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“Slinger Whiteley, Mr. Kurosawa, greetings.”
“Whiteley?” Yashutia raised an eyebrow, but instead of shrinking back, she straightened her chest, placed her hand on the sword case at her waist, and said with a smirk:
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Your Highness."
A chilling aura swept over her, causing Slinger's eyelashes to flutter slightly. She calmly glanced at Yashutia, who was casually wearing her hooded coat, her abs outlined by her black undershirt, and gently placed her parasol in front of her. She gave another aristocratic bow and smiled, saying:
"Lord Kurosawa, I heard you just addressed the city lord as 'elder brother.' I didn't expect the city lord to have such a young and lovely younger sister. I'm quite envious of him."
“I am not the younger sister.” Yashutia shook her head, her hand resting on the sword case, her sharp eyebrows furrowing, and said in a deep voice:
"I'm just the least obedient and sensible of my eldest brother's three sisters. Your Highness, your visit to Titania wasn't just to curry favor, was it?"
Slinger, holding the parasol, touched the ground slightly forward and stood between the two, calmly explaining:
"Lord Kurosawa, I have always been on good terms with the Lord of the City. I have come to visit you today to establish a friendly cooperative relationship. Perhaps in the future the Lord of the City will become my most reliable and trusted minister. At that time, we can be considered family."
"A close advisor?"
Yashutia didn't care how high the status of the royal courtiers was. She snorted coldly, took a step forward, put her hands on her hips, and said:
"So what if she's a princess of the Kingdom of Norard? The strength of our city of Titania will one day stand at the pinnacle of Atlantis. Even to your face, I want to tell you that no one can stand above my elder brother!"
"……Um?"
Slinger blinked slightly, suddenly realizing that the black-haired girl in front of him was arguing about something that seemed different from what he had imagined.
'The way they address the kingdom is different from others… Could they be immigrants from another country? The aura they exude… hmm, if it's Lord Latis's sister, then…'
She glanced once more at Yashutia's cold expression, suppressing the agitation of her magical network authority against the chilling aura before her. She took a step back, a smile returning to her lips, and said:
"So that's what Miss Kurosawa cares about. In that case, I won't presume to offer any title of close retainer."
"Hmph, that's more like it!" A victorious smile instantly appeared on Yashutia's face. She released the sword case from her waist, waved her hand, and said casually:
"What royal family? As long as they don't bully Titania, this genius girl can barely tolerate it..."
"...We still need someone with a more important position than a close advisor."
Slinger's low muttering interrupted Yashutia's words. She looked up at the still-unresponsive Yashutia, couldn't help but chuckle, and said as if stating some mundane plan:
"Then I can only ask him to be my future consort."
"Wha, what?!"
Yashutia's eyes widened, her face flushed instantly, and she hurriedly grabbed the little princess's arm. Amidst her desperate attempts to suppress her laughter, and a hint of panic, she stammered:
"This...this is even worse! Absolutely, absolutely not!"
"Cough cough..."
Amidst Yashutia's anxious cries, Slinger couldn't help but cough twice, seemingly unsure himself, and whispered:
"Just kidding, just kidding..."
She paused, as if suddenly recalling some scene, and chuckled softly without a sound:
"……perhaps."
……
……
"Eighty! Eighty! Eighty!"
As soon as Latis entered the church, he heard Mitu muttering something while tapping the ground with a hammer. He was immediately startled, a bad feeling creeping over him. He quickly went up to her and asked:
"Mitu, Mitu! What are you doing?"
Mitu, who had tied her hair into a huge bun, looked up at Latis, gave a soft snort, switched to a small hammer beside her, and said:
"It's not over yet... this forty!"
"What..." Latis was about to ask further when he saw Mitu lower her head again, so he could only stand at the door, scratching his head and waiting anxiously.
"Hmm... this is it."
Mitu knelt on the ground, examining the uneven marks left by the hammer and nail. Then, picking up the small hammer, holding the nail, she took a deep breath, her magic surging wildly. She swung the hammer violently and shouted:
"forty!"
With a bang, a tiny groove was hammered out by a sharp nail. At the same time, the previously inconspicuous groove suddenly formed a complete circular pattern, and with the surge of magic, it formed a teleportation array in the center of the church.
hum!
The surrounding magical energy began to surge rapidly into the teleportation array on the ground. In a short while, the teleportation array lit up, emitting a misty cloud of magical energy, and then slowly calmed down.
Mitu observed for a moment, then clapped her hands in satisfaction, picked up her hammer, and nimbly leaped out of the teleportation array's range. She walked to Latis, looked up at him, and said with a hint of reproach:
"Alright, the teleportation array is now complete. It can now connect to the Goddess Church and the Reception Island. Although you probably won't have much contact with other families, I still suggest you build a camp on the Reception Island. After all, it's sometimes necessary to communicate about the current situation of the floating islands."
"Oh... well, thank you for your hard work..."
Latis scratched his head, glancing at the dangling bun on Mitu's head. He suddenly noticed the sweat stains on her fair neck, and a warm feeling welled up inside him. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly:
"Although she said she didn't like it, she was still very dedicated... That guy is so mean, you have to be gentler with girls!"
He hesitated for a moment, then suddenly remembered something. He quickly opened the dimensional rift, rummaged around, and pulled out a clean handkerchief. He handed it to Mitu and said:
"Mitu, wipe your sweat and rest for a bit."
"what?"
Mitu, who was about to complain about Latis's workload of working overtime today, paused for a moment, curiously took the handkerchief and glanced at it.
A slightly pink square handkerchief has a lazy little rabbit with a (x_x) expression sewn in the corner. The fine stitches feel great to the touch, just like the handkerchiefs she usually uses.
No, this looks like her own handkerchief...
"Huh?!" Mitu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized what was happening and asked with a slightly flushed face:
"Is it... the one I gave you before?"
"Haha... I think so..."
Latis scratched his head and gave a guilty-looking dry laugh.
This little rabbit handkerchief was given to him by Mitu when they first met in real life, to help him pass the entry inspection in Lundia. Although he had met Mitu quite a few times since then, he had never thought of returning it to her.
Actually, I subconsciously kept it as my own, and it was only just now that I suddenly realized that I was still keeping someone else's handkerchief.
"Is this so..."
Mitu raised her hands and stroked the little rabbit in the corner of the handkerchief, suddenly realizing that she and Latis had known each other for a long time.
Although the occasions of meeting this colleague were never very formal, they were, in general, a memorable touch in the otherwise mundane routine of taking on and receiving tasks.
"Well... never mind."
She sighed, slowly casting aside the resentment she felt from being pranked earlier. She gave Latis a slightly helpless glare, then, under his bewildered gaze, raised her handkerchief to wipe the sweat from her face and neck. She folded the handkerchief and said softly:
"This handkerchief is too old; I'll return a new one to you later."
"Give it back?" Latis couldn't help but mutter, "Isn't this yours to begin with..."
"?"
Mitu frowned, clenched her fists, took a deep breath, and, unable to bear it any longer, raised her leg, which was clad in thick pantyhose, and kicked Latis's steel-like thigh with a slap.
"hiss!"
Mito, whose eyes were watering from the unconscious reaction of Latis's qi and blood, quickly crouched down and hugged her legs, cursing through her tears:
"Ouch...Are you an idiot?!"
"Wait... I didn't kick you!" Latis innocently raised his hands, about to continue his explanation, when he saw Mitu's fist clench again. He quickly shut his mouth, hesitated for a moment, then awkwardly bent down, picked up Mitu, and placed her on the bench by the wall.
"...So annoying."
Mitu held her breath slightly, released her hands that had unconsciously wrapped around Latis, gave him a complicated look, and said while rubbing her calves:
"Alright, let me explain to you what a teleportation array actually is..."
……
A few minutes later, Latis sat down next to Mitu, stroking his chin, and couldn't help but mutter to himself:
"I see……"
With Mito's explanation, Latis finally understood the working principle of the teleportation array, and also had a pretty good idea of how to repair and expand it in the future.
It turns out that the teleportation array is not like the kind of door that can transport you to any region without any obstacles, as he knew it. On the contrary, the teleportation array has very high requirements for the location.
The principle is that when constructing a teleportation array, a unique magic pattern circuit will generate a unique magic resonance. After recording this magic resonance, it is engraved in another teleportation array, which can form two mutually responding points in the spatial turbulence, thus forming a spatial channel with a fixed flow direction.
However, such spatial passages are fine if they are between open floating islands, but if there are undulating mountains or other areas with changing terrain, the stability of the spatial passages will be greatly affected.
Because the spatial density of air and soil is different, if a passage passes through a mountain, it will bend due to this density change. In the extremely fast spatial flow, it is easy to be thrown out of the passage and drift to an unpredictable place.
Therefore, the reason why a teleportation array could not be established between the Kingdom of Norard and the Kingdom of Andora and the United Nations of Yanium was due to the obstruction caused by the mountains.
Latis was quite curious about this knowledge. Things like the twists and turns of spatial channels sounded very drifting. He wondered if he would have the opportunity to research a subspace AE86 after his strength improved...
In short, his current teleportation array can record a total of five destinations. If he wants to expand it further, he may need to improve the construction of the materials and magic runes.
However, five destinations are more than enough for Titania to become the central hub of Norard and the floating islands.
On the other hand, if Norard and Andora couldn't pass through the teleportation array because of the mountain terrain, then if he placed a teleportation array on the top of the Niu Ge Tower, wouldn't that avoid the obstruction of the mountains?
Let's talk about it later; we haven't established contact with other countries yet...
"Anyway, did you understand?"
Mito crossed her arms, looking at the thoughtful Latis, a sly glint suddenly flashing in her eyes. She cleared her throat, and with a hint of mischief, said with a smile:
"If you understand, then it's time to calculate my wages."
"...What? Wages?"
Latis snapped back to reality, the image of Mito shouting "eighty-forty" flashing through his mind. A sense of foreboding washed over him. He swallowed hard and asked:
"How much, how much?"
"Hmm... one thousand big hammer blows, five hundred small hammer blows..."
Mitu pondered for a moment, then flashed a bright smile:
"A total of 100,000 gold coins!"