The Spiritual Energy Locomotive surged forward, unstoppable, quickly disappearing from the onlookers' view.
Before long, the horse-drawn carriage and the riders returned to the station, shaking their heads to explain that they had completely lost track.
The crowd instantly erupted into a buzz. The Spiritual Energy Locomotive was faster than galloping horses, and its cargo capacity far exceeded theirs.
The expressions of the crowd varied. The Chang'an citizens who had come just for the spectacle showed faces full of amazement, while merchants dealing in bulk commodities could hardly contain their ecstatic joy. Only on the periphery of the crowd did coachmen, porters, and boatmen appear somewhat uneasy, whispering to each other, worried that the Spiritual Energy Locomotive would steal their jobs.
After more than an hour, that characteristic clanging sound once again traveled from afar.
