Chapter 852 - A new threat?

Chapter 852

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Central Town has been bustling these past few days, and its streets began to light up like daylight. This is because one of the projects that Groom Xial has proposed was to use the magic light bulb as street lamps. He has spent a lot of the resources of the town just to install those street lamps which illuminated the dark streets of the town.

This plan did not go well with the forces in the dark and they tried to destroy some of those lamps. Because of this, a small skirmish began to spread throughout the town and this, in turn, enables the army to pinpoint the location where those forces in the dark lurk.

There was a huge crackdown and that is the time that many of the talismans that Mystique Shop has been selling came to light.

The soldiers who bought a lot of it to supply their troops were amazed and glad that they did as many of the lives of their warriors and mages have been spared.

Meanwhile, on the outskirts of the town, people began to notice a strange phenomenon. Many mercenaries and adventurers are talking in the bar because of it.

"Hey guys, when we were on a mission, we noticed the barrier that's around a kilometer away from the town." A mercenary said while sitting behind the table taking a swig of his wine.

"Haha… That's tomorrow's news… I heard about that piece of news 3 days ago while listening to… my new radio." A man replies with a proud smile on his face.

"What… you have the new radio? Is it the small one?"

"Hey… hey… so… what did the news tell? Is it another threat?"

"No… It's not. It's said that the Mystique Shop owner is building something in that area."

"I wonder it is? I hope it's something new… maybe it's one of those communication devices that most of the mage uses that is guarding the flying ship."

"Yes, that kind of thing would be nice if we can go on hunting. With it, we can immediately communicate with our companions with ease."

"Yeah, I agree, even if it cost a lot, I will get my hands on one of those things. It would also be a lifesaver when the time comes."

The people in the bar are always rowdy as they talk with each other. Meanwhile, on the side, a hooded figure sits silently while slowly taking a sip of the mug of beer. The figure listened carefully to everyone inside the pub.

"Hmm… As soon as I get in this place, everyone is talking about those new things. I need to visit that shop that they are talking about…" the figure muttered in a low voice.

Behind the hood, a handsome face could be seen partly hidden in the shadows. A lock of golden hair dangles in front of his face as it partly covered his light green eyes that look like glimmering gems.

"What is the meaning of those words? Radio, light bulb, and battery… what are those things?" he muttered while scratching his head feeling a bit confused.

While he is thinking deeply, he suddenly heard something in the air. It was a distinct sound of a musical instrument. However, when he roams his eyes inside the pub he could not see anyone playing them.

Then suddenly the pub became a bit quiet.

'Ladies in gentlemen, for tonight's guest we have our very own Miss Isabel Nightingale…' a man's voice said.

When the people in the pub heard this, everyone seems to have awoken from their drunkenness, and everyone claps.

Then the musical instrument continues playing as everyone silently listens. And then a melodious voice of a woman followed the accompaniment as she sings with passion along with the music. Everyone seems to have been mesmerized by her voice as everyone showed smiles on their faces.

The 3 minutes song seems to almost play forever in everyone who has heard this. It was as if for 3 minutes the whole town standstill at the miraculous voice of the woman.

When the song was done, everyone is in a standing ovation.

"This is the best song that Miss Isabel has sung."

"I really like this song, it's soulful and it touches my heart."

"Bravo! Bravo! Miss Isabel…"

The people in the Pub began to cheer while clapping.

Meanwhile, the man hidden behind the corner is already standing from his seat. He has a dumbfounded look on his face as he could not believe what he just heard.

And from what he can perceive, this same tune is actually being listened to all over the town as people are cheering from everywhere.

"This human town is interesting…" the man said with a slight smile on his face.

He is wondering, what if these people could hear the songs of his people, would they be dumbfounded by its beauty and poetry?

The man felt excited since it is already night time, he decided to go out early in the morning and buy that new stuff that he has heard of.

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The next day…

Central Town is once again busy as always, however, today something is different.

The people from the flying ship seem to have abandoned the large ship and began to walk towards the forest. Everyone has big smiles on their faces and they seem to be excited.

One of the stall owners suddenly ran towards the mage guard that he is well acquainted with.

"Hey, do you know what is going on?" the old man asked as he approaches the guard.

"Oh, Old Ding… Well, we are going to transfer to our new ship. It could not land in this place as it would block the whole path. So we are going to travel towards that place." The guard said with a hint of excitement on his face.

"What? Then… then… What about this ship? Are you guys going to abandon it?" the old man asked with a hint of worry in his eyes.

Ever since the flying ship has landed in this place, his business has been really good and this place has been really lively that even those beasts in the forest dare not approach. So how could he feel calm after hearing this?

"Haha… Don't worry… there are still people who would be assigned in this place… It's just that, majority of our people will be going to the new ship…" the guard said.

That day, the news that the people from the flying ship are transferring to a new flying ship spreads across the town. The radio itself is abuzz with the news about this.

On the deck of the new ship which is twice as big as the old one, Shin Jiao is entertaining a special figure from the town.

"Town head Groom, what do you think of our new ship?" Shin Jiao asked while taking a sip of the tea on the tea table.

"This… Master Shin… Don't tell me… you've created this large thing alone for only 1 week?" Groom said with a dumbfounded expression.

Ever since he came to see the gigantic ship, he was already stupefied. He now knew what this man has been working on for the past few days, and that's the reason why he could not see him with the group.

Everyone who came up to the ship was astounded at its size and everyone began to go around the ship checking everything inside it. The ship has many rooms that can accommodate 4 people in a single room. There are also rooms for only 1 person, and there are also rooms for 8 people. The different capacity of the rooms depends on the person's job and qualification.

Everyone is excited as they enter their own quarters and meet their roommates. Males and females are separated except for those that belong to a family or are siblings.

Then those who have their work in the research laboratory, production, training area, and etc., began to visit their workplace.

Everyone is awed at what they have seen. The new workplace is really spacious and everything smells brand new.

The day is really busy with the transfer, and those that are left in the old ship felt a bit envious of those that are transferring. However, since they get to relax a bit, they did not feel dejected.

Meanwhile, the town is once again abuzz with this news.

As of this moment, a tall man is standing in front of the old flying ship while looking at its structure in agape. The man could not describe how he is feeling right now.

He even extended his hands to touch the barrier protecting the ship.

"This… this is a protective barrier… This is like what we have in our village… How… How did the humans do this? How were they able to advance this much after all these years?" the man said with a helpless feeling in his heart.

Right now, inside his knapsack, there are many things that he bought from the town. And he is excited to show these things to their village elders. Maybe if they see these, they would begin to change their impression of the people outside of the deep forest.