The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 1298 382: The Dream of Conquering the Sky

"Quick! Load everything onto the cart! And the assembly tools too!"

With the prince's permission, Alberto immediately called to several apprentice artisans in the shop, working together to lift the tightly canvas-wrapped goods onto the cart dedicated to freight stationed at the shop entrance.

Then, he respectfully invited Luo Yan and his group onto his own simple but sufficiently sturdy and spacious carriage.

The convoy thus left the bustling Artisan Street, crossed the relatively short city gate and slowly headed towards the boundless snowy field outside the city.

The convoy eventually stopped on an expansive snowfield.

The afternoon sun made the white snow sparkle, while the towering Tower of the Great Sage stood like a silent giant, quietly overlooking the land.

"We've arrived!"

Alberto rubbed his hands excitedly, jumped down from the carriage first, and signaled the team of freight carts behind to stop.

Under his command, the group of young men worked together to unwrap the enormous canvas bundle, revealing the huge spherical airbag stitched from tanned leather and thick canvas inside.

They carefully laid it out completely on the snow, creating a rather magnificent scene.

However, the most striking was not the leather airbag spread on the snow, but the metal mechanism standing beside the airbag.

"Your Highness... please look! Here is the core component we created according to your designs!"

Alberto, as if presenting a treasure, introduced the prince to the roughly half-human height brass machine.

The entire contraption appeared crude, yet upon closer inspection, its intricacies became apparent.

Not only that, but its inner side was densely inscribed with runes, leveraging the Enchantment School's rune technology to the fullest!

This was a completely different enchantment system from the Netherworld Language of the Great Cemetery, and Luo Yan examined it with a look of keen interest.

"I named it 'Heart of the Storm'! Once started here..."

Alberto didn't bother with extensive explanation, directly inserting a fist-sized magic crystal ore into the machine's groove.

Following a furious roar, the heater successfully activated, as a visible surge of hot air rushed from the nozzle, continually filling the airbag laid flat on the ground.

As the leather and canvas filled with hot air, they emitted a strained "creak" sound.

Soon after, the deflated sphere began to swell gradually, slowly smoothing its wrinkles, and eventually fully inflated into a stunningly grand sphere!

Pulled by a few thick ropes, it swayed its bulky body, breaking free from gravity, and rose slowly from the golden snowfield like a sunrise!

Seeing the hot air being channeled into the airbag, Taufu, who was crouching in Sarah's arms, opened her mouth in amazement, but quickly closed it with a heavy disdainful expression.

"Tch, I thought it was something interesting, but it's just a hot air balloon? At best, you switched coal with a magic device..."

Right as her words fell, a sudden strong wind unexpectedly swept over the snowfield.

The freshly risen giant hot air balloon shook violently in the gust, causing a young apprentice to cry out with fear as the rope nearly slipped from his grasp!

And the apprentice inside the gondola below the balloon was even more unlucky, nearly thrown out by the not-so-severe jolt.

"Damn it! The wind up there is too strong!"

"I'm gripping tightly!"

"Quick! Throw the anchor chain down!"

Alberto's face changed dramatically as he hurriedly rushed forward with his apprentices, chaotically pulling on the ropes that were almost out of control.

The group was staggered by the "colossus" dragging them through the snow, knocked over by the swaying cables, making the scene hilariously chaotic and awkward.

Watching the natives fumbling around with the hot air balloon, Taufu couldn't hide the ridicule on her face, chuckling with a "pfft pfft pfft" sound.

Luo Yan noticed the little imp secretly laughing and spoke with a smile.

"Don't underestimate this thing. Although it doesn't match your starships in technological content, it carries something starships cannot."

"Oh?"

Taufu immediately became displeased upon hearing this, raising her small head challengingly.

"I can't pretend I didn't hear that. Tell me, what can't the Zeta Empire's starships carry?"

Looking at Taufu, who bore a defiant expression, Luo Yan's lips subtly curled, his gaze surpassing the shuddering hot air balloon to the vast expanse of blue sky behind it.

"For example—"

"The dreams of all ordinary beings on this planet to conquer the sky."

Taufu froze for a moment upon hearing, then emitted that unique chuckle again.

It must be said, she was certainly skillful at provoking dislike, uniquely "persistent above all."

"Dreams? This height that barely touches the clouds talks of dreams? You haven't seen how vast our Star Domain is!"

After a brief pause, the mouthy little imp swiftly matched with another remark.

"Moreover—I declare now! When leaving the Academic State, I absolutely won't travel by this thing! Don't even think of getting me on it!"

Based on her understanding of this hairless monkey, she already guessed what this guy planned to do with the hot air balloon... merely to make a grand spectacle before the mages in the Mage Tower.