Chapter 137: Success!
Qidian didn’t finish listening to Luo Shuangyue’s words before she rushed into the teleportation magic circle. Rather than listening to others explain, she preferred to dive in and see the situation for herself.
After a short while, she flew out of the teleportation circle unharmed, her face full of joy.
“It’s done! This time it really worked!” She shouted to the many magical girls attending the meeting.
Although the stable passage behind the portal was very small, she had just tried it out and found that she could infuse her magical power into the passage behind the magic circle to extend the stable passage further forward.
This meant that Luo Shuangyue only needed to create the front door, and the subsequent excavation of the tunnel could be completely done by the Blooming Level magical girls.
This was much simpler and more convenient than doing it all herself.
One Initial Bloom level versus over ten Blooming Level ones—there was no need to compare; it was obvious which group would be more efficient.
“Without further ado, let’s see if fixing this teleportation door is easy or troublesome!”
As she spoke, Qidian grabbed Luo Shuangyue’s hand and ran toward the portal.
With a builder by her side, she felt a bit more confident in her work.
After about ten minutes, Qidian had extended the passage significantly, while Luo Shuangyue, following suit, began to set up the magic circle at the end of this experimental passage.
Teleportation doors are bidirectional; as long as she mastered the building method of one teleportation door, she could create countless such doors.
Compared to the time Qidian spent expanding the passage, the time Luo Shuangyue spent constructing the magic circle was longer, as the passage only required inputting magical power, but the magic circle required substantial effort to complete.
For Luo Shuangyue, the teleportation magic circle was undoubtedly one of the most complex spells she had mastered. After drawing the exit magic circle, she felt a slight dizziness, her mental energy once again approaching exhaustion.
But all these costs were worth it—a bridge spanning the star sea had appeared in the vast, dark universe. It could not teleport people to their destinations instantly, but it was undoubtedly many times faster than struggling through space.
A journey from the mother planet to the lunar base could now be completed in just a few steps.
“It feels like this teleportation door hasn’t reached its limit; theoretically, if moving through the Ocean of Magical Power, the speed should far exceed the speed of light.”
After several comings and goings through the teleportation door, Luo Shuangyue noticed something odd.
It seemed her teleportation door had a bit of a budget flavor?
Just like how the sealing cards she mimicked consumed too much energy and had poor effects, her replicated teleportation door also had the smell of a low-quality product.
For one, Yi’s teleportation doors could achieve nearly instantaneous transfer, while hers could not.
“Don’t put so much pressure on yourself; this current teleportation door is already perfectly sufficient for us!” The Deputy Minister of the Magic Department, in the conference room, excitedly said to Luo Shuangyue.
Regardless of whether this thing was subpar, they finally had a usable teleportation door!
Quality aside, having one was a different matter entirely.
Even if the effect of this teleportation door was countless times less than the original, so what?
For the current Magic Department, this was as good as sending coals to a snowy day!
“We’ll talk about improvements later; for now, let’s focus on fixing it to the lunar base and the mother planet.” Cecilia clapped the table.
This matter didn’t require any more effort from Luo Shuangyue; Qidian quickly found ways to move the teleportation door, and during this process, she discovered another characteristic of the door.
The passage didn’t need internal construction at all; she just had to pull on one end of the teleportation door to extend the passage.
However, this also consumed magical power, similar to the magical energy utilized when expanding the passage internally.
Extending the passage consumed magical power, and so did shortening it, though it required slightly less energy than extending it.
If the position of the passage was simply moved while keeping the entrance and exit relatively stable, it consumed even less magical power.
So, Qidian teamed up with Longwen, who seemingly appeared out of nowhere, each pushing a door, reducing the teleportation passage to a nearly touching distance.
Then they took the shortened door to the lunar base and started figuring out how to secure it beside the base.
Luo Shuangyue didn’t focus on how they ultimately completed this task; after taking a nap, she found the tall teleportation door already fixed not far from the lunar base.
Some automation and magical girls were already coming and going through the door.
“Dark Butterfly! You’re amazing!” The pink magical girl joyfully ran to the yawning Luo Shuangyue, excitedly praising her.
“The seniors sure are quick,” Luo Shuangyue said, feeling a bit embarrassed as she took a half-step back. She had just checked; after only sleeping for a little over ten hours, the Blooming Level magical girls had already used the teleportation door to connect the mother planet and the lunar base, a journey that previously took considerable time.
This work efficiency could only be described as terrifying.
“But how did you get up here? Did your father agree to let you come?” Luo Shuangyue curiously asked the girl in front of her.
She recalled that Momoko had a job, right?
Surely she wasn’t skipping work to come play?
“Because the teleportation door opened, the seniors let us come experience this new thing and also let us non-flying magical girls see what the sky is like.” Momoko said, hands on her hips, laughing heartily.
Luo Shuangyue’s teleportation door was neither too big nor too small; it couldn’t accommodate massive machines, but since magical girls were small, it was very convenient for them to go back and forth through the door.
Thus, the Magic Department generously allowed the magical girls who had been fighting in the sky for a long time to take some time to rest on the ground, while those like Momoko, who had always been on the ground, took the opportunity to change shifts in the sky and acclimatize to the environment.
“I see…” Luo Shuangyue nodded in understanding.
“You can also go back to the ground, Miss Dark Butterfly.” Momoko pointed to the door not far away.
She didn’t believe Miss Dark Butterfly would not be among the first to get a chance for a break.
“I have to wait a little longer; my friend hasn’t come yet.” Luo Shuangyue shook her head. Summer Mo was still packing her things to go to the ground; she couldn’t just leave her behind and run down alone, right?
In that case, Luo Shuangyue thought she could contemplate what posture would be best for kneeling on the washboard later.
For the sake of her knees, it was better to wait quietly for Summer Mo to come down; it wouldn’t take too long.
Beside her, Momoko continued to enthusiastically ask questions, and Luo Shuangyue sifted through some that she could answer.
As the topic gradually shifted from daily life to other directions, Momoko finally received some news from Luo Shuangyue that she hadn’t heard about on the ground.
For instance, the incident everyone kept secret during that one duel.
“What?! Miss Dark Butterfly, you actually defeated Fei Hongzhi and beat ten seniors on your own!” Momoko covered her mouth, exclaiming in shock.
She had never heard of this news on the ground!
Because recent days had seen few people come down from the sky, and even if some magical girls from the Magic Department came down, they were embarrassed to keep this matter a secret.
As a result, Momoko, who had remained on the ground, was entirely unaware that such exciting events had occurred up there.
She had no doubt that Luo Shuangyue was boasting; such a widespread matter with so many witnesses couldn’t be made up.
If the duel had been private, she might have suspected, but this duel was public, and Miss Dark Butterfly mentioned a large audience at that time, so it couldn’t have been fabricated.
“Awesome!”
“They were just too weak, and my powers very effectively countered them.” Luo Shuangyue did not shy away but gracefully accepted Momoko’s admiration.
That one against ten was a significant victory she’d kept in her heart; finally, she had the chance to show it off. How could she not enjoy such a feeling of being worshipped?
Coincidentally, a pair of red sisters passed by Luo Shuangyue.
“Dark Butterfly, you’ve done another big thing.” Fei Hongzhi had a somewhat stiff expression, having heard the conversation between Luo Shuangyue and Momoko.
“There’s no need to publicize that incident, right? I might get sad.”
Although she didn’t harbor much resentment about that duel, hearing someone casually use her achievement as a stepping stone still made her feel a bit embarrassed.
In her sad emotions, she hugged her little sister tightly, beginning to fake cry.
Fei Yue, who was abruptly hugged, froze, and a blush immediately appeared on the girl’s cheeks.
“Sister, don’t do that suddenly…” There are still many people watching!
After the last sparring session, Fei Hongzhi had finally discovered a good method of approaching her sister.
Yes, it was the idea Luo Shuangyue had previously suggested—acting pitiful and downcast.
As long as she displayed that expression, she could definitely draw her sister closer.
This was somewhat challenging for her, as she was used to displaying a strong and perfect image, but to avoid letting her relationship with her sister fall back to its former state, she convinced herself to expose her previously hidden weak side in front of her sister.
Now she seemed to be the spoiled little sister, while Fei Yue appeared as the mature older sister.
“Are you both going back to the ground?” Luo Shuangyue chose to ignore the somewhat reversed sibling dynamic of the two girls; as long as they were happy, it was fine.
“Yes, we have a three-day holiday, and we’ll come back in three days.” Hearing Luo Shuangyue ask about serious matters, Fei Hongzhi dropped her fake cry and began earnestly answering her questions.
These magical girls had been fighting in the sky for so long; it was time for them to take a break.
“Fei Yue and I are among the first to go down, while the others will go down in batches later.” Fei Hongzhi explained further.
With the threat of magical beasts imminent, the Magic Department naturally couldn’t let all the lunar veterans take a break but instead would allow a portion of the magical girls to rest while ensuring enough combat power in the sky for the time being.
However, these things had little to do with Luo Shuangyue; she didn’t need to worry about scheduling or anything; she could go anywhere she wanted.
Theoretically speaking, she was still in a state where she was assigned by the Magic Department to assist with research on the ground; appearing here on the moon felt peculiar.
And now that the teleportation door had been studied, the Magic Department certainly wouldn’t be so unkind as to keep Luo Shuangyue working nonstop, forcing her to continue fighting magical beasts in the sky after finishing this work without any rest.
Whether or not Luo Shuangyue herself felt uncomfortable about it was beside the point for them.
“You must be waiting for Rosemary, right? Well, we’ll head back first.” Fei Hongzhi guessed the reason Luo Shuangyue was standing there.
As for the magical girl beside Luo Shuangyue who looked somewhat familiar, she did not ask any further.
After all, she was unlikely to be a bad person.
“Take care~” After sending off the Fei sisters, Luo Shuangyue glanced at the time, “It’s almost shift change time.”
With that, she turned to Momoko, “Don’t you have anything else to do today?”
“I do! I have to go patrol with the seniors in the sky.” Momoko shook her head, indicating she wasn’t the type to come here for a vacation.
Luo Shuangyue’s earlier words reminded her that it was time to gather at the meeting point.
“Miss Dark Butterfly, I’m off! See you next time!”
The lively and cheerful pink girl flew away, and Luo Shuangyue waited for about ten minutes, finally seeing Summer Mo emerging from the base carrying a large suitcase.
Upon spotting Luo Shuangyue quietly waiting outside the teleportation door, Summer Mo immediately quickened her pace, running over and giving Luo Shuangyue a big hug amid the curious and envious gazes of the onlookers.
“Sorry to keep you waiting! Packing took quite a while.”
“It’s fine, but do you really need to bring so much luggage for just a few days of rest?”
“Of course! There are so many useful things here.” Summer Mo revealed a mysteriously cheerful smile.
Her break had been specially approved by the Blooming Level magical girls, and in a sense, it couldn’t even be considered a true vacation.
Because she still had tasks from her seniors to attend to.
“The seniors said to keep an eye on you and let you rest well, and not to worry too much in these few days.” Summer Mo insisted, placing her hands on Luo Shuangyue’s shoulders with a smile.
Her task was to accompany Luo Shuangyue to relax, regardless of the method she employed.
“Haha, those seniors are too cautious; I’m not the type to be a workaholic, hardly working myself to death.”
“Is that so? Your credibility for that statement is not very high.”
