Because Chardo Port had split off some of its forces, the Sanghai Empire had committed fewer troops to the ground assault than expected. To ensure the god-slaying operation went smoothly, the Origin Vanguard had held nothing back from the very start.
The first solar bombardment targeted the middle of Moss Valley, some distance from the Hunting Lord's shrine. This was meant to help the godslayers eliminate the pursuers behind them and create the best possible conditions for the assault.
Of course, it was also meant to strike fear into the enemy.
A hundred years ago, the Gnoll King Bonechewer—the greatest leader the gnolls had ever known, who had unleashed a frenzy of war across the continent—had met his defeat amid the blaze of a solar bombardment. The flames of the sun were therefore a most effective weapon against the gnolls.
Clearly, it was a weapon designed for "special attacks."
It was a little embarrassing to admit, but although solar bombardment was one of the most powerful weapons in the Sanghai Empire's arsenal, and the Sanghai people had possessed solar ships for over a thousand years, even their finest creation-mages had yet to fully understand how it worked.
Well, perhaps "research" and "understand" were exaggerations. They were still at the stage of clumsy imitation.
For "historical reasons," the Sanghai people had no shortage of objects made with Creator technology, and they had even discovered ways to learn some basic Creator knowledge. But even after a thousand years of study and experimentation, mastering an advanced piece of technology like the solar ship remained beyond them.
The problems of energy supply and manufacturing precision alone were enough to force the Sanghai Empire to continue its seemingly endless accumulation of technical knowledge. Still, given the Sanghai people's education system and reserve of talent, a