Chapter 1249 - White City (2/2)
“Better.” Veronica took a deep breath. “Thanks to your potion, I finally could sleep soundly last night.”
Hao Ren waved his hand. “It’s just a little seasickness and altitude sickness medicine. You should have taken it before boarding the ship; you would feel even better.”
Hao Ren might not feel his gesture was of any significance, but the knight princess was grateful of him for the two small tablets he gave her yesterday. She thought the potion must be the medicine the ancient alchemists made for use by the frontline soldiers; it was incredible, especially the shelf life of the old drug.
But Hao Ren’s mind was going in a different perspective. In Collow, people already had flying vehicles like airships. It seemed that such an airborne unit was not unusual, but this world had no corresponding anti-seasickness measures and pressurized cabin technology, which was a bit odd. He believes that an anti-seasickness drug was a side product of aircraft technology. When aircraft was a familiar sight but the anti-altitude sickness medicine was not available, except for the weird growth of the technology tree, there was only one thing that caused the odd development:
Technological discontinuity and degradation.
In protecting their heritage in Collow, the war between the humans and the Chaos had been in a stalemate. But the tens of thousands of years of war had inevitably brought irreversible damage to the foundation—including the technology—of the civilization of this world.
It was an unavoidable phenomenon, but still, it was regrettable.
“Where are we now?” Hao Ren asked. And then something in white on the horizon attracted his eyeballs. “What’s that?” he asked.
“That is what I have mentioned to you, the royal capital of Taros, White City,” Morian said. His attitude toward Hao Ren had improved since the ancient guardian treated the princess’ seasickness with a potion. Before that, he showed that he respected Hao Ren, but now his respect was more sincere. “You certainly don’t know about the city. It was the founding father of Taros who built this royal capital three centuries ago—seven hundred years away from your era.”
Hao Ren nodded, quietly trying to recall how Vivian would react under these circumstances. He pretended to be an immortal. Observing White City that gradually drew closer, Hao Ren said, “What a magnificent city! Imagine how much glory the city has carried over the generations.”
“My father will treat you with the highest honor and gratitude,” Veronica said as she looked at Hao Ren. “You not only saved my life but also brought us valuable information from outside the border. I think you would at least get a sire title.”
“I have no shortage of titles,” Hao Ren said casually. “I just hope that he could lend me a hand to find someone.”
Veronica was somewhat curious. “What kind of person are you looking for? Forgive me, let me not begin with the Ansu Continent or any other mainlands, the population of White City is hundreds of thousands already. It is akin to finding a needle in a haystack.”
Hao Ren thought for a moment. “First of all, I am sure she fell… I mean she won’t be far and must still be in Taros. Secondly, she is a troublemaker; it would be noisy.”
But there was something that Hao Ren was still not aware of: the husky had already caused more than a scene.
The wait for the arrival seemed to be a long one, but after a long while, the airship finally arrived over White City.
As the airship flew, white walls and clean streets slowly receded below, and the wall of the White City Palace was right ahead. The airship slowly adjusted its direction and approached the large platform, where the royal guards and a large group of seemingly royal court officers and warriors had gathered in a ceremony. There was still a large crowd of civilians below the platform, waving ribbons and flags like undulating sea waves. The atmosphere of jubilation seemed to be rising from the ground to the airship.
Long before the arrival of the airship, the accompanying magister had contacted White City through magic—so they had prepared this grand welcoming scene.
Morian was already excited when seeing this scene. His face brightened up as he shouted, “Attendant, put down the emblem!”
Several attendants quickly ran to the sides of the airship; two large, colored fabrics hung down from the ship’s side. So too the other two airships.
The tapestries had the Aetos emblem of the royal family of Taros, and the private seal of Veronica—a golden rose blooming on the blade—at the bottom.
On the large platform below, Rudolph III also saw the emblem hanging from the side of the airship. The strong king clenched his scepter. His face twitched a few times, and he exhaled. “She is finally back.”