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The advantage of the air force is that no matter how vast your land is, the speed of reinforcement or transfer is calculated in days or hours.
If all the equipment such as repair and maintenance can be carried together, or prepared in advance, then the speed at which the air force can be put into the battlefield is incomparable with other arms of the armed forces.
With the floating battleship, this advantage is even more obvious - from the capital Seris, it only takes less than a day, and Chris's air battleship Sky One can appear at the forefront of the battlefield.
This is also the first time in this world that the magic technology of the floating city has soared to an ultra-high speed of more than 400 kilometers per hour.
"Anti-Air Magic Defense Barrier Standby! Eighty percent activation rate of the Ground Magic Defense Barrier! The magician in charge of the magic defense barrier controlled the complex magic circle control device in front of him, and reported loudly.
In order to keep the warship's radar from interference, and also to save the magic hedron reserves in the battleship, Sky One does not need to open a full range of magic defense barriers in a safe airspace.
This is also the latest breakthrough in technology - the magical defense barrier controlled by computer technology is actually formed by the splicing of thousands of small areas of magic defense barriers, arranged like fish scales.
Although this kind of structure is complex, with the calculation and blessing of the computer, it can be completely orderly, scattered but not chaotic. The benefits of this are obvious, as it can turn off a portion of the magical defense barrier at any time to save energy, for example.
"It will take another hour to reach the sky above the battlefield, do you want to wake up Your Majesty?" The adjutant walked up to the captain who was standing and asked: "In order to protect the battleship, the shelling of the front line has begun." ”
"Our Air Force's own bombing, unfolded half an hour later! It is expected that 200 bombers will take off and bomb the enemy's strategic depth! Then, he added: "In half an hour, according to the regulations, I should sound the alarm for combat readiness...... But Your Majesty is still asleep......"
He was embarrassed to say that His Majesty's bedroom was a double bed, and of course the Imperial Princess Vivien was in it...... At this time, if anyone knocks on the door, it is estimated that it will leave a good impression on His Majesty that will be unforgettable for a lifetime.
The captain coughed to hide his embarrassment, he was not willing to knock on the door at this time, and it was also a headache to sound the combat readiness alarm half an hour later.
At this moment, in the bedroom, Chris is holding a book on the history of magic, he is familiar with magic technology, but he does not know much about the history of this world, so he has been supplementing his knowledge in this area.
After all, the big tree of magic is still somewhat different from the technology tree of earth civilization that originally grew in Chris's mind. The technology tree of the earth's civilization includes all the works of history and humanities, including everything in detail.
But on the magic tree, there are only technical things, but there is no history of this world, and what has happened.
If Chris wants to master the world, he naturally needs to know more about this area. So he is now seizing all the time to make up for the lessons, and even sacrificing a lot of rest time.
Vivian, who was sitting next to him, was not idle, although she was still relatively young among magicians, she was also a person who had witnessed more than a hundred years of history, and many things came out of her mouth, and she still had a sense of substitution.
It's not easy to find a talkative teacher who can't stop explaining things to you, so Chris cherishes this kind of time, leans back in his chair, holds a copy of the diplomatic history of the Eternal Empire, and reads it with relish.
"Tick! Tick! Tick! The electronic alarm clock on the table went off at this time, and Chris looked up, glanced at the time, and knew that he should go to the bridge and prepare for the battle command work.
So he put down the book in his hand, rubbed it, put it on the table, rubbed Vivien's hair with his hand, and said dotingly, "Let's go!" Let's go to the bridge! When you meet those old acquaintances of the puppet empire, you always have to say hello. ”
"Do you know them? It's like it's really familiar. Vivien pursed her lips and said with a disdainful expression: "It's almost a set of straightforward, by the way, don't mess with people's hair!" I wake up in the morning to comb for a long time! ”
She complained, but she actually enjoyed being close to Chris. So she never dodged Chris's hand, which was a little happiness of her own.
When Chris pushed open the hatch of his bedroom, he found the captain and first mate already standing outside the door. They didn't dare to knock on the door, so they had to stand at the door and wait.
Then the two of them noticed the slightly messy hair of Her Royal Highness the Imperial Princess, and the faces of the two of them involuntarily hung a look of understanding.
Chris didn't pursue it, he just smiled embarrassedly and said something that made people think even more: "I'm sorry, I made you wait so stupidly, I forgot the time." ”
A ninety-five honored person is willing to apologize to others, which is a very noble character, the captain and the first mate immediately showed a flattered expression, bowed their heads and moved: "Your Majesty is the ...... words?"
In fact, they didn't come to stand for long, because it was still a long time before the battle readiness alarm was sounded. They came here just to see the situation, who would have thought that His Majesty himself would get up like this.
"Let's go! Go to the bridge! Chris strode forward, leading Vivien along the not-so-wide hallway. Soon they were on the bridge, and Chris was still sitting in the captain's seat.
The captain put his hands behind his back and stood calmly beside Chris, and on the other side was Vivien sitting in the position of the first officer, and the real first mate stood behind the princess with his hands behind his back.
A few minutes later, the combat readiness alarm began to echo inside the battleship, and all the personnel were ready for battle, and a busy scene appeared in front of Chris's eyes.
"Fire control system level 1 combat readiness!"
"Phalanx air defense system level 1 combat readiness!"
"The anti-aircraft missile system is ready!"
"Radar No. 3 is on! Airspace scanning begins! ”
A flurry of commands came out of the mouths of the operators, and all weapons systems on the entire battleship were ready for battle.
The dense array artillery that was already on standby seemed to be filled with souls, and the slightly drooping barrel suddenly raised, and then the effect shook a little, and then returned to a horizontal position.
The 500 mm guns on the sides of the battleship also began to slowly turn downward, pointing little by little in the direction of the earth.
Directly below the entire battleship, on the periphery of the floating magic array, the defensive magic array became more dense, flashing with blue light.
On the catapult runway in the rear, the baffle blocking the tail flame of the fighter began to be slowly erected, and the F-14 Tomcat fighter that had been hung on the steam catapult, the dense and sharp wings of the AIM-120 missile on the mount, glittered in the sun.
The ground crew held glowing batons and waved oxygen masks at an altitude of more than 7,000 meters, and the heavy winter suits made them look very bulky.
In the sky, the front-line F-16 fighter units, which have taken over the escort mission, are adjusting their formation. Densely packed F-16 fighter jets lined up on the left and right, and above were large AWACS planes taking off from the Air Force's front-line airfield.
The entire airspace is under the watchful eye of Iran Hill, and even every piece of the airspace is watched by someone himself.
And the giant battleship Sky No. 1, under the protection of the mighty, entered the main battlefield of the puppet empire and Iran Hill with a domineering attitude.
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The puppet empire, the centipede city of Burkland, a gate has been pushed open from the inside. A pair of huge palms retracted into the darkness, followed by a low whimper, and a desperate gasp.
"You ...... What have you done to me? Why! Why! Then, a hoarse voice rang out, questioning the empty corridors around it.
"We have given you eternal life! You're free now! A true return to the roots of magic! Isn't that what you want? An evil voice rang out suddenly, and then a dark shadow appeared in the hallway, smiling wildly.
The palms as huge as basins poked out, followed by a pair of thick metal arms, followed by an ugly metal face.
"What have you done to me? Why is my body involuntary? The source of magic is devouring me! He's devouring me! The metal mouth full of joints opened and closed, and the mouth spat out less clear human words.
"Isn't that what you're looking forward to becoming a more powerful magician and living with the source of magic? The devil gave you everything you wanted, what else do you have to complain about? Now, you're the most loyal warrior of the Magical Origin! You should be excited! The shadow grew happier and laughed.
"You deceive me! You guys...... You guys...... Deceit...... I! The large, twisted metal head shook back and forth, smashing through the door on one side with a terrifying click.
"Shut up! We have transformed your body with the most powerful puppetry! Now you are countless times stronger than before! What do you have to complain about? Hurry up and get used to it! The front line still needs you to fight! Your Holy Demon Empire...... Don't you like to take it back? The dark shadow coldly interrupted the Iron Giant.
"Holy Demon ...... Holy Demon ...... My Holy Demon Empire! The giant's eyes gradually became cloudy, and the words came out of his mouth, but at last they became quiet.
"That's right...... Your Excellency the Archon...... You still have a lot to do! The black shadow pulled over, stretched out something like a hand, and patted it lightly on the giant's shoulder, with a kind and comforting look: "Kill the enemy of Iran Hill!" Take back the Holy Demon Empire! Rebuild the splendor of the Magic Empire! ”
"Iran Hill...... Iran Hill! Must die! Must die! The iron giant leaned out half and shrank back into the room, his hoarse voice echoing through the darkness.