"Great Engineer?" Zoe tilted her head, full of questions upon hearing this term.

Morales paused: "It actually refers to the leader of the Shadow Factory. People here are used to calling them that as everyone comes from the factory."

"Oh, so it's like a boss, just like Li Ang here with us."

"That's right." Xiaomo chuckled, then looked at Li Ang with a somewhat complex expression, as if saying, "You have your day too," while also questioning whether he's a proper boss.

Zoe put her hands on her hips: "Where is he from? Just summoning us, and we're supposed to go? Where does our pride go?"

Her words made Xiaomo and the young man next to him pause, while Li Ang quickly stepped forward to stop her.

"It's okay, it's okay, this one has just been reading too many nonsense books."

"It's not nonsense," Zoe looked at Li Ang puzzled, "How can someone else's boss just summon our boss, in books—munch munch munch! Eh? What is this, it's so delicious."

Li Ang stuffed a piece of sour plum cake into her mouth. After feeding Meimei on Mengze Island, he suddenly thought of keeping some snacks on hand. He gradually learned what everyone in the troupe enjoys eating, so he can prepare some just in case.

He knew Zoe was trying to stand up for him, although she did so without looking at the setting or atmosphere.

After settling her down, Xiaomo took a pulley from a nearby shelf and handed it to Li Ang: "Take this, sliding down the ropeway is faster."

The beast-eared youth pointed at the very long ropeway, which sloped at a thirty-degree angle across the entire underground space, directly spanning over the ancient ship. If the purpose was to view the entire Shadow Factory from the air, this steel cable is indeed the best option.

Originally, Zoe was delicately chewing the sour plum cake, but she immediately became eager again.

"Eh? Doesn't this require arm strength to hang down?"

Dorothy peered over and asked: "You've built ships, why can't you build a cable car?"

On the ground of the City of the Ship's Rudder, there are indeed cable cars, mainly used for transporting cargo and raw materials.

"There used to be," said the youth who looked like an engineer, "But it's been under maintenance for these few days."

"What to do then? I'm just a weak priest, I can't hang down."

The half-elf looked troubled, but her feet already neared Li Ang: "I'll have to let the troupe leader carry me down."

"Why don't you say that I'm also a caster? I might not be able to hold you," Li Ang said helplessly.

"Oh dear, isn't this the right time for that hand to play its role?"

The Golden Canary swayed her hips, approaching with a breath of orchids, whispering softly: "And it's not like you haven't lifted me before, you can definitely manage."

A metallic sound rang out as Meluna's sword blade slid slightly out of its sheath.

Others may not understand her whispers, but Meluna could hear clearly, and of course, Morales was not an exception.

The beast-eared youth had a complex expression, pointing at Li Ang without being able to utter a word.

While Li Ang was giving Zoe a snack, he also thought of how to handle Dorothy, though she didn't make any trouble at that moment, but she didn't hold out for long.

"Why should I carry you?"

Zoe stepped forward, jumped up, and clung to Li Ang: "I'm number one member, I definitely get priority."

Dorothy initially shrank behind Li Ang because Meluna's thumb nudged the sword out, but she was completely unfazed by Zoe, and immediately stood tall to say: "With your beastly strength, the gorilla in you should help the weak!" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"You have the monster strength of the Demon-Born Flower, just use the Flower Vine to carry down." Li Ang said.

"Oh, you found out." Dorothy stuck out her tongue.

"If I didn't, there would be a problem, wouldn't there?"

"Well, let's draw lots to see who Li Ang will carry down." ALulu smiled and stepped forward.

Behind Xiaoniu, Andasu stepped forward in the same rhythm, expressing her support.

Li Ang already hesitated to meet Morales's sharp gaze, but he saw the engineer he just met had his eyes wide open.

Alright, from now on, there's no reputation in front of outsiders.

"Step aside, all of you."

Meluna grasped the hilt and stepped forward; the four in front turned in unison, seemingly preparing to unite against her.

"What do you want? What does this have to do with you?" Zoe and the three from Star Flower Travel Corps stood together to defend.

As tension mounted between the two groups, Farina originally smiled, perhaps intending to say something humorous. Li Ang guessed her habit was probably to say, "Why not let Li Ang carry Sister down, then you guys won't have to compete," but he pleaded with his eyes for her not to speak, and the Dragon Witch understood, only covering her mouth amusedly.

"Alright, don't argue anymore."

Li Ang initially wanted to experience this standalone mode of transportation, but resolving this lot of troublesome individuals here was more important.

He touched the Orichalcum on his back to draw large amounts of magic power, generating a dense wind group, suddenly lifting everyone together.

Amid the soft cries of the group, he directly transported everyone into the sky.

"Which way?" Li Ang asked Xiaomo.

The beast-eared youth pointed out a location, and Li Ang guided the group there using the wind stream.

"Meh, boring," Dorothy said.

"Are you the one to say that?" Li Ang retorted.

Flying in the air naturally drew many gazes, Morales and another member waved to those below, signaling to the Shadow Factory people they weren't enemies.

Upon landing, it's clear to see, although this underground space was largely comprised of metallic structures from a previous civilization, it conveyed a stronger sense of novelty than before. The Shadow Factory folks constructed many temporary buildings using modern methods, presenting a stark contrast in styles.