Rod immediately bowed in return.
"Hello, Your Excellency Amides. I am not yet a great Fire Son, so please just call me by my name."
Amides is a highly respected scholar in the Royal City, whose knowledge has solved many problems for Trolian, and he has had extensive interactions with Rod, earning his deep respect.
Amides smiled and said, "Lord Rod, your achievements are so dazzling that they greatly inspire those of us trapped in dark predicaments. The knowledge you've imparted has greatly enlightened us. Even the esteemed scholar Ward has installed a steam engine invented based on your theory in his latest mechanical body."
Rod nearly spat out his drink.
"A steam engine? What use is that thing?"
Mina quickly answered, "It's an excellent power core. By heating steam to create high pressure and then using a hydraulic arm, it can provide over 100,000 tons of thrust, much more effective than a spiritual energy core."
"100,000 tons?"
Rod was truly shocked.
