The design of the Airship fascinated them.
After all, as long as there weren't any issues with the engine, it could be operated by just a single person, the pilot.
In the Shattered Expanse, anything of this scale required constant supervision and raw magical control from multiple Immortals just to stay in the air.
Here, a single Arcanist could pilot it with minimal effort. The runic automation, the crystal-based navigation arrays, even the defensive formation circles were beyond anything they had seen.
It was such a sophisticated product.
"It's ironic," Kent mused during a meeting aboard one of the captured ships.
"The people of this world built these to avoid war. A peaceful kingdom… and yet, their peace birthed tools that will help us wage war more efficiently than ever."
None of them argued. The advantage was clear.
***
By the end of the fourth day, the cities were fully under Chaos Immortal control.
Supply lines were established. The Airships were moved into position…
