CH695 Technological Challenges II
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Anyway, as the leader of their group—and an Artisan himself—Alex was undoubtedly occupied with countless other responsibilities.
Expecting him to personally inscribe runes onto every individual bolt was simply unrealistic, even if he were not burdened with other work.
As for asking him to directly empower the weapons themselves, that was an equally difficult undertaking. The current crossbow models had already been refined close to their maximum practical efficiency.
Any further enhancements—even rune-based ones—would require increasingly advanced methods and far more time-consuming craftsmanship.
By comparison, improving the firing rate was a far more achievable objective, especially since there was still considerable room for optimisation in that area.
