[quote=@Animus]
Been away for only a day and suddenly an automation discussion has exploded.

Honestly, I'm not against all these advanced weaponry as long as they come with the supposed logical hurdles. If you're going to make some mega airship, the only people capable of building it would be those with really high masteries and you'll subsequently need high level mats. Then there's also the problem of non-allied races sitting there and just watching you make something that potentially rapes the shit out of them :P so while not very practical, it is possible. It's not like Lephrechauns are the race the only ones with such op potential though, Cait Sith could potentially tame the powerful beasts of Jotunheim as well and so on and so forth.

I will be forwarding the plot soon as well.
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I have a bit of a counter argument for that, see the monsters from Jotunheimr can be taken down, as long as there is a sufficient amount of people to do so, as can be seen by SAO Season II right before the Mother's Rosario arc. While an airship equipped with magical cannons and all other sorts of armaments would be a bit on the harder side, but I can agree with your choice though as long as the way it is achieved is justifiable in every way then I can accept, but if that's going to be the case some war will be a result because like what race will sit around and let one race create weapons of war xD