Chapter 8: The Thorn King
The rest of the trip was very fast, everyone hurriedly chose a change of clothes and simply packed up, and then quickly boarded the sky airship under the arrangement of the captain of the Fasoyev garrison. The sides and bottom of the cabin of this ship are painted with a circular carved tail mark, which is also the name of this airship, the Eagle Tail Flower.
This kind of airship built specifically for commercial transportation has a much more beautiful internal structure than the pirate ship just now, and it is also divided into three floors, the bottom is divided into six rooms of different sizes, and there is a largest and most luxurious one on the top floor, which can accommodate up to twenty-five passengers in extraordinary times.
The power cabin is also arranged on the second floor, and in fact most of the service personnel and facilities are also concentrated on this level. For example, the catering is done on this floor, and then distributed to each box.
The airship took off at half-past twelve in the afternoon, that is, two and a half hours later than the scheduled trip, and the captain of this airship was a big man with a long red beard, named Captain Quark.
When he heard what had happened to the hapless travelers, he expressed sympathy and indignation, and assured Diarlando that he would speed up as much as possible to make up for the delay.
I don't know if it was a special arrangement by Shaklin, but the people of the circus were divided into three cabins on the third floor, close to each other. Because Dan and Radardo were all the same person as Zach the jeweler, the three of them were arranged in one room.
The food was quickly delivered, the dishes were sumptuous, the ingredients were fresh, and it was worth the fare of two hundred and eighty gold coins a trip. When the door was closed to eat, Dearlando let Resace out to eat together. He specially asked for an extra plate and poured fifty pure magic crystals into it for lunch.
But Resis rarely had no appetite, and the young dragon stuck out his tongue and said, "That water just now tastes so disgusting. ”
This made Diarrando anxious, you must know that now Resace's body has all kinds of problems, and if he eats bad things again, it will be troublesome.
"Reeth, do you think it's uncomfortable there? Do you want to spit it out?" he worriedly put the young dragon in the palm of his hand, carefully massaging its belly, and then carefully asked what was going on there.
Dino was deeply touched by the side. He used his fork to pick up the carrots and celery in the salad and said, "I just felt like I accidentally ate a big mouthful of carrots and celery and crumbled the mixture." Evil ......"
Zoya smiled softly, grabbed Dino's hand and said "Don't be a picky eater, this thing is good for your eyes and bones." ”
Dino, who was caught, pouted, and had to obediently withdraw his fork. Aggrievedly, I stuffed the nasty red and green vegetables into my mouth. I chewed it twice, then closed my eyes and swallowed it.
Satisfied, Dino ate what he had to eat. Zoya spoke again: "The water just now is logically the circulating water of the pumice steam engine, except for the trace amount of pumice. It should be safe. Could it be that pumice stones are harmful to young dragons?"
Reiss enjoyed the massage comfortably, her whole stomach turned up, and she said casually at the moment: "Anyway, I just hate that taste, and I won't eat it a second time if it's good." Whew!" The tone was really the same as that of a picky eater, but it piqued Dearlando's interest in finding out.
"What is the difference between the pumice steam engine you are talking about and the ordinary steam engine, Dr. Wat also tried to build such an airship in Turanda, but in the end he could only keep the ship in the air for a short time. The liliang provided by the steam engine was not enough for the ship to fly smoothly and continuously in the sky. In terms of structure, I think he must have also referred to the design here, so the final difference should be in the kind of pumice you mentioned. ”
Zoya tapped her fingers lightly on the table and thought for a moment, then spoke: "You guessed correctly, it is true that the difference between the two steam engines is this stone. The Feather Humans have only sold complete steam engines to others, and once the steam engine is damaged, they must be returned to them for repair, because only they know how to install the pumice stone in it, so that they can play the magical effect of the pumice stone. ”
"What effect?"
"Let things float, otherwise it's called pumice." ”
Diarrando asked suspiciously: "I have seen people from the Royal Jishu Academy study the pumice mine given by the Duchy of Hovland, although it is lighter than ordinary stones, it can float in the water. But no matter how you look at it, you won't fly on your own, let alone let something else fly. ”
Zoya nodded: "Yes, we don't know how to make it fly, but the feather people know, so they can monopolize it." The reason why I know this bit of news is because they came to the Diecui Mountains a long time ago to ask our craftsman to renovate the steam engine, and the person in charge of the renovations mentioned a little bit to me. ”
"Let me guess...... Isn't that craftsman a Master of Cantu again?"
Zoya smiled and rubbed Deerlando's head and replied, "Yes, why are you so clever to reward you with a peach." After saying that, he sent a pink peach in front of him to Deirlando's mouth.
Sighing, Diarrando opened his mouth to grab the peaches and nibbled on them tastelessly.
After a long time of sprinkling, Resace felt really hungry, and jumped from Deirlando's hand to the table, and ate it on his plate.
Zoya took a bunch of grapes casually, leaned back on the chair, and looked at the big and two small ones in front of her, this picture was really warm. But she still has important things to say, and I'm afraid that if she does, they won't have such an appetite.
After a while, Diarlando also sensed that Zoya's words were stopped, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Zoya sighed and said, "Those two girls today, if I guessed correctly, should be the illegitimate daughters of the leader of the Moa Clan, the largest tribe of the Feathered Race. Although they have never been openly recognized, they are the jewels of the Dreadnosaur King, as you can tell by looking at the performance of a sky airship. ”
"Wait...... You mean the chief's daughter robbed them of their own goods on a pirate ship?" asked Dearrando, surprised, "and no one caught them?"
"This is the subtlety of it, even if someone is robbed, but because of the other party's face, generally zuihou loses money. Although they like to play games of pretending to be pirates, most of them do not cause casualties, so everyone turns a blind eye. ”
"Okay...... What does that have to do with where we are now, those two girls have already fled anyway, and I don't care what about them. Diarlando didn't understand, and Weishenme Zoya looked worried about this trivial matter.
"It is said that someone once resisted when they were robbing and then caused one of the girls to bruise her hand. ”
"Hmm......" Diarlando curiously waited.
Then it wasn't long before the man was found hanging upside down from a lamppost in front of his own house, with the skin of his hands peeled off, and the muscles and blood vessels parted little by little, hanging upside down on his wrists. ”
“...... Didn't you, you said that he was retaliated against by the Dreadhorn King, just because someone else had acted in proper defense during the pirate robbery?"
"I didn't say that the Dreadhorn King did it, I just said that the man died later. There was no evidence of this, and the neighbors within a radius said that they had something to do that night and were not at home at all, so no one knew what happened and who did it. ”
"This is a tyrant! I'm not afraid of any retaliation from him, and I want to meet this incompetent father when I have the chance. How can anyone connive at their daughter's murder and robbery, and they are not short of money!"
"The Dreadhorn King won't be looking for you, it's Fayle who is going to be looking for you. He was the one who had injured the tyrant's two precious daughters. Zoya sighed, that was what she was worried about at the moment. If it is really the person who was injured by Dierlando, with his identity, the other party may not be able to do anything. can be replaced by Fayir, such an unknown little person, it is better to kill him in the eyes of the Dreadhorn King than to kill an ant.
"Hmph, if you want to trouble Fayle, you can't get past me. "Diarlando used the dragon's perception to find out what was going on with all the contractors. Among the countless points of energy light, the unique markings of the Contractors allowed him to find them at a glance. Achille, Luna, and Fayer were all in the large private room next door, as they were the most numerous of all the customers.
Zoya shook her head: "I'm not afraid that you won't be able to beat him, but in Hovland, if you still want to take the Sky Airship of the Feather Race, you can't offend the leader of the Feather Race." We guess we'll have to find a way to change our face and change our identity when we get off the ship. Otherwise, don't think about sitting a second time. ”
"What did you plan to do with the rest of the trip? Although I have always heard that there is a green mountain forest on the Hovland continent, which is home to mountain elves, but I have never been there. Of those I know, even Ruidan and Dr. Wat have never had the opportunity to delve into the interior of this mysterious elven kingdom. ”
Zoya rolled her eyes flexibly, as if considering whether to say it or not, Zuihou still made up her mind. She put her mouth next to Deirlando's ear and whispered a few words. Dearlando's jaw dropped in surprise: "No, how did you do that?"
"Naturally, it was the Yuren who provided Jishu support, and because of this Jishu support, we must maintain good diplomatic relations with the Yuren Clan. If there was a conflict, it would be hard for me to judge which side my mother would lean. ”
“...... Doesn't it mean that I am an extension of your bloodline? I refuse to help with this kind of help? Then what should I go to the mountains and forests? Dearlando asked angrily, and immediately had the idea of going home.
"Don't lose your temper, I'm just saying that you're afraid to find a way to pacify the Dreadhorn King, if you can settle him, it will be easier to go wherever you want to go on this continent. He's the king of the sky here. (To be continued......)
PS: The next chapter should be half past eleven