The Sky Ark continued on its journey.
Cold Stone City, Green Wood City, Golden Sand City... each city's defensive system had its own focus, yet all of them sent the beast tide home empty-handed.
The cultivators from the various sects went from initial shock to taking it all in stride, and finally to outright impatience. They no longer wanted to watch. They just wanted to pay.
Flash Thunder's expression grew uglier with every stop.
Ziji, Wuyan, Qing Yuan, and the others were tempted as well. After everything they had seen along the way, Flash Thunder was clearly losing on every front. The Mechanical Empire had no advantage whatsoever. Its only option was to slash prices across the board to undercut the Tianli Sect.
The three sects were happy to sit back and watch. The Mechanical Empire would have to lower its prices in the end!
On the seventh day, the Sky Ark landed in Iron Mountain City.
"Brother Qingshui, I don't think we need to see any more. We'll take this system. Watching anything else would just be a waste of time!"
"Exactly, Brother Qingshui. No need to keep watching. Just take us to see the equipment!"
The True Lords from several sects had long since run out of patience.
True Lord Qingshui looked at the group and asked,
"What do the rest of you think?"
True Lord Blazing Sun said loudly, "Brother Qingshui, I think they're right. There's really no need to keep watching. There's nothing wrong with the defenses. We can go straight to the equipment!"
True Lord Yinji also spoke in an aged voice,
"This old woman sees no need to watch any more either. We've all witnessed its defensive power. What concerns us now is the price. Could you give us some details, True Lord Qingshui?"