Iron Horse Type 1 Steam Engine

Tang Yao, who was also at the academy, had just finished a day of compiling medical texts. She was pushing her bicycle home when, passing the academy stables, she saw a Personal Guard with a long saber at his waist brushing Luo Chong's horse. Curious, she walked over and asked.

"Why is Luo Chong's horse still here? Hasn't he gone home yet?"

"Ah, my lady, our Chieftain went to the institute to inspect the work today. It looks like he doesn't plan on going home tonight." The Personal Guard set down his brush and cupped his hands to Tang Yao. The two were very familiar with each other, since Tang Yao had always lived in Luo Chong's home.

"I see. Then I'll go take a look at him." Tang Yao nodded curiously and pedaled her bicycle toward the Power Research Institute in the corner of the academy.

Luo Chong had set up a research institute at the academy in Xuefu County, supposedly to make it convenient for him to participate in the development of various things. Tang Yao had known about it for a long time, but she had never been interested in such blacksmithing work, so she had never visited. Now that she happened to have free time, and Luo Chong happened to be there—and the matter was apparently serious enough that he refused to go home for dinner—she was quite curious. Thus, she decided to investigate.

When she reached the outskirts of the institute, she saw a circle of Luo Chong's Golden Crow Guard standing there in the distance. At the entrance of the large warehouse farther inside stood a sign bearing the words Han Tribe Power Research Institute. Although she had known the name for a long time, she had never understood what exactly this Power Research