Venerable Joshua had been waiting for a rematch against the purple wooden mechs.
The Emperor Tree had invested a lot of care and attention in the production of its elite constructs.
It was rather obvious now that Joshua observed them for a second time. The Emperor Tree not only produced a lot of new purple mechs, but also went back and upgraded the older ones somehow.
"The purple mechs are no longer tethered to the main trunk. They have gained much more freedom of movement!"
The older purple wooden mechs used to function as direct extensions of the Emperor Tree. The flexible branches attached to their backs constantly channeled a lot of tree sap and wood energy into the elite constructs.