People in Terra, governing a bizarre little country

Sometimes, that's how distances are shortened.

Ernst took the initiative to start the conversation;

"Miss Nian, did you build this cable car?"

"Just call me Nian, no need for 'Miss'."

Nian waved his hand, giving an expression that said, "Don't be polite."

"This thing is a piece of cake, no big deal! Ernst, I'm not kidding you, I'm really going to fade out of the feathered beast world in Sherag these days! I can only make this thing to pass the time, and it's also convenient for that banshee and her elf friend to meet."

Banshees and elf friends?

They're probably talking about Nastya and Muirsey, right? They're probably only talking about things related to Rhine Lab's branch.

According to Nasti's report, the establishment of a branch must either be directly approved by the head office or decided by a vote at the joint departmental meeting. Kristen didn't learn anything else in Sherag, except for agility, and has now successfully advanced to become a "nimble mountain dog," even a magnetic field powerhouse like Saria can't catch her.

However, Ernst wasn't sure if Rhine Life would approve a joint departmental meeting. All that could be said was that Nastya's grand plan wouldn't fail at its very first step.

However, Nian's ability is really interesting. According to her, this thing was "rubbed" out by her.

Are you some kind of "green-skinned tech master"?

Or is this what Kal'tsit meant by "the power of the behemoth"?

Ernst had never truly faced such power. Jeragund rarely intervened, and when he did, it was always with dazzling special effects that left people confused. Ernst had no idea what power Jeragund actually possessed. As for the "Time Sequence" that Jeragund spoke of, he had only ever seen it projected onto Jeston.

[Time and Space], an unfathomable power. Simply indescribable.

That year was undoubtedly the first time he had ever seen a behemoth wielding its powers in person.

"Your ability is [Creation]?"

"Ernst asked curiously. But Nian shook his head."

"Wrong, the Creator is exaggerating. My ability is [Form], and that shut-in on the mountain is [Intention]. She's my sister, you can call her Xigua."

"It's evening!"

In the square of Manju Academy, Xi stared angrily at Nian, her cold voice filled with both anger and helplessness.

"How much longer do you plan to stay up there?"

Ernst then realized that they had arrived at their destination without him noticing.

So fast?

He clearly had a basic estimate of the cable car's speed, and he didn't feel that it was "very fast" or "urging people to run".

But before they knew it, they had already climbed the sacred mountain, which would take ordinary young people at least an hour to ascend, and arrived at Manju Academy.

Needless to say, this should also be the ability of the behemoth.

It's unclear whether this is the ability of "Xi" mentioned by Nian, or whether "Time Sequence" transformed into the Crimson King and cut off some time segments.

Ernst, in turn, politely extended his hand to Xi:

"Hello, Miss Xi."

Xi was wearing a light blue cheongsam. When Ernst reached out his hand, she hesitated for a moment and then reached out and took Ernst's hand in return.

Her hands also bore those mysterious, encircling patterns—however, Nian's patterns were predominantly gold and red, while hers were predominantly green. Recalling when Kazimir met Chongyue, he seemed to have similar patterns on his arm. Perhaps this was the special mark of the members of the prominent family, the "Sui" family, mentioned by the Grand Tutor?

Xi only briefly shook Ernst's hand before quickly withdrawing it. After maintaining distance from Ernst, she whispered:

"Just as Nian introduced, the ability I possess is [Intent]. I usually enjoy drawing, so if you don't have anything to do, you don't need to bother me. Just assign work to Nian."

"Are you really going to exploit your sister's labor like this?"

Years later, he feigned indignation and questioned.

Xi Li ignored it completely:

"Neither my elder brother nor your elder sister made us feel obligated to do anything here, did they?"

She left half a sentence unsaid.

What if they do something wrong and those humans start to hate them again?

And then there's Ernst. No matter how well Jeragand describes him, he's still a human being. The complexity and changeability of humans are terrifying. Jeragand is younger than her and has seen fewer people. He could very well be deceived.

Rather than doing something reckless and causing problems that would make Ernst and the Sherag people hate them again, forcing them to move, it's better to do nothing.

Just like your sister said, "Treat this as a vacation."

Speaking of which, it seems your sister instructed them something, or perhaps she wanted to ask them something? Two lines of poetry?

Hmm... Nian didn't seem to be in a rush about this, so I guess it's not the right time or it's not that important.

Rolling her eyes at Xi, who was giving up, and sticking out her tongue, Nian looked at Ernst and pouted, saying:

"Don't listen to Xi, Ernst. I'll say it three times because it's important: I'm almost out of the feathered beast world!"

"I heard from Yelagand that there are plenty of things to do in Shelag, right? Find me a job, I won't charge you any money, just let me fulfill a little dream!"

"What little dream?" Ernst asked.

He stood tall and proud, as if victory was assured, and introduced himself:

"To be honest, I'm a big-name director! I'm currently looking for the male and female leads for my first film in Kjerag, so..."

Oh! Filming a movie!

I'm an expert in filmmaking! Swire is currently struggling to find a co-star; I'll recommend you to her. I'm sure the giant's aesthetic sense will give Swire a little shock!

As for the job...

Although Ernst couldn't fully grasp the concepts of "form" and "meaning" in a short time, the abilities Nian had demonstrated had already led Ernst to envision a perfect place for her!

"If you'd like, I can introduce you to an outstanding engineer who is currently leading what is perhaps the largest and most legendary project ever undertaken on this land."

Nian's eyes lit up almost immediately. She leaned forward and grabbed Ernst's hand, unable to hide her curiosity and excitement.

"Oh? What project?"

"Sky City Project".

Ernst said slowly,

"If we were to use the language of Yan, you could also call it the Baiyujing Project."

"[The Jade Capital in the Heavens, with its twelve towers and five cities]!"

Chapter 475 Nasti: How will I repay what I owe you?

Shelag, Tukarim, Nasti Sky City construction site.

Although this is the signboard, there is actually nothing here right now. There are no moving plots being assembled, no scientists or workers bustling around, and not even a metal fence or gate for the project.

Nasti wasn't wealthy either; for her to build a Sky City on her own was somewhat unrealistic. This was nothing like Columbia's pioneering platform, which could gradually expand and eventually become a mobile city. The materials, labor, and costs required for a Sky City were staggering, which was why she had to involve Rhine Labs.

First, she'd use Rhine Life's resources to create a model, ensuring it could actually fly. Then she'd figure out a way—whether it was a loan, raising funds from her Sarkaz acquaintances, or, if all else failed, promising to be Ernst's slave for a hundred years to borrow some money—to buy the model.

This process is legally sound, because that's how mobile cities are built. Apart from Kazdel, the mobile city currently wandering the wilderness, which Theresis created by scavenging through the streets, all other mobile cities follow a similar process: find a specialized mobile land manufacturer, make a request, place an order, inspect the goods after they are made, harvest them, and then assemble them.

Before the Rhine Lab branch was established, Nasti was not idle. Every day, she would take Niyan to the construction site to conduct some experiments, test the strength of various materials, make corresponding calculations and estimates, and teach Niyan some knowledge of architecture and engineering.

To be fair, Mudrock's cultural level is definitely not low in Sarkaz; she can read and write basic texts. However, Nasti's strength is still a bit too high. It made Mudrock truly understand what it means for a bronze-level player to accidentally enter a master-level game.

I couldn't understand what I was hearing or reading, but I still learned a little something.

It can only be said that the pace of progress is very fast, but there is still a lot of room for improvement.

Mudstone sometimes gets curious:

“Ms. Nasti, why should I learn this knowledge? Fertile Soil and Rocky Rock are my friends; I can simply ask them for help.”

Whenever this happened, Nasti would answer her very seriously and solemnly:

"Knowledge is power. If you don't study and just rely on your talent, there will always be things you can't do and tasks you can't complete."

Nasti herself firmly believed in this, which could be considered one of her "life creeds," and also the reason why she, a banshee skilled in music and rhetoric, was able to achieve success in civil engineering, a field completely unrelated to her major.

Well, at least until today, she firmly believed in that.

"Wow, I didn't realize, Banshee, that you were secretly working on such a big project?"

Standing next to Ernst, he very naturally looked him over from left to right, praising him highly.

"You went to the Manju Academy to see that little elf for the past few days to discuss these things with her?"

Nian and Xi lived in Manju Courtyard, and with Yeragand and Enya's assurances, no one doubted their identities. They also often saw Nasti coming up the mountain, and met with Muerses, who was omnipresent in Manju Courtyard.

But the two of them often kept their private conversations a secret from others. The first time, Nasti called Muirsey out of class. If Yeragand hadn't been curious and secretly gone out to eavesdrop... no, forgive me, I just secretly went out to check on them, He wouldn't have known what the two of them were talking about.

The second and third time, they either chatted privately in their rooms or in a corner of the Manju Courtyard. Nianyi thought they were talking about something shameful and wanted to go and listen, but Yeragand told her that "it's nothing," so she gave up.

Not every behemoth is so gossipy... ahem, so compassionate towards all living beings!

She was somewhat gossipy, but she knew her limits; being new to the place, she certainly wouldn't pry into anything. As for Xi, she had absolutely no interest in her.

It's better to learn to draw, even though most of the time I'll just be staring blankly at a blank sheet of paper.

Seeing Nastie's somewhat embarrassed and puzzled expression, Ernst explained:

"This is Miss Nian. I brought her here because her abilities may be of some help to you and the Kazdelnia Project."

"Her abilities?"

Nastya frowned.

She already possesses a mudstone, and strictly speaking, there shouldn't be anyone more capable than a child of earth and stone with a natural body of earth and stone to aid her engineering projects.

But she couldn't refuse Ernst's kindness, so she nodded symbolically.

"Then, Miss Nian, could you please demonstrate your abilities? I'd like to make an assessment."

"Okay." Nian nodded, rubbing his hands together eagerly. "What do you want me to build?"

Nasti pondered for a moment, then took out a photograph from her bosom and handed it to Nian:

"How about you build a statue of the person in this photo for me?"

She had originally intended to give this task to Mudrock. Although she hadn't received Ramalyn's reply yet, judging from the little car's response, her arrival seemed certain. Nasti also wanted to build a small statue of her at the construction site beforehand, a little dig at this succubus queen.

Well, it costs money. As everyone knows, the Queen Mother is usually very rich, and Kazdelnia is related to the founding plan of Sarkaz. Licking Ramaren and letting the old guys in Banshee Valley spend less money to buy new clothes for Aifanir, and giving her some gold coins, is perfectly reasonable!

It's all for the greater good of the nation!

statue?

Ernst's heart skipped a beat. He stepped forward, took a look, and then breathed a slight sigh of relief.

A stranger.

The woman in the photo is wearing a black long dress with intricate patterns and an elegant posture. Her face is covered by a veil, but one can still see how stunningly beautiful she is.

Judging from her distinctive ears, feathered crest, and long horns, she must also be a female demon.

Wait a minute, the little fairy in the dress standing next to her is so cute... but why does she look so familiar?

Ernst raised an eyebrow, seemingly making a connection to something, but he wasn't quite sure.

Nian nodded, took the photo, pointed it at the construction site in front of him, raised his hand, and then lowered it again.

Nasti waited a moment, but saw no movement from Nian, which she found strange.

"Are you having trouble?"

Nian shook his head: "It's already done."

it is done?

Nasty was taken aback; she hadn't sensed any Originium Arts or Sarkaz magic fluctuations just now.

Before she could even react with surprise, she turned her head and looked at the construction site, where Niyan was already stunned.

Nasti felt nothing, but Mudstone was witnessing firsthand the process by which the statue seemed to appear out of thin air in an instant.

This is even faster than her.

If mudstone creations are like sculpting figurines, then year's creations are like "laser 3D printing," emphasizing speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness, with even higher precision than mudstone's.

With a photograph as a reference, she could create even simple shapes like a small statue with ease.

"How did you do it?"