Upon arriving below the dais, these people immediately spread out and surrounded it. Around fifty of them stood firm where they were and, amid metallic clangs, transformed into Soul Tool Turrets, their ominous, intimidating barrels all pointing outward.
The other gold-clad guards also released different Soul Tools, forming rather strange formations. Among them, roughly ten heavy cannons particularly caught Huo Yuhao's attention. With his knowledge of Soul Tools, he could tell that these heavy cannons were at least seventh-tier Soul Tools.
By present standards, however, these Soul Tools could be called children's toys. The Sun Moon Empire was clearly displaying them to muddy the waters and lead others to misjudge the level of its Soul Tools.
"The Royal Soul Engineer Corps. This is one of the Sun Moon Empire's true core forces," Vina murmured.
"Hmm? How many people are in the Royal Soul Engineer Corps?" Huo Yuhao asked.
Long Aotian rubbed his forehead and said helplessly, "You're still the headmaster of the Sun Moon Empire's Royal Military Academy. How do you not even know this...?"
"Conventional armies no longer mean anything in today's wars. This is the age of technology," Huo Yuhao said with a shrug.
"The Sun Moon Empire's Royal Soul Engineer Corps has only a thousand members. Half its strength is already here. Every member is at least a fifth-level Soul Engineer, equipped with the finest Soul Tools. Its Regimental Commander is a Level 9 Soul Engineer who answers only to the emperor. It is the ace among aces. In terms of importance to the Sun Moon Empire's Imperial Family, it ranks second only to the Imperial Family's Offering Hall," Vina explained.
"Wasn't the emperor gravely ill? Has he recovered?" Ning Tian asked in surprise.
Just then, a procession arrived from afar. Also escorted by the Royal Soul