Night Raid

"Unbelievable, isn't it?" Feathered Garment's lips curled upward. "Even I was struck dumb with astonishment when I first saw this masterpiece."

"This research owes much to the support of the Seven Stars Bureau of Military Affairs. Without so many Fangshi offering their own ideas for spellcraft, the Gongshu Clan could never have turned this concept into reality so quickly." Though Gongshu Wang spoke modestly, there was little modesty in her expression. She turned to Ning Weiyuan. "Well? You should understand the combat capabilities of this Mechanical Beast, shouldn't you?"

Though Ning Weiyuan held little affection for the old woman, he had to admit that this thing would absolutely overturn every concept of warfare. "It does not feel pain? Even in a certain death situation, they will not retreat?"

"That is precisely what makes Mechanical Beasts so terrifying." Gongshu Wang nodded. "Ordinary blades and swords cannot damage their outer armor. So long as their qi is not exhausted, they can fight to the very end."

"If there were a hundred such Mechanical Beasts... they could stand against ten thousand armies!" he concluded. "But would they not mistake their own people for enemies?"

"Your Majesty need not worry. They may appear to act on their own, but someone is controlling them."

"You mean... the first person to climb into the Mechanical Beast?" Ning Weiyuan asked.

"Precisely. Your Majesty has seen bees, has he not?" Gongshu Wang explained. "A single queen bee can command millions of worker bees. From the moment they are born, the latter exist solely to serve the queen, as though they are merely soulless shells. These Mechanical Beasts are the same. So long as one person serves as the core of consciousness, they can direct three or four Mechanical Beasts of the same type to move alongside them. Thus,