Chapter 24: The Envoy Comes

I saw that in the high altitude, driving a hot air balloon was flying without hurry, although the wind was very strong, whirring, I couldn't hear the speech clearly, and I had to shout, but Wan Chengdao and the others didn't care, they stretched their necks curiously and looked around.

It is to look at the houses and buildings below, including the mountains and rivers, which are getting smaller and smaller, and in the end only small black dots remain, and there is an incomparable sense of surprise.

Because it was really the first time for them to fly into the sky, and they flew so high and so far, as if the gods were inspecting the world, this feeling was simply amazing, incredible, really like a dream.

Especially Wan Chengdao, you must know that his original dream was to fly into the sky once, otherwise he would not use the exploding rocket to make a bold attempt to die.

Fortunately, it didn't succeed and was stopped by Wan Xing, otherwise it would really be the same as the ancestors of the year, leaving behind some eternal regrets of becoming enlightened and flying to the sky, and once again left a strong mark in the history books, which exploded directly in the air and became the most brilliant fireworks.

However, although he was stopped by Wan Xing, saying that his desire to fly with a rocket was impossible to achieve in this era, and even brought him more wonderful steam power, opening the door to a new world for him to experience, and Wan Chengdao also accepted this, but he still regretted it.

After all, flying is really his dream for most of his life, is it really necessary to give up like this?

Unexpectedly, now, today, Wan Xing once again gave him a huge surprise, and actually used this cowhide balloon to take him to successfully fly into the sky, and it was even better and more wonderful than his original method.

Not only does there be no accident, it is very safe, but it is also more able to experience the wonder of flying.

You must know that even if you fly into the sky with a rocket, it is only a momentary thing, and you can't experience any fun at all, so you may explode immediately.

But this cowhide balloon is different, it can fly in the air for a long time, fly how you want, fly wherever you want, it can be said to be durable, this is really amazing, after all, real men have to be durable, it is much more ingenious than his rocket.

The joy of this dream coming true directly filled his chest, making him feel as if he was dreaming, and he had a wonderful feeling like falling into the clouds.

The point is that this is really not a dream, at this moment he is indeed flying in the air, and he is almost in the clouds.

As the hot air balloon rose little by little, he saw that the white clouds that were far away in the sky in the past were now close in front of his eyes, within reach, so that he was also very excited to reach out, wanting to grab the white clouds outside the hanging basket, just like grasping his childhood dream, excited and about to cry.

Even if I was shivering by the cold current in the sky, I didn't care, like a naïve child at this moment, I reached out excitedly and grabbed it, and I kept grasping it, experiencing this dreamlike wonderful feeling.

Therefore, seeing this, Wan Xing on the side was a little crying and laughing again, and he also took out a few cotton clothes that had been prepared in the hanging basket, and said helplessly while putting them on him.

"Okay, Dad, stop playing, I told you that it's cold in the sky, put on some clothes, don't catch a cold, how many adults are there, why are you still like an old child, beware of falling."

Hearing this, he was fortunate to hear the helpless tone, and Wan Chengdao happily withdrew his hand, putting on the cotton clothes he handed over, and he was a little unfinished.

"Son, Dad is really happy, I didn't expect to be able to really fly successfully in this life, it turns out that flying is such an interesting thing, it's so fun, I really want to thank you, I helped Dad realize his dream for decades."

Shaking his head and smiling, he said that this is your first experience, so you will be so excited, okay, when you fly more in the future, such as being a social animal who has to travel non-stop, the kind that takes dozens of planes a month, you have to vomit.

But fortunately he was comforted.

"It's okay Dad, that's it, it's not as exaggerated as you say, maybe it's because you're flying for the first time, so you think it's interesting, but if you want to fly for a long time, you'll feel very bored."

"Because it's like that in the sky, there's nothing fun, and it's cold, the higher you fly, the colder it gets, and the more you fly, you have to freeze, it's not fun at all."

nodded, hearing Wan Xing say this, Wan Chengdao also rubbed his hands and sighed in surprise.

"Yes, son, what you said is true, this is something my father didn't expect, when we were on the ground before, we still felt quite warm, but I didn't expect it to become so cold when I flew into the sky, as if it felt like it was from summer to winter all of a sudden, and the wind was so strong, if you didn't wear eyepieces, you really couldn't open your eyes, the world in the sky is really different from the ground."

Including Ding Wanrong and others on the side, they all rubbed their hands and found a cotton coat to put on, and said with a surprised face.

"Yes, young master, what's going on? I used to hear people say that heaven is a day on earth and a year, is it true that this is true? Is it true that the time in the sky is different from the time on the ground, we spend summer time on the ground, and it is still winter in this day? ”

couldn't help but glance at him and knocked this guy on the head, fortunately, he didn't have a good airway.

"It's not like you're a big-headed ghost, don't believe in those nonsense, you have to believe in science, it's because of the altitude, as the altitude increases, the temperature will naturally decrease."

"Not only in the sky, but this mountain is the best example, the higher the peak, the lower the temperature on the top of the mountain, maybe there is snow, haven't you noticed it before?"

Hearing this, Wan Rong and the others immediately suddenly realized the truth.

"Oh, I see, young master, I remembered when you said this, it's really like this, young master, you're smart."

"That's right, the young master is right, it's such a truth, I remember that when I was a child, there was a very high mountain in my hometown, and I used to climb it in the summer, the temperature on the top of this mountain is cooler than under the mountain, and I also heard that the top of some particularly high peaks is covered with snow all year round, so I think that's the reason."

"Uh-huh-hmm......"

Shaking his head, seeing their sudden realization, fortunately they didn't have a good airway.

"Okay, okay, don't talk about these things that are not there, let's go back to the topic, how about it, I have already demonstrated it to you, and I have let each of you drive it yourself, and you have all learned to drive this hot air balloon, right?"

Nodding hurriedly, Wan Rong and the others were all busy.

"It's going to be a meeting, young master, with your personal demonstration, such careful teaching, who can't."

"Yes, I thought it would be so difficult to fly this before, but I didn't expect it to be so simple, I learned it in a few clicks, this is good, I can also show off to others that I can fly, haha."

"Mmmmmm, it's really fun and fun, it's much more interesting than being a driver."

And seeing that they said this, after they all said that they would know, Wan Xing couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, which is normal, after all, flying in a hot air balloon is indeed very simple, and it is not that difficult.

In addition, Wanrong Wanhua and others were carefully selected by him from a group of families, they are all smart people and learn quickly, so it can be regarded as a great peace of mind.

But a moment later, looking at the slow-flying hot air balloon, Wanrong Wanhua and the others said again.

"Young master, although this hot air balloon is very simple, we have all learned it, but we have found a problem, that is, its speed is a little slow, if you want to use it to rush, it is also a little slow, how to solve this?"

Seeing that the four family Ding Li Wanrong was the first to discover the key to the problem, Wan Xing also cast an appreciative look at him and praised him with a smile.

"Wan Rong, you're smart, you've found the crux of the problem, yes, if we just fly in a hot air balloon, it's a bit slow, so we have to rely on the air current."

"Airflow?"

"That's right."

Facing the puzzled eyes of everyone, he saw that Wan Xing nodded with a smile.

"Didn't I say it before, in this high altitude, there are different airflow layers, and the wind direction blowing in each air flow layer is different, so we only need to find the corresponding air flow layer, with the help of air flow flight, you can greatly speed up the speed of hot air balloon flight, it can be said to save time and effort, speed problem, naturally solved."

As he spoke, he took the compass and the map, looked at it, and fortunately said it again.

"For example, if we're going to fly north now, we just need to find our bearings and then float up to the airflow in that direction, like now, huh...... We're in a bit of a wrong position, and we should have raised it a little higher. ”

With that, he reached out and adjusted the valve of the oil tank above his head.

"Whew"

In the next moment, the flames of the canister filled with butter jumped up a lot, so that the huge cowhide balloon rose a little higher under the action of hot buoyancy, reaching the height he wanted, and then adjusted the valve of the canister again to maintain the same height.

Then, everyone felt that at this altitude, there was indeed a strong air current, blowing northward, blowing this cowhide balloon to fly northward even faster, several times faster than before, and the mountains and rivers below were rapidly retreating, as if there was really a feeling of galloping.

Seeing this, everyone suddenly realized again and said with a look of surprise.

"Oh, I see, it's so simple, or the young master is smart, we can't think of this way."

"yes, it's amazing, it's really amazing."

He smiled, shook his head, ignored their compliments, and said in a deep voice.

"Okay, okay, don't be a sycophant, lean over a little, and then I'll teach you how to find the corresponding airflower, this is a little more difficult, it's best to learn, it's okay if you can't learn, because you just need to follow me later."

Saying that, fortunately he began to teach them how to find the corresponding airflow and fly with the help of the airflow.

In this way, he took this group of people to fly in the sky for most of the day, and after thoroughly teaching them how to fly the hot air balloon, he returned to the ground satisfied, prepared to rest, and then went to report the good news to Zhu Houxi.

However, when he went down to the ground, before it was his turn to report the good news to Zhu Houxi, he saw that Liu Quan, the steward of the Naxing Palace, was waiting on the ground early again, and he was informed of a major news.

That is, Zhu Houxi asked Liu Quan to tell him that according to the information received by the palace, the envoys of the imperial court had already arrived at the boundary of Huguang and would soon arrive in Anlu Prefecture, and asked him to go to the palace again to discuss major matters.

That is, the question of how to receive and deal with this group of court envoys, there are still many details, which must be finalized again.

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