These Armored Mechanisms had no wheels beneath them, but strange metal tracks mixed with Divine Gold. Small turrets sat atop them, fitted with smaller Literary Qi cannon barrels, while a small Mechanical Repeating Crossbow stood on each side of every cannon barrel. Each repeating crossbow had a shield, behind which stood a valiant scholar, ready to fire at any moment.
After three hundred Armored Mechanisms drove between the Qing Kingdom army and Yueyang Tower, they began weaving among one another as if conducting drills. Their turrets rotated continuously, and amid the dust they kicked up, they resembled a pack of ferocious beasts.
If Literary Qi Cannons merely made people feel their power, then the appearance of the Flying Mechanisms and Armored Mechanisms completely shredded the Qing Kingdom's last shred of struggle, plunging them into profound despair.
He Qionghai said, "I have heard that Jing Kingdom possesses even more powerful mechanisms, which are currently being assembled. Their attack range can reach five hundred li."
"What?"
The Qing Kingdom soldiers and officers stared dumbfounded. Five hundred li—that was a distance even Great Scholars could not reach. Only Half-Sages could do so!
If attacks could be launched from five hundred li away, how were they supposed to fight? They might as well dig holes and wait for death.
Yet scholars of high Literary Rank heard the most crucial word: "assembled"!
Not developed, not conceived, not prepared, but assembled!
That meant Jing Kingdom's Craftsmen School technology had surpassed that of every other nation by more than a single era—perhaps even by hundreds or thousands of years!
The ten Great Scholars silently watched Zong Xuan.
Regret appeared in Sun Yang's eyes. This was no longer something he could stop; even the Sun Tzu Aristocratic Clan behind him was powerless in this matter. At such a