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After leaving, I patted Qiongqi's huge claw and said, "Watch her. Don't let anyone come near."
Both Qiongqi nodded and growled softly in acknowledgment. Before long, Sun Dongshi returned, trembling with excitement, apparently here to report some new information.
"Great Sage Emperor... it's... it's about to make its test flight! It's really about to make its test flight! When you asked about that battleship earlier, I thought I'd ask about the latest news, and it turned out it really succeeded—before the new year!" Sun Dongshi was so excited that his hands and feet were shaking.
"Really? In just one year?" I stared at Sun Dongshi in shock.
"Yes! It really is about to make its test flight! After the internal turmoil, didn't we gather all the most skilled craftsmen from the Eight Directions and Eight Mountains at the Sacred Hall? Since we weren't short of craftsmen, the battleship could finally be completed! And we have to thank God Immortal Si's Time-Flowing Immortal Mirror, too! It's simply miraculous!" Sun Dongshi wiped away his tears as he spoke.
"Good. When will the test flight be? I'll go there in person." I smiled, and Sun Dongshi hurriedly said, "Anytime! I hear it's still undergoing... fine-tuning. Whenever the Great Sage Emperor has time, we can go see it... Oh, who would have thought our Sacred Way would see such a day... The Sacred Way Battleship! It's the Sacred Way Battleship, not some other thing!"
I patted his shoulder and said, "I told you I would revive the Ghost Way. Do you believe me now?"
"Wah... I believe you! How could I not? Great Sage Emperor, you're the most accomplished emperor in both civil virtue and martial merit our Sacred Way has seen in all these years! It hasn't even been that long, and