Quit the team, then picked up a beautiful girl with problems

"I remember that your inheritance requires special props, right?" Dorothy asked.

"Yes, the owner said he could fix it, but he kept running into various problems."

The current empire was naturally an obstacle, Andasu resentfully said. During their brief time alone, Leon had mentioned briefly that he had originally wanted to find some materials in the Rudder City, but he hadn't had the chance.

The girls tried to find topics to talk about, but the only sound they could hear around them was the vibration coming from the ground. This made them feel solemn and they couldn't relax at all.

After a while, the girls heard the sound of the port gate opening, the wind whistling, and someone came with the wind and landed on the boat.

Following the sound of footsteps, Li Ang pushed the door open and walked in: "Let's go."

359. Yongxia, set sail

Zoe opened her eyes as if she felt some kind of call, and her hazy pupils immediately cleared up when she caught sight of Leon's figure. She took a few steps to him, threw herself into his arms, hooked her arms around his neck, stood on tiptoe and kissed him several times before she stood still, looking at him with her ruby-like eyes full of expectation.

In the current situation, the girls had no mood to make a fuss and did not care about her blatant intimacy.

"Leon, I tried to find it, but it seemed like I had found it, and it also seemed like I hadn't. That power was so far away that I couldn't grasp it."

"It's okay, there will be a way."

After Zoe let go of Leon, Leviathan took over his head. Leon waved to the girls present and walked out of the cabin.

This is the public lounge reserved for the Everlasting Summer, but this beloved ship has not yet been outfitted, and the interior is no different from a bare house.

After walking through a corridor, everyone arrived on the deck.

From the wooden planks underfoot to the handrails built to withstand impact, as well as the guardrails on the side of the ship, all have mysterious and beautiful wood grain like waves. Tender leaves and twigs grow everywhere in the corners of the entire ship, lush and flourishing, but just right. Tender leaves only grow in places that do not affect the use, as if Diana, far away in Mengze Island, made a careful distinction, making the entire Yongxia, as its name suggests, present the warmth of life.

This is a beautiful magic ship. Even though there is no time to outfit it, the girls love it very much after it is built.

Above his head was the levitator brought by the Neilto people. It was oval in shape, and the leather of the extraordinary water-attributed monster was tightly covered on the surface. The manufacturer carefully selected and used these materials. The sides, top and bottom were all monster leathers with different properties to balance the suspension force, defense and steering ability, and the colors were matched appropriately. The overall blue color was interwoven with light and dark colors without any clutter, showing the mystery of water.

On the deck near the cabin, the statue of the Hippogriff King presented by Otto was standing with its head held high and its wings spread out. It looked even more majestic than Mellegon's mount, and it could protect the Eversummer as it safely passed through the storm.

A huge dragon-like crocodile skull is placed in front of the hull. This figurehead, blessed by the ancestor of sea serpents, blesses the hull with the power of dragon and water, giving it magical skills.

Extending from the dragon-like horns on either side were the ramming horns gifted by Loken. Their vermilion color made them majestic and imposing, a sense of intimidation already evident before a clash.

After Leon took on the task of obtaining the activation key, Locke had actually asked Neil to bring it over for installation, something Leon only found out about later.

At the rear of the ship, the drive module's exterior armor, reinforced by Leon's fusion principles, securely encased the armored demigod's core. The propellers were heavy and powerful, their wind-attributed magic patterns stirring the airflow to generate powerful thrust. However, since they were difficult to rotate, they required sufficient engine power. However, this was the least of their worries.

In most cases, the speed and maneuverability of an airship does not rely solely on the engine. For example, the previous Order Flower Sword Corps combat airship had magic pattern engravings to assist in sprinting, and the flagships of many air cavalry regiments also had more or less magic engravings.

Li Ang hadn't acquired such a set of engravings. Even if the system had the ability to teach him how to engrave ship engravings, he wouldn't have had the time to do so. Currently, the Eternal Summer only had basic protective engravings, which would require significant effort and investment to strengthen and expand.

Overall, the hull is light brown with vibrant green all over, while the rams are vermilion and the floaters are a variety of blue. Some of them are not very well matched and need to be painted as a whole along with the outfitting to achieve integrity, but it still does not affect the fact that it is a very beautiful ship.

Li Ang had taken the time to come several times before, and the girls were already happy when the ship was able to set sail. However, the empire's troubles had not been resolved, and there was no time to decorate the Yongxia into a new home.

Because they could not participate in many battles, but this one required them, so Leon asked them to familiarize themselves with every place on the ship early on.

Be familiar with where the handrails are, know how to stand firm when the ship is rushing and maneuvering, and be prepared for the attacks of monsters.

Be familiar with the connection points of each module so that you can quickly repair it when it is damaged.

You need to know which part of the ship is used to protect yourself and which part is the platform for fighting large monsters.

Because they had told them this long ago, the girls already knew what was going to happen when Leon arrived.

"Finally, are we setting sail?" Dorothy swallowed.

"Of course!" Zoe pursed her lips.

Except for Anna who was indifferent and Meimei who lowered her head, all the girls had various complicated expressions on their faces.

They had been looking forward to the adventure in the sky on their own ship for a long time, but Leon told them that the Yongxia's maiden voyage might involve fighting.

Zoe is not afraid of the difficulties ahead. The invasion of the empire makes her want to smash these annoying guys and then live happily with Leon.

Dorothy wasn't afraid. Even though the adventure was different from what she expected and the dangers were beyond her imagination, all she wanted was to not die in peace in her short life, but to be with the one she loved. But after so much, she gradually felt that she should try her best to do something.

Alulu has long since sworn an oath of honor, determined to march forward with her companions. Delicious meals, a warm life, and a gentle brother—she must rely on her once-despised strength to protect them.

Andasu still doesn't have any clear goals, but she will always focus on the person who recognizes her value, recognizes her life, and gives her the opportunity to realize her various wishes.

"We wanted to row the boat slowly, but the stormy waves came uninvited. We, the Star Flower Brigade, must steer the boat through this dark cloud." Li Ang said to them.

"With me here, you won't be afraid of any waves, even though there's no sea in Newbis anymore," Leviathan said, slapping Leon with his fins.

Actually, it’s not this sea, but I do need your strength.

Li Ang, you don't have to be polite to me.

While talking with Leviathan in the mental link, Leon came to the side of the ship and looked down. On the slipway were neatly stacked piles of things that Neil had prepared for him.

The Yongxia is not yet a fully completed ship. Even the protective engravings are only the most basic. The self-repairing hull brought by the shipbuilding precious wood is not enough to protect it from powerful enemies.

These materials include some base plates for the hull armor and some metal materials that have been re-melted in the Furnace of Creation. If the Eternal Summer is to be driven out, then protection is a must.

"The battle outside has reached its final stage. Since it was difficult to predict the Empire's mysterious power, we didn't have time to fully prepare. Now our forces are basically exhausted. Therefore, it's time for our Star Flower Brigade to take a step forward."

Leon paused his staff on the deck and looked at the girls.

"I also hope that the journey will be smooth, at least not encountering enemies of this level so early, but the storm has already hit."

The girls were on high alert, but Meimei suddenly asked, "Do you really want to let them go?"

"Why?" Zoe frowned. "Do you think we're weak?"

"It's indeed weak, but there was still a chance to become stronger."

Li Ang looked at Meimei and said, "You mean to say that it's inappropriate for me to let them participate in this kind of battle when they only rely on equipment to reach level 7 defense, right?"

"I--"

Meimei suddenly remembered something and looked away: "I'm not qualified to say..."

She herself said that she had never been able to face the enemy formally and had to rely on running away to survive.

Seeing her hesitant, Li Ang didn't wait for her to finish and asked directly: "Don't we still have you?"

"Uh?"

"What are you surprised about? Do you want to stay out of this?"

"No, I just..."

Was she simply used to running away? Used to failure? Used to not having the chance to fight alongside her comrades? Leon briefly considered Meimei's various possible thoughts, then dismissed them from his mind. He simply said, "Instead of dwelling on this or that, why not add your own strength and increase the odds of victory?"

Li Ang stroked the levitator cable rod beside him, which was equipped with a handrail and a reserved position for magic pattern engraving.

"Besides, the real battle is on the Ever Summer, and the members are mainly helping to support the shield."

He lifted up Ollihack, and magic power surged out, controlling the materials placed around the hull with the law of fusion to slowly float up.

Sparks burst, flames surrounded, and the laws inherited from the island forgers clearly explained these materials, linking them to each other and attaching them to the exterior of the Eternal Summer's hull in a temporary form, forming armor.

In addition to those surrounding the hull, there are also those attached to the levitators and those floating on the periphery of the deck like autonomous floating armor plates. They are connected to each other with chains made of molten metal and fixed in a magic field.

"Although crude, this makeshift armor offers exceptionally high defense. It just requires magical energy to maintain."

Li Ang said to Meimei, "They mainly support this. You can't do it, right?"

"I, of course I can."

Meimei pursed her lips and nodded, then reached out and shook hands with Leon, synchronizing her magic frequency and adding her own power to the magic field.

Zoe and the other three looked at the floating armor in amazement. As the leader, Leon was in charge of the construction of the magic field and the control of the floating armor. However, if there was anything that required distraction during the process, they would have to rely on their efforts.

However, although it is called the entire group, in fact only three people support this, because there is still one person who has to drive the boat.

"An," Leon called out to the beast-eared girl from the helm, "I'll leave the driving of the Eternal Summer to you."

"Me? I...okay."

Andasu hesitated a little, but in order to respond to Leon's call immediately, she walked to the helm.

Considering that the driver may also serve as a combatant, the rudder and control console are on the deck, but it is equipped with an adjustable seat, an observer and a retractable crystal shield.

"Master, I have never controlled a large ship." Although Andasu had been staring at the rudder for a long time, when the moment came, she felt a little timid.

"I believe you. I asked you to come here just for this moment."

Andasu's golden eyes gazed deeply at Li Ang. She clenched her fists, flicked her tail, and replied seriously, "Okay."

"Hey, I'll leave it to you. I don't dare to ride a racing rowing boat, but my own boat will be fine, right?" Dorothy smiled.

"Let's use the Eternal Summer to lead everyone forward." Alulu clenched her fist towards the white wolf.

"If you break the boat, I'll beat you." Zoe said angrily.

"Hey." Leon reached out and covered the cat's head.

"Do not worry."

It seems that Zoe's threat has inspired the fighting spirit.

"Without further delay, weigh anchor!"

The entire internal control system originated from the Shadow Shipyard. It is precise and reliable. Andasu had already seen the various functions on the console. With the pleasant sound of the machine lever, the anchor was slowly pulled up.

By adjusting the buoyancy setting of the levitator, it gradually broke free from the attraction of the bloody earth and slowly rose with the Eternal Summer.

Feeling the floating sensation under their feet, the girls shouted out loudly, and Zoe even ran to the guardrail and looked down with a smile.

This was the maiden voyage of the Eternal Summer. Even though there was a battle ahead, everyone still felt joyful.

Yongxia

The Star Flower Brigade gathered precious shipbuilding wood from Yuze Island and built an airship at the Shadow Shipyard in the Rudder City. Witnessing various events along the way, the gifts and blessings of her friends have empowered her. May she lead everyone to the other side of the clouds, where flowers and stars bloom.

【Comprehensive level: 7】

[Title: None]

[Category: Combat large airship]

[Ship size: 81m long, 23m wide]

[Cruising speed: Cruising speed 326km/h, burst speed, burst duration 5min]

[Engine: Armor Demigod Furnace Core, Level 5 [Ordinary Molten Core]]

[Levitator: Customized Super Levitator - Water Monster Skin, Level 5]

Figurehead: Dragon God Blessing Figurehead, Tier 7

[Armor: Outer armor made from the Fusion Principle, Level 9 [Temporary]]

[Escort Relic 9: Hippogriff King Statue, Level ]

[Second Relic of Escort: None]

[Ram: Svartalf Royal Ram, Level 7]

[Navigation Engraving: None]

[Defense Engraving: Basic Stable Engraving, Level 4]

[Skills: Shipbuilding Treasure Wood [Natural Nourishment, Hull Regeneration, Tree Creation Escort Blessing], Engine [Speed Burst], Hovercraft [Fire Damage Reduction], Figurehead [Dragon Wave Crash, Sea Serpent Shield], Armor [Matter Fusion], Escort Relic [Through the Storm], Ram [Mountain-Breaking Armor-Piercing Blade]]

Even before the subsequent enhancements were added, Leon was very satisfied with the Yongxia. He strongly hoped that she would not be damaged in battle, so he was particularly careful when creating the temporary armor.

Even if it's damaged, it can be repaired. Just don't get hurt too badly. "Eternal Summer, let's go."

The airship that had been parked in the underground cave suddenly floated up. Although the crowd in the distance did not know the severity of the battle on the surface, they still shouted from afar.

"Come on, everyone, defeat those bad guys!"

"If the boat breaks down, we'll fix it for free!"

"Come to our shipyard later and give us some important items for your voyage!"

The front door slowly lowered, and the Everlasting Summer sailed into the starry night sky.

The cool night air blew in their faces, and the girls adjusted themselves for a moment before immediately feeling the sense of disharmony again.

The magic power twisted in a strange way, causing elemental turbulence in the material dimension, which led to an indescribable sense of anxiety and brought uneasiness.

This is exactly the painful feeling when facing a destroyed battleship.

There was a beautiful night scene in the distance, but when the Ever Summer slowly climbed and turned towards the Rudder City behind it, the girls all exclaimed in surprise.

The Star Soul's spreading, wriggling body enveloped most of the crashed warship suspended in the air. Its flesh and blood dripped to the ground, like an indescribable evil beast greedily sweeping away all usable steel to become its new armor.

Although they had heard of it, Zoe and the other two were still shocked when they saw this monster.