The streets of Rentato were crowded and bustling with noise and excitement.
"Look, what's that?" Suddenly, an exclamation burst out in the crowd, attracting the attention of the citizens nearby.
"What's that?"
"An alchemical car can fly?"
They also blurted out in shock, only to see that a silver object was flying at the height of about three floors. It was very similar to the alchemical cars on the road. It had the same head, the same cabin, the same doors, the same wheels, and the same headlights, except that it looked much lighter, making people suspect that it was not made of regular metal. Of course, the biggest difference was that the weird 'alchemical car' could fly! Wasn't it an ability that only the sorcerers above the third circle and the heavenly Knight had?
With the exclamations, more and more citizens looked at the sky. For a moment, a thousand 'statues' were added to Renstadt.
They were in Renstadt. If it were anywhere else, the ordinary people would've fled in panic while screaming for a monster. Chances were that they would've been trampled.
On the 'flying car', Viscount Ribeiro looked down below in satisfaction with a cigar in his mouth. He felt that the exclamations were the best compliments for him.
"What's so surprising about that? A bunch of bumpkins. " Viscount Ribeiro smiled in disdain. "Isn't it just a constant levitation and the engine of the alchemical car?"
He was the son of a certain Count. His blood power was activated with drugs, and he had no hope of flying on his own. Also, he felt that flying with regular alchemical items was too ugly, like showing his naked body to other people. The nobles should have the flying etiquette of nobles. They had to be unhurried, elegant, and noble.
Such an idea had always been buried in his heart, but he could not find an appropriate way to realize it. It was not until the 'alchemical car' was invented that he realized what he really wanted. The real nobles should drive such a 'car' in the sky so that the inferior citizens could look up at them but not see the nobles' faces clearly. Of course, if it weren't for his first attempt, he would've hired a 'coachman'. How could a noble drive himself?
Therefore, he found a few sorcerers who were interested in money and materials. Based on the model of the alchemical car, he chose a new metal material, which significantly reduced the weight and reduced the safety of the car. Then, on the basis of that, he fixed Levitation so that the alchemical car could float according to the control. Only the senior-rank sorcerers could maintain Levitation. The middle-rank sorcerers could only make an alchemical item activate Levitation several times a day at best. It was barely enough for Viscount Ribelo's needs.
In the end, they modified the engine of the 'alchemical car' itself so that it could spurt out gas so that the driver could change the direction freely. In such a way, they made the alchemical car fly without using Levitation. Also, it could run on the ground.
Of course, such a 'flying car' had its own shortcomings. Firstly, Levitation was not real Levitation, and it took a long time to take off and land. Secondly, it consumed a lot of energy. For example, Levitation was supposed to be constant, but it still required energy such as magic gems. Ordinary people couldn't afford it.
Viscount Ribeiro, however, was rather satisfied with that. He wanted the bumpkins and bumpkins to be unable to afford the 'flying car'. Only in such a way could the elegance and nobility of nobles be demonstrated!
Looking at the alchemical cars below that were "driving slowly" in fear of collisions, and looking at the shocked faces, Viscount Lebelo reached out his left hand and flicked the ash off his cigar. Then, he blew out a smoke ring and said arrogantly and with satisfaction,
"A bunch of bumpkins."
While showing off his "nobility," he stepped on the "energy door" excitedly, trying to pass through the air passage made by a few tall buildings so that the country bumpkins could only look at him and the flying car and reminisce about it!
Just as he passed through the "passageway," his eyes suddenly froze. This was because a car that looked exactly like his "baby" was flying towards him from the opposite side. Inside the car sat a panic-stricken man. The car was flying at the same speed and at the same altitude!
"Damn it. Those sorcerers secretly sold my idea to somebody else!"
At this moment, that was the first thought that popped up in his head. Then, he pulled the lever "skillfully" and tried to climb higher to avoid the possible collision.
However, the biggest problem of Levitation was that it took a long time to rise and descend. He, who was not a sorcerer, neglected the problem at the beginning.
Two faces that were equally shocked and scared looked at each other in bewilderment. Then, the two flying cars crashed into each other brutally.
"… I shouldn't have flown so low just to be seen by other people …" Viscount Ribeiro's pupils constricted violently. He didn't activate his blood power normally, and he didn't remember his abilities as a Knight at the critical moment.
Boom!
An enormous fireball burst out in midair, and the remains of the alchemical cars fell like raindrops.
"Well …" All the citizens who were looking up were completely stunned this time. What was going on?
Bam. An intense burning object fell before Ali who was carrying a black suitcase. He stepped back in fear and almost stepped on the entrance of the sewer next to the road.
"What a terrifying explosion …"
"It almost hit me …"
"Renstadt is truly dangerous …"
Many thoughts popped up in Ali's head. Having just arrived with his dream, he deeply understood the "danger" of Renstadt. At this moment, he suddenly realized that he couldn't achieve anything without any setbacks. If he wasn't careful, it was possible that he would be killed in a minor accident.
The restlessness in his heart was quickly suppressed by this strange encounter.
"Hurry! Call the police!" The citizens were back to themselves.
They were already used to the existence of the police department of Holm.
… …
Inside the Atomic Universe …
"What are you laughing at?" Natasha flew back with her longsword. Having just finished her sword practice in the afternoon, she witnessed Lucien's weird smile.
Instead of giving a direct reply, Lucien nodded his head and said, "Somebody is indeed watching my every move."
"Has there been a result about Yuri's statue?" Natasha was sensitive enough to connect the dots. Lucien asked Katrina to place the statue in Dumute for two purposes in the first place. One of them was a test!
Lucien chuckled. "If 'he' didn't do anything, I would've had to figure out a way to let Heit discover it. But now, he has jumped out on his own."
"Can you confirm who it is?" Natasha asked solemnly.
Lucien shook his head. "I made the prediction based on the trend of the incident, so I can't confirm who it is. I only know that there is indeed such a guy. After all, any means of adding unnecessary magic circles to the statue will be easily seen through, which will put Katrina in danger."
Lucien did not intend to involve his student who hadn't even reached the senior rank in such danger.
"You don't seem to be worried." Seeing that Lucien was relaxed, Natasha was relieved too. She slowly put the Sword of Truth back.
"I'm wary, but it's unnecessary to be worried. What's there to be worried about when a guy who needs to watch my every move to break into the level of demigod?" As the couple talked, Lucien began to joke, "Look at me. I've been studying and exploring on my own without watching anybody else. That's what an expert should be like."
"Tsk. If you're an expert, you can turn into a Legendary Knight and practice sword arts with me!" Natasha raised her left eyebrow.
Lucien said "fearlessly", "That's not a problem, but the Sword of Truth and the Shield of Truth cannot be used."
After joking for a while, they discussed the mysterious guy and Heit, the God of Craftsmen. At this moment, Leo walked in. "My lady, the maid of the Nekso Palace is calling for you."
He had always addressed her as my lady instead of Your Majesty.
"Calling for me? What's so important about it? "Natasha walked to the library in confusion. Recently, there was no urgent business in the Kingdom of Holm that the queen had to deal with on a daily basis.
After a while, Natasha walked out and said to Lucien with a weird expression, "The 'car accident' that you often talk about has happened, but in midair …"
"In midair?" Lucien, who had traveled from Earth, knew the dangers of car accidents very well. After the alchemical cars were invented, he had specifically told the authorities to limit the speed in the city. Also, there were few alchemical cars today, so there had never been a car accident. However, the first car accident happened in midair!
Natasha told him the whole story. "The dead Viscount Lebelo did have his own ideas."
The naughty kid was indeed good at playing, and then he got himself killed … Lucien secretly complained that the nobles and sorcerers in this world were truly "hands-on". They had even come up with the "flying car" that he had never thought of before.
Natasha clapped her hands. "I have to go to the Parliament of Nobles to host a meeting. The death of two nobles has prompted the conservative old guys to propose a ban on similar flying cars. By their logic, wagons should've been thrown into the ocean a long time ago."
She was rather curious and interested in the idea of flying cars. After all, her husband was an arcanist who was good at inventing all kinds of weird items.
"Yes, it's better to regulate the things that may develop in the future than to prohibit them. Why don't we simply issue the Regulation on Aircraft and the Road Safety Regulations? It'll be best if the police department is responsible for the implementation of the two regulations." Lucien proposed casually.
"Haha. Then, will sorcerers be banned from flying in the city like Allyn? Well, the Regulation of Sorcerers' Flight? "Natasha made a joke and returned to the Nekso Palace through the teleportation circle in the hall.
Lucien shook his head with a smile and went to the Thunder Hell, ready to discuss arcana with his teacher and Mr. Brook.
Hardly had he entered the Thunder Hell when he heard an intense explosion. Intense light flashed from Fernando's magic tower, and a storm of energy swept everything as if it were the end of the world. Then, everything was contained by the magic tower.
"Damn it. It exploded again!" Fernando appeared before Lucien with messy hair.
Lucien said helplessly, "Master, be careful. If it were any other arcanist, they would've been killed a hundred times."
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