Chapter 109

Fortunately, after another intense collision of magical light, the airship finally returned to calm.

Gao De pressed against the airship window, his gaze looking out through the gradually stabilizing and fading magic shield; at this moment, where could the Wind Elemental's huge figure still be seen?

"Did it die or was it driven away?" Gao De could not obtain accurate information.

Inside the airship, the lights that had just gone out due to the Wind Elemental's attack turned back on.

The crew members began to get busy, checking every corner of the airship to ensure there was no serious damage.

"Luckily, Mage Fre was on the airship. That was an adult 4-circle Wind Elemental, and we were high in the sky. If it weren't for Mage Fre, if it had been any other 4-circle mage, they might not have been able to protect the airship."

Afterward, he heard the conversation of the crew members outside.

"Our luck was bad too. Wind Elementals are one of the most terrifying Earth-Vein creatures in the sky, but they are also very rare. To think we actually ran into one."

Gao De's heartbeat gradually calmed down, knowing that this attack had truly passed.

The airship returned to stability and continued to move forward along the scheduled route.

After Gao De stood by the airship window for a while longer, he returned to his sleeping cabin.

But the unease in his heart did not completely dissipate.

"Airships aren't safe either, and once something happens, for me, it's a one hundred percent mortality rate. I must master flight methods..."

He set a short-term goal in his heart.

For the rest of the journey, he never encountered any other dangers or disturbances.

The airship sailed smoothly eastward all the way.

It was just that Gao De, who had been staying in the sleeping cabin and didn't know much about the world's geography, didn't understand exactly where the airship had arrived.

Until someone knocked on Gao De's cabin door.

Gao De opened the door and found a crew member wearing a crew uniform standing outside.

"Saint Xi En City has arrived, we are about to land. Get ready, don't fall over." The crew member had come specifically to remind him.

"I understand, thank you."

Gao De took out his pocket watch and looked; it was actually not even seven o'clock in the evening.

For the Dark Night Moon, at this time, the sun hadn't even completely set.

His heart stirred, and he quickly approached the airship window to look down.

Then his heart gave a jolt.

The continuous primeval dense forests and rolling hills below had disappeared.

Replacing them was an extremely shocking great river, stretching from the edge of his vision.

There were many large ships on the river, constantly weaving back and forth.

On the plains by the river, golden wheat fields stretched as far as the eye could see, with no end in sight.

And not far away, the largest city in the entire Xi En Principality, Saint Xi En City, had already come into view.

Among the clusters of buildings that were still just black dots, one could clearly see a building towering into the clouds, which remained clearly visible even from a great distance.

It was the tallest and most conspicuous building in Saint Xi En City, located in the very center of the city.

And looking into the distance, one could also see that outside Saint Xi En City, on top of a towering peak, there was a similarly shaped building, towering into the clouds.

The materials used for the building must also be extremely special, like polished jade, shining brightly under the glow of the setting sun.

"What is that..." Gao De felt somewhat shocked.

In this world, this was the first time he had seen such a tall building.

"A Mage Tower, it's also the landmark building of our Saint Xi En City. The one in the city center is the Court Mage Tower, and the one outside the city is the Sairuis Mage Tower." A passing crew member casually introduced it to Gao De.

"Mage Tower," Gao De couldn't help but repeat the term.

While he was lost in thought, the *Gudu* airship had already arrived over the airship base, preparing to land. As the most prosperous city in the Xi En Principality, Saint Xi En City usually had quite a few airships coming and going, including those from other countries' merchant caravans coming to trade.

Therefore, Saint Xi En City had a dedicated airship base, large enough to accommodate the docking and departure of over a dozen airships.

The *Gudu* airship, hovering over the airship base, began to execute the final preparations before landing after confirming with the ground.

The buoyancy gas in the air bladders was slowly released, like morning mist gently caressed by the dawn.

As the gas was gradually discharged, the airship began to descend slowly at a steady speed, moving closer to the ground.

But the complex and changeable air currents in the sky still made the airship's descent process full of shaking, making the passengers feel as if they were on a giant ship breaking through the waves.

Until the *Gudu* airship was less than two hundred meters from the ground, the crew members on the airship threw down several giant mooring ropes.

After the ground staff secured the ropes at an extremely fast speed, the airship, which had been swaying a bit, suddenly stabilized, and the speed of descent also began to increase.

The short air journey ended.

Gao De, who had already packed his luggage, looked at the huge airships parked outside the window, his eyes filled with excitement.

He waited in the cabin for a while, until the mages on the upper levels had all disembarked, before he walked out of the cabin door under the guidance of a crew member.

Walking out of the cabin door did not mean he could leave directly.

He still had to pass through a dedicated inspection channel and register his information before he could leave this airship base.

Gao De carried his luggage, like a bumpkin entering the city for the first time, and walked somewhat shyly to the side of the airship base ground staff to ask about relevant matters.

The staff member wearing a uniform was a young woman with golden hair, who was very polite and patient, answering Gao De's questions clearly.

Gao De asked about all the details, sincerely thanked her, and then walked toward the inspection channel.

Watching Gao De's departing back, the blonde staff member couldn't help but smile, feeling it was quite interesting.

Being able to board a royal airship, logically speaking, one would have some background.

But Gao De was an unmasked "bumpkin," yet he wasn't inferior; when he asked questions, although detailed, there was no sense of cowardice.

It was truly a very contradictory temperament.

After a simple registration, Gao De left the airship base through the slightly empty inspection channel.

Just as he was pondering where to find a guide to learn about Saint Xi En City, Gao De had already seen a familiar figure standing outside the airship base: Miss Jielika was standing gracefully, with her butler and a maid wearing exquisite clothing beside her.

The three were clearly waiting here specifically for him after he left the airship.

"Miss Jielika." Gao De took a deep breath, walked up quickly, and spoke politely.

Today, Miss Jielika was wearing a sky-blue long dress, her brows and eyes gentle; she smiled and handed over a card emitting a faint silver light.

The card was clearly imprinted with the Haines family's mark, that familiar bird with wings spread, ready to fly.

"This is?" Gao De hesitated for a moment, but still took the card.

"This is the silver card of the Haines Hotel. The Haines Hotel is one of my family's businesses in Saint Xi En City."

"Holding this silver card, you can enjoy the highest quality service and treatment at the Haines Hotel, as well as the most favorable prices." Jielika's voice was gentle and clear.

"I think you must need someone to guide you since you are new to Saint Xi En City, but I am about to set off for the Sairuis Magic Academy, so please forgive me for not being able to host you properly."

"Miss Jielika, being able to take the airship to Saint Xi En City is already thanks to your care."

"As for the Sairuis Magic Academy, I have long heard of it; it is the holy land that Xi En mages dream of. I wish you all the best there." Gao De said politely and courteously.

He hesitated for a moment, and finally added a hint, "... and perhaps we will meet again soon."

Jielika clearly couldn't understand the deep meaning in Gao De's words, "I also wish you success in your development in Saint Xi En City."

After a simple blessing, Jielika didn't say anything more and boarded the carriage that had been waiting on the side, leaving.

(End of chapter)