Chapter 1379 Special Cargo

Morning light, Thorn Town.

This remote town at the foot of Cage Mountain has now become a bustling place.

In addition to it being the "outpost" of the Cage Mountain Command, another more important reason is that the frontline training camp of the Sky Knight Academy is located here.

In order to meet the huge expenses of the Sky Knights, the engineering team built several spacious hardened concrete roads here, connecting one side with the north-south artery and the other side directly to the northernmost seaport of Dawn. The throughput of a large amount of resources has naturally attracted the attention of the merchants of Dawn. After losing the two trade routes of Wolf Heart and Everwinter, Graycastle has become their best hope for profit. It provides services ranging from contracting freight to supplying wine. Bag.

Business opportunities can bring people flow - in just one year, the town has expanded several times. Taverns and hotels that were only seen in big cities in the past have sprung up around the center of the town. The area spread out in all directions.

Tilly, who often flies through the sky, feels this change most clearly.

Before the snow falls, if you look down from the air, you can clearly distinguish the outline and composition of the town - the dullest colors are the aboriginal houses, and the roof tiles have been exposed to wind and sun for decades. Showing mottled dark brown and greenish gray. There are not many of them, and they still maintain the original appearance of Thorn Town, but on the outside, the colors suddenly become diverse.

Those new houses include wooden low-rise buildings, stone bungalows, and even some cement brick houses. Apparently after Graycastle spread the calcining technology to Dawn, some nobles and businessmen have accepted and started to try to use this brand-new building material.

Now the snowfall brought by the evil moon has weakened the difference between the new area and the old area, but the general changes of the town can still be discerned from the messy arrangement of the latter.

Probably Border Town also evolved step by step like this.

After sending away the vanilla and the broken sword, Tilly devoted herself to daily teaching - there are nearly forty Skyfire IIs that have been improved according to her opinions, plus more than twenty old Type Is, the number of them is empty. Knights have become a force that cannot be ignored in the army.

In fact, the smoothness of the First Army's counterattack was inseparable from the air cover provided by biplanes. Compared with the anti-aircraft machine gun, the Skyfire is a much greater threat to the Terror Beast. Without an effective means of advance, the artillery can safely use the range advantage to bombard the devil's outpost and withdraw from the position before the enemy encircles it. As long as high-level devils don't appear, it will be difficult for the enemy to approach the First Army.

Whenever a combat mission is carried out, dozens of Skyfires will glide across the runway in the form of an elephant stroll, taking off one after another with a minimum distance. The rumble of the engines can be heard clearly even from a small town. Such a spectacular sight is difficult to describe in words, and even a group of knights charging can't compare with it. Anyone who witnesses such a scene will have a completely new understanding of the power of Graycastle.

This scene has become a major spectacle in Thorn Town. Many Dawn nobles came after hearing the news, wanting to personally verify the legend of the Sky Knight. Gradually, even on ordinary drill days, the rooftops of the flat buildings around the landing site will be filled with people, watching with great interest the appearance of these giant steel birds soaring into the sky.

Tilly also found out that there is a fee for those positions with a wide view.

Of course, the development of the Sky Knight Academy is not without obstacles. At least compared to the output of the Skyfire, the problem of too slow increase in the number of pilots has been gradually revealed.

After all, the recruitment threshold is there. It not only requires a certain cultural foundation, but also the physical fitness to adapt to flying. Only when it is satisfied can it enter the next step of training. As for how long it takes to participate in actual combat, it all depends on talent. Tilly has also encountered several students who usually perform well in practice but get into chaos as soon as they arrive in the sky. In the end, they can only go to the logistics brigade to do their part.

If the Skyfire II model hadn't been changed from a two-seater to a single-seater, which temporarily alleviated the problem of lack of pilots, the Sky Knights would have been faced with the dilemma of having only aircraft but no pilots.

Apart from continuing to expand the scope of recruitment and increasing the number of preparatory students, she has no better solution.

Fortunately, my brother also attaches great importance to the Sky Knight, and more importantly, he will almost never refuse her proposal. This problem should be improved when the next batch of preparatory students arrives in Thorn Town.

It will not be until noon that the intensive test flights and landings will come to an end.

As an extraordinary person, Tilly does not need to take a lunch break to recuperate. During the period when she temporarily steps down from her duties as a teacher, she often chooses to fly alone for a while, not only to verify some new ideas generated during teaching, but also to Enjoy the flight.

But this time, she noticed something strange in the warehouse area of ​​the landing field.

Neither the students nor the ground staff dispersed immediately, but gathered around the warehouse, seemingly attracted by something.

Soon, a guard reported the situation to her.

"Your Highness, Princess Wudong seems to have sent a batch of new supplies. I need you to check them out."

"New supplies?" Tilly raised her eyebrows. She had the impression that there was no such arrangement in today's schedule. It's just that the two places are thousands of miles apart after all, so it's not surprising that Neverwinter City made temporary adjustments.

Arriving at the warehouse area, everyone made way for them, but before she saw the goods, she heard a familiar shout.

"Lord Tilly!"

Moriel jumped up and ran over, opened her hands and threw herself into her arms.

Tilly rubbed the little girl's head helplessly and realized that the person responsible for unloading the goods was the magic servant. The latter inflated like a blue balloon, carefully "swallowed" the cargo box on the steam truck, and then slowly transported it into the warehouse.

So, this is why everyone is here?

No...that's not exactly the case...

When Tilly cast her eyes towards the long cargo box, she suddenly realized that the answer was not that simple.

There are three cargo boxes in total. Judging from the cold metal material of the boxes, these boxes are clearly the same as those used to transport the Skyfire, except that they are much larger in size and appear more slender overall. Moreover, the surfaces on both sides are painted with bright red cloud patterns, like a pair of outstretched wings.

Decorating a shipping box may seem like a pointless thing, but that's exactly what makes it so special.

Tilly's heart skipped a beat.

"By the way, do you have any requirements for the color of the fuselage? Since there are no specific requirements, how about red?"

Roland's words echoed in her ears.

"Is there any difference?"

"Generally the protagonists who dominate the sky use this color."

The ground staff over there had skillfully removed the fixing bolts on the first cargo box. As the sealing plate was slowly lowered, there was a burst of surprise from the crowd.

I saw an aircraft that had never been seen before appeared in front of everyone.