Chapter 522: White Swan

With the arrival of a new Prime Minister, Cruz, Rome is plunged into a new political vortex, from which the people of Rome can get new conversations every day.

But in today's spring breeze, no one in Rome talks about politics anymore, because today people have new things to talk about.

"It's spectacular, it's a miracle."

"That's right, it's God's handiwork, it's simply spectacular."

"I saw it flying through the sky, and its shadow on the ground was bigger than my neighborhood."

Today in Rome, everyone is talking with great interest about the same thing, or the same aviation machine, an airship that smokes like a cigar.

For airships, the people of Rome are actually no strangers, because Alitalia has more than ten airships, and everyone has seen these hundred-meter-long big guys flying around in the air.

But this time, this big guy is really unusual, and the nearly 300-meter-long airship has never been seen before.

This is enough to become a new talking point for the big guys, it's too big.

"What a wonderful masterpiece."

In the 150-hectare air station on the outskirts of Rome, Arman, the general manager of Alman, looked up at the giant airship and introduced it to others.

"This is our new masterpiece of Italian aviation, the Swan intercontinental airship, which is 291 meters long, 48.9 meters in diameter, has a volume of 267,000 cubic meters, is equipped with four Neapolitan 1,100 horsepower diesel engines, and has a top speed of 125 kilometers per hour, which is currently the world's largest industrial crystallization."

Beside Arman were a bunch of Italian celebrities and gentlemen, even the most well-informed, looking at the snow-white giant airship Swan with the same look of surprise.

"So how many people do you need to operate this type of airship, and how many people and goods can be carried at one time?" A well-dressed gentleman, looking at the airship, asked.

Faced with this question, Arman replied. "President Bretzel, the airship has 24 operators, plus 18 waiters, and can carry up to 60 passengers, as well as 8 tons of cargo. However, given that this is the first intercontinental voyage, we are only going to sell 36 tickets, after all, we still have the concept of safety first when using airships to circumnavigate the world. ”

At this time, a balding middle-aged man complained. "It's incredible that you only sell 36 tickets, only 12 in Italy, and even I didn't grab them."

Faced with this, Arman smiled slightly. "I'm sorry Mr. Marko, but I can't help you because I don't have a ticket in my hand. I believe you also know how popular tickets for the Swan airship are at the moment, and when the round-the-world voyage is over, the Swan will be put into the triangular voyage between the Americas and Europe.

Think about it, it only takes three days for an airship to fly from Europe to North America, how fast it is in time compared to a cruise ship, and the airship is much more comfortable, and you can also see the scenery from the air, and the airship will become the first choice for intercontinental voyages in the future. It is expected that in only four to five years, the Swan airship will pay for itself, and our company will increase its investment in intercontinental routes to make air travel more enjoyable for more people. ”

Arman's words made many people ponder, intercontinental voyages have always been a hot business, and major shipping companies have launched their own cruise ships in recent years, just to get a piece of the pie. Before, everyone was fighting at sea. At present, there is only one Alitalia in the competition, and this first to eat crabs will inevitably eat a mouthful of oil, and some people are already tempted by this.

Faced with the scene in front of him, Arman added another fire. "Ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you another good news, at present, all 36 tickets for the Swan airship to sail around the world have been sold out, and a total of 1.04 million lire has been sold."

This round-the-world voyage, each ticket is more than 1,000 pounds, which seems to be dozens of times more expensive than the first class of a luxury cruise ship, but considering that the rich generally travel with luxury packages, it is not much more expensive. (In the case of the Titanic, a suite with a private balcony costs up to £870, and its passengers have access to luxurious amenities such as a heated swimming pool dedicated to first class, gymnasium, squash courts, hammam, sundeck, and even a dedicated kennel for dogs.) )

Of course, the Swan is not that big with luxury facilities, but one is aviation and the other is sea, and in the initial stage of this aviation industry, the two are not comparable at all. Being able to travel safely by airship is simply a super-top enjoyment, and I also want to think about swimming pools, gyms and other facilities, which is too much.

"Gentlemen, let's go inside the airship."

With the help of the staff, Arman led everyone into the interior of the Swan. A series of facilities such as the cab, lounge, guest room, and restaurant were visited by everyone. Of course, given the small amount of usable space in the airship, the level of luxury is certainly not as good as that of a cruise ship, but everyone looks at it with relish.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the future of aviation is very promising, and we at Alitalia will be the leader."

After everyone had finished visiting, Arman opened his mouth to make a summary.

"Not necessarily, wouldn't someone else enter the industry?" Objections were raised.

Faced with this, Arman said with a smile. "It is possible to enter, and the aviation industry is not a monopoly of our Italian Airlines. However, the other party needs to meet one condition, and a new airship manufacturer is needed. As far as I know, the Zeppelin factory is currently full of orders, and it will not be possible to build a rigid airship for anyone else for at least two years. Secondly, we need to provide orders to Alitalia no longer because we have the right of first refusal to build. ”

Arman's words made even those who had the heart to get involved immediately stop some thoughts in their hearts.

There is also a reason for the priority of Alitalia. Before Zeppelin's first airship was built, a sponsorship from Savoy helped him. After the invention of the hard airship, Italian Airlines, which had Savoy investment, placed a large order for Zeppelin. In view of the help of the Italian side, His Excellency Count Zeppelin gave Alitalia priority.

The people invited by Arman this time are all carefully selected, and they are all able to give all kinds of convenience to Alitalia in the future. Whether it is in financing, or the opening of routes, etc.

In addition to Arman personally leading a team to visit the Swan this time, there is also an endless stream of people who come to the airport to watch the Swan airship in the past few days, and many people also call it the White Swan because of the snow-white appearance of the Swan airship.

The White Swan did not stay in Rome for long, and after some careful overhaul, the Swan left with 12 passengers and 7 tons of cargo under the attention of the Roman people, and its next stop was Paris, the capital of France.

"Brother Shen!"

"Hmm!"

Shen Changqing walked on the road, and when he met someone he knew well, he would say hello to each other or nod his head.

But it doesn't matter who it is.

There was no superfluous expression on everyone's face, as if they were very indifferent to everything.

on this.

Shen Changqing is used to it.

Because this is the Demon Suppression Division, it is an institution that maintains the stability of Great Qin, and its main responsibility is to kill demons and monsters, and of course there are some other side jobs.

Arguably.

In the Demon Suppression Division, everyone has a lot of blood on their hands.

When a person is accustomed to seeing life and death, then he will become indifferent to many things.

When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but over time he got used to it.

The Demon Suppression Division is huge.

The people who can stay in the Demon Suppression Division are all powerful masters, or people who have the potential to become masters.

Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.

Among them, the Demon Suppression Division is divided into two professions, one is the town guard and the other is the demon exterminator.

Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Division starts with the lowest level of demon slayer.

Then step by step, he is expected to become a town guard.

Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest level of the demon slayer envoys.

Have memories of the predecessor.

He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.

It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of an attic.

Unlike other places full of slaughter, the attic here seems to stand out from the crowd, and in the bloody Demon Suppression Division, it presents a different tranquility.

At this time, the attic door is open, and there are occasional people entering and exiting.

Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment, and then stepped in.

Access to the attic.

The environment has changed in vain.

A burst of ink fragrance mixed with the faint smell of blood came to his face, making his brow furrow instinctively, but quickly stretched.

The smell of blood on everyone's body in the Demon Suppression Division is almost impossible to clean.