The Puppeteer of Academy City

"Heart of Gold..." Picking up this fist-sized mechanical "heart", Ling Xingye immediately realized that it was the real thing.

"It's a good thing you got this." Ling Xingye said with emotion, "Shouldn't this thing be kept as a treasure?"

"As long as people are willing, there is nothing they can't get." Shokuhou Misaki smiled triumphantly.

"I'm not complimenting you." Ling Xingye rolled his eyes.

He looked at the golden heart in his hand, and then placed it in front of the ghost again.

"Even if you give me this thing, I won't need it - when repairing the monster, there is no interface for installing external energy!"

"Anyway, master, you can put it away first." Saten Saten came over and looked at the Golden Heart curiously, "After all, it is the prophecy of Sister Ah Yao!"

Ling Xingye thought about it, and felt that no matter whether it was useful or not, it would not be a loss to accept it anyway, and it would be a big deal to return it after the matter was over. So he stuffed this "heart" exuding dark golden light into the travel bag.

As Yuan Shanyao's ability to "foresee the future" improves, she becomes more and more in line with the image of a "prophet" in people's impressions. This has also created a phenomenon - no matter what the problem is, as long as you say "the prophecy of Yuan Shanyao", even the most unimaginable thing will be immediately convinced.

"Anyway, thank you very much." Ling Xingye tidied up her travel bag and thanked the three girls earnestly.

Then, he looked at Lu Cun again: "All the preparations are done, you said you have a way to send me to the battlefield."

"Wait a minute, Kumiko will notify you when she is ready." Lu Cun said.

"Kumiko Yanaka? That hired magician?" Ling Xingye immediately remembered, "So, are you going to use magic to send me there?"

Indeed, the "unscientific" way of magic may be faster than airplanes.

— But, I remember Kumiko Yanaka as a weird magician who uses gunpowder magic...

A trace of uneasiness rose in Ling Xingye's heart, but before he could speak, he was interrupted by Saten Leizi beside him.

"Master, I will go with you too!"

"Don't make trouble, this is not an outing!" Ling Xingye refused without thinking.

"But..." Saten Ruiko looked at Haruka Toyama, seeking support.

"She didn't make that prophecy," Lu Cun said, "I made it up to stabilize you."

"Hey! How could this be!" Saten Renko yelled loudly.

"Actually..." Yuan Shanyao said hesitantly, "What he said is not wrong."

"Really? I can go too?" Saten Ruiko's eyes lit up.

"To be precise - the fact that 'Saten Reiko and the troublemaker participated in the battle' is symbolic." Toyama Haruka said, "Just convey this to Xingye."

"Your speaking style is becoming more and more like a prophet." Shokuhou Misaki complained, "That is to say, in fact, Saten-san's mission has been completed now, and it doesn't matter whether she goes or not."

Yuan Shanyao nodded, thought for a while, and added: "Of course, even if you do go, you will return safely in the end."

With the assurance of these words, Saten Ruiko strengthened her determination even more. Decided to set off with Ling Xingye.

Coincidentally, there was also news from Lucun that the preparations for the ceremony were completed and we could start.

The crowd followed him to the roof terrace.

I saw that a huge magic circle had been drawn on the vast roof, and Kumiko Yanaka, a female magician in camouflage uniform, was standing beside the magic circle, guiding everyone where to stand.

"Pay attention to your feet, don't step on the magic circle - it's painted by gunpowder, if you step on it, you have to repair it..." Kumiko Yanaka said, "I have reserved an entrance, anyone who wants to set out on the road, follow me!"

"This is..." Ling Xingye looked at her.

"Teleporting the magic circle." Kumiko Yanaka said seriously.

Ling Xingye glanced at Lu Cun: "You haven't let go of your hatred for me, have you?"

"Cough!" Lu Cun coughed dryly, "Don't get me wrong, this is the characteristic of Kumiko's magic."

Since Kumiko Yanaka still uses the most primitive black powder formula, there is a smell of sulfur and saltpeter in the air, which directly gives people a kind of "explosion" olfactory stimulation.

Ling Xingye bit the bullet and walked into the magic circle, feeling like entering the inside of a huge firecracker.

Saten Reniko also looked pale at this moment, hesitating like never before.

"Sister Ayao, Sister Photon," she asked the two "prophets" beside her for answers, "Really...is it okay?"

"All I can say," Kamiya Mitsuko said, "is that Mr. Lucun and Ms. Kumiko are not lying."

"There is no problem in terms of safety." Yuan Shanyao said.

After getting the guarantee, Saten Reniko felt relieved a little, hugged the troublemaker tightly, and walked slowly into the magic circle.

"Are you all ready?" Outside the magic circle, Kumiko Yanaka shouted loudly, "This voyage is 11,000 kilometers, I wish you a pleasant journey!"

After finishing speaking, she rubbed her fingertips together, creating a spark that ignited the magic circle.

The moment sparks fell, the entire magic circle exploded at the same time! The lines outlined by the flames then take effect, and the magic is activated!

Boom!

A deafening explosion exploded on the rooftop, and the onlookers were blown upside down.

The blast wave swept across the roof, and when the air flow dissipated and calmed down, people realized that there was no magic circle on the ground, only a blank space remained, as clean as if it had just been cleaned.

Ling Xingye and Saten Leizi also disappeared.

Several girls present looked up at the sky subconsciously—looking at the formation just now, this magic can really achieve long-distance movement by blowing people into the sky, right?

As a person who experienced it personally, Ling Xingye can tell them with certainty—yes!

He and Saten Ruiko were indeed "bombed", at least initially.

After that came the matter of "magic". Ling Xingye couldn't describe exactly what happened. He just felt that all the senses in his body were invalid at the same time, and his whole body seemed to fall into the realm of chaos.

I don't know how long it took, but I suddenly felt "a bright light in my eyes", which seemed to mean that this long journey was about to reach its end.

Sure enough, Ling Xingye suddenly felt a strong "falling" feeling, and there were faint pains in his body.

"Damn! I will never use this method to move long distances next time!" Ling Xingye cursed ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ while getting up from the rubble.

It was an empty room with a large hole in the ceiling above and a large piece of the floor below, so that the room was littered with building debris.

Ling Xingye looked left and right again, but did not see Saten Renzi.

It seems that while in the air, the two were separated.

The air here is a bit thin, and it can be seen that the altitude is very high.

It shows that they have indeed come to the "Floating Fortress".

But the surroundings seemed very quiet, with almost no sound of commotion or fighting.

It stands to reason that the expedition team should have arrived long ago, why didn't they go to war?

Ling Xingye walked out of the room with the sprites and formally entered the floating fortress.