Release that Witch Chapter 977: Gliding wings
"Three days left," Nightingale said suddenly.
"Yeah, there are three days left." Roland nodded, and at the current marching speed, First Army can reach the preset offensive position three days later. There is a bulging hillside, and the **** is facing the outpost, not only With a wide field of vision, it is also very suitable for setting up fortifications.
Once they get their feet on the ground, it will be difficult for Devil to shake the gun defense line again.
But over the next few days, the pressure on the sniper squad will also increase.
The premise of their silentness is that the enemy's perception line of sight is unknowingly and unknowingly. On the vast plain, without the ability to transmit messages in real time, they want to accurately grasp the position of the attacker. It's impossible.
But with the increase of patrol forces, Devil has the possibility of using quantitative advantages in exchange for real-time messages. Just by witnessing the moment when the missing person is shot down, the search circle will be greatly reduced. They want to become takes action. Risky things.
The best result is that the enemy noticed the existence of the sniper squad and was unable to lock in the specific position, while the latter closed it in time and turned around to merge with First Army. This can not only involve the Devil flying unit, but also give the main army Enough time.
It's just that they need to judge for themselves.
Early or later will make this attack full of variables.
"You should believe them," Nightingale seems to see the Roland's concerns, "Taqila witch should not be worse in judgement of risk, magic power Ark can avoid most pursuits, even if it encounters the team Devil, It's not easy to want your Majesty. "
"That's right," Roland patted his cheek, after all, it was still the lack of Neverwinter City's strength that he needed to take this risk. The walking speed severely restricted the limits of the First Army. If it can be equipped with wheeled vehicles, it is entirely possible to launch a flashing battle on such a large plain. Even if the army goes down under the eyes of Dread Beast, the enemy will have no time to stop.
He should focus more on the task at hand than meaningless worry.
"Yes, Wendy should have mastered the basic principles of flight, right?"
"Probably," Nightingale smiled and threw a piece of dried fish into her mouth. "She fell asleep last night and was still talking about her dreams, thinking that the runway was cleared, and the green light was on."
"That's good," Roland looked out the window. "It seems to be fine today, and it looks like we can proceed to the next test."
"Are you planning to officially test the real thing of Oh? ..." Nightingale eyes brightened.
"Why, are you interested in it?"
"No one would be disinterested!" she said excitedly. "You can fly to the sky without wings, more free than a hot air balloon, and anyone can control it. It sounds almost like a miracle if it succeeds. , Do you know what those citizens will think of you? I'm afraid gods can hardly shake your prestige.
When he said that, Nightingale's expression was even brighter than that of Chaos Drink, as if she was the one who won the admiration.
Roland couldn't help laughing, "It's just a groping stage. There is still a long way to go to achieve the step you said."
At least steam engine can't meet its needs, he needs a more powerful source of power.
"But it will come true, right?" Nightingale walked to the door with his hands behind his back and smiled.
"Yeah," Roland responded without hesitation, "It will."
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One kilometer east of the shoal harbour.
The beach head exposed above the surface sinks into the sea here, leaving only a section of stone ridges that extend to the southeast. It is this long stone ridge that forms the outline of the entire Kingdom of Greycastle south.
For the inlanders living in Western Region's, this boundary is only part of the hilly landforms. On the gently rising soil slope, you can see the vast vortex sea; but for the merchants at sea, this is It is an insurmountable barrier. The average height difference between the sea surface and Shiling is more than 15 meters. Not to mention that it is impossible to load and unload the cargo, even it is dangerous to approach the dock. Therefore, before the shoal was opened, Western Region clearly had a third of its border next to the sea, but there was no sea port.
It can be said that the overall economic level of the western part of the Kingdom is not as good as that of the eastern and southern parts. The main reason for this is the lack of seaports in addition to the damage caused by Months of Demons.
But this terrain is now a great test field.
When the Roland and his party arrived here, the security forces stationed at Neverwinter City had hermetically locked the area around one kilometer.
At the end of the concrete-filled runway, three identical test prototypes are being pushed onto the lifting platform by soldiers.
"Oh! Is this what you call a new machine," Thunder commented, touching his chin, "looking at the shape is indeed reminiscent of seabirds, but compared to those powerful steam engine ... it seems A bit thin. "
As the most reliable overseas ally, Fiord's outstanding explorer Thunder, and the business woman Margery are naturally among the Roland's invitation to observe. Regarding the former evaluation, Roland was not surprised. After pretending to have a mysterious smile, he turned his head to Margery, "What do you think?"
"Return to Your Majesty," the latter said frankly, "Honestly, it is too different from your previous creation. If it wasn't for your personal invitation, I would have thought that Wonder Objects Society was cheating under your guise. . "
"Wonder Objects Society?" Roland asked curiously, "What organization is that?"
"A guild established by a group of delusionals between craftsmen and explorer," Margery 娓娓 explained, "they are not willing to be a craftsman, but they dare not plunge into the moody sea, so they put energy It's on all kinds of weird inventions. Two years ago, someone made something similar. A pair of wooden wings that are said to make the wearer fly.
"Wood ... wings?"
"Similar to yours, but much smaller, almost one person wide."
"Is he flying?" Wendy couldn't help asking.
"No," Margery shook his head. "He put on his wings and jumped off a high tower. The wings quickly flipped over and fell like a stone. He also fell to the ground with one end and died."
Wendy can't help swallowing.
"And before that, he claimed to have succeeded several times and attracted the attention of several major chambers of commerce. So this scam not only made him a joke, but also made Wonder Objects Society not so good. ’S reputation has become even worse."
Roland ca n’t help but feel a little bit of emotion here. Using wood to make wings, obviously realized that the largest possible lift is the key to flight. Only a hard frame can support enough force area to this step. , It basically got rid of the simple imitation of birds, and the prototype of fixed wings was born.
It can be said that the other party can be regarded as a pioneer in exploring the sky, at least compared with the brain holes that have appeared in history such as artificial wings, umbrella flying, and cloak flying.
Several times of success is not a nonsense, but a close-range gliding experiment at a low altitude, except that the wind is much higher at high altitudes, and the lack of an operating surface of the wings, it is unexpected that the moment is out of control. thing.
Unfortunately, the fjord advocates explorer, which can bring living space to the islanders. It is difficult for people who dare not go to sea to get a fair evaluation.
"He is not a liar," Roland slowly said, "It would cost a lot to get rid of the shackles of the earth and embrace the sky. If I don't have the help of witch, I am afraid that process is inevitable. If that person If you have a name, write it down. "
Margery froze, then raised the skirt corner, "as you wish, Your Majesty."
Roland set its sights on the "Glider Type I" that was being prepared before the test flight. Compared with steam trains and steel seaboats, it really looks very thin, and it cannot even be called a complete aircraft.
There is no cabin, and the whole body is covered with expose. Except for the long wings, the skin is omitted. In order to facilitate the escape, the seat is installed directly between the wings, which at first glance looks humbler than the model.
It's different from all the previous machines. Roland can be described as a blank in the field of flight, but only knowing the principle, there is no way to make a real aircraft.
So the first thing to do is to write a Flight Manual.
These seemingly rudimentary tests, prototype, already contain the basic controls needed for an aircraft.
It looks like a hairless chick just born.
It is the starting point for humans to fly.