March fourth. Cloudy and windy.
Traces of clouds blown along by the wind moved across the Small Courtyard.
Peach could not understand why the light and shadows on the ground changed so quickly. Peach stopped and crouched low, alert, glancing down at the ground, then up at the clouds and sun. Peach's eyes were like gemstones, like abysses, like the starry sky.
The swing swayed lazily with two people on it.
One held a book; the other held a phone.
Jade Capital News: Power increased by over 700%? A Jade Capital student's graduation thesis ushered heavy spirit power cannons into a new era.
Imperial Capital Bulletin: His Graduation Project was classified as a military secret, and his professors couldn't come up with a single question at the defense. Have you heard his name?
Jade Capital Youth: Heavy spirit power cannons entered the age of the Reverse Rune Principle! No more demolition cannons!
Yuanzhou Observer: A student from our province...
They all featured stirring, grandiose music and a few changing images: either photos from Chen Shu's defense or something that looked like a poster.
Most official media seemed to be like that.
The news had come out last night.
A spirit power explosion rune array that boosted power by at least 700% was clearly worth attention, both for what it meant to High-Tier Cultivators and for its military applications. In just one day, it had shot to the top of the trending list.
This was no longer merely a shock to the Ancient Cultivation world.
It could be called a shock to the world.
In the military, pure spirit power cannons had always been cost-effective weapons. Their weak penetration made them ill-suited to breaching defenses, but their extremely low cost meant they were widely used by armies around the world. They