Floating Island Colony (1)
“The thing you are seeing right now is a small airship built in the Philenom Dominion to travel between islands. It is a very efficient means of transportation that can only be used in this sea in the environment of the Dominion where objects can be floated high with little horse power. The Dominion calls these airships ‘wing boats’.”
Saying that, the young man skilfully got on top of the wingboat and took the wheel.
Exclamations of exclamation erupted from the mouths of those who saw the airship lifted gently from the ground along with him.
“I can’t hear anything.”
“It must be convenient to start the engine like that as soon as you get behind the wheel.”
Those who have seen the wingboat for the first time are busy observing the airship, while those who have already visited the Dominion are just watching it bored.
Lennok, on the other hand, observed the man’s wingboat with interest.
To be precise, the principle of operation of the magical energy that runs inside the airship.
‘They say that a great floating ability can be obtained with a small amount of horsepower, but it seems they are not lying.’
Although the amount of horsepower running inside the wingboat is so small, the propulsive power that radiates out from under both wings is really faint.
However, even with that faint momentum, the wingboat was still floating in front of dozens of people.
‘Considering that there is no particular change in gravity around here, it seems that only the propulsive force using magic power responds to that peculiar updraft… … .’
Certainly, the topography is topographical, so the natural phenomena that occur here are also unique.
In addition, while Lennok was carefully observing the wingboat to find out if there was something hidden in the airship, someone suddenly spoke up next to him.
“Is this your first time seeing a wingboat?”
He is a young man who appears to be around the same age as Lennok. The brown hair was pulled back and the suit with a cane was impressive.
He looked at Lennok, smiled leisurely, and spoke in a generous voice.
“Well then, I understand why you are so surprised. It is an area that is still difficult for those who do not have a sufficient understanding of magic power to understand.”
“….”
“It is called Weizen. I came from the Blaver Magic Tower.”
If it’s the Blaver Magic Tower… … It is a famous place for a group of magicians who study flame-type unique magic.
Unlike most other mage towers that kept their whereabouts a secret, it was also a famous mage tower that was popularly known to the citizens of the Balkans.
Recently, I know that they have been increasing their activities by declaring that they will send their magicians into the world, but is the young man named Weizen part of that?
Lennok shook Weizen’s hand appropriately and nodded.
Either that or not, Weizen continued to speak alone.
“…So, to explain how the wingboat developed by the Dominion works… … If you think about it, this is related to the momentum you can get through fire magic… … ”
He talks a lot. If you understand the tone of the tone while listening roughly, it seems that you have a lot of pride in your Mage Tower.
I had almost figured out how wingboats worked anyway, so there was no reason to engrave them.
That item is completely unusable except in the special environment of this Dominion.
Fascinated by the thing called an airship, I contemplated for a while, but the conclusion I came back did not change.
In fact, there must have been not one or two people who thought similarly to Lennok, and there must have been people everywhere who thought of building a small airship powered by magical power.
Rather, it might be possible to build an airship by using the powerful momentum of the fire magic that Weizen is talking about right now… … .
‘I guess I need to think about this.’
The explanation of the young man who was riding the wing boat in front of him during the chatter ended.
In order to use a wing boat, you must pay a certain amount of rental fee and rent it for the period of visiting the autonomous territory.
In fact, it seemed that these wingboats acted as a pass for outsiders visiting the dominion, and outside visitors whose rental period of wingboats expired were automatically expelled from the dominion.
Lennok watched as the other guests paid first and rented one of their wingboats.
I’ve already roughly understood it, but I wanted to keep my eyes on what kind of updraft it was going through when I flew a little farther.
“Actually, I came here to find a rare herb called fireweed, but I thought that I would be able to find its cultivation in the Dominion, which is a treasure trove of all kinds of medicinal materials.”
“….”
“How is it?”
“I don’t know what you are talking about.”
Despite Lennok’s plain reply, Weizen smiled and extended his hand once more.
“I don’t know why you came to the Dominion, but if you’re new to this place, you’ll have a lot of incomplete parts. I can help where I am lacking.”
Weizen smiled kindly as he said that, but instead of clasping his hands, Lennok stared at his face.
At first glance, it seems to be sticking to a kind attitude, but the inside is different.
From the moment he first spoke to Lennok, he assumed that he lacked understanding of magical powers. And an unreserved attitude that takes his help for granted.
He seems polite, but his attitude and behavior show arrogance under the guise of confidence.
Lennok was well aware of this sense of alienation, which he was unfamiliar with but seemed to have seen somewhere.
The final battle against the cigar bang gang.
Didn’t you realize his temper in the battle against Eden, a wizard from Thorburn’s Mage Tower?
Perhaps the sense of superiority of the mages of the Mage Tower was subtly expressed in this way.
“What is the price?”
“…yes?”
“What is the price you get for helping me? You don’t seem to have the personality to do favors for no reason.”
At Lennok’s words, Weizen’s mouth twitched.
Even Lennok smiled faintly, feeling as if he could see right through to that feeling.
It is to judge others’ abilities casually, to conclude them, and to express them, but on the contrary, to be the subject of evaluation, to be very sensitive.
He may think of himself as a person with a deep mind and patience, but his self-esteem is very high.
If he had climbed out of the gutter like Lennok, he wouldn’t be offended by such a trivial remark, nor would he show it on his face… … .
Weizen’s attitude was even more clumsy than that of Balkan freelancers.
“Hmm, it’s not like I’m expecting that much.”
In the meantime, Weizen, who quickly adjusted his expression, cleared his throat.
“But since he seems to be someone who doesn’t know much about magical powers, I thought I should help him with the way he became a wizard.”
Saying that, Weizen looked at Lennok, who was smiling faintly.
“If you want to pay for that, even the jewelry on your coat collar is fine.”
“….”
Lennok looked down at the trinkets he mentioned and smiled.
Nyx’s insignia taken directly from Irina Pesfield.
Weizen recognized the item and demanded it from Lennok as a reward.
It was nonsensical nonsense, but Lennok responded calmly.
“sorry. This accessory is the only legacy my parents left behind.”
“ah…okay.”
“I don’t know what effect it has, but it seems difficult to give it to a wizard. I think we’d better break up here.”
After saying that, Lennok walked past Weizen and headed towards the clearly reduced ranks.
The amount required to rent a wing boat for a day is 100,000 cells.
You don’t know how long you’ll have to stay here, so you’d better set aside plenty of time.
He felt Weizen’s gaze following him behind him, but Lennok didn’t care and immediately booked a ten-day supply and grabbed the steering wheel of the wingboat.
It was time to leave for the Dominion.
* * *
“Did the talk go well?”
At the words of another mage sneaking up from the side, Weizen frowned and replied in displeasure.
“Not at all.”
“Oops….”
“I thought it would work if I just coaxed him, but he was more vigilant than I thought. He mentioned trading first, so he didn’t seem like a very novice.”
Lennok’s expression, looking at the wingboat with a curious expression, seemed completely oblivious to magical powers.
On top of that, there is even a mediocrity that doesn’t feel any magic on the outside.
I thought that if I appealed to him as a member of the Magic Tower and added a moderately kind word, he would come over me, but the other person’s attitude was unexpected.
Even the man could not believe that he touched the wingboat for the first time, so skillfully he flew up into the sky and flew to the colony of floating islands.
Weizen’s efforts to seize an opportunity by monitoring his activities from the sidelines were also in vain.
“I was in a bit of a hurry. You made a mistake.”
Even right up to the moment, he hurriedly revealed his true intentions at the sight of him coming over too easily.
Nick’s insignia.
Artifact of the highest quality produced in Duris Workshop. Now that production has been discontinued, it is an item that cannot be owned unless it is handed over to another owner.
It would have been of considerable help to Weizen in some way if he had been able to obtain it, but his work was ruined by greed that preceded reason.
If, because of Weizen’s words, the man realized that the insignia was a considerable treasure, what could be more irritating than that.
Weizen bit his lip, completely unaware that the series of conversations had been thoroughly mangled in Lennok’s hands.
“If things go wrong, wouldn’t it be better to use your hands right now?”
At first glance, the words of the mage, who had a vague impression, were reasonable.
Once Lennok with the insignia begins to doubt Weizen, it won’t be easy to seek another chance.
However, Weizen shook his head resolutely with a cold expression.
“Let’s wait and see. The land of the Dominion is limited, so the opportunity will come again.”
“hmm….”
The idea that he had found a rare object that was hard to see was going ahead of his mind, but Weizen calmly judged the situation.
Still at the beginning of the dominion. It is a situation where they have not properly entered the floating island colony.
If you caused a commotion here, you risked losing your badge and, conversely, being banished from the Dominion.
You should not covet the right to act hastily and lose both purposes.
Although he had just been played by Lennok, Weizen wasn’t emotional enough to keep track of what was going on.
“For now, let’s focus on finding the fireweed. You must have come here because you have personal business, so you will definitely come across something when you wander around the Dominion.”
“…Let’s do it. You worked hard.”
The sorcerer who tapped his shoulder as if he were friendly was equally annoyed, but Weizen forcibly suppressed his emotions and raised the corners of his mouth.
Because he was the one who told me that the artifact Lennok had was the insignia of Nyx.
Apparently, he has a good eye for artifacts, but if we go around together, he might find something useful.
Thinking so, Weizen put it down in the young man’s hand as if throwing a million cells and grabbed the steering wheel of the wingboat.
Soon after, two airships soared toward the floating island, followed by a thick fog that obscured the cliffs.
* * *
Woooooooooo!!
Grab the steering wheel of the wingboat and look down.
The moment when the darkness of dawn is gone and the sun is just coming out.
The line between fog and cloud faded, and the whole sky was brightly lit with a warm glow.
Along dozens of floating islands, a long shadow descends on a wing boat.
“Whoa….”
Feeling the cold air, it makes me want to smoke tobacco.
The feeling of breaking through the clouds and flying high into the sky is a fresh experience even for Lennok.
As the size of the airship is different, it was definitely a different feeling from flying on Earth.
[Where are you planning to go?]
Darby asked, who was watching the scenery with her head sticking out from her arms.
“I’m going to aim to go around the Dominion and learn the topography.”
Lennok doesn’t know where the drug lord’s safe is or where the next lighthouse keeper is waiting for him.
The fact that there is a ‘lighthouse’ in the Dominion of Philenom is famous, but the place is also hidden in a secret place that the general public does not know about.
There are hundreds of floating islands belonging to the autonomous territory, ranging from large Balkan areas to small lands where you can barely set foot on, so it was close to impossible to visit all of them individually.
Although he obtained information about the Dominion through the materials Jenny gave him, the difference between seeing it in documents and experiencing it in reality would be extreme.
First of all, the first thing to do is to look around the large floating island that forms the living area and learn the atmosphere and environment of this place.
“If you think there is a reaction from the other side, let me know right away.”
[Okay.]
The reason why Dabi has been summoned so far is because Dabi can sense the messenger sent by the lighthouse keeper, just like he did at the conference.
When traveling around the Dominion, there is no reason not to contact them first.
Thinking so, Lennok turned the steering wheel towards the nearest floating island.
The first priority is to find a place to stay and establish a new contact network.
Communication between cities, especially between Balkan and Philenom, is difficult in the current situation, but it was not impossible.
There was no reason to hesitate to inform Jenny of the current situation and seek help.
Even though he arrived alone in a new land where he knew no one, Lennok’s face still looked calm.
The first morning in the Dominion was dawning.
