In the upper living room where Aya was, a boy who called himself "Yuan" sat on the sofa. There was a tea set on the small round table in front of him, which he had just brought up from the lower living room.
Yuan's own room was not luxurious either, similar in style to Aya's room and about the same size. The only difference was that the space where the three-piece sofa set was originally placed had been converted into a bed for sleeping.
Although Aya didn't believe it, Yuan had actually never lied to Aya.
"After all, I still hope to cooperate a bit, so that the damage to herself would be minimized..."
Yuan picked up the tea and took a sip. After a moment of silence, he put it down again and gave a helpless smile. "These tricks that are used to show off for important people don't really suit me..."
The rare item called the "Teacup for Important People" was a prop specifically designed for various occasions when seemingly mysterious important figures appear, and drinking from it after saying a sentence could enhance one's aura and intelligence in all aspects... although the latter effect was questionable, it was still a very useful prop.
But it seemed that his own character setting didn't really fit with this thing. After all, there was a suspicion of "chuunibyou" when a young boy held a cup of tea and said something with great style.
"Yuan ge, you're saying things that I can't understand again..."
Viola yawned and half-laid on the sofa, resting her little head on Yuan's legs.
"I say, Viola, do you know that following the usual plot, knee-pillow is an exclusive skill for beautiful girls, so we should switch positions."
"Yuan ge...h..." The girl imagined for a moment, but it seemed that her thoughts wandered off to some NSFW content.
"I'm sorry, I was wrong..."
Yuan showed a pained expression. To be honest, meeting Viola and Angelica by coincidence in the Mist Swamp and later bringing Viola out was purely a whim... Now it seemed that he had really made a mistake back then.
This child just didn't have normal thinking.
"Mr. Yuan, instead of that, I have a question."
Angelica, who had been silent on the side for a long time, spoke up and took the opportunity to relieve Yuan from an awkward situation. "During that time... what did Mr. Yuan do?"
Angelica wanted to witness the opening of the Gates of Hell, to see disaster spreading everywhere, but it didn't conflict with cherishing her own life. Therefore, she had personally witnessed the power of ancient demonic species and saw Atakos, who had merged with the soul of a demonic species, being completely powerless against the sudden appearance of the Demon Lord. Angelica had completely understood how insignificant she was. With just a slight negligence, losing her life would be as easy as tossing away a piece of paper.
So, escaping from that situation immediately was the most correct choice, right?
The problem was, after the incident in Milt, Yuan successfully attracted a Demon Lord from The Age of Legendary War. Although he managed to escape before the Demon Lord arrived, Yuan didn't choose to flee immediately. Instead, he disappeared with the possessed little Angel, who he was able to fully control, for a few days. This left Angelica and Viola alone in a small town within the Gravina territory.
During that time, Angelica was on high alert almost all the time. After the recent incident, the security in the Gravina territory would definitely be extremely tight. If it were just her and Viola, once they were found, not to mention the super terrifying Demon Lord, even a team of Watchers would have no chance of winning if they came prepared.
-Of course, that didn't happen, and a few days later Yuan also returned safely, but he still cared a lot...
"Of course, he went to sell the patent. Where else do you think this thing came from?"
Yuan rubbed Viola's head to calm her down. The youthful face showed an undisguised smugness, and he pursed his lips towards the window beside him.
"What do you think you're riding now? This is a revolutionary invention!"
Outside the window, it was pitch black. If there were dark shadows passing by, it would be a scene that could be seen when looking out from a ship at night.
But this was not a ship, and those wave-like shadows passing by outside the window were not real seawater, but clouds.
From the outside, a huge streamlined airship was shuttling through the sea of clouds. Its deep black skin made it look like a whale floating in the sea. The lights from the gondola below pierced through several layers of clouds and ultimately disappeared into the seemingly boundless "sea."
Rigid airships were absolutely unique in an era where only a few creatures with innate flying abilities and powerful individuals relying on magical flight existed.
As for how this giant thing was built...
"I actually didn't think about it before, but later when I saw that Princess Wang had invented a cannon, my hands couldn't help but itch, so I tried it out. After understanding the principles, it wasn't as difficult as I thought to find some professionals to help," Yuan said with a smile, touching his head.
"But why did I have to give the design to those annoying guys?" Viola frowned and said unhappily.
"Collaboration, collaboration," Yuan said. "After all, they solved our technical details and fully funded us. We only provided the principles and ideas. Besides, isn't it nice to have a luxury, extended version travel airship?"
Just the three gondolas alone had an area of nearly 100 square meters each, and the volume of the envelope above was needless to say, it was definitely a giant in the sky in this era.
Using ice-elemental Magic to cool the air and then fractionate helium gas to provide lift, using magitech machinery instead of internal combustion engines for power, and leaving the stability control to the shipbuilding technicians to research. After solving the three elements required for floating flight, the airship was completed.
"But I think I sold the patent for this cheaply by only receiving one super luxury version of the airship from them..." Yuan muttered to himself.
Although he said that, this airship was definitely not cheap. Just the alloy used as high-strength material, even if Yuan provided the types of raw materials and the formula for the ratio, the cost of those raw materials and the consumption of the process were not small numbers. Not to mention the high-power magitech engine providing the power, only the city of magitech could produce such a thing, and the price of one engine was astronomical.
Roughly calculating, the cost of this airship could cover several fractions of a strong country's annual national treasury income. If the people who received the airship from Yuan heard this, they would probably burst into anger.
"It is indeed an amazing invention, but in terms of strength as a transportation tool, can it withstand the resistance from the dragon below?" Angelo voiced the worry he had since Aya woke up.
"Don't worry, don't worry, the strength of the alloy plates has been tested and can ensure that Miss Aya cannot break through relying only on the strength of the dragon's body. Restrictions have also been added to the doors and such, so they won't be destroyed easily," Yuan seemed full of confidence. "Besides, I have hinted to Miss Aya. On the way to East Land, whether it's by ship or flight, even if Miss Aya doesn't know about the existence of the airship, she will at least guess that when on a ship in the ocean, in a situation where her powers are sealed and she cannot fly, it is not a wise choice to casually destroy the ship under her feet. Miss Aya isn't that stupid, haha."
Threatened by the same boat with high-strength alloy, can your naked gold dragon kill me in an instant? Can you kill me? If you dare to empty-handedly kill me today, I'll eat this rudder right away.
Yuan crossed his arms and nodded while analyzing, "This move is as stable as a dog. How did Dragon Rider lose?"
Wait... lose?
Yuan's voice abruptly stopped. Huh, is it just my imagination? It seems like the airship shook for a moment?
No, it's not an illusion, it's really shaking!
"Mr. Yuan? This is the cockpit. We are losing power and it seems like the power compartment has been damaged! And the cabin is losing pressure..."
Even without him saying, the three of them could already feel the formerly calm air in the room rapidly flowing.
"This..."
Yuan's speculations were all correct, the only mistake being that he had overestimated Aya's intelligence.
Why think so much about something that can be solved with a single punch? Dragon... Aya is just that kind of creature, so she unexpectedly got along well with Tiran.
Since it can be destroyed, just breathe Dragon's Breath directly and give him a punch!
With this thought in mind, one minute ago, Aya compressed her scales and punched the floor. Sure enough, she successfully made a hole, revealing the dawn of victory.
Unfortunately, Aya had also overlooked one thing, which was that according to the normal process, it was absolutely impossible for her to escape smoothly at this moment.
So in the next second, that pitch-black hole outside emitted a terrifying attraction, directly pulling Aya, who was exhausted and unstable after the punch, out forcefully.
"What the hell is this?"
