The Unusual Flying Passenger Service

"You must cultivate diligently from now on and learn more from young friend Ye Tian."

"Even if your alchemy skills reach one-tenth of young friend Ye's, I'll be at ease..."

After awarding Ye Tian an Alchemist Badge and an Exclusive Robe, Frank and Otto looked at their respective disciples and earnestly lectured them. At the same time, they wanted the two little girls to interact more with Ye Tian.

"Teacher, we'll work hard."

"Hello, Ye Tian. My name is Fei Lin."

"My name is Xue Mei."

The two women nodded, then gracefully walked over to greet Ye Tian.

"Hello!"

Ye Tian could only greet the two women as well. Courtesy had to be reciprocated.

"Ye Tian, you're incredible! You became a Fourth Grade Alchemist at such a young age. How did you cultivate?"

"Can you tell me about it?"

Fei Lin and Xue Mei looked at Ye Tian with admiration, wanting to get closer to this unmatched prodigy.

"Other than cultivating diligently, he has no shortcuts. Sometimes, he goes days and nights without rest just to study a prescription."

"You two sisters started learning alchemy at such a young age. Your futures will surely be limitless!"

Seeing the two women trying to get close to Ye Tian, Xiao Yi Xian and Ya Fei could only step in to smooth things over.

"Every Alchemist has secrets of their own. Don't make things difficult for young friend Ye."

"Gu Ni, it's time for your Third Grade Alchemist assessment."

Seeing how direct the two girls were, Frank and Otto were speechless. They quickly had Gu Ni begin the Third Grade Alchemist assessment to change the subject.

"Guild Leader, I'm ready."

Gu Ni hurried to the center of the hall and took out a pile of Spirit Herbs from his Ring of Holding. For this assessment, he had spent the past while learning the refinement methods for more than ten Third-grade Pills from Ye Tian.

"Senior, what are the standards for Master Gu Ni's Third Grade Alchemist assessment?"

Ye Tian asked Frank.

"As long as he can successfully refine six or seven Third-grade Pills, he'll pass the assessment."

Frank explained to Ye Tian. Old Man Gu Ni had originally belonged to the Alchemist Guild, so this was effectively an internal promotion assessment. Naturally, the requirements were somewhat more relaxed.

Whoosh...

At that moment, Old Man Gu Ni began working. Green flames sprang from his hands and entered the Medicine Cauldron.

"He's refining a Wind Hành Pill!"

"Among Third-grade Pills, the Wind Hành Pill is considered relatively easy to refine."

Ye Tian, Frank, and Otto had all refined Wind Hành Pills before, so they immediately saw through Gu Ni's method.

Whoosh...

Sure enough, after a quarter-hour of refinement, the Wind Hành Pill was successfully produced.

"The pill's quality is quite good..."

"Young friend Ye, what do you think?"

Frank and Otto took the Wind Hành Pill, carefully appraised it, then handed it to Ye Tian.

"Of course it's good."

Ye Tian nodded. He had seen Old Man Gu Ni refine Wind Hành Pills some time ago and knew the old man's alchemy well.

Two days later, Old Man Gu Ni had refined a total of thirteen types of Third-grade Pills and successfully advanced to Third Grade Alchemist.

"Gu Ni, your alchemy has improved rapidly!"

"Are you interested in staying and working at our Alchemist Guild?"

After replacing Gu Ni's Third Grade Alchemist Badge, Frank and Otto wanted him to remain at the Black Rock City Alchemist Guild.

"I'm still an Alchemist of the Mite'er Family. For now, I have no intention of changing jobs."

Old Man Gu Ni declined Frank and Otto's offer. He was following Ye Tian now and had no interest in a position at the Alchemist Guild.

"That's right. We nearly forgot that you're with the Mite'er Family now."

Frank and Otto smiled awkwardly. Poaching talent from the Mite'er Family right in front of Ya Fei was indeed rather embarrassing.

"Guild Leader, we'll be leaving first!"

Having successfully advanced to Third Grade Alchemist, Gu Ni left the Alchemist Guild with Ye Tian and the others.

"You can take Flying Magical Beasts directly from the Black Rock City Flight Center to Terlan City, then head to the Monster Mountain Range from there. That will save you more than ten days."

"I'll first go see that girl Li Fei. Afterward, I plan to return to the Imperial Capital. As for the work in Wutan City, I'll keep an eye on it."

After leaving the Alchemist Guild, Old Man Gu Ni gave Ye Tian his suggestion.

"Master Gu Ni, we understand. Goodbye."

"Uncle Gu Ni, have a safe journey."

Ye Tian, Ya Fei, and Xiao Yi Xian waved farewell to Old Man Gu Ni, then headed directly toward the central district of Black Rock City.

Half an hour later, the three arrived at Black Rock City's flying passenger station.

Before them stood an enormous plaza, with several giant Thick-winged Birds quietly standing around it.

Thick-winged Birds were Flying Magical Beasts with gentle temperaments, so the empire raised them as means of aerial transport.

"Wow! They're so huge!"

Xiao Yi Xian had never seen a large Magic Beast like a Thick-winged Bird before and was utterly stunned.

"They are quite large."

Ye Tian had spent a long time in the Monster Mountain Range without ever encountering Thick-winged Birds. Seeing such enormous creatures now, he was somewhat surprised as well.

Each of the Thick-winged Birds before them was over twenty meters long. Massive Wooden Houses were carried on their backs, with ladders extending down to the ground for passengers to climb aboard.

To travel on Flying Magical Beasts like these, one had to purchase bird tickets. The farther the journey, the higher the price.

Seeing this scene, Ye Tian felt as though he had arrived at an airport. It was rather interesting.

"Thick-winged Birds are normally used to transport passengers, but if war breaks out, the empire will reclaim them all to transport troops, weapons, and so on."

"Every Thick-winged Bird is enormously valuable and extremely rare. Raising one costs a great deal."

"Let's go buy our tickets over there."

Ya Fei explained the functions and value of Thick-winged Birds, then led Ye Tian and Xiao Yi Xian toward the ticket office.

"Where would you guests like to go?"

When Ye Tian and the others reached the ticket counter, a female staff member smiled professionally and asked them.

"Terlan City." Ya Fei nodded.

"Terlan City! Five thousand Gold Coins per person."

The staff member immediately quoted the price of the bird tickets.

"Get the three of us a private room, the VIP kind. How much will that cost?"

Ye Tian was not wearing his Alchemist attire at the moment. He intended to spend more and simply book a private room.

"Young Master, if you want a private room, it will be thirty thousand Gold Coins per person."

Seeing that Ye Tian was wealthy, the staff member immediately named an exorbitant price.

"Fine!"

Ye Tian casually threw out a large pile of Gold Coins. He had money now and was not short on Gold Coins.

"Three honored guests, this way, please."

Seeing how generously Ye Tian spent, the staff member immediately arranged for a beautiful female attendant to lead Ye Tian and the two women onto the bird's back ahead of the others.

When they arrived at the ticket inspection point beneath the Thick-winged Bird, the beautiful attendant whispered a few words into the inspector's ear.

"Those in the queue behind them, make way."

Immediately afterward, the ticket inspector instructed the other waiting passengers to clear a passage so Ye Tian and the others could board first.

"Why?"

The other passengers were immediately dissatisfied when they saw the inspector allowing Ye Tian and the others to cut in line.

"If you can afford it, you can board first too."

The ticket inspector chuckled and ignored the passengers' complaints.

Ye Tian and the two women also attracted the attention of many passengers. The male passengers in particular were drawn to Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian's graceful figures. Though both women had their faces veiled, that faintly hidden hazy beauty made them even more eye-catching.

"Those two beauties are pretty good."

"Yeah! Especially the older one. She's simply the finest of the finest..."

At that moment, three burly-looking men, all High-tier Dou Practitioners, stared at Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian with wolfish gazes.

Seeing this, Ye Tian and the two women knew the flight might not be peaceful. However, none of them cared. Their strength was sufficient now, and they could easily deal with such minor trouble.

A short while later, Ye Tian and the two women boarded the bird's back with the female attendant.

"Three honored guests, please sit here."

"If you need anything, feel free to ask."

After leading Ye Tian and the others into a room, the female attendant stood quietly to one side and flirtatiously glanced at Ye Tian.

"You can leave now."

Ya Fei understood the attendant's intentions and directly told her to leave.

"Very well!"

The female attendant had no choice but to leave the room and close the Room Door. It was a shame she had failed to earn money from that handsome young man.

Chirp...

A quarter-hour later, once all the passengers were seated, the owner of the Thick-winged Bird let out a long cry and had the great bird take flight.

Chirp...

Whoosh, whoosh...

Immediately afterward, the Thick-winged Bird carrying Ye Tian let out a long cry as well. It spread its enormous wings and slowly rose into the air. Only after reaching an altitude of a thousand meters did it fly rapidly forward.

"This bird really is huge."

Looking through the window at the Thick-winged Bird's wingspan of more than thirty meters, Ye Tian thought of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft from Blue Star in his previous life. However, this great bird was nowhere near as fast as a transport aircraft. By his estimate, its speed was only a little over one hundred kilometers per hour.

"Two years ago, I rescued a young Blue Feather Eagle in the Monster Mountain Range. I named it Xiaolan. I wonder if we'll encounter it again on this trip?"

At that moment, Xiao Yi Xian thought of the Flying Magical Beast she had once encountered.

"Xian'er Sister, does that Blue Feather Eagle listen to you?"

Ya Fei became interested when she heard that Xiao Yi Xian had rescued a Flying Magical Beast.

"It listens to me very well. Whenever I enter the Magic Beast Mountain to gather herbs, as long as I call for it, it carries me through the sky..."

Xiao Yi Xian immediately began excitedly recounting some interesting stories about herself and the Blue Feather Eagle.

"Xiao Tian, since that Blue Feather Eagle listens to Xian'er Sister so well, why don't we raise it by our side?"

Ya Fei thought keeping a Flying Magical Beast would be rather nice.

"We can't afford it!"

Although Ye Tian had some money, raising a Flying Magical Beast would probably be more than he could handle.

"Sister Ya Fei, I think it's best for Xiaolan to remain in the Magic Beast Mountain."

"Besides, we all possess Flying Dou Techniques now. We don't need Xiaolan's help."

Xiao Yi Xian also did not approve of keeping the Blue Feather Eagle by their side, or it would bring them trouble.

"Fine, then." Ya Fei thought it over and gave up on the idea of raising the Blue Feather Eagle.

Chirp...

Time slowly passed, and evening soon arrived. At that point, several passengers reached their destinations, so the bird's owner had the Thick-winged Bird descend and stop beside a station for them to disembark.

Chirp...

Before long, the Thick-winged Bird flapped its massive wings again and carried the passengers back into the sky.

Watching this scene, Ye Tian felt it was just like the cars and trains on Blue Star in his previous life.

As time passed, it became deep night. The Moonlight Stone in the room glowed, dispelling the darkness.

"Ahh... Ohh..."

At that moment, sounds of battle between a man and woman came from the neighboring room. Just from those exaggerated cries, it was obvious the battle was extremely fierce.

"Aren't they afraid of startling the Flying Magical Beast?"

Ye Tian had never expected the people of this Different World to be so bold. They were actually shaking the airship thousands of meters above the ground.

"Don't listen, don't look, and don't think about it..."

Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian immediately covered Ye Tian's ears and eyes, refusing to let him be stimulated by such things.

The two women knew that Ye Tian's Soul Power was powerful. With only a slight use of it, he could sense the battle raging in the neighboring room.

However, the two women blushed when they heard those sounds as well. Xiao Yi Xian in particular was extremely shy. Ya Fei was somewhat better, since she was several years older than the other two. Although she had never experienced it herself, she understood what was happening.

It was not only the room next to Ye Tian's where battle was taking place. Similar fierce battles were raging in several other rooms as well.

"I won't listen, all right? I'm not a child. You don't need to make such a fuss."

Ye Tian knew such services were normal on the Dou Qi Continent. They could be considered a special kind of industry.

Afterward, Ye Tian sat cross-legged on the bed and calmly cultivated the Universe Soul Forging Art to block out those sounds.

"That's more like it."

Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian exchanged smiles, then sat beside Ye Tian as well, calming their minds and ignoring the noises.

From time to time, Ya Fei glanced at Ye Tian and crookedly thought, Once this little fellow grows up, this sister won't hold back!

Bang!

At that moment, the Room Door was pushed open from outside. Immediately afterward, three masked men walked in.

"Jie Jie Jie Jie...!"

"Two beauties, you're not resting yet? Why not have some fun with us brothers?"

Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian had already removed their veils. Their peerless beauty immediately set the three men's bodies ablaze, and wolfish lust filled their eyes.

"Kid, if you know what's good for you, jump down now. Otherwise, once we make our move, you'll wish you were dead."

The three men did not take Ye Tian seriously at all. They assumed this little fellow was merely a wealthy young master.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

The next moment, Ye Tian, Ya Fei, and Xiao Yi Xian turned into afterimages and appeared beside the three men, slitting their throats in an instant.

"Urgh..."

Before the three men could react, they had already breathed their last.

"Trash like you dared to come here to rob us of our virtue? What a joke."

Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian quickly threw the three men's corpses down from the sky.

"Good thing we moved fast. Otherwise, if a fight broke out, this little wooden house would have been destroyed."

"More than that—if we used our full strength, we'd destroy this Flying Magical Beast too."

After finishing, Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian patted their ample chests, feeling both nervous and thrilled.

"Don't worry. I checked. It seems no one noticed what happened over here."

Ye Tian probed with his soul power and found no one outside either. The fighting in the other rooms was still in full swing.