Chapter IX, Chapter 31
Of course, the speed of a flying ship has a decisive relationship with the output power and weight ratio of its propulsion system, but in reality, the fundamental reason for the speed of a flying ship is the stability of the guide rails that continuously inject magic into its orbit.
Shortly before the start of the alliance meeting, a large number of flying ship lines in Osiria had been extremely busy due to the rapid flow of armaments and materials, and in the fast and efficient flights around the clock, the magic towers of the various hubs that provided continuous energy output for the flying ships were embarrassed, and most of them were even approaching the critical point of the limit of core crystal output. If you continue to increase the power, it is very likely that the precious magic crystal will collapse.
As a result, in order to slow down the aging of the magic crystals, the passenger lines were greatly diluted. For example, this flying ship, which used to have a normal speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour, is only about 100 kilometers per hour. Although it is said to be faster than the train, it is certainly not as clear as in the past, and I am even more sorry for the ticket stub in his hand.
"I said, it's not hard for you to fly over!"
"The distance from the Holy Land to the Griva Plain is more than 2,000 kilometers in a straight line, not to mention that there is no need to consider the complex terrain and changeable climate, even if I am at full strength, it is impossible to fly so far in one breath, and how to solve the problem of rest on the way - that can only be regarded as a kind of exercise, after considering many aspects, you and I can see that it is more convenient to have a modern transportation network. ”
The little girl, dressed in the most ordinary clothes, smashed the table angrily.
"Looks like you haven't left the Holy Land, have you?"
"Cut. I want you to take care of it!"
"Good ......" Luo Weian smiled helplessly, looking out the window at the scene in the clouds. "When you get there, you can go to school with the kids in your class. At your age, you're still focused on learning. ”
Marietta looked up at him in surprise, "What?
"Haven't you heard of the 'school'?"
Marietta shook her head.
"Alright!" Lovian didn't continue to explain, and responded directly with silence.
A few hours later, in front of the crowd, Marietta, who had not seen much of the world, was still a little frightened, and if it had not been for Lovian holding her hand tightly, she would have been separated and cried in some corner. From time to time, Luo Wei Yan teased her disembarkation watch, but she just shook off Luo Wei in anger and then looked for it in a panic.
Entering the Blue Moon Society's border was a little troublesome, and Luo Weian had to write a few letters of guarantee to dispel their doubts about the eleven or twelve-year-old girl. Although her lovely face and unmistakably pure golden wavy curls do surprise a little and make them feel pity. However, in the Blue Moon Society, where the main members are all dark physiques, a human with a pure light physique like her still makes others subconsciously have a little rejection.
"Weapons should be checked after registration, little ones. "At the railway security checkpoint in the territory of the Blue Moon Society, the meticulous worker reached out and pointed to the scabbard at Marietta's waist. Due to her height, the scabbard is almost as long as her legs, and she seems a little sluggish when she walks, but even when she takes off her armor and carries it behind her like a metal brick, she never intends to put the scabbard away.
“...... What the. Register—Hey, who's your name 'little friend'!"
"Marietta, work together. Lovian's tone was a little heavier.
“...... This one. This one doesn't work -- this one has been passed down from generation to generation -- "
"Wherever you enter, you have to follow the rules of the place. Lovian glanced at her coldly, grabbed the golden scabbard from her hesitant hand, and handed it to the clerk to take a picture of it.
"You-"
"Little friend. I don't know what you have to do with the Godfather, but be careful. This is the Blue Moon Society, and there is no reason why you should not listen to the words of the Godfather. ”
The slight tension in the atmosphere finally made Marietta, who was not familiar with the world, a little nervous. The retort that wanted to squeeze out the mouth was also choked back. After a few vague grumblings and stomping, she took back the scabbard and hung it carefully on her belt.
"Or what godfather...... It's like a gangster!"
"You can understand us the same way. Lovian smiled and patted her away, "Let's go." ”
After three hours' drive, Lovian got off the train, and the obelisk of Pingluo was already visible, and Marietta looked in amazement at the huge city she had never seen before, which was very different from the architecture of the Holy Land, but Lovian interrupted her and pulled her out of the carriage. Several burly demons saluted him in unison. After a brief return salute, Lovian motioned for them to take him to the place.
"Take her. ”
"But, Your Highness—"
"I don't want to repeat. ”
“...... Yes, sir. ”
Outside the carriage were a group of Lovian's elite guards, and Grant, dressed in military uniform, rode his horse near the carriage. It was not the first time that Dominita had felt such an elite and solemn military atmosphere, and she immediately decided not to ask any more questions, and sat down next to Lovian, clutching the hilt of her sword tightly.
Without warning, Lovian pushed open the window of the carriage and said to Grant, who was in parallel, "How many people know?"
"You don't have to worry. ”
"That's good. Lovian nodded briefly, then closed the window and said to Marietta, "See what I mean?"
Lovian's tone was not stern, and even mild, but to Marietta's ears, it was already too cold to turn things around.
“...... I understand, after knowing your secret, I can't leave, right?"
"That's right, but you can also consider this a way to force your trust into us. "Then again, what is your sword?"
Dominita was silent for a few seconds, stroking the surface of the scabbard and the golden hilt inlaid with a brilliant gold-blue rose.
"Fafner - Silver Mistletoe and the Sword of Repentance. ”
"What?"
"The sword of silver mistletoe. Sword of Repentance. ”
"I said the word you said in the first place. ”
“...... Well, this is Fafner. ”
Lovian barely got up from his seat. With his self-cultivation, he couldn't suppress his horror. "Fafner?!"
If the weapons forged by a qiē intelligent civilization in the history of the Osilian civilization can be arranged into a list, the Heavenly Burial Flower of the Holy Demon Sword of the Manju Sahua Dynasty will undoubtedly be at the top of the list. The weapons below it are not recognized by the world, but the legendary human-forged spirit weapon Fafner deserves to be among the top five, along with the weapon named after the legendary craftsman of the elven clan, Ishta.
Fafner doesn't mean a specific weapon: a sword or a staff. Because Fafner, who is spiritual, will transform the master's needs into his most suitable weapon. But this is not to say that Fafner is a formidable weapon, but because of its unique nature.
The power of Fafner's conjured weapon is that it is always one level higher than its master.
At first glance, this may not sound like a very loud feature, unlike other legendary weapons that can turn over and slaughter cities. Or ignore the limits of defense and cut sharply with such power. For example, when the wielder is level 1, Fafner can give the owner level 2 power. At level 2, you can fight with the level 3 strength holder without losing the upper hand.
Therefore, Fafner's power rose rapidly as his master's strength increased. If Lovian is the master of Fafner in Marietta's hands, Fafner will undoubtedly be able to temporarily break through the fourth-level bottleneck in his possession and face the enemy at the fifth-level level.
According to legend, the most terrifying thing is that when the fifth-level powerhouse holds Fafner, the power released by the Faphner in the hands of the fifth-level powerhouse will exceed the limit of the world's power laws, so that the holder has the power to transcend. And at that level, under the Osirian Twin Emperors. There is no other mortal level that this master of Fafner cannot match.
Marietta let out a long sigh as she looked silently at Fafner's conjured scabbard, which reflected the gentle golden glow and blue rose lines on her lap.
Lovian glared and slowly sat back down next to her.
“...... You, are you going to kill me?"
Lovian was stunned. "Why?"
"Temptation," she said through gritted teeth, "the temptation of power." Fafner's temptation. ”
"I'm not human, so it's easy to be tempted so lightly. Lovian laughed. "Also, I have my own weapon. Keep it for yourself. By the way, don't just say the name of your sword to others in the future, I'm afraid there aren't many people like me. ”
Marietta glanced at Lovian with a little disdain, "There are not many people who believe that Fafner really exists...... Fafner, I am the first owner of it in more than 500 years, although Fafner has been hidden in the Holy Land for dozens of centuries, but so far there is no law of its choice of master. My father, my grandfather, the powerful people of the Holy Land, and even the knight leaders of the time of the First Emperor Arya and the First Majesty himself, were not recognized by Fafna, if it weren't for this-hmph, would your Demon Emperor still be able to enter the center of the Holy Land in the first place!"
Looking at Marietta, who was sneering, Lovian was silent. Indeed, in that era, even if Arya was not chosen by Fafner, even if a fifth-level knight leader held Fafner, with the power of transcendence beyond the fifth level, Siu and Orka would definitely not be able to attack the Holy Land, perhaps in Arya's alliance, the dark army could not win at all, and it may have been defeated at the beginning of the battle.
But why would Fafner choose this little girl beside him who was not particularly special after hundreds of years? There is no point in thinking about this, even if the Holy Land has not found Fafner's law of choosing the master, he must have no result in thinking about it.
"I can only summon two swords right now, and you've seen both of them. The Sword of Faversa's Silver Mistletoe is suitable for one-handed shields, and the Sword of Faversa's Penitential for two-handed use with large radius. I'm only at the second level of strength now, and the Fafner I summoned is of course very ordinary, so you definitely can't look down on it. Marietta said to herself.
The speed slowed down and it came to a halt in an inconspicuous suburb. Lovian stepped out of the car door, took a card from a galloping demon cavalryman next to him, and handed it to Marietta behind her.
"You can't go anywhere without your temporary residence permit. If you want to become a member of the Blue Moon Society. The expatriate population needs to be inspected for at least three years. Lovian simply introduced, "Follow me." ”
The guards of the Blood Moon Venerable did not have much suspicion of the little girl with blonde hair cast like pure gold. In their minds, what His Highness Lovien trusted was absolute safety. Protected by a group of guards, Lovian walked in front of a void of air. Reach forward a little harder.
A bright red circle hovered in front of him, and under Marietta's blank gaze, Lovian's right eye widened and he leaned towards the center of the circle. A red scanning light swept across Luo Wei'an's retina, and then the magic circle flowing with the fiery fire element was suddenly replaced with a flickering wind element, and the light and shadow magic was lifted in an instant, and in the empty field, a continuous stream of white bungalows suddenly appeared.
What had been a natural landscape in their eyes a moment ago was now the main entrance to this small, white-style village. Lovian led Marietta, who was frozen behind her. walked straight into the core of the technology research and development of the Blue Moon Society.
"Directly under the Ministry of Scientific Research. The trespasser dies. ”
Looking at the palpitating slogan at the entrance of the white village, Marietta nervously clenched the hilt of her sword.
"Lord Godfather!" a normal human hurried over and beckoned to Lovien from afar.
"Where's Evan, take me directly to him!" Lovian said in a loud voice.
"My lord—who is this?"
"Leave her alone!" Louvien shouted, "Lead the way!"
Along the way, Marietta, who has a temperament completely different from most of the researchers in white coats around her, has attracted the attention of those around her, and her constant action on the hilt of her sword has attracted the attention of the security personnel holding various experimental odd weapons. Feeling the real murderous aura and the atmosphere that was completely different from the free and easy holy place, Marietta felt that only Fafner in her hands was a partner she could trust.
The two men were led by the white-coated researcher to the center of the Research Department, where there was a large plaza that was cut off from it by a high metal wall. The gray metal surface was densely carved with countless powerful isolation circles. Even if there was no magic in the sky above, a colorful magic circle of light flashed.
The density of the magic here made even the modest Marietta feel a little suffocated, and she looked at the staff who skillfully banged something on the metal wall, and she asked carefully:
"It's—"
"Haim!" he shouted to an old acquaintance who had passed by wearing a paramedic red cross armband. "Is there one this month?"
"Isn't it every month!" laughed heartily to the original Warmed recommender of Lovian, "three idiots are here, and there's a fourth-level guy." It's overwhelming!"
"Okay! The rest is fine. Get busy!"
"Don't forget your roots when you become a big official, I'll invite you to a cheap drink in the evening-"
"Just don't forget about yourself. Lovian said lightly. Pull Marietta towards the core of the area, protected by countless isolation enchantments and traps.
"What are you talking about?"
"Oh. Lovian continued to take it easy, "Assassin trying to get in." Not even a single person who touched the wall alive...... Live here. I'm afraid it's the safest place, right?"
"What's top secret in there?" Marietta knew that this was very inappropriate, but she couldn't help but ask.
Lovian looked at her deeply, and then said:
"The best protection is not used on dead things. I will only use the best protection for the living. ”
In the center of the square is the entrance to an underground building, surrounded by surreal ventilation pipes. Standing in the center of the square, the view was surrounded by pure white walls, and the sky shimmered with a dizzying white light because of the circle, and if you stood in it for too long, your eyes would undoubtedly be hurt by the same reason as snow blindness. Within seconds, Marietta felt a tingling in her eyes and tears flowed uncontrollably.
"Hiro, get Lednes in the next break room, and don't let her wander around. I'll go see Evan first. Lovian led her underground, the cool air and darkness made her eyes much more comfortable, rubbing her eyes and inhaling the cool air, there was a fork in the road in front of her.
"Understood. My lord. The staff member named Hiro nodded kindly at Dominita, and she reluctantly followed. At this moment, there was a sudden sound of flying pages in the corridor under the distant lights. A shrill voice came.
"Wow - Daddy came to see me in person, I was literally daydreaming!!"
With a pencil pinned to her hairy ears, she wore a white lab coat tailored specifically for her, and her unkempt purple hair at the back of her head was simply tied up with a few hemp ropes. The white cloth was covered with all kinds of scorching and corroding marks, and a strange smell could be smelled from afar. Grabbing a piece of coordinate paper in her hand, she trotted over excitedly, losing several pieces of scratch paper with various circle models and arithmetic jù with each step.
"Hey, hey, hey, it's lost!" Lovian laughed, reaching out and grabbing the snow foam and shaking it in the sky before throwing it down. "Consider the hard work of the cleaner and pick up your straw paper. ”
"Hmm!" she agreed loudly, picking up a piece of straw paper, and then asked in Demon language, "Did Dad come to see me?"
"You're thinking too much...... Lovian flicked her head, "Evan has something urgent, I'll come back and deal with it." Mom and Francis will not be able to come back for a few days, and you will be able to go to school and work at ease for a while. ”
"It's another cliché......" Xue Mo muttered, then shrugged her ears. Looking at Marietta in surprise behind Lovian, "Dad, what is this golden retriever?"
Marietta doesn't understand the demon language, but at least the title of "Mom and Dad" is basically the same in all languages. Listen to the title. She was so frightened that she almost didn't sit on the floor.
"She-is your daughter?!" she stammered.
"Although she is an adopted daughter, she is also my daughter. Lovian added briefly, "Hmm. Hero, so be it. Anyway, Marietta is about the same age as Xiaoxue, so let's take her to Xiaoxue's lounge. Anyway, Miss Lednes will be in the Blue Moon Society for at least a few years. It's good to let them have a good relationship. ”
Snow Foam kicked and stepped on her white leather boots, crossed her waist and walked behind Lovian, staring at Marietta in a lingua franca, and her tone was sour:
"Dad, you didn't say what this golden retriever was—"
"Who...... Who's the Golden Retriever!" Marietta exclaimed, taking a few steps back, her hand subconsciously pressed on the hilt of her sword, "You—"
"What do you have to do with my dad, tell me. Xue Mo took a few steps forward without giving in, stared at her blue eyes and said, "Otherwise, believe it or not, I'll beat you!"
"Hit me?!" Marietta paused for a moment, then pulled out Fafner with a sneer, the crystal golden blade in her hand, waving it threateningly, "You can try it!
Marietta raised her sword mercilessly, slashing down with what could be considered a textbook standard move. Xue Mo flashed backwards unhurriedly at an incredible speed, and in an instant, a three-dimensional magic circle with a rectangular structure flashed in front of her. Powerful magic fluctuations stacked on top of each other to create a powerful defense, and the sword's momentum was halted with a "dang!" sound that echoed through the bright metal corridor. Xuemo immediately struck sideways to disrupt Marietta's balance, and her small fist smashed into Marietta's shoulder with a circle of fire elemental lattice arrays.
On the other side, Lovian had already turned in the other direction after Hiro. In the spiral staircase leading to the deepest part, Hero carefully spoke:
"Godfather, isn't this - permissible two children fighting?"
"What's wrong with letting each other figure out that they're not the best in the world. Lovian looked heavily into the depths of the earth, "Is Evan awake now?"
Hiro hesitated, reached out and took out the communicator in his arms to turn on the unique frequency band. Just as he was halfway through the operation, Lovian raised his hand to stop him.
The two of them silently went to the deepest part of the ground. There was no light, it was dark, but it didn't take time to see the elemental elves flickering in the corners of the field of vision. The density of active magical elements here has exceeded a certain threshold, and the density of the elements is too strong, which naturally leads to the creation of elemental spirits with a certain amount of intelligence. These innocent elemental lifeforms roam the corners of the dark space, providing the only light.
"The mana density is so large, nothing can work except for the core circle. Hiro said heavily, illuminated by the flickering elemental elves to the end of the hallway. It was a heavy door, and if you looked closely, you would be surprised to find that it was a door composed of a whole complex dark crystal material, and its existence would hardly disturb the elemental flow of the various circles within it, and it would completely isolate the elemental fluctuations between the inside and outside.
Hiro and Lovien both put their hands on the heavy doorpage at the same time, and an ominous click sounded, and the locking bolt of the door slowly opened. (To be continued......)