Kadesos swallowed a mouthful of saliva to moisten his somewhat dry throat and continued, "Under the carpenter group, we have also divided into three sub-groups—bows, crossbow arms, and arrow shafts.
The making of bows is the most troublesome and also the most important. Previously, we allocated fifty skilled carpenters, led by Midosacus, who, after nearly two months of repeated testing, have all mastered how to make a qualified crossbow. However, the time needed to make a bow is quite long; the fastest takes at least nine days. With sufficient suitable yew wood, fifty carpenters can make fifty crossbows in ten days without issues.
