Chapter Seven of the Wind and Moon Continent: The Strange Bird Descends

December 25th, 539 of the Fast Calendar, sunny.

The people of the Imperial Capital, Esnia, began to bustle with activity, for in a few days, the new year 540 would begin, and Ye Tianlong's first New Year's Festival since his ascension to the throne would commence.

Although several fierce battles had recently broken out in the surrounding areas of Esnia, with the flames even approaching the city's outskirts, they were now far removed from the capital. At least from the current situation, both Ye Tianlong and Yunaia were recuperating and redeploying their plans.

Even if another major war broke out, it would not threaten the Imperial Capital, Esnia. The Phoenix Dance Legion was currently stationed in Jeju, north of Esnia, while the Heavenly Dragon Legion was stationed in Qingjiang Prefecture, the southwestern gateway to Esnia. The continuous reports of victories from the front lines gave the people of Esnia reason to believe that the capital was very safe.

Moreover, with the continuous introduction of policies encouraging commerce and development, the capital's prosperity surpassed all previous levels, and the traces of the previous rebellion were gradually fading from people's sight. As Ye Tianlong announced that the New Year's Festival would be held fifteen days later, merchants from the east and south flooded the streets and alleys of the imperial capital, Esnia.

Many high-ranking officials and nobles also arrived from all directions, including celebrities and dignitaries from various countries. Everyone knew a major piece of news: thanks to the formal invitation from Yue Ru, Ye Tianlong's new State Secretary, hailed as the continent's foremost master of song and dance, the six most prestigious song and dance troupes on the entire continent would gather in Esnia for a seven-day series of performances, a grand celebration of music and dance. Such a spectacle was expected to be unprecedented.

Many knew that with Yue Ru's appointment as Ye Tianlong's State Secretary, the continent would lose a master of song and dance; in other words, it would be impossible to witness the seven most outstanding singers and dancers of the continent perform together again.

At ten o'clock in the morning, a group of merchants from Qingzhou slowly entered the city of Esnia through the east gate. As the last person stepped onto the streets of Esnia, just as he looked up to take a deep breath, he suddenly froze.

"What's that?"

Hearing his companion's exclamation, the other merchants in the caravan were startled.

"What are you talking about?"

"What is it? Where?"

Hearing his companions' questions, the merchant who had first cried out quickly pointed to the sky, "Look up! It's right above us, that flying thing..."

At this moment, other passersby nearby also saw the strange object in the sky and exclaimed in surprise. Following the merchant's finger, the caravan members saw a large bird-shaped object circling above their heads.

"What kind of bird is that?" a merchant with poor eyesight asked rather presumptuously.

His question immediately drew glares from his companions. "What nonsense are you talking about! That thing is clearly metallic, how could it be a bird?"

Bathed in sunlight, the bird-like monster, hovering and circling in mid-air, shimmered with a white metallic light.

As the monster descended, it became increasingly clear. It was indeed made of metal, with a slender, rounded body and two long metal plates extending from each side, resembling two pairs of metal wings, each wing tipped upwards. The

alarmed city guards rushed from their barracks, and within a short time, a large crowd had gathered below the metallic bird-like monster. People ran through the streets following it, drawing even more onlookers. However, those below were limited by the terrain and could not move as freely as the metallic bird soaring in the air.

By the time the news reached Ye Tianlong's ears, at least half the population of Esnia City knew about it. However, before any of them could even go and see what was happening, the metallic bird-shaped monster swiftly flew through the air.

After flying over most of Esnia City, the metallic bird-shaped monster suddenly plummeted and disappeared from the sight of its pursuers. Only a few lucky ones saw it plunge into Jade Belt Lake.

Although he didn't know what this metallic bird-shaped monster was, Li Xin, as Esnia's chief security officer, despite being extremely busy, diligently dispatched men to completely cordon off the area surrounding the landing site, preventing overly curious people from approaching.

The cordon and security work had barely been completed, and before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, Li Xin saw a large group of people marching towards him. Leading the group was none other than Lord Shi Yixin, who was in charge of the security of the entire Esnia.

"That's strange. Why would Lord Shi be interested in these kinds of things?"

As the sheriff whom Shi Yixin had personally promoted, Li Xin naturally knew Shi Yixin's personality very well. Unlike those with excessive curiosity, Shi Yixin wouldn't insist on personally investigating such strange occurrences, especially now, when he was extremely busy and had no time to deal with his own affairs.

"Is Lord Shi Yixin starting to change his ways like those other middle-aged men?"

With this thought in mind, the chief sheriff of the capital city of Esnia rushed to his direct superior.

"Lord Shi, why have you come to inspect in person? I was just about to investigate thoroughly before giving you a detailed report!"

Faced with such a report from his admired subordinate, Shi Yixin, usually serious and stern, let out a rare, strange laugh. Then, his expression turned serious as he said to Li Xin, "His Majesty has arrived." "

His Majesty..."

Li Xin was taken aback for a moment, then looked up, his gaze sweeping past Shi Yixin and the others. Sure enough, he saw Ye Tianlong walking briskly towards them from behind.

"This strange incident has actually alarmed our Majesty..."

Li Xin had gained a new understanding of the curiosity of the emperor he served, and he sighed inwardly. At the same time, he quickly bowed to Ye Tianlong.

After waving his constables aside, Ye Tianlong led the way towards the spot where the metallic bird had fallen.

As the metallic bird-shaped monster swept through the air, Ye Tianlong happened to be heading towards Shi Yixin. Seeing such a strange thing, the man with a strong sense of curiosity naturally wouldn't miss it, especially since he had nothing else to do to pass the time. Poor Shi Yixin, though looking helpless, obediently complied under Ye Tianlong's forceful dragging, agreeing to go with him to the site where the metal bird had crashed.

Upon seeing Ye Tianlong and Shi Yixin arrive, the soldiers responsible for maintaining order and protecting the scene immediately made way.

"Have you sent anyone down to retrieve it?" Standing by the lake, Ye Tianlong asked in a deep voice, watching the metal bird-shaped monster's tail rise high above the water.

With his hands at his sides, Li Xin bowed respectfully and replied, "I have already ordered boats and swimmers to be mobilized. Two brothers who can swim have already gone down to investigate."

Just then, a head emerged from the lake—one of Li Xin's men who had gone down to investigate. Then, another man surfaced.

"There seems to be someone inside that thing!" one of Li Xin's men shouted from a distance on the water.

“The two of us can’t open that thing. The person inside seems to be stuck in the seat.” Li Xin’s other subordinate had already swum back to the lake shore, wiping the water droplets from his face, and said to Li Xin.

“Then get this person out of here first.” Ye Tianlong quickly ordered, “I want him alive.”

“We can bring the thing up later. Getting the person out is the most important thing.” Shi Yixin also said from the side.

At this moment, several more soldiers who could swim jumped into the water and, together with the two soldiers who had gone into the water first, dived back to the side of the metal bird-shaped monster.

After a short while, these soldiers surfaced from the lake, breathing heavily, and reported to Ye Tianlong and the others on the shore that they needed tools to open the thing and rescue the person inside.

However, by this time, the mobilized ships and personnel had arrived, and under Li Xin's command, the work of salvaging the metal bird-shaped monster began in an orderly manner. With their direct superior, Lord Shi Yixin, and His Majesty the Emperor overseeing and watching over the operation, everyone's movements became even more swift and powerful, hoping to deliver a better performance in front of Ye Tianlong and Shi Yixin.

"Old Shi! Your subordinates are truly excellent, doing a very good job," Ye Tianlong said with satisfaction to Shi Yixin beside him, watching everyone work diligently.

"They should have arrived sooner." Although he was eight parts satisfied, Shi Yixin still frowned slightly, offering a somewhat regretful assessment of Li Xin and his men's work. "If they had known that thing had fallen into Jade Belt Lake, they should have immediately thought of mobilizing ships and personnel for salvage operations, instead of only realizing it when they arrived at the scene."

Hearing Shi Yixin's words, Ye Tianlong couldn't help but shake his head slightly, saying, "Old Shi, your standards are too high."

"Your Majesty, the talents I discover and cultivate are those capable of handling things independently." Shi Yixin said to Ye Tianlong with great seriousness, "Only when such magistrates are sent to other cities will I truly feel at ease."

Knowing that the cabinet composed of Yu Fengwu, Chen Yue, and Yue Ru was formulating a comprehensive development plan, and the reform of officials was an important part of it, Ye Tianlong could only nod in admiration at Shi Yixin's strict and serious demands on his trained subordinates.

Soon, the person inside the metal monster bird was the first to be salvaged. This was a strange figure completely encased in a metallic suit with an eerie luster, even its eyes were protected by goggles that shimmered with a ghostly blue light.

Whether from the impact of the fall or some other accident, the person was in a deep coma when pulled from the water.

The medical staff, who had been waiting nearby, began to provide comprehensive treatment, but no matter what they tried, they couldn't open the metallic suit or remove the metallic hood; they simply couldn't find a starting point.

Ye Tianlong, even more curious after receiving the report, abandoned watching the others retrieve the metallic bird and went to the makeshift treatment area set up by the medical staff.

Seeing the medical personnel working hard, sweating profusely, yet unable to find a way to proceed, Ye Tianlong couldn't resist joining them.

However, after thoroughly searching the strange man's entire body, Ye Tianlong couldn't help but put down his hands in frustration. He couldn't find even a single gap. Could the strange man's metal clothing be a single piece? If so, how could he have worn it?

With this question in mind, Ye Tianlong ordered Li Xin to stay and continue retrieving the metal bird, and to deliver it to Wuyou Palace immediately after it was brought up. He himself would take the strange man to Wuyou Palace first, intending to present this difficult problem to the beautiful women—it would surely be interesting.

Before Ye Tianlong and his men could even set off back to Wuyou Palace, two energetic beauties had already arrived.

It was truly baffling how Long Ling'er and Princess Qian, these two unlikely enemies, had ended up together, and remarkably, there hadn't been any quarreling or fighting. While secretly marveling at this, Ye Tianlong could only force a smile and greet them.

However, deciding which beautiful girl to greet first was a real dilemma for Ye Tianlong, as he had experienced this problem before: no matter who he greeted first, he would be met with a barrage of complaints and protests from the other girl.

"What brings you two here today?"

The man, who thought he had mastered the art of small talk, hadn't even had a chance to feel smug before realizing that the two girls seemed completely oblivious to his efforts. They

merely nodded slightly to Ye Tianlong as a gesture of acknowledgment, and Long Ling'er and Princess Qian rushed to the edge of Jade Belt Lake.

"Where's that metal monster! Have you found it? Hurry up and bring it up for me..." Princess Qian's impatient barrage of questions left Li Xin, who was bowing in greeting, no time to answer.

Shi Yixin, however, knew how to handle Princess Qian. He respectfully replied, "The metal monster is being retrieved, and we've already pulled someone out of it."

"Where is it?" Princess Qian and Long Ling'er asked anxiously at the same time.

"Come over here, you two!" Ye Tianlong waved to the two beautiful girls.

Princess Qian and Long Ling'er leaped to Ye Tianlong's side, eagerly crouching down to examine him closely.

"Haha, I won!" After a moment, Princess Qian stood up and said to Long Ling'er triumphantly.

"Where are you so sure? Maybe that thing pulled from the lake was a living creature!" Long Ling'er stood up, looking quite unconvinced. She then pointed to the unconscious person lying on the ground and continued arguing with Princess Qian, "Besides, we can't be sure if this guy is even human, because his whole body exudes a strong magical field."

"Hmph, you just won't admit defeat. I've already tested it. The strong magical field is coming from the clothes this person is wearing, because the clothes contain a lot of magical crystals. I think this person must have used a lot of magical crystals to make these clothes."

"Nonsense! How could magical crystals possibly make such clothes? Do you think I don't understand basic magic? It's possible to use magical crystals to equip armor, but that requires high-level mages and craftsmen to embed the magical crystals into the armor. Look at this guy's clothes, where are there any places to embed magical crystals!"

The two beautiful girls stood beside Ye Tianlong, starting a new round of arguing.

"What are you two arguing about?"

The bewildered man finally couldn't help but interrupt the two beautiful girls' debate. However, his efforts only earned him glares from both Long Ling'er and Princess Qian.

"Go away, you don't understand these things, so don't interrupt."

Hearing Long Ling'er's reply, Ye Tianlong was truly displeased. He grabbed the two annoying girls and said very seriously, "If you two keep this up, don't blame me for being impolite."

"We're not afraid of you!"

Despite this, Princess Qian still told Ye Tianlong the whole story. It turned out that Princess Qian and Long Ling'er had become very curious after seeing the metallic bird-shaped monster fly by, but they had a significant disagreement about its nature. Princess Qian believed it was a manipulated magical artifact, while Long Ling'er thought it was just a magical creature. Unable to reach an agreement, the two beautiful girls made a bet about the monster.

"Oh, so what's your bet?" Curious, Ye Tianlong quickly pressed Princess Qian and Long Ling'er for an answer.

"This is a private matter between the two of us; you don't need to know,"

the two beautiful girls unanimously refused to answer Ye Tianlong's question. Even with the man's excessive curiosity, no matter how much he pressed, using both soft and hard tactics, Princess Qian and Long Ling'er wouldn't reveal a single word.

Even after returning to Wuyou Palace, Ye Tianlong couldn't get anything out of the two girls. He finally admitted defeat and turned his attention to the person who had been brought back from the metallic bird-shaped monster.

The person completely encased in metal clothing was placed on a table in the hall, and Ye Tianlong, Princess Qian, and Long Ling'er examined them closely. At this time, Yu Fengwu, Chen Yue, and Yue Ru, having received the news, also rushed to the hall and joined the investigation.

However, even experts as knowledgeable and intelligent as Yu Fengwu, Chen Yue, and Yue Ru could not remove the strange person's metal clothing. After most of the day, the only thing they could confirm was that there was indeed a person inside the metal clothing.

Growing impatient, Ye Tianlong couldn't help but draw his Heavenly Demon Holy Sword. The dark sword energy, carrying intense flames, illuminated the beautiful faces of every woman in the hall.

"I refuse to believe it! My sword can definitely cut through this strange clothing!"

Seeing Ye Tianlong's determined action, the women quickly tried to dissuade him, as none of them wanted the strange person's clothing to be damaged in the slightest.

“I think this metallic garment is made of extremely high-purity magic crystals, because the magical energy it contains surpasses that of any magical armor I know.”

Chen Yue’s analysis was agreed upon by Princess Qian, who added, “This metallic garment doesn’t resemble armor at all; it feels soft and comfortable to the touch. The craftsmanship and the way magic crystals are used are truly admirable.”

“Then what do we do? Are we just going to watch?” Ye Tianlong reluctantly sheathed his Heavenly Demon Holy Sword and glared at the beauties.

“It can be opened just as the person inside put it on. Otherwise, forcibly destroying such a rare piece of armor would be too much to bear.”

Yu Fengwu’s persuasion was the most convincing to Ye Tianlong. At this moment, Shi Yixin also sent someone to deliver the metal bird-shaped monster that had just been salvaged to Wuyou Palace. Ye Tianlong, Yu Fengwu, and the others put aside their business and went to the square of Wuyou Palace to see the bird-shaped monster.

At first, they observed the bird-like monster from afar, but now they could get up close and examine it closely, even going inside to study it thoroughly.

It was indeed made of metal, but it was clearly mixed with magical crystals, as Princess Qian and Yu Fengwu could clearly detect the abnormality in its magical energy. Its slender, rounded body was somewhat spindle-shaped, with two layers of metal wings extending from the middle, each over two zhang long. Two small triangular tail fins also grew from its tail. Inside its body was a cabin-like space that could accommodate two or three people. In front of the first seat was a small panel with several control buttons.

"Ah! This looks like the control panel on a magical cannon!" Seeing the control buttons on the panel, Ye Tianlong's mind flashed, and he exclaimed in surprise.

"That's right, this does indeed look very much like the control panel on a magical cannon," Yu Fengwu nodded in agreement.

Her words further excited Ye Tianlong, and he couldn't help but reach out to touch the button, saying, "Maybe if I press it like this, it will fly up again!"

"Don't touch it."

This time, it was Princess Qian and Long Ling'er who stopped the man's curiosity.

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