With modern technology as a foundation, Ye Chuqi had no trouble understanding these things. She could even imagine possibilities beyond them, drawing on advances even San San knew little about.
But the Thirteen Misty Islands had been built from nothing. It was hard to imagine how many people had worked to make that happen, or how much effort they had put in.
"There is one thing I'm curious about." Ye Chuqi watched another Airship pass overhead. "How did the Thirteen Misty Islands create such a calm haven in the heart of the Misty Sea?"
It was the Misty Sea. The weather across its waters was terrifying, violent, and unpredictable. This was deep within it, almost at its center, where the strange weather should have been even more ferocious. Yet since arriving, she had seen nothing but warm sunshine and gentle sea breezes. There had been no sign of bad weather.
"Can the Thirteen Misty Islands control the weather in the Misty Sea?"
Gaines did not seem surprised by her question. "It's no secret. Everyone who comes here wonders about it." At last, Ye Chuqi had asked about something. He smiled, his eyes narrowing. "When His Majesty Coroa founded the Barton Empire, the first thing he did was build a vast Magic Formation deep in the Misty Sea. It originally covered thirteen islands. That's why, before the Barton Empire became the Barton Empire, it was called the Thirteen Misty Islands."
Ye Chuqi had read about the Magic Formation while studying the history of the Barton Empire. At the time, she had assumed it was just a habit of historical accounts to pin events to an origin and use it to mark a timeline.
She had never imagined the so-called Magic Formation could do so much.
"You mean the Magic Formation controls