Nora fell silent for a moment. Then the hatch sprang open, and she jumped out to stand atop the armor plating, staring in shock at the nearby docks. The self-propelled artillery pieces were too heavy to be handled manually and could only be moved by machinery. Massive gantry cranes unloaded the guns from cargo ships along with their shipping crates, then sent them onto trains.
The train's Steam Engine let out a resounding song, dragging a long plume of smoke as it headed into the distance.
These massive steel creations formed a long line behind the steam locomotive, following the rails toward the front lines.
"So many... How is that possible..."
Without the Holy See's knowledge, Nora and Gwen had launched a surprise attack. At the cost of completely losing one self-propelled artillery piece, they had destroyed four Steam Tanks.
Though she had not flaunted it, she had actually been quite proud of herself.
The appearance of a single Steam Tank on the battlefield could nearly change the outcome of an entire battle. The soldiers of the Duchy of Tis had originally been retreating, but Nora and Gwen's destruction of four Steam Tanks had directly turned the tide.
That was an incredible feat. The last comparable achievement had probably been when the Buriers of the Silent Temple, clad in heavy armor and wielding flails, had scattered the Empire's musket formations and won years of peace for the Northern Territory.
Nora felt that her record deserved to be written into the Holy Scripture. Those powerful Steam Tanks were opponents even four or five Transcendents might not be able to handle. They were practically relic-level creations of the Mechanical Cathedral.
Yet she had destroyed three of them in one go. In the past, Ignati would have come personally to praise her.
But