"Amber, what's on the second floor of the Knights of Favonius headquarters?"
As they continued walking up the stairs, passing what seemed like an unremarkable second floor, Nolan asked curiously.
In the game, there was an "invisible wall" here that players couldn't pass through, so it naturally sparked his curiosity. He was no exception.
"It's a place for storing some files and information and providing a temporary resting place for everyone after work. Nothing special."
Her deep brown hair flowed along the gentle curve of her back as Amber looked ahead, her fair profile facing Nolan with a smile.
"Oh, I see."
Nolan nodded. As expected, as he had anticipated, the reason players couldn't access this area in the game was probably just because the development team hadn't bothered to do internal modeling.
Soon after, they arrived at the rooftop of the Knights of Favonius headquarters.
Pushing open the wooden door, they saw the same grayish-white stone floor.
They easily spotted the debris blown onto the rooftop by the wind disaster, such as leaves and newspapers. Some were hanging on the brick railing, while others were lodged in the tiles outside the railing.
"Ah, look, there's indeed a lot of debris. We'll have to clean them up."
Amber sighed a little.
"After cleaning up, we'll fly down to the area near the Windmill and post a missing person notice there."
After saying that, Amber led everyone to collect the debris while preparing to burn them to ashes with Pyro Elemental energy, as they were mostly useless.
At the same time, Paimon also asked Amber with some confusion:
"If we post it on the Windmill, won't it be seen by fewer people due to the high location?"
After all, for a missing person notice to be effective, someone had to see it. Otherwise, it would be a waste of effort.
Amber shook her head, the rabbit ear knots in her hair swaying as she parted her thin red lips and said:
"A lot of young citizens go to a few of the big Windmills in Mondstadt City to enjoy the view, especially some affectionate lovers. So, posting it there won't seem secluded, and someone is bound to notice it."
"I see. What Amber said makes sense. Let's hurry up and finish cleaning up the stuff and fly over to post the missing person notice."
Paimon waved her little fist in anticipation.
"Yeah, let's do that."
Amber squatted in front of the pile of useless debris, her thigh-high white boots creasing slightly at the knees. She extended her right hand to ignite the debris with Pyro Elemental energy, and suddenly remembered something:
"Oh, by the way, speaking of flying, Lumine, Nolan, it seems like neither of you have a flying license yet?"
"A flying license? What's that?"
Before the two could answer, Paimon, looking perplexed, asked first, while Lumine looked at her with amber-colored eyes.
Nolan, however, had some understanding of this.
"The name itself is pretty self-explanatory. If you want to fly legally in Mondstadt, you must obtain a flying license!"
Amber looked at the flickering flames in front of her, a slight smile appearing on her fair face.
"So, is Amber planning to give us a flying license?" Lumine smiled, her fair fingers brushing the golden tips of her hair that cascaded down her face.
"How could that be! The Knights of Favonius uphold principles." After the flames died out, Amber clapped her hands and stood up. "To obtain a flying license, one must pass an exam and then it will be issued by the Knights of Favonius."
She paused for a moment before continuing, "Today, as part of your task to clean up the city rooftop debris and post missing person notices, I'll act as your examiner to oversee the exam."
"After all, as Honorary Knights, it wouldn't be proper for you to fly around the city without a license, would it?"
"'Exam' is a word I often heard when I was studying and going to school back in my world."
Nolan scratched his head, feeling annoyed to encounter this troublesome word even after crossing over.
"Yeah, exams sound troublesome indeed, but if Amber is supervising as the examiner, then maybe..." Paimon blinked her starry eyes, looking at the enthusiastic scout knight with anticipation.
Nolan couldn't help but smile slightly at Paimon's expression, thinking that little Paimon really had a knack for wit, although the upright scout knight would certainly not agree.
As expected, Amber, with her hands on her hips and a determined tone, said firmly, "Absolutely not! Rest assured, with your abilities, this exam will be a breeze for you."
Her subsequent words softened a bit.
"Alright." Lumine and Paimon shrugged, showing a somewhat disappointed expression.
"Nolan is much better at handling situations like this." Amber looked at their expressions helplessly, then took out a thick book from the Vision and continued, "Take a look at this Flight Guide. Before the formal exam begins, familiarize yourselves with the rules and standards of flying."
"Wow, it looks pretty thick. Luckily, I can fly with my 'Illusory Wings' and don't need to take the exam to use the Wind Glider." Paimon patted her chest, feeling relieved.
Lumine glanced at her disdainfully. Look at you, all proud.
"When Lisa taught me magic, she also made me read many thick books first. Anyway, you don't need to remember everything, just get a basic understanding." Amber changed her posture, now crossing her arms over her chest.
"Alright, since that's the case, there's nothing we can do." Nolan nodded.
"Then let's sit here and quickly go over the key points." Paimon looked to the left side of the brick railing, where there was a grayish-white roof with a spire. Along the spire, she noticed something familiar and exclaimed in surprise:
"Hey, Traveler, look! There's a strange device here too."
Hearing Paimon's words, everyone followed her gaze and saw a large torch-like device emitting a red light quietly placed under the spire.
"Oh, you mean that. It mysteriously appeared there when the Knights of Favonius headquarters was built, and it's just as magical as the treasure chest. Everyone has long been used to it, and no one knows what its purpose is."
Amber explained with a look of realization after thinking for a moment.
This was an unlit teleportation waypoint, which Nolan had already seen before, but unfortunately, he couldn't use it.
Only those with special powers like Lumine can activate and use it.
"Hehe, we know about this." Paimon smiled, placing her hands behind her back.
"You know?" Amber looked at Paimon in surprise.
"Yeah, the first time we encountered this device was on the beach outside of Stormbearer Point. Out of curiosity, we touched it, and suddenly, that 'torch-like' thing floated up from its base, and the red light changed to blue."
Lumine, with one hand holding the backless white dress wrapped around her chest and the other hand supporting her chin, reminisced. Her snow-white skin with gentle curves was slightly lifted as she continued:
"I examined the device and found that as long as you touch it again, you can choose to teleport to another device that you've activated."
"What?! They're teleportation devices?" Amber was clearly surprised, and Nolan, standing beside her, mirrored the same expression.
"Yeah, and the Traveler can even take me along for the ride. Unfortunately, we only found one on the beach, one on a hill far beyond Mondstadt Bridge, and one above the streets near the Fountain Square. But the one on the street is in plain sight, so the Traveler didn't activate it to avoid attracting attention."
Paimon shared what she knew.
"So that's how it is. Could this be another special ability like your 'purification'?" Amber felt incredulous, but she didn't doubt it. After all, the Traveler was someone full of unknowns.
"I'm not sure, actually," Lumine shook her head, indicating uncertainty.
"How about it? Do you want to experience the feeling of teleportation? Let the Traveler activate this teleportation device and take you outside Mondstadt to see."
Paimon looked at the teleportation waypoint and said to Amber and Nolan..
"Is it possible?" Amber was intrigued.
Nolan also looked at Lumine with curiosity.
"Of course." Lumine nodded. "I'll go activate this teleportation device first."
After saying that, Lumine effortlessly climbed up the spire above the Knights of Favonius headquarters.
Taking a few steps forward with her legs clad in over-the-knee white boots, she gently touched the teleport waypoint with her fair palm.
Suddenly, a dazzling blue light flashed, and the teleport waypoint floated up from its grayish-white, stone-like base.
"I can't believe it actually changed!"
Amber's deep brown hair covering her hips swayed gently in the breeze as she watched. Her hair tips lightly brushed against her snow-white thighs.
Next, Lumine took Amber and Nolan separately to try teleporting to the waypoint outside Mondstadt, and then quickly returned.
This proved Paimon's words to be true.
"So fast. One moment you close your eyes, and the next moment, the world has changed. It's similar to Lisa's spatial transfer magic!"
Amber found that using the teleportation device for spatial transfer didn't feel particularly special. There was no discomfort in her body or anywhere else; everything felt natural.
"It's indeed marvelous. This can be considered a significant discovery for the continent of Teyvat." Nolan also sighed slightly.
"Yeah, that's right. You two stay here and familiarize yourselves with the contents of the 'Flight Guide.' I'll go report to Acting Grand Master Jean!"
Before Amber could finish speaking, she ran downstairs in a hurry.
"Ah, Amber is such a spirited girl." Paimon, wearing a crown on her head, shrugged helplessly and sighed.
Next, Nolan and Lumine sat on the railing and opened the book Amber had given them to read.
Paimon, although exempt from the exam, floated curiously behind them, her gaze passing through the two of them and landing on the pages of the book.
Before long,
Paimon, slightly puzzled, said, "Although I've only read a dozen pages, why does the book Amber gave us feel less like a 'Flight Guide' and more like... um, what was it again?"
She scratched her pure white hair, unable to remember for a moment.
"Like a fable," Lumine's fair face showed a pensive expression.
Nolan nodded, recalling that in the game's plot, Amber had mistakenly given Lumine a fable about "courage" instead of the flight guide.
At this point in time, it should be mismatched with the time of the game's plot, but unexpectedly, she still made the same mistake.
Only you, Amber.
Soon, the wooden door on the rooftop was pushed open again, and Amber came out with Acting Grand Master Jean and Miss Lisa.
"Oh, cutie, I heard you've caused another commotion~" Miss Lisa, wearing a purple dress robe, crossed her arms and said lazily.
She was reading in the library when she heard from Jean and little Amber that the strange device on the rooftop had been activated by Lumine. Naturally, this piqued her curiosity, so she chose to come and take a look.
After all, she had never heard of anyone being able to make these things change.
"After all, she's the miraculous Traveler from another world!" Paimon smiled and said.
"In any case, Lisa, why don't you go and see if you can figure out something, so as not to hide any imperceptible dangers." Jean looked at the device above the spire with some doubt.
"I've studied it over a hundred times. I hope I can see something this time." Lisa's legs, wrapped in over-the-knee black lace stockings, showed a symmetrical and gentle curve in the sunlight as she stepped into a purple magic circle in front of her and walked in with high heels.
Then she appeared in front of the strange device on the spire, which was already lit up and emitting a blue light, and began her research.
During this time, Lumine was asked to teleport a bit, and in the end, she came up with a conclusion that she herself was not too sure about.
Lisa believed that these devices should be "waypoints" set in key nodes of the ley lines.
Like carriages, they allow users to briefly participate in the circulation of the ley lines using these "waypoints" and then emerge from another "waypoint."
Although the circulation of the ley lines is fast, it's somewhat different from spatial transfer magic. The closer the two waypoints are, the shorter the time required for teleportation, but if they are far apart, there may be some delay.
Hearing Lisa's explanation, Nolan felt that it seemed quite reasonable.
After all, when he used the teleport waypoints in the game, if they were close, there was hardly any loading time, but if they were farther away, it would take several seconds to load.
Thus, Lisa's guessed principle of operation for the teleport waypoints was just right.
Unfortunately, she had no clue about how to activate the waypoints, for now, only Lumine could do that.
After clarifying the matter of the teleport waypoints, Acting Grand Master Jean finally felt relieved. She still trusted Lisa more, although it was just a guess, but since she dared to say it, it was probably not far from the truth.
After Lisa and Acting Grand Master Jean left the rooftop, Amber asked Nolan and Lumine if they had finished reading the "Flight Guide," only to be embarrassedly informed that she had given them the wrong book.
There was no choice but for her to search for another book in her Vision.
This book was of similar color and thickness, no wonder Amber carelessly took the wrong one without noticing.
To save time, Teacher Amber personally picked out the key points to explain to Nolan and Lumine the things they needed to pay attention to when using the Wind Glider for flight.
For example, "two people can not share a wind glider", "cannot use Anemo Slime for takeoff in violation of regulations," "cannot use Wind Gliders while intoxicated," and so on.
After confirming that both of them had memorized it, Amber's flight test officially began!
(End of Chapter)
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