Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1176 584: Snow Cream (High Energy) (Part 3)

"The Local Deity of the Ink Shop is an old friend of mine. This kid loves to argue. I haven't seen him in years, I wonder if his temper has changed?" Lian Bud wanted to catch up with the Coachman.

Li Banfeng hastily dissuaded him, "I saw him the other day. His temper hasn't changed a bit. You'd better not go looking for him; he'll only anger you and easily ensnare you in his schemes."

Lian Bud sighed, "I don't want to find him either, but the key is that the Mysterious Red Life Lotus is in his hands. I have to find him to borrow the Lotus for refining some elixirs."

Borrowing the Mysterious Red Life Lotus from the Coachman?

That's not a very wise idea.

Lian Bud clasped his hands and said, "I will never forget your life-saving grace in this lifetime. You two, I'll take my leave first, until next time."

Not long after departing, Lian Bud kept rubbing his face, "It's strange, my face is really dry today."

Why is it so dry?

Could it be because the oil is gone?

Once Lian Bud was far away, the Peddler looked at Li Banfeng and said, "Brother, it's really been a tough time for you lately,

When we saved Lian Bud, I was afraid the news would leak, so I didn't tell anyone. I didn't know which bastard spread the rumor that I dueled with the people from the Heavens and lost my life.

I was genuinely a bit flustered at the time because if the Inner State knew I was in trouble, they'd definitely target Puluo State, but if the news got out on my end, Lian Bud would never see the light of day again,

Thanks to you for handling things outside for me, otherwise it wouldn't have been just one Loess Bridge; who knows how many people the Inner State would have sent over."

Li Banfeng said, "I find these Coachmen from Loess Bridge very unique. Except for the Driver Leader, the rest of their cultivation levels seem similar, and their combat powers are equivalent, like they were carved from the same mold."

The Peddler thought for a moment and slightly shook his head, "Your wording is inappropriate. They weren't carved from the same mold; they were born from the same Coachman. The leading Coachman's bloodline is very special; he can give birth to a litter of cubs at one go.

These cubs have the same level and combat power, and are specially attuned to the leading Coachman, so they fight in perfect harmony. If they birth another litter of cubs, things would get out of hand."

This group of Coachmen is indeed replicas, but what about the foreign cars they hold?

"Brother Lang, the foreign cars they hold are actually part of a Steam Engine, you should know that, right?"

The Peddler nodded and said, "I just learned of this; the Inner State people used external machines to shrink their bodies, and their exterior machines are inside those foreign cars,

But I didn't expect that this outside machine can also give birth to cubs, making it a calamity alongside this Coachman, so after saving Lian Bud, I rushed to Loess Bridge at once."

This matter of the Coachman and the foreign cars needs to be researched slowly; what sort of bloodline do they actually have, with such strong reproductive capabilities.

But right now, Li Banfeng is very curious about Lian Bud's situation.

"Who exactly trapped Lian Bud in an unknown place?"

"The Saint."

"Why did he do that?"

"The situation is very complicated, I don't even know where to begin," the Peddler recalled carefully, "Because Puluo State, like the Inner State, can't store fuel oil; all machinery runs on coal,

So as long as the Saint controls the coal, it's like he controls half of Puluo State's life,

But Lian Bud created oil using Techniques. His oil cultivation not only can be used for personal combat but also for refining and processing fuel oil, which is a great threat and provocation to the Saint,

The Saint ordered the capture of Lian Bud, but unexpectedly Lian Bud didn't stop, and instead created a bigger threat,

He and Old Huo improved the machinery, reducing the size of the power devices, which equals creating a transport tool and even a combat weapon like the Outside Provinces' tanks and armored cars,

This move completely enraged the Saint. He ordered a stringent investigation into Lian Bud, Old Huo, and their followers, and many ministers took ruthless actions, killing many people,

In the end, Lian Bud was captured, whereabouts unknown, only rumors say he might still be alive."

Li Banfeng thought for a moment and asked, "Since the Saint so hates Lian Bud, why not kill him?"

"Because he wants to keep Lian Bud to use his technology to constrain the Inner State."

"Isn't the Saint an Inner State person?"

This question wasn't easy to answer, the Peddler thought for a moment and said, "He counts as an Inner State person but is different from true Inner State people,

The earliest Saints were purely Inner State people, they were Saints of both Puluo State and the Inner State,

But later generations of Saints lived in Puluo State, due to intermarriage with the people of Puluo State, the Saint's bloodline became impure, by the later generations their influence over the Inner State was very weak, and the Saint had become the Emperor solely of Puluo State,

The threat of the Inner State to Puluo State gradually became a threat to the Saint. The Saint hoped that Lian Bud's technology wouldn't fall into the hands of Puluo State's populace, but could still be used at critical times,

But this Saint wasn't too bright, didn't know the depth, the Lian Bud incident linked too broadly, the Saint nearly exterminated the oil cultivators, and then targeted the Craftsman Cultivation,

After killing Craftsman Cultivation, he killed Business Cultivator, after killing Business Cultivator, he killed Wenwu Cultivator, until corpses were piled as high as mountains, eventually detonating the entire Puluo State, and shortly after, the Saint was overthrown, yet few know where Lian Bud ultimately went,

It's said Old Huo once found him, but before he could reveal his whereabouts, Old Huo himself got trapped in the Inner State. If it wasn't for you finding Lian Bud, who knows how many years he would be trapped."