The Plantagenet Kingdom's War Tech Tree: A New Branch, "Espionage Technology," Is Being Unlocked

The veteran driver Fen Lili'er crashed.

Well, that was the high-EQ version. The low-EQ version was that Transia Winterwind Vehicle Factory's first prototype had slammed into a mountain at top speed, killing everyone and wrecking the vehicle.

And because it used burning gold catalyst, the violent explosion when the steam engine blew up had even knocked over the Misty Isle villagers who'd been watching.

The brutal photos from the scene were quickly posted to the forums by the study-abroad brothers, and they soon became the hottest topic of the day.

Those bastards even gave the "terrible accident" a ridiculously long name: "Transia's First Traffic Accident: Two Suspects Still at Large, Reportedly Fled to Another World—If You See Them, Report Them Immediately."

There was no way Niojiang, the person who'd built it, could have survived an explosion that powerful. Even Fen Lili'er, a Black Iron warrior who'd just competed in the death match and switched to the Berserker class, hadn't made it.

To make matters worse, all his personal gear had been blown to pieces.

If Master Qin hadn't ordered new gear for them from the Xivier Workshop, Fen Lili'er would've taken a huge loss this time.

The two guys who'd been taken offline by the traffic accident were now arguing on the forums, drawing a crowd of players and the newly formed Snack Craving Party.

As it turned out, professional engineer Niojiang still had some pride. After being mercilessly roasted, he quickly admitted his mistake and agreed that Transia's burning-gold steam engine was only suitable for large vehicles running on fixed tracks, like steam trains. To develop more flexible vehicles, they'd first have to unlock the internal combustion engine tech tree.

Fortunately, like the guys who made weapons, Niojiang did have blueprints for all kinds of internal combustion engines. Once