Nine Gates of Wangdu!

The enormous copper horns sounded in unison, and Li Banfeng's heart trembled.

Li Banfeng had seen this kind of instrument on television before. Its sound was low and majestic, imbued with a strong sense of ceremony.

Yet copper horns played by someone could make such a tremendous commotion—this truly shocked Li Banfeng.

The copper horns were alive. They could walk, move, and sound on their own. From the moment they entered the First Layer City gate of Wangdu, these copper horns had taken the place of the welcoming procession for Li Qi and his party.

Banfeng Bing asked Luo Shaojun in a low voice, "Can these copper horns fight?"

Luo Shaojun swayed her antennae. "They can. Their voices can shatter one's internal organs."

Those that could run were followed by those that could fight.

This ceremonial procession that Qiao Yi had prepared forced Li Banfeng to heighten his guard.

This procession also proved Qiao Yi's strength. To create such a spectacle in Wangdu showed that Qiao Yi held extremely high status in Shang Country. Inside the city gate, factories stood in dense rows, somewhat resembling Borderless City.

In Borderless City, most of those responsible for labor were Servile People. But Wangdu differed in this regard. Li Banfeng saw no Servile People; instead, machines were operating on their own.

Residential houses.

Luo Shaojun lowered her voice and said to Li Banfeng, "Those factories are people. They count as Common People!"

Li Banfeng suddenly understood. He remembered Ruirong Textile Factory. The workshops in that textile factory could operate independently, and their efficiency was extremely high.

After passing through the second city gate, the number of large factories gradually dwindled, while small workshops gradually increased.

There were workshops for porcelain, embroidery, and carving.

The small workshops were all in operation, yet there was