Chapter 210 The trump card of air combat
If there is any difference between this and other farms, the sugar beet garden on the outskirts of Silia is probably tended by children as young as 10 years old.
That's right, this is a concentration of slave children who were rescued from Rejdia, who were originally sold abroad. Not long ago, there were some members of the Order stationed here, but now they have completely escaped from the management of adults and have become a paradise for children.
I have to say that children's learning ability is really very strong, and the equipment used for farming and production has been operated in a blink of an eye. And now, not to mention Silya, even the entire Western Alliance region, sugar is supplied by this farm.
Athea, the daughter of the lord of Aitania, now spends most of her time living in a dormitory in the countryside, with children who were originally slaves. If the relationship between them is basically harmonious, only Dietlisia, a girl who was once a thief and is also the leader of the children in this farm, always contradicts Adia when there is nothing to do.
For example, right now—
"Aha~~ You really can't learn well, I said, a pampered aristocratic lady like you can't learn this thing, you still obediently lie in the room embroidery, drink tea, and then fiddle with your ridiculous hair~!"
On one side, the younger, smiling defiantly, was Dietlisia, whose flaxen hair, once in a mess, had now been trimmed into a neat toilet seat hairstyle, thick and shiny. The body shape that is not in good health is now fuller.
Although he was wearing ordinary township clothes, he was dressed up fresh and clean, which made the already upright face exude a more beautiful brilliance. In short, no matter how you look at it now, she can't find the rustic spirit she once had, and she has become a beautiful and charming pretty girl.
"Ridiculous! A game like you children can learn, how can it be difficult to win Miss Ben, who has received elite education since she was four years old? Look, Miss Ben will definitely ask you to bow down today! Teach you, a wild girl, how to respect the elderly!"
On the other side, the older one, with a swaggering attitude, with a silver-white wavy curly hairstyle, was as gorgeous as ever. However, today's dress is more restrained than in the past, and it should be said that it pays more attention to lightness than ornamentality. It's the kind of sportswear that nobles often wear when hunting.
Early in the morning, just after breakfast, on a low slope not far from the farm, two little girls raised the bar face to face. In addition, they have a pair of 'wings' that look like giant kites on their backs.
In this farm, these strangely shaped steel wings are distributed to every child and used as a means of transportation. Of course, this is also one of Ariz's inventions. More precisely, this was originally one of the rank cards of the Luna Armor rider.
Unfortunately, Rider's card has never been successfully put into practice, and since Charlie's test failed, it has been improved, and to this day, no second experiment has been conducted. Although it may be possible to control the 'wings' with the Berserker to strengthen the sensory nerves and spatial perception, the price to pay and the risks to take are too great.
At the end of the day, it's not easy to make humans soar like birds. Once upon a time on Earth, pilots had to go through long and rigorous training to fly airplanes.
As a result, Ariza changed her perspective for the time being, improved the operating system of the rider, laid anti-gravity tracks around the farm, strictly limited the output power and speed, and installed multiple safety measures to simplify it as an ordinary means of transportation.
But despite this, in the end, it is only the young children who can get started. At the same time, it also validates the previous hypothesis that when you are younger, you can more easily develop the ability to perceive space.
All in all, these 'wings' are now like gliders, allowing people to fly freely in a limited area. Not only as a means of transportation, but also as a kind of competition between children. As soon as there is free time, everyone is free to spread their wings, hover and fly gorgeously, and race each other to chase each other.
Among them, Dietrichia is the most proficient 'player' in this game. On the other hand, Athea is relatively just a beginner. However, from the first time she saw it, she was fascinated by this new toy. Not long ago, the two had competed.
Of course, she was no match for Dietrichia at first, but after some hard practice, the self-esteemed Aceia challenged her old enemy again.
"Come on~~Sister Athea~~!"
"Down with Dietrichia~~!"
"Overthrow the tyrant's rule~~!Long live Atheia~~!"
"You don't need to say it, Miss Ben!"
Before the start of the game, there was a warm cheer from the children of the farm, but strangely, as a nobleman, Aceia's popularity was overwhelmingly high, while Dietrichia, at the top of King's Landing Farm, was not welcome.
"Stupid! You people eat inside and out! Actually help outsiders!"
Dietlisa screamed with her teeth and claws, and then her dark-skinned, neutral-looking best friend beside her spoke out in a timely manner:
"Okay, okay~~ There's no way around it, Xiaodi~~ Although Xiaoai's attitude has always been like that, in fact, she is very gentle with everyone, the dishes are delicious, and she is even better at sewing and mending, and she always finds time to play and tell stories with the children in the younger group, no wonder everyone treats her as a sister~~ And Xiaodi, you always teach them a few lessons, no wonder it is like this. ”
"What!?Even Greta you elbow outward!goo~~~~!"
Of course, Dietrichia knew what Greta said. In fact, the reason why she is targeting Aisia in everything is not because the other party is a noble lady, but because she feels that she feels very unwilling to be easily taken away from her as the 'eldest sister' in the hearts of the children.
"Don't make a fuss~~ Actually, everyone also likes Xiaodi you, and they are cheering for you in their hearts, but Xiaodi is the best flying one among everyone, and Xiaoai is just a beginner, since it is a competition, of course, I have to cheer for Xiaoai as a challenger, and add some suspense~!"
"Uh......h Since you said so, forget it......"
It seems that Greta is very good at appeasing his friends.
"Hey, stinky girls, are you ready?
Just then, a rude electronic synthesized voice came from the side. The sound was made by a steel gorilla with a ceramic skin, at least two meters tall, and painted with the words "in service" on its back - Donkey Kong 11. That's right, now it's calling the shots.
Probably in order to be more relatable among the children, Donkey Kong 11's outer armor has undergone some changes and has become more rounded and cute than before, if you use Alice's analogy, it is now like Elizabeth in Gintama, although there is no leg hair.
However, even if his appearance is changed to the mascot of the amusement park, he can't get rid of the bad habit of swearing, after all, before he became a gorilla, he was still a big evil party around Cele.
Although now it looks like a child crawling all over his body, it is not convincing to call himself a big evil party. However, don't be fooled by its superficial image, whenever Arizel's most sophisticated weapons and equipment are equipped on Donkey Kong 11 for combat testing.
In other words, after accumulation over time, its combat ability is now far stronger than that of 'before death', at least comparable to A-level Warcraft. And the most recent outfit was yesterday.
"Ready, Uncle Orangutan!"
"Hmph, Miss Ben is all ready!"
"So, count down to three seconds, two, one, zero - take off!"
With the sound of a "bang——!" starting gun (Donkey Kong 11's fingers can be loaded with empty cartridges), Dietrichia and Ethya run at the same time - take off.
The area around the farm, all within the coverage of the anti-gravity orbit, the two of them rose from the ground like birds against the wind, and flew in the direction of the nearby end point, the gate of Celeria.
"What's the matter, Miss! Is it just a big talk?"
Dietrichia took the lead, turning her head and smirking at Athea chasing after her.
Truth be told, her flying skills are superb, hovering freely in the air like a fighter in an air show.
"Hmph, we'll see, see who has the last laugh!"
And Ethya was unequivocal, clinging to her opponent by an extremely narrow margin. The two of them are like dancing birds, entangled and traversing in a beautiful arc in the air.
If it's just a straight line race, it becomes a competition for the performance of the propulsion wing, but the two people use the same propulsion wing, and the performance comparison is meaningless.
Therefore, the competition involves flying in the air along a predetermined path and hitting a fixed target with paint projectiles loaded with propulsion wings while passing through several prescribed switchback points. It's like orienteering, you have to pass all the switchback points and concentrate all the targets to reach the finish line.
The order in which the points are passed is at their discretion. In other words, this seems to be a child's play, but it includes altitude spatial measurement, judgment, flight control, and sports shooting combat content. As a developer, Arize encourages her children to play as much as possible, so that she can use it to get a wealth of practical data.
It can be said that Dietrichia is a rare chess player's genius in terms of the cognition and judgment of spatial coordinates, even among the children in the farm, he is unparalleled, and he also has a natural quality for the inertia of flight power. Even if you don't have any theoretical knowledge, you can make the most accurate judgment based on your physical sensations alone.
In other words, Dietrichia's instinctive flight path is the path with the shortest spatial distance, and she can easily control her wings to move between switchbacks.
Looking at Athea, when it comes to flying, she is very quick to learn, but she is more inclined to think than nature. It can be said that she and Dietlisya are two extremes, she does not rely on the dry feeling of the body, but uses the method of summarizing and calculating, like a textbook, to perfectly master the control skills of the propulsion wing. With a completely different talent, he has reached the level where he is currently on par with Dietlisia, and in a sense, he can be regarded as a wizard.
However, no matter how you calculate, if you want to capture the messy spatial coordinates, you still need to rely on visual observation and physical sensation, no matter how you calculate, it is impossible for Elcia to be above the genius who can come up with accurate answers in an instant based on her feelings alone.
Even if the flying skills are comparable, if it is a head-to-head competition of spatial judgment, there is no doubt that Adia has no chance of winning, and even she knows this after a period of observation and research.
So, keeping a distance and following closely can be said to be a tactic. But this does not mean that Ethya gave up winning from the beginning, she is a stubborn and unyielding girl, since she takes the initiative to fight, she is naturally sure of winning, and her chances of winning are based on the opponent's 'weakness'.
The premise is, does Dietrichia really have a weakness?
It can be seen that Dietrichia's actions did not stop, reaching the switchback point, slowing down and shooting, and then accelerating. From the perspective of an onlooker, it was a pleasant smoothness that didn't drag it in the slightest.
The same is true of Alcia who is close behind, and the two of them follow each other like each other, even the rhythm of the stagnant shooting is exactly the same.
The figures of the two walked quickly, but Athea had no chance to overtake from beginning to end. Even if she can take the lead, as long as she makes a mistake in judgment, she will choose the wrong route, which will lead to the loss of her previous efforts.
But in spite of this, she seemed unhurried, and she was frighteningly steady, and the girl's gaze shone like a wild wolf chasing its prey, shining with a panic-inducing confidence, a sight that was sure that she could win.
"I, I admit that you've made rapid progress~!, but you've been following my ass, but you can't win?"
Seeing that there were fewer and fewer turnaround points, and the gate to the end was getting closer and closer, Dietlisa felt more and more uneasy in his heart for some reason.
"That's Miss Ben's line. Also, thank you for taking Miss Ben for running away for so long, as a return gift from the nobles, let you see Miss Ben's gorgeous stunts~~ and then revel in the afterglow of consternation, and experience the bitterness of defeat~!"
Just when there were only two places left to return to the point, Athea finally made a declaration of victory.
"Hahahaha-haha-the noble girl has two hits, and Dietlixia's stupid girl has been put on the table!"
Donkey Kong No. 11, who has been watching the game for a long time, also saw some clues at this time and let out a cheerful laugh. Although he is impatient, he actually enjoys the children's entertainment very much. Because it reminded him of his childhood, the happy time when he lived in a farming town with his sister.
This is probably enough to prove that no matter how heinous the evil party is, there is a heart of compassion after all. A large part of them are often because of the bad environment of the country and society, forcing them to embark on a road of no return to become traitors and criminals.
But this doesn't matter anymore, back to the wonderful ace air battle between the two girls, I saw that Athea launched a strong attack with a final reversal without hesitation.
Turning back to two points means that there is only one way to the end. And at this moment, Dietrichia's greatest weapon, her powerful spatial cognition and calculation ability, lost her other great significance, because at this moment she had no room to choose her path.
In terms of the flying skills of the two, they are almost comparable. Then the final factor that determines the outcome is left - shooting.
In normal times, when the other children played, no matter who they were, they would be like Dietlisa - flying to the switchback point, braking and shooting, and then flying. At the same time, no one else can do it better than her.
However, is this really the so-called 'right answer'? In fact, there is no 'you have to stop shooting' rule in this competition. It's just that in the process of moving quickly, shooting becomes extremely difficult.
Dietrichia's shooting ability is not bad, but in this area, Athea is far above her.
As she sprinted towards the penultimate switchback point, she didn't slow down even at the moment of returning, and her figure passed through like flowing water, and the target plane not far away was also dyed with the color of paint bombs at the moment she passed.
It is unbelievable that someone would be able to hit the target with a shooting weapon in such a high-speed movement, not to mention that the paint bullet is not an energy bullet or a thermal cannon without mass, but a live ammunition weapon affected by kinetic inertia. It can be said that even Sophia, if she didn't use the marking ability of the Shadow Fighting Qi, I am afraid she would not be able to do such a miraculous skill.
"What!?How could it be!!?By chance??"
The scene unfolding in front of him made Dietlisa involuntarily exclaim, and at the same time, the distance between the two was gone, and they marched side by side towards the final turnback point.
"Hmph, if it's an accident, you'll find out right away!"
On the way, Athea still didn't slow down. And this is exactly what she is depicting in her mind - the formula of nirvana. So far, the victory is in hand.
"Woo woo——! so despic——!!able!
Finally realizing that she had made a fatal mistake, Dietrichia gritted her teeth and kept pace with her opponent – both shooting at the same time. Outcome...... Go without saying.
Elcia is extremely talented, and she has trained a lot, so she can't afford to lose to an opponent who tries on the spot. In the end, Dietlisia's bullet missed, and the match was lost. Around Donkey Kong 11, the children watching the battle cheered in unison.
"Hehe~~ It's not mean, it's tactics~!"
"You ——!" Dietrichia puffed out her cheeks, and was about to retort something, but suddenly, her expression became glazed, and she stretched out her finger, pointing behind Atheia, and muttered in a slightly trembling tone—"Well, wait...... Wait, what's that over there?"
"Hehe, it's too late to play tricks now, huh?"
"It's not! behind you! dangerous ——!"
Aicia only felt that her body was being pushed away violently, and what was pushing her was of course in front of her, and it was just now...... A girl who was defeated in her own hands.
"Hey, what are you doing—"
With a pain in her shoulder, Aicia just wanted to complain, but the second half of the sentence was blocked in her throat. Because, just a few seconds ago, she was still clamoring, a few years younger than herself, but the cunning and lovely girl, half of her body, in front of her eyes, was swallowed by the scorching white light, turned into black smoke.
"Huh...... Ahh————!!h
The tragedy, which was too sudden, without warning, was like a nightmare playing out in front of her eyes, making the aristocratic girl let out a heart-rending scream.