Endless Silver Machine

The aviation magic ship "Yectrasil" broke out of the layers of dark clouds, and the dazzling sky spread above the head.

At the moment, there is a large sea of ​​clouds that looks like it is covered with cotton. The pale green wall is like two worlds completely separated, connecting the sky and the earth, with no end in sight.

"arrive."

Hitomi, who controlled "Yuctra Sil", calmly conveyed this exciting news to everyone in the cab, and at the same time adjusted the ship's hull to return to a horizontal position, staying in a suspended attitude at high altitude.

At the same time, Aika and Ling lost their strength and sat down like deflated balloons. The large barrier "Canghui's Birdcage" that merged the magic power of the two girls also faded away.

"This is the World Tree...a magical beast beyond the fifth level..."

What stands in front of everyone is not a high wall, but the body of the World Tree, which is the root of the world, is too huge, and it is impossible to admire its entirety from this distance.

"If it wasn't hidden with that level of barrier, such a huge body would be the most conspicuous symbol anywhere in the world."

"I only heard about it in the Holy See before, but I didn't expect that I actually saw the legendary World Tree with my own eyes..."

Knowing the true identity of the behemoth in front of me, the visual and mental shock was far beyond what words could describe.

"But, how are we going to get in..."

"Use the same cannon attack to make a hole in the wall?"

"No, no, no, that method will never work!"

Aika completely rejected Ling's casual "suggestion" without thinking. He didn't want to go through the same hell again just because of impulse.

"Ask Misty, didn't she promise to lead the way for us when we brought the two of them here?"

The Liuyin method is still the most satisfactory.

The high pale green wall in front of me is completely perpendicular to the sea level, and there is no place to stay. After all, the World Tree is classified as a type of Warcraft, and there is no way to easily enter its body.

"Yectrasil" remained hovering in the sky for the time being, and everyone came to Misty and Will's room again.

Hearing the sound of the doorknob opening, Misty's eyes moved from the window back to the door.

"Reached?"

It was as if the previous battle that everyone worked together to fight against the Great Barrier of the World Tree had nothing to do with her. At that time, she must have been sitting by the window like this, staring at the dark clouds, lightning and thunder outside the window.

"Vell hasn't woken up yet. I don't know if the transfer magic can be successful, but the chance of success should be high if the distance is so close."

Before Aika and the others could express their request, Misty, who knew what they needed to do, walked down from Veer's bed and walked out of the room talking to herself between Aika and the others.

"You won't send us to a strange place, will you?"

Liuyin still asked uneasily.

"Vir and I are both here, going to the same place as you."

Misty shouldn't put Veer, whom she values ​​so important, in danger. Now that she said this, Liuyin could only choose to believe her words for the time being.

Arriving at the central cabin of "Yectrasil", Misty stopped and then turned her head.

"This aviation magic ship is owned by 'Mechanical Alchemy', right? Can you please take care of your magic equipment and don't interfere with me? Otherwise, there may be errors in the teleportation magic, and I don't know where it will be sent. ”

"I will open up some permissions and also conduct supervision."

By saying this, Hitomi must have agreed to Misty's request, right? Misty didn't say anything more, and turned back to start arranging the transfer magic that could enter the inside of the World Tree.

She knelt on the floor, summoned a long bow full of mechanical texture - the magic outfit "Star Bow·Five Emperors' Throne One", and then placed the long bow across her legs as if performing some kind of ritual. The magic circle expanded rapidly, covering the entire aviation magic ship.

It seems that in order to enter the interior of the World Tree, in addition to special transfer magic, magic equipment is also needed as a medium. The magic suit was born from the World Tree. Perhaps the role of the medium is one of the necessary conditions to gain the approval of the World Tree and enter its interior.

Red magic particles floated around Misty after the magic circle was deployed. This was the characteristic of the moment when the magic circle was activated.

Different from the physical sensation of ordinary transfer magic, everyone felt a slight dizziness, and the scenery in front of them shook slightly. The next moment in the blink of an eye, the scenery outside the window changed, like a scene switch, and everyone saw a city scenery that was completely different from the sea.

It was a bustling and lively city shrouded in colorful light.

Among the intricate alternating streets and viaducts, long-rail trains with steam emitting from the front are like giant steel dragons, moving freely among them.

Flying in the cloudless blue sky is an unmanned motorboat displaying today's announcements and store advertisements.

The main building complex of the city consists of high-rise buildings of different styles. In addition to humans, monsters coexisting with humans can be seen everywhere in the complex.

"Is this the Principality of Setia that Misty mentioned..."

Regardless of Aika and Ling, even Liuyin who once lived here, and Hitomi and Hikari who came here did not immediately recognize the scenery that was far different from a hundred years ago.

"You are now directly above the residence of the Nemesis Society." Misty put away the mechanical longbow. The red magic circle had dissipated and she stood up from where she stood. "If you don't want to attract other people's attention, hurry up. Let us down."

Misty ignored Aika and the others who were surprised by the scenery outside the window, turned around and walked past them back to Veer's room. From the beginning, her biggest concern was to save the dying Weir, which was also an exchange for helping everyone use transfer magic to enter the interior of the World Tree.

"That's right. Now that we are in the sky, this aviation magic ship should be very eye-catching. Before we finish our work, let's try to reduce unnecessary trouble."

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The aviation magic ship "Yuktrashil" does not need to provide a dedicated airport for landing, and directly sends everyone to the ground through the vertical lifting magic circle. The sleeping Wei Xi was held in Aika's arms, while Will was held up by the magic armor chain summoned by Misty.

After everyone stepped onto the solid ground, the silver-white steel whale disappeared from the sky.

They landed in the ancient courtyard. Rockeries, flowing water, flowers, green grass, gravel and residual trees make the courtyard poetic and picturesque, making people feel like they are in a painting.

"Liuyin, do you know where this place is?"

"I don't know, I have never been here..." Liuyin shook his head regretfully, "But this architectural style is indeed that of the former Principality of Setia."

This was the former mansion of Mephis Setia, the Grand Duke of Setia. Wei Xi, as her magic costume, also spent a long time in this mansion. At that time, Liuyin was just a first-class ordinary citizen with no power, so naturally he had no chance to visit here.

"The concentration of magic particles in the air here is very high..."

Ling frowned slightly. It is not normal for the magic particles required by humans to maintain life to be too low or too high. Just like the human body cannot breathe pure oxygen for a long time, being exposed to an environment with high concentrations of magic particles for a long time can also cause physical discomfort.

Everyone who hasn't adapted to the environment is feeling a little groggy now. Misty must have adapted to the environment by living here for a long time, or she has taken some special measures, but it seems that she is not ready to introduce it to Aika and the others.

The original agreement between them was to get here safely, so Aika had no reason to ask for her after-sales service.

"The plants here seem to be in full bloom regardless of the season..." Aika also noticed the strange scenery in the courtyard, "This should be the influence from within the World Tree that you said Misty? Is it that When you said that if you destroy the World Tree, everyone in Setia Principality will be buried with you. Is this also the reason why?"

"Destroying the World Tree is nonsense. If that man were not a demon, he would never be able to make such a ridiculous request again after seeing such a scenery."

Misty walked in front to lead the way for Aika and the others, walking from the colorful courtyard into the antique corridor and passing through the paper lattice shoji doors lined up in a row.

Passing Misty's room on the way, she took Will into the room and closed the paper grid door from the inside. Aika and the others were waiting for her outside the room.

After a while, Vail should have been settled, and Misty walked out of the room alone. Before setting off, Misty had already performed emergency treatment for Vail on "Yuktra Hill" using the medical kit Aika threw to her. Now Vail's vital signs are stable and he is not in a crisis situation.

Misty used her eyes to tell everyone to continue following her, so Aika and the others continued to follow her, turning left and right in the huge mansion.

"This place is probably similar to Lan Ming's castle..." Aika said with emotion, "Is this really Nemesis's stronghold?"

"The place where the leader of Setia Principality used to live is now being borrowed by us."

Misty stopped in front of a paper grid door, which was no different from the paper grid doors they had passed before.

But Aika knew what Misty meant.

"Is this Luoluo's room?"

Misty nodded slightly in affirmation.

"Lolo..."

Aika closed her eyes, but she couldn't feel Lolo's presence. If she was near this mansion, her presence would be felt through the magical path between the two.

"There is no one here except us, and I can't feel the breath of eldest sister. She may have given up on this place."

"Where's Luoluo? Is she with your eldest sister?"

"I don't know. I haven't paid attention to her affairs." Misty finished her words directly and blocked Aika and more questions about Luoluo that she wanted to raise. "I have fulfilled my promise. Can you let me and Veer go when you come down?”

It seemed that Misty had no intention of continuing to make deals with everyone, and Aika had no intention of continuing to question her.

The primary purpose of everyone trying their best to come here is to wake up the sleeping Wei Xi, and they just hold on to a glimmer of hope that they can meet Luo Luo here by chance.

Now she was just experiencing another disappointment, and Aika, who had endured too many blows, no longer had much sentimentality.

"...I said, as long as you don't hinder us, you can go wherever you want."

Upon hearing this, Misty turned around and left in front of everyone without even saying thank you or saying goodbye. I don’t know what her plans are next, but she can’t go anywhere with the unconscious Veer dragging her with her.

"Aika, this is their territory. If she is given freedom, there may be some problems, right?"

"Misty doesn't seem to be interested in us. She is lucky not to bother us. If the man next to her is awake, she might be able to ask something from him, but I definitely don't have to think about it now."

"That's right... that man is still half-dead now, and she can't just leave that man alone..."

While Ling and Liuyin questioned each other, Aika walked into the room where Luo Luo once lived, holding Wei Xi in her arms.

Behind the paper grid doors pushed open from the left and right, there is a simply furnished pavilion.

The semicircular lattice window is like an inverted bowl, occupying almost one-third of the entire wall in front of you.

There was a small vase placed in the corner of the window sill, filled with out-of-season flowers that I had just seen in the courtyard.

There was only a lighted incense burner on the low desk in front of the lattice window, which was the source of the pleasant aroma in the room.

A curved screen is used to divide another small space on the left side of the slightly empty room.

Everything in the room was just right, but nothing felt like it belonged to Luo Luo. There is no object dyed with her color here, and no object dyed with her color appears here, as if she has never existed here, as if she is so lost.

"Lolo..."

Aika's only hope at this moment is that Misty did not deceive him. This elegant pavilion did become Luoluo's shelter for a time.

Even though I didn't see Luo Luo in person, I found her footprints. As long as we keep following her footsteps, there will always be a moment when we catch up with her.

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