Chapter 1018 - Spread of News (1/2)
Chapter 1018: Spread of News
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“But my magic capacity can continue to grow through training, so there’s no limit to the number of evolutions, right?” Lightning did not seem frustrated at all. “This is good—it makes me so excited thinking about being able to exceed my own limits! I can also be considered as half a combat witch now!”
“Battle coo!” Maggie chipped in.
“I know you’re thrilled, but remember not to speed up over the castle and make trouble for His Majesty Roland again.” Wendy coughed twice and said, “And you have to conserve your magic power for the next few days until we are finished with all the tests. Understand?”
“Yes, big sis Wendy.” Lightning cheekily stuck out her tongue.
On the other hand, Roland had different a different view. Even though flying at supersonic speed could bring unparalleled mobility, once the magic power was exhausted, she could easily be forced into a dangerous situation. Lightning was also much smaller than an airplane, so it was still unclear now how much damage she could deal with a demon when she rams it after breaking the sound barrier. It was obviously not worthwhile to use her as a combat witch.
And those Magic Slayers that could easily disrupt the flow of magic power within a large area will always pose a huge threat to her.
What he was more concerned about was the duration at which she can maintain subsonic speed—the speed of 800 to 900 kilometers per hour was absolutely unprecedented in this era. Whether it was used expand the maps of the unexplored areas, or have her serve as a scout to make up for the battlefield blind spots of Sylvie’s discovery area, it would certainly be much more efficient than to have her participate in battles.
When Lightning was about to leave, Roland suddenly stopped her.
“By the way, I have another question that I want to ask you,” he said while considering the right words to use. “If… after ten years, the world no longer had any places to explore, what would you do?”
“No places… to explore?” Lightning was slightly surprised.
“Imagine if every continent has already been set foot on, every area of the sea has been recorded in detail on the charts, the entire world was crystal clear, and there are no longer any unknown places. Although that sounds a bit far-fetched, if it did happen, would you still want to become an explorer?”
“I see,” the little girl suddenly realized, “what you meant to say was, what would I do if the Fjord explorers already discovered the entire land and sea during the Battle of Divine Will?”
“Uh… I guess you could put it that way.” Roland was secretly baffled. He had already tried very hard to be indirect about it, yet she still understood the main point immediately. Peers in the same industry were certainly hard to deceive.
“Unless they are all as powerful as my father, but even so, I will continue to explore,” Lightning said without hesitating, “because there are some places that only I can each, not even my father can do it.”
“You mean…”
Lightning pointed to the top of her head and said with confidence, “There is still a big gap in the sky!”
Only when she left did Roland burst out laughing.
Should he say “like father like daughter?” Her tone was not only similar to Thunder’s but was even stronger than his. He didn’t know if the explorer’s fate would be as Thunder described, but there was indeed truth in what she had said. In terms of the ability to maneuver the skies, Lightning was certainly well above the rest.
“What’re you laughing at?” Nightingale asked curiously.
He stood up, walked to the French window and looked at the cloudy sky. His glance seemed to have penetrated the clouds and reached further into the distance—although it was still elusive and mysterious, some people were already paying attention to it.
“I’m laughing at… how nice being young is,” he said with emotion.