Chapter 253 - Failed Negotiation
The steam airship boomed across the sky, leaving a trail of black smoke behind.
Angor intended to enjoy the outside on the deck while thinking over his past life. But soon, the greasy smoke invaded the area, causing everyone who was out enjoying the fresh air to retreat inside.
Prome returned to his own room, while Angor followed them back and stayed in the main hall to chat with Dave. They could see through the glass around the hall, and one direction was already taken over by the terrible pollution.
Angor looked at the smoke outside and could still sense the sharp smell. Also, he was getting worried that the airship might scatter apart any moment, considering how the floor beneath his feet was trembling ominously.
Dave noticed his look and chuckled. “Don’t worry, the airship has always been like this. I mean the big smoke and terrible mobility with the engine always running wild… but nothing serious will happen.”
“The Savage was a lot better than this.” Angor frowned.
“Well duh, The Savage was a customized ship we ordered from Floating Mech City while this one is just a private airship managed by some individual. The difference is huge.”
Still, Angor only nodded to Toby. “Glad to hear that. I spent some good effort in making it, better get it back.”
Angor made a new plan that he would buy more Echo Flowers in Twilight Well, so he could make a new music box for Toby after the bird was disappointed by the “hard truth”.
Toby was Angor’s best friend. Letting his best friend learned the way of the wizarding world by losing a music box was not a bad deal.
And Angor would wait for Toby to discover the truth by himself instead of lecturing him right now.
Their communication today was mostly a failure. However, Angor did not really mind. Some reasons were only learned through the hard way.
Several hours later, the airship arrived at their destination when the skyline was dyed in red dusk.
Angor managed to catch some sleep. He felt a lot better when walking off the airship.
The airship landed on a flat area located in the middle of a gentle mountain slope. When leaving the airship, Angor trembled a little due to the cold outside.
It was still summer, but the Parmigi Highlands was always shrouded in cold air. The slopes around the mountains were all covered in white.
Angor saw several bunker-like structures with round tops scattered around the flat ground. There were also two caves near the cliff and a railway running through them.
Dave and Prome joined him.
“The train will get us to Midnight Sovereign in half an hour through that core tunnel. Let’s wait a bit. The owner of the airship already contacted the train runners. A train will be here soon.”
Soon enough, a trail of smoke appeared from one of the caves along with the sound of train wheels and steam whistle.