After that, the scenes of London and Rome were no different from those of Los Angeles in the United States. A large number of media, curious people, capitalists with profound meanings, solemn-faced military and other forces and groups formed tens of thousands of people watching the Dawn airship.

Every time the Dawn airship arrives at a place, it immediately becomes the focus and hot spot of the local or even the country where it is located, and is widely reported by the local media.

It is no exaggeration to say that this round-the-world voyage has made many European and American media outlets a lot of money, and has also given many small tabloids on the verge of bankruptcy a new lease of life.

It is estimated that more than 700,000 people around the world have visited the round-the-world project, and more than 5 million people have followed the round-the-world voyage.

Australasia's airship instantly became the world's most famous technological product, and people have made it their lifelong goal to board the airship and travel around the world.

On May 21, 1912, after a month and ten days, the Dawn airship returned to the skies over the city of Sydney, and was welcomed by a large number of Australasian people.

This is the first time that Australasia has been at the forefront of the world in the history of circumnavigation around the world, and it is the Australasian people who have developed the flight equipment and completed the mission of circumnavigating the world for the first time.

At this time, the suburbs of Sydney were already crowded, and the media from all over the world came from all over the world to encircle the area.

Everyone knows that if this round-the-world voyage is successful, Sydney will temporarily become the world's brightest pearl.

In order to get the first news of the airship's circumnavigation of the world, and the subsequent developments, these foreign media had to go to Sydney.

This is also good news for Arthur, at least in the last month, the level of consumption in Sydney has risen a lot, and these foreign media and tourists from afar have created a large contribution to Sydney's GDP.

As the Dawn landed in a clearing on the outskirts with air currents and dust, the already prepared band immediately played a cheerful piece of music to celebrate the monumental occasion.

After a while, the hatch of the Dawn airship gradually opened, and first the attendants walked out, then the passengers of the airship, and finally the pilot of the airship and Director Teodor.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you have completed a great moment together, and on behalf of the Australasian Crown and Government, I congratulate and encourage you and present you with a commemorative badge." Arthur smiled as he stood on the raised platform.

The souvenir of this circumnavigation voyage is a gold-clad silver badge. The front of the badge is the appearance of the Dawn airship, and the back is clearly engraved with a sentence: This badge is only used to commemorate the Australasian self-developed AU-3 airship, codenamed Dawn, which began its round-the-world voyage on April 10, 1912. The program lasted one month and eleven days and ended on May 21, 1912 with a badge to commemorate the event.

The total weight of this badge is about 100 grams, of which the gold content is more than 30%, that is, about 30 grams.

According to current estimates of the value of gold and silver, the cost of the badge is more than ten pounds, which is the salary of an average person in Australasia for several months.

Of course, such an object is much more monumental than it actually is. If you count the commemorative significance of this badge, for Australasia and some people, it may be worth several times or even dozens of times.

For Australasian people, such a badge is indeed commemorative. In addition to the commemoration of this circumnavigation voyage, the badge was awarded by Arthur himself, which also added a lot of intangible value to the badge.

Although for a passenger who costs thousands of pounds, such a badge that costs no more than ten pounds is nothing.

But after all, the workmanship is very small and exquisite, and it has a special commemorative significance, so the passengers who received the commemorative badge are still relatively satisfied.

Australasia, naturally, also invited all the passengers on the airship to participate in the celebration banquet held tonight.

Naturally, there is nothing wrong with the passengers, after all, there is no reason not to participate in a grand and free banquet.

For some capitalists who already have ideas about airships, the most important job at present is to inquire about the situation of the Australasian airship company, so this banquet has become a necessity.

After everyone left temporarily, Arthur looked at Director Teodor and said with a smile: "Hard work, Director Theodor." You've completed an event that will go down in Australasia's history, and you're the hero of all of Australasia! ”

Although the performance of the airship produced by the aviation laboratory is already very reliable, after all, it is the first time to make an ultra-long-distance circumnavigation around the world, and it is impossible to say that there is no danger.

And Director Teodor, the director of the Aviation Laboratory, was able to personally take charge of the circumnavigation of the world, and at the risk of possibly crashing to death, he completed an operation that made Australasia shine, which can be said to be a great contribution.

"Being able to contribute to Your Majesty and the country is what I should do. What's more, the performance of the Dawn airship is trustworthy, and our trip was more like a public-funded tour. Director Teodor replied very respectfully.

"Alright, let's have a good rest for a few days! After attending today's celebratory banquet, I approve a three-day vacation for you and all the operators. In three days, I am afraid that the aviation laboratory will carry out even more difficult tasks, and it is estimated that the demand for this airship is not small. Arthur patted Director Theodor on the shoulder and said.

It is impossible for Arthur from the actions of the capitalists from Europe and the United States not to know, and naturally to know, what they came to Sydney for.

Truth be told, it's a good thing for both Arthur and Australasia. The more airships are sold, the more profit Arthur can make, and the more major countries in Europe and the United States can enter a deep pit.

Just imagine, a few years later, when the various airships developed by various countries flew in the sky and were about to bomb the enemy country, Australasian planes appeared in the sky, instantly crushing and slaughtering these airships in all aspects, and then how wonderful would the faces of European and American countries be?

You must know that the current most advanced AU-3 airship, if you look at the sale price, for every airship sold, Arthur will make a profit of at least 20,000 pounds.

That's just enough money for Australasia to build an airplane, or save up on dozens of airships, or build a super dreadnought.

The celebration banquet was very large, including the top officials of the Australasian government, the royal family, Australasian businessmen and capitalists at home and abroad, the world's most influential and well-known media newspapers, and all the passengers, controllers and attendants of the previous plane, were invited to this banquet.

Arthur also attended the banquet briefly, but instead of making a big noise, he encouraged the crowd and handed it over to Director Teodor and the Aviation Laboratory.

After Arthur and the high-ranking government officials left, the originally slightly serious banquet became relaxed, and everyone began to talk and laugh, and it seemed that there was no hierarchy gap.

"Director Theodor, I wonder if you can sell an airship like the Dawn to promote the development of the world's aviation industry?" At the climax of the banquet, someone took advantage of the fact that Director Teodor seemed to be in a good mood and took the opportunity to ask questions.

"Well, that's a problem." Director Teodor pretended to think for a while, and after seeing everyone's eyes on him, waiting for his answer, he continued: "In fact, everyone can see that our AU-3 airship really has the ability to travel around the world. Even if there are no stops, on the basis of carrying less than 40 people, it can sail for at least half a month, that is, a distance of at least 15,000 kilometers. It is no exaggeration to say that this airship can go directly to any place in Europe or the Americas, and it only takes about half a month. ”

"This also means that such an airship has a very high strategic value, and theoretically speaking, the relevant technology should be kept strictly secret."

Although it was determined from the beginning that there was no need to keep such an airship secret, in the face of these capitalists, Director Theodor would naturally not be stupid enough to reveal everything.

According to Arthur's instructions, these capitalists should beg Australasia to sell the airship, not Australasia to buy it, so as to maximize their interests and suppress these greedy capitalists.

Seeing that many people's faces were a little disappointed, Director Teodor said unhurriedly: "However, things are not without a turnaround. ”

"What do you mean, Director Theodor?" Someone boldly asked.

"In addition to its extremely important strategic value in the military field, the value of this airship in terms of aviation, which is also essential for the development of mankind and the life of mankind. As for the consideration of these factors, His Majesty has specifically instructed me that if we can ensure that the purpose of purchasing airships is for use in the non-military field, we can currently sell the AU-3 airship to the outside world. The appetite session was over, and Director Theodor began to answer.

After hearing Director Theodor's words, many people present breathed a sigh of relief. After all, there are not many of them who come specifically for military purposes, and who would be stupid enough to buy Australasian airships for military purposes, except for some countries that have too good relations with Australasia.

At this time, the US military formulated two plans to encourage some domestic capitalists to go to Australasia to buy airships, and then see if they could get one or two airships from these capitalists for research.

At the same time, the United States is also preparing to vigorously carry out research on airships. The U.S. military does not believe that the combined efforts of the entire United States of America will not be able to catch up with Australasia's development in airships in five years.

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