"Huah! (Wow!)"
With the added arm drive, flying did feel much smoother for Hua Mi. But just starting out, he didn't dare to fly too high. He kept to a height of one or two ters above ground, not daring to be too active in his flight.
"It doesn't feel like flying, more like surfing..."
Perhaps because he was flying too low and too slow, Hua Mi thought as he maneuvered among the trees in the woods. Soon, the sun completely set while he was still enjoying himself.
The evening had crept in, but he wasn't done yet. Navigating blindly in the air, he lost track of ti.
At that mont, the seven little spirits just out of the greenhouse witnessed the scene.
"Wow, he's flying!"
"That human finally learned to fly! But still looks quite clumsy."
"Is he okay? He doesn't seem too stable..."
"Ah, watch out!"
Hua Mi, already lacking concentration due to excessive ntal strain, was thrown off course by their chatter. Swinging in the air, he rushed, "head over heels," straight into a large tree.
"Boom—"
"Gasp—" All seven spirits involuntarily gasped, feeling the impact as if it were their own.
Unable to watch, Hua Mi murmured, lying on the ground, gazing at the night sky, "Still need continuous practice. At least need to be as proficient as walking."
As for whether the speed attribute of the War Hamr could be further enhanced, that would only be clear after the hybrid results were out.
Actually, it wasn't slow at all. He had conducted tests and concluded that under normal conditions, the War Hamr's top speed could reach about 10 ters per second. While flying with it, he could manage a speed similar to an adult's jog. Of course, faster would always be better. Ideally, reaching speeds akin to Iron Man's.
...And so, two days passed without incident.
The first batch of Thunder Flower had entered the nectar flow period, keeping the little bees busy. Hua Mi continued his routine - tending to the flower fields, training the bees - everything was systematic.
On this particular night before sleeping, Hua Mi, as usual, delved into the Alchemy Notes. He adopted a thod of skimming through it roughly first, creating a general impression. Then, he'd slowly reread it in his free ti.
The note was incredibly hypnotic; he often dozed off while reading and often had strangely amusing dreams. A fantastic bedti read.
However, tonight, a certain part caught his attention. Specifically, a particular location.
"The Brass City?"
The author wrote in the introduction:
"As a lost city adrift in the chaos of dinsions, its preservation is remarkably intact. Whether the Fire Spirits who originally constructed the Fire Seed Temple had real connections to the Fire Mother, I won't delve into. Nonetheless, it inadvertently served as a shelter..."
Imdiately, keywords surfaced in Hua Mi's mind: "lost," "chaos of dinsions," "Fire Spirits," "Fire Seed"...
Could this 'Brass City' ntioned here be the sa lost city Alyss intended to visit? The match seed a whopping 99.999% accurate, leaving him no choice but to believe it.
During the initial skim, Hua Mi mostly focused on the nas, barely registering the content, rely scanning through like a cursory glance. Plus, he hadn't been familiar with terms like 'Fire Slave,' 'Fire Seed,' or 'Lost City' back then; those concepts didn't strike a chord with him.
But now, those terms had left an impression.
Therefore, upon encountering them again, they instantly clicked.
"Wait, did the author of this note actually visit the Lost City?"
Hua Mi increasingly felt the author of this note wasn't ordinary. Understand, the Lost City was a place many architects, historians, and archaeologists longed to explore - a bit like Atlantis on Earth.
Alyss herself had a tough ti locating the Lost City. Moreover, according to her, opening and maintaining the portal to the Lost City required considerable effort.
Ordinarily, these interdinsional passages couldn't be opened due to dinsional disturbances. The greater the magical energy input, the tighter the closure, making it harder to open.
To open such a passage, a special material was required. A substance with negative magical properties acted as a barrier against the chaos, forming a stable pathway - officially known as 'Anomalous Substance.'
Unicorn horn powder was one of the materials Alyss used to create this substance. Hence, after pinpointing the location of the Lost City, she urgently sought Unicorn horn powder.
But how did the author of this note manage to get there?
Hua Mi, now wide awake, was completely engrossed. The sedative effects of the Moon Slumber flower honey were entirely overridden by curiosity.
He gathered his focus and continued reading.
However, the author didn't ntion how to reach the Lost City. Instead, Hua Mi gained other valuable information.
For instance, the Lost City wasn't just an ancient relic - its creators hadn't gone extinct.
The "Fire Spirits" ntioned by the author were likely the 'Fire Slaves' Alyss spoke of, still living in this ancient city.
The author claid to have received a "warm reception" from them.
From this, it was evident the Lost City wasn't a perilous wilderness; civilization existed there. The notes subtly ntioned that it was the shelter provided by the Fire Seed that allowed the Brass City to survive amidst dinsional rifts.
The author began with a general overview of the place before delving into the notes - detailing alchemical materials found there.
The first entry was about the flower Alyss ntioned - the 'Mother's Blessing.' The Fire Slaves believed this plant was a gift from the Fire Mother. It was a specialty of the Brass City, flourishing mainly around the Fire Seed Temple.
Influenced by the Fire Seed, this flower contained an extrely rich and pure fire elent, along with rare trace magical elents - excellent material for alchemy.
Next to the description was a sketch of the 'Mother's Blessing.' If one didn't know beforehand, they'd think it was a drawing of a fla. The sketch included dotted lines, offering a brief explanation of the flower's various parts - petals, receptacle, pedicel... and the strength of magical elents in each part.
Structurally, it mostly resembled a typical nectar-producing flower; at least a ninety percent chance that the 'Mother's Blessing' was a nectar-producing plant through cross-pollination.
"The honey made from this flower with rare magical elents would surely be exquisite..."
...Aside from material descriptions, the author also drew a map of the Brass City, marking areas and the distribution of materials. Essentially, the city centered around the Fire Seed Temple, symtrically laid out on both sides.
Each area's na, purpose, and precautions were ticulously docunted. It was apparent the author held a deep fondness for this place; every detail was noted down thoroughly.
This was akin to a guidebook.
Moreover, there was an underlying intention expressed in the notes - the desire to visit frequently.
"Could the author of this note be soone who went to the Brass City?"
Hua Mi had previously suspected the skeleton at the bottom of the Witch's Eye Lake to be the author of these alchemy notes. Yet, he
felt that such a mysterious and skilled individual wouldn't have t such an abrupt end. Also, the cabin was neat, apart from this alchemy note and the semi-automatic alchemy cauldron; there were no signs of soone having lived there. It was highly probable they had prepared to leave.
"Based on the notes, the Brass City doesn't seem too dangerous and with a guide in hand..."
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