The river breeze rustled the branches on the little tree spirit's head.
Yu Luo stood atop the desolate mountain, but his divine sense had already quietly entered the little tree demon's brow.
"The number of those evil spirits is limited, so there's no need for such a huge ship."
Yu Luo pondered in her heart.
Why go through all this trouble?
The next instant, the little tree spirit's "vision" suddenly opened up.
Yu Luo's divine power flowed like mercury, silently seeping into every corner of the giant ship.
Deep inside the ship's cabin was neither the demonic lair she had imagined, nor some kind of eerie altar.
What comes into view is a mountain of golden ore, as well as some metal blocks that shimmer with a strange luster.
"Gold ore?"
Yu Luo was slightly taken aback.
And those next to it are rare metals!
With her divine power carefully probing, she quickly understood.
These ores did not come from one place, but were "sneaked" from the mines of Liang Kingdom and surrounding countries.
What a grand gesture! What a huge appetite!
A cold glint flashed in Yu Luo's eyes.
"Since it has come to our doorstep, this giant ship need not leave!"
With a thought, Yu Luo's divine sense traversed a hundred miles and directly contacted Wang Wan, who was patrolling the desolate mountains.
“Wang Wan, something strange has happened by the river. Go quickly and intercept a giant ship.”
"Yes, Mountain Goddess!"
Without hesitation, Wang Wan let out a clear shout, and the flying sword beneath her feet shone brightly.
It carried her, transforming into a streak of light, and sped towards the riverbank.
Before long, Wang Wan arrived at the riverbank.
The giant ship was slowly turning its bow, as if it had sensed something and wanted to leave.
Wang Wan's eyes turned cold, and she began to form hand seals.
"Now that you're here, do you want to go back?"
A gigantic sword blade, tens of feet long, appeared out of thin air and cleaved down towards the giant ship with the force to tear through the sky!
Those demons were already terrified, and upon seeing such a massive sword blade, they nearly lost their souls.
"Oh no! It must be the power of the Mountain Goddess!"
"The Mountain Goddess is coming!"
"Run! Run!"
The group of demons, who had been relatively calm, now screamed in terror, like mice seeing a cat.
They tumbled and crawled out of the cabin, turning into plumes of black smoke as they scattered and fled.
They had no time to care about the giant ship and the ore.
However, the seemingly invincible sword did not produce a loud impact sound just before it touched the giant ship.
Instead, like spring snow meeting the sun, it silently and without a trace disappears.
Wang Wan knew that this giant ship was very important, and had already controlled its power, only wanting to scare away those evil spirits.
Unexpectedly, things went so smoothly that before the giant sword blade even fell, the group of demons had all vanished without a trace.
"Little tree spirit, you're coming back too!"
Yu Luo gave a soft command on the ship, while simultaneously withdrawing her divine sense from the little tree demon.
Back in the desolate mountains, Yu Luo continued to use the panoramic map to observe the activity along the riverbank.
Once the group of demons had completely left the area, Wang Wan put away her flying sword and landed lightly on the huge deck.
Almost simultaneously, the sound of rapid hoofbeats approached from afar.
"Whoa!"
A woman dressed in a smart outfit, looking dashing and heroic, pulled on the reins.
This person was naturally Lin Anniang, and next to her were Zhong Yan and a group of transmigrators.
Behind the group of people followed dozens of mountain god devotees riding tall horses, all looking very energetic.
Zhong Yan looked at the giant ship in front of her, which was as big as a small mountain, and her eyes lit up with surprise.
His tone was filled with shock.
"Oh my god!"
"I never imagined that such enormous ships could be built in this era!"
The other time travelers nearby were equally excited, taking a deep breath and revealing sly smiles.
"Great! It's ours now! And this technology will soon be ours too!"
"Quick! Go up and take a look! Search carefully to see what traces that so-called divine kingdom has left behind!"
Lin Anniang waved her hand and was the first to leap onto the deck.
The other believers also dismounted and excitedly surged onto the giant ship.
They touched the rivets on the hull with curiosity, tapped on the sturdy wooden planks, and were delighted by every part of the ship.
"This canvas is huge! It will definitely take a lot of people to take it in and out!"
"Look at this rudder! It's bigger than the wheel of our water-powered textile machine!"
"This iron chain! It must weigh several thousand kilograms!"
Exclamations of amazement rose and fell.
Soon, a believer made an astonishing discovery below the cabin.
"Manager Zhong! Master Wang! Come quick!"
Hearing the commotion, everyone rushed over and saw that in the huge storage room, boxes of gold ore were neatly stacked and shimmered with dazzling golden light under the torchlight.
On the other side were various metal ingots of different colors and with special textures, emitting a faint glow.
"Wow! So much gold!"
Even though Jiang Dashan had seen many military pays, he couldn't help but gasp in shock at this moment.
Liang Shu's beautiful eyes widened, and she murmured subconsciously, "With so much gold ore, the refined gold would probably be equivalent to one or two years' worth of tax revenue for the Liang Kingdom!"
Zhong Yan strode forward, picked up a piece of dark purple metal, weighed it in her hand, and carefully examined its texture, a hint of seriousness flashing in her eyes.
"Many of these rare metals are essential materials for modern high-precision manufacturing!"
Wang Wan frowned slightly: "What exactly does that so-called divine kingdom want to do with so many ores?"
“Yes,” the time travelers replied with the same question.
"Moreover, where did they mine such a huge quantity from? Why didn't the Liang Kingdom notice anything?"
"It seems that other countries are also unaware that this divine kingdom has been secretly stealing our resources and gathering our intelligence!"
"No wonder, as soon as the Mountain Goddess's reputation spread, this group immediately gathered so many people to come and attack us!"
These words weighed heavily on everyone's hearts.
Over the years, how much resources has the so-called divine kingdom stolen from Liang and other countries?
How many more giant ships, or high-end equipment and weapons have been manufactured?
Another thing that puzzled them greatly was that, judging from the states in the Central Plains, the development of each state was limited.
Why is it that the divine kingdom is able to develop technology like giant ships?
Could it be...?
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