The sky is not human territory.
As a symbol of freedom, the blue sky has been the private place of those with wings since ancient times.
The souls bound by gravity envy the birds. They reach out to the sky again and again, trying to hold the freedom and the beings flying in the blue sky in their hands. But the human beings living on the ground only have hands and no wings. No matter how hard they try, they can only give up and admit with a sigh that the sky is even more out of reach than they have seen.
Fortunately, one of the differences between humans and other animals is that they do not give up easily after failure. Regardless of the contradictory positive and negative aspects of this persistence, at least it did play a crucial role in the great cause of conquering the sky.
In ancient times, flying in the air was only the privilege of a few impermanent dharma users. Ordinary people who had no special abilities and did not know the impermanent dharma mobilized their talents to pursue their dreams. From rudimentary hang gliders to draft flying machines, from unstable hot air balloons to practical manned aircraft, human beings have used experience and ingenuity to create tools to conquer the blue sky at an alarming speed.
If one ignores the unscientific and unnatural strange life of the dragon corpse that serves as the foundation, the sky city flying in the sky may also be called the completion of this dream. If we continue to climb along the line of purely human technological creations, the end point may be supersonic fighter jets that have been put into use, or romantic concepts such as large robots or jetpacks that a few researchers have in mind.
This is common sense.
With the technological level of this city, it is possible that the scholars of Cangqiong City can actually create steel flying wings that ordinary people can use.
But, but.
As even ordinary residents of the outside world have heard, scholars in the Sky City have more or less a problem - they pay more attention to romance than practicality! Pay more attention to personal preference than cost! The speech of a doctor from the Department of Biology of Central Union University almost perfectly sums up the thoughts of these crazy people in white coats: "With so much funding and such a unique environment, why don't we do something big?"
The consequence of this fantasy being implemented in the field of "manned flight" is that the technology tree that was originally developing normally became a sailor's knot in this city. Scholars are not satisfied with the streamlined appearance and the conventional alloy shell. They want to create something different. They want to return to the origin, find the romance when human beings first reached out to the blue sky, and find the most passionate desire for freedom. !
"Ah...ah, ah?"
The final result of this project, which many scholars worked together to carry out, is the creature that now makes Alice Adar make such strange noises.
The current time is 5:23. After setting off from the superpower's residence, Gongsun Ce took the hunter to the starting point called "White Feather Station", which is the top of the rooftop of a blue building.
The two stood on the rooftop of the building. The super-powered person was talking to a middle-aged bald staff member wearing a windproof jacket, while Alice stared blankly at the "vehicle" they were about to take.
If we divide it between organic matter and inorganic matter, this vehicle should belong to the former. To be more specific, it is undoubtedly a life of flesh and blood that can move. Just looking at the appearance, it is equivalent to an enlarged version of an animal in nature. Only by careful observation can one find a few inconspicuous green lines on the beak that mark artificial modifications. It has pure white feathers, lively eyes and tail feathers that stretch into a fan shape. When the wings are folded, it is about the size of a car.
If we describe it in the simplest and most understandable terms, we would say it is a bird.
A dove.
A white, huge, dove.
The big pigeon was hooking a huge stick with both paws, curiously observing the very interesting expression in its eyes of the female hunter.
"The boots of the Knight of Dawn..."
Alice couldn't help but sigh again.
The middle-aged staff member who had just sold out the tickets seemed to have mistakenly thought that this was a compliment from a foreign lady in her native language. While trimming the white feathers of the pigeon, he talked to the new customer: "What a bird! Does this lady think so too?"
The hunter nodded awkwardly: "The feathers are quite beautiful."
"The big pigeon is our most affectionate bird!" The uncle spoke with a strong accent from the north of the empire. "The white bird is good, it doesn't have so many bells and whistles. We also have a big white cockatoo. You can If you are interested, I will take you to the next building to have a look."
Alice had to admit that her curiosity was aroused for a moment. After all, who wouldn't want to see such a big parrot.
But before she had time to ask - she would never waste time and was really just curious - the young man on the side answered for her: "No, thank you, I have to go to Dingyi District for something temporarily. In a hurry. Have you received the transfer?"
The bald man took out his cell phone and looked at it: "Let me take a look... That's it. Do you still want a helmet and a windproof jacket?"
"I don't need it. Let's get this young lady a set."
The staff installed a saddle-like device on the pigeon's back. Alice put on the flying equipment and pointed at the big pigeon's back.
"Fly on the back of a pigeon?"
"Fly on the back of a dove."
Ten seconds later, the big pigeon spread its wings and flew into the sky, leaving behind several huge feathers and the scream of a certain hunter.
"ah--!"
Her vision rose rapidly, moving to a height that was even more thrilling than the top of the building.
The airflow above the city penetrated through the gaps in the helmet, making Alice smell something different from usual. Reason told the hunter that the composition of the air she was exposed to was not fundamentally different from what she breathed on the bustling street below. However, the white wings seen on both sides of her field of vision and the overlooking street view peeked through the gaps in the feathers made her feel this. The air is exceptionally fresh.
At this time, strong wind pressure hit, blowing her body backwards.
The hunter originally planned to use some strange tricks to solve the problem, but then she noticed that the wind pressure weakened, as if an invisible barrier appeared beside her.
She looked at the young man in front of her.
Gongsun Ce sat upright on the back of the pigeon, forming a wonderful contrast with her looking around.
The young man's voice seemed a little distorted in the howling wind: "Passengers who are less capable or less courageous will choose to take the slower and more expensive aerial bird car. Sitting directly on the back of the bird will make them confident that they will arrive safely." This is the approach chosen by people with special abilities. The lessor will not be held primarily responsible if an accident occurs. I guess you should have your own methods, but it won’t take much effort for me to cover one more person.”
"You are such a gentleman, I am going to be obsessed with you."
"I took it as a compliment."
Alice simply took off her helmet, letting her blue hair float in the air.
She looked down at the buildings that looked like models in the sky, and at the passers-by who turned into black dots. The city on the back of the dragon was so huge that what she could see was only a different street scene, not the end of the sky city.
The hunter slowly stretched out his hands to both sides, feeling the blue with his skin.
She had never been so close to the sky.
Gongsun Ce wanted to remind this passenger not to be too willful and risk falling off, but before he could say anything, he heard a laugh like a silver bell.
The laughter sounded so cheerful and cheerful, like a child traveling on a journey. It was hard to imagine that it was the laughter of a hunter in the other world.
"You are very happy."
"Ah, I'm so... so happy. I never thought that I would be able to fly around on a pigeon!"
"I thought that as an old hunter, you should have some mount like an undead horse."
"What do you think of Impermanence? There is nothing that matches your description, but if I can afford that thing, why should I work in the Wild Hunt?"
Alice looked at the sky in ecstasy.
"so happy."
Unconsciously, she repeated what she just said again.
"This is the happiest moment I've had in this time... no, maybe, since I was born until now."
The superpower wanted to turn around, but was stunned when he heard these words.
Only then did he realize that many of the daily scenery that residents of this city take for granted may be a once-in-a-lifetime precious experience for people from outside.
Was what he heard the woman's heartfelt emotions?
He did not have Alice's extraordinary intuition and could not judge the authenticity without any basis, but he was willing to believe it and the true feelings contained in this exclamation.
"Then enjoy it."
Therefore, he did not make any ridicule as before, but just gave a flat and meaningless response.
The silence between the two lasted for dozens of seconds. The young man guessed that Alice was still immersed in the thoughts just now.
After a few more seconds, a voice came from behind him: "It's not too late for you to regret it now."
Gongsun Ce turned around.
"I'm very happy and grateful that you're willing to help. But I'm already regretting it. I shouldn't have dragged you into the muddy water." The blue-haired hunter looked at him, his expression never so serious, "Since you and the dragon The battle of worshipers has been going on for so long now. If you don’t show any obvious abnormality, you can basically conclude that it is not contaminated. In other words, you can forget all this and return to your own life."
You were the one who obviously took the initiative to ask for help, but now you have regretted it.
This hunter must have had trouble getting criticized for his personality by his colleagues.
She continued with that unique serious look: "I haven't had time to explain everything to you just now. Maybe, I may fight enemies other than dragon worshipers later. After this pigeon lands, Find a way to go back to your home immediately and don't worry about these things that have nothing to do with you... I think this is the best thing for you."
This is true.
If you had acted serious from the beginning, my opinion of you would be much higher than before.
Thinking this in his heart, the young man pushed up his glasses: "Why did Miss Alice become a hunter? This is not to inquire into your privacy, and you don't need to give me an answer. What I want to say is, just as you have become a hunter. Likewise, I also have reasons why I have to act."
Without a trace of hesitation, Gongsun Ce said without confusion: "You don't have to feel guilty at all. I chose to step into the whirlpool on my own."
"……Ah."
Alice smiled in relief.
"Then don't blame me for letting you do whatever I want!"
"To each other, please don't forget that I also have the right to ask you to do things."
"Don't be like this, there is no gentlemanly manner at all. Okay, during this period before landing, I will tell you about the enemy's intelligence this time and some basic common sense that you must understand... About the five realms and seven realms of the impermanent law. Mutually."
Twenty minutes later, a huge white pigeon landed on the top floor of a tall building.
The superpowers and the impermanent wizard arrived at the fixed wing area.
This is the location of the largest port in the floating city, and the transportation hub that handles countless cargoes every day is located on the edge of this area. Ten years ago, when the concept of this city had not yet appeared, this was the left wing of the Sky Dragon.
