Castle of Black Iron

Three days later, the airship of Huaiyuantang landed at an airship base in an unfamiliar city in the desert for the second supply of this journey and the first repair after the iron beak attack.

The attack by the iron-beaked ibis eventually caused one of the airbags in the airship’s airbag compartment to completely lose its floating ability, but in order to maintain the balance and stability of the airship’s flight, this airship with twelve airbag compartments During the subsequent flight, he took the initiative to release a lot of helium from the other airbag compartment opposite the airbag compartment that was attacked, and also adjusted the air pressure of the other three airbag compartments, which made it difficult for the next three days. , The airship’s speed dropped sharply by one-third, from over 100 kilometers per hour to about 70 or 80 kilometers per hour.

Airship flying is a complicated technical task. Zhang Tie also knew from others how many adjustments would be needed to keep the airship flying smoothly after being attacked by the iron beak ibis.

In these three days, Zhang Tie’s identity on the airship has undergone a subtle change due to the battle with the Ironbeak Ibis. Although he is still a special guest living in the passenger compartment, he is still on the airship. Most of the crew members knew him.

When the airship was about to land at the airship base of this city, Zhang Tie, like other passengers, walked out of the cabin and came to the vast airship deck, looking at the strange city below. .

What impressed Zhang Tie was that the scary cacti that surrounded the city were 40 or 50 meters high at every turn. Those cacti formed the walls of the city. Looking down from the air, the entire shape of the city was like A green clover, in the middle of this clover, there are buildings with strange domes everywhere, and in the middle of the city, there is a lake with a large area.

The airship base that can accommodate the landing of the airship in Huaiyuantang is right next to the lake.

The bitter cold wind that came in winter when leaving Karur, has become a round of warm sun hanging in the sky here, and the passengers standing on the deck have already taken off all kinds of warm clothes that hindered the bloat at this time. And dress lightly.

"This is Loulan, the city of the desert. The population of the entire city and nearby cities add up to 4.1 million people!" As Zhang Tie was looking at the city below, Zhang Zhitian had already appeared beside Zhang Tie. Introduce Zhang Tie to the city under the airship.

After being saved by Zhang Tie that day, Zhang Zhitian, who was two years older than Zhang Tie, had become friends with Zhang Tie at this time.

"How about it, is your injury better?" Zhang Tie looked at the young sailor whose skin had been tanned by the sun. Zhang Zhitian's eyes were narrow and long, perhaps because of the same bloodline. It is two points similar to the old brother's. This guy has a gentle appearance, but under the gentleness, he has a staunch temperament that ordinary people can't imagine.

Thinking of how this guy and that iron-beaked ibis were desperately on the airship's airbag that day, Zhang Tie quietly shook his head in his heart.

Hearing Zhang Tie’s question, Zhang Zhitian’s face appeared with a smile, and he raised his arm slightly, “After using a low-level healing potion and applying some wound gel, he rested for two days and he is much better! "

"By the way, did you often encounter this situation before?" Zhang Tie asked casually.

"How is it possible to encounter this situation often, if it is so dangerous every time, aren't all cargo airships become targets for those high-level mutant creatures that can fly?"

"You mean this situation is very unusual?" Zhang Tie was slightly taken aback.

"It's not uncommon, but rarely encountered. I have been on this airship for three years, but it was the first time I encountered a situation as dangerous as a few days ago. Although I have encountered some problems before. Flying mutant creatures and monsters harassing the airship are not as dangerous as this time..." Zhang Zhitian patiently explained to Zhang Tie, "Although you can see that this airship can fly everywhere in the sky, it is actually like us. The routes of such large cargo airships are relatively fixed. On these routes, there are basically no high-level organisms that can directly threaten the safety of the airship. This is an important consideration for airship route selection and exploration. In a certain airspace, there are many mutant creatures or monsters that can threaten the safety of the airship’s route. Under normal circumstances, the airship’s route will choose to bypass this area. This is similar to the ship sailing on the sea. Although the sea is vast, it is also You can't go anywhere."

Zhang Tie suddenly realized, "I also find it strange that the iron-beaked ibis seems to be a little too smart. They seem to know how to avoid the shooting area on the deck, and they specifically choose the most terrible place on the airship to attack. ?"

Zhang Zhitian looked at both sides and saw that not many people were paying attention to him and Zhang Tie. He lowered his voice and told Zhang Tie a piece of news, "I heard the discussion between the captain and the chief mate. The attack of the beaked ibis is a bit strange. In the past few years of voyage, there has never been a trace of the iron beaked ibis on this route, but this time it was a lot, and things were a little abnormal!"

"Could it be that there is someone behind this who is not manipulating it?" Zhang Tie was also slightly surprised.

At this time, the airship, after receiving the ground signal confirmation, slowly lowered its height above the airship landing space that had been vacated on the ground base. When there were still a few hundred meters from the ground, the airship had already dropped a few. A huge rope. After receiving the rope thrown down by the airship, the vehicles and people on the ground became busy. The airship that was swaying in the sky due to the wind direction suddenly stabilized, and the speed of the descent It is also accelerating.

Zhang Zhitian only glanced down slightly, then closed his gaze back, "The iron-beaked ibis is a fifth-level creature because of its sharp and pointed beak. In the air, the threat to airships can be ranked higher than that of all creatures below level six. Among the top three, this kind of creatures that can threaten the safety of the airship’s airway suddenly appeared in large numbers in the originally safe airship channel without any warning. The officers on the airship judged that someone was operating behind it. This time, if our airship is not The rigid airship adopts advanced airbag compartment design but other soft airships. Everyone on the airship may not be able to return this time!"

Zhang Tie took a breath. Although he had a certain degree of suspicion beforehand, he still felt a little frightened when this suspicion was confirmed by more experienced people. "Could it be that someone targeted Huaiyuantang?"

"I don't know!" Zhang Zhitian shook his head, "But we will know soon, the desert city Loulan is the most important air transportation hub within two thousand kilometers nearby. After landing in Loulan City, just ask if there is anything else. When the airship encounters such things, the officers will probably be able to make a judgment?"

"What if someone really targets Huaiyuantang?"

A proud smile appeared on Zhang Zhitian's face, "Then as long as we return to Huaiyuan Tang Clan, someone will naturally come to those guys to settle accounts! No one can calculate Huai Yuan Tang without paying the price!"

Zhang Zhitian’s self-confidence beyond his age also infected Zhang Tie, and a smile appeared on Zhang Tie’s face. This is the confidence to have a powerful family behind him. Such confidence makes Huaiyuantang’s subordinate business group airship. A young man in, when faced with dangers and difficulties, seemed to have the same pride that Reinhardt had when facing the enemy. Thinking of the Zhang family of Huaiyuantang, and thinking about the situation of his father and his family at the moment, Zhang Tie sighed quietly in his heart.

"Speaking of Huaiyuantang, I am still not very clear about many things about Huaiyuantang, can you tell me something?"

"Well, I guess it will take at least one day to complete this supply and airship repair in the desert city of Loulan. Anyway, I am recovering at this time. There is nothing to do. If I have this time, I will give you a good talk. Huaiyuantang!" A smile appeared on Zhang Zhitian's bronzed face when Zhang Tie took the initiative to ask him about Huaiyuantang.

"Jinyun Kingdom is a human nation composed mainly of Chinese people. Our Huaiyuantang is one of the six major families of Jinyun Kingdom. There are eight cities under its command and the family land is more than a thousand miles, occupying a county in Jinyun country. , The name of the county is the name of the Huaiyuan Hall of our Zhang family. Each generation of Huaiyuan Hall inherits the title of the patriarch Feng Earl. The head of the family is honored by all the family members. The head of the family is elected by the family elders, but for nearly two hundred years Come, the position of the head of the Zhang family of Huaiyuantang will be inherited by the Donghaicheng lineage, and it has been inherited to this day..."

Zhang Zhitian said, Huaiyuantang's impression in Zhang Tie's mind gradually became clear.

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After the airship landed, many people on the airship became busy. Because of the lack of mineral resources in the desert city of Loulan, many high-grade alloys and ordnances brought by the airship from Karur City were sold here, which brought the Changfeng Merchant Group. Great profits came.

After selling the goods brought from Karur, Zhang Tie saw that the airship purchased a lot of things from the desert city of Loulan. Under Zhang Zhitian’s introduction, Zhang Tie knew that there were three main things the airship purchased here. The first is ruby, the second is something in the body of a mutant lizard in the desert. I heard that it is a material for making bows and arrows, and the third is the secretion of a special cactus. This kind of secretion can directly glue the wound on the human body.

While all kinds of goods in and out of the cargo warehouse under the airship, the water, coal, and food needed by the airship were also supplied here.

After landing, the repair of the airship's airbag compartment was also proceeding in an intense and orderly manner.

After flying in the sky for many days in a row, Zhang Tie’s feet fluttered a little. After landing, under the leadership of a familiar airship crew, Zhang Tie strolled around in the desert city Loulan. The roasted scorpion meat in Loulan City Zhang Tie was deeply impressed by the cacti that mutated and protected the city.

At night, the temperature in Loulan City suddenly dropped, and it suddenly became colder than it was in Karur City. All of a sudden, the passengers on the airship felt the taste of ice and fire.

That is, at night, the captain, chief mate, and several main characters of this airship sat in the airship's control room frowning.

"Did you inquire about the news?" the captain of the airship asked a man sitting at the table.

"I have already inquired clearly. Apart from us, among the airships that came to Loulan for supply and rest in the last three days, five of them encountered the same situation as ours and suffered a large number of iron-beaked ibis attacks. It was a rigid airship equipped with protective armor. After paying a great price, it barely came to Loulan. In addition, there were several airships that had agreed delivery times with several business groups in Loulan City. It hasn't reached it yet. It has been missing for several days. All the missing airships are relatively backward soft airships with single airbags!"

The captain of the airship who was smoking the pipe narrowed his eyes, and asked after a long time, "Is there any news about the destruction of the elder family of Karl Roy's Federation Alchemist Union?"

"No, although the wanted rewards from the Karl Roth Federation and the Pharmacist's Union have now spread throughout the Weiyi subcontinent, the murderers seem to have disappeared out of thin air!" The man who spoke glanced at the captain of the airship, "of the two. Does it matter?"

"I don't know if it matters. What I know is that this world and the airship's waterway seem to have become dangerous overnight!" A calm and serious light flashed in the airship captain's eyes, "Fix the airship as soon as possible. , And then contact those merchant airships that have been attacked by dangerous creatures with the same target as our next stop, and we will leave Loulan in a team!"

"Yes!"

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