"Ah... He got away."

Inside the cabin of the airship, Yuan held a thick ancient book, looking slightly embarrassed.

Yuan also knew how unpleasant it felt to be slapped in the face, but he couldn't really understand how unpleasant it was until he experienced it himself. Hey, give me some face, I just confidently analyzed a lot to someone, can you at least show some respect for the effort I put into thinking of all those words?

- If Aya were here, Yuan would definitely not be able to control the urge to grab Miss Aya by the collar and cry.

Stay calm, be composed.

Yuan said to himself in his mind, trying to maintain his image.

"Well... don't worry, don't panic, it's not a big problem."

"Yuan ge... your hand is shaking." Xiao Wei covered her face, finding it hard to look at him. She had been with Yuan for quite a while, and she had seen Yuan pretending to be calm when he was actually panicking.

To be honest, it's kind of cute...

As for Angelo, he was completely the type of person who didn't talk much, so he didn't really care about Yuan's mistake.

"Ah... it would've been best if Yuan ge went to chase after him." Xiao Wei muttered softly, "Just being lazy."

"That's not it!" Yuan glared, "I can't fly! How can I catch up with Miss Aya with just props for flying?"

"And... at least, at least the airship is still fine. The damage was just to the outer wall of one cabin, the holy spirit losing control was purely accidental, and it's already under control now... That's right! Below is the ocean, so it shouldn't be difficult to find Miss Aya if we lower the altitude..."

As if accompanied by the strange flag that was set up by his own words trying to persuade himself, just as Yuan finished speaking for less than a second, the airship was hit with a second violent vibration, even louder than when Aya punched through the wall.

"Mr. Yuan, we were just attacked by an unknown object. The power system is completely damaged and the airbag is leaking air. We are losing buoyancy..."

The driver's anxious voice came through the intercom system.

"..."

It's a big problem, this is bad.

...

At the same time, in the port city of Phrahot on the east coast of the Western Continent, a caravan slowly entered through the city gate in the late night.

The caravan was not large, consisting of only three horse-drawn carriages, and the vehicles were just ordinary passenger carriages, looking no different from ordinary travelers.

"I'm so tired... Have we finally arrived?"

The caravan stopped in the courtyard of a seaside inn that had already been reserved. The door of the second carriage opened, and a tall girl with silver hair jumped out lightly, stretching her body a little.

To be honest, she missed Aya a bit, the wide back in dragon form, the stable flying experience, and the impressive speed. It was definitely a necessary mount for long-distance travel.

Of course, enduring the bumpiness of the carriage for a whole day was indeed tiring, but for someone of the princess's level as a knight, it could be completely ignored. Complaining about being tired was mostly just a psychological effect.

"I'm very sorry, Your Highness, but due to time constraints, we had to use ordinary carriages."

The door of the carriage at the front of the caravan opened, and Mo Yi, who heard the complaint, got down from the carriage, smiling wryly as he replied, while also stretching his body.

He was really tired. As a practitioner of mechanical arts, the requirements for physical endurance were definitely not as high as those of a knight. After sitting in the carriage all day, he was indeed tired.

"Instead of just apologizing, it's better to make an effort to do what we can. Are Easterners only good at talking?" - Miss Mimi, who was responsible for taking care of Tiran, expressed her opinion without any mercy.

However, it was hard to take Mimi's anger seriously when she still had a little loli with animal ears in her arms. Without Aya and little Angel, the best way to go to East Land was now gone. So, they had to follow Moore's arrangement and use the large teleportation array in Milanía to transport the group to the east of the western continent, and then travel by carriage to the port of Foliated.

The people who got off the carriage behind them were a combination of strong men and a female knight. The Snow Wolf team leader, Beinrich, and Sainz temporarily acted as castle guards, while the covert knight, Shuma, accompanied them. Because they were concerned about not being able to stay by His Highness' side during the consecutive incidents, most of the experts in Gilliast Castle, apart from Justice, were taken out by the head maid. Although it would still be difficult to deal with Holy Rank enemies, this time, even at the cost of her own life, Mimi absolutely did not want to regret not being able to do anything.

"Is this the port of Foliated? It looks nice, much better than the lighthouse." Beinrich looked around and commented. Since there were no famous monster gathering places in this area, it was his first time visiting the eastern coast.

"The port of Foliated is a world-class tourist city, there's no point comparing it to a lighthouse that serves as a commercial port." Shuma gave him a disdainful look.

"Uh..." The mercenary leader scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed.

The last person to get off the carriage was a young girl wearing a bright red robe. It was Miss Liecho, who hadn't appeared for a long time. As an Arcane Mage, she also possessed powerful strength as a Grand Magician, and she was skilled in both fighting and research.

Of course, the reason Liecho joined the journey to East Land, just like Tiran's bodyguard, was due to her own obsession with something. "That guy owes me money... and a study on the body."

When Mimi went to find Liecho, the mage girl with her blond hair tightly held an improved portable body detection device, which was in such a bad shape that it should have been censored. So Mimi lured her successfully by saying, "As long as we can smoothly resolve the matters in East Land and ensure His Highness' safety, you can do whatever you want with Aya when we rescue her." As for what would happen to Aya, it wasn't within the maid's consideration.

"Everyone, we will rest in this inn tonight and set sail tomorrow morning," Moore said in front of the inn's door.

"Speaking of that, I wanted to ask when you mentioned the route earlier." Tiran jumped a few times before finally asking, "According to your description, isn't your Highness in a hurry? Why don't you use a faster method? Don't you have things like airships and other flying devices? Can't you get a faster ship? If nothing else, why not depart tonight and travel through the night?"

Moore was momentarily stunned by the series of questions, but after a moment, he patiently answered them one by one. "Indeed, the situation on His Highness' side is somewhat urgent. However, the funds he can mobilize within the empire are limited, and there really aren't any ships that can cross the ocean... As for airships, I'm sorry, but I am not familiar with them. I have never heard of such things in the western continent. As for departing at night..."

Mo Yi smiled bitterly, "It's not that I don't want to, but we can't change the departure time of that ship."

As he spoke, Mo Yi pointed his finger towards the coastline.

The seaside hotel they stayed in was a rather high-end one, occupying a large stretch of beach. The villas for guests were scattered along the hotel's exclusive coastline.

In the further distance, the coastline was brightly lit, showcasing the prosperity of the tourist city.

The direction pointed by Mo Yi's finger happened to reveal a large seaport, which served as one of the core hubs of Folhaut Port. Countless small and large ships, loaded with passengers, entered and departed the port every year.

At this time, the traffic in the port was much lower than during the day, with mostly docked ships visible. As a world-class port, at least in terms of tourism, the cost of overnight stays and berths was naturally astonishing. Hence, what could be seen there were mostly large cruise ships backed by formidable financial support.

Among them, there was even a behemoth that could be considered a bug-level existence.

"Oh, no! Is that the one we're supposed to take? I've only heard about it!" Beinrich couldn't help but gasp, showing a surprise... or even ecstasy.

"A naive guy..." Shuma muttered disdainfully, but there was a slight change in the expression of the Knight Miss herself. She introduced to Tiran,

"Your Highness, that's the 'Eastern Star,' a super cruise ship completely independently researched and manufactured by the magitech capital... It's a super cruise ship."

As Shuma listed out the relevant information about that super cruise ship one by one, Tiran's eye twitched slightly. Well, even without the introduction, she could roughly guess where that ship came from just by looking at its appearance.

With white as the main color, the ship had sleek and rounded lines. With a huge volume of eight decks on the deck, it left the other "large" ships docked nearby far behind.

Seeing this modern-looking thing, she could only associate it with that crazy tech tree of the magitech capital, right? In an era when large seafaring ships were still mainly made of wood and powered by sails, the sudden appearance of a metal-hulled modern cruise ship with an engine was truly out of place.

"It is said that the ship is powered by two high-power magic engines and its interior facilities and services are also of the highest standards. The cost was extremely expensive, almost consuming three years of Sainz's income when it was built. However, the investment was worth it. The one-way ticket price for the Eastern Star is eighty thousand gold coins, and almost every voyage is fully booked."

Pfft!

Someone who had never seen the world almost choked on their own saliva, "So expensive?!"

This price was almost on par with the Storm Cleaver greatsword he had borrowed when participating in "Dungeon and Warriors." Damn, that was a top-tier enchanted equipment! Even for a mercenary of his level, it was an unimaginable fortune.

And this much money was only worth one cruise trip?!

"Damn rich people!"

"Are you admitting that you're a bumpkin?" Shuma crossed her arms and hummed lightly, revealing a sarcastic attribute that was usually not seen in front of Beinrich,

"That ship was not meant for someone like you. Those willing to spend at least eighty thousand gold coins on a cruise journey are either wealthy merchants or nobles from various countries. The ship, rather than being used for travel, is more like a platform for them to communicate. The flowing wealth and power are beyond your imagination... Your Highness?"

While speaking, Shuma suddenly noticed that the princess had turned her face to the side.

I'm really sorry for Her Highness, the princess, not being aware of this at all! I'm just a shut-in otaku who occasionally wants to try being a swordmaster, that's all!