For human beings, circumnavigating the world is more significant than profitable, and it can also bring human beings a sense of pleasure in conquering the world.

No matter how big the earth is, every landmark circumnavigation of the world will go down in the history of mankind, and the impact on humanity and the planet is also enormous.

The circumnavigation of the Australasian airship has become one of the topics of concern for mankind all over the world.

People are wondering if such a novel means of transportation as an airship can achieve the greatest achievement of sailing, circumnavigating the world.

People are curious, puzzled, admired, or dismissive. But in April 1912, the eyes of the world were already on Australasia, on the airship that was fading away over Sydney.

The first leg of the voyage around the world was a difficult one. According to the sailing plan, the first stop was in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the territory of Hawaii in the United States.

There is nothing special about this stop, and the choice to stop here is just Arthur's maintenance of the airship on the way across the Pacific Ocean in order to be safe.

Sydney is 8,200 kilometers away from Hawaii in a straight line, and if you take the fastest cruise ship at the moment, it will take more than half a month to travel such a long distance.

But the Dawn airship, from April 10 to Honolulu, Hawaii, took only nine days and four hours.

After docking in Honolulu for more than ten hours, overhauling the airship, and replenishing certain daily necessities, the Dawn airship took off again, aiming for Los Angeles, the largest city in the western United States.

When you arrive in Hawaii, you're already very close to the continental United States. Hawaii is only 4,097 kilometers from Los Angeles, nearly half the distance from Sydney to Hawaii.

In order to accomplish what Arthur said, while successfully circumnavigating the world, it is also necessary to shorten the circumnavigation time as much as possible and increase the impact of this circumnavigation circumnavigation.

So after leaving Hawaii, Director Teodor ordered the airship to move at a high speed.

On April 24, 1912, the 14th day of the round-the-world voyage, the USS Dawn finally reached Los Angeles and reached the largest city in the western United States.

When it comes to the history of Los Angeles, it can be traced back to the late 18th century, more than 100 years ago.

But until the mid-19th century, although the Western Gold Rush attracted a large number of immigrants to Los Angeles, the population of Los Angeles at that time was only about 1,600.

The period that really made Los Angeles rise rapidly to become the largest city in the West was actually in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Because of the discovery of oil, Los Angeles' economy quickly entered a boom period, and the size of the city also expanded rapidly.

Of course, the city's pinnacle is definitely not now, but Los Angeles after two world wars, after the gradual prosperity of modern industry, commerce, finance and tourism and the growth of immigrants, becoming an American megacity.

As the second and last stop of the Dawn airship in the United States, the streets of Los Angeles have already gathered a lot of American media and people.

People are still very curious about the unknown, especially the great action of circumnavigating the world.

In the past, the American people thought that they had seen a lot of the world, whether it was a car, an airship, an airplane, the United States had a very wide variety of types.

But it wasn't until the news came from Australasia that the airship was traveling around the world, but all the airship companies in the United States did not have any news, that the Americans knew that the United States was not omnipotent in some aspects.

I don't know when, a black dot suddenly increased in the distant sky, and the black dot became larger and larger, and then slowly turned white.

"It's an airship! It's the airship called the Dawn! ”

Someone on the street said excitedly.

"Oh shit, this thing looks bigger than a building, how did the Australasian make it fly?"

"It's not going to be made of steel, is it? This is God's work, and the Australasian people aren't going to use it against us, are they? ”

"Damn, didn't you think it would fall? Find a place to hide, you fools! ”

Seeing the airship getting closer and closer, the sound of communication on the streets of Los Angeles also increased, and the streets even gradually became silent.

Even the vehicles coming and going can't help but stop and watch the big guys in the sky.

Of course, most of these are just ordinary people in Los Angeles. As for the capitalists and wealthy businessmen who have a small amount of capital, of course, they are standing in the skyscrapers at this time and watching with interest.

"John, is this the Australasian airship? He's a big guy. In a high-rise building in Los Angeles, an American, who looked a little rich, said to his partner.

"If nothing else, Australasian people really have a knack for making such big guys fly. Daniel, don't you have plans to form a round-the-world company? Why not just use such a big guy? The gimmick Australasian has already created for you, and if you start an airship circumnavigation company, I'm afraid that the next day you and the company will be famous. The rich man's companion smiled at the rich man.

"This is a big guy, I'm afraid it will require a lot of money. Would John be interested in coming with me for a big ticket? Covering the entire airship navigation industry in the United States, we are the new giant in this industry! The rich man nodded, and did not refute his partner's point of view, but looked at his partner next to him with interest and asked.

The rich merchant named John did not rush to answer Daniel's question, but glanced at the airship in admiration, and then replied unhurriedly: "Well, I admit that such a big guy can't be refused at all." If the Australasian circumnavigated the globe successfully, I would be willing to invest $5 million. ”

In fact, this is also the gap between the top and bottom people looking at the problem. When the people at the bottom looked at the airship in surprise, the capable people may have been thinking about the role behind the airship and the value brought by the airship.

In Los Angeles, there are many capitalists who pay attention to this airship. There are many capitalists who can't make it to Los Angeles, and they have also sent their subordinates, or they are also paying attention to the news about airships.

Once the airship circumnavigation is really successful, then it will be the arrival of the airship boom, and the airship navigation company will bloom everywhere and enter the golden age of the airship business.

After that day, a photo of the tallest building in Los Angeles went viral across the United States, and even spread to most of Europe.

This photo is actually quite simple, because the city is not yet polluted by industry, and the sky is blue.

In the upper center of the photograph, an airship with the Australasian flag and royal coat of arms soars above the blue sky, with the city of Los Angeles below.

What would normally look like a huge city building is so small in front of this huge airship. The airship covers the sky and the sun, bringing a huge shock to the whole city.

The people in the city raised their heads to look at the Dawn in the sky, while the people on the airship stood at a different angle, looking at the city of Los Angeles, which was not too bustling below.

"Is this the city in America? It doesn't seem to be very good. ”

Looking at the seemingly small city in front of him, someone couldn't help but say with a little disappointment.

"You're standing too high, man."

The words of the people next to him made people wake up like a dream, not that the city is not huge and prosperous, but that they are standing too high, which makes the city seem a little small.

With the scenery outside the window of the airship, looking at the small city below, and imagining the admiring eyes of those people in the city, the people on the airship can't help but be proud and enjoy it very much.

Fortunately, the airship did not stay in the skies of the city of Los Angeles for a short time, and such a big guy was destined to land only in the suburbs.

On the outskirts of Los Angeles, after discussing with the US government, a flat airship mooring has been prepared here, and there are already many onlookers and media at this time.

Even the mayor of the city of Los Angeles, the governor of California, and officials of the US military watched near the mooring.

The capitalists are measuring the value and usefulness of airships, and so are the politicians and the military.

And those civilians, most of them are watching the excitement, after all, the stop is the best place to watch the airship up close, after all, the airship has to dock here for a period of time to overhaul and replenish supplies.

Because of the agreement with the U.S. government, there will be 6 passengers in the United States to experience the circumnavigation of the airship.

Director Teodor didn't know that the six airship tickets in the United States had reached a high price of tens of thousands of dollars, but they were still unmarketable in the United States.

Although it is not known who actually pocketed these six airship tickets, it is certain that those who get any airship tickets are definitely either rich or expensive.

Unlike those ordinary people, politicians and the military, while watching the airship, are also silently remembering something in their hearts.

In particular, when the US military officials saw the airship, they were already recording something in detail, and even wrote more and more urgently, and the eagerness in their eyes was already obvious.

At the end of the tour, the US military officers got into military cars and left in a hurry.

As soon as he got into the car, the American major said to his subordinates urgently with some doubts and worries: "Report to the general immediately, this ocean-going airship of the Australasian has become a weapon with enough threat." If such an airship were to be fully armed, it would be able to cross any terrain and reach any place in the world in an incredible way. This would be a great military enhancement, not only for transporting strategic goods, but also for long-range bombing and assassination. ”

As he spoke, the American major smiled bitterly and laughed at himself: "If the Australasian people want to bomb Los Angeles, as long as they are in the sky, I'm afraid none of us can stop it." ”

His subordinates also understood the importance of the matter, so they reported very quickly to the general that the major had spoken.

"Tell the general that the United States must build up an airship force, which is urgent and immediate. Previously, the United States could sit on the advantage of two oceans without worrying about threats to its homeland. But with such an ocean-going airship, the American mainland is no longer safe, unless we have a strong airship force. Afraid that his report would not impress his superiors, the major thought for a while and continued to add.

He firmly believes that as long as European countries see this airship that can travel around the world with their own eyes, they will definitely continue to promote the research and development of airships.

If the airship is designed as a weapon capable of bombing, it will become the world's first, a terrible weapon that covers the whole world at a bombing distance.

What's more, if the bombed country does not have a sufficiently large airship force, then even if it is in danger of being bombed, it can only see it with its own eyes but cannot do anything about it.

Thanks to the trend of research on airships led by Arthur before, European countries generally have a large airship industry.

But the development of airships has been tepid, and even the German Empire, which is making rapid progress, has not yet possessed an airship capable of circumnavigating the world.

As long as the airships of European countries cannot cross the ocean, then the United States will not have to worry about the security of its homeland at all, even if it does not have airship troops.

But from this moment when the Dawn arrived in Los Angeles, everything changed completely.

If the United States cannot possess an airship force, Australasia, which is on the Pacific coast with the United States, will sooner or later become one of America's competitors.

At least for now, it seems that the United States has no countermeasures against such airships flying high in the air.

If the other side drops a large number of bombs in the air, will the Americans have to pick them up with their hands?

Even if the other side's bombing is not accurate, the panic caused by the large-scale bombing is enough to plunge the United States into a certain amount of chaos.

Arthur may not have realized how much of a change his planned airship around the world would bring to the U.S. military.

Of course, Arthur might have been glad if he had found out.

After all, no matter how rapid the development of airships is now, as long as the development of airships does not surpass the times, there is no ability to resist in the face of aircraft.

The main reason is that European and American countries have not paid too much attention to the research and development of aircraft, and their aircraft performance is not too strong.

This also led to the fact that they did not realize that the military role of aircraft was far greater than that of airships, otherwise, I am afraid that the aircraft of various countries would have been updated many times.

In the United States, the major's report was widely disseminated and supported by the American military, and among the American people, the photo of the airship and the news of the airship also made headlines in the United States.

Even the six Americans who boarded the airship in one photo were exaggerated by American newspapers and the American public: "The divine favor who is about to get close to God." ”

In the era when there were no airplanes and airships, the sky was a fantasy place for everyone.

Being able to take to the skies is fantastic enough and exaggerated enough for an American who has not had such an event before.

Perhaps it is because of people's fear of the sky and their dreams of the sky that the price of airship tickets has risen.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that it is the reason why Americans have money. You know, the cost of a Dawn airship is only more than 40,000 pounds, which is only about 200,000 US dollars.

According to the value of airship tickets in the United States, the profit of a flight with 58 Americans can be as high as more than $580,000, enough to build three airships.

Although the price is slightly inflated because of the hype for the first round-the-world voyage.

But we can also see the value and significance of the airship's round-the-world voyage, which is why those capitalists value the airship and this round-the-world voyage.

The Dawn airship stayed in Los Angeles for a full day, not only for a lengthy overhaul, but also to ensure that there would be no problems for the rest of the trip.

At the same time, a large number of daily necessities were replenished, and six Americans were carried, and then the voyage to London began.

So far, the round-the-world voyage has taken 15 days. The time consumed is not long or short, and for Director Teodor, who has a preliminary plan, this time is acceptable.

The next day, under the watchful eyes of the media and Americans, the Dawn airship set sail again, this time with the aim of crossing the entire United States and the Atlantic Ocean to London, England, in Europe.

The Dawn airship, in a spacious seat, sat John and Daniel, who were laughing and talking in the high-rise buildings of Los Angeles before.

The two were actually interested in airships for a long time, and when the airship tickets were sold publicly in the United States, they spent a lot of money to buy two tickets.

Now sitting on the airship, looking at the clouds floating by from time to time outside the window, Daniel understands how shocking the airship is.

"Daniel, don't say anything, when you get back to Los Angeles, let's start building the airline immediately!" John, who was beside Daniel, was a little intoxicated when he looked at the scenery outside the window at this time, and said a little impatiently.

For wealthy people like Daniel and John, tens of thousands of dollars for an airship ticket are nothing.

Sitting by the window of the airship, looking at the clouds that kept flashing outside the window, the two of them suddenly felt that the ticket price was worth it.

What's more, the time saved by an airship is sometimes worth more than the ticket price.

"You're right, John. But I guess there will be a lot of people who want to get the big cake of aviation, and it seems that we will have to pull some partners. Daniel nodded approvingly and said with a smile.

The two originally thought that with their tens of millions of dollars in assets, they would be able to start an airline that monopolized the entire American aviation industry.

But now it seems that it is far from necessarily, and only by attracting more partners can it be possible to eat more on the big cake of aviation.

"Thankfully, the Australasian chose Los Angeles instead of New York in the east. If it's in New York, I'm afraid we will have more competitors, and then our advantage will be gone. John looked at his friend with a firm face and said with a little gratification.

Although Los Angeles is the largest city in the western United States, it is still a little behind the core of the United States.

As the most prosperous and developed city in the United States, New York has not only gathered a large number of top American capitalists and enterprises, but also countless high-ranking officials and aristocrats.

Prominent families, large conglomerates, deep-rooted capital, and various upstarts in the political arena are none of these forces that John and Daniel can shake.

If Australasia had chosen New York as the place of stop, Daniel and John would have had to eat leftovers no matter how interested they were in the aviation industry.

"You reminded me, man. Why don't we go to the Australasian side first? Anyway, now only Australasia can manufacture airships that can travel around the world, and our monopoly on the sale of airships in the United States is not equivalent to monopolizing the aviation industry in the United States? Hearing his friend's words, Daniel woke up in an instant as if he were carrying a pot for empowerment, and said to John.

The eyes of the two instantly gathered, and the meaning of both sides was instantly clear, but considering the reasons for the many Americans around, they just nodded tacitly.

"You're right, Daniel. I have a proposal, anyway, the destination of this voyage is Sydney, so we won't go back yet. If you can negotiate a cooperation with the Australasian side to sell the airship, it will be much more valuable than starting an airline first. John whispered to Daniel with an agitated face.

Let's take a break from the 5,400-word chapter today.

(End of chapter)