Chapter 1537 Lifting Into the Air
"Do you want to join up with other airships performing the same mission and set off?"
"No, I have discussed it with the other captains. The areas assigned to everyone are different, and there are several flight channels that can pass through the mountains, so we will not engage in this kind of formalism. Everyone is responsible for their own affairs, and the people above only need to Accurate information.”
"The principle of contact with the ground?"
"If we can't make contact, we won't make contact. Even if there are doubts about the advance intelligence on the forum, can we tell whether the other party is a liar face to face? If the besieged place is in a state of chaos, then hasty contact will only put us in crisis. So. We still focus on observation. Besides, the rescue capacity is limited, what if we can’t save someone in the first time? We are not qualified to promise anything.”
"Just looking for a place where humans gather?"
"No, including the distribution of demon or orcs' military camps, troop strength, road conditions, and what they are doing, we must take this trip to record it. As for what they want to do and what they can do, that is the responsibility of the headquarters. It’s time for the old men to think about it. It’s not our turn.”
Everyone's eyes lit up and they said eagerly: "Counterattack."
Ezio nodded and said: "This matter is of course the ultimate goal. Therefore, how important our mission as sentinels is, there is no need to repeat it here. Truthfully report everything you see to those who make decisions. . We are just soldiers, so just make our soldiers the best they can be. Other things are what those old men should worry about."
In fact, Ezio's argument is different from what most soldiers think. No one wants to be a general, and no one wants to command thousands of troops to fight a happy and victorious battle.
So giving advice is their usual pastime. It seemed that by putting this army in his hands, he could destroy the demon coalition in an instant and reach the gate of the abyss.
Even soldiers who were adventurers were not immune to this. People like Ezio are in the minority and outliers.
However, when performing a mission, it is not the time to aim too high. Therefore, no one can make a mistake when Ezio speaks in a responsible manner. And they all agree that it is necessary.
There was no loud cry of war between them. This is because during the retreat battle, who has the energy to do such inconspicuous appearance skills.
The custom at that time continues to this day, and everyone can know what each other means by looking at each other. Without such a tacit understanding, it would be difficult to survive that brutal battle.
When no one continued to ask questions, they nodded to each other and returned to their respective posts to convey the conversation to others. Ezio also came to the map table.
What is presented on the map table is a converted contour map detected by the Arcane Eye. Compared with real-life maps, this kind of map is more conducive to tactical arrangements.
Ezio was not sitting in the captain's seat. He is more accustomed to standing at the tactical table, trying to simulate the real battle situation in his mind and make judgments based on it.
The key to this reconnaissance mission are two young men from elementary schools sitting at the radar table.
It is said that many strange terms in the war room were named by the designer.
If anyone wants to change it, let’s change it. Anyway, he just used a noun to let people know what he was talking about. Such an attitude actually makes everyone continue to use someone's name without bothering to change it.
In addition to monitoring the radar screen, the other two people's other major task is to use programming language to fine-tune the screen parameters of the Arcane Eye.
Because this magic actually collects a lot of environmental information. It is most intuitive to see with your eyes. After all, all data processing is left to the human brain to judge.
However, the information collected by looking at it with eyes has its limits, and the full effectiveness of the arcane eye, a magical item, cannot be maximized. The best way is to use a program to delete, clean, and find the information you want to see.
For example, on this map table, if Ezio wants, he can ask to display the locations of all living creatures within the map. This is judged from the biological information of living things, and it is not difficult to do. Anyway, there are many differences between living things and dead things, and it’s easy to tell the difference between the two.
If this is applied to the current reconnaissance mission, that is, the airship is flying at high altitude. Wherever there are living people, it can be seen at a glance just by the detection of the arcane eye, without getting close to the ground to the distance that can be observed by the naked eye.
But here comes the question, what is the detected biological response? Humanity? animal? Orcs? demon?
At this stage, the magically modified Twin Griffins can only confirm the biological reaction, but cannot determine what this living creature is. Even asking, who is it?
What the magician could do easily, but for these children, even if they know what they want to do, they still can't produce a similar result.
Regarding such a result, not to mention the two eldest children who hosted it, even Ezio was a little frustrated.
He focuses on evading a certain magician's detection methods, and it can be said that he also has some experience with the ability of the arcane eye. But how to achieve that level, I have no idea. Ezio could only comfort the two companions and ask them to do their best without feeling guilty or blaming themselves.
When reports came from various departments of the airship that the final inspection had been completed, under Ezio's nod, the captain sent by the Kawi family to assist in operating the airship issued an order: "Turn on the floating function and start the engine."
The originally low roar of the Twin Griffins instantly changed into a sharper long, thin sound. Although the sound was much shriller, the volume became smaller, so no one felt any discomfort.
At the same time, everyone also felt that the airship suddenly floated up for a short distance, just like a normal person jumping. The difference is that the airship did not land, but was suspended at this height, shaking slightly.
Anyone who can ride an airship is not an idiot with dull facial features and uncoordinated hands and feet. They could all feel the subtle shaking sensation.
At this time, the director of the agency reported from the copper pipe: "Engine No. 1 is online, Engine No. 2 is online, all engines are online."
The Twin Griffin has two sets of engines and four sets of external propellers. The engine and propeller are driven by multiple sets of gears, and the matching sets can be changed at will to allow the propellers to move individually. No damage to any part will cause the entire machine to shut down.
"Recover the landing gear." the captain ordered.
The flight controller flipped the switch. Wait until the indicator light changes color and report back: "The landing gear is retracted."
At this time, the captain looked at Ezio. The young man who was being watched just stretched out a finger and pointed to the sky. The captain understood the meaning and issued the order: "Here is the captain informing the whole ship, fixing the body and moving objects, the ship will perform a sharp elevation action. The No. 1 and No. 2 propellers are started, at a low speed, and float up to 45 degrees. . After reaching an altitude of 300, it turns to medium speed and climbs at 60 degrees."
Except for the lack of reply to the initial ship-wide report, all departments or operators who issued the order from the captain repeated the order and carried out operations.
At the same time, everyone in the ship hugged the railing tightly, and those who couldn't hold them tied themselves in place with fixed ropes. If you don't pay attention to this kind of rapid elevation angle operation, it is easy to say that the whole person will fall into confusion.
Generally speaking, this kind of sudden upward movement is a tactical move and is not usually so intense. But this time it was played like this at the beginning, and it seemed that someone had a big plan. Especially... when do you plan to climb? Everyone in the Twin Griffins thought so.
In the command room, the personnel responsible for monitoring the airship's flight status reported the airship's arrival altitude every 100 meters. Later, the changes were too fast, and the voices of registration were so urgent that each one could not be completed. The airship reached the next level.
This climbing speed was so fast that everyone in the command room felt numb. Because a few minutes ago, the Twin Griffins had exceeded the minimum height required for this mission, and were still climbing higher.
And don’t think that everyone is just worried about the human body’s adaptation problems caused by height. The current climate is just that there is less wind and snow than before, but it is not completely absent.
The higher the position, the stronger the wind. The impact of this on the airship that was climbing rapidly was that the entire ship made a rumble that had never been heard before, and the abnormal left and right shaking became more serious. It sounded like the airship was about to fall apart.
It will never fall apart, everyone has confidence in the Twin Griffins. Because they once faced an attack by a group of human-faced birds, but the airship did nothing and crashed directly into it! Then he came out unscathed.
Think about what happens to ordinary people who charge tanks with their bodies. It can make the sheet metal of the tank slightly dented, and you can say that the person is made of copper skin and iron bones.
But the part that made everyone less confident was the altimeter that was about to reach the sky. In fact, a few minutes ago, Ezio had asked someone to report every 1,000 meters. Otherwise, he suspected that the poor guy would be so anxious that he would bite himself full of wounds.
When the altitude exceeded 10,000 meters, the entire airship suddenly relaxed as if it had broken free from something. Those strange noises were gone, and the airship no longer shook inexplicably. Just like flying smoothly on a sunny day.
At this time, Ezio did not go through the captain, but gave the order himself: "Level rudder, slow speed, self-check of the whole ship. Report the climate data inside the ship."
This isn't the first time this has happened. Moreover, before the transfer of command, the old Grand Duke clearly stated that if there was a conflict between Ezio's orders and the captain's orders, the former would prevail. The role of the captain has always been to assist, not to compete for power.
So the helmsman immediately adjusted the operation according to the instructions and repeated them one by one. The person in charge of monitoring said at the same time: "The temperature inside the ship is 21 degrees. The thermostatic device is operating."
"What about the air pressure?" Ezio asked.
This is new observational data that has not been used before. But the monitor still reported back: "The air pressure inside the ship is 998 hPa, and the constant pressure device is also operating."
Lin used the names he was accustomed to when naming the units of various new data. Anyway, no one is trying to grab the lost land now.
Ezio asked again: "Is there a sudden drop in temperature and pressure anywhere?"
"No. The environmental data inside the ship are consistent and there are no drastic changes."