"Let's go!"
"Let's go see the cannon!"
The little Earth Elementals chattered excitedly as they controlled the Rock Giant into motion, each step making the ground rumble dully.
Chen Yu and Little Card led the way, guiding them out of the dungeon through the passage and into a secluded patch of woodland beside Cracked Stone Fortress.
There happened to be a clearing here large enough to test the power of the Goblin Ripper - Type II, without worrying that a careless shot might blow the fortress apart.
The pitch-black Earth Elemental Giant slowly came to a stop and carefully set Anvil and Little Eileen down from its shoulders.
Anvil looked like a stout potato. The instant he landed, he hurriedly took Little Eileen's hand and led her toward Chen Yu and Little Card.
Then he scratched his messy hair and chuckled. "Your Majesty, you would never guess how astonishing that black steel is."
"It's nothing more than harder and more heat-resistant than ordinary steel, right?" Chen Yu guessed.
"Hehe, just watch."
Anvil raised his thick arm high and vigorously waved at the little Earth Elementals in the distance. "Little ones, fire a shot for His Majesty to see."
"The boss is watching. Get moving!"
"Ow, why am I the gear again? Spinning is exhausting."
"I'm the bearing, you know. Hmph."
"Get into position quickly, or Big Beard will get angry later."
Amid the little Earth Elementals' chaotic shouts, the towering Elemental Giant seemed to be infused with a soul. Its enormous body began operating, revealing a simple mechanical structure along with densely packed runes and Gray Grit Crystals.
What surprised Chen Yu somewhat was that the Slime Scholars seemed to have abandoned the traditional method of pasting on talisman papers. Making use of the little Earth Elementals' rocky bodies, they