Chapter 4

The morning when the clouds are at its top is often the most coveted moment for those blood clans who are tired of the morning sun. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoHowever, this weather, which seemed to have a rainstorm, was unknowingly dissolved by the brilliant golden light of the sun that had just risen over the distant horizon. The entire city of Trondheim was soon draped in a golden veil of vitality. A sunny day begins. It's a pity that the brilliant sunlight is undoubtedly the call of death for the blood clan.

As soon as Isabel landed on the deck of the moving island, she saw the two towering chimneys casting long, slanting shadows onto the sun-lit deck, and she realized that the sun was coming out, and she felt the burning sensation of the sun reflected off the metal objects around her. Fortunately, she was wearing a dragon leather coat and survived. Although she was born to be a master of combat and killing, even if she encountered a powerful enemy, she was just a slightly larger prey in her eyes, but in the face of the merciless scorching sun, she could only bow her head deeply, and tug down the brim of the wide coat with both hands, for fear of being burned by the flat sun. In the face of the powerful attack of the sun, she covered her face with her hands, half-knelt down, narrowed the contact between her body and the sun, and then slowly moved towards the entrance of the cabin.

The strong sunlight encircled her like a net of countless spears, unable to move, and she had to get up to move faster, and then hide in the cabin to get out of the danger.

Fear, hesitation, death and other obstacles are intertwined into a web of fear in her heart. If she continues to be stagnant by fear, this situation is destined to become the biggest obstacle in her life's path.

After a fierce struggle with fear, she decided not to back down, so she slowly straightened up, covered her face with her hands that was most prone to burns, and strode towards the entrance of the cabin. This time, she completely overcame her inner fear and walked into the cabin. Since then, she has come to love her dragon skin outfit even more.

When she entered the dark artillery bay, it was pitch black because the guns were closed, but it was better than the sun-drenched cabin, and it was enough for her to sleep soundly. If it weren't for the bright sunshine that forced her into such a dark environment, she probably wouldn't have had such an opportunity, and she was destined to spend the day here. So she pulled the rope that was attached to the hatch, closed it, and then retreated to the corner and began to fall asleep. The fatigue and anxieties that had accumulated for many days from overwork gradually faded from her body at this time. Although some of the laborers would sometimes be in and out of the cabin for work, and the whistle would screech from time to time, it did not interfere with her sleep in the slightest. What was it that caused her to sleep so deeply? Perhaps because she had not drunk fresh blood for a long time, which led to a lack of energy.

As sunset approached, the workers were at the end of their day's work and were anxious to collect their food. The soldiers who had practiced for a day also returned to the camp and began to eat. The camp's watchtowers, roads, and decks on the moving islands were mostly lit with oil lamps. In the silence, only the whispering of military dogs and the footsteps of patrols could occasionally be heard.

Carrying a suitcase larger than the previous one, James happily arrived outside Isabel's residence, hoping to surprise her with a big surprise. He knocked on the door a few times and shouted, "Isabel, are you there?" and no one answered in the room, and then he knocked a few more times, but no one answered. He thought Isabel had gone to dinner and would be back later.

The patient James waited for more than half an hour, but Isabel still did not return. So he went to Hales's house, thinking he would meet Isabel there. But when he found Hales, he was playing chess boredly, and the room didn't look like anyone else, which proved that Isabel hadn't come. He suddenly felt that this matter was very strange, could it be that Isabel had an accident?

Hales didn't know why James came, so he didn't pay much attention to it, but still calmly picked up the horse on the chessboard, tried to find a suitable place to land, and asked, "James, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Mr. Graeme, Isabel is gone. James's tone was slightly flustered, perhaps because he cared too much about Isabel.

James's panic also made Hales's hand that was about to fall tremble, and the chess pieces fell on the board with a snap, knocking down the other two chess pieces, "Clock, why are you so flustered? What happened?" He stood up and walked over to James.

"I knocked on the door outside Isabel's residence for a long time and waited for her for a long time, there was no one and I was worried about her ......"

Hales let out a long breath, "I see, I thought something had happened to her." ”

"I don't think it's normal at all, Mr. Graeme, please help me find her, I beg you!"

"Maybe she's gone to the Hungry Shark, or she's gone to the Doom, so let's go look for it, maybe she's got a new idea. ”

"Okay. ”

James placed the suitcase on the table and went with Hales to the deck of the Hungry Shark, but several soldiers standing guard did not allow them to board the ship for "duty". Despite Hales and James' attempts to reason, the soldiers did not allow them to board the ship.

Suddenly, there were several howls on the deck, and everyone looked along the place where the bark came from, and saw a military dog sniffing at the lid of the cabin, as if it had found something, and then barked at the hatch. Several soldiers immediately felt that something was abnormal, so they hurried over to see what was going on, and Hales and James also took the opportunity to follow. One of them opened the hatch and plunged the oil lamp into the cabin, where he couldn't see anything, but the dog swooped into the cabin.

At this time, the patrol also arrived, and after learning about the situation, they were worried that a thief would break in, so they found a number of oil lamps and entered the cabin one after another to search.

Worried too much for Isabel's safety, James snatched the oil lamp from one of the soldiers and entered the cabin. Instead of searching with the soldiers, he followed the barking of dogs to a dark corner. He stretched the oil lamp forward, and saw a man lying in the corner, and he looked intently, it was none other than the Isabel he was looking for. It seems that she has been in a coma for a long time. At the same time, many soldiers surrounded them. James immediately handed the lamp into the hands of one of the soldiers, then picked up the unconscious Isabel and left the cabin escorted by the military dog and several soldiers. The soldiers present had absolutely no idea what was going on.

When Hales saw Isabel like this, he was taken aback, "James, what the hell is going on?"

"I don't know. James replied.

"Come to me first. Fearing for Isabel's safety, Hales was so anxious that the British had sent Assassins to make her like this.

Isabel was carried into Hales's residence by James and carefully placed on a wooden couch. In order to avoid attracting more people's attention, Hales entered the door and inserted the latch with his hand.

"I never expected her to be in the cabin. Hales said.

"What's wrong with her?" James' anxious eyes showed that he was very worried about Isabel.

"Looks like she's just trying to sleep in the cabin. ”

"But it's night, and she should wake up. ”

"What's she eating lately?"

"Maybe it's malnutrition. What's wrong with her? She's been very weak since that knockout. ”

"She hadn't had fresh blood for a long time and now needed to drink a lot of fresh blood to recover. ”

"That's fine. James picked up the fruit knife on the table, slit his wrist, and placed it close to Isabel's lips, trying to stimulate her olfactory organs with the smell of blood and make her regain consciousness.

Unexpectedly, the strong smell of blood really worked. Isabel twitched her lips a few times, then slowly opened her mouth, and the two blood pressure in her mouth gradually increased. Suddenly, she grabbed James's blood-dripping wrist, bit it down hard, and began to drink.

James let out a loud cry, instantly feeling a piercing pain in his heart, followed by a numbness that ran through his body. The veins on his face and neck bulged, and his bloodshot eyes opened wide as if they were about to burst. Although he was risking his life to get Isabel more energy, he didn't seem to care about his own life, and in the face of Isabel, who was sucking his blood, he not only did not stop it, but also, on his face distorted by pain, showed a strange smile, and he moaned, "Isabel...... Drink as much as you want, as long as it saves you...... What fear do I have to die?"

But at this moment, Isabel controlled her desires, she pushed James's wrist to the side, stood up from the sofa, felt full of strength, and her natural wildness was instantly activated. Her mouth and chin were red with blood, and her eyes were as sharp as a preying eagle.

Hales may have seen her like this for the first time, so he looked surprised, "What's wrong with you?"

She replied, "Mr. Graeme, I feel empowered. "She didn't seem to know what James had done to her.

"You owe this to James. ”

"What?" she looked to the ground, and saw that James's limbs were spread out, his face and neck were bruised, and the blood from the wound on his wrist had coagulated. She was taken aback, and finally realized that she had woken up by drinking James's blood.

James's blood was almost drained, and if he wasn't replenished in time, he would probably die. Hales hurriedly opened the large leather case he had been carrying, hoping to find something that could save him, and in his haste he found only a small bottle containing a red liquid. Hales opened the lid and sniffed the blood of animals like cows or horses, but anyway, he finally found a life-saving straw, so he poured it all into James's mouth, hoping that a miracle would happen. If James can't wake up, according to Hales, he will have to ask McCaid for help.

It didn't take long for a miracle to happen. As soon as James opened his eyes slightly and saw the ceiling, he immediately cheered up, got up from the floor, and said energetically, "I'm fine." It can be seen that he is not as fragile as he imagined, and a small vial of animal blood has completely restored his mental state.

"James, your pig's blood really works. Hales said.

"No, Mr. Graeme, it's the blood of a bison. ”

"I'm sorry, I was wrong. ”

"Isabel, I'm really glad you woke up. ”

Isabel was very grateful to James for sacrificing her life, "James, thank you for saving me again!"

"You're welcome! That bottle of bison blood seems to work, so I'll bring a few more. ”

"James, you must have brought something that surprised me this time, didn't you?"

"That's right, I said I was going to surprise you. James lifted something from his suitcase and carried it on his back, "Look, this is the telescopic glider I designed, which can help you fly for a long time, and you can also adjust the direction and altitude during the flight." He grasped a rope on the broad harness with each hand, and then pulled at the same time, and his back spread out like a folding fan, with an inverted triangular wingspan of ten feet long.

"Amaes, how did you do that?"

"I designed this retractable wing based on the instability of the quadrilateral and the stability of the triangle, so that it does not take up more space and is more convenient to carry, if you want to put the wings away, pull the rope on the harness again, you have to pull at the same time. After he finished speaking, he pulled the rope on the harness again, and the flying wings instantly retracted, "Do you want to try it on your back?" or will I give you a demonstration first?"

"You come first. ”

"Okay, please come with me. ”

So they came to the deck of the Hungry Shark, and James quickly climbed to the top of the tall chimney with his wings on his back. Then, he spread his wings, leaped deep, swooped down from the air, and glided smoothly toward the starry sea in the distance.

Many onlookers cheered and applauded, and even Hales had to clap his hands. Isabel did not applaud this, but carefully observed the various uncertain flight states of the wings at different wind speeds and wind directions, so as to analyze the skills that should be mastered. James' bold test flight provided her with a valuable reference.

After about ten minutes, James swooped down towards the deck, and when his feet first touched the deck, the inertia was too great for him to run some distance on the deck before staggering to a stop, still drawing applause from the onlookers. Although, the landing was not perfect and a little awkward, but he was already satisfied. Next, he retracted and took off the wings and gave them to Isabel, hoping that she could experience it for herself, "Isabel, you can try it!"

"I dare say my landing was more perfect than yours. Isabel said confidently.

"Then try it. ”

For Isabel, although it was the first time she had flown such a wing, she was not panicking. She put her wings on her back, came to the side of the ship, and naturally leaped forward and glided off into the distance. She is more skilled in taking off than James, during the flight, whether it is turning or rising, there is no mistake, it seems that she has been tested many times before, people who don't know still think she is a seasoned flying wing pilot, even James, the inventor of the telescopic flying wing, is amazed. She flew twice around the entire moving island industrial area, and then three times around the Hungry Shark before she planned to land. As she was about to land on deck, she pulled the rope on her harness and instantly retracted the wings, so that her body would only experience a little inertia and not be affected by the wind. As a result, she landed naturally and smoothly, rather than awkwardly running long distances before stopping, as James did. Since her landing was more perfect than James's, the crowd applauded and cheered even more enthusiastically than the last time.

"Perfect! Perfect!" James complimented, clapping his hands.

Isabel took off the wings and handed them to James, "This is one of the greatest inventions I've ever seen, and it's an honor to fly the wings you've invented, James." ”

"I said I was going to surprise you, this wing suits you perfectly, so why don't I give it to you. ”

"How can this be?"

"I mean what I say. ”

"No merit is not worthless. ”

"I still insist on giving it to you. ”

"Well, I owe you a big favor. ”

"No, I'm not the kind of bargainer. ”

"Are you like that to everyone?"

James didn't answer directly, but waited for the onlookers to disperse before whispering, "I'm only doing this to people who like me." ”

Facing James's eyes full of sincerity, Isabel began to hesitate, she could see that James really liked her, but she has always been a girl who abides by traditional culture, her ancestors came from Poppy Island, which is a place with a great history and cultural heritage of the blood clan, and her family is a well-known traditional noble, whether from a cultural point of view, or from a historical point of view, a blood family like James is just some wanderers with no history and culture, and is not qualified to love her at all, even if she falls in love with James, her father will never agree, and she can't even pass the Hales level, but if she does something that insults the dignity and image of the family behind her family's back, I am afraid that her entire family will suffer, so she can only politely refuse the other party's love: "James, please don't think too much." ”

"Isabel, I am willing to give everything for you, as long as you like something, I will try to help you achieve it. ”

"James, actually...... You don't have to. ”

"Isabel, I don't care where you're from or what you've been through, I just want to be with you forever, even if it's just to look at you. I've been deeply in love with you since the moment we first met. You've been in the camp for the other day inspecting the construction of the Moving Island, and whenever I know you're going somewhere, I'll rush to where you might be and find a hidden place for you to show up, just to get a glimpse of you. ”

"I'm sure you're a great lad, and you care so much about me, and you must care about others in the same way. ”

"Isabel, you know exactly what I mean. ”

"James, I don't want to talk about this now, the two moving islands are about to be launched for sea trials, and there is a lot of work to be done. ”

"Alright then, I'll do my best to do my thing. The reason why James said this was not to let go, but because he felt that the effort he had put in was not enough, so he planned to take this beloved girl as a friend for the time being, and while working together, he would get to know her better, and when the time was ripe, he would concentrate on pursuing her.

The two of them did not feel unpleasant due to emotional problems, and devoted themselves to building the sea and air gods. In addition, Isabel wrote down the progress of the naval and air gods in a letter and secretly sent it to the Duke of Odense, hoping that he would secretly report the matter to the king and put the king at ease.

Finally, with the joint efforts of all the soldiers and laborers, as well as the American technical team, the two mobile islands were finally built, and the next step was to launch the sea trial. On a sunny morning, all the staff on the mobile island were in place, and everyone else gathered at the beach to witness this historic moment. Of course, this is also indispensable to the blood compatriots who have worked hard for the sea and air gods. To avoid the sun, Isabel boarded a spaceship with the American technical crew, surrounded the deck with a dark blackout cloth, and flew into the air to look down below.

Two huge moving islands sit silently at the top of a wide, straight landslide looking out to sea in the distance. Many seabirds landed on the sides and chimneys of the moving islands, as if they had already learned about the launch of the moving islands and were deliberately coming to join in the fun.

Everything is ready, just wait for the moving island to be launched. Alone in a spaceship, Michel hovered in the middle of two landslides and told the workers in flags: "Lower the sturdy wedge-shaped baffle fixed to the front of the moving island." ”

Several strong workers rotate the huge wooden rotary valve in the middle of the two landslides at the same time, and this huge rotary valve controls the baffles on the two landslides at the same time. As the two baffles rumbled down, the onlookers held their breath and watched excitedly at the great project they had built with blood and sweat. The personnel in the mobile island cabin were even more nervous, sweating and breathing. Everyone knows that once the launch fails, it means that their blood and sweat, the country's money, and the king's expectations will all be in vain.

When the wedge-shaped baffles were all lowered, the two moving islands began to slide down a straight trajectory into the deep sea in the distance. As the speed of the descent became faster and faster, the hull and the track made a high-decibel screeching sound as it rubbed. At this time, the psychological pressure of the people in the cabin can be imagined, and the rapid decline and sharp friction sound made some people even feel that the soul and flesh were separated, and some couldn't help but start screaming.

The two moving islands were almost at the same speed, roaring like two hungry orcas, swooping into the vast sea. The huge impact force instantly stirred up two walls of water nearly 100 meters high, and the scene was very spectacular, causing a burst of exclamations from the shore. Three to five minutes after the two moving islands were launched, there were no signs of bumps and tilts. Moments later, the two moving islands simultaneously emitted a high-pitched whistle, which seemed to convey a festive message to the people on the shore.

A crew member appeared on the deck of the Hungry Shark and Doom, who told Michelle in flag that everything was going well and that the launch was a great success.

Michelle excitedly took out the megaphone on the spot, cleared his throat, and solemnly announced the news of the successful launch of the mobile island. At that moment, the whole audience was boiling. Some people deliberately throw their hats into the air to express the joy in their hearts. Some soldiers also expressed their joy by shooting into the air. To express their joy in their hearts, the Bloods celebrate this great occasion by drinking rat blood. Many people also left tears of excitement because of this.

On the same day, Isabel, Michelle, and McClab wrote a joint letter to the Duke of Odense about the exciting news, and the Duke was overjoyed to learn about it and secretly reported the matter to Frederick VI. King Frederick was overjoyed, and awarded a large amount of gold to the American technical team, and sent some troops to Michelle, who was also promoted from lieutenant colonel to colonel, and was also in charge of the "Doom". As for Isabel, the king naturally liked her, and she was also the first to design the sketches for the moving island and propose the construction of the moving island, so she was made a quasi-captain of the "Hungry Shark", and if she behaved well, she could become an official captain.

At the beginning of the 19th century, the world's greatest military engineering was quietly born.