Milestone (Part 2)

Rumble, rumble, rumble.

Today, not only were the children at Red Ridge Public School distracted from their studies, but even the tutors conducting the literacy education were absent-minded.

The buzzing of dense balloons and airships overhead had been going on for over half a month.

Almost everyone in Red Ridge knew that today was the day for the Solar Energy Laboratory's public experiment. Merchants, dignitaries, and scholars from all over had flocked here, hoping to get firsthand information and see what great inventions the Duchy would bring to Red Ridge with its vigorous development.

Biang's tavern was packed.

No one would have imagined that this jovial old man was actually a powerful Sword Saint.

But compared to the crowded Red Ridge, the real protagonists were gathered in the distant Ganbu Desert, waiting for 2:00 PM to arrive.

The air was very dry, as if it were sucking the moisture out of people.

Waiters occasionally brought drinks.

The Ganbu Desert was located at the border of Dubit Province and Zanka Province, a barren land rarely visited by humans, with an annual rainfall of less than 2cm and almost no permanent residents.

But to ensure everything went smoothly, Reilo dispatched the Royal Knights to conduct a final inspection of the desert during the last period before the experiment.

Tick, tock, tick, tock...

The hands of the mechanical clock slowly turned.

Reilo stood under the midday sun, the scorching sunlight falling on his face, a gentle breeze fluttering his wide robe.

A dozen royal mage advisors were testing the performance of two defensive magic arrays, ensuring that the mysterious weapon would have the power the Solar Energy Laboratory claimed during the experiment. Everyone present was ensuring there were no mishaps.

"Your Majesty."

Reilo approached King Chen.

He was now the King of the