Alphonse didn't come as a surprise to Yuffie by becoming the one who created the so-called 'rune circuit' that allowed secret spells to be universalized. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info could even say that that was one of the answers she expected.

He himself is the creator of arcane magic, and he has a natural advantage over humans who use magic through perception, and has a natural advantage in building general-purpose models of arcane magic. When a machine person has the human mind and creative ability, maybe everything will fall into place. In this way, Dean Colens, who made Alphons, also had a part of the credit, Yuffie thought with satisfaction.

She asks Noka about her other former friends, but sadly, neither Lily, Elena, Bell, nor even the people of the Brigade, including Pfister, nor herself and Lynn's names, have ever heard of them.

According to Noka, the original rune circuit was designed by the great craftsman Alphonse more than 500 years ago. Considering that there is almost no end to the lifespan of the Organists, it is likely that the era in which they originally lived is located in a much more distant past. In this way, it is not surprising that once familiar names have been drowned in the long river of history.

Of course, she didn't think that a mage as powerful as Dean Correns would be completely forgotten after only a few hundred years. Maybe it's just that this group of people on this continent hasn't heard of their names. Just as she knew almost nothing about the situation on the Far East before she set foot in the Far East.

As for the whereabouts of Alphonse himself, no one seems to know it at the moment. Convinced that the legendary master craftsman was still alive, Noka changed his appearance, hid his identity, and traveled leisurely across the continent. The blonde girl agreed with the speculation, and happily discussed with the Guerno about the mechanic's temper and where he might go.

After listening to the dwarf's words, Yuffie suddenly felt relaxed. Since this place doesn't have much to do with the original El Continent, it is better to let go of the people and events of the past for a while, and fully experience the world hundreds of years later, she told herself.

At some point, the soft morning light that stained the eastern sky red had been replaced by warm sunlight. Everyone greeted the warm golden light, still flying at an unhurried speed. The wood-covered hills spread out like endlessly, and Yuffie closed her eyes, and through the whirring of the griffon's wings, she could hear something whispering in the forest below. But when she focused on capturing the content of the words, it dissipated into the invisible.

The forest has life, that's what Amberly told her. Normally, only trained nature messengers and a few gifted creatures are able to communicate with trees. However, the Far East may be different, and the entire forest is born as a youkai, which is also theoretically possible.

Yuffie gently wrapped her arms around Lynn's waist and rested her head on the blonde girl's shoulder, letting her thoughts drift in all directions.

Griffins are magical creatures that excel at long-distance flights, and a few hours of travel is fairly easy for Grace; On the other side, the device draped by the Gerno began to squeak and squeak, apparently not in particularly good condition.

"Damn, this one-man wing isn't meant for long trips!" Noka turned his head to look behind him, reached out and touched the side of the device, then retracted his hand like lightning, "Hiss...... It's hot! It seems that the heat dissipation of the circuit system needs to be improved urgently...... Hey, I said, there's a safe spot around here, let's take a break! ”

"Of course." Lin narrowed her eyes and raised her hand to point diagonally, "There's a village over there, about five or six miles away, and it doesn't look like there's anyone." ”

"That's ...... distance," Noka looked to the right side of the device—there were several circular dials lined up there, and Yuffie had seen something similar in the head of Corons' lab, presumably a prop used to monitor the device's current status, "Okay, no problem, we'll land there!" ”

Soon after, they slowly descended on the outer edge of the village. As soon as Noka landed, he hurriedly took off the device that was emitting white smoke on his body, and turned to look at it in pain.

"Whew...... It's hot, but it shouldn't be a big deal! It's just been a total flight - four and a half hours, which is considered a 'stress test'! The short man muttered to himself, turning his head towards Yuffie and Lynn, "I'm going to have to let this thing cool down for a while, so you guys go to the village first, right?" ”

"It's okay, it won't take too long." Yuffie glanced at the sky and replied calmly, "And, what that village feels like...... Some are not normal. ”

"I think so." Lin agreed with her words, "Even if there is a group of youkai who like to sleep lazy, it must be too quiet, right?" And—" she sniffed, "and seemed to smell a strange smell...... If only I had Lily's sense of smell. ”

"I'm a little interested in what you say!" Noka rubbed his hands, his eyes shining, "Anomalies mean new discoveries, new ideas, well, that's what I said!" ”

Ten minutes later, Noka hastily put away his barely cooled 'solo wings' and walked to the village with the two of them, along with the golden griffin. Grace walked slowly beside Lynn, who usually walked with Lynn easily, but now straightened her chest and tightened her wings, as if she also sensed something unusual.

The smell in the air became apparent as the distance approached, and by the time she reached the entrance of the village, Yuffie could already smell it clearly—it was an indescribably rich smell, mixed with a strange sweetness and a slight sourness, and it was difficult to say whether it smelled good or bad. She chanted a spell, constructing vision in her eyes that she could 'see' magic, and noticed that there seemed to be a thin layer of blue in the air.

"The village is covered in magic." She frowned slightly, and said with certainty, "Speaking of which, where have all the villagers gone?" ”

"I'll see...... They should all be at home, right? Lin walked to a spacious house and knocked on the door, but no one answered, "It doesn't feel right...... Hey, if you don't open the door, I'm going to come in! ”

Still no one responded—so Lin swung her arm and pulled hard, tearing the door down.

"Wow...... You're really violent. Noka sighed, not showing any displeasure about this, but was the first to rush into the house, "So what are you waiting for, let's go and see—wow! ”

Noka's exclamation rang out, and Yuffie and Lynn quickly followed, and in the dimly lit wooden house, they saw a slightly strange sight.