Release that Witch - Chapter 1228

[Chapter 1197 The Fire of Civilization]

The actual flight test that lasted for nearly a week can be said to have made the Sky Knight Academy take a crucial step from scratch, and the training of the preparatory students has finally entered the right track, but its influence is far from limited to the academy.

In fact, someone noticed the “giant kite” hovering over the southern city that day—although Tilly would occasionally drive the Unicorn past the Lord’s Castle, most of the time she chose to conduct tests in no-man’s land, plus The natural awe of the people in the castle area makes the vast majority of people only hear about the existence of the plane, but have never seen it with their own eyes.

Switching to the Aerial Knight Academy, there is no such concern. Curious people headed to the southern district, surrounded on both sides of the road, waiting for the moment when the plane rushed out of the courtyard wall.

At the beginning, it was limited to the residents near Shoal Port and the factory area, but as the news spread quickly, by the third day, the college was surrounded by a group of “melon-eating people”.

Every time a plane appeared in everyone’s field of vision, the crowd would burst into enthusiastic cheers and exclamation, as if it was me who rushed into the blue sky.

Honey saw the right time, and with the headline “Reappearance of the Miracle”, reported the ongoing assessment and test in the college in a large format, and attached a clear and recent photo of the biplane, which instantly caused the sales of “Greycastle Weekly” to surge. A new peak has been reached.

There was even a wave of acquisitions in Neverwinter City—perhaps because they realized the business opportunities contained in it. When the weekly newspapers were sold out, many foreign businessmen began to pay high prices to buy newspapers from the public. The photos were also hand-painted, which made the paper expensive in the market for a while.

Under this round of vigorous turmoil, the name of the Sky Knight finally spread throughout Neverwinter.

Roland also received Tilly’s summary report a week later.

Among the 197 probationary trainees, a total of 150 people passed the audit, that is to say, during the entire assessment period, there were a total of 47 crashes caused by operating errors.

Considering that there were only four test planes in the first batch, it is equivalent to an average of more than eleven crashes per plane.

This may sound unbelievable, but Roland knew in his heart that these planes were simple in structure and light in weight, and as long as the engines were not damaged, they could be repaired quickly.

In addition, most of the crashes occurred during the landing stage. Either the speed was too slow and the whole shot was on the runway, or the speed was too fast to break the landing wheels and stop by the belly friction. Such damage is common in the era of biplanes. , It is another good machine to drag it back and repair it.

Of course, a patched aircraft is not as good as it was when it first left the factory. Tilly also mentioned that the status of the two aircraft that can still fly has dropped significantly, and it is difficult to meet the training requirements. In order to ensure the quality of teaching, the academy urgently needs a batch of new aircraft. biplane.

In addition, due to the improvement of training content and the expansion of follow-up personnel, the four aircraft can no longer meet the requirements.

From the perspective of comprehensive training efficiency and actual needs, at least twelve to fifteen or more must be provided.

This is also the number of a flying brigade in later generations.

Roland found that no matter whether he read the report horizontally or vertically, there was a sentence between the lines – “I, the Air Force, pay money.”

After putting down the report, he shook his head dumbfounded. He could only say that Tilly did have talent in this area, and she had seen through the essence of the Air Force at the very beginning.

In fact, if you want to form a qualified flying force, you must have a large population for screening and enough aircraft to drop, both of which are indispensable.

Nowadays, various industries in Neverwinter City are in urgent need of manpower. Obviously, a large fleet of planes cannot be realized in a short period of time, so Anna can only slowly make up for it.

Besides Tilly, the General Staff also submitted an observation report, the author of which was Edith Kant.

The report is very short, but the content is quite interesting.

Beidizhu believes that as long as it is used properly, the sky knight may change the situation of future wars, and even become a decisive force in the outcome.

She hopes to transfer a group of people from the General Staff to set up a research team, and to enter the academy to understand the performance of this new weapon so that it can be used in future planning.

At the same time, she also conceived some tactics that only the sky knights could do. She wanted to have a separate detailed discussion with Roland, and her eagerness could be said to be on paper.

Probably Edith is the ordinary person who pays the most attention to aircraft in the upper echelons of Neverwinter – the moment she sees the mass production capability, she can think of the application in war, not to mention how feasible the plan is, just this The sharpness is really impressive.

Just when Roland was about to summon Pearl of the Northland to talk about her views on the Sky Knight, the voice of the guard came from outside the office door, “Your Majesty, the Minister of Construction, Mr. Carl Vanbert, please see me.”

He withdrew his hand holding the phone, “Let him in.”

“Yes.”

“Your Majesty,” Carl saluted respectfully after entering the office, “Your “Miracle Building” has been successfully completed.

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Standing under the podium and looking up at the majestic main body, Roland really felt the charm of the word spectacle.

It took nearly two years, tens of thousands of golden dragons, enough steel to build three Chishui bridges, and enough concrete to pile up hills, to finally complete the building.

If it weren’t for the assistance of witches such as Lian and Hummingbird, it would have consumed several times more manpower and resources.

Misunderstanding the country by a spectacle is not just a joke, but equally, the shock it brings to the people of Neverwinter after its completion is absolutely unparalleled—this can be seen from the people who flocked from all directions to watch the completion ceremony.

The so-called gap is only clearer under the contrast.

Compared with the surrounding large two- to three-story residential areas, the miracle building with a height of 56 meters and 15 floors can almost be regarded as thriving.

Even Roland, who was used to seeing high-rise buildings, couldn’t help feeling a surge of emotion in his heart.

As the new landmark of Neverwinter, it is not a simple and useless cosmetic project, but the pinnacle of various new technologies.

For example, for water supply and drainage issues, Karl adopted the method of setting up multi-level water tanks on the floors to solve the problem of too large a height difference and no water pumping.

In addition, there are four external “elevators” installed at the four corners of the main building, which are driven by the steam engine in the basement and can carry dozens of people between the top floor and the bottom floor at a time.

Although it cannot be as smart as modern elevators, and special personnel must be arranged to control the operation, and it cannot be stopped on every floor, it is still an amazing design for this era.

In particular, the elevator uses a lot of floor-to-ceiling glass, and you can overlook the beautiful scenery of the city while riding, which can be called a kind of enjoyment.

“Your Majesty, please say a few words,” Karl said as he climbed onto the podium, “Your people are waiting for your appearance.”

Roland nodded, walked to the fence and waved to the dense crowd below.

The crowd immediately burst into cheers.

“Everyone from Neverwinter, good afternoon.”

“Today is the day when the Miracle Building was built. It has created countless world bests. History will definitely remember this day—but what I want to say here is not how great its significance is. UU Reading www.sonicmtl.com It’s the question you are most concerned about, who will live in it? Or… who is it built for?”

“Nobles? No, Graycastle has canceled the right to entrust nobles; the royal family? Of course not, I don’t need such a big place to put my bed. The answer is actually very simple, that is the residents of Neverwinter—— That’s all of you.”

“It is you who created the Miracle Building, and you will undoubtedly be able to enjoy this miracle!”

“Each room will have a clearly marked price in the administrative hall. No privileges or family background are required. Just bring your resident ID card and you can apply for purchase and live in this building that is destined to be recorded in history!”

As soon as the words fell, deafening shouts erupted from the crowd.

“Long live Your Majesty!”

“Long live Neverwinter!”

When the voice subsided, Roland continued to speak loudly, “Now, I will light the torch on the roof. From now on, whenever night falls, it will be ignited and become the most dazzling starlight in the sky of Neverwinter!”

Amidst the shouts of the crowd, he led a group of people from the city hall into the “elevator” and climbed to the roof of the main building.

There is a huge stone basin in the center of the roof, which is filled with pitch-black oil—this kind of viscous heavy oil has been specially treated, not only can it burn for a long time, but it will not emit stench and smoke, it can be regarded as an ever-burning torch The most suitable fuel.

“Your Majesty,” Nightingale handed over a torch.

Roland nodded, took the torch, and walked slowly towards the stone basin.

The gentle music and the familiar lines seemed to sound in his mind——

“Since the first germ of life underwater…you have been through a lot…”

He raised the corner of his mouth and lowered his torch.

If this is the blaze of the continuation of human civilization, then hopefully it will never go out.

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[End of this Chapter]