Chapter 214: Ancient Human Legend of the Soul Ship

Even though Professor Rudelle told everyone they could go home in a very polite way, she was almost running them off and kicking them out.

"I did not know that vehicles of this type had names..."

Steamfang... It sounds very mechanical and wild.

"Most of these machines have names and types. For example, even the locomotive of the train has a name although there are some that only have a model and numbering, but even those end up having nicknames."

"Oh." I replied in a low voice to Xifia.

Now that I remember, at home there are two or three vehicles. Although they are civilian, will they also have names or model names?

What family or company makes these vehicles?

Is there a monopoly? Even if there was not, I could not intervene in this industry... I know nothing about automobiles...

Besides, I think that with Kharislava’s research the machines that are born will be more powerful than these simple magic-powered boiler vehicles.

Tikshna and the others got on the military aura vehicle at full speed.

Tikshna, like a small child who admires something she loves for the first time, got on in the front passenger seat.

Tikshna looked around like a small child entering a toy store.

Although the others did not seem as fanatical as Tikshna, they also admired the military vehicle in their own way. I could even see Kara looking around.

It is not that I do not like military vehicles or any other vehicle and other creations of engineering and mechanics.

But since in my previous life I was so poor that I could only depend on my studies to get ahead. Since I was little I clung to the idea that only with studies and -hard work- someone can get out of poverty. And although I am not stupid, I know that no one becomes a multimillionaire as many say, but definitely reaching a high social level is not impossible.

After fighting against society for a decade, spending every day awake, hungry and tired, when I finally managed to stop being just a simple medical intern and an -eternal intern- and had the opportunity to be a department head in a large hospital with a high enough salary to acquire a big house and a good car, my life ended.

Perhaps because of someone who without doing anything already had everything I spent my entire life fighting to get...

I shook my head trying to shake off these thoughts.

"Vrem? Is everything okay?" Professor Rudelle asked while she was still standing on the driver’s side.

"Mm! Just still a little sleepy." I replied softly.

"Did you not sleep well?" Magen poked her head out of one of the vehicle’s windows.

"You are the only special case who wakes up so early in the morning full of energy! Ahhnm~" curiously, Xifia complains to Magen while letting out a yawn at the end.

"Come on! We can go to the academy cafeteria for breakfast!"

"Tks..."

I could hear a tongue click and Professor Rudelle looked at me with a mocking laugh.

It seems Professor Rudelle has not forgotten last night’s conversation yet... This woman!

"Vremya! Follow the vehicle with Xuexue. Do not worry, you have free passage to enter without checking at the southern gates of the city."

Professor Rudelle only said that avoiding any topic and then got into the military vehicle.

The vehicle made a very mechanical engine sound that I almost thought it was an internal combustion car.

The vehicle seems to be in an on but idle state always, unlike Vasilisa’s where she turns it on starting everything from zero.

Through my perception I could see that the military vehicle’s system is ready to be used at any moment.

The boiler is already boiling and in an instant the valves opened making the pistons turn, starting the vehicle with a force, speed and agility that no one would believe a steam engine could have.

Jumping onto Xuexue’s back I started following the military vehicle and entering the city.

Although on the streets there are people who also have riding beasts traveling along the avenues together with motorized vehicles and others pulled by animals, most looked in our direction apparently impressed by this small large snow cat.

Unlike other places, in the royal capital of the Human Kingdom there are many people with a high level of strength. My Succubus magic to hide Xuexue’s presence may not be of great use, but in the capital I want to see who dares to covet my Vorshaan!

But I feel a little shy being the center of attention on the street...

At our speed we quickly arrived at the Royal Academy and in fifteen minutes we were all in Principal Roselle’s office.

Inside the Principal’s office not only was the Principal of the Royal Academy waiting for us but there was also a woman already very advanced in age with a calm appearance, white hair and despite having an advanced age the skin of her face does not seem as wrinkled as a European grandmother’s face should have.

"So this little one is the eldest son of little Miros."

The elderly lady smiled when she saw me. Wow, they called me little again...

But since they also called my mother little, I will let it pass.

"Hello..." since this elderly lady looked at me in a pure way and without hidden intentions I responded with a soft noble greeting.

"Vremya, come. Let me introduce you, she is the oldest Guardian and Auctoritas of the Royal Castle, The Wise of the Registry Lady Nomos Archaios."

The elderly lady named Nomos and surname Archaios stood up from her seat on the sofa in the small sitting area in the school Principal’s office and approaching me slowly gave me a light hug.

The aroma that emanates from the elderly lady is fresh like that of nature, like the one that remains after a spring rain in a lush and full of vitality forest.

"And to think that just yesterday the little Miros and little Kali were still making mischief in this academy. And looking today at the son of both is already such a big young man and with great talent."

I think I remember that the name of the person who appears in the -Note- of the -Objective- section of the Quest scroll is the name of Nomos Archaios...

The Auctoritas are not those people who dedicate themselves to documenting and protecting historical records?

"Lady Archaios was a great Principal of the Royal Academy and my senior, I learned everything from her."

"Hehehe, it is not that much, little Ross has done a good job educating great young people for the future of the Human Kingdom. The Hero Queen would be proud."

The elderly woman who acts like a loving and wise grandmother sat back down calmly on the sofa while giving a look to all my party teammates and nodding at the same time.

Wow, I have learned interesting things today... Mischievous mom? Kali must be my aunt Kaleria, my mother’s older sister.

"Alright, then let us start the business. Did everything go well, Rudelle?"

"Everything went excellent, much better than expected! Let Vremya do his report..."

"Yes!... Vremya and Group 2A-4 of generation 231 report that we have fulfilled the Quest Objective...."

According to the protocol I have learned and practiced, I started reporting to the highest authority of the school.

After talking so much that I needed to use magic to moisten my throat and finish my entire report I took out the papers I already had ready from the Letters Name Network and handed them to Professor Roselle.

"You say those ancient ruins are actually a large ship?"

"It is a huge ship, as big as the city." Magen extended her hands to each side of her body as if trying to show how big the ship is.

"I had my suspicions, many scrolls mention the origin of humanity, they talk about an exodus but there have never been proofs of it. But the most interesting thing is the so-called ghost they mention. I cannot detect anything even with my level."

Auctoritas Nomos said with a hand on her chin. When the girls mentioned Nao, Nomos seemed to look at me with a serious countenance and her eyes glowed with a fluorescent green.

The entire room seemed to fill with great mana and I had the feeling that everything around me was a large tree.

Despite the power as great as the ocean I did not feel threatened at all. Moreover, I had two feelings of familiarity; one came from my fairy half and the other was as if I had already felt this aura before.

But despite everything, it is incredible that this elderly grandmother who is at the pinnacle of humanity could not detect Nao either.

But Nao, as if showing her existence, was actually near the coffee table in the center of the sofa set drinking a cup of tea and drinking calmly and enjoying without caring about everything happening around her.

Nao completely ignored the display of power that emanated from the elderly grandmother Nomos...

"Do you know something, Senior Archaios?" Professor Roselle asked curiously after looking at the floating cup of tea.

"There are short records, legends, the oldest ones from those ship repairers and builders. This legend has only appeared in human society both now and in the ancient empire. It is the legend of ship souls. Described as a manifestation of a ship’s soul that arises when it has been loved and cared for enough by its owners."

"Ship souls? And the ancient ruins are actually an ancient ship that may be the origin of humans in this world...?" Principal Roselle spoke softly.

Everyone seemed to be silent.

"And now, this so-called -Ghost- has become fond of our little Vremya. From what they have described of the bracelet on his left wrist it may be that we will soón see again that so-called Ship capable of Sailing in the Sea of Stars. I hope you all keep this secret for now..." Nomos Archaios spoke and looked at everyone with a voice full of softness but at the same time of ordinance.

But, according to this description... Where have I heard that about ship souls???

By chance I looked at Destan and he also seems to have a face of surprise, but different from everyone else’s surprise.