The idea of extending a Spiritual Energy network throughout the Yu Country still faced many unresolved issues. For instance, the production cost of talisman boards, security vulnerabilities, the transmission efficiency of Spiritual Energy cables, and so on.
Li Ang and He Fanshuang were discussing talismanic studies when the train slowly began to move. The noisy commotion of the station platform faded behind them, and the sky outside the window gradually darkened with the fall of night.
Unlike Chang'an, which was lit by countless lamps in every home, almost no light could be seen in the suburban night, save for occasional torches flickering in the wilderness—lights set up for the constables patrolling the railway.
CLANG, CLANG.
The sound of the train wheels rolling over the rail joints was loud and regular. With more than an hour of travel remaining before reaching Chang'an, He Fanshuang took out paper and pen to draw talisman patterns.
