As the blonde lolita gradually became familiar with the operating system and explored more tactical units of the Steel Puppet, she also began to grow more ruthless.

—The Steel Giant’s eyes suddenly unleashed a thermal ray...

—Or the hidden weapon module on its back suddenly opened, launching a series of tracking missiles...

The scene suddenly turned into science fiction—Of course, to the people of this era, it was the purest mythological style, the battle of divine spirits, colossal explosions, sky-falling pillars, tempestuous hurricanes, and the powers of thunderbolt and flame!

Like a moving catastrophe!

On the opposite side, Kanako calmly composed herself, quickly understanding the new tactics employed by the Steel Giant. Generally speaking, the threat was not significant; it was simply more new tricks, and both sides were restrained, consciously limiting the battlefield to the center of the plain.

No indiscriminate expansion and no attempts at beyond-visual-range strikes on each other’s followers’ territories; everything was still within a controllable range.

Simply put, both sides had points, without completely tearing apart.

...

"Barely, decent..."

Gu Mo squinted as he observed the end of the disasters rampaging over the earth from the depths of the forest, and his evaluation was not high.

Time is limited, materials are limited, personal skill levels have declined, and Magic Puppet Technology was only barely integrated, so it’s naturally impossible to hastily create an invincible Giant Divine Weapon that sweeps all enemies before its blade... Although tactically insignificant, it doesn’t mean it’s strategically insignificant.

The blonde lolita agreed to this proposal because she was persuaded by him, not because of the Magic Puppet’s combat performance.

And his strategy was simple—

Humans are visual animals, inevitably influenced by what they see.

People of later generations are no exception, let alone the people of this primitive tribe era; their imagination is still impoverished, and their understanding of power is limited to the most direct levels, like flame or thunderbolt, or the most pure physical power, which is the feeling of weight and violence...

They are at a stage where seeing is believing, most easily influenced by what they see.

And except for the zealots, very few people’s beliefs are unshakable; it is simply a matter of degree, but how many zealots are there? This is the key to Gu Mo’s somewhat insidious plan... Now, looking at the grand battlefield, to avoid affecting the followers, both sides’ rear troops are stationed far away.

Under these circumstances.

With mortal eyesight, they couldn’t actually see Kanako, who maintained a normal body size and moved at high speed...

They could only see the Steel Giant like a giant tower displaying divine power, shaking the sky, stomping the ground, as if a storm passed by, the heavens and the earth seemed to overturn! Unconsciously, even in the eyes of people on the opposing side, only the terrifying image of this demon god remained.

Nothing could be more fitting for the existence of a divine spirit, a giant whose every move brings destruction and rebirth!

Such power, such fear, such sacred terror... occupying all their visual field, showcasing an exceptionally intense presence! And at this moment, their divine spirit is completely invisible; what could these still naive original tribespeople be thinking?

Shaking faith is not too difficult...

Even if immediate results can’t be seen, it can at least plant the seeds in the hearts of the opposing side.

Right now, the efficiency of Power of Faith extraction is insufficient; perhaps the population of Xieshi Country is still too small, and I can’t establish effective firm beliefs quickly, so I might as well try capturing Kanako’s faith instead... The youth in Daoist Robe pondered seriously.

He felt that this matter could be greatly promising, because if the quality is insufficient, one could always make up for it with quantity, this solution has always been viable.

"The opponent is preparing to retreat..."

Watching the battle between the elegant lady and the lolita at the foot of the mountain with great interest, the silver-haired, silver-eyed young girl suddenly spoke.

"Very insightful, must have sensed her side’s faith beginning to show significant wavering... If this continues, it will be unfavorable for her, and she can’t quickly seize the upper hand against Xieshi God, so she’ll need to make a rational decision." Gu Mo nodded lightly, hesitated slightly.

This is the time for a decisive full counterattack, lest the opponent finds a breathing space.

He immediately made up his mind, acting swiftly.

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...

With the opponent retreating in frustration, naturally it’s time for us to pursue the victory.

"Oh, le, wao, ga, da, mu!!"

The Steel Giant roared, stepping forward with giant strides, constantly repeating the same phrase.

This nonsensical phrase seemed like some sort of dark joke; the blonde lolita always wanted to complain, but a certain craftsman always took it as unheard, swearing that this was where the great robot’s soul lay! This made her want to retort even more; where’s this thing’s soul from?

And repeating such a nonsensical phrase—if there’s a soul, then this soul is very strange.

But she had no choice; as a driver she couldn’t overrule the designer.

Moreover, after this battle, many followers immediately began to worship this iron lump crazily. Now those primitive armies carrying simple weapons and wearing linen clothes were chaotic, clattering like a rabble far behind.

They couldn’t keep up with the Steel Giant’s speed, but they were still excitedly running, howling to keep up with the advance, shouting the same learned roar.

"Oh, le, wao, ga, da, mu!!"

"Oh, le, wao, ga, da, mu!!"

Mighty, confident, with a booming momentum, every face was glowing with an abnormal flush, appearing especially excited, worshipful, and high-spirited.

With such a reception, the blonde lolita sensed the swiftly accumulating Power of Faith on this hunk of metal, starting to find it more pleasing to the eye, along with this strange roar sounding more agreeable. This lolita guided the giant’s strides forward in the cockpit, easily crossing mountains and lands, while in pursuit muttered a few words.

And on the Steel Puppet’s shoulder, the silver-haired, silver-eyed young girl sat on the armor, her legs swinging, also finding this situation quite novel.

The youth wearing a moon-white Daoist Robe stood nearby, hands behind his back, watching the distance.

"Hey, hey, sit down, stop standing all the time, your hair is blowing in my face..."

At this moment, Miss Shenqi tugged on his wide sleeves, somewhat displeased, feeling uncomfortable with him standing constantly, and furthermore, this strong wind at height was blowing the other’s waist-length long black hair wildly, all towards her side.

"Sorry, I didn’t notice..." Gu Mo came back to himself, smiled lightly, not minding as he sat down beside her.

He casually took out a hairband, tying his long hair behind, no longer letting it float freely, turning his eyes to notice the young girl beside’s shining gaze.

He blinked, looking at the silver-haired young girl, only to find her hair also swirling in the wind, among which a small tuft of silver ahoge stood out, swaying like seaweed, prompting a laugh, casually taking out another hairband—

"Here, here, you too have a share... Hmm, wait, let me handle it."

Reflecting for a moment, probably thinking she’s a girl, he flicked his fingers lightly, changing the hairband to red, adding two cute, furry pom-poms for decoration, then handed over the hairband.

The silver-haired young girl cheerfully leaned in, bowing her head. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"..."

"..."

"Um... why don’t you tie it yourself?" Gu Mo hesitated a bit, watching his extending gesture.

"I don’t know how." The silver-haired, silver-eyed young girl confidently replied.