang had given her a stage where she could once again pour out her hot blood.
"Fine, I accept your appointment."
After a long while, Akomann took a deep breath and agreed, her eyes resolute.
"Kayla, your task is to assist Akomann in training the army."
"Of course, once the army training shows some results, there are even more important things that I need you to do."
Kayla's expression was firm; she had long been a hundred percent convinced by Wu Liang.
"Yes! Lord Wu Liang! I will certainly strive to do my best!"
...That afternoon.
Right next to the original Blacksmith Shop, which was now the Military Workshop.
That large patch of empty land was also quickly cleared out, and many tribespeople began using stone and timber to expand the area of the Military Workshop.
According to Wu Liang's plan, more smelting furnaces and forging areas would be built here.
The woodworking shop and warehouse would also be expanded to form a more complete military production base.
Eliza took people and took inventory of almost all the Tribe's stores.
Timber, animal skins, animal tendons, copper ore... all usable materials were categorized, ready to be sent to the Military Workshop at any time.
Under Wu Liang's orders, the women of the Tribe underwent a large-scale screening.
One group remained in the Textile Workshop to go all out in producing cloth and clothing.
Another group of those with clever hands was selected by Shi to be the first batch of apprentices for the Military Workshop.
The rest, including all the non-combatants captured from the Bloodfang Tribe, were organized and put into larger-scale land reclamation and planting.
The entire Tribe was like a precision machine that had been wound tight; every gear was spinning frantically, full of vibrant life.
Days passed by.
During this time, Wu Liang spent his mornings in the Military Workshop giving guidance and his afternoons at the Textile Class inspecting the progress of the uniform production.
Every day, he personally guided the resolution of technical problems, demanding the utmost precision for every single part.
Under primitive production conditions, it was incredibly difficult to perfectly replicate the designs on the blueprints.
Lacking precision measuring tools, Wu Liang taught the Artisans to use ropes and wooden rulers to compare bit by bit.
Lacking lathes and planers, all curved surfaces and grooves had to be polished by hand.
But these difficulties were overcome one by one under Wu Liang's strict supervision and the Tribe's powerful execution.
On the tenth day, the sample for the first tower shield was successfully manufactured.
It was a massive shield that inspired awe and fear.
An adult woman standing behind it could be almost completely shielded.
Even with two strong women lifting it together, it felt a bit strenuous.
Wu Liang personally inspected it, having people use stone spears and iron spears to strike the shield violently.
As a result, the tips of the stone spears shattered on the spot, and the iron spears could not easily pierce through it.
"Good! Very good!"
Wu Liang praised them greatly, rewarding the Artisans responsible for its creation with ten catties of roasted meat and high-quality fine linen clothes on the spot.
On the fifteenth day, after countless failures and modifications, the sample for the first heavy crossbow was finally assembled.
Its appearance was rough, and the joints between the wood and metal still looked a bit clumsy.
But that pitch-black bolt groove and the cold trigger exuded a heart-stopping killing intent.
Under the expectant gazes of all the Artisans, Wu Liang personally picked up the heavy crossbow.
He had someone set up a straw target wrapped in thick cowhide fifty paces away.
"Click, click."
Wu Liang pulled the lever to cock the string, the mechanism making a crisp sound.
A crossbow bolt automatically dropped into the groove, snapping firmly onto the string.
He aimed at the target and pulled the trigger!
*Whoosh!*
A sharp sound of breaking air rang out as the bolt turned into a black shadow, instantly pinning itself into the target!
The powerful force sent the entire bolt deep into the straw target's body, leaving only the trembling fletching outside!
"Wow!"
The watching Artisans let out a collective gasp of surprise.
This power was several times greater than the bows and arrows used by the strongest hunters in their Tribe!
Wu Liang did not stop, continuing to rapidly pull the lever.
"Click, whoosh!"
"Click, whoosh!"
"Click, whoosh!"
In one go, he fired all ten bolts from the magazine.
The entire process was as smooth as flowing water, taking less than twenty seconds!
When the tenth bolt was fired, the poor straw target had been turned into a hedgehog.
It was covered in crossbow bolts, and the cowhide had been torn open.
The scene fell into a dead silence.
Everyone was stunned by the terrifying power of this heavy crossbow.
Too powerful; this was practically a harvester of lives.
"Success! We succeeded!"
After a brief silence, the head Artisan, Chief Steward Wula, was the first to react, shouting and dancing with excitement.
The other Artisans also began to cheer, hooting and jumping, feeling incredibly proud and honored.
"Very good. Thank you for your hard work, everyone. Everyone will receive a generous reward!"
Wu Liang put down the heavy crossbow, his heart also filled with grand ambitions.
With these, everything would be much easier to handle.
A few days later, on a bright and sunny afternoon, Wu Liang gathered all the warriors in the Tribe.
The original three hundred-plus warriors of the Black Rock Tribe, as well as the nearly five hundred Female Warriors who had surrendered from the Bloodfang Tribe.
In total, over eight hundred people densely packed the entire open space.
Amidst the crowd's confusion, Wu Liang soon led Wei Xian, Eliza, and Akomann onto the high platform.
Everyone's gaze instantly focused on them.
When the women of the Bloodfang Tribe saw Akomann following behind Wu Liang, a small commotion broke out in the crowd.
What were they seeing?
Their leader, Akomann, was wearing a clean fine linen robe, and her hair was neatly combed.
That aura of a leader that belonged to Akomann seemed to have returned.
And she was standing together with Wu Liang.
What on earth was going on?
"Quiet, everyone!"
Wu Liang stood on the high platform.
His gaze swept over the dark mass of people below, and all the noisy sounds immediately subsided.
"Today, I have gathered you all here for only one purpose: to announce one thing."