Chapter 719 Sky

Rebecca's chirping and cheerful voice was still ringing nearby, but Maggie just smiled and looked down to check the joysticks with different functions and the slightly rudimentary gauges and rune dials.

These joysticks and dashboards have been memorized by her these days, and she is so familiar with them that even with her eyes closed, she can pinpoint any button and lever in front of the driver's seat.

Tyr, who had been fighting the Sandman next to him for a long time, also arched over at this time. Miss Kraken saw that this side was finally ready to take off, and seemed to boost her spirits. She raised her head and looked at sitting in the cockpit. Maggie, the tip of her tail poked on the ground next to her: "Don't forget to take pictures after going up. Of course, if you crash all of a sudden, you should protect yourself first..."

Before he could finish speaking, a few technicians swarmed up and dragged the silent Kraken aside.

Maggie smiled as she watched it all.

She felt a slight tremor from the rune modules and mechanical devices under her body, and she could feel this huge and complex machine waking up little by little.

Steel, crystal, magic materials, leather, wood, cloth... These inanimate substances are combined into a complex shell in the skillful hands of human beings. The dragon that cannot take off sits in this complex shell, ready to use It took to the sky.

The shell should be something that gives people a sense of security, but this "shell" has shown only danger in the experiments so far, just like the state of most new technologies in the experimental stage: it is unstable, full of defects, full of Problems that no technician can predict, it's not safe at all.

When it was still a small-scale prototype, the "flying machine" lost control of its anti-gravity rings more than once. Those demonstrative anti-gravity rings damaged the walls and roof of the laboratory, and also burned out the runes on the test bench. As the project progressed to the later stage, the small-scale verification model became a large-scale test machine, and the entire project was transferred to the "special laboratory" in the suburbs and tested in this open field.

The surrounding technicians have retreated, Maggie closed the cockpit lid, and then pressed the main joystick in front of the lower body. The power ridge, which has completed the preheating and charging, began to release magic power to the anti-gravity ring, and a stronger tremor spread from her body. Come.

After the relocation of the test site, the project is no longer a threat to the unrelated people around, but the risks to those involved in the test are still very high, especially the test pilots.

The proven antigravity device and the groped "dragon wing" device are both unstable, especially when combined, and for a human without wings, handing itself over to a test machine, using these Challenging the blue sky with humble equipment is a great but too risky move.

Of course, testers can choose a wizard who has mastered the flying technique, so that at least when the machine crashes, they have a chance to return to the ground safely with their own strength, but as a test machine, the problems that this aircraft faces are far more than just crashing. Problems such as simple air explosions, loss of control of maneuvers, and runaway magic will put the lives of mages who master flying skills at risk.

Maggie believed that Rebecca and the technical team she led would be fearless even in the face of these challenges, but she still volunteered to stand up and serve as a test pilot.

As a giant dragon, her body is very strong, and she has a very high resistance to various magical damage. Even if the aircraft explodes, she has a chance to survive. As for falling in the air, although she cannot take off on the ground with her own strength, but She was at least able to land in a dragon glide during the fall.

Without a doubt, she was the most suitable test pilot for Cecil.

In the past few test flights, she has "crash" three times and suffered serious injuries once. If it was not a humanoid dragon like her, but an ordinary human being who was testing at that time, the project would have claimed at least three lives by now.

Maggie took a deep breath and calmed down a little nervousness, then grabbed the main joystick in the center of the console and pulled it up slightly.

Below the inverted conical anti-gravity aircraft, countless runes on the surface of the metal anti-gravity ring suddenly lit up, and a low humming sound came from the ring and the inside of the aircraft's cone, accompanied by some gravel near the machine. Gravel gradually floated. As it rose to mid-air, the aircraft temporarily named "Dragoon" got off the ground little by little and began to rise slowly in a steady posture.

"The output of the anti-gravity ring is stable, the power ridge is stable, the dragon wing device is stable, and the magic wings are all normal," Maggie glanced at the console, reported the situation familiarly, and continued to pull the lever up, "I want to start accelerating It levitated."

The floating speed of the aircraft began to gradually increase, and the half-moon-shaped magical energy wings on both sides of the aircraft slowly unfolded under the action of the mechanical device, extending to both sides to form a plane, while the "dragon wings" on both sides of the cockpit stretched out at the same time. The light blue dragon wing runes light up one by one, flickering faintly.

It's going to work this time and it's smoother than ever.

The corner of Maggie's eyes swept to the "dragon wings" devices on both sides of the cockpit. In a trance, she felt that the metal wings that imitated the dragon's wings really seemed to be an extension of her body, and she held the joystick tightly. , seemed to be able to feel the heartbeat of the machine, she felt the air flowing outside, felt the wings stretch against the wind, she felt... the sky was calling herself.

She took off, flying higher and higher.

The ground reference objects on both sides of the cockpit were sinking, and the observation window below the front of the cockpit had been opened. She saw those huge signs on the test ground were moving away from her, so she gently pushed the joystick, and everything in her field of vision began to retreat. go.

Maggie laughed happily.

Rebecca raised her head and saw a few shimmering particles emanating from the wings on both sides of the Dragoon, and then the heavy machine was like a light bird, speeding across the sky.

She still remembered that during the last test, the dragon wing structure that crashed at this step caused a fatal tremor when the aircraft was changed, the body was torn, the power ridge was unbalanced, and it plummeted from a height of hundreds of meters. Maggie was extremely thrilled. In mid-air, it turned into a dragon-shaped glide and landed, and the wreckage of the aircraft fell on the open space on the edge of the test field, smashing a magic monitoring tower.

By the way, he killed Tyr who was sleeping in the sun under the tower.

The scene at that time was really shocking, especially when many technicians on the scene didn't know that the Kraken race could be resurrected, and it really made a big mess.

"Flying up..." Rebecca raised her head and muttered softly with some thoughts in her mind.

"And it doesn't look like it will fall off..." Tyre also raised his head, poking the tip of his tail on the ground repeatedly, "Last time I was really scared, I was falling asleep when I heard 'bang dang dang'. ' There was a loud noise, and when I opened my eyes again, I was soaking in the Baishui River..."

Rebecca: "..."

Maggie's heart skipped a beat, but her hands were firmer than ever.

She held the joystick tightly, the fluctuation of airflow, the attitude adjustment of the aircraft, and the subtle tactile feedback from the dragon wings. These incredible sensations were transmitted through the metal, through the transmission of these joysticks, and finally transmitted to her hands, which made her gradually feel A real feeling of embracing the sky.

Although there is still a layer of shell made of steel and other materials in the middle of this reality, she has never been satisfied before.

She saw the farmland passing far, far below her, and saw those small model-like spires and houses receding in her vision, and she had no doubts about what Rebecca had promised.

Dragons, after all, yearn for the sky.

But the dragons of the Holy Dragon Principality are not allowed to fly even if a few of them "slightly deformed" have relatively healthy wings, and are also forbidden to approach the sky.

Because a genetic defect is a big sin, and the exiles will have to pay for it forever. The deformed wings are not worthy of hugging the sky. That is a blasphemy to the sky.

But how can creatures born with wings resist the urge to fly?

Almost every year, there are young dragons who can't hold back to challenge the taboos. Even if the deformed wings can't take off, they are willing to use gliding to take off for a short time. Longyue cliff has deviant people sneaking off every year, except for a few lucky ones. , other dragons will be captured by the patrolling cavalry of the Dragon Blood Grand Duke, some will be seriously injured after a terrible glide due to inexperience, and some...

They will choose to do their best to spread their wings, glide all the way from the Longyue Cliff to beyond the border, and fly into the human world.

Maggie smiled happily, pulled the lever hard, and flew towards the sky.

If there is a chance to go back, be sure to persuade those friends to try this.

Countless times more fun than gliding!

Maggie can't help now looking forward to the other "Sky Embracing" promised by Rebecca.

Wings of Steel...what would it look like?

...

When Gawain returned to Cecil City, he immediately summoned Veronica/Ophelia, who happened to be visiting the Magic Arsenal in the city.

The bright sunshine spilled into the spacious study. Veronica, holding a platinum scepter, walked into the room with a calm expression. The sun shone on her pale golden hair, and the brilliance rippled slightly, making it difficult to distinguish the light. Is the halo the holy light lingering around her?

In front of Gawain, the ancient disobedient bowed his head slightly: "Your Majesty, have you summoned me?"

Gawain hummed, and when he raised his head, he noticed the platinum scepter in Veronica's hand.

Before he got down to business, he couldn't help but think of another thing he mentioned when talking to Bertila:

A bridge between man and God, a phenomenon of "chains" caused by belief in the same goal.

Platinum scepter, another name is "the bridge between man and god".

Gawain knew this name for a long time, but it was not until he talked to Bertila that he realized that this "bridge" had another possible meaning.

"...Does that scepter really establish a connection between humans and gods?" he asked in a deep voice.

Veronica lowered her eyelids slightly: "Yes, of course."

"...It shouldn't be easy to control this 'chain'."

Veronica raised her head in surprise. She looked at Gao Wen's deep gaze and seemed to have a smile: "It seems that you have a deeper understanding of the gods."

"In the eastern area of ​​the Holy Spirit Plain, the location of the lair of the Association for the End of Everything, the contest between the power of false gods and the power of mortals gave birth to a huge plant whose body is a high-ranking leader of the Association for the End of Everything, and also My old acquaintance, Bertiera," Gawain said unhurriedly, "from her, I learned something about rebels and gods."

“… harvests are often unexpected.”

"Indeed," Gawain nodded, "Do you have any impression of the names Firna Baishuang and Leerna Baishuang?"

Veronica's calm expression was obviously still for a moment.

Then, she said leisurely: "It's a long-lost name... Did you hear it from that Bertila?"

"Since you know, it seems that this information is correct. In the past few hundred years, the two elves, Firna and Leirna, have been important members of the Society for the End of All Things. If I didn't guess. If it's wrong, they should be the ones we discussed..."

"The 'ghost' who disobeyed the plan..." Veronica said softly, "Yes, the White Frost Twins are disobedients. I know them, but I really didn't expect them to hide in the Society of the End of Everything for so many years. , it is actually active in human society.”

"Tell me about them," Gawain nodded. "If the information on my side is accurate, then this pair of elf sisters is likely still alive. After escaping the disaster of the destruction of Gondor, they escaped the death of all things. If they are destroyed, they are likely to continue their activities and may become a threat.”

"...First of all, I want to emphasize one point," Veronica sorted out her thoughts and said in a soft tone, "Strictly speaking, the White Frost Twins should say 'they used to be sisters', but now they... Actually, they should be counted. as an individual."