Fang Yun had previously only read books of the Craftsmen School and knew little about its actual development. But as he gained a deeper understanding of workshop operations and learned through exchanges with frontline workers, he discovered that the Craftsmen School's technology was far more advanced than he had imagined.
The Saint Origin Continent was not the ancient era of the Ancient Hua Kingdom. The Ancient Hua Kingdom had always had people of the Craftsmen School, but they were not valued and held very low status. Some techniques had only been recorded in books because discerning officials had compiled them.
The Saint Origin Continent was different. Originating from the Lu Ban Family and the Mozi Household, the Craftsmen School had grown into one of the Human Race's strongest Hundred Schools beneath the Confucian School. Even the Mohist School was regarded as part of the Craftsmen School by default.
Outstanding scholars of the Craftsmen School could join with others to establish workshops if they wished to make money. If they wished to become officials, they could rise as high as Minister of Works, perhaps even reaching the position of prime minister. If they followed the Sacred Way, they could eventually become Saints, and the Craftsmen School had no shortage of Half-Sages.
It was precisely because Craftsmen School scholars had paths of advancement that craftsmen held relatively high status and were driven to develop all manner of technology.
However, craftsmen were not omnipotent. Many years ago, what constrained the Craftsmen School was not mechanism technology, but the power source for mechanisms. Craftsmen had found many kinds of energy, yet discovered that none came close to meeting their requirements. Mechanisms powered by ordinary energy could be used in battle, but they were all incomparably cumbersome and terribly inefficient.
Thus, after years of effort,