Mage? Spell Engineer!

In the clear sky of the Holy Kingdom, a "giant beast" shuttles between the clouds, appearing and disappearing. The white steam she exhaled became part of the cloud.

The airship sails very smoothly, and the take-off and landing process is almost imperceptible compared to an airplane. The first-class cabin here is more like a restaurant box, with a dining table covered with white tablecloth and a soft and comfortable single sofa seat.

Like everyone else, Rorschach nestled on the sofa and watched the airship fly over the city and fields through the porthole. After reading for a while, he took out the "Red Butterfly Newspaper" that he had not had time to read.

It is actually a newspaper with a collection of stories, and there are a few cartoons, and the content is somewhat omitted. It seems to be a popular publication.

"Do you need anything?" The flight attendant brought a cup of citrus tea, and Rorschach put down the newspaper: "I want to visit the cockpit. Please help me ask if Captain Ted is suitable." I guess there should be many landing and landing captains. Rorschach didn't bother Ted immediately.

"Okay, please wait a moment."

After a while, the first-class door opened, and Ted came in person: "Let's go, Master Rorschach, I'll take you to see the inside of the airship. I guarantee you'll be worth your fare, haha."

The windshield of the cab is huge. Common sense is that the bigger the glass, the more expensive it is. Rorschach observed that the size and transparency of the Sky Fortress’s glass are almost the same as those in the previous life. I don’t know if it is tempered, so Rorschach did not make any assumptions. Stick to the front.

"Everyone, this is Master Rorschach!" Ted introduced him to everyone in the cabin as soon as he entered.

The crew was indeed idle now, and many members gathered around and asked him if he was the Rorschach who went to the secondary plane. Good thing there's no guy asking Rorschach about stocks.

"Our captain, Mr. Verne." The bearded man was controlling the rudder of the airship and nodded to Rorschach.

The cockpit above the head is constantly pushing away clouds, but as the clouds get closer they lose their form, and only small ice crystals and water vapor can be seen clinging to the glass. In the center is a huge compass, but its surface is illuminated by magic marks. "Through the secret bond with the terminal, our compass can show us the shortest straight line."

After the introduction, Ted pointed out the altimeter, barometer and other devices on the instrument panel, as well as a large crystal ball: "This is the most expensive thing in this cabin besides glass - the crystal ball with solidified prophecy. When it When it lights up, it means there are storms, thunderstorms and other bad weather ahead. We will choose to hover or even land to wait for the crystal ball to go out. Rorschach, you picked a good day to set out, and the weather should be good throughout the journey."

"Don't you need to recharge?"

"Before departure, a professional mage will test the circuit accuracy of the crystal ball. After testing, it will be filled with ether - it can be guaranteed to run for three days at a time. There is no route in the entire continent that takes more than two days."

"After looking at the cockpit, let's take you to see the really exciting place. Is that okay, Captain?"

"Just don't touch it."

"Okay, Master Rorschach, follow me."

The power room is a strictly isolated area, filled with noise and fireworks.

A dwarf covered in coal powder yelled at Luo Xia: "Master Luo Xia, I have read your paper. The air pressure volume volume diagram is very good, good stuff! The temperature and enthalpy diagram -I still-don’t understand! You’re-amazing!”

It's not a matter of quality, it's simply because when the steam turbine is running, you can only speak like this if you want others to hear you clearly.

Ted shouted much softer than the dwarf master: "Master Luo Xia, after reading this, let's go up and get into the air bag!"

Underneath the cigar-shaped airship skin is a steel frame and a huge spherical air bag. The outside of the air bag is engraved with magic circuits.

The dwarf accompanied him and explained the filling material of the air bag - an extremely light phlogiston obtained by using electricity to decompose the water element. When it comes into contact with the air, it will release the input electric energy in the form of explosion and fire element, and finally return to the water element. This ultra-light, highly explosive gaseous phlogiston can only be made by dwarves, and their inflatable stations are indispensable wherever airships are made and parked.

It’s really hydrogen! Rorschach suddenly felt that he should learn protective spells before boarding the ship. He also thought of the dwarf's question: "Will the Holy Kingdom allow it?"

"These airships are basically inflated in Istani and the Empire. There is only one licensed factory near the central port area. We are not allowed to go out casually. If it weren't for the high salary, no one would be willing to go." The dwarf engineer explained.

Ted introduced the air bag very proudly: "The air bag is double-layered. If the inner layer is damaged, and in the worst case - boom, the outer magic circle will be activated in an instant. This is the theory."

"[Repair Technique], [Shield Technique], [Protection from Energy Damage], and [Reverse Explosion], all spell formations are nested and engraved in three layers, and the whole is integrated through calculation and design, and is activated in sequence.

This is the highest masterpiece of the Tower of Stars and the Tower of Secrets. It uses topological transformation to successfully make the array fit perfectly on the spherical surface without affecting the operation. The nested arrays share the cyclic energy storage block."

Rorschach's eyes lit up. With the support of the magic circle, these air bags could withstand violent explosions, and they were now also in a high-pressure state. Dwarves can also produce hydrogen, so making synthetic ammonia is no longer a dream! In addition, conventional magic circles and scrolls are required to be used on a flat surface, so it is indeed a great achievement to be effective on a spherical surface.

The dwarf returned to the power room, and the remaining two continued to visit along the corridor inside the air bag. The corridor is on the center line of the entire support structure. Now Rorschach and Ted are standing in the center of the airship. There is a lead storage tank with a liquid level gauge. The blue liquid inside can be seen through the glass window.

"Thoth alchemical ink, a full jar." Ted patted the jar, which was eighty percent full, so there was only a muffled sound. This special ink has been used to draw scrolls since the old empire because it can carry ether: "The pipeline and the energy storage circuit of the magic circle are connected with mithril threads, and the ink in the jar is continuously circulated to continuously replenish ether to the magic circle. I didn't expect it Can it still be used like this?

One of the responsibilities of myself and the other two accompanying mages is to inject ether into the ink in this jar every three hours. Oh, there's also a can at the bow and stern. To be honest, this job doesn't require any magic at all - it's all imprinted! We just provide ether, that's all. "

Rorschach carefully observed the storage tank and circulation device and asked: "Will it be boring?"

"I really like it. Flying between cities and countries on such a cool airship, flying through the clouds. If you want, we can go up and look outside from the highest point instead of through the window." Ted pointed to the iron frame A straight staircase leads to the top surface of the skin.

"No need, it's already dinner time." Luo Xia looked at his pocket watch: "Thank you very much, Mr. Captain." Since he doesn't know [Levitation Technique] and [Feather Falling Technique], a gentleman should not stand on an airship. On principle Rorschach declined the invitation.

"It's the first officer. Let's go to the restaurant."

The estimated time for the entire journey is a little over fourteen hours, which means you will have to spend the night on the airship.

With the airship's inherent stability and the mild weather, Rorschach sleeps no differently than on land. Flatten the back of the sofa to make a good bed. He didn't know that the beds in the second-class cabin were made of hard boards, and that the lower cabin had only narrow seats. Passengers might be awakened at any time by the sound of cargo when the airship turned.

At night, small lights were lit all around the Sky Fortress, marking the outline of the entire boat. Navigation at night relies only on the compass to lock the destination just like during the day. The cockpit is brightly lit, like the bright eyes of a giant beast. The sound of the idling steam turbine is the low cry of a whale, slowly decelerating in the ocean of gas, preparing to sink to the "bottom".

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