People in Mondstadt, starting to develop black technology

"Little girl, is that flying skateboard you mentioned real? Will someone use it to participate in the competition today?"

Keli looked at the uncle who asked the question and put her hands on her hips: "Of course it's true! Keli never lies...right?" She remembered that she lied to Captain Qin about saving Shen Qin, and felt a little guilty again.

The uncle continued to ask: "Where did you hear this news? I also heard recently that the Knights have developed a new flying tool, but when I asked them further, they also said that they heard it from someone else and they couldn't give a definite answer."

"Keli didn't just hear about it. The flying skateboard was made by Brother Shen Qin. Keli herself has used it!"

"Little girl, you are so young, don't lie to others..." The uncle wanted to continue speaking, but his companion pulled his sleeve and gestured for him to look at the clothes that Kelly was wearing.

"Red clothes, able to fly without wings of wind... haven't you thought of anything?" the companion reminded in a low voice.

"Red, red devil?!"

"Shh! Keep your voice down!"

Klee tilted her head, not knowing what these two strange adults were doing, but she still keenly heard some words that concerned her in their conversation, so she asked excitedly: "Uncles, you also know the red devil? Can you tell Klee its story..."

"What exactly is a flying skateboard? It sounds like a very slippery board. How can it fly without wings of wind? Ah - I really want to meet the alchemist named Shen Qin that Klee mentioned and ask him about the alchemical principles of the flying skateboard..." Sucrose on the other side ignored the situation on Klee's side and fell into her own brainstorming.

In a room high up in the Knights Templar, Jean was looking through the window at Mondstadt, which was filled with a bustling atmosphere, while a knight behind her was reporting to her.

"After the Knights' covert propaganda, according to preliminary statistics, 60% of Mond's people have received information about the new flying machine. Among those who pay close attention to the flying competition, most of them also know that a new flying machine will soon appear in the competition."

"Very good." Qin turned around, "After the flying competition is over, immediately start promoting the flying skateboard and Mr. Shen Qin on a large scale."

"understand!"

"By the way, how is the security arrangement going?"

"Through communication with the Adventurer's Association, they have entrusted adventurers to take over the security and order maintenance work of the flying competition. The Knights are stationed at key locations in the city to ensure that no external factors will disrupt the flying competition."

"Mr. Shen Qin's safety is of utmost importance. If someone attacks him, we would rather stop the flying competition than protect his safety."

"understand!"

On the second floor of Angel's Gift, Diluk was also standing in front of the window, listening to his subordinates' reports.

"Master, the first batch of 1,000 flying skateboards has been tested. 831 of them passed, 123 need to be adjusted, and 46 were scrapped. The alchemists are now working overtime to expand the production line. It is expected that in a week, the daily production will reach 500."

Diluk said calmly, "Forget about the first two batches. From the third batch onwards, no more than fifty of the one thousand skateboards need to be adjusted, and no more than ten must be scrapped. If this requirement cannot be met, replace the low-level alchemists with better ones."

Shen Qin had already given Diluk the blueprint for the improved flying skateboard. As long as the research and development was successful, it would be quite simple to achieve mass production. He also suggested that Diluk produce it according to the assembly line model, with each alchemist only having to be responsible for one of the links, which would greatly increase production efficiency.

In addition to the intelligent system provided by Shen Qin in quantity, the production of flying skateboards is completed in the factory built by the Dawn Winery. The only difference is that the factory for civilian skateboards is built near the Dawn Winery, the factory for mid-range skateboards is built near the Knights Order, and the production line for the Knights Order's special skateboards is even built inside the Knights Order.

"From today on, let the world hear Mond's voice..."

Diluk's lips curled up.

Chapter 15 La~ la la la la~ la la la la~ la la ~

"Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the 46th Mond Flying Competition hosted by the Mond Branch of the Adventurers' Association, sponsored by the Deer Hunter Restaurant, Mond Department Store, Wind of Glory, Flower Language Flower Shop, Mond Blacksmith Shop, Mond Jewelry, Cat's Tail Tavern, Goethe Hotel, and Clear Spring Town, with special sponsorship from Dawn Winery and friendly sponsorship from the Knights of Favonius. I am the host, Li Ben. Let me hear your cheers, okay?!"

Liben, with a wind wing balloon tied to his back, walked onto the stage and waved to the enthusiastic audience. His voice was carried throughout Mondstadt through the alchemical equipment.

Not only at the main viewing point where he could be seen directly, but also at other viewing points and on the streets where nothing could be seen, people responded to his cheers.

"Ah!" Klee covered her ears, but her face was filled with a happy smile.

"Then - I declare that the flying competition officially begins now!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

……

Along with the sound of salutes from the city walls, countless colorful balloons flew out from the windows of every household in Mond, fluttering in the sky. Some tourists saw the flying balloons and smiled as they released the balloons they had just bought.

The baby, still in her arms, babbled and stretched out his little hands towards the sky, with colorful colors reflected in his eyes.

"It's so beautiful!" Amber, who was preparing backstage, looked up at the sky full of balloons, her eyes shining brightly.

"It's really beautiful." Shen Qin also looked up to appreciate this rare scene.

The flying competition is an activity in which the whole city of Mond participates. Every household will prepare at least one balloon before the competition starts, and then wait until this time to release it together.

The wind will carry the balloons above Mond, and after the game is over, they will quietly fall into the city for people to clean up.

Shen Qin would tentatively understand this as the kindness of the idle bard towards the people of Mondstadt.

Very romantic, isn't it? Mondstadt is such a free and romantic country.

"I will give my all in this competition and will never lose to you!" Amber retracted his gaze and declared war on Shen Qin beside him with clenched fists.

"Wind Wing is already behind, there's no way I can lose." Shen Qin confronted her.

"Young man, don't be so confident." An adventurer who looked a little old said calmly while adjusting his wind wings, "Nothing is outdated. The older you get, the more experience you gain. This is true for people and wind wings."

"Uh, what's the name of this adventurer?" Shen Qin scratched his head.

The man looked at him strangely and said nothing. Amber, however, started to make a fuss: "Oh my! You don't even know the famous Stanley the Great Adventurer?"

Stanley?

Shen Qin was stunned for a moment, and looked at Stanley with some pity in his eyes - Hans Archibald, I wonder if the soul of your old friend is still with you?

Stanley saw Shen Qin's eyes. For some reason, that look made him feel uncomfortable, so he coughed lightly and said, "You are the one who will use the new flying tool to participate in the competition, right? No matter what flying tool you use, in the competition later, I will let you know what real flying is."

"Okay, fine, then I'll wait and see." Shen Qin spread his hands helplessly.

He came to participate in the flying competition, initially just to play with Klee, and now to complete the task of promoting the flying skateboard, and he has no intention of arguing with anyone.

"Hehe, Shen Qin, you are dead. Now you have been targeted by the two most powerful flying masters." Amber was complacent.

"Two masters? Besides Mr. Stanley, who else is there?" Shen Qin asked doubtfully, shaking his head, "Why do I only see Mr. Stanley as a master?"

Amber pointed at herself and said, "Me, and me! I was the flying champion of the last session!"

But Shen Qin had already put on a flight cap and goggles and didn't even look at her.

“Ahhh! I’m so mad!” Amber stomped her feet. “I’m going to teach you a lesson later!”

The contestants backstage were preparing for the next competition, while the performance in front of the stage had reached its finale.

"Finally, let us welcome Mondstadt's shining idol—Miss Barbara!"

"oh!!!!"

"Barbara! Barbara! Barbara! ..."

"Barbara! Barbara! Barbara! ..."

After the initial cheers, uniform shouts of "Barbara" resounded throughout Mondstadt.

Shen Qin, who was still backstage, couldn't help but be shocked. Barbara's popularity in Mond City was really terrifying.

“La~ la la la la~ la la la la~ la la~”

As Barbara came on stage, her cheerful singing voice floated over Mondstadt. The crowd stopped cheering, but only had happy smiles on their faces, swaying their bodies to the song.

When the song ended, the crowd cheered even louder. Barbara left the stage shyly, and Uncle Liben returned to the stage and announced loudly: "Now, please welcome our brave contestants to the stage!"

One hundred contestants in the backstage came on stage one after another.

The number of people who registered for this competition reached more than 9,000. In the end, the Adventurer's Association selected the strongest 100 people through real-time testing and investigation. The final champion will be born among them.

"Attention, all contestants, there are 25 checkpoints in this competition. Signals will be issued in sequence. Please remember their order. After the competition begins, each contestant needs to pass through each checkpoint in sequence. The first one to return to the finish line will be the champion of the competition!"

"Checkpoint signal, ready—fire!"

As the sound fell, a conspicuous red smoke emerged from the roof of a house closer to the starting point, followed by the second and third checkpoints farther away... The first five checkpoints were red, the next five were blue, and the twenty-five checkpoints were divided into five different colors to avoid confusion for the contestants.

"Wind farm, ready—start!"

There are numerous wind fields and acceleration wind rings throughout the track. Since the Wings of Wind is essentially an unpowered gliding tool that requires external wind to drive it, choosing the best path to utilize wind rings and wind fields is also a test of flying skills.

But Shen Qin doesn't need to worry about them at all, because the flying skateboard does not rely on wind power.

Only then did he open his backpack, take out the flying skateboard in front of everyone, and step on it.

"Sister Shatang, look! That's Brother Shen Qin, and the one under his feet is Klee's Duduko skateboard!" Klee excitedly pulled Shatang's clothes.

"So this is the flying skateboard...but it has no wings, how does it fly?" Sugar muttered to herself as she stared at the flying skateboard from afar.

At the same time, some contestants and spectators at the main viewing spot were curiously looking at the skateboard with a Dodoko and a red pattern that particularly matched Klee on the surface, and were talking about it.

"It turns out that the legendary flying skateboard really exists!"

"It's amazing. Is that boy going to compete with this bulky thing?"

"It looks ugly, and I don't think it's as good-looking as the Wings of Wind."

At the same time, some people with ulterior motives also passed on the news: "The information is true, the target has appeared!"

Liben also looked at the skateboard curiously, but he knew some inside information, so he immediately drew everyone's attention to the competition.

"The competition is about to begin. Contestants, listen to my countdown! Ready, three-two-one!"

Chapter 16 Arc! This is a perfect arc!

"It's flying! It's really flying! Holy shit! That's awesome—"

"It can fly without relying on wind at all! Isn't this much better than the Wings of Wind?"

Watching the scene of Shen Qin taking off on the flying skateboard, the audience all cheered, especially when they saw him ignoring the wind field and flying straight towards the checkpoint, the exclamations became even louder.

Shen Qin did not use full speed at the beginning. If he had directly brought out the full performance of the flying skateboard, the competition would have been a foregone conclusion. Then, would the remaining contestants be able to persist until the end of the competition?

He needs the flying competition to advertise the flying skateboard, not to dismantle the flying competition and prevent the competition from going on smoothly.

At this moment, Liben was taken high into the sky by a hot air balloon, explaining the game in all aspects.

"Okay, we see contestant Shen Qin leading the way, and he is riding the flying skateboard he just developed. But Amber behind him is speeding up, passing through one, two, and three wind rings! She has increased her speed to the maximum! The third position following closely belongs to..."

"Oh! Stanley, who was in the third position, was overtaken! The one who overtook him was a newcomer, Nicola! Before the competition started, Nicola was highly favored to win the championship. It was rumored that he jumped down from the Star-Picking Cliff and flew to the Lookout Mountain in one breath on the Wings of Wind. It seems that the rumor is true! Nicola! Nicola!"

"Hey! Hey! Why are the two contestants at the end hugging each other? This is a competition, don't you know the occasion? Oh, so they are two male contestants? This is even more strange! I don't believe that you hugged each other because you bumped into each other. It must have been premeditated!"

The audience burst into laughter, and accompanied by Liben's exaggerated commentary, the two contestants who had crashed hugged each other and passed the first checkpoint, but fell straight down.

"Now that the contestants have passed the first checkpoint, we can see that they are roughly divided into three echelons. The first echelon includes the flying skateboarder Shen Qin, the scout knight Amber, the super rookie Nicola, the legendary adventurer Stanley, and Peter Pan from the treasure-stealing group."

"Those in the second tier are our old friends. They are following closely behind the first tier and may surpass them at any time."

"The third echelon is composed of newcomers who are participating in the flying competition for the first time. Because they are not familiar with the competition, their movements are not as smooth as those of the veterans. But it doesn't matter. When they come to participate in the competition next time, they will be the veterans in the second echelon. I don't know if there will be any dark horses among the newcomers this time, so I dare not make any rash comments. I just hope they don't give up and work hard to catch up with the contestants in front of them!"

"Many viewers are curious about why even the Treasure Thieves have come to participate in the competition. As far as I know, Peter Pan is still a prisoner in Mondstadt, but his dream has always been to participate in the flying competition, so the Knights allowed him to participate in this competition. After the competition, he will be sent back to prison to sew clothes for everyone!"

The audience laughed again.

Amber could not hear any sound. All she could see was the figure hanging in front of her. She had clearly increased her speed to the limit, but there was always a distance between her and him.

Faster! Faster!

The Eye of God on her waist emitted a faint light.

"Oh!"

A ball of fire exploded under her feet, increasing her speed by another point.

"Bang! Bang! Bang..."

Hearing the noise coming from behind, Shen Qin looked back curiously and saw Amber using elemental power to accelerate with a murderous look on his face.

"Fuck..." A curse almost came out of his mouth, and he quickly increased his speed to increase the distance between the two of them.

"Wow! Come on, Sister Amber! Come on, Brother Shen Qin!" Keli jumped up and down to cheer for the two of them, not caring whether they heard her or not, because that's what everyone around her did!

"Amber is worthy of being last year's champion. She is much faster than Stanley and the others!"

"But Shen Qin is even faster than her!"

"That new flying tool is amazing, right? It doesn't need to worry about the wind field at all. Look, Amber has to take a detour to find a wind ring to speed up. If she had gone in a straight line, she wouldn't necessarily lose!"