“Ophelia did ask me to help make an interference emitter, but a product of technology like that, perhaps only Kelly in all of Arad could make it.”
The flowers on Shalan's head wilted a bit with her owner's mood. The magic that the Dark Elf was so proud of couldn't provide Ophelia with any useful help at this moment, which was a big blow to her.
“Huh, why are you all staring at me?”
After a brief moment of dejection, Shalan suddenly noticed that besides Ye Lin and Ophelia, the others were all staring intently at her, as if she had a flower on her face... Oh, she did have a blue enchantress on her head.
“Haha, Headmistress, you are truly beautiful and generous, with a noble temperament. You and Alice are known as the two high-climbing flowers of the Magic School, which is very famous in Hutton Mar.”
It was Siate who quickly reacted with sharp thinking, using words of praise to cover their embarrassment and impolite gazes.
Mai Lu is an Elf, with fair skin and a gentle personality. Shalan is a Dark Elf, with a noble and elegant temperament, and her skin is a brownish-black, which doesn't seem unsightly but rather has a unique charm.
It was also because Ye Lin had told them about the origin of the Dark Elves on the way, which inevitably led them to imagine if Shalan would be even more beautiful and moving if she had fair skin like an Elf.
“I can't compare to you young people with your delicate skin. When I was two hundred years old, I was just as vibrant as you are now.”
Shalan's recollection, though tinged with sadness, sounded strange to their ears. While Venus had deprived the Dark Elves of their skin color and living habits, it had not changed the Elves' inherent long life.
Only Siate was already accustomed to it. With a seven-hundred-year-old Giant Dragon and two Elves at home, and another Elf at the Moonlight Tavern, plus Alice, who was a doll from Bakal's era, she was already immune to the issue of age.
Only Mo Mei and Yuena were full of curiosity, asking Shalan this and that. Because of the Dark Elves' extreme xenophobia, they had no way to befriend Dark Elves and chat with them, so this was a rare opportunity.
“Alright, alright, Ophelia is anxious. Let's resolve the Lotus crisis, and then we can have a good chat. You can tell me the story of the Tian Wei Giant Beast, and I'll tell you about the strange tales of the Dark Elves.”
Shalan smiled magnanimously. Everyone who met her for the first time would be surprised by her skin color and the blooming blue enchantress on her head. She had seen such gazes many times.
“Let's go, Kakun is still waiting.” Ye Lin and Shalan nodded, then turned and walked out first.
mogaduo, a special flying tool that only Dark Elves can pilot. Its shape resembles an ordinary boat and it has sails, but it is powered by magic for flight.
Every Dark Elf possesses some degree of magical talent, whether strong or weak. The piloting technique of the mogaduo is a secret passed down by the Dark Elves. With the Dark Elves almost sealing off their nation, Kakun became a sought-after small merchant on the West Coast.
Who wouldn't enjoy the experience of riding a mogaduo, flying over the beautiful and colorful West Coast?
“You're the Adventurer who fought the Light City Lord to a draw? Swordsman Barn and the Knights have already gone up. With you all joining, there should be a great chance of winning. It's just a big octopus, after all.”
Kakun nodded with satisfaction. As long as that Lotus thing was killed, nothing would accidentally fall from above anymore.
Most West Coast residents only cared about the ancient ruins on the Tian Wei Giant Beast and whether Lotus's rampage would cause bricks to fall from the sky and hit people...
As for the Apostle, can that thing be eaten? What kind of disciple? An octopus? Perhaps it accidentally fell from the Sky Sea? Will the texture be too tough? Is it suitable for sashimi?
Only a few individuals and powerful ones knew that Shiloc, who caused the anomaly in the Crying Cavern, was an Apostle, and the Ice Dragon in Ston Snowfield was also a creation of an Apostle, and so on.
At this moment, Kakun's mogaduo was surrounded by Adventurers, all eagerly wanting to get a share of the ancient ruins.
“Please move aside. You don't have a Principality pass, nor an Adventurers' League medal. Most of you aren't even Professionals, and some are even afraid of heights. What are you crowding around for?”
Kakun looked displeased and impatient. It wasn't that he didn't want to earn money from these people, but he also understood that an octopus capable of rendering GBL helpless was certainly a formidable opponent. Unqualified individuals going up would just be suicide, and then he would become an accomplice.
Hearing about acrophobia, Yuena, who had been relatively calm, started to look distressed and turned to Ye Lin for help. The last time they went to Suspended City, he had carried her.
“Being a captain means suffering and toil. I'll carry you when we arrive, Ophelia, where's the best place for us to land?” Ye Lin sighed and shook his head, asking the red-haired girl with pigtails beside him, who looked troubled.
The mogaduo had already taken off, heading straight for the Tian Wei Giant Beast, hidden in the clouds, its size comparable to the entire Faro Bay.
“The outer area of the temple at the tail is best. The mental control there is weakest, and there might be survivors. If we go to the head, the mogaduo might be shot down by GBL's dragon head cannon.”
After Ophelia finished speaking, she lowered her head and fell silent, finding it hard to imagine the difficult and agonizing lives the surviving believers must have led after sending her away.
The mogaduo rapidly approached the Tian Wei Giant Beast. The closer they got, the more directly they could feel its immense size. A flap of its wings could change the weather, and a single wail could shake the heavens.
From its head to its tail, there was a continuous mountain range and dense forest on its back, and ancient ruin buildings were densely packed.
“I can only take you this far. Any closer and the mogaduo would be in danger. I will pilot the mogaduo to this spot every afternoon. I wish you good luck.”
Kakun lowered a rope from the mogaduo, indicating that they had to jump down. The mogaduo couldn't get too close, as there would be a risk of being attacked.
Landing firmly on his feet, the sense of security brought by the solid ground allowed him to casually tease: “Yuena, you need to lose weight. You seem heavier than last time.”
“I've been busy dealing with Order old items every day recently, and I haven't eaten meat, so I've actually lost weight, alright? Get your hands off me.”
Yuena jumped off him and rubbed her legs, then still incredulously stomped a few times, exclaiming: “It's hard to imagine that we're actually on the back of a giant beast, not solid ground!”
“Ophelia, lead the way, we...”
Ye Lin's words suddenly got stuck halfway. He looked at the densely packed buildings in front of him, and the mountains and forests observed from the mogaduo, and his face instantly darkened. How long would it take to walk to meet Lotus?
“We have a very serious problem before us.”
Siate pointed at the mechanical bracelet on her hand, frowning: “It's impossible to walk to Lotus in one or two days. Even if the interference emitter is powered by golden small crystals, it can only sustain three pieces for at most two hours. Are we going to take turns keeping watch?”
The interference emitter must be kept running at all times. Even a slight oversight could lead to mental intrusion by Lotus. This was something Ye Lin had repeatedly emphasized.
“I already considered that point. Kelly gave me this.”
Ye Lin smiled triumphantly, taking out a cube-shaped mechanical device about the height of his calf. He introduced: “This is an upgraded version of the interference emitter. Once filled with materials, it can last for eight hours continuously. The only drawback is that its effective range is only about six meters in diameter...”
“Shameless!”
“Pervert!”
“Boss, did you also bring a sleeping bag? And only one tent? Are we going to squeeze together tonight?”
Mai Lu: ...Σ (°△°---)