Hello, is this a letter addressed to Demon Fortress?

The test flight of the flying boat was prolonged as the dwarves rushed to board it.

Thanks to the dwarfs' short stature and heavy weight, Lin Gui's experience in handling multiple people carrying heavy loads accumulated rapidly.

He's a bit of a "useless dwarf".

Lin Gui himself couldn't count how many dwarves were thrown off during the high-speed turn.

If it were a normal three-person ride, it wouldn't have caused this problem.

But the actions of those two dwarves at the beginning thoroughly enraged the other members of their race.

This led to an increasing number of dwarves jumping onto the ship, causing severe overloading.

This crazy aerial game finally stopped when Lin Gui's magic power was almost exhausted.

The airship's levitation was entirely dependent on his levitation technique.

The wind pressure cannon is powered by pre-installed magic crystals.

The test ended, and Lin Gui was extremely satisfied with the flying boat.

It was almost tailor-made for him.

Under the dwarves' lingering, reluctant gaze.

Lin Gui piloted the flying boat alone, slowly drifting back to the forging workshop in Bahrain.

Inside the workshop, Shia's eyes sparkled with excitement.

Grom clicked his tongue in amazement and shook his head in astonishment.

Bahrain then smiled and said to Lin Gui:

"I reckon you're the only one in the entire Akara continent who can control this thing."

Lin Gui returned the smile:

"Only a master forger like you could create such a masterpiece."

Bahrain waved his hand, his expression somewhat strange.

"No, if someone asks who built this..."

"You'd better not say it was me."

Lin Gui asked, puzzled, "Why?"

Grom laughed heartily to himself:

"Because this thing is basically a coffin lid for walking in the wilderness!"

"No stealth runes, and no protective armor."

"What if someone else in the know sees this..."

He winked: "You'll definitely be wondering if the blacksmith has a grudge against you and designed this thing to harm you."

"Coffin lid?" Xia asked quickly when she heard there was still a hole.

After figuring out the reason, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"With Lin Gui around, who needs a stealth rune?"

Grom and Balin observed her reaction.

The two dwarfs looked at each other strangely.

With the Forest Demon around, is there no need for concealment runes?

The two then looked at Lin Gui again.

Yes, a very standard high-ranking mage.

This level of skill... is enough to cast concealment magic comparable to invisibility runes??

Concealment runes are a crucial element for vehicles traversing the wilderness.

It is the most valuable and has extremely strong concealment capabilities.

They even had the experience of managing to deceive a legendary lower-ranking demon.

What abilities does this lowly high-level mage possess that can compare to such a top-tier dwarf artifact?

Could it be that he's carrying a hidden artifact?

The only item with concealment capabilities, the Veil of Eternal Silence, I recall, was in the hands of the Arcane Brotherhood.

The two were even more puzzled, but neither voiced their doubts.

Grom patted the hull of the airship and said to Lin Gui:

"Alright, it seems you're satisfied."

"Then let's complete the final step."

"Give your spaceship a name."

Lin Gui pondered for a moment, then a smile crept onto his lips.

"Let's call it the '7 Copper Coin Post Office Exclusive Express Flying Boat'."

As for why it's called "express delivery" instead of "letter delivery"...

Wasn't the whole point of this trip to "deliver" a Pokémon?

Not long ago, Lin Gui had "gifted" a skeleton.

Bahrain paused for a moment while holding the welding torch.

"...Isn't this name a bit too...simple?"

Are you sure?

Lin Gui asked curiously:

"What's the name of that wheelless train belonging to the North Wind Caravan?"

Bahrain's expression became even stranger.

"They call him 'Ullr'—the winter hunting god worshipped by their far northern city-states."

He looked at the small flying boat in front of him.

"Although I'm reluctant to admit that I made this..."

"But isn't this name a bit too hasty?"

Lin Gui smiled:

"This one will do."

"Maybe when we fly over other city-states, we can even beat them up."

Seeing that he insisted, Bahrain stopped trying to persuade him.

After repeatedly telling him, "Don't say I made it,"

He raised the welding torch and neatly branded the marks on both sides of the airship:

[7 Copper Coins Post Office Exclusive Express Flying Boat].

The vehicle is now fully completed.

It's time to set off for the Wailing Wall.

When Lin Gui proposed leaving Jian Dun City.

Grom began to rack his brains again, trying to come up with a reason to keep him.

Bahrain, however, is much more direct.

He looked at Lin Gui, his tone solemn:

"Sorry, kid."

"I won't stop you if you want to go somewhere else."

"The Wall of Sighs—I cannot let you go there."

Grom looked at him in astonishment:

"Boss, are you just going to be so blunt?"

Bahrain glanced at him speechlessly:

"What's so hard to say?"

"We're doing this for his own good, so let's be open and honest. Why hide anything?"

Bahrain's obstruction was within the expectations of the Lin Gui.

Shea had already learned this from Lin Gui.

Because of Copperhammer's request, the dwarves wanted to keep them.

Looking back on this week, it was like a dream.

Deep down, Shia secretly hoped that the dwarves would succeed.

There is no discrimination against half-demons here.

She can walk freely without having to hide.

There was no expulsion, nor any defamation.

But she knew this was not a long-term solution.

Shield City is the most important defensive city-state on the western side.

Even if the fortress lord and other high-ranking officials allow it.

The central city-state will never allow half-demons to stay for long.

Copper Hammer, who was once a member of the Hero Tribe, also eventually chose to leave.

Lin Gui sighed softly and looked at Bahrain:

"Thank you all for your hospitality these past few days."

"But for the sake of my companions, I must go to Avalon."

Bahrain pointed mercilessly at Sia:

"Then why not go to a remote city-state? Like Karan?"

"Why go to a place that might not even exist?"

Lin Gui spoke calmly:

"Sia lived in Karan for seven years."

Grom was puzzled:

"Then why leave?"

Lin Gui replied.

"The then-lord of Kalan coerced her with trumped-up charges—"

"Force her to hunt legendary demons and obtain the Shadow Tree Flower."

"I saved her, but she had nowhere else to go."

In fact, the city of Karan has undergone reforms.

It can already accommodate a half-demon like Shia.

But Lin Gui wouldn't do that.

It's not just about "rewards".

He was even more unwilling to involve Shia in his revenge.

From the moment he handed the Book of Stars to Elvia.

Karan City had become part of his revenge plan.

In the eyes of the league at this time.

The city-states reformed by the Celestial Register are far more intolerable than half-demons.

Karan's visible prosperity is prosperity built on a powder keg.

Lin Guiming knew the immense danger that might exist, but he still pushed the citizens of Kalan into it.

On this high-speed train that could crash at any moment.

But this time, whether it crashes or not, Lin Gui will be with him.

To be born together, or to be forever condemned.

Lin Gui boarded the flying boat.

Shea stepped forward and sat down behind him.

She looked back at the city nestled in the mountains, her eyes filled with reluctance.

Lin Gui gripped the steering wheel with both hands.

But then he suddenly turned around and looked at Bahrain and Grom.

"Aren't you going to stop us with force?"

Bahrain grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

There's no need to stop them.

He even walked to the workshop gate, made an exaggerated "please" gesture, and opened the iron gate.

It imitates the demeanor of human nobles, yet exudes a dwarf-like ruggedness and playfulness.

Lin Gui's eyes narrowed slightly.

Without another word, he spurred the flying boat forward.

Grom watched the airship disappear at the end of the passage and asked anxiously:

"Boss! You're just going to let him go like that?!"

Bahrain chuckled and patted him on the shoulder.

Don't worry.

"I started that thing ahead of time."

"As long as that kid is still in Shield City—"

"We can't get out."

Grom was taken aback at first, then stared in astonishment.

"You mean... 'that thing'?!"

"But isn't the Alliance's rule that it can only be activated when the Deep Sea Demon Lord attacks?"

"They even installed detectors to sense epic demons, to prevent us from faking it!"

Bahrain glanced at him speechlessly.

"Are you missing a screw in your head?"

"The demon cores from those four epic demon corpses in the inventory."

"Why not just throw it onto the detector?"

Grom was still a little hesitant.

"But starting that thing... isn't the power consumption too high...?"

Bahrain slapped him on the back of the head.

"Anyway, the central city-state will reimburse all expenses!"

"Why are you feeling sorry for them?"

Grom opened his mouth, but was speechless.