Chapter 1343

Even as enemies on both sides were continuously cut down, the driver's wild swerving caused not a single mishap—no wonder Master Lin Cheng, the eighth-rank forge master, was so incredible.

After breaking through the cavalry line, the ten blade chariots turned around and charged back into the cavalry line from behind.

Back and forth, they nearly annihilated the remaining cavalry of the Holy Kingdom, leaving only those few survivors with pale faces and terror in their eyes.

No one could have imagined that the Empire's chariots were this devastating—just getting close meant losing both horse and rider in an instant.

When they first met, they had anticipated the chariots' power, but assumed they merely had side-mounted blades—so even if they couldn't maneuver around, they'd only cut down the horses, posing no threat to the soldiers atop.

Of course, it was too late now; surrounded by the shattered corpses of their comrades, the remaining soldiers' spirits neared collapse.

"They're not human… they're demons!"

"What do we do now?"

"Run! Run and report this to the General!"

The last remaining cavalry of the Holy Kingdom began to flee in panic, but Lord Xuan Wuji had no intention of letting this opportunity slip away.

"All troops press the advantage! Recall the blade chariots—the cavalry unit leads the charge!"

"Yes!"

Doo-doo-doo…

The Eternal Night Legion and Thunder Shadow Legion surged forward; the enemy was already broken, and they would not miss this chance.

If we capture the enemy commander, even the rest of the allied forces will no longer dare to resist!

"Brothers, follow me and charge!"

The charge horn had sounded; the Holy Kingdom's forces, once the attackers, scattered like birds and beasts in an instant.

Keep fighting? What nonsense!

The cavalry was nearly wiped out; archers and mage battalions suffered severe losses too. The army had already been shattered at Colyn Fortress! And now they'd been ordered to march toward certain death!

The cavalry raged, the archers raged, even the noblest mages raged.

They weren't lowly spear-bearers or shield-bearers—if they'd known the Imperial army possessed war machines of such power, they'd never have rushed forward to die.

"A completely one-sided war! I'm truly a genius… I ended this so easily."

Standing atop Gaoshan with Li Li Changan and others, looking down as the battle's outcome was sealed, Lin Cheng muttered to himself, smugly.

It's good to get out and clear one's head—sometimes you need to relax.

"You're leaving?" Li Li Changan detected something else in Lin Cheng's tone.

Since the battle's outcome was now certain, staying here served no further purpose; she suddenly began to understand Lin Cheng's thoughts.

After all, Lin Cheng was the kind of man always busy, devoted to his research and indifferent to material comforts.

Such a person in the modern world would be an academic talent—and one she deeply admired.

"Yes, next General Ji Xia will assist Lord Xuan Wuji in securing victory for the Empire…" Lin Cheng answered without hesitation.

He'd originally planned exactly that—unless the Imperial army suffered some unimaginable catastrophic blow, which now seemed impossible.

"As for me… I still have you. The upgraded magic-crystal internal combustion engine your second brother requested—I still need to build a production line based on it, to mass-produce magic-crystal internal combustion engines and other things."

But to achieve intelligent automated production, he still needed to create an artificial intelligence. Fortunately, he already possessed the knowledge—only time would be required.

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"Amazing—you actually made all this? Your department…" Li Li Changan was genuinely stunned, about to say more but quickly clamped her hand over her mouth.

That was their secret—naturally, it couldn't be revealed to others.

"It's fine. Most of the time, it only teaches me knowledge, rather than directly helping me." Lin Cheng's "it," Li Li Changan nodded knowingly.

That was best—if it granted power directly, it could just as easily take it back; knowledge, however, could not be reclaimed.

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"If you want to learn, I can teach you… though I don't know if you can endure it."

"No thanks—I'm a lady of noble birth!" Li Li Changan shook her head firmly.

She couldn't bear the dull, monotonous grind of forging day after day.

"When Lord Xuan Wuji returns, I'll bring it up with him…"

"Mm, let's go back together. My mission is already complete."

After returning this time, Li Li Changan planned to speak well of him before her father—the Emperor—perhaps restoring the Tut family's fortunes… and with his eighth-rank forge master status, Lin Cheng's standing was entirely worthy of her.

Alone in a foreign land, a stranger among strangers; during every festive season, homesickness grows twice as strong.

Having finally found family in this foreign land, Li Li Changan didn't want to let this slip away.

"Good!"

Lin Cheng agreed without hesitation.

But he didn't know that he had slowly planted a seed of affection in An An's heart.

From childhood, An An had been fiercely independent within the palace, cautious and ever watchful for danger—outmaneuvering many who sought to kill her; without her own wit and cunning, she would never have survived this long.