The morning brought Lind an experience he had not had in a long time. He had grown used to the odd shapes of flying artifacts various cultivators used. They could be in the shape of ships like those that go in water or pyramids to simple discs.
Still, flight was the goal and to allow the cultivator to not drain their Qi so badly they had to rest for days at a time. It also allowed groups to travel without interruption by having several people swap out as needed if necessary on low end artifacts.
While there were some artifacts for ground transport, they were universally pulled by various beasts to travel along the roads.
All that is to say that aside from any kind of siege engine that might be brought to bear on a city, Lind had never dreamed to see a land vehicle that was on par with aircraft carriers!
He came out of the city to find a looming vehicle on treads with a shimmering skin that refracted light to make it hard to make out its exact shape.