March of the Dragon Calendar year 5587 arrived, and the industrial development of the Shadowflame Grand Duchy was flourishing. The Volcanic Oasis in particular, unaffected by the Ice Age or the warm season, was changing with each passing day.
The Scorching Torrent Kingdom, which had been most affected by the Shadowflame Grand Duchy, had also begun the initial stages of industrialization.
However, King Ares had only a shallow understanding of industrialization and simply copied some technological developments.
He laid several railways and roads across his kingdom and introduced a batch of steam carriages and train projects.
With no one pushing them forward and no motivation behind them,
all of the projects progressed slowly.
On the other hand, the Scorching Torrent Kingdom had invested tremendous enthusiasm into research on Thunderclap Stations and Demon Seeking Towers, with King Ares following up every few days. After the Thunderclap Conference was established, he had used it to lead the various nations.
"Scholars from every nation must participate in improving the Demon Seeking Tower. Not long ago, Frost Snow Trolls still infiltrated dragon territory and were only discovered after penetrating deep into the interior!"
"Once Frost Snow Trolls reveal themselves, the Demon Seeking Tower can track them. But they possess a special escape technique that is difficult to detect."
"Indeed. This escape technique, which turns them into footprint patterns, is difficult to notice even near a Scale Tower, let alone with a Demon Seeking Tower!"
"We must develop a more powerful Demon Seeking Tower specifically for these 'demonic traces'!"
"Grand Duke Russell, do you have any insights on this?" a grand duke asked through the thunder at the Thunderclap Conference.
As communication through thunder became more frequent,
many nations now knew that the Thunderclap Stations and Demon Seeking Towers had all been projects led by