They traveled along the Snow River.
The rumbling sound of the water was a constant melody in his ears. When Vonman thought he was about to go deaf, he heard a loud roar coming from below.
Was it an illusion, or was there really someone roaring?
Vonman poked his head out curiously. When he saw the scene outside, his pupils shrank.
At this moment, they were thousands of meters above the ground. Logically speaking, everything on the ground should be as small as ants. However, at this moment, he saw a huge giant that was as big as a mountain. It was roaring by the water.
The giant looked up and realized that it wasn't too far away from Gondola.
Vonman was the only one who felt small.
His fingers trembled as he asked, "W-w-what is this?"
No one answered him. Tulu and Guina were also shocked by the giant's size. Angor frowned.
It was a Highland Giant.
Highland Giants were native to Parmigi Highlands. They were as large as mountains, had a long lifespan, and were as intelligent as humans. However, Highland Giants loved to sleep, and very few people could wake them up.
Besides, Highland Giants were very lazy creatures. They would never leave their territory, let alone leave Parmigi Highlands.
It was strange for a Highland Giant to appear here.
"Is it because of the strange phenomenon on the highland again?" Angor wondered as he slowed down the Gondola.
"What's wrong, Mister Angor?" Tulu was the one who was controlling Gondola, so he quickly noticed Angor's interference.
"Something might be happening at Parmigi Highlands. Slow down and be careful," Angor explained.
"Something might be happening at Parmigi Highlands?" Uneasiness appeared on everyone's faces. The eternal flow of the Snow River, the migration of the floating continent, the beauty of the winged people, and now the giant's roar … They had only just arrived in the World of Adepts, and they had already seen so many things that they might never see in their entire lives.
Even the shrewdest Guina couldn't help but frown. Fear flashed in her beautiful eyes.
The Highland Giant also noticed Gondola. However, it only glanced at it for a second before it lowered its head and continued to walk into the Snow River. It seemed that it was going to cross the river with its body.
As the giant crossed the river, its figure was gradually covered by the mist. Only then did the few talents let out a sigh of relief.
"He's a Highland Giant from Parmigi Highlands. He's lazy, but don't test his patience. He doesn't care about other people just because he doesn't want to move. That doesn't mean he's a gentle person," Angor explained.
Before they could relax, they heard another strange noise. This time, it didn't come from the ground.
With a trembling attitude, he raised his head to take a look, only to see pairs of strange machines sweeping across the sky.
These machines were made of metal and had different parts that formed the shape of a human being. He saw something similar in Floating Mech City, which was called "humanoid machines".
Since there were so many humanoid machines here, did it mean that there were alchemists nearby? Moreover, he was an alchemist who specialized in Tooling?
Brute Cavern was the center of the supernatural world, and he didn't think there was any alchemist who was good at making humanoid machines.
Or was this a mechanical doll bought by a wizard?
While Angor was pondering, he sensed a terrifying aura coming from above, followed by a hoarse voice. "Nice flying boat. I'll take it."
The three talents who couldn't move were now lying on the deck of the Gondola. Angor didn't feel any better, but at least he didn't show any signs of embarrassment.
Angor frowned. The person in front of him was no doubt a wizard, but the aura wasn't much stronger than Eureka's.
As long as he could move, he would be able to escape.
Angor wasn't too worried. However, if he escaped, everyone on the boat would be in big trouble.
He patted Toby's shoulder. Toby understood and turned into a flaming griffin, surrounded by the veins of the law of gravity.
"Eh, this is the Gravity … meridian?" That person suddenly raised his voice.
"You can't stop me if I want to leave." Angor calmed down a little. "We're not far from Brute Cavern. Why do you have to trouble us, mister wizard?"
"You're from Brute Cavern?" The voice was clearer this time. Angor looked up and saw a head poking out from one of the puppets in the sky.
His gray hair was cracked, his goggles were glowing, and he was wearing a dirty gray alchemy robe. He looked like an alchemist who stayed at home all the time.
"That's right." Angor considered for a moment. Since they weren't too far from Brute Cavern, he decided to use his teacher's name. "I'm from Brute Cavern. My teacher is Mister Phantom."
"Mister Phantom?" The man took off his goggles and studied Angor carefully.
Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he did a somersault in the air, jumped down from the robot, and landed on Gondola.
Angor didn't try to stop him because he couldn't. He just kept his guard up. At the same time, the power of gravity around Toby grew stronger. If anything went wrong, Angor would be able to escape immediately.
Angor noticed the burn marks on the man's clothes, as well as the strange smell of catalyst in the air. Angor was sure that this man was an alchemist.
The alchemist jumped onto the airship and took out a magazine. He flipped to a certain page and looked at Angor from time to time.
Angor noticed that his portrait was on the page he was looking at.
"You're 'Music Box Alchemist' Angor?"
"… Yes, I'm Angor. But that's not my nickname."
"So it's you!" He looked at Angor in surprise. "I've seen your image before, and I've been looking for a chance to meet you. I didn't expect to see you here!"
"May I know your name, mister?"
The man waved a hand. "Don't call me 'mister'. You're much better than me in alchemy. I'm Nelson. Just call me by my name. "
Angor didn't argue. He simply looked at Nelson and waited for his explanation.
"That's a beautiful airship!" Nelson's eyes were filled with amazement. "I saw it when I was in the air. It's so beautiful. Did you make it?"
Angor didn't answer the question. "Can you please restrain your aura before I answer your question? I'm afraid she won't be able to stand it."
Angor pointed at Guina who was lying in Vonman's arms. Under Nelson's aura, Guina's severed limbs began to bleed, and her lips began to turn pale.
"If anything happens to her, I won't be able to finish my mission as a guide."
Nelson glanced at the three talents lying at the bottom of the airship and muttered, "So weak …" But he still restrained his aura under Angor's gaze.
When the three talents recovered, Angor turned to Vonman. "Take Guina to one of the compartments."
After Vonman and Guina left, he turned to Tulu and said, "Keep the airship running."
With that done, he sat down, and Nelson also took a seat across from him.
"Many wizards went to Brute Cavern to look for you, but none of them found you. So you went for a guide mission?" Nelson shook his head. "Nonsense. Why would Mister Rein send you on a mission like this? What a waste of talent!"
Nelson didn't wait for Angor's explanation and began to criticize the major wizard organizations for all their faults. While criticizing, he also revealed some information about his identity.
"What do you need from me, mister?" Angor finally managed to get a word in between Nelson's rambling. "If you want to know about the airship, I did make it."
"It's so beautiful. Did you use a special effect on the Tidal Shell? Amazing. As expected of Thorn Lionheart! "
Angor didn't know what to say. Although Thorn Lionheart sounded more impressive than Music Box Sorcerer, it wasn't his official nickname.
Still, he did not dare to say anything. He was afraid that Nelson would use a shameful nickname like "Baron Milk" again, so he just pretended that he did not hear anything.
"Thank you for the compliment. But I still want to know why you're looking for me, mister."
"Oh, it's nothing. I just saw you and wanted to rob you. I just didn't expect to see you. Since it's you, I'll let it go. "Nelson didn't mind his words at all.
"So, should I thank you?"
"Don't worry about it. We're both Tooling students. Since we're fated to meet, let's talk about alchemy."
Angor sighed in his mind. He saw Nelson gathering all his puppets around Gondola, which meant he was going to have a long talk.
He could leave by himself, but Tulu and the others were still on the ship.
He considered for a moment and decided to talk. Nelson claimed to be a registered alchemist of Floating Mech City, and he studied Tooling, which was the main branch of Floating Mech City — Mechanical Alchemy.
Angor knew a little about Mechanical Alchemy, but not too much. He should be able to learn something from the conversation.
Angor nodded.
"I told you I'm the luckiest person in the world. I didn't expect to run into you on my way out. I heard that several alchemists were sent back from Brute Cavern not long ago! " After boasting for a moment, Nelson quickly changed his expression and "forced" his conversation with Angor.
At first, Angor was a bit passive. But as Nelson brought up more cases and his own alchemy ideas, Angor began to talk with Nelson as much as he could.
When Nelson pointed out his wrong ideas, Angor, as someone who couldn't tolerate such things, went all out and refuted Nelson's ridiculous ideas.
The two of them engaged in a battle of words, causing the atmosphere to become extremely fiery.
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