freenovelworld Chapter 461 Airship, confrontation and key
Chapter 461 Airship, confrontation and key
"What is this?"
Everyone who sees them asks that question.
The men discussing matters in the forest in the mountains stood up from the ground, looking up at the wonders in the sky, speechless.The first thing anyone can see is long and big, extremely long and big, even if there is no contrast other than them in the sky, people can still feel the oppression of their size through the eyes, only the consciousness accepts their real existence , Only then will anyone notice that on both sides of the plump black leather of these behemoths, there are bright and eye-catching red flags drawn.
This symbol is now known to everyone in Xizhou outside the mist!
"This, this is—"
"Industrial Federation?"
"Is this their creation? Is this their power?"
"Yes... yes, yes! This is the power of the Industrial Federation! Here they come!"
"Are they here for us?" someone asked naively.
"No, of course not." One of the leaders of the rebels categorically denied, "They can't come for us. They came to show their strength to those in the sky."
From the first moment he saw that flag, Solaris knew it was a deterrent against them.
Dressed in military uniform, she hurriedly led the team down the stairs. Everyone looked gloomy and moved extremely quickly.
Even though many key people in Sky City have learned through various channels that the Industrial Alliance is a special country with great creativity and destructive power that has never appeared in history, and think that it may indeed pose a certain threat to them, But they still feel superior to it.The superiority first comes from the fact that the "magicians" who created this country suppressed the nobles in order to support the "native species" represented by the survivors, and ignored the talented. The floating city gave them great support. Even in the era of rifts, there is no talented person who can expand the field of battle to the sky. They are absolutely safe here. No one or anything on the ground can resist the spear of the sky. hit.
The industrial alliance is powerful, but it is absolutely impossible to go beyond the boundaries of nature.
Perhaps because they have been looking down on the human world for too long in Tiancheng, they don't pay much attention to the news of the human world. They don't know that this country has an alias of miracles, and it has accomplished great things that many people have thought about and never thought about.
Under the anxious reprimand of the knight, the lizard breeder hurriedly put the saddle on the lazily flicking winged lizard. There has never been such a tense moment since the lizards migrated to Tiancheng, and some people lost their movements. , was accidentally swept by the winged lizard's long tail, and fell off the platform. Solaris threw out the long whip in time to pull one person back, and the other person could only dragged a long scream and fell to the ground, and soon became The tiny invisible black spots quickly disappeared from people's sight.
No one asked the name of the guy who would die so hard to pick up the bones. The knights stepped on the ladder to mount the saddle, and the mage who arrived dragging his robes began to cast spells, engraving magic circles all over the bodies of these cold-blooded animals Lighted up one by one, the magic circle on the knight's helmet and armor also began to heat up, and the mask was pulled off the head. With a whistle, one after another, the scaled monitor lizards jumped off the edge of the platform and flew into the wind.
Looking down from the edge of Sky City, this flying team that has not been formally dispatched for a long time is like a row of distant birds, slowly leaving people's sight.
Prince Rand sat in front of the water mirror, resting his head on one hand, quietly watching the picture reflecting the distant horizon.A knight brought him refreshments.
Solaris and the knights have proved with practical actions that they are always the most loyal and reliable, and the legal control hall behind him is in chaos:
"The Spear of the Sky—is the Spear of the Sky ready?"
"Not yet—it can't be that soon!"
"These huge floating objects have already passed half of the territory, and the fog array has no effect on them at this height!"
"How about the weather control circle?!"
"Is the shooter in place!"
"Weather control—pre-open at least five days in advance! Don't mention this now!"
"Where are the shooters? Let all the shooters go to their positions and wait!"
The useless shouting and running sound merged together, only Prince Rand was surrounded by stagnant silence.Despite running wildly behind him, he just looked at the "far sky screen" of the frontline checkpoint connected by water mirrors. This kind of observation spell built into the city can capture things in the extreme distance, and display threats from a specific direction on the observer's eyes. before.
It is conceivable what kind of impact these huge flying objects with autonomous power will have on the ground. No matter how they lock this area, the name of the Far East Alliance will resound inside and outside the fog from today onwards, compared to shielding the naked eye from observing In the city of the sky, these exposed monsters are more likely to teach people to fear.
The Winged Lizard Knight went away against the wind, and the other party did not change their course, so they must meet each other.
They encountered under a clear sky.
Its size is astonishing when you look up from the ground, but it will only be more suffocating when you face it in the air. Seeing the mountain-like object coming towards you, only experienced and experienced knights can carry out orders unswervingly and bravely go to the sky. Front, in two columns around the opponent's side.As the distance between the two shortened rapidly, they could see these artificial flying objects more and more clearly. Under the thick skin was a thick skeleton, which was most likely made of metal to support the shape of a fish. Under the head, a wide and flat white cabin protrudes from the white belly, and people can be seen faintly through the portholes. It seems that there are more and wider spaces buried deep in the belly of the fish.
The magic circle isolated the gale, and the knight could only hear his own heavy breathing and the surge of blood in the helmet, and the winged lizards soared. These loyal partners had no fear at all, and the two sides were getting closer, closer, closer The figure in the cabin under the fish's belly gradually became clear, and some tentacles-like devices under the attached cabin swung, pointing their tubular openings obliquely forward.
Their speed is slowing down.
Instinct gave the knight a premonition of danger, and under the gesture of the leader, the flight formation of the winged lizards changed again. They no longer kept advancing blindly, but began to circle upwards.
These three fish-like flying objects hover in the air in an amazing posture. The early summer wind blows violently across the field, green waves appear on the ground, the mirror-like lake water reflects the giants, and the sun is boundless. The light shadow of the cloud gently caressed from the short and thick cross fish tail to the round fish head, right in the cabin of the spaceship, someone came to the window unhurriedly.
"Who is here?" The voice of Marquis Solaris resounded through the sky, "You have invaded the territory of the Mist Kingdom!"
"Good afternoon, Your Excellency the Marquis." A young, somewhat lazy voice said, "It seems a bit too grand for the welcoming procession in heaven and earth."
Even though it was blocked by the magic circle, the sound was clearly transmitted to every knight's ears, causing them to change color involuntarily.
"Please clarify your motives, otherwise, leave our territory as soon as possible." Solaris stood on the back of the lizard, looked down at the giant black fish, and said with a blank expression, "Otherwise, I will regard it as a provocation and the beginning of a war." .”
The reprimand from the sky came into the cabin, and Takla stood in front of the window with his arms folded. What he saw was not the winged lizard cavalry hovering in front of him, armed to the tail, what was reflected in those shining amber eyes was the boundless In the field, the serfs with wooden or stone tools in their hands could not stand upright, just like the overseers holding whips on the edge of the field, they looked up dully at the confrontation that seemed to take place in another world.
"Why is it so serious?" The airship has seen many scenes along the way, Takla laughed, his common language pronunciation is very standard, very "aristocratic", "Sudden visit is indeed a bit presumptuous, However, according to the treaty of friendship signed between you and the Industrial Alliance, we just carried out an ordinary and harmless delivery of materials that is completely within the contract based on your recently increased demand."
A moment of silence.
"I don't think—the delivery method is in the contract," Solaris said.
"The contract is sacred, Your Excellency." Takla said, "Since the contract promises that we can use the transportation method we think is reasonable-then we believe that a valued customer like you should be equipped with the fastest and best transportation Way, isn't that disrespectful? Of course, our vehicle is a bit big, but like our other vehicles, it's just a little bit big. We didn't even hurt a single ant all the way. "
"Since that's the case, how about we also visit your industrial city like this?"
"Naturally, we are waiting for you to sweep the couch, and you are welcome." Takla said.
Solaris kept his mouth shut.
"Please stop your sophistry. As the lord of this place, I think my safety and dignity have been greatly offended by you." She said coldly, "If you don't want to start a war and make your companions inside and outside the mist suffer Strike and deport, please stop your violations immediately and withdraw from the border of the country of fog."
"Naturally, we should understand Madam's feelings, but—" Takla said slowly, "The ground is your territory, not the sky."
There was another moment of silence.
"Do you want... that I show evidence that the sky is also my territory?" she asked softly.
Her killing intent was so strong that even the Winged Lizard Knight tensed up. Even though he knew he couldn't see anything here, some people couldn't help but glance at the sky above.
The Sky Spear is their trump card, and once activated, they are also within its attack range.
As the leader of the flight of the Industrial Alliance, it is almost impossible for the spokesperson of the Alliance hidden under the belly of the fish to know that there is a city above them—otherwise they would not use this huge monster to demonstrate, let alone him. I have heard of the Spear of the Sky, those iron arrows that can descend from the sky with great power, not to mention the human body, even thick rocks can pierce deep into them, once the city of the sky goes all out, they will be left here forever piece of land.
But the man still laughed, the laughter was relaxed, even a little playful.
"It's like facing a big enemy...Should I say that you are arrogant or weak?" He said slowly, "We think that we have shown enough goodwill from the beginning to the end. If you don't accept this kind of goodwill and stubbornly choose If you are hostile, it would be less fair—as long as you take the initiative to attack our personnel and units, it will be regarded as instigating war against the industrial alliance. After all, we are an important asset of the alliance, which is obvious at a glance."
He looked up at the place where his vision was blocked, and smiled maliciously, "What do you think?"
Veins popped out in the hand of Solaris holding the sword. She had never encountered such an enemy before. She took a deep breath and suppressed her chaotic thoughts.
Slightly parting her lips, she spoke again——
— Anzalu was dumbfounded when he received the radio communication.
"What, what? What, what?" He stammered several times, and the other party patiently confirmed to him several times. After putting down the communicator, he took a deep breath in the secret room to adjust his mood.He sat quietly for a while, then suddenly jumped up and opened the door, locked and pulled up the camouflage again with trembling hands, leaned against the wall and took a few deep breaths, then ran out, calling himself in a suppressed voice. The partner shouted with joy.
It took only half a day from receiving the notification to the arrival of the airship formation, and the whole city was unprepared. At the beginning, the ground council was still calm, thinking that this was something new from the city of the sky, until they discovered the eye-catching sight together with ordinary residents. Alliance logo, so they also panicked, even panicked to the point of fleeing the city in batches.
The sky is the absolute domain of His Highness, and it was actually invaded by the Alliance!How could such a thing happen?How could it be allowed to happen?
But no matter whether they want to believe it or not, those monsters have come over their heads, and the shadows have shrouded the entire city, but no one from Tiancheng has come to stop them. They can only hope for luck!
Their panic also caused the city residents to panic. Hundreds of people fled from their homes, screams and cries for help resounded through the streets and alleys, especially when they found that these terrifyingly large creations were sinking towards the city, the fear was momentary. Between them reached the peak - accompanied by rumbling noises, they landed on the edge of the city.
They can be seen from afar as their black backs protruding like high walls from many buildings. Only the most daring city dwellers who are most familiar with the Alliance people dare to sneak their heads out of the houses and peep out of curiosity and fear. The clearing where they docked.The fish-shaped belly was supported by a slender-looking bracket, and the gangway was placed on the ground. A group of people walked down from the belly of the fish, and the Alliance members who had been waiting on the edge quickly greeted them. They hugged each other intimately and intimately.
These spaceships didn't stay for too long, reminiscing about the past, communicating, and moving goods, everything was done in an orderly and compact manner, some people stayed, some people walked into the spaceship, and then the spaceship lifted off again, under the eyes of everyone Adjust the direction and fly to the edge of the fog.
"Wind speed, per hour—"
"Course, longitude—"
"Electromagnetic environment—"
"Climate Watch—"
Somewhere, an instrument turned off one light and turned on another, "Drip."
Then someone said: "It has already sailed out of the realm of the spiritual field."
Even those who have just boarded the ship can clearly feel the relaxation in the cockpit because of this sentence.Some liberators who are not familiar with the technical field asked: "What is the spiritual field?"
Someone explained to him that aside from those technical terms, the "spiritual field" generally refers to the ability field of a strength gifted person. It is a circular space that will grow in size as its ability grows. Most of the time, it can be understood as the so-called casting range .Through this kind of psionic detector, the Wizard University of the United Kingdom has established a completely different standard for the classification of talents in the past.
"So what we just left was—"
The person who answered the question smiled wryly, "The strike range of 'Laputa in the Sky'." He said.
There was a gasp of horror from the audience.
Knowing that the other party has air power, it is a great risk to set the route of the first circumnavigation in this direction, but most of the conference delegates have a very high trust in the summary report of the intelligence department, and think that since they spent With such a great effort to build these airships, this kind of bold attempt can be carried out under the premise of certain needs.
This is a collective decision, and even mathematicians cannot easily change their minds.
It cannot be said that these rigid structure airships represent the highest industrial level of the Industry Alliance, but they do represent a very active attempt. It is the first joint project between the Industry Alliance and the United Kingdom in the east of Middle-earth. The skin, alloy skeleton, Airbags, engines, and the overall design and construction were all carried out in the Industrial Alliance. Research mages from the United Kingdom participated in the entire process of construction, and conducted many experiments on the improvement of practical magic circles on the airship original body, which were published in their internal journals in the past two years alone. There are hundreds of papers on the Internet.
Like many undertakings carried out by the industrial alliance, scientific prototypes, trial and error, outstanding wisdom and close and smooth cooperation, coupled with sufficient material guarantees, enabled them to achieve amazing results in the end.As a means of transportation whose main purpose is transportation and war assistance, it has much higher load, stability and comfort than another similar project, and has certain resistance to extreme weather and quite strong resistance to blows, although it The flying speed of the airship is slow, and the movement is very inflexible, but if this world still only has biological vehicles like winged lizards that require a lot of manpower, material resources and time to cultivate, then these airships alone are enough to form air supremacy.
But the existence of the city in the sky made this imagination of hegemony lose the basis for realization from the very beginning.
The airship is not a particularly fast means of transportation—only compared to another aircraft project that the Industrial Alliance is focusing on.Even in a not-so-favorable climate, the movement speed of this airship formation is still faster than that of all ground vehicles, and shortly after they entered the territory of the land of fog, the spiritual detector lights up to warn them that they have entered a large-scale Spirit field area.Although most of the area levels are "weak" and the distribution is very uneven, and the intensity of some areas is extremely close to the base level, but the central area makes the detector light up a full five red lights. University tests have failed to meet the data.
Not to mention the heartland—
On the airspace map that is fixed on the workbench and wider than the arm span of an adult male, this huge circle drawn with the detection data along the way covers at least one-third of the territory of the country of fog area.The recorded strike locations of the "Sky Spear" and the encounter areas of the Winged Lizard Riders are all within its range.
Of course, this is not good news for the industry alliance.But it's not that bad.
The stern attitude of the Celestial City noble from Solaris towards them has confirmed several speculations about the Mist Kingdom: first, their development of this floating city is still at a low level; second, their Air strikes have limited means and require a long preparation time; third, they do not have the ability or willingness to engage in direct conflict with the industrial alliance until the first two problems are resolved.
Although these conclusions do not mean that the nobles of Tiancheng headed by Prince Rand will not make a risky counterattack in the face of the provocation of the industrial alliance, but after learning that this floating city from another world is directly related to the re-opening of the rift Afterwards, it's still worthwhile to make the temptation.
Takla took a look at the rest area before leaving the workbench to check the engine. The silver-haired and golden-eyed dragon was half lying on the sofa, reading an outdated newspaper issued by the Alliance in Xizhou with great interest. Judging from the layout, he seemed to be chasing an article about The serialization of the love story between the illegitimate daughter of the nobleman and the clever poor boy.The courier of the Rebel Alliance of the Mist Kingdom huddled in a corner of the rest area, not daring to look at him at all, and his face would turn red if he touched it.
Except for these two, the rest of the people in the flight deck either had jobs at hand or were discussing issues of concern to them. Even the young courier was quickly discovered in his embarrassment and brought him into their topic range. .Only Meravia was left to neither join in the fun nor be disturbed by anyone. Just looking at this leisurely and leisurely attitude to kill time, not only did she not see the cruelty of taking her fellow-clan as a meal at all, It is also not obvious that he has been able to hide the key to the fate of the two worlds for hundreds of years, until he "suddenly remembered" some time ago, and casually mentioned this floating city that was drawn to Central Continent for restoration in a discussion, It is a key key to open the crack.
Now that he has been baptized with such a great gift, it does not seem to be such a special surprise to receive a token designated by the first generation king to give to the magician in the country of mist.
When Takla completed the inspection and returned to the rest area, Meravia had already piled up a thick stack of newspapers. Judging by his usual reading speed, he might have only read that serial during this time, and he already liked it as much as The partner exchange of this story felt the end, and the rebel messenger was listening in the crowd while leaning on his shoulders, and seemed to be adapting to this environment.
Takla sat down at the other end of the sofa, just as he was about to reach out to pour tea, he saw something out of the corner of his eye, and when he looked down, he found that it was the king's token.Pushing it aside, Takla gave Meravia a somewhat speechless look.
This keepsake was decided to be kept by Meravia until the end of the journey, although this dragon does have such abilities, he can choose any way of keeping it as he sees fit...
Meravia didn't seem to remember that there was this token until he packed up the newspaper, but he just casually pressed it on top of the newspaper, turned his head to look at Takla, who was resting with his eyes closed, and asked in an elder-like caring tone. :
"Are you ok?"
"It's okay." Takla said succinctly.
"If this newly grown 'new organ' still makes you feel uncomfortable, you can go to Yunshen for some blood, it will definitely be useful to you." Meravia suggested kindly, "The one just passed There is a kind of energy in this city that is also good for you, if you need it, I can throw you in to practice it?"
"...Thank you, no need." Takla refused politely.
"Okay." Meravia sighed, "Kids always have their own ideas."
"..." Takla controlled himself to remain silent.