Kael did not answer.
His gaze turned into the distance, settling on an infantry fighting vehicle that had just emerged from the portal nearby.
Its menacing cannon barrel and heavy armor silently spoke of a power entirely different from magic.
Elder Muyu followed his gaze and smiled slightly.
"It seems we're thinking the same thing."
The two exchanged a look. Nothing more needed to be said.
"I'm planning to take a closer look. Care to join me?" he invited.
Kael gave a faint nod.
To the Great Xia soldiers around them, these long-eared elves and people from the western Holy See were quite interesting.
These humanlike "aliens" were pointing at an engineering vehicle.
Then they kept circling a newly set-up artillery piece, looking at it as though they had spotted a beauty and running their hands all over it.
All the while, they kept making various sounds of amazement.
Although the soldiers could not understand their babbling, they found it all novel and amusing.
"Your Excellency, High Archbishop, look at this!" Elder Muyu pointed at a newly emplaced heavy machine gun and exclaimed excitedly.
"This is the kind of iron tube on the front lines that spits fire and metal!"
He pointed skyward again, where a drone was conducting a reconnaissance patrol.
"And those flying iron birds!"
"They were what stabilized the aerial defensive line when it was on the verge of collapse!"
Kael glanced at Elder Muyu, a hint of superiority appearing on his face as he said mildly,
"I was right beside the portal at the time."
What he meant was that he had already seen everything Muyu was talking about.
Elder Muyu did not mind in the slightest. Like an apprentice brimming with curiosity, he kept looking around for someone to ask about the details of these