Chapter 680 — Why the Arts of Calculation Enchant
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They had walked about a hundred li when suddenly one of the little men atop the south-pointing chariot's metal figure brought its mallet down, and a drumbeat sounded.
The crowd exclaimed in admiration: 'So it is!
' Daoist Master Linxuan smiled: 'This is the charm of the arts of calculation! They seem useless, yet in truth they are everywhere. Any of you who wish to learn arts of calculation deeper than those taught in the great academies of Jingping may come to our Daoist sect! ' The white-browed monk Jingming shot him a glance and thought: 'The Daoist Master has learned bad habits from Sect Master Shen—he has begun luring others into the Daoist sect.
I must speak to Rulai about this, lest the Daoist sect poach our people.
' When they had traveled ten thousand li, the little men had struck a hundred drumbeats.
Sure enough, Shen Mu halted, opened the metal figure's belly, and carefully adjusted the gears, turning them by one thread-degree, then pressed on.
The crowd's admiration for Daoist Master Linxuan grew even greater.