The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 1299 382: Dream of Conquering the Skies (Part 2)

But she wouldn't joke around with her life. What if this thing fell from the sky?

She still couldn't fly yet!

Faced with Taufu's confident speech, Luo Yan simply smiled without agreeing or disagreeing. After all, can your pet really decide whether to take an airplane or a high-speed train?

He only responded to the first half of her sentence.

"Don't get excited, you were young once too."

Although he had never admired the starship of the Zeta Empire, the mages of the Academic State had obviously seen it from behind the Void Realm.

However, no mage could truly understand the principles within, nor could they imagine its purposes. Ultimately, they only recorded it in research reports as a large, sophisticated but impractical "toy" with disdain.

Actually, they weren't wrong.

No matter how many star systems the Zeta people of another universe conquered with their technology, it was meaningless to the people of this world.

That was, after all, a legend from another world.

For the people of the Aus Empire, a hot air balloon made by their own hands, whose principles they understood, was far more meaningful than a "miracle" from the Otherworld.

Just as man and dragon bickered, the previously mischievous northern wind suddenly turned violent.

The howling cold wind swept up the snow on the ground, forming a "white disaster" that obscured the sky and fiercely lashed the giant hot air balloon that had just ascended.

The crowd, like sailors struggling in the raging waves, had their "captain" Alberto's roar torn apart by the wind and snow.

"Hold steady! Everyone, grab hold tight—!"

The giant hot air balloon turned into an uncontrollable sail in the fierce wind, violently tugging at the iron chains anchored to the ground, emitting a bone-rattling metallic moan.

They had long shut off the magic heater, but the massive envelope was now filled by the wind and snow, like a giant kite struggling desperately, ready to break free from its restraints and be swept into the uncontrolled heights.

Several young apprentices clung tightly to the ropes in their hands, but were helplessly dragged across the snow by the terrifying force, looking extremely embarrassed, their exclamations resounding one after another.

Just as everyone was on the brink of despair, Prince Colin, who was watching all this, made his move.

He gently waved the magic wand in his hand.

There was no spell, no dazzling light.

An almost completely transparent barrier instantly unfolded before him, and pressed against the side of the hot air balloon with the wind and snow, forming a white wall spanning hundreds of meters!

The irresistible howling wind crashed into the seemingly flimsy barrier, as if hitting a mountain, perfectly interrupted and diverted.

Inside the barrier, the world immediately became calm.

The giant hot air balloon swayed slightly, like a ship entering safe waters, stably settling back onto the snowy ground.

Alberto and his apprentices finally released their grip, each collapsing exhausted onto the snow.

In their hearts, there was both shock and awe, along with the gratitude of surviving a disaster, as they gazed at the slender figure in the wind and snow.

"We're saved..." A young man who was still shaken adjusted the hat on his head, but soon his face showed a hint of shame.

They succeeded.

But clearly, they also failed...

Just as his mood was sinking, his master, Mr. Alberto, walked despondently to Prince Colin.

He knelt on one knee, his weathered face filled with dejection and shame, with no trace of the previous excitement and pride.

"Your Highness... I..."

His lips trembled as he finally lowered his head heavily, speaking in a voice almost pleading.

"Please forgive my incompetence! I messed up. I am willing to refund the seven gold coin balance you just paid, only begging you to give me another chance! I... I can't accept tarnishing your genius design due to my mistake!"

Though he had already invested a lot of materials and effort in this order, refunding the balance would leave him penniless. But what he feared most was offending the prince before him.

From familiar magic apprentices, he had learned that this prince was no ordinary prince, his territories in the distant lands rivaling those ruled by the Duke of the Northern Realm of the Rhode Kingdom.

Looking at Alberto's anxious face, Luo Yan just smiled and shook his head, not accepting the trembling money pouch.

On the contrary, he took another heavier pouch from Sarah, placing it in Alberto's hand with a clink.

"Mr. Alberto, your skilled craftsmanship impressed me. You shouldn't blame yourself for this... Besides, it's not your fault at all."

Amidst Alberto's utterly shocked gaze, Luo Yan continued in a gentle voice.

"On the contrary, you have perfectly realized my design, and because of this, the problems within my design were exposed."

"The gold coins in this pouch are additional investments. Along with the gold coins previously paid to you, they are the deposit for 'Heart of the Storm II.' I hope you will improve my design so it can truly ascend to the clouds and effortlessly navigate above them..."

"This, how can this be..." Alberto, in a panic, tried to push the gold coins back, only to see Prince Colin shake his head.

"Accept it. Compared to this insignificant gold, I more eagerly anticipate seeing a groundbreaking creation... I trust you to complete it."