"Wahhhh—!"
Paimon's eyes widened abruptly.
She froze in mid-air, her mouth open wide enough to swallow a whole Sweet Madame.
Shocked, she looked at the sudden behemoth in front of her, flying around in the air like a startled bird.
Looking at the Starskiff in front of her, Paimon's face was full of disbelief, her voice trembling: "Kael! You... How did you conjure a big ship casually?!"
"Th... What is going on?!"
"How did this appear!"
"Is it Adepti Art?!"
Paimon flew around the Starskiff constantly while speaking, eyes full of shock.
She even reached out her small hand, trying to touch the surface of this behemoth.
But the moment her fingertips touched the cold metal material, she shrank back immediately, as if afraid this thing would fly away on its own in the next second.
Lumine's reaction wasn't as exaggerated as Paimon's, but her face was still blank.
Frowning, her gaze swept from the Starskiff's appearance to the energy core, eyes full of doubt: "Kael... What is this?"
She had never seen such a thing.
Although Liyue's mechanism art was developed, even the most advanced Adepti mechanisms were just special aircraft or mechanical beasts.
It was absolutely impossible to create such a behemoth suspended in mid-air!
Most importantly, she had traveled through many worlds and hadn't seen such a thing either.
She could understand Kael taking out weapons out of thin air before.
Storage device.
But such a big ship, she couldn't understand at all.
How can there be such a big storage device?
Facing the astonished Lumine and shocked Paimon, Kael shook his head and laughed. "This isn't a ship."
"...?"
Hearing this, Paimon's flight stagnated.
Glaring at Kael, crossing her arms suspiciously, looking like "Don't lie to me": "Are you lying to me?"
"This is clearly a big ship!"
"It has a bow, a stern, and a deck!"
"If it's not a ship, what else can it be?"
Hearing this, Kael smiled. "Come up and see, and you'll know."
Even he hadn't seen the internal environment of the Starskiff.
Saying this, Kael leaped lightly onto the deck.
Lumine and Paimon looked at each other and immediately followed with endless curiosity.
However, after stepping on it, their eyes widened abruptly.
"Th... What is this place?!"
Paimon's voice was full of surprise.
Looking around, eyes full of shock.
Different from the ancient and mysterious metal hull outside, the interior of this Starskiff was completely another world.
A domain full of technology and unknown power.
The cabin interior wasn't a traditional wooden structure, but composed of a smooth black metal.
The walls were inlaid with soft blue light strips, as if the entire Starskiff was maintained by some mysterious energy.
Below the deck, the hatch leading to the interior wasn't an ordinary wooden door, but a shimmering automatic alloy door.
Sensing Kael and the others approaching, it slid open automatically, revealing a spacious corridor.
The corridor was lined with peculiar rune buttons on both sides.
Each button flickered with faint light, as if waiting to be activated.
Walking deeper, the internal console appeared impressively before their eyes.
Lumine's pupils contracted slightly.
It was the first time she saw such a thing—
The metal structure of the central console was covered with various buttons.
Dashboard, floating display screen...
There were even several transparent energy cores rotating slowly, emitting faint light.
Paimon was completely dumbfounded.
Flying above the console, blinking, looking at these completely unfamiliar things, her mouth opened slightly, even forgetting to speak.
"Th... What exactly is this?!"
"Why is it so strange?!"
"What are these buttons for?!"
Paimon gestured wildly, trying to understand everything in front of her.
But these things completely exceeded her scope of understanding.
"Th... This doesn't look like a ship at all, right?"
Lumine was also confused, reaching out to touch a button on the console gently.
Vmmm!
The button lit up with faint light, but Lumine quickly retracted her hand, daring not press randomly.
Kael stood aside, observing the shocked reactions of the two, and continued, "This isn't a ship, this is—a Starskiff."
"It is not a means of transport on the sea, but—an aircraft."
"It can fly between heaven and earth, and even navigate in the universe."
"Its power core does not rely on wind, but originates from a higher-level energy system, allowing it to break through gravity and rush into the sky."
"In other words, it can not only sail on the sea surface of Liyue, but also fly directly into the sky and travel in the air."
As Kael spoke, although his words were calm, they exploded in Paimon and Lumine's minds like thunder.
Paimon was completely stunned!
"What?!"
"Can fly?!"
Paimon's eyes widened like copper bells, even her wings trembled, as if hearing something incredible.
This thing, can really fly?
"Is this a Spaceship?"
Lumine suddenly thought of something and spoke hesitantly.
While speaking, she looked at Kael, shock in her eyes.
She originally thought this was just some special mechanism ship.
But now it seemed its technology far surpassed Liyue, and even surpassed the cognitive scope of the entire Teyvat.
"En, you can understand it that way."
Hearing Lumine's words, Kael nodded gently. "But this is a small spaceship."
"I know spaceships, but this is the first time I've seen this shape."
Lumine scratched her head. "This looks too much like a ship."
"What spaceship?"
Beside her, Paimon asked curiously.
How come even Lumine knows?
"It's a ship that can fly in the universe."
Lumine said without thinking. "Generally speaking, spaceships can leave the world."
"Ah?"
Hearing this, Paimon widened her eyes abruptly.
Leave the world?
Doesn't that mean driving this Starskiff can leave Teyvat?
"Correct."
Kael nodded, looking up at the sky.
Premise is Teyvat isn't sealed.
And leaving Teyvat, not knowing the surrounding environment, everything is unfamiliar.
He couldn't drive this thing out of Teyvat's sky.
In the next second, Kael began to figure out the Starskiff.
This thing had no manual. Everything needed him to figure out by himself.
"Hmm?"
Just as Kael was thinking this, he suddenly saw a User Manual in the corner, and his eyes lit up abruptly.
It actually comes with a manual.
Immediately, he checked it out.
While Kael was checking.
Meanwhile.
On a sea surface far from Liyue Harbor.
A magnificent painted boat floated quietly in the night.
Pearl Galley.
Liyue's floating flower boat.
A place of feasting.
A luxurious place where merchants, scholars, and celebrities gathered.
This gorgeous painted boat swayed slowly on the water.
The hull was decorated with gorgeous golden cloud pattern carvings.
Large and small glazed lanterns hung on both sides of the ship.
Light reflected on the sea surface, like scattered gold, flowing with light and color.
Inside the cabin, silk and bamboo music was melodious, zithers and lutes harmonizing.
Dancers danced lightly, sleeves like clouds, skirts fluttering.
Dancing lightly like cranes, set off against the surrounding finely carved gold lacquer railings, like a fantasy land on earth.
Guests sat around low tables, exchanging cups, talking and laughing.
Reciting poetry, shaking paper fans, full of laughter, aroma of wine overflowing.
"Come, come, drink till we drop today with fine wine and beauties!"
A wealthy merchant raised his glass with a smile, drinking with his companions.
"The Rite of Descension is approaching. Liyue is livelier than in previous years."
Another person took a sip of Osmanthus wine, narrowing his eyes slightly. "Heard some mysterious outsiders came to Liyue recently. Even Lady Keqing of the Qixing went to greet them personally. Tsk tsk, truly rare."
"You believe that?"
Someone beside him laughed, shaking his folding fan. "What place in Liyue doesn't have strange people? The Qixing's vision has always been critical. Someone Lady Keqing receives personally must not be an ordinary person."
While everyone talked and laughed, there was singing and dancing on the boat, wine aroma permeating, very lively.
However.
Just then.
A man standing on the edge of the deck looking at the sea suddenly frowned and pointed into the distance. "Eh, look over there... what is that?"
Several guests drinking and chatting looked over.
On the sea surface, a strange and huge black Starskiff suspended quietly not far away.
Strange shape, completely different from Liyue's traditional merchant ships and painted boats.
The hull was slender, lines smooth, carrying an indescribable futuristic sense.
"Hmm?"
"When did Liyue have such a big ship?"
People on the deck frowned, sizing up the distant Starskiff, doubt in their eyes.
"Wouldn't be some family's new merchant ship? Look at this shape, quite special."
"Haha, maybe it's a mechanism ship built by some wealthy merchant. Liyue's mechanism art is so developed, building a mechanism giant ship that can sail on the sea is not impossible."
"Tch, even if Liyue has mechanism art, it can't build such a strange ship, right?"
"Who knows?"
Everyone on the deck discussed animatedly.
Some were curious, some didn't care.
Someone even raised his glass, joking, "Maybe it's an Adepti ship, preparing to come to Liyue to buy some Adepti tea!"
"Hahahaha—"
Everyone burst into laughter instantly, looking indifferent.
However, in the next second.
BOOM—
That mysterious black ship actually began to rise slowly!
The air seemed to be pulled by some invisible force at this moment.
A gloomy blue energy ripple rippled on the sea surface.
The hull of the Starskiff left the water slowly, actually starting to rise into the air!
"Wh-What?!"
The person who saw this scene first widened his eyes abruptly, the wine glass in his hand almost falling on the deck.
"Fl... Flew up?! How can a ship fly?!"
His voice trembled, exclaiming, attracting everyone's attention beside him.
"What a joke? What ship can fly?"
"Stop talking nonsense, are you drunk?"
People beside him disapproved, holding wine glasses, faces full of ridicule. "Are you drunk and seeing hallucinations?"
"No! It really flew up! Just now!"
The man who witnessed everything turned his head sharply, face shocked.
Pointing hurriedly at the direction where the Starskiff just rose, speaking urgently, "That big ship just now really flew up!"
Hearing this, everyone looked in the direction he pointed.
Resulting in nothing on the sea surface.
Empty night sky, only a dazzling starry sky.
And that mysterious big ship just now seemed to disappear into the air, completely invisible.
"Hahaha!"
"Drunk, drunk, you must be drunk!"
"Liyue's ships can fly? Your storytelling ability is good enough to be a storyteller!"
Everyone laughed loudly, shaking their heads in disbelief, continuing to toast and drink, ignoring the panicked man at all.
But the man who witnessed the Starskiff rising stared blankly into the distance.
His heart still surged with shock that was difficult to calm.
He clearly saw it...
That ship really flew up!
The sea breeze blew gently. Pearl Galley continued to sing and dance, lively as ever.
And in the night sky not far away, a Starskiff had quietly skimmed across Liyue's sky.
At this time.
The hull of the Starskiff glowed with faint blue light in the night, like a meteor in the night sky, suspended quietly high in the sky.
The energy ring around the hull rotated slowly.
Gloomy blue light streams wandered between metal textures, forming mysterious rune trajectories.
On the deck, Paimon was almost stuck to the guardrail.
While hugging the ship's side tightly, her eyes widened round, mouth opened wide, looking excitedly at the scene below.
"Wahhh—!"
"It really flew up!"
Liyue City, Liyue Harbor, continuous mountains.
And the vast sea surface.
Were gradually shrinking, becoming distant and magnificent.
Looking down from high altitude, the entire Liyue seemed to turn into a dazzling landscape painting.
Towns were scattered on the earth. The glazed lights of the streets gathered into a patch of golden light points, like the galaxy falling into the mortal world.
And at the pier of Liyue Harbor, countless merchant ships were quietly moored.
The water surface reflected the lights of thousands of homes in the city, sparkling in the night, like sprinkled gold.
Looking further, a river wound and twisted. Fishing fires could occasionally be seen on the water surface. The almost quiet waters formed a sharp contrast with the prosperity of Liyue City.
And further away, continuous mountains layered upon each other.
Mt. Tianheng, where Yujing Terrace was located, stood majestically.
Paimon's small hands gripped the edge of the Starskiff tightly, dancing excitedly like a bird about to take off: "Too too too too amazing! We are really flying in the sky! Liyue Harbor has become small! The sea surface is so far!"
Her voice was full of unconcealable surprise, as if this was the most shocking experience of her life.
However, Lumine standing aside heard Paimon's shouting and couldn't help rolling her eyes. "...You can fly originally, right?"
Hearing Lumine's words, Paimon stagnated violently.
Then waved her small hands immediately, explaining hurriedly, "Different, different! I don't fly this high!"
Paimon gestured vigorously, her face incredibly serious. "Usually I fly at most a few meters high, at most floating beside you, but now!"
"Now it's real high altitude!"
Paimon got more excited as she spoke, even pouncing on Lumine's shoulder, spinning excitedly in the air several times.
"Hahaha! This feeling is simply great! I want to record it! I want to record it!"
Lumine looked at Paimon's surprised appearance and couldn't help laughing.
Then she looked up, her gaze falling on Liyue below, a sigh rising in her heart.
Looking down at Liyue from this height was truly beautiful.
Lumine stood on the edge of the deck, narrowing her eyes slightly, overlooking this prosperous and ancient land.
Now, standing above this vast night sky, overlooking the entire Liyue.
She truly realized that this land was so vast and dazzling.
"...Liyue is really beautiful."
Lumine sighed softly, voice low and full of emotion.
"Yeah."
Kael spoke with a smile.
Through the Starskiff User Manual, he already knew some buttons and functions of the Starskiff.
Successfully made the Starskiff soar.
But he controlled the speed.
Currently, it was the slowest speed.
"Hehe."
Paimon suddenly thought of something and chuckled. "Doesn't Liyue have the Rite of Descension?"
"Say, how about we take this Starskiff directly and watch from above the Rite of Descension?"
"As long as we fly high enough, no one will discover us. We can witness the holding of the Rite of Descension throughout."
Lumine: "?????"
Kael: "..."
Hearing Paimon's words, Kael's expression suddenly became strange.
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