[Airship: Sky Empress Erseinan]
-Rank: SSS
-Engine Fuel: [98%/100%]
—> Requires Magic crystals/Magic Cores to refill.
-Barrier Reserve: [97%/100%]
—> Requires Magic crystals/magic cores to refill.
-Top Speed: 2000 meters per second.
-Features:
—Arcane Flight: Reduce air and atmospheric resistance by 50% when flying.
—Skyward Barrier: Generates a spherical barrier around the ship to protect it from attacks. Consumes barrier energy reserve.
—Erseinan Rail Cannons: Unleashes devastating plasma energy orbs. Cost: 3-5% of fuel or barrier reserve per shot.
—Sky Pulse: Send out a pulse that travels up to 1000 kilometers around the ship and map out a 3D geographic hologram of the area.
—Sky Trek Boost: Increase the speed by 100% at double the consumption of engine energy.
After reading its functions, Almond and Lily went inside the control room, which was the size of their bedroom.
The wide dashboard had big buttons with more in-built features. A steering wheel and hologram with an AI that responded to the ship’s owner, who was Almond.
There was also a capsule lift at the side that could send them to any other room or hall on the ship’s second and third floors.
Almond started the ship, and after crossing a thousand kilometers in the direction of Yemrai city, he used Sky Pulse and created a map as Yemprai City was 749 kilometers away.
Almond put it on self-pilot as he and Lily went to check out the internal structure of the ship.
Both of them were stunned to see how luxurious it was!
Everywhere they went, they saw fancy maroon carpets, flower vases, curtains, chandeliers, and strange paintings on walls.
All rooms, halls, and kitchen had furniture and everything!
There were a total of ten adequately spacious rooms and two medium-sized halls.
A kitchen with all utensils present and a big refrigerator!
There was also a swimming pool that could open on the deck with a single button from the control room’s dashboard.
While the duo was busy checking out the ship, it had already arrived at the Shadowforge Guild and hovered above its headquarters.
Meanwhile, some flying adventurers and others who saw the ship flying captured its photo were spreading it.
It wasn’t long before some news channels in the Firefly City and a few other cities already started showing photos of the airship.
Back at the Shadowforge Guild, the guild leader, vice leader, and executives were alarmed due to this unknown airship hovering above them and soon sent a loud magic speaker warning to move away, or they would launch their attacks on the ship.
Almond and Lily arrived on the deck from the control room, showing themselves to the five executives who floated around the ship with different wings made from their Mana.
With the presence of magic in the atmosphere and proficiency in Mana control with high Mental stats, all Platinum-rank could fly with wings, though these wings would prove to be inefficient and crude if used in combat.
To fly during combat, one required a proper wing-type flying skill or other flying-type skills.
As these five executives floated, they faced Almond and Lily, who walked at the deck’s edge. They immediately recognized the duo as they were famous thanks to the Rising Star Tournament.
Meanwhile, Almond’s talk was heavy in all guilds and families due to the Heroic Challenge’s information and upcoming auction.
“What are you doing here?” one of the executives with red hair and pale skin asked as he frowned.
Despite the question, all executives immediately guessed the reason. After all, the guild master had taken away Mira’s Elemental Imprint and held a meeting after that to show it to everyone and tell them how beneficial it would be if he used it instead of Mira.
Naturally, none of them objected to the decision, even though some of them felt that it wasn’t the right thing to do.
“Before I answer that, could you wait for a bit? One more person is coming here,” Almond said with a deadpan smile.
“Who?” another executive questioned, a woman with a plump figure and dark-blond hair asked.
But before Almond could answer, everyone heard a faint sound closing in and turned in its direction as they saw a familiar jet zooming towards them.
Admiral Rudra’s jet stopped some distance away from the airship before he flew out and put his jet into this storage ring.
Upon seeing him, all executives gulped as each one became slightly nervous.
‘Guild Master is going to have some trouble.’
‘Indeed.’
‘I just informed him of Admiral Rudra’s arrival, and he told me to tell Admiral that he is not here…’
‘…’
‘What should I do?’
Admiral Rudra snorted as he arrived and faced the executives while flying without any wings.
However, his posture with his arms crossed and his expression made everyone’s heart weak.
“You should know why I am here. Tell me where that bastard Kremin is.”
“Let me lead you to our guild master. He is in his courtyard.”
“…”
Naturally, none of the executives had any thoughts of fooling Admiral Rudra.
Almond and Lily followed them after Almond turned the ship miniature and put it away.
…
‘Fuck,’ Guild Master Kremin internally cursed as he sensed incoming auras.
He was a man in his mid-forties with a rather muscled build and a 6’1 frame with a bald head and dark peach skin.
Explore more at empire
“Wearing that robe and these flowers…were you going to use that Elemental Imprint, Kremin?” Admiral Rudra said before snorting as he narrowed his eyes. “How can you take away the fortuitous chance acquired by younger generations?”
Kremin forced out a smile that looked uglier than someone’s crying as he said, “I understand what I did wasn’t the right thing, but I am planning to pay her properly.”
“Give it back to her,” Almond said with an icy expression. “We earned that reward by risking our lives. She earned it! Don’t you have any shame despite being this older? Shameless.”
‘Let me see if he has any darkness in him. Old bastard, I am going to dig deep in you, so better pray you don’t have any skeleton in the closet,’ Almond thought as his eyes flickered deep within with a faint silvery-gold hue.
“You…” Kremir’s face turned red, getting lectured by a brat. He frowned and said, “Didn’t your parents teach you how to talk to elders?”
“Didn’t yours teach you how not to behave like a fool?” Lily coldly snorted. “It seems living this long didn’t help your case either. You’re a shame to all guild masters out there.”
Her words made Kremirs’ eyes bubble with anger while all executives felt their eyes twitching.
‘Kids these days…’