Let's rewind to three minutes ago.
After a fleeting glimpse, the Golden Seed brushed past Laputa and plunged into the clouds below.
But Mu En's shock was no less than when he first met Nausicaä in the Valley of the Wind.
This is the world of Castle in the Sky!
He was able to send Erdtree seeds to different worlds, just like the legendary Greater Will.
So, is this projection random, or is there some pattern to it? Can it continue to project seeds to other worlds in the future?
Most importantly, how should this ability be used to maximize its benefits?
As a seasoned surfer, Mu En has naturally seen those "predecessors" who have traveled through countless worlds and ruined one world after another.
But I'm different from them; once I'm settled, I can't move, which is a huge limitation.
If it could settle down in a suitable place to take root and flourish, that would be ideal.
If not... that would be troublesome.
As my thoughts raced, the seed drew closer and closer to the ground.
As energy is continuously consumed, the seed's size has shrunk from its initial enormous size of two meters in diameter to the size of a soccer ball.
However, the kinetic energy it carries does not decrease; on the contrary, due to the reduction in air resistance, the speed becomes faster and faster.
Conical airflows even began to appear faintly outside the shield; these were sound barrier clouds, a manifestation of objects breaking the speed of sound.
At that moment, Mu En suddenly felt that the terrain below looked somewhat familiar.
The canyon tears the earth apart, abandoned factories crowd the valley floor, mines are scattered all around the canyon, and a small town of white brick houses is built on the cliff.
He searched his memory and quickly found the corresponding information: mine, railway tracks, canyon town—wasn't this the town where the protagonist Pazu, lived?
The animation doesn't mention the town's name; he only knows that it was modeled after a mining town in ancient Great Britain.
So, will he encounter the two main characters here, just like he met Nausicaä in Valley of the Wind?
The answer is yes, but the method is completely different from what Mu En imagined.
As he drew closer to the ground, he saw the scenery inside the canyon.
Armored train, convertible vintage car, and two figures caught in the middle, unable to move forward or backward.
It is precisely the two "protagonists," Pazu and Sheeta.
The problem is that Mu En's fall path landed precisely above the two children's heads.
They seemed stunned, standing there with their heads tilted back, forgetting to dodge.
Mu En sensed something was wrong.
At his current speed, he'd crash straight down—
Not only will the two main characters be killed by their own actions, but even the seed itself will likely be damaged due to the impact.
This is the only way!
The thought flashed through Mu En's mind, and he mobilized the remaining Rune within the seed.
The Shield of Immutability was activated at full power, and the golden shield shone brightly, forming a thick buffer layer.
Immediately afterwards, he turned it on himself and unleashed the Wrath of Gold.
boom!!!
A golden shockwave exploded at the bottom of the seed, canceling out the downward kinetic energy, and a visible ring of air spread outwards.
On both sides of the canyon, the glass windows of abandoned factory buildings shattered, scattering countless fragments.
The explosion cushioned the fall of the Elden Stars, momentarily halting its descent.
At the critical moment, Pazu finally realized what was happening.
He suddenly grabbed Sheeta and fell forward.
A golden meteor grazed past their backs, crashed through the section of rails where they had just been standing, and continued its descent.
Mu En:----
He forgot one thing.
That Wrath of Gold should have hit me from the side, sending me flying out of the canyon.
If you fall into a mine pit, you could very well be swept away by underground water veins and become trapped hundreds of meters deep in the mine shaft.
The previous method consumed too much energy and can no longer be used.
"How come it's sprouting again, and in this godforsaken place again?!"
The seed left a trail and disappeared into the mine pit.
Let's ignore Mu En's fall for now.
Above the railway tracks, the crisis was still not over. Perhaps due to years of disrepair, a section of the track was broken off by Mu En, and the suspended track groaned under the weight of the broken rail.
As the supporting pillars below broke one by one, the entire section of rail began to tilt downwards.
On the railway tracks, everyone was jolted awake from the shock of the golden meteor shower and panicked.
"Back up! Back up now! The tracks are collapsing!"
The black-clad agents and soldiers no longer cared about their mission and fled desperately, since the path for pursuit had been destroyed.
The two trains also began to move amidst the roar of steam, attempting to escape to safety before the tracks completely collapsed.
The two children teetered on the edge of the broken wall, Pazu gripping Sheeta's hand tightly, his face pale.
With hundreds of meters of air hanging on either side of the tracks and behind them, a fall would be certain death, yet Dola's Gang remained blocking their path.
"Mom! The tracks are collapsing! Let's run!"
Beside the vintage car, five burly men were sweating profusely, trying to move the car to turn it around.
However, the canyon railway tracks are too narrow for the old car to make the turns.
Dola squinted, her gaze quickly sweeping across the surroundings before finally settling on Sheeta.
It's too late to run away now, so we might as well take a gamble.
"Don't back down! Get closer to those two brats, you might just survive!"
"But Mom..."
"Listen to me!" Dola led the charge towards the broken rail.
The five air pirates looked at each other, but their absolute trust in "Mom" over the years outweighed their fear.
They gritted their teeth and jumped off the train, running forward along the gradually tilting tracks.
"Don't come any closer!" Pazu saw the approaching space pirates and immediately spread his arms wide, like a little animal protecting its cub, to shield Sheeta. "I won't let you take Sheeta away!"
"You stupid brat, get out of the way! If you dawdle any longer, we'll all fall to our deaths!" Dola yelled as she ran.
"No!"
Sheeta hid behind Pazu, her fingers tightly gripping the hem of her clothes.
Whoosh!
Just before the air pirates were about to seize the two, the supporting pillar completely broke, and the suspended railway collapsed downwards with a loud crash.
"Aaaaaah!"
"Mom, help!"
" Sheeta, hold on tight to me!"
Amid screams, eight figures plummeted along with the shattered railway sleepers towards the factory ruins and the bottomless mine pit.
The wind whistled in my ears.
Pazu held Sheeta tightly, his eyes closed, while Sheeta instinctively covered the necklace on her chest.
Only Dola's eyes were fixed on Sheeta, and a roar burst from her throat, "Everyone, get close to that girl! Grab her! Now!"
Five air pirates danced and gesticulated in the air, approaching Sheeta with comical swimming movements.
The fall continued, and the mine pit rapidly expanded before their eyes.
Just as darkness was about to engulf everyone, the teardrop-shaped blue gemstone necklace on Sheeta's chest suddenly emitted a soft blue light that seemed to materialize.
Blue light instantly enveloped Sheeta and Pazu, who was holding her tightly.
Immediately afterwards, the light spread outwards, enveloping Dola's Gang had already grabbed Pazu's arm and the hem of his clothes.
In an instant, all eight people felt their bodies lighten, as if two invisible hands were supporting them from below.
The descent suddenly slowed, transforming from a deadly free fall into a slow, drifting descent.
Hahaha!
Dola was the first to react; she threw her head back and laughed, her laughter echoing through the canyon.
"The legend is true, this is the power of the Volucite!"
Even though she had experienced countless life-or-death moments, she couldn't help but feel overjoyed at this moment.
The eight people were enveloped in blue light and gradually descended into the depths of the mine, disappearing from sight.
Above, steam trains and armored trains were fortunately stopped on the sections of track that had not collapsed.
Soldiers and agents peered over the sleepers, staring in disbelief at what lay below.
"Immediately notify Muska to seal off the entire Railway Valley mining area!"
From this moment on, the entire world's "plot" took a completely wrong turn.