They were distributed beneath Mingdu, with one Ground Chain every kilometer. Whenever an enemy attacked Mingdu's underground defenses, the nearby Ground Chains would detect it and launch an offensive.
At the same time, the other Ground Chains would sense it and rush to support the one under attack.
This was a defensive system Elder Jing had personally designed in recent days, and construction had been completed in just half a month.
Mingde Hall's reputation as a construction fanatic continued to gain weight-the Sun Moon Empire actually produced more soul engineers than it needed. Many could not enter the Beast Soul Guidance Corps, looked down on ordinary military units, and found staying at their academies even harder. They ended up flocking to the Black Market to polish soul tools, frittering away their years.
Since Xu Cheng had taken power, graduating soul engineers had been able to choose to join the Sun Moon Royal Family Construction Team, drawing generous pay and enjoying civil-service benefits.
That last point, in particular, had drawn countless people in...
"The higher-ups said the enemies we're facing this time are stronger than any we've faced before. If we're unlucky enough to run into them, we can let those above Super Douluo through, but anyone below that has to be stopped. There are several Ground Chains within a kilometer of us, but they can't arrive instantaneously. In other words, the danger is considerable."
Xing Yi explained as he watched a group of guards adjust the panels and inspect their equipment.
"Super Douluo? More than one?" Huo Yuhao stared, wide-eyed.
"Is the Sun Moon Empire going to war with the entire continent?"
"Heh, more or less." Xing Yi grinned. "Our Sun Moon Empire is growing stronger by the day, and they feel threatened. This time, they're breaking their cauldrons and