Volume 1, Atlanta Chapter 70, Ride the Wind to Send Couriers!
"Then the next problem we have to solve is how to conduct foreign trade!"
Caesar stretched and yawned, "Philip, do you have any ideas?"
Philip nodded and said, "In fact, in Miss Katarina's plan, there is such a part, on the road with the three kings, open different post stations, with our Atlanta as the center, to transport the goods out, and change people at each post station to transport, and when you come back, the same can greatly increase the speed of transporting goods!"
As he spoke, Philip handed Caesar the materials he had prepared.
Caesar opened the parchment, looked at it briefly, then closed the parchment, and smiled softly, Caterina's plan was indeed very good, first, to speed up, and second, to ensure the safety of the goods.
But there are two fatal problems with this approach!
First, it takes a lot of people to be stationed at the post station, and the safety of these people's lives is difficult to guarantee!
Second, it's a matter of time, Caesar took half a year to come and go, and if a cargo takes half a year to go back and forth, the speed is too slow, and the sneak attack of goblins and other tribal races is also difficult to guarantee when the goods are transported!
"Miss Caterina's way is good, but I have a better solution at my disposal!"
Caesar looked at Philip with a strange look on his face and asked softly, "Philip, what do you think...... How about the safety and speed of transportation in the sky?"
"Heavenly?"
Philip raised his head, looked at the blue sky outside the window, and said with a wry smile: "Lord Lord, I'm afraid this can't work, at present, there are only two Warcraft races in the entire continent that can fly for a long time and have a fast speed! One is the dragon race, and the other is the griffin." ”
Both races are capable of flying at lightning speeds in the sky and have great stamina, but it is absolutely impossible to do such a thing with the arrogance of the dragons, so the dragons can be removed.
And the words of the griffin...... Griffons live in the south, and if you want to catch them, you need to go through the Elven Forest and reach the coast to find the habitat of griffins, and the fierce griffins are not so easy to tame.
Caesar shook his head lightly and said with a strange expression: "I don't need these two races, I have other methods, I just want to know, if I have a way to be able to carry goods to the sky, and can ensure speed, is this method feasible?"
Philip lowered his head and thought about it, and nodded vigorously after half a sound: "If the lord has this method, it is absolutely feasible, but ......"
Before Philip could finish speaking, Caesar interrupted Philip: "It's nothing, you prepare something for me, I'll try the experiment, and if the experiment fails, we'll follow Miss Caterina's method." ”
Seeing that Caesar was so resolute, Philip had no choice but to nod and agree.
Early the next morning, just behind the castle, outside the door of Allen's magic laboratory, Philip prepared everything Caesar needed.
A big basket, a very large basket, at least three or five people can be accommodated, the edge of the basket is very high, the height of a person's waist, and people stand in it as if they are sitting in an open carriage.
This thing was used to hold limestone, but Alan took a break to look for experimental materials, and this thing was brought by Philip.
Although, he still doesn't know what the lord plans to mess up.
But...... As soon as Caesar arrived at the door of the laboratory, Philip felt that Caesar was going to get something strange out!
In addition to the big basket, Caesar also asked Philip to prepare a huge cowhide cloth, which was sewn together by Philip Ming with dozens of cowhides, although I don't know what it is for, but this thing is strong enough to keep!
Caesar tied the four corners of the big basket with hemp rope and the big cowhide cloth, and in order to ensure safety, there were many dead knots that were too big to be unscrewed, and after ensuring that they could not be unscrewed, Caesar smiled sinisterly at Philip: "Philip, are you ready, this is our main transportation device in the sky in the future!"
Caesar picked up the torch beside him and lit a large iron furnace directly above the basket, which was filled with the hundred flint powder that Allen had researched, well...... That is, gunpowder.
In an instant, the stove burned completely, and the heat slowly rose, but the huge kraft cloth also slowly rose under the baking of the stove!
Yes, that's right, the kraft cloth turned into a huge sphere!
The color of the flame burning is very bright, and Caesar is worried that the flame will not be enough, so he asks the magician Tony to cast a little magic as well...... To Caesar's eyes, it looked like the Earth's Holy Fire.
"It's called a hot air balloon! Caesar laughed merrily.
Ignoring Philip's bewildered look, Caesar briefly introduced his new invention.
Philip already felt that he was about to faint, he looked at Caesar, swallowed with difficulty, and said, "Your Excellency...... You, you mean, this thing, it can fly? You mean 'fly'? I heard you right?"
"That's right, Philip!" Caesar grinned and sinisterly grinned, "So, to confirm my idea, I now give you an honor! Come with me to experience the first test flight! This is a moment in history! You are the first human to take to the skies without the help of any magic or other magical creatures!"
Philip nodded vigorously, practice is the best way to prove it!
However, it turns out that there are some things that cannot be tried and tested, and Philip is such a prime example!
As Caesar swung his knife and cut the rope tied to the basket, the huge buoyancy of the hot air balloon slowly flew the basket below, as well as Caesar and Philip in the basket!
As the basket leaves the ground little by little, getting higher and higher...... Everyone stopped breathing, not daring to make even the slightest sound, and their eyes widened, and their mouths grew and looked up at Caesar and Philip, who were getting taller and taller.
Some people even forgot to wipe it when the saliva came out!
However, from the time Philip began to rise, his feet had begun to weaken, and his hands were tightly gripping the edge of the basket, and the green tendons were springing up, looking ...... It seems a little pitiful.
Adele, Rod, and Carlo all widened their eyes, looking at Caesar's epoch-making invention, which ...... It's unbelievable!
For people who lived in an era when there were no flying machines, this scene was too ...... Shocked!!
"It turns out, fly...... There is no conflict between the two and whether there are wings or not......"
Andalia looked at the wings behind his back, and then compared Caesar's ball, well...... I think it's called a hot air balloon.
I couldn't help but feel a little depressed.
"Dear Philip, how does it feel!
Caesar stood on the edge of the basket, feeling the wind of six or seven hundred meters, laughed loudly, and said: "This hot air balloon is still just a prototype, and we will study how to speed it up, as well as increase its capacity, how much cargo it can carry, and so on!"
For the first time in his life, he "flew" into the sky, so that Philip's legs had been shaking since he left the ground, his face was pale, his eyes were as big as a bull's eye, his teeth were rattling, his hands were clutching the edge of the basket, and he reluctantly said: "This thing can indeed be used for transportation, but we need a little time to study it!"
"Relax, Philip, we're creating the wonder of the world, so it's time for us to cheer!"
Caesar twisted the blazing stove above his head, the flames slowly waned, and the height of the hot air balloon slowly decreased.
When the two of them returned to the ground, Philip felt that the whole person was not well, and the feeling of the world spinning made his stomach turn over and over!
Caesar gently patted Philip on the back and said softly: "In the future, this is the first logistics express company in our Io world! Hot air balloons go with the wind, so our company name is Shunfeng Express!"