The troops from both sides retreated and returned to the battlefield as quickly as possible.
From far away, they could see Qin Shi Huang and Yuan Shikai standing face-to-face, saying something.
But they were too far away to hear them. Only after drawing closer did they finally catch some of it.
Qin Shi Huang sighed. "I have grown complacent. After unifying the world and building the Great Wall in outer space, I stopped moving forward."
"You were right. When a world stops progressing, it will eventually become a Lostbelt. It is only regrettable that I understood this truth too late."
"Though I am unwilling to accept it, I will honor my promise. Rest for now. Leave everything to me."
Qin Shi Huang was so straightforward partly because his word was absolute, but also because he had secretly scanned the Mystic Eyes Train.
Just now, Qin Shi Huang had watched it transform from a robot into a train and, out of curiosity, performed a scan.
That scan revealed that the Mystic Eyes Train was a fusion of flesh and machinery, possessing life of its own.
It was very similar to Qin Shi Huang himself, both being combinations of flesh and machinery.
Qin Shi Huang's mechanical ascension had not happened overnight. He had changed gradually, until he had completely discarded his flesh and become an entirely mechanical being.
The more Qin Shi Huang scanned it, the more shocked he became. In the end, he confirmed that the Mystic Eyes Train was the complete opposite of himself.
Qin Shi Huang had transformed from flesh into machinery, while the Mystic Eyes Train had transformed from machinery into flesh.
During his battle with Nero, he had seen the brilliance she possessed as a human. Remembering the heroic spirit of unifying the six states in the