After the test flight, the Crow's Nest slowly fell, making a muffled "boom" on the ground.

The ship lowered the gangplank, and Nolan stepped down and smiled at Evelyn and Ryan:

"Well, the air battleship I spent so much time building didn't disappoint you, did it?"

By the time he returned from Flammel, he had already begun construction of the Crow's Nest in preparation for the development of the Ringpeak Air Force.

However, the Crow's Nest is so large and sophisticated, and if it wants to be built in the shortest possible time, it will undoubtedly require the mobilization and consumption of a huge amount of manpower and material resources.

This is a burden even for the city as a whole.

If this construction plan fails as expected, or even fails completely, the development of Peak City will be severely slowed down.

For the city lord Evelyn, since there was no precedent for building a large alchemy machine, she had to carefully estimate the benefits and risks of this heavy industry project.

But in the end, she decided to let Nolan do it, and judging by the results, her trust was not disappointed.

"Awesome." Evelyn gave Norren a thumbs up, not sparing her words of praise.

"Not only was I not disappointed, I was so surprised!"

In this way, tomorrow's completion ceremony should be held without a hitch.

Being able to show the powerful strength of Linfeng City in front of the envoys of the imperial capital, especially her best friend Rosaria, she also has a bright face as the city lord.

After all, even if it is as prosperous and powerful as the imperial capital, it will not be able to build such a majestic aerial battleship that can fly in the sky!

"I'm not just here to visit the Crow's Nest."

Nolan briefly relayed what Rosaria said that night, and asked, "Do you know that Primepeaks will participate in the civil war to support Flammel?" ”

"Rosalia told me." Evelyn nodded, "You're going to go to the front in person?" ”

Noren is the chief staff and alchemist of Ringpin, and his logistical support skills are far more important than his frontal combat skills.

The current Linfeng City was brought up by him, and it can be said that his importance to Linfeng City even exceeds that of her, the cheap city lord.

With that in mind, she didn't want Nolan to be in danger all the time.

"Of course I have to, because I'm the head of the Sky Knights, and only I know how to control the Crownest."

Nolan paused, "Yes...... I seem to have forgotten to tell you something important.

"After you left, we quickly routed the Alto forces, but they did cause us some trouble.

"The transport route to Flamel has been completely destroyed and cut off, and the Knights of the Summits are unable to support Flamel by land.

"Therefore, if we want to complete the support operation, we can only rely on the air troops, that is, our Crow's Nest and the Sky Knights.

"That's why I summoned the Sky Regiment tonight, although it is a newly established unit, they are about to be put into actual combat."

"If you only throw yourself into the Sky Regiment...... Is the combat power enough? Ryan on the side made a suggestion.

"The Knights of Linfeng can also take the Crow's Nest to support Flamel's."

"It's not ......impossible," Nolen thought for a moment, "but this time we will focus on air combat, and the traditional ground combat force may not play much role." ”

This time to support Flamel, he does not intend to engage in ground warfare with the rebels, and head-to-head competition with traditional ground combat power is the weakness of Peak.

Since it can seize air supremacy, unilaterally beating the opponent with the air firepower that the enemy is difficult to resist is what Linfeng City should really do.

And in this regard, the traditional knights, who are not specially trained in air combat, are not able to help much.

At most, they only act as frigate bodyguards on the Crow's Nest, and it is the members of the Sky Regiment who are really fighting.

However, it is also true that the number of people in the Sky Regiment is scarce, and the total number of members in the first phase is only twenty, which is far from the number of people on board the Crow's Nest.

Maybe the best half of the reserve members can be sent to the ship for internships?

Although it is not yet possible to keep up with the rhythm of the official team members, it should not be a problem to stay on the Crow's Nest to fight and control the ship's weapons, and to accumulate actual combat experience.

Well, that's it!

"It's up to you, since you take the air battle route, this battle is entrusted to you with carte blanche."

Evelyn nodded, "When are you going to go?" ”

"Now it's time to prepare ammunition and materials and bring the Sky Regiment to familiarize yourself with the Crow's Nest."

Nolan touched his chin, "Because of the small number of people, it is not troublesome to mobilize, and if it goes well, after the completion ceremony tomorrow, that is, the day after tomorrow, you can set off." ”

"Hmm." Evelyn admonished, "Also, Rosaria's side will join you in the battle.

"Although she is usually very easy-going, no matter how she says it, she is also the envoy of the imperial capital and the noble royal highness.

"Her impression of us will directly affect Your Majesty's evaluation of Linfeng City, so don't be too casual and rude when dealing with her."

"Of course I do." Nolan hesitated, "But it always feels like she-"

"What's wrong with her?"

"It's okay......" he shook his head, "I always feel like she doesn't have a sense of boundaries", but in the end he didn't say it.

Or don't speak ill of her best friend in front of her, right?

Moreover, although Rosaria occasionally makes some ambiguous hints between words.

But after all, she is beautiful and has status, and it would be a lie to say that she is useless in her heart.

Although I don't know what kind of calculation she deliberately approached her, at least for now, it is a friendly army, so let's take one step at a time.

After finalizing the next itinerary with Evelyn and Ryan, he took the Sky Knights aboard the Crow's Nest.

"The Sky Battleship Crow's Nest, from now on, this is the battle base of our Sky Knights!"

He said happily, "Whether it's marching transportation or battle preparation, the Crow's Nest can meet all our needs in wartime.

"Starting tomorrow, you'll be living here, and I'll teach you how to use the facilities until you're familiar enough to make it your home!"

"Yes!" The members of the group were all excited.

The Crow's Nest, which had just taken off, gave them a great shock, but they didn't expect such a big battleship to really take off!

Even if you look at the entire empire, this air warship is a unique existence.

And now Nolan told them that he could actually use such a magical warship as if it were his home......

And this kind of good thing?

With excitement and curiosity, everyone followed Nolan to visit the interior of the Crow's Nest, and in a trance they only felt that it was great to join the Sky Group.

Not to mention the treatment, just talking about this kind of freshness and pride is something that the traditional army can never bring.

It wasn't until late at night that Nolan disbanded the Sky Group and left the still-brightly lit alchemy factory.

Yuna was holding a brown suitcase, standing by the carriage waiting for him, and when she saw him come out of the factory, she bowed slightly and smiled:

"It's hard work, shall we go home?"

Her beautiful voice like a nightingale rubbed in the gentle night, and his heart warmed when he heard it, and even the tiredness on his body was dispelled a little.

"Let's go."

He took a few steps forward, and suddenly noticed the brown suitcase in Yuna's hand, and couldn't help but feel a move in his heart, "The avalanche modification has been made?" ”

"Hmm." Yuna lifted the suitcase slightly, "Master Luo Zhen and Sister Ai Xia worked overtime, and finally rushed it out." ”

The suitcase was about 60 centimeters long, 40 centimeters wide, and 25 centimeters high, just the size that Yuna could lift with one hand.

But both of them knew that it wasn't filled with everyday items like clothes, but an avalanche of Valkyrie gear remade from Gaia's memory metal.

"Tomorrow we will get used to the new Valkyrie gear."

Nolan got into the carriage, "It's expected that we'll be leaving the day after tomorrow - to support Flammel." ”

"Okay."

The carriage started slowly, Yuna looked out the window, and suddenly asked in a low voice, "Her Royal Highness will also go with us, right?" ”

"Yes." Nolan nodded, jokingly, "So we need to make good use of it and let them see the true strength of the White Raven and the Sky Regiment!" ”

"Hmm." Yuna clenched her fists and said seriously, "I'll do my best." ”

Although I believe that Nolan will not be so easily manipulated by Rosaria, his attitude and Rosaria's attitude are two different things.

The woman's intuition tells her that Rosalia is indeed interested in Nolan, which makes her subconsciously regard the other party as her "competitor." ”

It's just that after comparing the "enemy and me combat power" without authorization, she was a little frustrated to find that she seemed to be crushed by her opponent in terms of figure and origin......

Even if it is a beautiful face with its own merits, because the other party is good at dressing up, it looks more mature and more likable to the opposite sex.

It's not good, how do you look like you're going to lose?

Coming to such a conclusion made her heart alarmed, but the looming battle in front of her seemed like a good opportunity to show herself?

She and Nolan met each other in battles, and only in this battle did she have the confidence to be inferior to anyone.

So just now, she had already made up her mind-

In this battle, she must play an excellent record, get praise from Nolan, and bloom ......

Even Her Royal Highness had to look at the dazzling light for it!

……

The night passed, and the next day at noon.

According to the predetermined plan, the Crow's Nest has been transferred to the gate of Linfeng City, and a circle of streamers has been set up outside.

The Knights were maintaining order on the scene, and at this time, both the city walls and the city gates were blocked, and the crowd of onlookers was endless.

On the one hand, most of the inhabitants of Peak City in the plains had never even seen the sea, and certainly had never seen a large ship like the Crow's Nest.

What's more, this is still a "dry boat" parked on land.

On the other hand, there is gossip that Her Royal Highness the Seventh Princess, who is from the imperial capital, is visiting Linfeng City as an envoy in person, and will also conduct an award ceremony in public.

Linfeng City is just a small border town, and it is rare for such a heavyweight royal family member to visit in decades.

Not to mention, it is said that Her Royal Highness looks like a country and a city, even just looking at it has the effect of prolonging life!

Therefore, everyone's expectations were high, and as the minutes passed, the bell rang on time for the hour.

"Boom-"

Accompanied by the melodious bells, outside the peak city.

In the midst of all the attention, Rosalia, dressed in a silver and white dress, slowly stepped out of the carriage with the support of the personal knight Reinhardt.

At this time, her face happened to be facing the city gate, intentionally or unintentionally.

And after seeing the true face of Her Royal Highness, everyone present fell into silence for a short time because they were intoxicated by her beauty.

Rosalia was used to the sight of the crowd, and she was even in the mood to smile at them.

Her Royal Highness...... Is this smiling at us?

Suddenly, the crowd erupted in noisy cheers and discussions.

"Her Royal Highness's beauty really deserves her reputation, my heart seems to have been taken away by His Royal Highness, and there may be no joys and sorrows in this life......"

"I'm so lucky to see His Highness's smile, I feel like it's going to be smooth for the whole year!"

"Is Your Highness married? I really don't know who can be so lucky to marry such a beautiful woman! ”

“……”

The atmosphere of the scene was unconsciously hot, and the smile on Rosaria's face was even more proliferating when she noticed those admiring or fanatical eyes.

That's right, this is the attitude that outsiders should have towards themselves, and their own charm should be like this.

She gracefully walked forward, where Evelyn, Nolan, and Ryan were waiting for her in front of the Crownest.

When she came, Evelyn bowed first: "Greetings to Her Royal Highness." ”

Rosaria bowed slightly, her voice was not big or small, but it was clearly transmitted to the ears of everyone present:

"In my capacity as an emissary, on behalf of Your Majesty, I will confer the Order of Bauhinia on those who have made meritorious contributions.

"Ryan Anderson, Noren Wies, come forward."

This is the medal that Evelyn applied for to the imperial capital on the occasion of the victory of the War of Resistance against the Prairie People, as a war exploit to protect the family and defend the country.

After months of waiting, it's finally time to make it official.

"Yes."

Ryan and Nolan both stepped forward and got down on one knee in front of Rosaria.

At this time, Rosaria was the monarch's representative, and naturally she should perform the most solemn one-knee kneeling salute.

Rosalia held out her hand, and the messenger handed over the tray, each containing a Bauhinia medallion that glittered in the sunlight in two boxes.

"You have achieved great feats in the battle to defend your homeland, and you are the most loyal sword and shield of the Empire."

Rosaria placed the medal on their chests and said in a deep voice.

"The Empire will give the heroes the honor they deserve, and today the Bauhinia Medal will be awarded, and your achievements will be remembered by the Empire, and your name will be praised by the people—

"The glory of the empire is with you and me."

"Long live the Roland Empire." Ryan's expression was solemn, and so was Nolan.

"Long live the Roland Empire!"

"Long live the Roland Empire!"

The sound quickly spread throughout the scene, and onlookers chanted the slogan with proud expressions.

In such a grand atmosphere, the award ceremony came to an end, and then it was time to cut the ribbon for the Crow's Nest.

Evelyn took out a large pair of scissors that she had been preparing for a long time, grabbed the handle of the scissors with Rosaria, Nolan, and Ryan, and stretched it towards the ribbon surrounding the Crow's Nest.

"Are you ready?" She asked.

"Of course."

Nolan replied, and it suddenly occurred to him that if there was a camera in this world, he should be able to take a picture of a world-famous painting at this time, right?

"Click-"

The scissors fell, and the ribbon around the Crow's Nest was cut smoothly, indicating that the Crow's Nest was ready to officially sail.

Of course, it's just that this is not enough, as an air warship, when will it not show its magical power to everyone at this time?

"Please, everybody."

Noren was the first to step onto the Raven's Nest's gangplank and reached out to Evelyn, Rosaria, and the others.

"Ready for an air trip?"

(End of chapter)