Giant crossbowmen capable of wielding the Sea King Spear were considered absolute top-tier talent even within the once prestigious Weiting Family.
Such individuals rarely found themselves unemployed, much less wandering to the Western Territories.
Therefore, Li Yu had essentially abandoned the idea of recruiting existing crossbowmen from the start. He simply chose some lizard people with better eyesight and a stronger sense of spatial awareness and had them start practicing crossbow shooting from that moment on.
Of course, if that were all he did, these novices would hardly be useful in the short term.
It's well known that the Weiting Family trained giant crossbowmen over decades, not to mention they had established training methods and instructors, while the Double Rest Sect had to figure things out on their own.
However, Li Yu wasn't merely offering empty consolation to Fitzwilliam before.
The lack of experience could be compensated for with equipment.
