"Your Majesty's order, I did receive it."

Noren said slowly, "In other words, you want Peak City to be the leader to help Flamel out of the siege, right?" ”

What kind of proposals, tests, to put it nicely, the essence is to have people from Linfeng City.

But for their part, Peaking had no position to refuse Robert's order.

The power of the imperial monarch is absolute, and disobedience is no different from rebellion.

Therefore, under the supervision of the imperial capital's envoys, Linfeng City had to join the battlefield.

However, this was also within the scope of his expectations.

Although Linfeng City is remote, it is not far from the front line of the civil war, and it is only a matter of time before it is drawn into the flames of war.

At least they've upgraded their power before they join the battlefield, and that's the best situation.

Otherwise, it will be like Alto City, which will be used as cannon fodder and annihilated early, which is the sadness of small forces in the war era.

Moreover, although they were asked to send troops, there were also Rosalia forces with the army to support them.

If the battle situation deteriorates, at least with them in the background, Linfeng City still retains the option of retreating, which can be regarded as minimizing the risk of participating in the war.

"Don't worry, it's not that stressful."

Rosaria explained, "Not only Peak City, but other imperial forces around Flamel will also send troops to support, and we are not inferior to the rebels in terms of total combat strength.

"And I'm not still here, don't look like this, I'm very good at fighting, right?"

"Then there will be His Royal Highness Lao to help you." Nolan nodded and stood up.

"Since we want to support Flamel as soon as possible, the military situation is urgent, and I will immediately ask the military department to prepare for it tonight, and I will not accompany me here for the time being."

"Go ahead."

Rosalia bowed her head and watched Nolan leave the box, narrowing her eyes slightly.

I thought that with his beauty and status, as long as he took the slightest initiative, the youngest legendary alchemist in the empire would be fascinated by himself-

Just like most of the young talents she's met before.

But it didn't, let alone be overwhelmed, and Nolan's reaction was cold, and even a little perfunctory because he had to be accompanied by work.

This made her feel a little aggrieved.

I'm a princess, but I'm not so proactive to anyone, right?

How can ordinary people enjoy such treatment, but you just ignore my kindness......

Even if you're a legendary alchemist, you're probably a little toasted, right?

Don't you know that if I complain to my father, your alchemy results may not be taken seriously by the Empire for the rest of your life?

On the contrary, as long as I say a few kind words to my father, the empire will vigorously develop alchemy and start producing your alchemy weapons throughout the country!

When that happens, you'll be in power and the number one alchemist in the Empire......

It is even possible to hold the princess and become a real relative of the royal family!

So many benefits are at your fingertips, is it really okay not to please me?

"Should you say that you are hopelessly stupid, or do you have the confidence to do your own thing?

"If you're just trying to get away with it, I'll admit you did trick me, but you don't have to behave so realistically."

She muttered to her feet, stretching lazily.

"Hmph, forget it. Anyway, when I go to the battlefield in a few days, I'll be able to see what you're really capable of.

"At that point, I'll be able to see how much you're worth."

……

Outside the box, Noren left the restaurant with Yuna and got into the carriage to go home.

"No, a trip to the alchemy factory." Nolan commanded.

"Do you want to go to the alchemy factory so late?" Yuna was slightly stunned.

"Well, I just talked to Rosalia about something."

Noren said, "Linfeng City needs to send troops to help Flamel relieve the siege, this is His Majesty's will.

"For this reason, I plan to make the factory work overnight and get the troops ready for battle as soon as possible."

In fact, as an ally and a party on the alchemy side, he also hopes to do Flamel a little favor if he can.

It's just that Linfeng City's own strength was limited before, and it was very reluctant to protect itself in the civil war, so how could there be any spare strength to send troops to support?

But now the situation is different, with the completion of the Crow's Nest and the formation of the Sky Knights, the air combat power of Peak City has begun to take shape.

Coupled with the support of Rosaria and others, although it is not among the first-class forces, at least it can be done to stir up troubled waters.

The so-called soldier is fast, since he has made a decision, he will no longer delay, and plans to prepare for departure overnight.

"So that's ...... this"

Yuna's focus was different, and seeing Nolan's serious expression, she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

Let's just talk about business, so he won't secretly date other women behind his back!

Immediately, she straightened her face and asked, "Is there anything you need my help with?" ”

"Help me get Evelyn and Captain Ryan, as well as all the Sky Knights."

Nolan said, "Then you go to Uncle Luo Zhen and urge him to make the improved Valkyrie equipment by tomorrow morning." ”

"Yes!"

The carriage drove to the alchemy factory, and Nolan got out of the carriage and asked, "What about the Crow's Nest, are you ready?" ”

"Yes, Lord Richard is putting the finishing touches on it." The factory staff led him to a clearing outside the alchemy factory.

With all the armament in place, the Crow's Nest was pulled out of the construction workshop.

According to the plan, it is going to conduct a test flight tonight to ensure that there will be no travel to the pool for tomorrow's completion ceremony.

"My lord, why are you here?"

Richard sweated out of the bilge of the Crownest, "We're doing the final checks. ”

"I'll help you." Noren took off his robe and walked over, "Just in time for the exercise after cooking." ”

After all, it is the largest and most complex alchemy machine he has designed so far, and the final acceptance work has to be confirmed in person.

"That's great."

Richard was pleasantly surprised, "With the help of adults, it looks like we can call it a day early tonight." ”

"That must not make you call it a day early." Nolan smiled back.

"The factory will work overtime tonight to produce the remaining battle items of the Sky Knights, so I'll ask you to supervise it more."

"Okay......"

Richard smiled wryly and waved away, and Nolan took over the rest of the acceptance.

He stepped onto the deck of the Crownest and looked out at its slender hull, all sorts of information about it coming to mind.

The aerial battleship Crow's Nest, with a total length of 88 meters, is fully armed and carries 100 people, and is equipped with alchemy weapons:

a live-fire naval gun "Meteor";

six live-fire naval guns "Raven Feather";

Six magic naval guns "blitz".

Among them, the Meteor, the largest and most powerful, was placed separately in the bow of the ship.

And the so-called "Raven Feather" and "Blitzkrieg" are actually the shipborne versions of Ganganir and the Beam Sniper.

Although it has the same power, the cannon "Raven Feather" has a loader structure based on Gungnir, and the reload speed is faster.

By the way, the main weapon of the original tank jointly developed by Peak City and Flamel was the "Raven Feather" live ammunition gun.

The "Blitz" cannon is powered by a large mana crystal, and it also supports quick replacement of mana sources, and its endurance is much higher than that of the individual version of the beam sniper.

These two types of naval guns served as standing fire for the Raven's Nest, distributed on both sides of the battleship and manned by the ship's combatants.

As long as there is an enemy target within the attack range, it can be covered by fire.

In addition to its offensive armament, the Crownest's defense is also excellent.

In order to reduce weight, the main body of the Crow's Nest is wooden though.

However, the bottom of the ship, the side of the ship, and other places that are vulnerable to anti-aircraft fire, are wrapped in the same outer armor of the tank, which is one of the composite alchemy metals with the highest comprehensive performance in the Empire.

At the same time, there are also sixth-order defensive spells "Divine Barrier" in various parts of the Crow's Nest, which can be activated by operators at any time.

This can ensure that the Crow's Nest can withstand a sixth-order, or even seventh-order attack, and will not be damaged too much.

Even if it is facing the crisis of having to abandon the ship to escape, there is also a small spare floating boat at the stern of the ship, which can ensure that the personnel without flight equipment on the ship can be evacuated in time.

However, while the various armaments of the Crownest were examined, it was not so much that really stood out.

"Open the wings of the Raven's Nest." Nolan instructed the ship's staff.

"Yes!"

The Crow's Nest has three pairs of "wings", which are usually folded upwards and stand tall like the sails of a real ship.

But when it began to work, the sails would split apart and fall like wings on either side of the Raven's Nest.

At this time, it was more like an airplane with wings than a sailing ship on the sea, and this was its true attitude as a battleship in the air.

With a wingspan of 55 metres when fully deployed, the three pairs provide additional buoyancy to the Raven's Nest with the right wind direction and angle, effectively reducing its dependence on flying circles.

"Sail wings, check normal......

"Power compartment, check normal ......"

The acceptance of the Crow's Nest was nearing the end, and at this moment, someone on the side quietly reminded:

"Lord Nolan, Lord Castle, Lord Ryan, and all members of the Sky Knights have arrived."

"It's going to be fine right away, let them wait." Nolan was busy and said without looking back.

"Actually, they've been waiting for an hour...... I'm afraid ......"

"Afraid of what?" He muttered, "I've been waiting for an hour, and I don't care if I wait another half hour, right?" ”

"Ha......" The staff retreated sweating profusely.

In Linfeng City, I am afraid that the only one who dares to make the city lord and the head of the knight regiment wait for an hour or two is this Lord Noren.

I don't know how long it took, but by the time the entire Crow's Nest was inspected, Nolan finally straightened his back a little sore.

He ripped off his shirt and put it on his shoulder, leaving only a sweat-soaked vest to walk to the side of the boat, looking condescendingly at the group of figures waiting for him outside.

"Yo, everyone's here, right?"

Surrounded by the high-powered luminous lights around him, Nolen looked like a star on a stage shrouded in spotlights, and he spread his arms and waved his shirt at the crowd below.

"Now is the time to witness the miracle -

"Crow's Nest, start the test flight!"

With his order, the staff in the bridge became busy in an orderly manner.

Clusters of cyan circles began to unfurl from the bottom of the Crow's Nest and under the wings.

With dozens of flying circles activated at the same time, everyone present heard the Crow's Nest emit a "buzzing" and obvious magical resonance sound.

A large number of wind elementals began to converge towards the Raven's Nest, and even formed a cyan cyclone visible to the naked eye around it.

The wind was raging, and everyone present was forced to take a few steps back by the ensuing wind pressure.

But Rao is the wind is charming, and they all try their best to keep their eyes open, wanting to witness the moment when the battleship takes off.

"All possible failures have been ruled out, and theoretically the success rate of this test flight is 100%!"

Nolan's eyes were also fanatical, and his hand gripped the railing as if he wanted to lift it up with his own strength.

"Come on, Raven's Nest!"

"Hum—"

In the next moment, the buoyancy accumulated by dozens of flying magic circles finally broke through the critical point.

With the sound of howling wind and the sound of magic resonance, the bottom of the Crow's Nest broke off the ground and rose into the air under the witness of everyone at the scene.

"Wuhu, take off!" Nolan's voice loomed in the wind.

Evelyn looked up at the Crow's Nest, which was flying higher and higher, and watched its figure gradually merge with the deep night sky, only to feel her heart beating faster and faster.

"Although I was mentally prepared before I came, I still felt a little unbelievable when this fact really happened in front of my eyes."

She shook her head and took a deep breath, "I never imagined that one day the ship would be able to fly in the sky, and Nolen's legendary title is well deserved. ”

"Who's to say it isn't?" Ryan was also emotional.

Even he couldn't believe that Linfeng City could give birth to and retain such an astonishing genius.

A small border town, how can he be!

At the same time, not only the alchemy factory, but also the well-intentioned people in Linfeng City noticed the launch of the Crow's Nest.

"Yuna, are you looking at the stars?"

The improved version of Valkyrie's avalanche type was finally made by tomorrow, and Aisha rubbed her shoulders and walked out of the workshop, and when she saw Yuna looking up at the sky, she couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Stars? …… Indeed it is. ”

Yuna smiled slightly, pointing to a shining star in the night sky, "Don't you think Sister Aisha thinks it's beautiful?" ”

The light emitted by this star is not the same as that of a normal star, and it is no surprise that it shines.

Because it's a signal light on board the Crow's Nest.

And on the other side of the upper city, where Her Royal Highness stayed.

Rosalia was in the house, and Reinhardt went alone outside the yard to feed the griffins.

There was no place for griffons in Peak City, so his mount had to be temporarily tethered to the stables in the yard.

The griffin was fierce by nature, and ordinary attendants dared to approach it easily, so he had to feed the griffin himself.

He was handing the raw meat from the bucket to the griffin's beak when he saw it raise its eagle head and look motionless somewhere in the night sky.

"What's the matter, man, don't think the food here is to your liking?"

Reinhardt was stunned for a moment, then followed its line of sight to the sky.

At this time, a light hung in the wide, lonely night sky, emitting a light that was bright and dark.

"Wait, isn't this the big airship I saw in the factory this afternoon? ……”

Reinhardt stood up, his expression in a trance and somewhat incredulous.

"Really, such a big airship can really fly?"

(End of chapter)