Starting with the defeated female knight

The massacre began.

The group consists of Sheila, the former scrap metal gang, Jessie, the former deformed children's group, and a small noble squad led by Cona.

When the aliens realized something was wrong and tried to escape, they sealed off all the exits through the underground tentacle network.

"Try not to cut it too small; the adults said we'll need it in biology class later."

"If anyone comes, there's no need to hold back; they might be aliens that can disguise themselves."

"This is today's homework. Those who participated in this activity do not need to copy the text tonight."

"Great!"

"Long live Lord Tentacle!"

The children began to kill with glee.

for a long time.

The green worm's avatar failed to escape and was destroyed. Its materials were taken away by tentacles that did not want to reveal their names.

Seeing that the opponent was outnumbered three to one, Xie Long decided to sneak away. Somehow, he disappeared in a single turn.

The God of Elves fared worse; after the harmonica began to play, his expression suddenly changed drastically, as if some wound had been torn open.

But the next second, countless threads fell from the hole where she appeared, binding her body and trying to take her away.

but......

bang bang bang-

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, Elise suddenly appeared, holding several black nails in her hand, which she had originally intended to use against Grimm.

One by one, they were nailed to certain parts of the Elf God.

The next second, accompanied by the sound of something invisible shattering, the 'shield' placed on her broke apart.

Her expression froze for a moment, then returned to normal, a hint of confusion appearing in her eyes.

"Strange, where am I...?"

Unfortunately, the silken thread in the sky drooped down too quickly.

Before she could react further, they bound her tightly, dragged her back into the cavity, and then closed it.

Even so, as she was being dragged away, she left something behind, which Elise put into a box before disappearing from the spot.

for a long time.

With the retreat and death of the alien races, the capital finally fell silent.

The remaining survivors gradually gathered together, looking at each other as if they wanted to say something, but also as if they didn't know how to say it.

Then I looked up and gazed at the capital city and the surrounding area.

The battle caused such devastation that even the noble families' residences and the magicians' mage towers were left in ruins, many even reduced to rubble.

Finally, it's all over.

All that remained was a scene of utter devastation.

Although the alien races suffered heavy casualties, the empire was also severely weakened.

Not to mention, after the battle, that blood-red figure once again entered the capital, his gaze sweeping over the others with a distinctly dangerous look, as if he were choosing a target.

This time, however, those higher beings ignored them.

A blue butterfly even landed on the blood-red figure's shoulder, pointing wildly at her.

"Let me tell you, this person did XX, that person did XX, and this one..."

"You can't go wrong by beating them up."

It's just not the right time to smoke now.

After all, they had just gone through a major battle. Not only were the residents of the capital in poor condition, but the blood-red figure also looked somewhat tired.

But it was precisely in this emptiness after victory that...

Accompanied by inexplicable sounds and strange roars, the ground in the capital city trembled once again.

"Wait, there won't be any more—"

Da da da da——

boom!

Hundreds of tentacles suddenly emerged from the ground, laying out the prepared items on the ground.

Next, after solidifying the foundation, the interfaces that had already been laid out on the outskirts of the capital were connected.

Then, accompanied by the roar of its engine, the enormous black steel monster drove directly into the capital city and stopped in front of them amidst a sea of ​​stunned gazes.

[The Dawn Express has arrived]

Tentacles emerged from the ground, hands on hips.

[Open the door]

Free trade has begun!

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P.S.: This one is only 9,000, so it's late. There will be more later.

Volume 1: Chapter 105: This is what development looks like!

With the roar of the train, the farce in the capital came to an end.

Admittedly, it's far from over.

The crimson figure hadn't yet been turned into a spinning top by the capital, and the blue butterfly was still planning its 'revenge'.

The retreating foreign tribes will not give up easily, and the various conflicts within the capital have not yet been resolved.

Not to mention those hidden in the shadows of the dilapidated houses, retreating once everything is alright, or even completely remaining hidden altogether...

But after such a chaotic battle of gods and humans, everyone was exhausted.

The empire itself, after being tormented like this, is nearing its limit.

In addition, there's a huge mess to clean up.

After a long period of chaos, and after two no-holds-barred fighting tournaments and a battle of gods and men, it was finally here.

In the capital city, where the houses were already dilapidated and were now almost completely destroyed, the sun rose once again.

And this time, although the environment is still very bad, and we don't know what the future holds.

But the stench had finally lessened somewhat.

And under the sunlight, it began to slowly decompose.

Very slow, very faint.

But at least it hasn't gotten any worse and started to smell bad.

Of course, the stench is one problem, and the rebuilding of the house is another.

No matter how great the change in mindset, you still lack manpower, resources, and even the problems accumulated from previous industrialization have not been resolved.

If not handled properly, not only could the previous conflicts re-emerge, but the whole thing could very well collapse.

But just as the others came to their senses and began to ponder these questions, their expressions grew increasingly distressed.

The black steel behemoth with gold trim roared violently.

And after it was revealed.

It gave the capital city, and even the entire empire, a small industrial shock.

At the same time, it also made them realize for the first time.

How ridiculous and ignorant their previous so-called 'industrialization' was.

As for more specific details...

That would take us back to Dawn City a few months ago.

......

Several months ago, I returned to the long-missed Dawn City.

After developing the magic-powered steam engine, Green began to consider its application and promotion.

As for why not just use a generator?

Green had actually considered this, but after trying it out, he found it was simply not feasible.

They even received some outrageous information.

What does it mean that precision instruments need to be studied and used in a specific 'cognitive field' environment?

Yes, the cognitive field.

In this world where cognition truly possesses power, and is even now being used as a material to create lucky coins.

People's perceptions not only unite beliefs, but also have a certain impact on the real world; even the principles of a sorcerer's spellcasting are based on this.

Although very faint, it will quickly dissipate on its own if it does not gather or converge.

Even so, it would be fatal enough for those cutting-edge instruments.

As for generators, after completing his studies in materials science, Green was indeed able to build them.

Even if high-strength materials are used, it's not impossible to use them.

The problem is that in places where this cognitive field can affect the environment, especially when the magical reaction level of electricity is 'high', no matter what materials are used, he cannot stably control the voltage.

This is why the mages of the Mage Guild prefer to stay in seclusion and study things, and rarely show them to the outside world.

"Because it really will break if you show it!"

"God knows why the calibration was inaccurate after being taken out and brought back; in more serious cases, it could even cause an explosion..."

"Things that are commonly seen, or things that are less sensitive to magic, are fine, but electricity definitely won't work..."

In short, after a series of attempts, the idea of ​​researching power systems was not abandoned.

But at least it was confirmed that this was something he and Dawn City couldn't touch for the time being, so they had to put it aside for the time being and focus on working on the magic-powered steam engine.

After the Magic Steam Engine was introduced, Green did not rush to promote it.

Even after the New Year, it wasn't applied immediately. Instead, the sorcerers and craftsmen studied and optimized it several more times.

Only after creating a relatively stable version did we start trying to apply it to various places.

The first, of course, is the industrial zone.

As the core driving force for the development of Dawn City, no matter what new technologies emerge, as long as they can be used in the industrial zone, they will definitely be given priority to supply the industrial zone.

However, although the magic steam engine was very effective and did bring considerable improvement to the industrial zone, it did not achieve the same effect as in the industrial age.

The reason is also very simple.

Moreover, it was comparable to the second year of the Yuanhe era, which had been repeated countless times.

There really are extraordinary athletes in this world, so these animals can easily accomplish things that people in the normal industrial world can't do and have to rely on machines for.

What about a single person carrying the load of a truck? Small size, high flexibility, and fast speed? What about material processing that requires industrial cutting? These animals will just find a sword and cleave it in two themselves.

Twisting steel into the required shape by hand is one thing, but if necessary, you can call in a skilled person for fine-tuning. If all else fails, you can use a mage to create a custom piece using magical reactions. Even when you're short of a water pump, you can simply have Grimm send over a tentacle – that's far more efficient than a water pump...

So in reality, although the magic-powered steam engine was developed, it was hampered by the existence of these extraordinary beasts.

Even though these engines far surpassed ordinary steam engines, their impact on the industrial zone was limited; their main function was to save manpower.

But that's enough.

As mentioned before, as the city expanded further, Dawn City's population became somewhat insufficient.