The information given by the mercenaries was fairly simple, seemingly piecemeal snippets they overheard from the "Travel Canine".
Whether it was up-to-date or reliable was uncertain, but with the company of the two "experts", they managed to deduce some things.
As for Lu Ping'an, he was merely an observer, but he became interested in those "new technologies".
The Dao, or principles, are quite crude and simple. The abilities of professionals can be described as an "orderly and professional pollution module". The key was always "technology", the varieties of "applications" developed from those principles over history and long periods of time.
Since that world has lasted for so long, it's clear that the "Sealing Skill" contains some technical essence.
If we start to unravel it, it may not be simpler than the occupational system of humans.
"Interesting, let's gather some information. Maybe it could be useful later."