Firefly Journey

"Leaving home, why?" Wendy was puzzled by her generous lodger's question.

Lumer and his parents hadn't mentioned taking Wendy away until now, naturally because from today onwards, Wendy is a truly independent individual and should make her own decisions.

Lumer explained, “I come from the Church of the Mechanical Wings. In other words, I am a superhuman. I admire your talent and hope you will come with me to study alchemy and fight for the future of humanity, no, for the world.”

Mechanical wings, superhumans—these terms were unfamiliar to Wendy, but she wasn't entirely unfamiliar with them. She knew that most of the outsiders in the town were superhumans.

Now, can I also become a superhuman?

Wendy was somewhat unable to accept it for a moment.

Her friends had a variety of interesting expressions.

Sultan's eyes showed envy; Wendy was finally able to leave Torreg and see the outside world.

Olek was the son of a merchant, and he would immediately weigh the pros and cons when faced with a situation. He suddenly realized that if Wendy really became a superhuman, then he seemed to be falling behind, so he looked annoyed.

Lin Yuanran was overjoyed. In the ancient continent where danger and opportunity coexist, having the favor of a church was a rare and precious thing. This meant that Wendy's life would change for the better from now on.

Lin Yuanran, who sees himself as the older brother, couldn't help but be happy.

Wendy looked at her parents, and the Engels gave her encouraging looks, meaning she should say yes quickly.

After a moment's thought, Wendy asked Lumer, "Where is your church located?"

"Beyond the Sea of ​​Storms, in Chestanton, the City of Progress." Lumer knew that saying it like that wouldn't give her a clear understanding, so he changed it up to: "About ten times the distance from Torreg to Ibiza."

"so far away?"

"Distance is not a problem."

“But I don’t want to leave home,” Wendy said, shaking her head.

It sounds like a fantasy that a sixteen-year-old girl would travel thousands of miles with someone she had only known for ten days.

Lu Mo was not surprised and added, "It's not like you don't get holidays. You can come back anytime you miss home, and you can keep in touch by letter. Most importantly, if your talent exceeds the church's expectations, you will receive a good scholarship."

Wendy seemed to have achieved her goal and said, "I'll think about it."

They've basically agreed.

Lu Mo chuckled and gave a slight smirk. "I've already helped you so much, and you're still trying to negotiate? Your heart isn't as pure as your face."

This is good, it shows that you have enough wisdom, which is exactly what the church needs.

"A scholarship? Can it buy a lot of candy?" Dorn Jupes asked childishly.

Upon hearing this, the adults present burst into laughter, and the atmosphere immediately became lively.

"I have some gadgets, you can take them and play with them first."

Lumer took out a rolled-up piece of paper and a rather sophisticated-looking watch, and handed them to Wendy.

"I take it apart for fun, and if it breaks, I'll just have another one."

Lumer's training strategy is to first let Wendy understand the basic structure of alchemical artifacts, and then, once back at the church, guide him to acquire a basic "profession" based on his talents.

Wendy took the blueprints and tables, her eyes lighting up. Lin Yuanran saw this and realized that this was a path that was very suitable for her to take.

“Thank you, sir, no, I should call you teacher now.” Engel Jupes prayed earnestly.

“It was nothing, I was just thinking about the future of the church.” Lumer waved his hand. “My birthday is over, I have to go now.”

After the members of Mechanical Wings left, Olek and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief. Blueprints, a chart, and the opportunity to become extraordinary beings—there was probably no better birthday gift than this.

Olek took out his gift, a beautifully grown blue bamboo plant, which he had asked his father's friend to buy from the Rhine. If it weren't for Lumer's outstanding gift, his present might have been the one that Wendy would have been most pleased with.

Wendy was naturally pleased. To her, gifts from her friends, even something as simple as a handful of water scooped from the River Lodz, were precious.

"Thank you," the birthday girl said with a sweet smile.

Olek was infected by that smile, and like a simpleton, he touched his hair and said, "No, you're welcome."

“And here’s mine!” Sultan showed his cute tiger teeth and presented a wreath he had picked and woven from his own yard.

Wendy took the wreath, put it on her head, and, on a whim, circled around it several times. Her beautiful hair flew in the air, like a fairy dancing among the falling leaves.

"Is it pretty?" she asked the little Sultan.

Sudan clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Beautiful! Mom said that you can come to my house anytime to see what kind of flowers you like, and we can even transplant them if you want."

Mrs. Angelina smiled and said, "That's what I said, but I'm afraid little Wendy won't have time to come to my house."

Wendy said, "I will definitely pay a visit before I leave."

“Okay!” Sudan said. How could he not be happy that a pretty older sister came to his house to play with him?

Afterwards, Durant and Pippen also presented gifts, which Wendy accepted one by one and expressed her gratitude.

Finally, the pressure fell on Ario.

Sensing the gazes of the crowd, Lin Yuanran calmly took out a large jar of candy he had prepared.

"Before giving out the gifts, I plan to finish this jar of candy first. I think this should be given to Dorn?"

Dorn rubbed his little hands together, his excitement evident, and looked at his sister and parents as if asking if it was okay.

Wendy nodded slightly in response.

Dorn eagerly took the large jar of candy and shared it with his brothers and sisters.

"What about mine?" Wendy demanded directly.

Lin Yuanran said, "What's the rush? Do you think you'll be shortchanged?"

Wendy pouted, "Actually, for a split second just now, I thought the gift was that jar of candy."

"How can it be."

"Why not? Haven't you done enough before?"

Lin Yuanran was speechless. It was the original owner's fault, but he couldn't deny it. It was so painful!

Lin Yuanran took out the carefully prepared bottle and explained as he did so, "I went to great lengths to make this vase. First, I went to the Loz River..."

Wendy examined the unusual vase closely, her satisfaction practically written all over her face. She had never seen such flowers before. After a while, she quickly noticed something amiss—it was a vase made up of several different kinds of flowers.

“Little Ario is absolutely right, one of the petals came from my house,” Mrs. Angelina said with a smile.

"Do you like it?" Lin Yuanran raised an eyebrow. Girl, I read a lot of romance novels back in junior high school. I know all the tricks like the back of my hand. It'll be a piece of cake for me to manipulate you.

Wendy said, "It may look nice, but it will wither after a while."

It's clear that Wendy really liked the gift, lamenting how fleeting such beauty was, and already mentally attending its funeral.

Lin Yuanran smiled mysteriously, "You know nothing about magic!"

He snapped his fingers, and flames burst forth from his fingertips.

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P.S.: Why are there three "De"s? I can't tell them apart, I really can't!!!