"How is it? The view from the airship is much better, isn't it?" Ang stood by the railing, looking down at the land below as he asked with a smile.
Slock's eyes gleamed with surprise. "This is my first time seeing the Milaginbi Mountains so directly. It's truly breathtaking."
The other officers also gathered by the railing, staring intently at the vast landscape below.
Some of them clicked their tongues softly, clearly awed by the magnificent sight as well.
"Ang, can we clearly command the troops below from this high up?" Dana stood nearby, her brows slightly furrowed as if she were worried.
"We only raised the airship temporarily so everyone could take a closer look," Ang replied unhurriedly. "We'll descend afterward. Flying too high isn't safe either. Flying magical beasts could attack at any time."
Dana seemed unconvinced. "I heard Quintina say that all airships have now been fitted with long-range Magic Crossbows. Do we still need to fear flying magical beasts?"
"Although we have long-range magic crossbows, the bolts we manufacture still can't compare to those produced by the Empire's Military Department." Ang gently shook his head, a thoughtful look in his eyes. "Their range is limited, and we don't have many bolts at the moment."
The quartermaster spoke up then. "Lady Dana, crossbow bolts are controlled supplies. Their numbers are limited, so we can't use them carelessly. If we run out of bolts, our airships will have no effective means of defense."
"I see. Then we really do need to conserve them." Dana nodded in understanding.
After continuing at high altitude for about an hour, the airship finally began to descend slowly, dropping to less than a hundred meters above the ground.
A faint tremor hung in the air as the airship hovered silently like a massive