After traveling aboard the Holy Mother Lake airship for four hours, Zhang Tie sensed a powerful presence in the sky outside rapidly closing in on the airship. It was the presence of a knight.
Just as eagles soaring through the heavens could spot other eagles in flight, and tigers in the mountains could scent tigers that had passed through the woods, knights were also exceptionally sensitive to the presence of their own kind—especially when another knight was openly releasing powerful Battle Qi.
Zhang Tie had sensed that presence while it was still fifty kilometers away from the airship.
"That's a friend of mine. A few hours ago, when you were flying toward Bertan City, he received the news as well. Thinking I might be in trouble, he rushed over to help!" Knight Jia Lei said as he rose to his feet. "Please wait a moment. I'll go meet him. He'll definitely be delighted to make the acquaintance of such a young and powerful knight!"
"Please do. I'd also like to meet your friend. The Hua Clan has a saying: true feelings are revealed in adversity. A friend who can cast everything aside and rush over to help in a crisis is hard to come by!"
Jia Lei laughed. He felt that Zhang Tie's words had struck straight at his heart. He nodded at Zhang Tie, then left the lounge. In the blink of an eye, Zhang Tie sensed Knight Jia Lei rising from the airship and flying toward the approaching presence.
Zhang Tie remained in the lounge, drinking tea and waiting quietly.
Tea from the Eastern Continent was an expensive drink. Over the past few hours of conversation with Knight Jia Lei, Zhang Tie had learned many things. The knights of the Blakerson Human Corridor most prized tea from Great