Chapter 1,310 The Gnome’s Resentment
The airship's range of activities is large, but its circle is small. Especially after the rise of forums, a small number of airship manufacturers and operators can gather together across the power network to brag and compare on a daily basis and live a happy life.
In this atmosphere, people in this small circle know exactly which airship can fly, how fast and high, what kind of monster it has defeated, and what kind of bird it has chased. There is no need to steal information at all, everyone just blows it off and all is leaked out.
Finally, everyone still has brains. The detailed parameters will not be disclosed to outsiders. The detailed design and key technologies of the airship are also kept secret. Besides, since it is a boast, there will of course be exaggerations and falsehoods.
In other words, there are exaggerated data about airships on the forum, and there are also data that are concealed for the sake of confidentiality. So for those who listen, how to distinguish the true from the false and judge the true strength of an airship is a big knowledge.
But there are still some generally recognized indicators that are recognized by everyone. The name of the most powerful airship must be the ace airship army of the Haider Empire. I don’t mean which one specifically. After all, although the technology of airships is not changing rapidly, every time a new one is built, there will be more or less technical improvements. Based on the number of empires built, it is the one with the fastest accumulation of technology.
However, all new technologies require verification. Just because something new is invented does not mean it must be practical and good. I took a detour and ended up in a dead end. It turned out to be wrong technology, and I was not without confusion. Even so, the Haider Empire can still stand out among the others in the field of airships. Before a time-travelling alien appeared...
The airship recognized as the fastest is the Sid, owned by father and daughter Totokani Afstein and Polly Afstein. The Sid can complete the same distance in one-sixth to one-seventh of the time of other airships, which is extremely fast. This is a fact that has been witnessed and verified by many people, and there is no need for the boat owner to brag about it.
"One Sword Dominates"
But there is only one, which is a small airship according to regulations and is unarmed. In addition, the owner of the goblin boat claimed that dismantling the Sid without authorization would cause a big explosion. The ‘good reputation’ of Goblin products comes first, and most people are dubious about the boat owner’s claims.
At the beginning of this year, there was another change in the Gauss Bertone that entered the attention of this small circle. The reason is very simple. The person leading the transformation is the magician who transformed the Sid, Guybrash Tripwood.
Juan Javier does not change his slutty personality, and of course he is a good brag in this small circle. It sounded as if the Gauss-Bottom horn could crush the Hilde in every aspect. Regardless of speed, tonnage, number of crew members, or even strength of force, the Gauss Bertone was designed for the purpose of being a military boat. Of course, all indicators can crush the Sid.
In fact, what Juan said is true. But in the small circle of airships, there are too many braggarts. Occasionally, people who tell the truth may not be believed by everyone. Unless someone comes up with real evidence and there are enough people to verify it, otherwise in this circle, everyone will be bragging by default.
As for why everyone is so keen on bragging?
Answer: Of course it’s for people outside the circle!
People who regard airships as a force deterrent will naturally find ways to make their fists bigger to make themselves appear more threatening.
Next, there are those who rely on airships to do business. Of course, they must brag about the performance of the airship to make people who don't have an airship feel that it is worth the money and willingly pay to rent it. For example, the speed of the Sid is an excellent advertisement for soliciting business.
The third type is those who build airships. Of course, they must try their best to tell others that what they build is great! No one else can compare!
As long as a fool commissions him to build a new airship, he can not only take the opportunity to verify new technologies, but of course he will receive a large reward. I’m not interested in getting lost. I paid for all the materials and you just tinkered with them. Why should you ask me for wages? 'Such words.
The makers of airships are already considered high-level technical workers, not to mention that these people are more or less magicians or magic apprentices. If you want them to take action and contribute their knowledge and technology, it is impossible without sufficient funds. Violence forces each other... let's see who is violent in the end.
In this environment, the owner of the Sid, the Goblin Totokani, who is recognized as the fastest, is in a very difficult situation. The only way he could make money was in the second option, which was to send people or deliver goods at the speed of the Sid.
If outsiders wanted to commission him to build an airship, he would only be able to build an airbag type. Think about the bird-like appearance of the Hindenburg before the modification of the Sid. It was a standard goblin product. If someone really commissioned him to build it, it would probably be a blessing in misfortune to lose the final reward. Instead, it would be crushed by the employer. possible. Totokani still has this kind of self-knowledge.
So Totokani could only tearfully refuse requests to commission new boats. Because of this, the name of the true reformer of the Sid was also known to outsiders. Otherwise, given the nature of the goblin, how could he not conceal the news that is not good for his reputation?
But the goblin's dissatisfaction with the magician was a semi-open secret. Totokani used the words "evil" and "despicable villain" to describe the magician more than once. In particular, he was particularly dissatisfied with the act of modifying his family's airship without authorization and taking it as his own.
It is said that the goblin's airship was killed in the snowy mountains. The magician took out all the precious magic materials in his personal belongings and combined them with the remaining parts of the crashed airship to create the Sid. Only then did we leave the snow mountain.
There are different opinions as to which statement is true. The magician never came forward to clarify, and the goblin also said something confusing, just trying to vent his dissatisfaction.
However, as we all know, the goblins must be taken at a discount, as they are a tribe full of nonsense and lies. If you believe in goblins, you will not be far from death.
But even if all the belongings of a magician are contributed, what proportion can they account for in an airship? This question is also the view held by those who are more inclined to goblin speech. It is too much to think that someone can occupy someone else's airship just because of something of little value.
So strictly speaking, even if the goblin Totokani complained or even uttered evil words when he met someone, it did not give him a reputation of being ungrateful. On the contrary, there are also many people who support and sympathize with him.
Coupled with the advantages of the Sid, his business can be said to be quite good, with few days to rest. Even if the cabin is empty, it is because of the invitation of distinguished guests.
After all, he is not a businessman, just an airship owner. On Earth, he would be at the level of a large truck driver. If you are not familiar with prices in various places, this opportunity to make money along the way is not easy to grasp, and you may even lose money. So after making a few jokes, Totokani no longer deliberately pursued things like keeping the Sid empty.
This time, Goblin Totokani flew empty again. His daughter, Polly, was busy behind the scenes. The engine built by the magician not only vibrated violently, but also spewed black smoke.
In fact, according to that person's request, the lubricating oil in the engine must be changed regularly to maintain lubrication. But how could a stingy goblin possibly obey this request? If something doesn't break out, it means it can still be used. maintainance? nonexistent.
This is also due to the fact that when Lin was building the engine in the wild, he used all the magic materials he carried with him, and he used them beyond the specifications. Nowadays, the custom-made car engines built by the automobile center are not even as gorgeous as the engine of the Sid.
This is why, despite insufficient lubrication, these two engines are still running strongly. It’s really because the basic materials are so good. Even so, the problem of reduced horsepower cannot be avoided. At the same time, the engine also had some minor problems, including air leakage and black smoke.
And Totokani was flying to the White Fox Castle of the Risa family. Because the grand duke entrusted him with transporting a treasure to be paid tribute to the emperor.
In addition to being timely, airships flying in the air are much better than traveling on land in terms of safety. The speed of the Sid can destroy most flying monsters at sea; however, if it takes the land route, there will be so many threats along the way that even a grand duke cannot ignore it.
Therefore, Totokani had no doubts about this commission. At least five times the remuneration offered by the Grand Duke of Rizal, that is the real Jin Keyin. Although it has not yet been obtained, there is no need to doubt the credibility of the Grand Duke, nor can it be doubted.
Yes, this money-grubbing goblin also immediately exchanged all his property into the coins of the Gold Goddess. And unlike others, who only spent money to live in the goddess' kingdom, Totokani had saved quite a lot of money into his bank account.
The most important thing is that he has no fixed residence and all his belongings are on the airship. If the delivery was okay, he would always stare at the people who looked like thieves when transporting customers. When they get close to their money box, Totokani always wants to throw them out of the air!
So Totokani's favorite job is simply delivering goods. It's a pity that no one believes in his noble character, so he always sends people to follow the cargo and use the seat of his airship.
This time, the commission from Grand Duke Rizal was in a similar situation. But what surprised the goblins was that the Grand Duke agreed on the condition that he would not send anyone to follow the ship. All you need to do is deliver the goods to the deacon of Rizal's house in the Imperial City of Nineveh.
The reason why he was so anxious and agreed to the goblin's conditions was because the value of this goods was quite high. It was sent to the imperial city as tribute to the emperor and asked the emperor to mediate the misunderstanding between the Risa family and the Kawei family.
Totokani is certainly not the kind of homebody who is indifferent to external affairs. He is also very concerned about current affairs. Even if he didn't explain everything about the trivial matter between the two great dukes, he still understood about seventy-eight points.
It's nothing more than Duke Risa killing Duke Kawei's young son and his wife, and then he didn't know how Duke Kawei found out about it. Even if there is no definite evidence made public, Duke Kawei still holds high the blood flag and shouts for revenge. No evidence is needed, just what I think can start a war. The arrogance of the nobles is evident.
But this hasn’t officially started yet. Both sides are still holding back their strength and preparing for war and mobilizing. Because of this, Goblin Totokani dared to take this trip.
If the emperor succeeds in mediating in the end, Totokani will have one more bargaining chip in the future, a heavyweight bargaining chip that can win people's trust. He shares in the peace between the two great dukes.
Totokani thought beautifully.