Chapter 521: The First Voyage
"Begin to float."
Under the effect of the improved Floating Magic Array, the airship smoothly detached itself from the ground and floated higher and higher. There was no violent reaction, and it was like sitting in an upward elevator for a certain traverser.
There is a live-action view of the exterior on the side of the cabin, which is a feature of the Silverbearded Dwarven Peace Armed Helmet. In addition to enjoying the beautiful scenery, it is mainly used to hunt enemies with the naked eye. After all, the Sid is a fully enclosed cabin with no windows to the outside.
Now, through this real-life picture, the people riding on the plane are getting farther and farther away, and the snow-capped mountains below are getting smaller and smaller, and then they realize that they are rising. On the way, there were some crosswinds that caused the airship to shake. Although it did not cause much harm, there is still room for improvement in terms of stability.
Soon, the airship cut through the thin clouds and reached an altitude that ordinary birds and monsters would not reach. The clouds are like the sea, sparse and sparse. Looking down through the clouds, you can see the Jura Mountains, which once looked like a moat. Such a beautiful view, but many people rarely see it in their lifetime.
The black dragon Augustus was also amazed by this. He couldn't fly for a long time, and he almost forgot the feeling of looking down on the world. And at such an altitude, it is indeed unlikely to encounter natural predators.
"The engine starts."
The two engines, which were placed outside the cabin, started running after ignition. At this point, the benefits of an external engine are obvious, neither noise nor exhaust smoke will spread in the cabin. Even the slightest vibrations from the engine are absorbed by specially designed brackets.
At first, it maintained an idle state. But because the airship floating in the air has almost no friction to speak of, even if it is just idling, the propeller blades that maintain the lowest rpm still slowly push the airship's huge body.
The paddles are taken from the Goblin Airship and appear to be in the best condition. Of course, there have been some modifications to make the shape of the paddles on both sides consistent with the counterweight.
Lin Chao asked behind him, "Jermaine, the engine condition returns." ”
"Everything works."
At this time, Halumi asked curiously, "Teacher, have we started flying?" How didn't I feel it. What is the speed now? ”
"It's about eleven kilometers per hour now." Kaya, who was in charge of monitoring the data, replied.
Harumi, who was a little confused, asked, "Is this fast or slow?" ”
Lin replied: "The speed at which ordinary humans run is about ten to thirty kilometers per hour. Now that the airship is at a speed, a trained person should be able to outrun the Sid easily. ”
The dumbfounded Halumi asked directly: "Then we still have to take the airship, just go down and run." ”
"It's not like you haven't pushed the throttle yet. Alright, it's time to go. The car went into three, full speed ahead. Lin pushed the second throttle valve that was responsible for the engine's throttle to the end.
The roar and vibration of the engine running at full speed cannot be completely blocked by the bulkhead of the airship, even if it is externally installed. At the same time, the sudden acceleration also made everyone fall backwards into their seats.
The two goblins thought they were veterans, and if they didn't sit properly in their seats, they directly became rolling gourds. They scrambled back to their seats, clutching their chairs fixed to the floor, screaming at the same time.
Lin glanced at the situation behind him, and said with a smile: "This level of acceleration is not good." ”
Except for the goblins who were rolling, everyone else hugged their chairs in horror, with few exceptions. The only two who could be called calm were a lich and a humanized black dragon. 101 Chinese Net
But after all, the Sid is a closed environment, and there is no strong wind to hit it, and what will really make people feel overwhelmed is the moment it is activated. Moreover, the aircraft is not as fast as a vehicle traveling on land, and it does not take much time to increase to top speed. Soon, the airship entered the stage of stable flight.
Lin checked the data of the Sid flying at full speed, and at the same time reported it to everyone, saying: "Good morning passengers, welcome to the first flight of the Sid from the Jura to the city of Abadan. The estimated flight time in the air is one hour and fifty-six minutes. In order to ensure the safety of the airship, please refrain from using weapons, firearms, crossbows and other equipment during the entire flight, and it is forbidden to cast any magic or dragon breath. Please sit in your seat, preferably with a rope to secure yourself in the seat. At present, the altitude is 28,000 meters, the flight speed is 430 kilometers per hour, the air pressure outside the airship is 100 Pa, the temperature is -55 degrees Celsius, and the cabin environment is normal. The weather outside is windy and sunny, which means that there will be no climate change in the stratosphere. There are no life jackets under the seats, oxygen masks will not fall off the seats, there are no flight attendants in the cabin to serve you, and all your needs should be handled by yourself. In the event of an emergency, please follow the instructions in the escape manual, which has not yet been printed, and use your own weapon to break through the bulkhead by yourself on the escape route. The passengers have experienced a crash, and they must have been able to escape the second time. It's 8.26am and this is Captain Tripwood Lin Gaybrash, thank you for boarding, I wish you a safe and smooth flight, and have a nice day. Three Q Wei you Maji. ”
Most of the people listened to the speech of the captain of the imitation earth airliner, which meant that their minds were not on this, and only the eyes of the greedy goblins lit up. On such a passenger-carrying flight, the quality of the whole flight seems to be much higher. It's just that the content still needs to be slightly modified, and Totokani is operating the magic stone book in his hand to record this passage in it.
As for the fact that it will take almost two hours to reach Abadan, Totokani only smiled. In his previous experience, it usually takes three days to travel from Waikato across the Jura Mountains to Abadan. How could it be shortened to such an exaggerated time.
Unless it's a technique like 'time' or 'magic stone book', the magician himself uses something different from what he was taught. There is an error in the middle, and there is such a difference in cognition.
The others, including the black dragon Augustus and the goblin Polly, stood in front of the external reality screens on either side of the airship, looking at the scenery outside. The child who was hugged by Harumi was also attracted by the blue scenery outside and the large green below, and was stunned and did not make any noise.
Their common sentiment was, "It doesn't seem to be going anywhere." Augustus said it unabashedly. Others nodded subconsciously in agreement.
Someone who is questioned like this actually has no confidence to refute. On the one hand, being in the air at tens of thousands of meters, I really don't feel the speed.
Secondly, the fastest bird on Earth is the falcon, which can reach up to three hundred and eighty kilometers per hour from the presentation on the Animal Planet channel. Although there is still a gap of forty or fifty kilometers from the current flight speed of the Sid, it is a fascinating place. No one has ever measured how fast those flying monsters are.
…… Go bumper and see? According to what the black dragon said, a big guy like an airship will not be easily challenged even by a demonic beast, so there should be no danger.
"Kaya, how long can we use our current oil? Estimate a time to come out. Lin asked about the girl who was in charge of monitoring the condition of the airship.
Since it is not simply a surplus capacity, Cayard makes an estimate in terms of consumption and elapsed time. Luckily, someone starts the engine and is going full speed ahead, so it's relatively easy to estimate. The girl, who returned to her seat and calculated, quickly gave an answer and said, "Teacher, if you maintain the current speed, it is estimated that you can fly for sixteen to eighteen hours." ”
The fuel is more abundant than expected, which means that you can go crazy a little. Lin adjusted the navigation map and changed it to the enemy seeking mode, and said backwards: "Okay, everyone, if you have nothing to do, go back to your seat and sit down." We'll fly down now, go find some friends, and say hello. By the way, test the performance of the Sid. ”
"What do you mean, babbling~" Jermaine, who always loves to get to the bottom of things, didn't finish asking this time, someone directly dived fifteen degrees and began to rush down. The human head placed in front of him, Stone was shaking back and forth, looking like he wanted to headhammer a certain driver.
With the help of gravity, the speed of the airship began to increase again, and the altitude decreased rapidly. Lin lowered his height from 28,000 meters to 6,000 meters in one breath.
If you were on Earth, there would be very few birds that could fly at such heights. But it seems that there are still many creatures in the Lost Land that can live at such heights, but they are all left behind by the Sid who broke through the wind.
Enemy radar has picked up a separate mountain peak ahead, with high-energy creatures reacting at the mountain wall. It seems to be a monster, but what kind of it is is uncertain. Lin pulled the second throttle valve, retreated two squares, and said at the same time: "The car is moving forward at a slight speed." Everyone has grasped their things, and they have to turn around quickly. ”
"What is a hurry~" Jermaine, who had not learned his lesson, relaxed his hands for his insignificant curiosity. And then in the maneuver of someone's left rudder to the end, complete tragedy.
Stitched up the corpse Stone's head, from the original back and forth, to left and right, like a metronome. At the same time, the Sid bypassed the peak where the monster was located with a minimum radius. But the huge centrifugal force made everyone inside miserable. Fortunately, I had the experience of starting the previous time, so although everyone was still a little uncomfortable this time, except for Jermaine, no one else rolled to the ground.
Circling around the peaks, round and round, the provocation was strong, but the other side did not react for a long time. Lin also thought that he had found the nest of a land creature by mistake. The other side can't go to the sky, so naturally there is no way to find trouble for yourself.
Just as he was about to give up and find the next target, several arm-thick bolts of lightning shot out and hit the shell of the huge inorganic object of the airship. Along with the electric light, there were several huge eagle-shaped demonic beasts with sky-blue feathers and bright yellow eyes.
They have a resounding name - Thunder Falcon, a rare creature in the top few high-danger magical beasts in the Lost Land. The main reason why it is dangerous is that it is too fast. Basically, as long as you are targeted by the Thunder Falcon, it is difficult to escape.