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The entryways into the city were incredibly wide, each one around ten li in diameter to accommodate the arrival and departure of large flying boats and battleships.
Black-robed figures maintained order at the entrance of each passageway. However, they were the minority, and most of the guards were actually puppets. These puppets handled everything from inspections to registrations with eerie efficiency. Some took on humanoid forms, others in beast forms, and several were constructed in odd shapes and sizes for specific functions.
As the intelligence reports suggested, puppets are the backbone of immortal cities. The immortals offload most of the routine work to them, and just have to supervise them. Wu Yuan observed.
Even mortals relied heavily on these puppets, what more the immortals themselves?
Flying boats passed through the entryways one by one, went through inspection, and were then guided by various puppets to their designated areas. When it was Wu Yuan's turn, he felt a strange, invisible ripple of energy scanning his flying boat and himself.
An inspection array, perhaps? Wu Yuan thought.
A humanoid puppet appeared before him, directing his flying boat down an empty passageway.
Why is no one else using this entrance? Wu Yuan wondered, noticing that most boats turned...
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