Chapter 5: Reluctance (1)

Standing on the deck, the man in a black uniform took off his black top hat to salute the four of them, his two upturned beards and slightly tilted head to show his innate confidence.

"Famous aviator - Mr. Elden Hansen. Zhu Xie Chixin introduced.

Eldon Hansen squinted and said, "I have seen His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince, and welcome to the 'Grass Sparrow'." ”

"This is the latest ship developed by the Institute of Mechanics?" Shopnos was the first to ascend the deck and looked around.

Elden said unhurriedly: "It is 20 zhang long and 50 zhang wide." In order to increase the speed of the voyage, a small sacrifice was made in size. However, because of the use of a new fan adjustment device, only two assisted workers are needed, so the weight of at least four people is saved, and the carrying capacity is greatly improved. In terms of safety, the suspension capsule is made of the original solution of the King Kong spider, which is very light and tough, high temperature resistant, and waterproof, which is safer than previous generations. ”

The deck is high at both ends at the front and back and flat in the middle. In the center is a half-height square cabin that can only be entered, with two glass windows on all sides and a row of sofas in the room.

The raised platform on the foredeck is the helm station, and the rear deck is the mechanical room, and two power workers are crammed into the small space, responsible for operating the fan adjustment device and controlling the ship's ascent or descent. There is also a worker standing on the deck, who is responsible for safety checks and some other ancillary work.

The operating principle of the spacecraft is not complicated, the suspension capsule is filled with "clean air" that is lighter than air, and the spacecraft can float in the air by using the buoyancy of the air it receives. The suspension capsule is divided into two air bags, a floating air bag and an auxiliary air bag. The fan adjustment device rushes air to the auxiliary airbag in the suspension bag, compresses the gas of the main airbag to the auxiliary airbag, reduces the total volume of the airship, reduces the volume of the airship discharges air, reduces the buoyancy of the airship by the air upward, and the gravity of the airship is greater than the buoyancy, and then it will sink.

Two boosters, one on the left and one on the right, drive the fan adjustment device through the rocker. The spacecraft then ascended, the process was very smooth, and Shen was drunk in the Great West Country to take a superheated air balloon, this kind of aircraft that relied on the principle of heat and cold to ascend was much behind in terms of safety and comfort.

The power plant located in the lower middle part of the hull is mainly used to propel the airship forward by the power generated by the burning of ice. The tail is used to stabilize, control and change the direction of flight.

Eldon went on to explain: "The cruising speed is thirty-five knots, and the maximum speed is seventy knots. When cruising without wind, the cruising range is 1,000 and 70 miles. Several data sets records. I heard that you are in a hurry, so I will make the workers work hard to maintain the top speed, so that you can reach your destination without missing a single time. ”

Zhu Xie said in his heart: "I have to work." ”

The night is clear, the wind is clear and the moon is clear, and the stars in the sky are broken into mottled spots.

After sitting for a while, Shen got bored and walked to the deck, he poked his head out and looked down from the deck, and saw the heavy colors of the deep sea, but he could still feel a trace of unease, because his dependence on the earth made him unable to understand those who yearned for the sky.

"In the old days, the scenery in the eyes of the people was nothing more than that. Hypnos leaned his hands on the railings on either side of the deck, his deep blue eyes staring into the distance.

"Not necessarily. Shen Zui said.

"Oh?"

"Because they don't have eyes, they can't see. ”

"How do you know that the Winged Man has no eyes?"

"Ancient Fragments - Broken Barbarian Records - Volume 2 - Three Chapters and Four Verses: The winged man has wings with both arms, no eyes on the top and no heel under the heel, and he discerns the direction by his ears. Cannibalism is a great calamity. Shen drunk blurted out.

"I didn't think you'd read an ancient fragment. ”

"I don't know if it's genuine, but I've barely read a few volumes. ”

"There's something else written in that book, about the Winged People. "Out of some will, Hypnos is particularly interested in the Winged People.

"Let me think about it. "Shen is drunk and loves to show off his knowledge, especially unpopular knowledge, seeing that Hypnos is curious, he is very serious about looking for relevant memories in his brain, "The records about the winged people are basically on the broken barbarian record, but unfortunately I have only read the second, fourth, and fifth volumes, the fourth volume has not been mentioned, and the fifth volume has two chapters, mainly about the human annihilation of the winged people." In summary, in order to solve the threat of the Winged People, a king at that time ordered a large pit to be dug and all the newborn babies in the country were thrown into the pit as bait. The Wingmen love to eat the flesh of babies, so a large number of Wingmen are led into the pit. The humans who were lying in ambush came out and threw a huge iron net to trap the winged people, and then poured oil on them, burning them alive. As mentioned earlier, the Winged Man is rootless, and it is unknown whether they can reproduce or not. The book only says that after that large-scale pit death, the number of winged people became smaller and smaller, and after less than a hundred years, there was no trace of winged people in the world. ”

"But no one can guarantee that they're extinct, right?" Hypnos asked, his eyes uncertain whether he longed for a yes or no answer.

"It doesn't say anything in this book. By the way, the book I read has a mark, and the place where it says Pit Killer should be in the territory of your Kangju country.,Northeast.,What kind of forest... What's the name? Shen Zui held his chin and tried to remember.

"Whispering Lake Forest. ”

"It seems to be. Shen Zui nodded.

"There is a small lake in the center of the forest, and every late at night, whether the wind blows or not, the center of the lake will make a sound like people whispering, so it is said that this lake is formed by the water after the big pit used to kill the winged people, and the whispering sound is the soul of the winged people talking. ”

"Have you been?"

Hypnos nodded, looked up at the starry sky, and sighed coldly: "Man, because of ignorance produces fear, and because fear leads to violence, after all, he is still a low-end creature. ”

His words are extreme, but there is some truth in them.

Shen Zui turned his mind and said, "If you don't stand in the perspective of human beings, your point of view is correct. ”

Hypnos smiled and said, "You're a bit interesting, and that's probably why you've been nominated." ”

The two looked at the same sea of stars, and invariably chose to quietly savor the spaciousness.

It wasn't until Nurri's heavy footsteps stepped on the deck that the silence in the air was broken.

"It's almost time to change your gear. As he spoke, he threw over two backpacks.

Puzzled, he opened his backpack and found a one-piece flying fish suit.

"It's not... No... What does this mean?" Shen drunken panicked suddenly.

"Haven't you seen the Flying Fish suit?" asked Nurri.

"I've seen ... I've seen it in a book ... ”

Hypnos smiled and asked, "Huh, how did you get into the Chillo Academy?"

"In terms of sports, I was not good at it, so I just gave up on the physical test score. Shen Zui introduced.

"Just relying on the score of the written test, you are enough to go to the Qiluo Academy?" Zhu Xie was in the gang, and after thinking about it, he questioned: "That means you can only deduct three points from the written test?" Impossible, you have bragged about it. ”

Shen Zui said unconvinced: "If you don't believe it, just go to the academy another day to check the files." ”

"Talking about this another day, how can you catch the rabbit deer if you don't use the flying fish suit?" Nuerli looked sad, "The rabbit deer is smart by nature, and it will be frightened if there is a little wind and grass around, and it would be better if there were weapons." But now we are grabbing with our bare hands, and it is the most feasible way to dive and grab from the air at high speed. It's not a big problem for me to get two at the same time, but if there are three, it's hard to say. ”

Shen Zui had received the horse sent by Nuerli before, and he already owed a favor, so he would definitely not be able to open his mouth if he asked him to help catch the rabbit deer.

"Then I'll give up myself, you just grab your and complete your tasks, and leave me alone. ”

"You're stupid!" Zhu Xie said angrily, "The letter says very clearly, this is a collective task, if one person fails, we will finish playing together." ”

"Huh?" Shen was drunk and broke the jar's careful thoughts.

I have no choice but to bite the bullet, I always have to give it a try if I can't succeed, and I can't do nothing and burden others.

He frowned tightly and put on the Flying Fish suit.

"Are you sure you want to do that?"

Before jumping off the ship, Nurri asked Shen Zui this question repeatedly.

He nodded firmly and asked, "Tell me what the gist is?"

"The key is not to close your eyes. ”

He smiled wryly and said, "It's so concise." ”

"Don't worry, you can't die if you fall, and you can lie down for half a year at most. You could tell that Nurri really wanted to comfort him.

Elden Hansen came over, pointed diagonally down, and said, "Gentlemen, you are lucky, there is a herd of rabbit deer over there. ”