In Shantong Prefecture, at the Feipeng docking station.
A steady stream of Feipeng descended and ascended. From a distance, they looked like plump, silver-white birds, lacking any of the majestic aura one would expect from a Great Peng. But as a Feipeng approached, carrying a thousand acres of air currents and settling slowly, the roar of its massive mechanical rotors—akin to a behemoth—echoed for ten miles, finally revealing its true, formidable power. Compared to aircraft, the Feipeng manufactured by the Mohist School required minimal infrastructure for takeoff and landing, capable of operating on most terrains. However, for the sake of public safety and convenience, Shantong Prefecture had paved a large area and built a Cloud Tower to allow passengers to board.
Although the Feipeng had been in operation for over a dozen years and the Mohist School had been promoting them vigorously, the exorbitant costs were far beyond the reach of ordinary people. Only the highest-ranking officials and nobles could truly utilize them. In fact, out of the hundreds of prefectures in Daxia, only twenty or thirty were connected by the Feipeng network. Shantong Prefecture owed its connection to its abundance of ink stone, a strategic resource that even the Mohist School—with their philosophy of "Universal Love" and "Non-Aggression"—could not afford to ignore. If the Mohist School did not vie for control here, it was questionable whether their massive mechanical creations could even function,…
Chapter 189