Chapter 97: The Flying Broomstick Without a Cushioning Charm
The matter of Mara Town could be dealt with after spring, but the Northland Witch Alliance couldn’t wait, the sooner the better. After all, a group of witches and sorceresses had quite a bit of appeal.
Moreover, delays could lead to complications. Owen didn’t want the meat he had his eyes on to be snatched away by someone else.
There were too many outsiders gathered in the Northland now, including Professionals, so it was inevitable that someone would discover the Northland Witch Alliance.
However, to deal with the Northland Witch Alliance, Ai Mi Er had to be sent back first. At the same time, the issue of transportation and communication had to be resolved, otherwise it wouldn’t be of much use.
Firstly, without Ai Mi Er, it would be impossible to gain the trust of those people.
Secondly, in Maya’s plan, a considerable number of people from the Northland Witch Alliance needed to stay there as an intelligence gathering point, and at the same time, those young and talented youths needed to be brought back to the territory for education. All of these needed to take into account transportation and communication issues.
There were many problems to face, and even Maya didn’t have a good solution. After all, the distance between the territory and the Imperial Border was too great. This was both a barrier and a dilemma for development.
Owen had already had an idea about this when Correns first went to the Imperial Border, but it wasn’t urgent at that time. His development focus wasn’t there.
But with the Northland Witch Alliance as a local snake, his original idea now had value in being implemented.
However, it wasn’t the right time yet. Owen first fused Ai Mi Er’s three-meter-long staff and the Firebolt 2000 broomstick together, obtaining a super broomstick.
Although the flexibility of the combined super broomstick was reduced, its straight flight and dive speed were astonishingly fast. With a bomb strapped to it, it could even act as a bomber.
Actually, if he could subdue the Northland Witch Alliance, Owen really planned to establish an air force.
With flying broomsticks and Space Expansion Magic, every witch would be a flying arsenal. As long as the logistics could keep up, they could turn the earth into a sea of fire in an instant.
Not to mention the other benefits that a group of witches could bring, so even if there were risks, Owen wouldn’t easily give up this opportunity.
During this time, Ai Mi Er had been busy instructing Dier. Although the latter had a complete set of magic books, she inevitably missed some things during self-study. Ai Mi Er had received her mother’s witch education, coupled with her experiences from her travels and the guidance from the Rebellious Witch Emilia, she was very experienced. Although she had just come into contact with the Hogwarts knowledge system, she could always find Dier’s weaknesses, at least in potion-making, she had brought Dier a significant improvement.
Owen’s arrival interrupted their somewhat heartwarming teaching session. Like a mother and daughter who had been exchanging soup-making experiences, they put down their work and looked at the large broomstick he brought with surprise.
Seeing that the relationship between the two had eased, Owen nodded secretly. This proved that his guess was right. Dier didn’t really hate her mother, only because Ai Mi Er’s early departure had led to the loneliness and panic of her childhood, which transformed into dissatisfaction with her mother.
But after seeing her mother, Dier understood Ai Mi Er’s difficulties. If she hadn’t left, the entire family might have been implicated.
“This is a flying broomstick prepared for Lady Ai Mi Er.” Owen gently pushed the giant broomstick floating beside him, letting it land next to Ai Mi Er.
The wizards of this world didn’t have the custom of riding broomsticks. They either traveled on foot or used mounts. So when Ai Mi Er first learned about the function of this thing from the Hogwarts textbook, she was surprised for a long time. She just didn’t expect that Owen would give her one, so she curiously explored its functions.
The operation of the flying broomstick was very simple. After all, there were flying lessons in the first year, so Ai Mi Er quickly figured it out. Then she straddled it and flew up with a slight effort. However, her face suddenly became very flushed and strange.
Only then did Owen belatedly discover through the indentation that the original Cushioning Charm was gone after the fusion!
Hogwarts had the intense broomstick sport of Quidditch, so naturally there were corresponding protective measures. The most important of these was the invention of the Cushioning Charm. After all, riding a stick and twisting violently in the air, putting almost all of one’s weight on it, if one wasn’t careful…
“You’ll learn the Cushioning Charm from me later, and then teach it to her.” Owen whispered in Dier’s ear.
Dier, who belatedly realized the problem, looked at Ai Mi Er, who was still refusing to come down, and began to feel that even if she taught her the Cushioning Charm, it was another matter whether she would use it or not.
After a while, Ai Mi Er carefully tucked away the small box Owen had given her, then cast a Warming Charm and a Protective Charm on herself, riding the super broomstick like an arrow shot from a bow, flying towards the south.
“Did you teach her the Cushioning Charm?” Owen suddenly whispered to Dier after watching Ai Mi Er leave.
“I did.” Dier had the urge to cover her face on the spot, because it was useless even after she taught her.
“Forget it, I’ve prepared a flying broomstick for you too. Come to my room later, I’ll teach you how to fly.” Owen said seriously, and Dier immediately threw the thought of her flying mother to the back of her mind. Compared to the man, what was her mother riding a broomstick?
After an unknown amount of time, the flying broomstick, which had been flying in a wave-like trajectory, finally stabilized.
Ai Mi Er, her face flushed and her eyes glazed over, drank water while taking out her wand to cast a Drying Charm. Winter wasn’t a good time for flying, and the broomstick was covered in ice.
At Owen’s place, Ai Mi Er also discovered the benefits of wands.
Compared to traditional staffs, wands were smaller and more efficient and precise in guiding magic power.
Although they limited the output of magic power, they were just right for beginners, preventing problems like magic power loss of control and distortion. At the same time, in potion-making and Transfiguration, stable and precise magic power output was obviously more suitable.
Owen had prepared a wand for Ai Mi Er. Considering her size and melee combat ability, this wand was specially made. It was one meter long and as thick as a wrist. Except for the handle, the rest of it was wrapped in a thick layer of metal, with staggered, rivet-like round protrusions.
Originally, Owen wanted to make it into a short-handled mace with a spearhead added to the top, but considering that Ai Mi Er had been single for twenty years, not only was the spearhead canceled, but the spikes were also turned into smooth protrusions. As expected, Ai Mi Er loved it, saying that it could smash several people’s heads. He just took it as the truth, because the way she wiped the wand looked familiar to him.
Leaving aside the wand issue, when Ai Mi Er saw Ferrier Town from afar, she couldn’t help but sigh at the convenience of the flying broomstick. However, she didn’t choose to go to Ferrier Town, but turned around and went to a nearby town.
After discovering that Ferrier was unreliable, Ai Mi Er consciously kept her distance from her. Most of her people were distributed around, and only a few who had their identities known by Ferrier remained there. It could be seen that she was ready to turn against her.
