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Along both sides of the street, people could occasionally be seen riding various creations. Most took the form of animals—primarily horses, but also leopards, tigers, cranes, and so on. Most were roughly the same size, with none being particularly huge.
Most of these creations gleamed with a metallic sheen, though their colors varied. Some were made of wood or bamboo. Qiu Yan and Three Talents Fire sat on the second floor of an inn, looking down through the window. Their view was broad, and they could even see creations that shone all over like glazed glass whistling through the bustling streets.
These creations moved with astonishing speed, often leaving a mess in their wake. With Qiu Yan and Three Talents Fire's eyesight, it was naturally not difficult to notice that these glazed creations were crystalline throughout. Their inner springs, gears, and levers could vaguely be seen. With enough care, one could even derive structural information from them and reverse-engineer their blueprints.
Of course, ordinary people did not possess such abilities, and those who did generally would not think much of such mere means of transportation.
Yet when these things fell into Qiu Yan's eyes, they brought entirely different impressions and many insights, proving greatly helpful.
Three Talents Fire beside him also seemed quite interested. Seeing Qiu Yan studying them, he smiled. "These are what the people of this continent call Wooden Ox and Gliding Horse. Though there are many horse-shaped ones, I have yet to see an ox-shaped one."
Qiu Yan said, "It is likely only a general term. Horses carry people and serve as transportation, while oxen are the foundation of farming and hauling. I imagine oxen are not commonly seen among ordinary folk, and are used to transport large quantities of goods and materials. That