Find a Troubled Girl after leaving the Guild

Chapter 978: Chapter 486: Weapon Race

The large flying airship docked at the edge of the Zultin Marsh is a standard Contan Helm large passenger ship. Previously, during the journey from Dream Marsh Island to the City of the Ship’s Rudder, Li Ang learned that due to the influence of the Empire, Contan Helm began to arm its flying airship.

But this ship has been upgraded in armor, ship cannons, and engines; the integrated hovercraft has additional reinforcements too. If he were not familiar with Contan Helm, he would have mistaken it for a battleship.

Moreover, its reinforcement method is not a conventional shipbuilding approach. The attached metal and weapon fixings do not conform to standard constructions, almost as if they self-fixed after softening.

The hatch opens, and standing on the boarding ladder—or rather, floating at the top of the boarding ladder—is a Blondie Douding.

"Boarding, boarding."

Zoe hummed a song as she stepped onto the ladder, but the Douding at the top raised a hand to stop her: "Wait."

Based on the voice, this is a young Douding, perhaps a youth or adolescent; in any case, the age is unmistakably young, somewhere between the two.

Because of this, his face also reflects youthful vigor, especially as the spirituality he exudes is at the Excellence Realm, and he’s surrounded by magic power strong enough for ordinary people.

Relying on this magic power, he effortlessly maneuvers the metal floating platform, lifting his body, while four metal weapon racks float around, each mounted with heavy weapons: a great sword, a giant hammer, a giant axe, and a heavy halberd.

This type of equipment is something Li Ang made for Zoe, and he never expected to see it here.

"Who are you?" the Douding youth asked.

"Passengers, I have a VIP beacon from Contan Helm." Li Ang raised the beacon in his hand.

"I know, otherwise how would we have come here?" The youth lifted his chin.

"Then why ask?" Zoe tilted her head, frowning.

"Of course, because you’re suspicious!" The Douding youth pointed at the four of them.

"On the edge of the Ignis Sky Realm, on an island with no tourism value at all, do you have any reason to be here?"

Li Ang noticed that the Douding was carefully inspecting him and Zoe. The youth, apart from being dressed in a magic robe resembling a Sky Knight caster, had three companions whose styles were quite strikingly different.

Inanna, post-demonization, donned a golden gown, more gorgeous than a dress, paired with her unearthly abundant figure—described as a "goddess of the earth’s fertility" would be wholly fitting.

Zoe wore a not-quite-proper nun outfit, with doll-like exquisite features comparable to Lily’s, making her black, modest long robe accentuate her fairy-like appearance.

Diao’s tribal attire and skin tone showcased the purest wild beauty of a tribal young girl, though the word "pure" gave Li Ang PTSD before crossing; setting aside the true nature of her problem, her appearance indeed conveyed innocence.

One or two was fine, but all three gathered around a man did not suggest good intentions.

Although the youth’s logic was sound, Li Ang found it somewhat amusing: "When did Contan Helm start handling such matters? We VIP customers can go wherever we please; just come and pick us up. Do you still want to probe every detail about your VIP customers?"

"Seems like you don’t know who I am."

The Douding youth crossed his arms: "The ships of Contan Helm have been requisitioned to transport captives. These people, clearly subjects of the Empire, refuse to follow its lead, exhibiting negativity, dragging the Empire’s feet, and need punishment and re-education."

"Empire? Holy Speriel Empire?" Li Ang squinted his eyes.

"Precisely." The Douding lifted his head arrogantly.

Despite many civilizations self-titling as empires in Nebis’s historical records, even now, given the current aerial realm situation, genuine self-proclaimed empires should not be brazenly asserting themselves in the Ignis Sky Realm.

Moreover, imperial influences should be suppressed, yet they can organize troops, luxuriating in seizing Contan Helm’s ships to transport captives. Li Ang even felt reluctant to believe the Douding youth was referring to that Empire.

However, he did provide a definite answer.

"Empire?" Zoe asked, puzzled.

"You don’t know?" Li Ang was surprised Zoe was unaware of the influence controlled by the Eye of God.

Watching her nod, Li Ang briefly mentioned the Eye of God, immediately erasing her carefree young girl aura, allowing the prior oppressive demeanor of the Destruction Incarnation to slowly rise.

Diao came beside Li Ang, somewhat anxious, "Could it be that within this month, the Empire’s forces succeeded in their counterattack?"

Due to dreams bestowed by the Ten Thousand Spirits, she’s aware of external trends. Li Ang had earlier explained briefly, and now, only recently departing Zultin Marsh, they suddenly faced this force.

"Highly unlikely; this guy seems quite odd."

"I truly didn’t expect that on the navigation platform of the Contan Helm flying airship, you could still receive signals near the remote countryside of Olin Island. I deem you highly likely enemies of the Empire. I now declare you arrested; board the ship to undergo investigation. Resist, and you’ll be executed on the spot."

Though the deduction process lacks logic, the result is nonetheless correct.

Diao pursed her lips.

In her world view, our members possess ridiculously high power levels; the strength of Liluliss and Inanna, and the ancient mysteries inherited by Great Witch Li Ang, are not entities ordinary people can dare to provoke.

Observing the attitude of the dark-skinned young girl, Li Ang agreed her assessment was entirely accurate.

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