The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 706 Obtaining Flying Ore
"Oh, so you are here to see the mine." After finding out that Ryan and the others were just young people wearing high-end clothes, the dwarf-like old man put down his hoe and looked much more relaxed. "You can call me Bom. Not many people know that the mine here is unusual. How did outsiders like you know about it?"

"Because we met Baru yesterday, and he told us that there is a flying stone mine at the bottom of the valley." Ryan explained to the old man in front of him. In his impression, the old man should know Baru.

Sure enough, the dwarf-like old man in front of him smiled and stroked his beard. "Oh, it's the little guy Baru. I remember that I told these children about the story deep underground a long time ago. No wonder he told you about this place - by the way, young man, what's the sound on your body? I heard something in your body screaming."

"On me, oh." Ryan said as he took out a small gold plate from his arms. This gold plate was exactly the same as the one he gave to Baru and the others, but now it was not lying there quietly, but was buzzing and vibrating. "This means that Baru must have encountered some danger that triggered the defense I set up on this gold plate."

After saying that, Ryan gently pressed a rune on the gold plate and said, "Baru, how are you now? Why was the defensive magic prepared on the pendant I gave you activated?"

"The pirates just found us. They chased us all the way, but when we escaped to the railway, we were chased by the army's armored train. Hida and I were almost shot, but luckily the gold pendant you gave us covered our bodies with a protective layer that glowed with golden light, blocking the bullets and shrapnel, and allowing us to land safely. But unfortunately, Hida's floating stone pendant was broken by shrapnel and the rope was lost. It may have fallen into the hands of the army now." Baru's voice came from the golden plate.

"I'm glad you're okay." Ryan comforted, "Can you tell us where you are now?"

"We... we are now in the mine at the bottom of the valley. It's the one with a bunch of abandoned factories around it." Xida's voice came from the gold plate. "By the way, I saw a series of fresh footprints on the ground, as if someone had just walked there."

"That should be ours. Didn't I say we were going to see the flying mining site? We came down from the sinkhole next to the factory ruins." Ryan said. "Okay, you guys wait there now, I'll come pick you up."

After saying that, Ryan stood up and used Apparition to move to the bottom of the sinkhole. Baru and Hida had just lit a small oil lamp and were standing there looking around. Ryan suddenly appeared from the air and startled them.

"We wizards also have our own way of traveling." Ryan shrugged and held out his hands. "Okay, hold my hand. We will be able to meet up with everyone soon. We have already found the flying stone mine. We also met an old man with a big beard there. He said his name was Bom and he knew you, Baloo."

"It's Grandpa Bom." Baru showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, and then he and Hilda took Ryan's left and right hands respectively. "He often tells us children his stories, but why is he under this mountain now?"

"We should know when we meet." After saying that, Ryan Apparated with the two children. After a squeeze, they appeared in the mine left after the flying stone was mined.

"Ugh—" As soon as they arrived at the mine, the two children bent down and let go of Ryan's hand and began to dry heave. At this time, Hermione picked up two cups of freshly brewed hot tea and walked over to hand them to the two children who had recovered a little and straightened up.

"Have some hot tea." Hermione handed the cups to the two people and said, "This is usually the case when your followers first appear. Once you get used to it a few times, it will get much better."

A few minutes later, everyone sat around the fire drinking tea and talking about the Sky City and the Flying Stone. After Old Man Bom extinguished the fire, they saw a beautiful scene beyond their expectations. "This is so beautiful," Hermione said, holding her hands in front of her chest, looking at the Flying Stone ore emitting a faint blue light that was densely distributed throughout the cave. After the light source was extinguished, it formed a beautiful scene like a starry sky.

"By the way, let me show you a stone." Bohm picked up a stone from the ground and smashed it with the small mining hammer he carried with him. Sure enough, the cross section of the stone also revealed a blue light like a tree ring. However, as some light spots dissipated into the air, the light on the cross section of the stone gradually disappeared, and finally became the same as ordinary stone.

"I just said that the stones in this area contain flying stone components. However, these components will change and disappear once they come into contact with the air." Bohm said as he picked up another stone and repeated the previous operation, but this time Ryan's hand suddenly released a pink light that enveloped the light spot in the air, and then a flying stone crystal only half the size of a sesame seed condensed in his hand.

"What is this?" Bohm was surprised when he saw the tiny but brightly glowing translucent crystal in Ryan's hand. "I heard before that only the Laputans have the technology to make this kind of crystal, so they can build an island floating in the air."

Afterwards, Ryan and his friends learned about the existence of Laputa from Bom, and also received a warning. The old man told them that such a magical thing could bring good luck or misfortune.

In the next few days, Ryan summoned the Rose Mother to analyze the composition of the flying stones around. Through these analyses, he found that the flying stones can indeed convert all the energy around and create a floating field, while providing a stable energy to the outside. However, if you want to find out the specific use of this energy in the shortest time, you still need to go to Laputa to take a look.

After finishing these things, Ryan and his team left the mine from an exit on the top of the mountain under the leadership of Bo. Of course, before that, he and Hermione had worked together to collect enough flying stone components from the mine, but Ryan did not melt them into a crystal.

After all, Ryan's current technology for making flying crystals was derived from the one worn by Xida. He was worried that there were some differences in the production methods of large crystals and small crystals. Although he could obtain enough ore through material conversion with his current technology, it would require a lot of magic support. So he didn't want to waste the ore on hand.

After saying goodbye to Grandpa Bom, everyone used Apparition to avoid the detection of planes in the sky and people on the ground, left the mine and returned to their tents, and began to discuss the next course of action.

"Before we fell, I was anxious and chanted a spell for help, and the pendant emitted a beam of light pointing to the distance." Sheeta said at this time. "Then the army opened fire, and the shrapnel from the explosion knocked off my pendant. I am now worried that the army has already headed towards the flying city of Laputa."

"Why does your pendant indicate the existence of Laputa?" Baru asked curiously. "And why would the army arrest an ordinary shepherdess like you?"

"Because, because I have another name. It's Laputa. Doyel. Uru. Laputa." Sheeta took a deep breath and said as if she had made up her mind. "I think I might be a descendant of the ruler of Laputa back then."

(End of this chapter)