4 p.m., western suburbs of Berlin, airship station.

The carriage followed the forest path to a clearing, and the Mavi and the others also saw the giant steam airship parked in the clearing.

It is a 50-meter-long, 15-meter-high, and 15-meter-diameter soft airship, shaped like a spindle, filled with multiple hydrogen air bags, with a total lift of more than 8 tons, and a propeller mounted on the bottom, powered by two steam engines.

According to the newspapers, the airship was named Wilhelm, named after King Frederick, and was the only steam airship built by Frederick's kingdom.

Unfortunately, due to the complex structure of the airship itself, it is very heavy, although the William can be lifted into the air, but the internal environment is not luxurious, the space is not very large, except for the aluminum alloy keel, the use of light wood materials, each time can not carry more than 30 passengers, there are many technical problems have not been solved.

The speed of the airship is not fast, driven by two steam engines, the speed can only reach 20 kilometers per hour, and if it is a headwind, it will be attenuated by half, but fortunately, the airship does not have to stop, detour, and is moving forward all the time, Berlin is about 940 kilometers away from London, and it can be reached in three days.

Whether it was Mavi, Yunia, or Communication, it was the first time he had seen a steam airship, and Daniel had seen it before, and he had not only seen it, but also experienced it himself on behalf of the king—along with the other nobles of Frederick's kingdom.

Seeing the steam airship that was many times bigger than herself, Yunia jumped to her feet excitedly, very curious about the airship that could fly into the sky, which can be said to be the crystallization of human technology.

"After seeing the airship, my father thought that this might be a new weapon that would change the war in the future, and the current guns and artillery could not attack the high altitude where the airship was located, and if a bomb was planted on the airship, it would be dropped from a high place...."Daniel said quietly: "Maybe it will turn a city into a sea of fire, but unfortunately, if the gods have not come, I am afraid that this research will really be implemented." ”

In the era when even rear-mounted ammunition was not popular, a steam airship that could fly high in the air had an incomparable sense of oppression, and the airship could drop bombs down, but humans on the ground could not attack it, which was the real 'invincible battleship'.

However, the dream did not last long, and soon after the order to develop the airship was issued, the gods came, and now that the magic has been revived, the airship seems to have become a target in the sky, slow like a turtle, unable to change the tide of the war.

Frederick's kingdom was always fond of strange inventions, and his imagination was extremely rich, and Mavi had long been accustomed to this.

The open space in the western suburbs was full of sightseeing crowds, shouting hawkers shuttling through the crowd, and some people even sold airship badges, an iron badge cost 1 silver mark, which is scary.

The gangway under the airship has begun to board, and the nobles who have spent a lot of money to buy tickets are holding the women with lace scarves and graceful waists next to them, and they have checked the tickets one by one in the envious eyes of the people around them, some of them are nobles of the Frederick Kingdom, but more of them are high-class people from the Kingdom of Windsor, ready to return to the Kingdom of Windsor by airship.

Ma Wei and the others were not in a hurry, and finally boarded the airship, and after they got on the boat, the staff immediately put away the gangway and rushed into the boiler room.

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The observation deck on the ground floor has a wide view, surrounded by glass, and you can look at the scene under the airship near the window, the nobles were amazed and amazed by the structure of the airship, at this moment, a middle-aged man wearing a white navy uniform and a steel helmet with a stiff brim came out of the control room with a young man dressed identically, and said to dozens of guests on the observation deck:

"I'm Ferdinand von Daimler, the captain of the airship, and this is my deputy, Emil Jelinek, and for the next three days I'll be taking control of the airship with the rest of the crew and taking you to London."

Bang Bang Bang!

There was warm applause on the observation deck, it is customary for the captain to greet before departure, whether it is a warship or an airship, the captain's orders must be obeyed, once the airship takes off, then all personnel, including guests, must obey the captain's orders, there is no doubt.

If you don't agree, you can get off the airship immediately, and the door will be open to you.

"The William airship has a total of four floors, the lowest floor is the steam pipe room, which is forbidden to non-staff members, and the second floor is the observation deck where you are currently located, where you can move around freely." Captain Ferdinand, wearing a steel helmet, explained the structure of the airship: "The third floor is the dining room and lounge, where we will prepare delicious meals, wine, coffee and a smoking area..."

"Is there a cake?" Yunia, who was holding the Muppet Bear, asked suddenly.

The guests chuckled, not mocking, who would taunt a little girl who wanted to eat cake?

The nobility did not allow them to do so.

Captain Ferdinand smiled and said, "Of course there are cakes, the pastry chef we hired is from the First Bonaparte Empire, the craftsmanship is absolutely first-class, and he once made pastries for His Majesty William V, and you will definitely be able to taste delicious food from all countries....."

"The fourth floor is the guest room, when you check in on the airship, you all got a key, the key corresponds to the ticket number, the structure of each room is the same, because the temperature will become cold after liftoff, so each floor of the airship has a pipe connection, the hot air gushing out of the steam engine, will lead to all rooms along the pipe, if you have any other needs, please ask the waiter, we will try to meet you."

"Finally, and most importantly."

Captain Ferdinand put away the smile on his face and said with a serious expression: "Above the airship, only the smoking area, the galley on the third floor, and the steam pipe room on the lowest floor can smoke, where we have prepared a fire lighter for you, and all other areas are non-smoking and fire-free, although it is very offensive, but I must now ask you to hand over the lighters, matches and all other items that can ignite the fire, and when the airship arrives in London, all the items will be returned." ”

Rules are rules, airships filled with hydrogen are afraid of open flames, once an accident has unimaginable consequences, in order to prevent accidents, Captain Ferdinand can only let the deputy captain Emil Jelinek lead a few staff to collect the fire, matches, and keep them in a unified manner.

Although several nobles were displeased with this act of confiscating the goods, they did not say much, took out the exquisite lighter in their arms and threw it into the box of the vice-captain Emir, and obtained a number plate, which they received after the airship landed.

Ma Wei and the others are non-smokers, and they don't have anything like a lighter, so it's a good thing for them to set up a no-smoking area, at least they don't have to smell the pungent smell of smoke.

After introducing the structure of the airship, Captain Ferdinand returned to the control room, and it didn't take long for ....

There was a loud bang under his feet, and the steam engine began to run, and the entire airship shook, as if it had broken free from the shackles of the steel skeleton outside, and began to slowly rise into the air.

Through the glass, Mavi saw the ground getting farther and farther away, and the crowd soon became the size of ants, and even the outline of the city of Berlin appeared in the distance.

When the airship rose to the highest, the propeller at the tail began to rotate rapidly, wrapped in the air current, pushing the airship to the northwest, the speed was not fast, the forest below slowly retreated, and the nobles looked at the scenery curiously, and their mouths were amazed.

"Big brother." Uninterested in the beautiful view beneath the airship, the communication looked around and asked in a low voice, "What are we going to do now?" ”

"Let's go back to my room and put my luggage first."

"Well, and then what?"

"Then wait for the meal to begin."

In the communication's somewhat stunned gaze, Ma Wei stretched his waist and said disappreciably: "Dinner is the best time to socialize, and now these people's attention is focused on the airship, how can they have the heart to socialize?" When they are hungry and their interest wanes, they will pay attention to the other guests....."