Chapter 405: High-altitude travel
The general stopped for a moment in the shipyard, and then went to the berthing area, walking alone on the wide road, his brow always locked in annoyance, still angry at his former wife's vexatious trouble. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
At this time, he raised his head and his gaze stayed on the clear blue sky, hoping to relieve his emotions through the beautiful scenery, he still had a lot of things to deal with today.
Suddenly, he saw a small black dot, far away in the sky, which seemed incongruous with the calm sky.
Is there really something flying? His brow tightened a little tighter, and he tensed for a long time before he shook his head and sighed.
"Maybe God is looking down on the earth. He said to himself, smiled, and then stopped paying attention.
Flying is a dream of people in this era, but until you see a hot air balloon up close, no one will believe that anyone in this world can have this ability.
High altitude.
Zheng Fei put down the binoculars and carefully traced a few strokes on the paper.
"Do you know what I'm most worried about right now?" he said with a laugh, to Brad.
"Falling?" said Brad, balancing his arms on the rim of the hot air balloon's basket, binoculars in one hand and a wine jug in the other, basking in the sun.
The sun was warm, but the wind was strong in the air, whistling past their ears and messing their hair.
"My concern is that the other groups are not doing well on the map. Zheng Fei blew off the black charcoal shavings scattered on the paper, frowning slightly.
"Don't worry, the ones you're looking for are good at drawing, and you've kept the hardest ones for yourself. Brad lifted the flask and took a sip.
"Well, then worry that their hot air balloon will fall. Zheng Fei smiled, wiped his hands and ate a piece of beef jerky.
"Anyway, the group of people in Navy Harbor seem to see us, and they're all looking here. Through the lens, Brad can clearly see what is going on on land.
Speaking of which, this is the first time he has flown in a hot air balloon, and there is an incomparable freshness in his heart, he is a person who is not easy to fluctuate emotionally, otherwise he would have been like those in other groups, he was so excited that he screamed.
"One day they will know that there is something in the world that can take people flying. ”
"With you, I can always see things I haven't heard of before. After a moment's silence, Brad pursed his lips and smiled, "By the way, where do we land?"
"When it gets dark in the evening, you have to land where no one is around, and I just want the wind to stay the same for now, or else I might be blown overboard, and then I will have to float on the sea, sitting in a basket and paddling ashore. ”
"Can this guy only use the wind to control his direction?"
"Yes, the wind is its only driving force. ”
As he spoke, Zheng Fei picked up the telescope again and continued to start the surveying and mapping work.
Seeing that he was doing business, Brad stopped talking, and lay on his stomach by the hanging basket, overlooking the magnificent scenery of the Kingdom of Denmark, and dimly visible the endless snow-topped mountains, sitting quietly and peacefully on the distant horizon, as if he was a guardian in winter.
In the evening, it quietly came.
The sunset, intoxicated by the sparkling sea, casts a touch of crimson as usual.
One of the few pleasures of their sailing life is that the sailors on board huddle on deck with the occasional cargo ship passing by on the sea, enjoying the sunset, chatting and bragging, and preparing for a sumptuous seafood dinner.
The dark night of winter comes quickly, so Zheng Fei must find a place to land before it gets dark.
After three or four hours of surveying and mapping in the afternoon, the terrain of the area around the Navy Port was already on paper, and the accuracy was quite high.
Fortunately, the wind did not change and did not blow them over the sea, and there were five hot air balloons in the same group, and the other four did not know where they had flown somewhere.
In order to prevent accidents, each group was provided with oars, enough food and water to support half a month, and money.
The money was used to hire a carriage to come back when the hot air balloon landed in an unknown area, Zheng Fei's group was relatively close, but the farthest group was arranged hundreds of miles away, and they were still on the way to go, and it was estimated that it would take at least ten days to come back.
Considering that the hot air balloon may suddenly leak at high altitude, Zheng Fei also equipped everyone with a parachute, which was designed by himself, although it looks rough and the performance is average, but it should be no problem to save life.
In a wasteland near the sea, Zheng Fei steered the hot air balloon to land slowly, and as the sun disappeared into the horizon, he stepped on the land.
"Hey, how does air travel feel?" he asked.
"It's ok. Brad seemed unmoved, and after a while, raised an eyebrow: "That...... When can I do it again?"
"Wait until you get to the Americas. ”
As he spoke, Zheng Fei released the gas in the hot air balloon, preparing to set it on fire after it dried up, after all, this guy was not easy to take away, so he could only destroy it.
While deflating, while it was still dark, they climbed up a nearby hill to see if there was anything similar to a village to settle down to-night.
Unfortunately, this is a complete wasteland, not even a single figure is missing, it seems that they can only camp at night, a small cold wind is swishing, and what awaits them is destined to be an ordeal.
However, it will not be as painful as the night when I hid in the snowy mountains with Santiago in the Azores.
Disappointed, the two of them turned their eyes on this wasteland, and there was still a glimmer of hope in their hearts, what if they could meet the passing convoy?
Suddenly, a hint of joy flashed in Zheng Fei's eyes, as he inadvertently saw two ruts on the ground not far away.
Follow the rut and you'll definitely be able to get to an inhabited place.
Seeing that night was about to fall, he and Brad quickly took out the essentials from the hanging basket, burned the hanging basket along with the hot air balloon, and walked along the rut.
"Brad, tell me about your youth. The journey was boring, Zheng Fei wanted to find something to say, he knew that if he didn't speak, Brad wouldn't take the initiative to speak.
"When I was young~ then let's start talking at the age of sixteen, at that time I was the dream lover of many girls of the same age, cough, I wasn't talking big......"
Brad's face was filled with the happiness of memories, and she gushed about it, and it was at this time that the starry night sky began to reveal her mysterious charm to the world.
More than an hour passed.
They ushered in the coldest period, the sweat was dried by the wind, the clothes were cold and sticky to their bodies, and the whole person was like being in an ice cellar.
Fortunately, they finally saw a ray of light, a few hundred meters away, flashing with dazzling fire. (To be continued.) )