Jelina had been unable to gauge Chen Cheng's strength before, but the way he had flown through the air and controlled the magic ship so swiftly was proof enough that he was no ordinary man.
So Jelina did not refuse. A worry had been weighing on her all along, and it would be best to repair the magic array and get moving as soon as possible.
The two descended beneath the deck to the bottom hold, where the magic arrays at the heart of the ship were inscribed.
The arrays were damaged now, and the air even carried a faint smell of burning.
Jelina examined them, then drew on the Magic Energy within her and swept a hand across the arrays. The walls of the hold changed at once: dense Magic Runes appeared across surfaces that had been smooth moments before.
"This is the Mithril needed to repair the magic arrays. Can you do it?"
Jelina took out a bag of Mithril as she spoke.
Chen Cheng studied the Magic Runes on the walls. Fortunately, he recognized them all, and he had gained some familiarity with them while steering the ship earlier.
"I can handle these Magic Runes, but I'll have to leave the core array to you."
Chen Cheng took the Mithril.
"All right. Let's work quickly and repair the arrays as soon as we can. I suspect the Sea Clan will be here any moment."
Chen Cheng nodded and began repairing the Magic Runes.
Under his control, the fine, sandlike Mithril scattered into place, restoring the sections blurred by overload bit by bit.
Fortunately, the ship was made from branches of the World Tree. Chen Cheng did not have to worry about whether the material could bear the arrays as he worked.
Jelina, on the other hand, ran