Childhood Anime Grand Tour

Chapter 93 Entering the Valley of the Wind

Although the soldiers on this side stopped, the gunboats in the sky showed no sign of stopping. Several huge flying warships swept over the Valley of the Wind, but because there was nowhere to land, they hovered in the air.

Of course, it might have been intentional, clearly a show of defiance against the Valley of the Wind. Kushana frowned as she looked at the airship in the sky; obviously, this was not an order she had given.

"Your Highness, please restrain your men. We have an alliance with your country! Mr. Liu!!"

Kushana knew, of course, that this was Crotova's own idea; he was Kushana's advisor, and although it had only been three days so far, it was enough to incur Kushana's displeasure.

"Guards, relay my order: No movement!"

At this moment, Kushana also gave Yuba enough respect, but now she was puzzled that Yuba seemed to not respect her enough, but treated the young man next to her differently.

He then gave a look to the two guards beside him, and the two guards immediately stepped forward and grabbed Liu Yufei. Liu Yufei was completely dumbfounded. What was going on? Cold sweat broke out on Yuba's forehead.

"Your Highness..."

Seeing Yuba's expression, Kushana immediately knew that this person was definitely not simple, while Liu Yufei was even more straightforward, immediately bursting into tears and saying:

"Your Highness, spare my life! Didn't you say you would spare this humble subject?"

Liu Yufei pleaded and tried to crawl towards Kushana, but two guards stopped him. Not only Kushana, but Yuba was also stunned, and for a moment, he was filled with questions.

"Your Highness, aren't we here to build alliances? I'm acquainted with Chief Gil and also have connections with Master Yuba!! Master, please say something!!"

"Ah! Hmm!!"

Even if Yuba was very knowledgeable, he had no idea what Liu Yufei was up to! Fortunately, the guards arrived at that moment.

"Your Highness, something has happened! Colonel Crotova has been captured by a girl!"

"Nausicaä..."

Yuba immediately sensed something was wrong; this was a serious matter. Kushana immediately led her men forward, angrily shouting:

"That good-for-nothing..."

Crotova, of commoner origin, managed to rise above her circumstances in this corrupt land through her exceptional skills and shrewd political maneuvering. Just a few days ago, she was personally appointed by King U to serve as an advisor to Kushana.

Of course, ostensibly an advisor, but actually a spy—this was an open secret. But Kusana was still angry, because regardless of whether he was a spy or not, Croatia's resume was very impressive and prestigious.

In his opinion, he had fought on the battlefield for a long time, charged into battle, cut through thorns and brambles, and captured countless flags. Now, he had been captured by Nausicaä.

How should I put it? It's a bit like being frustrated by his lack of ambition! It's like Lady Vashj in Warcraft constantly bragging to Kael'thas about how awesome her master Illidan is, how he is the supreme monarch, and how lofty his ideals are.

Kai was also thrilled when he heard this! Looking down at the large group from the cliff, he exclaimed excitedly:

"Indeed, your army is strong and well-equipped! Which one is your master?"

"Isn't that the one locked in the cage?"

"..."

Kushana's mentality is similar to Kai's now. She's still young and doesn't realize that resumes are unreliable!

"Get out of the room now, or I won't be polite!!"

"Hehe, little girl, you'd better do it! They won't leave!!"

Although Crotova's fighting skills were lacking, he still had the demeanor of a soldier. Even though his throat was already under Nausicaä's blade, he remained remarkably calm.

"Nausicaä, don't be impulsive..."

Fortunately, Master Yuba arrived at this time, followed by the princess's guards, and of course, Liu Yufei was also there.

"Nausicaä..."

With Yuba's arrival, Gil, who was lying on the bed, finally spoke! He raised his hand with difficulty and waved, signaling Nausicaä to release Crotova.

Nausicaä ultimately obeyed her father's orders, and Kushana entered the room, her face immediately turning icy as she said:

"Useless trash, get out of here now!!"

Crotova was furious! But he still retreated. In fact, with his skills, he could have exchanged a few blows with Nausicaä. Just now, they had indeed surrounded Nausicaä.

Nausicaä remained calm in the face of danger, plunging the Ohmu Sword into the ground, unleashing an overwhelming aura of Conqueror's Haki. (Waaaa, this isn't made up! Nausicaä really does possess Conqueror's Haki in the manga!)

The soldiers were immediately overwhelmed by Nausicaä's imposing aura, and Nausicaä seized the highest-ranking officer, Crotova, from among the crowd.

Of course, Kushana was unaware of all this for the time being. Looking at the girl in front of her, who was not much younger than herself, her eyes held a complex expression, but she quickly concealed it.

"Your Excellency, it was my guards who were presumptuous. Please forgive them!"

They knew that the person lying there was the chieftain of the Valley of the Wind. The Valley of the Wind was an ally of Torumekia. Although they were actually in a superior-subordinate relationship, they had to pretend to be equals on the surface.

"Your Highness, please forgive my advanced age; I have not been able to pay homage to King Wu for the past few years!"

"Hehe, Your Excellency, there's no need for such formalities. With our nation in peril, the Valley of the Wind, as an ally, still upholds its alliance. We, the Torumekia, are already deeply grateful!"

As she spoke, Kushana removed her heavy helmet, revealing her true face, and bowed to Gil.

Beneath the armor was indeed a beautiful woman with a lovely face. Even Nausicaä was stunned for a moment, and Yuba was seeing Kushana's face for the first time. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, no wonder she was so highly praised in the capital. She truly had the beauty of a lotus flower emerging from clear water!

Of course, Yuba, as a master, naturally has the mindset of a master, while Liu Yufei could only see Kushana's profile, but even that profile amazed Liu Yufei.

Sure enough, she's even more beautiful in person than in the comics. To describe it in classical Chinese, she's both alluring and captivating!

"It's white!!"

Liu Yufei was truly culturally illiterate, and in the end, all he could say was such vulgar words. Kushana immediately gave him a cold look. To say such things in front of the princess was tantamount to flirting. If there weren't so many people around, Kushana would have really drawn her sword and killed him.

At this moment, Liu Yufei also stepped forward and said:

"Chief Kiel, do you still recognize me? You visited my home three years ago."

"You are... Mr. Liu..."

When he saw Liu Yufei, Gild immediately became excited and tried to help him up, but he still couldn't get up.

"Please don't get upset. I heard you were sick, so I came to see you specially!"

Gil was completely dumbfounded. Three years ago, Gil's physical functions were still excellent. Despite his graying hair, he still dreamed of conquering the skies. Back then, he was on the same gunboat that is now the Valley of the Wind.

Due to years of neglect and the fact that this world had lost its engine technology, Kiel's gunboat, completely out of control, ended up in an unfamiliar place.

He swore he would never forget that place for the rest of his life. It was a night when fireflies twinkled like stars, and he watched the lights flying up and down, the damp scent of the earth filling his nostrils.

In that instant, he felt as if he were in paradise, as if he had returned to the Valley of the Wind from his childhood. Indeed, even though the Valley of the Wind had the best environment in the world, the air quality was still deteriorating.

Kiel felt this way mostly because he couldn't forget the taste of time.

But after his dream, Gil quickly came to his senses. As an adult, he knew that the more beautiful something was, the more dangerous it was. His first thought was to abandon everything and run outside.

But what happened next completely stunned him, because this piece of land was floating in the air! If he hadn't braked in time, he would have been thrown out!

With no way out, Kiel could only return to his gunboat and try several times, but still failed. In despair, Kiel could only quietly await his fate.

He was an adventurer in his youth, but his passion gradually faded with age, to the point that he dared not explore unfamiliar environments immediately.

He didn't explore, but the owner of this place had already found his way here. Kiel looked at the robot in front of him, and the red light from the detector above its head. Strangely, the surrounding flowers and plants began to glow, which allowed Kiel to see the robot's appearance clearly.

"Evdaru?"

Looking at the ceramic-like structure of the robot, Gil was reminded of a lost civilization. Three hundred years ago was a civilization, humanity's last technological civilization: the Kingdom of Evdar!

Indeed, the civilizations on Earth today are no longer in their first generation. Human civilization has experienced countless declines, and the world has now regressed to the agricultural era.

Even the airships he was on were becoming increasingly rare due to the loss of technology; each one was a relic of the previous civilization, which possessed mechanical ceramics technology.

All the Titan-shaped flying warships were made of ceramic, and the wreckage of those warships even sustained a nation, being mined like a mineral deposit.

What Gil didn't expect was that a human voice came from behind him.

"Holy crap, something this big fell down right after takeoff! Is my Laputa not tall enough?! Are the people inside alright?!"

Liu Yufei initially thought Laputa hadn't flown high enough and had bumped into someone in the darkness, so he immediately came up to check on the situation. He then discovered it was a middle-aged man.

At first, Liu Yufei didn't take it seriously, but when Gil said that his hometown was in the Valley of the Wind, Liu Yufei got excited and let Gil stay there for several days.

Those few days were arguably the most amazing days in Kiel's history. Plants from different seasons bloomed at the same time, and gardener robots and beautiful robot girls danced gracefully.

There's nothing I can do; Liu Yufei lives on these low-level pleasures!

The delicious and unparalleled food, the clean and flowing water—these were necessities of life, but to Kiel they were astonishing. It wasn't that he had never seen a river before, but clean rivers did not exist in this world.

Not to mention other countries, even the Valley of the Wind relies on groundwater to survive, let alone the fish swimming in the waters of Laputa!! This made Gil extremely excited.