Wei Yenwu was not very good with finances. Someone was always there to handle such matters for him, and he had learned long ago that, as a ruler, there was no need to be better than everyone at everything.
Being better than others meant having to learn, and learning was exhausting. Wei Yenwu also happened to be lazy.
Laziness meant he always used the least effort to accomplish the greatest things.
For example, this time, instead of going himself, he pushed his own niece forward. To outsiders, it seemed like a masterstroke. With that unspoken relationship between them, the shrine maiden could hardly bring herself to default on the debt.
But Wei Yenwu was merely lazy. By extension, he was somewhat timid as well, and what he was thinking was, Women's matters are better left for women to settle.
After exchanging greetings, the shrine maiden climbed rather inelegantly into Father's cockpit, like a monkey scaling a cliff. The hatch closed with a thunderous rumble, and before long, the people of Lungmen witnessed a sight they would never forget for the rest of their lives.
Just moments ago, Father had been hopping about outside the city, occasionally doing a flip. Though astonishing, it had at least not strayed beyond the bounds of terrestrial life.
But now, amid a far greater roar than before, the mech took flight.
Everyone in Lungmen saw that slowly moving patch of darkness.
"An iron cloud."
Wei Yenwu clicked his tongue. "Tell me, what exactly powers that thing? We spent so much money operating the city-defense cannons, yet she piloted that mech back and forth, dodging around without spending a single cent. That makes no sense."
"..."
No one could answer that question.
Father came crashing down with a boom. It was clearly a normal landing, yet