Chapter 294: Countdown
In the center of the cemetery, Emile and the others were repairing the Wind King battleship every minute and every second, and even Wiseman, the "Nightmare Hand", who had always been cynical, was rarely serious.
In other words, this necromancer is extremely looking forward to the battle between the two ancient battleship-class airships, which is why he works so hard.
And on the outskirts of the graveyard, just as Midi had done in the beginning, the Vulture Battleship began a massive search.
It's just that the difference with Midi's exploration is that the vulture is not carrying a dozen or twenty pioneer boats, but more than a hundred pioneer boats, among which there are even "engineering boats" up to eight meters long.
This so-called "engineering boat" does not have any offensive and defensive capabilities, but carries a large number of alchemy equipment and detection equipment, which can be said to be specially prepared for large-scale exploration. Not to mention the high cost, and a large number of pioneer boats are needed as escorts, and the most important thing is that it is very large, and for the large airships of the sea of clouds, the number that can be accommodated is extremely limited.
Therefore, even if it is a general force like the Rothschild Chamber of Commerce, even if there is such a type of Zhilu Dao, it will not manufacture it, let alone a large amount of equipment.
Only the Blue Truth Sect, with its huge vulture warship, can carry the "engineering boat" and form a truly efficient air exploration team.
The existence of these exploration teams has made the progress of the Blue Truth Cult much faster than that of Midi.
Fortunately, they finally didn't have the luck that Wiseman had at the beginning, and they didn't encounter the guidance of the celestial unmanned fighters, so this kind of exploration was still like casting a net, going in all directions at the same time, and there was no direction and focus.
However, even so, the Wind King battleship, which could not move, could not hide for a full ten hours.
"Seven hours, that's probably the limit. If you are conservative, you can use six hours as a benchmark for tactical preparation. "Carefully looking through the porthole in the wall of the cargo hold, calculating, at last came to a dismal conclusion.
"How do you know this?" asked Reinhardt.
The reason why the Fourth Prince asked the question was not because of curiosity, but because he realized that the ability required to survive in the sky and sea of clouds and then stand on the top is completely different from that on the Arad continent. Here, if you want to become stronger, all kinds of adventure knowledge are essential.
Now, with the top adventurer on the Arad continent by his side, fighting side by side, how could he not seize the opportunity to ask for clarification?
Glancing approvingly at Reinhardt, who quickly recognized the key to becoming stronger, Midi did not hesitate to explain, but explained generously: "It depends on the frequency of the Pioneer Boat's return." Generally speaking, the exploration team, which is mainly composed of engineering boats, will not easily return after leaving the country, and all kinds of instructions are issued through magical communication, and it is impossible for us to intercept them. However, if some high-value wreckage is found, the team will have the Pioneer Boat deliver it back. ”
"Just look at how many times they've transported back to you to deduce the progress of their exploration?" Reinhardt thought incredulous.
"Of course, it can't be done without a reference, but if you know how many wrecks are worth excavating on the route to the Wind King battleship, you can naturally deduce it. Midi smiled faintly, "Of course, you have to observe the position and direction of the Pioneer boat that has come over. ”
Reinhardt was shocked for a moment.
Memorize the number and location of the wreckage worth excavating along the way, form a "treasure map", and then infer the progress of the Pioneer Ship according to its direction, and finally estimate the remaining time of your side.
How can it be done to this extent?
Of course, it is not difficult to do this if there is a staff committee and the entire cemetery is consciously recorded.
But Midi had memorized so much information on his own, just by relying on so many observations back and forth in the past few days.
At this moment, there was only a small porthole in front of him.
The conditions can be said to be extremely rudimentary.
But it was in this situation that Midi made such a judgment accurate to the hour!
How many adventures are there?
How much computing power is there?
Reinhardt asked himself, but could not come up with any answers. It can only be said that when he did not reach that level, all Reinhardt could do was to look up.
As for the result, Reinhardt would not have any doubts at all - with Midi's current prestige, he had no need to brag, and besides, this was an important pawn related to the Falcon Regiment and even the overall human race, and Midi would definitely not have any jokes.
Obviously, this conclusion, with its shocking ability to deduce, is not optimistic.
The Vulture will spot Emile before they can be repaired, and then they will be captured.
After working hard for so long, spending so much energy, and investing so much manpower and material resources, I don't want to be able to pay off, but at least, I must have the choice of a hearty fight, right?
But now, after finally getting the treasure in his hands, he can only give it up without even having room to resist, even if he is a person with a good temper, he will not tolerate such an ending.
"We've got to do something to get through those three hours. Reinhardt's blue eyes shone with determination.
"Yes, though, not three hours, but four hours. Midi corrected.
Six hours to estimate the speed of the Blue Truth Cult, and ten hours to estimate the speed of Emile's repair, this is the style of Midi.
It's not that she doesn't believe that Emile will be able to complete the restoration work ahead of schedule according to her own requirements, but because Midi wants to put more pressure on herself.
Because he is the one who bears the greatest responsibility.
So, it's a matter of course.
Knowing the profound meaning of Midi's simple correction, Reinhardt imprinted it deeply in his heart.
Perhaps, an alliance with this guy is a more beneficial decision than you think.
Unconsciously, such a thought popped up in the mind of the fourth prince.
The next moment, the two of them quietly opened the hatch of the cargo hold, and slipped into the wide aisle of the vulture warship like a light shadow.
Then they started trying to "do something".
While the two of them secretly began to carry out various means, on the bridge of the Vulture Battleship, several high-ranking members of the Blue Truth Sect, including the Holy Envoy, did not find anything unusual.
Overconfidence can easily turn into arrogance, and under normal circumstances, there's really no need to be too careful.
Although the telepathy of the Holy Envoy is a blind spot for the battleship itself, it only means that it is impossible to accurately locate a specific person, if there is a strong killing intent in the emotions of someone in the battleship, or if it is a precise calculation with a huge amount of information as Midi did before, then even in a vague light, there will still be all kinds of anomalies.
It may not be possible to find out where the murderous intent or the calculating person is on the ship, but it is enough to alert the Holy Envoy and launch a search for the entire ship.
In addition, the design of the Vulture Battleship itself contains a lot of security and defense measures.
You must know that in the Heavenly War tens of thousands of years ago, whether it was a celestial person or a demon, they were all powerful and full of tricks. A variety of teleportation skills, a variety of stealth and infiltration skills, making people unguardable.
On the real ancient warships, there are a large number of magic arrays that are used to detect and defend against abnormal energy.
Nowadays, although the Vulture Battleship as an imitation has been simplified a lot, the heavy iron doors on the internal aisles and the multi-layer energy protection in the power room are all the same.
Of course, important places such as the powder magazine and the magic crystal library are guarded by elites, and there is no room for any mistakes.
In this case, let's not mention whether anyone can infiltrate the inside of the battleship, and even if they do, how can they destroy it?
The slightest movement is immediately noticed.
In this case, the top of the Blue Truth Sect, naturally, had any doubts, but instead focused all their attention on the search work.
Although the Holy Envoy was very high, when it came to adventure, he was much better than the pampered Bishop Malan and the captain who had been dealing with warships for many years.
He carefully analysed the reports that had come back from almost every engineering boat, studied the wreckage brought back by each of the pioneer boats, and issued one instruction after another down to the smallest detail.
Bishop Malan and the captain could only watch in embarrassment, like scarecrows, unable to do anything but stand stupidly, not even interjecting a slap on the wrist, because that would interrupt the Holy Messenger's train of thought.
This is the posture of the truly strong man in the sky and the sea of clouds.
Go on your own adventures, gain access to your most precious resources, and reach the pinnacle of what no one else can reach.
It would be a mistake to think that sitting on the throne of power will lead to a steady stream of resources and treasures, because the truly best things will undoubtedly be swallowed by the discoverer himself.
It's like an adventurer has obtained an unprecedentedly powerful inheritance in the ruins, how can he hand over the inheritance to the great power in exchange for status?
The best things should always be found by yourself.
This is the concept of the sky and the sea of clouds, especially the core of the Great Storm Zone, the strong in the starry ocean.
And under the orders of such a strong man, the speed that these well-equipped exploration teams can achieve can be imagined.
It was only after midnight, and when the moon was in the middle of the sky, the entire perimeter of the cemetery had been explored.
At the command of the Holy Envoy, several teams of explorers stabbed mercilessly towards the center of the graveyard like a knight's spear with an extremely sharp handle.
And by this time, only three hours had passed!
"Revise the previous judgment, and in two hours, I'm afraid it will already be exposed. A sharp light flashed in Midi's star-black eyes.
The arrow is ready to fly, and it has to be sent.