Chapter 1050 A Difficult Puzzle

A week later, Tilly delivered a roster to Roland's office desk.

"How's it going? Is the recruitment going well?" Roland poured a cup of tea for the other party and asked warmly. Facing this nominal "sister", he always had a lingering feeling of guilt - unlike Anna who took the initiative to tell her, she was the first person to see through that he was not the fourth prince. Although when the flying demons attacked Neverwinter, the Fifth Princess's subconscious protective actions made him understand that she had fully accepted this alliance, the guilt in her heart did not ease at all.

After all, he was the one who occupied the fourth prince's body.

He obviously planned to unreasonably confirm his brother's identity at the beginning, but as a result, the other party stopped pursuing it, and he became a little uncomfortable.

Of course, if he thinks about it, he won't mention this point again and again - those who ultimately want an answer will most likely die on the way, and he knows this very well.

"Apart from the fact that the number of people is not ideal, everything else is fine." Tilly took the teacup, brought it to her lips and blew lightly, "One hundred and twenty-four people were screened out among the relocated people, and seventy-three were among the official residents. There are less than two hundred people in total... When fighting against the devil, such a small number of people will probably have little effect."

"It's always difficult at the beginning," Roland opened the roster. "Once we have a role model, we will definitely attract more people in the second round of recruitment - by then it will not just be a matter of Neverwinter. ”

Although the horizons are different, human beings' yearning for vast space is engraved in their bones - from the moment civilization sprouted, people began to look up at the stars. Whether it is imitating birds or using balloons, the exploration of the blue sky is not unique to the aircraft age. The explorers of the Society of Strange Objects are the best example, so he is not too worried about the attraction ability of the air force.

The first thing to do is to prepare a team that can fly.

But he knew that training pilots was by no means an easy task.

In an era when flight control systems were still immature, what pilots valued most... was talent. The tests such as fear of heights, resistance to dizziness, and physical coordination in the assessment are just the most basic requirements. The sense of spatial direction, understanding of the aircraft, and even the speed of neurological reaction all determine whether a person is suitable to be a pilot.

The veterans of the First Army have extremely high obedience and reliability. It is okay to select a small number of outstanding people to serve as core officers, but it is a bit difficult to recruit them all to form an air force.

This is why he relaxed the screening group to new immigrants.

The cultural and theoretical level can be cultivated through the day after tomorrow. If you don’t have talent, you just don’t have it. Instead of letting people go to heaven, it’s better to find more people with extraordinary qualifications.

According to statistics, almost 3,000 people signed up within a week, and only nearly 200 qualified candidates were screened. From this point of view, it is really a wise move to take temporary residents into consideration from the beginning.

Turning to the last page of the roster, Roland couldn't help but exclaimed, "There are still six people who failed to pass the oath?"

"He said something different and was taken down for questioning by Vader." Nightingale answered him, "Two of them are official residents of Neverwinter."

Roland frowned. Theoretically speaking, this was not something worth making a fuss about. It is common for people's hearts to change. From righteousness to evil in just one thought, he did not expect these people to remain the same forever. But when this happened, he still felt a sudden disappointment.

They could have followed him into a new, better era.

They have even seen the threshold of a new era.

Finally, he abandoned it at the threshold.

"Have you found out the cause?"

"I wanted to report to you after a thorough investigation," Nightingale said lazily. "They were all bribed by foreign businessmen, hoping to infiltrate the army and obtain more information about firearms. The police department then dispatched, But in vain, I only caught the businessman's assistant who stayed in the hotel. So I asked Axia to backtrack, and in the illusion, I also found a letter from the old royal capital. Judging from the content, the mastermind looked very much like Noble. In short, now we have the whereabouts, appearance and identity of the other party. The portrait drawn by Soraya has also been sent to Tassa through animal messengers. I don’t think he can escape for long."

Hearing this, Roland couldn't help but laugh, and the previous unhappiness was wiped away. Faced with this unreasonable investigation mode, the rebels were really pitiful.

"Uh...is there any problem?" Nightingale blinked.

"No, you did a good job," Roland lowered his lips, "Since they don't want to give up, there won't be too many people in the Beipo Mining Area."

It seems that the old nobles have not completely given up. As long as he shows some flaws, these people will come back to life. However, this did not surprise him. After all, the feudal nobles had lasted for nearly a thousand years and still existed in the other three kingdoms. It would not be possible to make them disappear completely overnight.

"Okay," Tilly coughed twice and brought the topic back to business. "The human problem has been solved. Where is the plane?"

"That's the question... By the way, Evelin has recently made a batch of Chaos Drinks that taste great. Do you want to try them?"

"Eh? Okay - no!" Tilly came back to her senses instantly, "Now we are obviously talking about airplanes, you can't even build a prototype, right?"

Hit the bullseye.

"Anyway, they have to start with literacy and basic theory. If it's just a demonstration, the glider..."

"No," Tilly interrupted righteously, "Even if it's a glider, the later adjusted and improved model will fly completely differently from the previous one, let alone a brand new aircraft. If I don't even have to operate it myself, After trying it, how can I teach others? Those students are still very early before they can actually fly, but I have to spend at least a month or so in advance to fully understand its performance and make corresponding adjustments to the flight manual, and this is still It does not include the time for subsequent improvements. Since you have given this matter to me, I naturally have the responsibility to urge you to complete the work you should do."

This was the first time Roland had seen such a serious Five Princesses.

It can be seen that she is really fond of this "big toy" that can both fly and match her own abilities.

The only problem is that Roland underestimated the difficulty of manufacturing a complete aircraft - even if it is a classic biplane, even if it only has one more set of power and fuel equipment than a glider, the complexity has doubled. Data results. If he were to design it alone, he might not even be able to finalize a final plan within a few years.

"I know," he shook his head helplessly, "In half a month, I came up with a finished product that can fly."

"Then we have an agreement." Tilly said with a slight smile, "Also, what about the great-tasting Chaos Drink you mentioned? Please let me try it too."

…

"Weird..." Nightingale murmured in a low voice after the fifth princess left carrying a whole bottle of Chaos Drink.

"What's wrong?" Roland asked.

"She has called you brother many times in public before, but rarely calls you like this when she sees you alone... Isn't this strange?"

"Is that so?" He was stunned, "But...why?"

"I do not know either."

The two of them stared at each other, touched their chins, and fell into this difficult puzzle together.