Chapter 256: Spice Route
Even if the narwhal's space is much more spacious than that of ordinary Swordfish-class airships, two weeks still seems very long in this vast sea of clouds in the sky.
If it's a normal trade route, you might be able to meet your peers, stop by the surrounding floating islands, go ashore to relax, enter the tavern for a glass of sparkling wine that is unique to the sea of clouds, and learn about the gossip that spreads faster than the wind, oh yes, and of course, the exciting fights of the gladiators in the Sky Arena who have been in the limelight lately.
It's just that, with Victoria's condition at this time, even if Midi repels her two brothers, this cautious and young businesswoman will not dare to relax in the slightest, and naturally she will not easily stay on the floating island, and take a remote passage that is inaccessible.
The only thing that accompanied the narwhal was a "decoy" from Captain Domon, and a "guard" that was lucky not to be sunk.
Of course, a distinguished guest like Midi naturally can't be neglected.
The old housekeeper of Lund thought of a way to entertain Midi, and even Victoria, with the attitude of a host, invited Midi to her study several times for tea.
However, Midi politely declined all of them.
It's not that I want to pretend to have any arrogant attitude, and naturally I'm not worried that Victoria will play such an unpopular trick of seduction, just because, for Midi, on this narwhal, compared to "connections", "relationships", "potential" and so on, the most attractive thing is still "strength".
In addition to a large number of refined sperm whale spices, the narwhal also stored several other rare materials.
And among these materials, there is one thing that Midi needs a lot -
The Glory of Light.
These Radiant Radiances of Light were not the lowest-grade powdered materials in the Sky Arena for the hundred-tier high-level gladiators who had just been promoted, but small pieces of irregular particles the size of a fingernail on a small finger, like diamonds.
Originally, these Yinghua of Light was one of the goods that Victoria intended to bring to the other side of the sea of clouds for trading.
However, it was discovered by Midi, so he naturally took it directly for his own use unceremoniously.
With his life-saving grace to Victoria, this level of tribute was naturally a matter of course.
Place these luminous splendours on the windowsill, and whenever the dawn sun rises and shines into Midi's cabin, they resonate with the sun, radiating a brilliant brilliance like twinkling stars falling from the sky.
There is so much energy contained in these luminous splendours that even an extraordinary awakened person like Midi would take days to completely refine a small one.
And with the increase in the number of refining, Midi could also clearly feel that the white crystal magic power in his body, which had been dense to a considerable extent, was growing bit by bit, and gradually brought some light element components.
"Whew, I've finally reached level 52, no, I should say it's the same level as the presumed level 52, right?"
Refining another Yinghua of light, Midi silently ran the white crystal magic power around his body, and at the same time ran the dragon sealing sword in his body up and down again, and then let out a long breath.
The reason why such a complex term as "to the same extent as the presumed level of 52" is given is because Midi has not really been upgraded, or in other words, the "upgrade" of transcendent awakening is very different from the promotion of ordinary professionals.
For the average professional, promotion is a natural concept.
The amount of energy in the body is constantly accumulated in various ways, which may be the shock caused by fierce battles, the initiation of Daigo brought about by the perception of contemplation, the transformation of the body brought about by taking medicines, or the empowerment of powerful magic in the midst of adventures, so that the amount of power in the body is purified, and so on.
All in all, no matter what the process of accumulation is, there will be no change in the profession until he reaches the limit of being able to break through his current physical strength.
After breaking through the strength of the body, the accumulated force will transform the body, washing and purifying the magic flowing in the body.
After this process, the professional will be stronger than before.
This is the upgrade.
In the previous life, Midi was also promoted one by one in this way.
To put it simply, it is a process of continuous climbing, and each level of improvement is based on the previous level, which is "linear".
Midi is also stronger now.
Both the strength of the body and the purity of the already extremely dense white crystal magic have been improved to a certain extent.
However, there is no process of accumulation and breakthrough of force.
The absorption and refining of the Yinghua of Light only made the light patterns on the body of the Sealing Dragon Sword in Midi's body more complicated.
Now, this light pattern has filled one-tenth of the entire sword body, as if it has been naturally carved into the pattern.
And when he reached this tenth, Midi clearly felt that his strength had also undergone a qualitative change to a certain extent at this moment.
But this qualitative change seems to be entirely based on the pattern itself, rather than on its own original foundation.
In other words, it's not a linear climb, it's a parallel relationship.
It's like a big tree, so thick that it needs ten roots to support it, and now, through persistent refining the Radiance of Light, Midi seems to have finally established one of them.
However, to actually make the tree rise from the ground, it takes all ten roots to be completed.
When the sword body of this dragon sword is covered with light patterns, it will probably be the moment when you really "upgrade", right? At that time, what level of strength will your strength reach?
Is it presumed that level 60 is equivalent?
Or is it ...... Stronger?
Feeling the amount of power surging in his body, the corners of Midi's mouth raised a smile slightly. This feeling of fulfillment is something that has never been felt in the previous life, and it is also the fruit of one's own efforts and struggles in this life, and only by continuous efforts can we keep this fruit and always stand at the forefront of this fiercely competitive Arad continent.
However, the improvement of strength cannot be achieved overnight, and no matter how many adventures there are, it still needs to be digested for a certain period of time before it can be completely turned into one's own use.
Carefully putting the rest of the Light Yinghua into the sealing box and putting it away, Midi thought that he should take a little rest and stabilize his strength, rather than continue to accelerate refining.
And at this moment, a rapid alarm bell rang from outside the door.
The sound is three long and one short, which is a warning signal.
At this time, there are few enemies, and Victoria's brother is unlikely to be begging for hardship.
There is only one reason why the warning will be sounded.
The big storm is coming!
Midi's eyes lit up suddenly, and he hurriedly pushed open the door and walked out.
An icy strong wind suddenly howled in front of him, blowing his black hair.
And at the edge of the distant sea of clouds, the black storm that could not be seen at the end was slowly rolling in with a low thunderous sound.
No, it wasn't the huge black storm that was coming towards Midi, but the narwhal at Midi's feet was throwing itself into the storm like a moth about to crash into the black flames.
And at the back of the deck, next to the captain's seat, stood a beautiful figure.
Victoria Rothschild.
At this moment, this celestial girl has also changed into a leather suit, she is no longer the eldest lady of the Rothschild Chamber of Commerce who is as beautiful as a work of art, but has become a brave elf who soars in the sky and faces the torrent.
At Victoria's side, the old butler Lund was at the helm of the narwhal's rudder. The Celestial Old Man squinted his eyes, his hands steady, and even the approaching storm didn't seem to move him at all.
"Are you going to go in?" asked Midi, glancing at Victoria.
"Exactly, though, this isn't a spice route, and of course I wouldn't be in it without outsiders. Victoria nodded and replied unabashedly.
The outsiders here are naturally not talking about Midi, but about the two boats that have been accompanying the narwhal for the past two weeks.
One was the frigate brought by Victoria, and the other, naturally, was the "bait" of Captain Domon.
"Let them stand aside, it's time to start sailing for real. Victoria said earnestly.
"Yes, miss. The old butler of Lund nodded.
Magical communication immediately conveyed this order, and soon, the decoy piloted by Captain Domon, as well as the original frigate, the two Swordfish-class airships slowly slowed down at this moment, obviously about to break away from the array.
This repatriation was not only done out of secrecy, but was also based on the very simple reality that the Swordfish airship simply did not have the ability to cross the Great Storm Zone.
For this airship, which has speed as its greatest advantage, their outer armor is too weak, and their shape is too dependent on the lift of the air current. These two factors make the Swordfish airship only shy away in front of the big storm area, let alone enter it, even if it is just close, I am afraid that it will be swept into the raging wind, and then completely torn to pieces.
After all, although the spice route is a passageway, it is not a casual airship that has the ability to walk.
Among the Rothschild Chamber of Commerce, there are only two types of airships that can really enter the storm area and move forward on this dangerous route, the "Tiger Shark" and the "Narwhal", both of which are more than 65 meters long.
At the same time as the Swordfish airship turned, the narwhal finally began to accelerate twice, and in the slight vibration, all the engines of the airship were pushed to the limit.
The next moment, like a truly huge whale, it plunged headlong into the black storm.