Urban Sims

After the first batch of 500 experience passengers entered the "Beautiful Princess".

The hatch is closed, and the eight senior magicians in the power room work in teams of two, each driving a fire demon engine.

"Buzz buzz~"

Four fire demon engines spurted out blazing flames.

At one end of the runway, the 160-meter-long Beautiful Princess only rolled for less than 300 meters before raising its head and slowly rising into the sky.

After increasing the horsepower.

The Beautiful Princess quickly rose to an altitude of 10,000 meters and entered the relatively gentle stratosphere.

The speed is probably kept around 300.

On the front deck with a good view, the passenger door hangs on the safety railing and enjoys the beautiful scenery below.

Blue sky and white clouds.

The view is wide.

On the flat land, houses are like beans, fields are connected, rivers are like nets, and forests are like green belts.

"So beautiful."

"The houses down there are so small, the castle can barely be seen."

"I've never seen this kind of scenery before, it's just amazing."

Passengers made various exclamations.

Standing at the front of the deck and in the best sightseeing position, Winnie also felt relaxed and happy.

This kind of scenery has a different flavor compared to the scenery seen at high altitude when wearing a flying backpack.

"Senior, this is the fruit wine prepared on the airship. Do you want a drink?"

Zhou Ming held two tall wine glasses in his hand and handed one of them to Wei Ni.

Winnie nodded and reached out to take it.

"Senior, what do you think of this magical aerostat?" Zhou Ming asked.

"It's okay, very good."

Taking an elegant sip of the fruit wine, Winnie nodded lightly... Winnie has also turned 28 this year. She is no longer a young girl, and exudes a mature flavor.

Zhou Ming cast his eyes forward and said something meaningful:

"If nothing unexpected happens, in the next twenty years, magic aerostats will become the most important means of transporting passengers and the secondary means of transporting cargo. They will spread across the skies of various countries on the continent at an alarming speed."

"From now on, exchanges between various countries will increase, and the development speed of each country will be significantly accelerated."

"If I give the magic aerospace technology to the Magic Association for free, they will give me at least 300,000 contribution points, which is more than the [Extreme Ice Potion] reward."

Zhou Ming said.

300,000 contribution points?

Winnie was slightly stunned. Contribution points from the Magic Association have always been difficult to obtain. Even many legendary mages have given up on the idea of ​​earning 100,000 contribution points and going to the Magic City. Because with 100,000 contribution points, even if they have been busy for a hundred years, It’s also hard to save enough.

The lifespan of a legendary mage is about 500 years old. Not all legendary mages can spend a hundred years serving the Magic Association.

But this kid actually said that after he gave the magic aerospace manufacturing technology to the Magic Association for free, the Magic Association would give him at least 300,000 contribution points...

Is the technology of magic aerostat really so important?

This thing looks quite simple.

Seeing Wei Ni's confused expression, Zhou Ming smiled faintly and explained: "Maybe you think that the magic aerostat is just to fill an air bag with air, carve some magic circles on it, and then install a few more The fire demon engine is so simple, but..."

"I can responsibly tell you that except for the Continental Chamber of Commerce and the Magic Association, it will take at least 50 years for any country in the human world to build an identical 'Beautiful Princess'!"

"The Fire Demon engine technology, sealed air bag weaving technology, airless extraction technology and even the seemingly simple lifting body structure design technology and large hull manufacturing technology on the Beautiful Princess... No matter which one of these technologies, they are of great value to anyone. A country needs at least ten years of technological research and massive resource investment, and it also requires them not to give up halfway.”

"Is it so mysterious?"

Winnie looked suspicious. When this kid was developing the magic aerostat, she had observed it closely for more than a month. She didn't see any complicated tricks, but she thought it was quite simple.

Zhou Ming smiled and said nothing. Of course he would not tell Wei Ni that if the system in his mind had not helped solve a large number of mathematical calculation problems, no matter how powerful he was personally, he would never have been able to design a magic float with such a high technical content. With the help of the airship... system, it can be said that he avoided all detours and paid tuition fees and went straight to success.

So it left the impression on others that "this thing is very simple".

But in fact, if there wasn't a system that acted as a plug-in for him, would it be that simple?

For example, the extraction of "airless". The density of this substance is very low and the atomic volume is very small. How to collect airless is a world-class problem. Zhou Ming even asserted: In this world, under experimental conditions, there are no more than one hundred. An individual can discover the existence of airless beings, and no more than ten smart people can figure out how to collect them.

Even Zhou Ming himself, with the help of the system, successfully collected and stored "Wu Qi" through very complicated methods.

In other words, currently in the entire Azeroa continent, apart from the Continental Chamber of Commerce, which has a cooperative relationship with Zhou Ming, there will not be a second organization that has invented a method of storing airless gas.

Without the "airless" resources provided by the Continental Chamber of Commerce, there would not be a second organization that could master the ability to create magic aerostats.

But what is puzzling is why Zhou Ming is so sure that with the magic aeroplane, the Magic Association will give him 300,000 contribution points?

It's just a relatively fast means of transportation.

Why award so many contribution points?

So in the following conversation, Winnie was full of questions about this.

Zhou Ming looked at the boundless continent below and asked meaningfully: "Senior Sister Wei Ni, do you think this world is big?"

"Big, very big." Winnie nodded. In many geography books in school, the adjective "infinitely vast" appeared in most descriptions of the world.

"How many countries are there in this world?" Zhou Ming asked again.

"Many, very many."

"Do you think the world is peaceful?"

"Uh~"

Faced with this profound question, Wei Ni pondered for a while and then said: "Some places are peaceful, and some places are not so peaceful."

"Yes, some kingdoms have fallen into war, and some have enjoyed peace for thousands of years. However, what I want to ask is, if a war suddenly breaks out across the entire continent in twenty or thirty years, and if it is divided into two camps, Use color as a distinction, one is the red camp and the other is the white camp.”

"If there are 1,000 kingdoms belonging to the red camp and 100 kingdoms belonging to the white camp, and a war breaks out between the two sides, which side do you think will win?"

"Needless to say, of course the red camp won. They have 1,000 kingdoms!" Winnie said without thinking.

"Yes, this is indeed the case, but I also assume that in a war between the red and white camps, the white camp with fewer kingdoms has a transportation device such as a magic aeroplane; while the red camp with more kingdoms does not have a magic aeroplane. Boat, which side do you think will win?" Zhou Ming asked.

"this……"

This question stumped Wei Ni a little. She wanted to say that the red camp, with ten times the strength of the white camp, would continue to win. After all, the difference in strength was too great.

But this bastard always likes to play tricks. If she accidentally falls into his trap, she will be embarrassed again.

She simply shook her head and said, "I don't know, I don't know which side will win."

"Let me tell you the answer. The outcome should be 50-50."

"If the relatively weak white camp has the help of a magic aeroplane, its probability of winning will increase to 50%!"

Seeing Wei Ni's lips moving, as if she wanted to retort, Zhou Ming continued: "There are two decisive factors in war, one is time and the other is troop strength!"

"The one who gathers more troops in the same time period wins!"

"With the same strength, the one who is more prepared for war wins!"

"As we just said, this world is very big and there are many countries in this world. If a large-scale war breaks out, even if the red camp has more than ten times the strength, the distance will be too far and the march will be slow. It will not be able to move to The troops on the border of the white camp are actually very limited."

"Even the combat range of each unit's soldiers will not exceed 100,000 miles, because if they are on horseback, the distance of 100,000 miles, even the time spent on the march, will exceed three years...Few armies are willing to After spending three years on the road, traveling thousands of miles to attack another country, even if there are soldiers in this army, their morale will be greatly reduced due to reasons such as supplies, homesickness, and acclimatization, and their numbers will be reduced sharply."

"So in a vast battlefield, the war between the red and white camps is limited to those countries that are close to each other. It is impossible for both sides to use 100% of their troops."

"But the white camp has magic aeroplanes."

"The magic aerostat can fly 20,000 miles a day, and can transport thousands of soldiers and a large amount of war supplies at a time."

"The white camp has a higher utilization rate of troops and a higher efficiency in mobilizing resources!"

"The white camp can even mobilize the armies of 10 or 20 kingdoms in a short period of time to attack a kingdom in the red camp, forming an absolute local advantage!"

"If this set of operations is repeated, the white camp can even defeat thousands of kingdoms in the red camp one after another!"

“In this war of ‘fighting the fast against the slow’, the white camp, which is at a numerical disadvantage, may even win!”

After hearing Zhou Ming's explanation, Wei Ni's pupils suddenly shrank.

But she immediately shook her head violently: "Impossible, this is unlikely. The situation you are assuming refers to the situation of ordinary armies. Don't forget that there are swordsmen and mages in every kingdom, especially legendary mages. You can destroy millions of armies. If the legendary mage joins the battle, the situation you assume will not happen!"

The legendary mage is a force that subverts the rules. In front of the legendary mage, some kingdoms' millions or tens of millions of troops seem particularly ridiculous.

"Senior sister is right. In front of the legendary mage, the magic aeroplane is not that scary. But the red camp has legendary mages, but the white camp doesn't?"

"If both sides use legendary mages and release powerful magic and even country-destroying forbidden spells, this red-white war will never happen."

"So I prefer this kind of war, which may be divided into two battlefields."

"The battlefield between mortals and mortals, the battlefield between gods and gods."

"Mortals and gods will not fight on the same battlefield."

"Before the war begins, the red and white sides will abide by the rules of separation of the two battlefields."

"If you don't follow this rule, the world will be destroyed and everyone will be a loser."

"If both sides abide by the rules, then the magic aeroplane will play a vital role in the mortal battlefield."

"Even if that side has a magic aeroplane, that side has a greater chance of winning."

"So the magic aeroboat may seem ordinary, but in a war, its value will become extremely huge."

"So I think it's worth 300,000 contribution points."

Zhou Ming stopped talking and did not go any further.

Looking at the boundless land below, senior sister Wei Ni nodded with understanding.

…

A week later.

One week after the successful test flight of the magic aerostat "Beautiful Princess".

From the Magic Association, Zhou Ming got the "300,000 contribution points" he requested.

The old wolf on the phone did not bargain too much with him. In order to obtain the technical information of the magic aerostat, he readily paid 300,000 contribution points.

He gave 20,000 of the points to Mr. Sales and collected 100,000 for him.

In this way, Zhou Ming, whose contribution points in the Magic Association membership badge reached 370,000, was qualified to enter the "Magic City" through the space teleportation array.

The author is an old author who has published three books. The first one was ordered for 350, and the second one was ordered for 70. Readers of this book love it so much that it has sold over 3,000. You can see that from a rush to get here, it is It’s impossible to have luck and suddenly be able to write a book that caters to all readers without any poisonous points. My first book collapsed before it was put on the shelves. This one probably lasted a million words without crashing. , this is an improvement. The author still has room for improvement and will improve it in subsequent books. Thank you for your understanding and support.