Fallen

When the New Continent's final "Spirit Overflow" had triggered a bloody storm in the extraordinary world,

a milestone event with the far-reaching impact of a landslide and tsunami had also occurred in the mundane layer of the Material World.

Atlan, Iceland Kingdom, in the north of the Old Continent—its royal capital, Oslo City.

Screech—!

Escorted by the palace guard, a black convertible with luxurious upholstery, a gemstone emblem on its hood, and an Internal Combustion Engine slowly pulled up before the doors of the royal council hall.

"Your Majesty, be careful."

An attendant helped an elderly king wearing a Golden Crown and carrying a Ruby Scepter out of the car.

The facts proved that, even after repeated improvements by the Steam and Machinery Church, steam turbines were better suited as external-combustion power sources for large machinery such as railway locomotives, ships, and Giant God Soldiers.

For automobiles, which pursued compactness and comfort, engineers were more inclined to use lightweight power systems with higher power-to-volume and power-to-weight ratios.

Besides, for the high and mighty,

ostentation and comfort mattered far more than technological maturity. Steam locomotives that chugged along spewing black smoke were simply unable to satisfy such demands.

Furthermore,

turning the fledgling electric automobile into a mature product for mass-market release faced major obstacles that could not be overcome in the short term, whether in chips, batteries, or power infrastructure across the world.

Thus, Internal Combustion Engine automobiles had gradually become the unrivaled leader in this field.

Especially in recent years, Garratt Duchy technicians had overcome technologies one after another, including lead-acid batteries, internal-combustion ignition systems, pneumatic rubber tires, and spring suspensions.

It had therefore become only natural for them to introduce relatively mature "Internal Combustion Engine automobiles."

At present, they still primarily offered high-end custom services. Relying on skilled craftsmen