If Heaven hadn't given birth to me, I would be arrogant.

Upon hearing Kedel's exclamation, the generals immediately turned their gaze to the bowstrings of their iron bows. Upon closer inspection, they were all astonished, for they too had discovered that the bowstrings were indeed composed of many thin iron wires!

Everyone understood that the lack of iron bows on the continent wasn't due to an inability to forge them, but rather the extreme difficulty in shaping the bow's curve and bend. However, a master blacksmith, dedicating over a decade, could likely forge such an iron bow!

However, the craft of forging that hard iron block into wires as thin as hair is something that even a god in the minds of people on the continent could not accomplish, let alone a master blacksmith.

But today, they actually saw bows and arrows in the Shenji Camp's barracks, something they never even dared to imagine. Moreover, judging from Zongze and the guard's eyes, these bows and arrows seemed to be standard equipment in the Shenji Camp!

Zong Kuang held the bow horizontally in front of him and tried to draw it with his right hand. He originally thought that it would be difficult to draw this pure iron bow, but to his surprise, he only used a little force, and the iron bow in his hand was drawn to its full extent!

"Snap!" A heavy sound startled the other generals who were still examining the iron bows in their hands. It turned out that Zong Kuang had released the bowstring, and the bowstring snapped back into the bow!

"That sound?" Since obtaining the bow, the astonishment on Kedel's face had slowly turned into numbness: "General Zong, judging from this sound, could the bow's power exceed 300 units?"

In the Holy Word Continent, the power of arrows is measured in "force." A typical bow has a force of only fifty to seventy, and each force corresponds to a range of one meter. Therefore, a fifty-force bow has an effective range of approximately fifty meters.

The best bows and arrows, the few legendary bows and arrows on the continent, have a power of around 150. Moreover, people who are not at the level of a Martial Saint cannot draw them. To draw them to a full moon, one must be a top-level Martial Saint!

This is why Zong Kuang was so arrogant in the restricted area. In his opinion, the entire Rune Empire could not find more than a few dozen experts who could draw a 150-strength bow to its full extent. Even if the Divine Machine Battalion had them, they could not possibly threaten him from 200 meters away!

"Hehe!" Zong Ze smiled calmly and explained, "Uncle Kelder has a good eye. The effective range of this bow can reach about 600 units, but the accurate range is only between 300 and 400 units!"

"What?!" Everyone exclaimed in unison again, "A bow with 600 strength? Could this be a legendary artifact? Munezawa, are you bragging?"

Kedel seemed to have gradually gotten used to the surprise Zong Ze had given him. He thought for a moment before looking up and saying, "General Zong, I can roughly understand what you mean by effective range, but what do you mean by precision range? Why is it so far from effective range?"

"Effective range refers to the furthest distance at which the bow can inflict fatal damage!" Zong Ze explained. "However, the so-called effective range is usually caused by aimless shooting at a 45-degree angle upwards, while accurate range refers to the distance at which the archer can hit exactly where he wants to shoot!"

"My God!" Kedell exclaimed, "Doesn't that mean that whoever wields this bow becomes an invincible archer within three hundred meters? And we've already witnessed the power of this bow; it could even pierce the general's sword. Doesn't that mean..."

"No!" Zong Ze waved his hand with a smile: "I already said in court that there is no such thing as an invincible type of soldier in this world. Even if your entire archery regiment were equipped with this kind of bow, it would be impossible for you to win every war!"

“I can understand that!” Kedel was, after all, an old general: “But if your bow and arrow fall into the hands of an assassin skilled in assassination…”

“No way!” Zong Ze interrupted Kedel. He had long anticipated that the Empire would want what he had, so he was prepared: “Gentlemen, do you believe in the existence of gods in this world?”

"Of course!" everyone answered in unison. "Whether it's recorded in books or passed down by word of mouth, the gods are omnipresent. Even the God of Light, worshipped by the Light Empire, occasionally sends down holy words!"

“That’s right!” Zong Ze snapped his fingers: “These ideas of mine were actually taught to me by the gods in my dreams. But the gods also told me that these things can only be used by me and my subordinates. If they are spread outside, the gods will not only punish me, but also punish everyone who owns or uses these weapons or is related to them!”

Upon hearing Zong Ze's words, everyone nodded in agreement. This continent was still in a relatively backward era, so everyone genuinely believed in the gods. Hearing Zong Ze's explanation, they trusted him even more, because in their view, only gods could create such things!

Upon hearing Zong Ze's explanation, everyone immediately put down their bows and arrows, including Zong Kuang. Zong Ze had just said that the gods only allowed him and his men to use these weapons, but they were not his men. To dare touch these things was a grave sin of blasphemy!

"Hehe!" Seeing everyone's expressions and actions, Zong Ze chuckled inwardly. The reason he dared to use the name of the gods was because Xiao Hei had told him that no matter what level of god, it was impossible for them to pay attention to the language of humans, who were like ants in their eyes, at all times!

Therefore, under normal circumstances, gods do not constantly observe human speech. In fact, many gods have shut down their divine connection with the lower realms, only occasionally collecting the faith belonging to them from their own statues in the lower realms.

Otherwise, the gods would be driven mad by the daily prayers and various demands of countless humans in the mortal realm!

As long as Zongze doesn't go to the location of a religion and do anything extreme in the name of the gods, the gods will never know! Otherwise, wouldn't those bishops who embezzle and oppress the people in the name of the gods have been punished and killed by the gods long ago?

"Dad, don't be nervous!" Zong Ze smiled calmly. "These few bows and arrows are for you generals. They're just a few; the gods won't punish you. Just don't use these arrows to do anything against the gods' will!"

"Alright!" After forcefully shoving the bows and arrows into the hands of the generals, Zong Ze waved his hand: "I'm sure you're all curious about how these bows and arrows were made. I'll take you on a tour and let you learn about the characteristics of this bow!"