Figuring out what was wrong with this Magic-Powered Stone Thrower was certainly not something that could be done in a day or two.
Since Major Maikongli had refused Xu Yi's request to transport the Magic-Powered Stone Thrower back to Falling Rain Valley in Bunta City for a thorough study, Xu Yi discussed the matter with him, then sent a letter back to the Xinfei Merchant Guild, asking Potteru and several other magic machinery engineers who had originally led its development to come to Anvilmar City.
Together with the researchers currently taking the Mages' Guild's Qualification Certification Examination in Anvilmar City, they could conduct a detailed assessment and inspection of the Magic-Powered Stone Thrower.
Besides determining where it had come from, they also needed to accurately assess its power and quality, ensuring that the Northern Garrison would know what to expect if they encountered another one while fighting the Sark Kingdom's army.
By the time these matters were settled, the morning had passed. Xu Yi declined Major Maikongli's invitation to stay for a meal at the training grounds, boarded his hired carriage, and went alone to Anvilmar City's southern gate.
He looked up at the sky. Seeing that the winter sun, which offered little warmth, had risen overhead, Xu Yi knew it was nearly time.
Sure enough, less than ten minutes later, a convoy of dozens of Magic Locomotives came speeding from the distant horizon along the road leading to Anvilmar City's southern gate.
Although the people of Anvilmar City had long since learned about the Xinfei Merchant Guild's newly developed Magic Locomotives through the major newspapers, and had often seen them traveling between Bunta City and Anvilmar City lately, this was their first time seeing such an enormous convoy. People on both sides of the road stopped in their tracks