"Oh, so you are here to see the mine." After discovering that Ryan and the others were just young people wearing high-end clothes, the dwarf-like old man put down the hoe he raised and looked relaxed.
Quite a few. "You can call me Bom. Not many people know that the mines here are unusual. How do outsiders like you know?"
"Because we met Balu yesterday, and he told us that there is a flying stone mine at the bottom of the valley." Ryan explained to the old man in front of him. In his impression, this old man should know Balu.
of.
Sure enough, the dwarf-like old Pom in front of him smiled and stroked his beard. "Oh, it's this little guy Balu. I remember that I told these children a long time ago about the story about this deep underground, and...
No wonder he told you about this place - By the way, young man, what is that noise about you, I heard something screaming about you."
"On me, oh." Ryan said and took out a small gold plate from his arms. This gold plate was exactly the same as the one given to Balu and the others at that time, but now the gold plate did not stay there quietly, but
It was buzzing and vibrating constantly. "This means that Balu must have encountered some danger that triggered the defense I set up on this gold plate before."
After speaking, Ryan gently pressed a rune on the gold plate and said, "Baru, how are you doing now? Why was the defensive magic prepared on the pendant I gave you activated?"
"The pirates just found us. They chased us all the way. After escaping to the railway, we were chased by an armored train of the army. Hida and I were almost shot. Fortunately, the gold pendant you gave us was
Our bodies were covered with a golden protective layer that blocked the bullets and shell shrapnel, allowing us to land safely. But unfortunately, Xida's floating stone pendant was broken by the shrapnel and the lanyard was lost.
, may have fallen into the hands of the army now." Balu's voice came from the gold plate.
"As long as everything is fine," Ryan comforted, "Can you tell us where you are now?"
"We...we are now in the mine at the bottom of the valley. It's the one surrounded by a bunch of abandoned factories." Xida's voice came from the gold plate. "By the way, I saw a series of very fresh footprints on the ground.
, it seems like someone just walked by."
"That should be ours. Didn't I say we were going to see the mining field during the flight? We came down from the sinkhole next to the factory ruins before." Ryan said. "Okay, you just wait now.
There, I'll come and pick you up."
After saying that, Ryan stood up and used Apparition to reach the bottom of the sinkhole. Balu and Shida had just lit a small oil lamp and were standing there looking around. Ryan suddenly appeared from the air and scared them.
One jump.
"We wizards also have our own way of traveling." Ryan shrugged and stretched out his hands. "Okay, hold my hand. We will be able to join everyone soon. We have already found the Flying Stone Mine before.
.I also met an old man with a big beard there, he said his name was Pom, and he knew you, Balu."
"It's Grandpa Pom." Balu showed an expression of sudden realization, and then stepped forward and Shida took Ryan's left and right hands respectively. "He often tells us children his stories, but why is he in this mountain now?
Where’s the bottom?”
"We should know after we meet." After saying that, Ryan took the two children and apparated, and after a squeezing feeling, they appeared in the mine pit left after the flying stone was mined.
"Ugh -" As soon as they arrived at the mine, the two children bent down and let go of Ryan's hand and retched. At this time, Hermione picked up two cups of freshly brewed hot tea and walked over and handed them to the two
The child straightened up after regaining his composure a little.
"Drink some hot tea." Hermione said after handing the tea cup to the two people. "This is basically the case for the first time when a follower appears. The situation will get much better after you get used to it a few more times."
A few minutes later, everyone was drinking tea and talking about the Sky City and the Flying Stone around the fire. After Old Pomeranian extinguished the fire, several people saw a beautiful scene beyond their expectations.
"This is simply so beautiful," Hermione held her hands in front of her chest and looked at the flying stone ore that released a faint blue light and was densely distributed throughout the cave. After the light source was extinguished, it formed a beautiful scene like a starry sky.
"By the way, let me show you a stone." Pom said, picking up a stone from the ground and smashing it open with the small mining hammer he carried. Sure enough, there were also growth rings on the cross section of the stone.
Blue light. However, as some light spots dispersed into the air, the light on the cross section of the stone gradually disappeared, and finally became the same as an ordinary stone.
"I just said that the stones in this area contain components of flying stones. It's just that these components will change and disappear when they come into contact with the air." Bom said, picking up another stone and repeating the previous operation, except this time
Once, Ryan's hand suddenly released a pink light that enveloped the light spots in the air, and then condensed a flying stone crystal in his hand that was only half the size of a sesame seed.
"This is?" Looking at the extremely small but brightly luminous translucent crystal in Ryan's hand, Bohm showed an expression of astonishment. "I have heard others say that only Laputa people can make this kind of crystal.
technology, so they can build islands floating in the sky."
Later, Ryan and the others learned about the existence of Laputa from Bohm, and also received a warning. The old man told them that such magical things may bring good luck or misfortune.
In the next few days, Ryan summoned Our Lady of the Rose to analyze the composition of the surrounding flying stones. Through these analyses, he found that the flying stones could indeed convert all the surrounding energy and create a floating position, and at the same time could move outwards.
It provides a stable energy. However, if you want to know the specific use of this energy in the shortest possible time, you still need to go to Laputa to take a look.
After getting these things, Ryan and the others, led by Bo, left the mine from an exit on the top of the mountain. Of course, before that, he and Hermione worked together to collect enough flying stone components from the mine, but
Lane didn't smelt them into a crystal.
After all, Ryan's current technology for making flying crystals is derived from the one worn by Shida. He believes that there are certain differences between the production methods of large crystals and small crystals. Although with his current technology, he can obtain it through material conversion.
There was enough ore, but after all, it required a lot of magic power. So he didn't want to waste the ore on hand.
After bidding farewell to Grandpa Pom, everyone used apparation to avoid the detection of aircraft in the sky and people on the ground, left the mine, returned to their tents, and then began to discuss the next move.
"Before we fell, I recited a spell for help because I was anxious, and the pendant emitted a light pointing into the distance." Xida said at this time. "Then the army opened fire, and the shrapnel from the explosion knocked off my pendant.
A pendant, I am now worried that the army has marched towards the city in the sky of Laputa."
"Why does your pendant guide Laputa's existence?" Balu asked curiously. "And why did the army arrest an ordinary shepherdess like you?"
"Because, because I also have a name. It's Lolaputa...Doyele. Uru. Laputa." Shida took a deep breath and said as if she had made up her mind. "I think I might