On the morning of December 22, 9780 of the Radiant Calendar, sunlight bathed the land.
At the Floating Battleship construction base in the Outer City District of Star Moon Fort, a hundred-meter-class Floating Battleship was officially completed.
On the deck of the Floating Battleship, under Velin and Calista's watchful eyes, O'dor inspected it inside and out three times. Only after confirming there were no issues did he allow Velin to begin its maiden flight.
After receiving his uncle-in-law's permission, Velin entered the control room and skillfully activated over thirty Magic Arrays, channeling the mana from the Elemental Pool into every module of the Floating Battleship.
As mana flowed in, bursts of rumbling sounded.
Less than three minutes later, once all the modules had entered standby mode, the rumbling abruptly ceased.
He placed his right hand within the suspended Magic Array and used his own mana as a key, formally taking control of the Floating Battleship and lifting off.
There was no sound, no storm. The hundred-meter-class Floating Battleship slowly left the ground and gradually rose.
On the Light Screen before the control console, the airspace within a radius of ten thousand meters around the Floating Battleship was displayed in full.
As he watched his view steadily climb, a relieved smile appeared on Velin's face.
"It worked."
After more than four months of working almost without sleep or rest, he had finally completed the construction of the first Floating Battleship with Calista's assistance.
Standing to the left of the control console, Calista saw the scene on the Light Screen. A smile likewise appeared on her face, and her eyes carried a trace of excitement.
Who could have imagined that an Arcanist like her, who had never touched Floating Battleship construction before, could assist another knight who knew just as little about