After arriving at the brand-new mission briefing room at the airport, Lin Youde first let the servants in the door and gave each pilot a cup of coffee.

Then he looked at the pilots sitting in their seats with coffee and asked, "Gentlemen, if I ask you to fly the plane over the Alps, are you confident that you can do it?" ”

The pilots looked at each other, all with eager expressions, when the Iron Cross recipient, Woodett, asked Lin Youde: "Your Excellency, are we finally going to send troops to the Balkans?" ”

Lin Youde smiled, and sure enough, when it comes to flying over the Alps, most people think of the Balkans. The Austro-Hungarian Empire's railway system was famous in Germany, and the quickest way to transport troops to the Balkans was by air.

"It's a pity," Lin Youde shook his head, "I know that you all can't wait to participate in the battle against the Serbian demons, but no German soldiers will enter the territory of Austria-Hungary until Austria-Hungary officially requests our country to send troops." You'll fly over the Alps as civil aviation pilots on humanitarian relief missions and drop much-needed medicines to local refugees. ”

Lin Youde paused, his gaze swept over each pilot's cheek in turn.

Seeing that no one spoke, Lin Youde continued: "This mission is of great significance, on the one hand, this operation can emphasize to the world that we care about the refugees, and on the other hand, this operation will strongly promote our ideals - even the gods have never climbed over the peaks of the Alps, and now we have crossed them with human strength alone." In addition to these two items, although a plane carries few medicines, it can also save many people, and the advertising effect brought by this leap can also effectively open up the sales channel of Junkers 1. ”

"Do you need to make money too?" One of the pilots quipped.

Lin Youde smiled.

"How can you feed the bloody mouths around Potsdam without making money?" Lin Youde spread his hands at the pilots, "The newspapers outside say that I am a magician who makes money, as if I recite a spell and money will flow into my pocket, but in fact it is not like that at all." I just gathered the idle wealth of society and let it play a greater role, and I did not conjure up new wealth. ”

Lin Youde's remarks are typical "embellished facts", and he whitewashes the tricks and grabbing in the process of adjusting the distribution of social wealth with money magic. But no one present could see through his tricks.

"It's the workers in the factories, the designers in the drawing studio, and the scientists in the labs who really create the wealth. These physical and mental workers work together to create wealth, and I am just in charge of the distribution. Therefore, the amount of money in my hands depends on the laborers in the final analysis, and all I can do is to sell the results of the laborers at a good price as much as possible. ”

At this time, the living treasure who had just joked spoke again: "Then according to what you said about Mr. Consultant, what are we?" ”

"Don't you feel tired when you fly the plane?" Lin Youde asked rhetorically.

As a result, the living treasure immediately replied: "I don't think so, I think flying is fun, it's fun." ”

"You should say I'm never tired when I embrace the sky."

After the other voice finished speaking, all the pilots laughed loudly, and Lin Youde also laughed along.

In the end, Lin Youde said: "Okay, you are just a bunch of birdmen, and you use flying to create wealth for this world. ”

"It seems that the female pilot's circumnavigation of the world did not create any wealth." Lin Youde's words were immediately refuted.

Lin Youde's reaction was also very fast: "Spiritual wealth is also wealth." And I believe that the spirit of exploration and adventure, combined with wisdom, are the three most precious treasures of human beings. Similar to the round-the-world flight, the Antarctic expedition may not be of real benefit for decades to come, but it celebrates the spirit and courage of human exploration, and it is for this reason that we call those who die on the journey to the South Pole heroes. ”

When Lin Youde said this, the entire briefing room had quieted down, and the pilots who were still frolicking just now had serious expressions on their faces, and they listened carefully to Lin Youde's words.

Lin Youde, who was aware of this, mobilized his emotions more fully.

"Nearly 600 years ago, a group of warriors set sail, and four-fifths of the people on the way died, and the rest of them continued to endure hardships and hardships to finally prove that the earth is round. Is it possible for the **** of fame, fortune and survival to support them to accomplish this great feat? Perhaps, but when they sailed out into the stormy seas in a sailboat that now seems to be only a small sampan, they became warriors who represented humanity to challenge the unknown, and without their fearlessness, there would be no prosperous scene of 10,000-ton ships crossing the ocean.

"More than 200 years ago, the same group of brave men stepped into the gondola of a hot air balloon and flew halfway through Paris without power and at complete resign to fate, and that was the first time that man had reached a place that the goddess could not reach! Without them, there would be no scene where you are flying in the sky today.

"Gentlemen, the reason why we are proud to be human now is precisely because these warriors conquered the sea and the sky."

Lin Youde stopped, looked at the silent pilots, and waited for a while before asking in a solemn tone: "Gentlemen, let me ask you again, do you have the confidence to fly over the Alps?" ”

The pilots exchanged glances with each other, then stood up one by one, buttoned up their flight jackets with solemn faces, and put on their gloves.

"When can we start?" Woodett asked Lin Youde on behalf of everyone.

**

In mid-April 1932, the prototype No. 2 of the newly assembled Junkers I took off from Potsdam and landed at the nearest airport to the Alps south of Munich.

After a few days of preparation, the first flight over the Alps is about to begin.

On the day of the scheduled departure, Viola, who had just been elected president of the German Republic, appeared in the stands of the airport accompanied by Lin Youde.

Viola wore a black, red and yellow ribbon representing the German president, stood a little forward next to Lin Youde, and whispered to her top adviser: "You guy, you didn't do anything during the election, so I can only rely on my own strength to fight with those guys, have you ever thought about what you will do after I am ousted, at least Sanssouci Palace will definitely be taken back." ”

"I don't believe in you and your staff." Lin Youde said calmly, Viola's staff team only lacks a spy leader, and the others are basically the same as the previous time and space, plus she also has the advantage of being a god in this time and space, and it is still quite difficult to defeat the opponent - at least Lin Youde thinks so.

Viola was about to say something, and the band next to the tarmac began to play.

It was an orchestral version of "The Motherland Will Not Forget", and although this version was not adapted by Huang Xun, the German composer performed no worse than Lin Youde's fellow countrymen. The heroic melody shook the entire airport, causing Viola to shut her mouth and listen intently to the song.

The scientists and engineers gathered around the auditorium all held their heads high, their faces full of pride, and some even took off their hats, pressed their chests, and sang lyrics in whispers.

Then a flag bearer held high the NERV flag, accompanied by two flag guards, strode out of the hangar, and walked to the rhythm of the song towards the Junkers 1 2 on the tarmac, followed by the crew of the flight.

The crew members were all dressed in thick leather jackets, thick scarves, flight caps and goggles. Their steps clearly smelled of soldiers, and their tall chests seemed to indicate that they were in full swing.

After the crew came to the plane and lined up for a while, the music stopped, and Lin Youde made a gesture of invitation to Viola.

Viola cleared her throat into the microphone.

"I should have addressed you with a speech, but I do not think my speech could have been more exciting than what you have heard from Your Excellency the Advisor. Therefore, I am here to wish you success and a safe return. ”

Viola's words almost didn't make Xiao Huang Gobel, who was present at the ceremony, faint, and the other government officials present also had mixed expressions. Lin Youde just sighed, and then touched Viola's head in front of everyone.

Then, according to the predetermined plan, he walked down the viewing platform and walked towards the pilots, and the servants he had arranged for Lu also appeared with large bowls and wine jars.

Lin Youde came to stand in front of the pilots and took the large bowl full of liquor from the hands of the waiter.

"This is the custom of my hometown to bid farewell to the warriors, and this wine is the best wine produced in my hometown."

One by one, the pilots took the bowls full of wine, and the serious expressions on their faces were mixed with a lot of curiosity.

Lin Youde held the bowl in both hands and made a toasting gesture: "Everyone, if you don't return, I guarantee that our search team will definitely find the wreckage of the plane and retrieve the route information you left with your life." ”

No one in this era has yet accomplished the feat of flying over the Alps, there is nothing to refer to, someone has to be the first pathfinder.

"In the history of human aviation, your name will be left no matter what."

After speaking, Lin Youde took a sip of the wine in the bowl, poured the rest on the ground, and then smashed the bowl to pieces.

"This is called the wine sacrifice to heaven and earth." Lin Youde said.

The pilots were stunned for a second, then they took a sip, spilled the rest on the ground, and then threw the bowl.

Lin Youde looked at the pilots who were wiping their mouths with scarves, trying to carve each of their faces into their memories. After a moment he took a step back and ordered, "Let's go." ”

Woodett, who was the captain, nodded, then turned and was the first to board the plane.

After the pilots boarded the plane, Lin Youde retreated to a safe distance and watched the Junkers 1 slowly slide onto the take-off runway.

History will remember this day, and the footsteps of mankind have taken a solid step towards the distance on this day.