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"Forward march!" With a command,
Two heavy footsteps merged into one, dust flew, and the earth seemed to tremble slightly. Massive custom-made steel cables were all taut, creaking and groaning. The astonishingly heavy road roller began to turn and rumble forward. Its speed was not fast, but certainly not slow either—settled at four kilometers per hour, equivalent to the walking speed of an average person.
Everything was still in a trial run state; adjustments had to be made according to the actual situation. Now, stability was the priority over speed. Once operations normalized, they would gradually increase the speed. This applied not only to the Giant Elephant Treants but also to the following migration army.
This was the first phase of the migration army—adaptation. The main goal for this stage was to get the entire migration army operating smoothly and to acclimatize the civilians to this continuous mode of travel.
