David chose a seat by the window, looking at the land below through the round window, his purple eyes half closed, his expression indifferent.
The soldiers in the cabin stood ramrod straight, barely daring to breathe, their eyes filled with awe. They didn’t even dare to look at David, for fear of offending this unpredictable divine envoy.
The airship slowly rose and accelerated, and the giant metal city gradually shrank and disappeared from sight.
David could see a row of towering metal towers densely lined up on the ground.
Each one resembled a giant rocket stuck upside down into the ground, with a dense network of pipes and conveyor belts at the bottom, and huge mechanical arms and closed hatches faintly visible at the top.
The scale and number of towers far exceeded David’s initial expectations. As far as the eye could see, the land that stretched for hundreds of miles was covered in similar steel structures.
Thousands of metal towers, like a silent steel forest, exuded a cold and gloomy atmosphere under the gray sky.
This scale was even more exaggerated than the tallest building in the mortal world, and more magnificent than any sacred temple in the Twenty-one Heavens.
Every rivet, every weld, and every pipe on the towers shows signs of extremely precise industrial manufacturing.
This is the product of a highly advanced technological civilization, completely different from the cultivation civilization David knows, but it also has unique surprises.
The plane was moving at a very slow speed at low altitude, the engine made a muffled hum, and the fuselage swayed slightly.
David frowned slightly; This speed was extremely slow, like a turtle crawling, in the eyes of a cultivator.
In one hour, the plane would only cover a distance of about 1,800 kilometers, which was less than a tenth of the distance it could fly.
He leaned back in his metal chair, his purple eyes half closed, but his divine sense continued to reach down to explore this foreign land, trying to grasp more information about this world.
Seeing David’s calm expression, which subtly showed a hint of impatience, the soldier beside him quickly stepped forward and respectfully asked, “Divine Envoy, do you have any orders?”
He was overcome with unease, worried that the plane’s speed might have slowed the officer down.
David opened his purple eyes, looked at her calmly, and asked in a controlled tone, “How far is this place from the core city? At this speed, how long will it take to get there?”
He didn’t intentionally show his dissatisfaction, but he emitted an aura of pressure that instantly made the soldier tense up.
The soldier immediately lowered his head and answered carefully, “Reporting to the Divine Envoy, this place is still over 5,000 li away from the core city. At the speed of the plane, it will likely take another five hours to arrive.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw David’s brows slightly furrowed, and his heart felt sad. He immediately added, “Your Majesty, please forgive us, our airship is already the fastest vehicle in the Ashlands, and we truly cannot increase its speed any further.”
Five o’clock.
David’s heart skipped a beat; such speed was definitely a waste of time for him.
Having lived through countless eras, he was already used to flying thousands of miles in an instant. Now, trapped inside this slow-moving plane, he couldn’t help but feel lethargic.
In this soulless land, its power was limitless, and the Source of Chaos operated at full speed, far exceeding the speed of these mortal technological vehicles. Why waste time here?
He slowly stood up, his gray robes fluttering gently in the cabin. His aura suddenly became extremely deep, but there was still no spiritual energy leakage.
The immense pressure caused all the soldiers in the cabin to immediately kneel down, trembling and not daring to raise their heads.
“Too slow.”
David spoke calmly, his voice not loud, but clearly heard by everyone, “I don’t have time to waste here.”
As soon as he finished speaking, David moved and walked straight to the cabin door.
Seeing this, the soldiers were frightened and immediately kowtowed, saying, “Your Majesty, you must not! The plane is ten thousand meters above the ground; jumping will result in it being torn to pieces! Please, Your Majesty, reconsider!”
They didn’t understand at all why an ordinary person who jumped from a height of ten thousand meters would only face certain death, but David’s actions dispelled their doubts.
David ignored their advice, raised his hand and waved it lightly, and the cabin door opened instantly, letting in a roaring wind that carried the pungent smell of industrial exhaust.
He leapt into the air, his pale figure disappearing instantly outside the cabin, like a leaf falling into the void without a sound.
FAQ Novel
Q: What does David want from the soldier?
A: David wants to be taken to the soldier’s superior officer to gather information.
Q: Why doesn’t David want to use the armored vehicle?
A: David finds the armored vehicle too slow for his needs and prefers a faster flying vehicle.
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