my armed maid

Chapter 35 34: Creating Rules

The next evening, Nolen, Yuna, Luo Zhen, and Aisha left Linfeng City in a carriage and headed outside the city for the first test flight of Valkyrie equipment.

When they were at the city gate, they were stopped by the city defenders. A soldier looked at them with scrutiny and asked:

"There's a war going on outside, and martial law has been imposed in the city. What are you doing out there?"

Nolen poked his head out of the car and pointed to the armband on his left arm without further explanation.

It was the armband of the independent combat team of the Rinfeng Knights. In addition to the emblem of the Knights, the armband also had the unit number 621 written on it.

It's actually Unit 621...

The soldier had a strange look on his face and did not continue to question him. Instead, he gave him a military salute and let him go without hesitation.

The so-called independent combat team 621 is actually a combat unit specially established for the eldest daughter of the Bayhart family, Evelin.

Originally, as Evelin, she was not supposed to join the Knights and join the battlefield. It was only based on her strong personal willingness to participate in the war that this combat force was set up for her alone.

Because the city lord's sister personally leads the team, this team has a high degree of independent combat authority, and no one would think of easily touching this team.

Under the sign of "Unit 621", the carriage passed the checkpoint smoothly and headed out of the city.

"Okay, you are capable now." Luo Zhen looked at the armband on his arm with a surprised look on his face.

A month ago, he was a little-known alchemy apprentice next door. A month later, he took advantage of the war and joined the most "second-generation official" team in the Knights.

This is enough to prove that Nolen has gained connections with the Bayhart family - this is the most powerful backer in Linfeng City!
It can be predicted how high Nolen's status will rise in Linfeng City in the future, but now he is only a 17-year-old young man.

"ability?"

Nolen raised the corners of his lips, "When the test flight comes, you will be able to see what I am truly capable of."

Building relationships and seeking status are all meaningless.

The only thing that can truly allow you to stand firm in troubled times and make others look up to you is your true strength.

The Valkyrie backpack will become the most powerful proof of showing one's talents and strength.

The carriage drove to an open field outside the city. It was some distance away from Linfeng City and in a safe area where they would not be harassed by prairie people. It was just the place for their test flight.

Under the guidance of Nolen, Luo Zhen and Aisha jumped off the carriage and helped Yuna equip the Valkyrie backpack.

"By the way, why are you here?" Nolen looked at Aysha.

"Pfft! Isn't it too late to ask this question now?"

Ai Xia wrinkled her nose cutely and protested, "I'm not a flower vase, but I can also help!"

Although she is not an extraordinary person and cannot perform puppetry, she has learned some alchemy knowledge from Luo Zhen before.

Even though he didn't become an alchemist at the age of 17 like Nolen, he still had the average level of an alchemist apprentice, so it was no problem to help out.

Like now, she is responsible for the preparation and maintenance of alchemy weapons, as well as helping Yuna put on the Valkyrie backpack.

Yuna stood there, and Aisha helped her put on the Valkyrie backpack, and then tied the straps, chest straps, waist belt and leg straps for her in order, firmly fixing her with the backpack.

During the process, she subconsciously glanced at Yuna's pair of green bulges outlined by the chest straps and suspenders, and then straightened out her proud breasts without any trace.

Hee, win!

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Yuna was a little confused as to why Ai Xia straightened her chest. She thought it was because her waist was sore, so she said, "I can do it myself."

"Ah, it's okay, it's okay, that's all we can help you with."

Ai Xia quickly responded with a smile. After a brief moment of comfort, she silently condemned herself in her heart.

Ai Xia, Ai Xia, where does your sense of comparison come from?

After fastening her backpack and tying her protective boots, and finishing putting on her Valkyrie equipment, Aisha took a few steps back, leaving space for Yuna, who was fully armed.

Yuna held the joystick with her left hand and mentally went over the operation method Nolen taught her in the morning.

The joystick of Valkyrie's backpack is in the shape of a handle, fixed on her left wrist via a control cable, and can be held by one hand of her left hand.

There are six switches on the handle, which are "Levitation: Rise", "Levitation: Hover", "Acceleration", "Flight: Forward", "Flight: Move Left" and "Flight: Move Right". switch.

"Flying" was once considered to be one of the least suitable spells for making a magic weapon, because it is different from ordinary spells and requires continuous activation and control of the direction of flight.

After the wind mage performs flight, he must also allocate part of his energy to control the flight, silently recite spells when necessary, and change the flight state in turn.

This is not a big problem for wind mages, as long as they practice more frequently to increase their spell-casting proficiency, but this is not the case for magic circles.

The spell state activated by the magic circle is fixed, that is, you can only choose the magic circle with the "One Direction Flying Spell" engraved on it.

After the magic circle is activated, it can only fly in a fixed direction, and cannot turn around at any time by silently reciting spells like a real mage.

For this reason, Nolen actually engraved three "Flight: Forward" magic circles in his backpack, and fixed their spell generating ports directly behind, left and right sides of the backpack respectively.

If you want to fly forward, activate the "Flight: Forward" magic circle directly behind the backpack.

If you want to move left, activate the "Flight: Forward" circle on the right side of the backpack.

If you want to move to the right, activate the "Flight: Forward" circle on the left side of the backpack.

The "Levitation" spell has also been split into two magic circles: "Levitation: Ascent" and "Levitation: Hover", which correspond to two spell-casting switches.

Therefore, a mere three spells ultimately require six casting switches to control.

Although it is a bit troublesome, this is the only solution for now.

After getting ready, Yuna nodded towards Nolen.

Nolen opened the notebook he carried with him and said: "Now to start the first round of testing, please activate the backpack, rise to a height of two meters and keep hovering."

Hearing this, Yuna pressed the "Levitation: Ascent" switch on the joystick, and the cyan magic circle unfolded under the soles of her boots, and the gathered wind elements slowly lifted it up.

In fact, in the morning, she had already tried to activate the Valkyrie backpack successfully in the yard. However, in order to avoid attracting attention, she only suspended it at the lowest height and got familiar with the suspended state of her feet off the ground.

The feeling of being suspended in the air is completely different from that of stepping on the ground. In addition to controlling the joystick, she also has to maintain her own balance during the suspension process, which is really a technical job.

When Yuna reached a height of two meters by visual inspection, Yuna released the "Levitation: Ascent" button and pressed the "Levitation: Hover" switch to the bottom.

When the hover switch is pressed all the way, the joystick will be triggered. There is no need to keep pressing the switch to keep the backpack in a hovering state.

Disabling hover mode is also easy, just press it again. "how do you feel?"

Nolen looked up at Yuna suspended in mid-air, "Can you maintain your balance?"

"Okay." Yuna felt her condition carefully and nodded.

The feeling of being suspended in the air is like stepping on a soft air cushion. Although it feels like there is nowhere to focus, as long as you are familiar with it, at least maintaining balance is not a problem.

"Very good, now make it more difficult."

Nolen nodded, "Accelerate while rising. This time, we must quickly stretch the height to 30 meters, hover above it for ten seconds and then fall."

"Understood." Yuna took a deep breath and pressed the "Levitation: Ascent" and "Acceleration" switches at the same time.

At this moment, two layers of wind magic arrays were deployed simultaneously on the soles of her boots, and the updrafts gathered under her feet became even more violent after being accelerated and strengthened.

With just a "chun" sound, her figure quickly climbed up and flew to an altitude of 40 to [-] meters in one fell swoop!

After reaching the designated height, Yuna released all the magic switches and turned on the hover mode after the ascending speed slowed down.

Nolen and others who were on the ground at this time were as big as ants in her eyes. Looking into the distance from above, the sunset had not completely set. The sky was a warm blue, with wisps of flowing clouds, like It's like goldfish scales floating in the sky.

What a beautiful picture!Watching the sunset in the air and watching it on the ground are two completely different scenery.

Is this... what flying feels like?
The evening wind blew her hair, and she felt like she was dreaming. She had never thought that she would overlook this familiar yet unfamiliar hometown from such a perspective. Everything in front of her was so dreamy that it seemed unreal.

"Yuna, you can come down now!"

Nolen's call came from below, and Yuna came back from her daze. She turned off the hover mode and let gravity pull her body.

When she was about to land, she clicked the "Levitation: Ascent" switch, allowing the momentary upward airflow to offset her falling speed, and she landed quickly and smoothly on the ground.

"Did you feel any discomfort up there?" Nolen asked, "such as nausea, dizziness, or difficulty breathing?"

"No." Yuna shook her head, "I feel good."

"Is that so..."

Nolen raised his eyebrows and checked an entry in his notebook, "That's good."

For someone who has never been exposed to flying or received professional training, Yuna's outstanding performance on the first day of the test flight was beyond his expectation.

Even if they are knights, not everyone can achieve her level, because knights only represent extraordinary physical strength and have nothing to do with psychological quality or flying skills.

Now he can conclude that Yuna does have extraordinary motor skills and is an out-and-out genius in training and even fighting.

On this side, he suppressed his surprise in his heart for the time being and did not show it. However, Luo Zhen beside him was dancing, obviously very excited.

"Oh my god, you did it, she actually flew!"

Luo Zhen waved his hands and let out a maniacal laugh, "Hahaha, we have actually created a single-soldier flying device that can be put into actual combat. How powerful this is, who can resist it now!
"Nolen, tell me how you did it! How did you compress so many flying magic circles into this small backpack!"

"Don't worry, the test flight isn't over yet."

Nolen smiled, "There is another test, Yuna, this is the last and most difficult test.

"There are no fixed standards for this test. You need to use all the spells carried in the backpack in the air, integrate these flight functions, and find out the performance limits of this equipment and your own control limits.

"Now, you have to imagine that you are fighting an imaginary enemy on the ground. He is aiming a bow and arrow at you, and you have to use the Valkyrie backpack to dodge his attack and launch a counterattack against him."

Nolen spoke very generally, but Yuna knew what he meant.

Imagine, yes, what she has to do now is imagine.

So far, there is no precedent in Roland Continent that can drive flexible individual flying equipment to fight the enemy in the air like her.

This means that there is no template for her to refer to. Faced with an attack, how she maneuvers in the sky and how to fight back depends entirely on her own imagination of air combat.

This is a course that will not be taught in any knight academy - maybe it will be taught in the future. As a pioneer in air combat, every move she makes will become a model for countless successors to learn from.

It's hard to open up a new fighting genre, but it's cool, right?
Yuna took a deep breath to calm her heartbeat, which was beating violently in her chest, and then pressed the buttons for the suspension to rise and accelerate.

Strong wind swept across the ground, and she controlled the Valkyrie backpack to fly into the sky, and then drew a beautiful arc in the air.

Nolen raised his head, and the shadows flying freely in the dusk were like the ravens passing by his eyes that night.

"I have always been curious before, wondering where your unreasonable confidence comes from."

Luo Zhen stood side by side with him, looking up at the whirling trajectory in the sky, "But now I understand... you are really a fucking genius."

"I said I only do what I know I can do."

Nolen said calmly, "The Valkyrie backpack is just the beginning, and we will invent more alchemical weapons in the future.

"They will reverse the direction of the war, and even change the power structure of the empire... No matter what, we will be destined to shock the world and leave our name in history."

"Leaving a name in history...is this your wish?" Luo Zhen lamented, "There are so many people in the world who are called geniuses, but there are only a few who can leave their names in history——

"If it were you, you should really be able to accomplish this goal. After all, being able to design this piece of individual flying equipment would be enough to spread your reputation throughout the empire."

"Oh, then this wish is too superficial." Nolen shrugged and smiled casually, "It is history's honor that I can leave my name in history, not my purpose."

"Ouch!" Luo Zhen was amused, "I praised you a few times and you went crazy. Young people today really don't know what awe is."

Awe...?

Nolen looked down at his open palm thoughtfully, and then slowly made a fist.

Human beings' awe of the world comes from the unknown.

But having owned the Book of Omniscient Knowledge from the very beginning, he can understand almost all the knowledge he has access to. Apart from being unable to practice, there is currently nothing that can stop him.

The world in his eyes was different from others from the very beginning. He spent ten years constricting his wings and could not integrate into the circle of sympathy for mediocre people.

Finally he gave up, and he suddenly discovered a truth: strong people don't have to follow the rules, because they create the rules.

Yes, his wish is to become a truly strong man.

I don't fear, I conquer.

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(End of this chapter)