Chapter 2285: New Invention
Chapter 2285: New Invention
Zu An was really happy to meet the usually cute and obedient Ji Xiaoxi. Even though she already ran away from home, she was still worried about her father’s reaction.
When he heard what Xie Daoyun said, he became a bit curious. “What is it?”
“Please follow me, big brother Zu.” Xie Daoyun gently bit her lip. Thank goodness that there was this excuse, or else it would be really embarrassing.
She brought everyone to an area in the outskirts. There was a special boat here.
There were currently many ordinary people chatting and pointing around it.
“Why is this ship on land?”
“There aren’t any wheels under it, how do we even push it into a river later?”
“Who designed this thing? Is there something wrong with their head?”
…
When she heard these discussions, Xie Daoyun frowned. If her martial uncle Shen Xuzi heard those words, he'd probably start screaming in anger.
She began to explain the new invention to Zu An. “This flying ship is what martial uncle Shen Xuzi developed based on the concepts he discussed with you before. Then, he asked my master to design a large-scale flight formation. With the help of the other teachers, we were able to build it.”
For some time, she had worked really hard with her master on formations related to flying, wind, levitation, aerodynamics, and navigation. Whenever she thought about how these were big brother Zu’s ideas, she had been able to completely engross herself in that world. Her skills in formation-making had also improved a lot. Her master had praised her a lot for that, calling her a role model for everyone in the academy to learn from.
Zu An really was shocked and happy. He had just been talking casually in the academy at the time. The sci-fi movies and books of his previous world all had similar stuff, so he'd been wondering if he could make one in this world. He'd thought that it would be incredibly hard to make it a reality, but those geniuses from the rear mountain had actually done it!
“By the way, where are Sir Yan, Shen Xuzi, and the others?” Zu An looked around, but he didn’t see any sign of them.
“They were too tired, so they left this task to me. Since I was involved in the creation of the formations, I know how to use it and maintain it.” Xie Daoyun’s face was a bit red./ When she first heard their decisions, she had been confused as to why those two had decided not to come, but thinking back, they'd both had knowing smiles on their faces. They'd probably already seen through her and decided to secretly help her.
Ahhh! So embarrassing!
Zu An gave Xie Daoyun a surprised look. “Little sister Ling’er, you're becoming more and more amazing. You could actually design such an amazing formation!” Just from a rough look, he could see over a thousand formations of various different sizes. Many of them were mysterious and elaborate.
Xie Daoyun said with a smile, “It was mostly my teacher’s work. I just lent a helping hand.”
Yun Yuqing couldn't help but give her a second look. She remembered that this Miss Xie’s given name was Daoyun.
Why is big brother Zu calling her 'little sister Ling’er'? It seems these two are closer than I thought.
Thank goodness I got closer to Jiang Luofu after what happened before. Otherwise, it would be really embarrassing being an outsider when they’re already all so close.
Zu An was just too eye-catching, with so many beautiful women around him. There were also too many people present. So, he waved his hand and a powerful wind swept through the area.
“Bad weather is coming! Everyone, let’s hurry back home!” The people gathered lost interest in following Zu An's group and ran while covering their heads.
Jiang Luofu sighed as she watched, remarking, “Ah Zu, you really are amazing now.”
There were cultivators among them too, but not a single person could tell the wind apart from a natural phenomenon.
“Big sis principal, you're too kind with your praise,” Zu An said as he took them onto the flying ship.
Some academy staff members who had been guarding the area bowed toward Zu An. They handed control over the flying ship to him before excusing themselves.
“This flying ship doesn’t need more people to operate it?” Yun Yuqing was really curious when she saw that.
Xie Daoyun explained, “It did at first, but eventually, teacher and Shen Xuzi both decided that the fewer people it needed, the better. Eventually, it was improved to only need someone who understands formations.”
She thought to herself, This woman really is pretty. No wonder big brother Zu likes her.
So he likes this kind of glamorous beauty! Some boring clear soup like me is clearly not as interesting…
“That’s incredible!” Yun Yuqing thought, feeling a bit absentminded.
No wonder the human race is the most powerful in the world. If this kind of thing were used on the battlefield to attack the enemy from the skies, both the Fiend and Ocean races could suffer a lot of casualties.
…
The group quickly got onto the flying ship. Xie Daoyun took the jade strip used to control it and activated the ship’s formations.
The entire ship suddenly shone with streaks of light, casting the surroundings in a faint glow. Soon after, the flying ship swayed, and it gradually left the ground.
Perhaps because it was the first time they had ridden such a thing, but several people almost lost their footing from the sudden ascent. Xie Daoyun was mentally prepared, so she maintained her balance; as for most others, their cultivations were high, so even though they lost their balance at first, they immediately regained their footing.
Unfortunately, Xiaoxi’s cultivation was the lowest. She cried out in alarm and flew off to the side.
Jiang Luofu, who had been taking care of her, quickly moved to support her, but she had only barely managed to stand still. Now that she was trying to help Ji Xiaoxi as well, she lost her balance and fell too. She reacted quickly and took Xiaoxi into her arms to use herself as a cushion.
Unexpectedly, though, the heavy collision never happened. Instead, she fell into a warm embrace.
“Be careful!” a gentle voice said next to her.
Jiang Luofu was briefly absentminded. In the past, her father had always beeb upset at her, saying that it was one thing if she didn’t want to marry that stupid crown prince, but there was no reason for her to still be alone after so many years. Back then, she had ignored those words disdainfully, figuring that there was nothing good about having a man. Wasn’t she pretty happy all by herself?
But in this instant, she suddenly felt that having someone reliable seemed to be pretty good too.
“Thank you!” She was still a mature woman and quickly reacted. She supported Ji Xiaoxi while thanking Zu An.
“Sorry, it was my fault for not standing properly.” Ji Xiaoxi quickly apologized.
“It’s fine.” Jiang Luofu consoled her while thinking about the physical contact a moment ago. For some reason, she felt as if her body seemed to be a bit different from normal.
Zu An also had an unnatural expression. He had reached out earlier to catch her, and found that her well-shaped thighs really were on an entirely different level. He couldn't help but compare her to Murong Qinghe from a few days ago. Qinghe was tall and slender; perhaps because she practiced the spear, her legs were long, beautiful, and full of well-proportioned elasticity. However, since she was too young, making her a bit too slender and underripe, there wasn’t truly a sense of well-muscled perfection.
He shook his head slightly and threw out those random thoughts.
What is wrong with me? I’m actually getting distracted because of this?!
“It’s all my fault for forgetting to tell you all beforehand.” Xie Daoyun was really apologetic. Just then, her head had been full of other thoughts, and she'd forgotten about something so important.
“It’s alright!” The others naturally didn’t blame her. Their attention was quickly replaced by the marvel of this flying ship. They had flown before, but sitting while flying through the sky was definitely a new experience.
The sail on the mast gradually unfolded too. Various wind element formations operated, making full use of the surrounding winds to help the boat move.
“Big brother Zu, how do you feel?” Xie Daoyun looked at Zu An with sparkling eyes.
“This is an epoch-marking invention. It can even take many ordinary people into the sky, and it’s much more comfortable than other means of flying," Zu An remarked.
At first, he had been a bit worried when he saw that so many people wanted to come along. Even though he could take all of them into the air himself, if there were too many people, he couldn't just hold them all in his arms, right? He hadn’t expected this flying ship to come along and solve so many things that were bothering him. There were many rooms on the flying ship too, and all of them were luxurious and tidy. It was naturally better than sleeping outdoors.
“The only flaw is that it isn’t fast enough. Everyone, sit tight.” Zu An couldn't waste any time on this trip to the Demon race's territory. After thinking for a bit, he waved his hand. Powerful winds appeared around them, and the sail was immediately pushed to its limit. The boat flew in the Demon race territory's direction like a streak of flowing light.
“You can really channel the power of the world at will?” Jiang Luofu was incredibly shocked. She'd already had her suspicions, but she finally received her confirmation.
Ordinary cultivators all borrowed the power of the world. They had nothing but respect and humility toward such power. But Zu An was different; he was the one ordering the power of the world around.
When he saw the shock and confusion of the women around hhim, Zu An couldn't help but chuckle and say, “The main reason is probably because I’ve obtained the authority of this world.”
“World's authority?” It was the first time these women had heard those words.
“All of you should come to my room. I’ll tell you about the things I've experienced as of late.” They didn’t have much to do on the way there, so Zu An figured he'd take the chance to give his ‘speech’.
He wanted to tell them about the things that had happened recently; he also hoped that they would gain some insights that would help them increase their respective cultivations as quickly as possible.
The women surrounded Zu An. They were all completely amazed and intoxicated by his stories.
…
Time quickly passed, and the sun eventually set.
Jiang Luofu couldn't help but say with a sigh, “Being with you for a single day makes me realize that I've lived all my life for nothing.”
After saying this, she noticed the strange looks the other women were giving her. She immediately realized what she'd said. Her usually cool and elegant face immediately turned red.
“It’s not what you're all thinking!”