The Throne Under the Starry Sky Chapter 156: Heart of the Forge (Part 1)
"Thirteenth Flying Cavalry requested to take off."
"The easterly wind is northerly second level. The weather is fine and the visibility is good. There will be no rain until the evening. You can take off at any time. Good luck, brothers."
A soldier waved two green flags. The major of the southeast command post stood at attention and saluted, squinting to see the twelve-headed camel eagle flapping its wings and raising the dust in the sky, "Please pay attention to safety, Lieutenant Colonel Jonah, If you make something wrong, Lieutenant Colonel Sardis will not bypass me when he comes back." The major nodded at the young man on the back of the first hump eagle,
"Of course, Major." Although I didn't understand, Jonah could guess what the other party was saying, and waved his hands calmly as he could. The camel eagle's powerful wings set off the hurricane, and the astrologer felt his body sink and he couldn't help but tighten. Grasping the saddle on the eagle's back, the claws of the riding beast slowly left the ground and hidden underneath. The barracks of the Burning Blade Cavalry Regiment shrank rapidly underneath, and the twelve majestic flying beasts rose up in the water. In the clear sky, "Please sit down, Lieutenant Colonel Jonah, we are going to accelerate." The captain of the 13th Flying Cavalry, the Cavalry Lieutenant named Morel, who was sitting on the neck of the camel eagle, turned his head and pointed towards the person behind him. The officer asked loudly that the lieutenant could speak the lingua franca of the Western Continent. Jonah guessed that this was also one of the reasons why Isaibaink the Great assigned this cavalry to him.
"Target: Ekbatana, go forward." Jonah gritted his teeth and stretched his fingers forward,
"Oh, ha." The twelve flying cavalry exclaimed, "click." Morel buttoned the brass crystal goggles, his legs clamped the camel eagle's neck: "Go forward Ah, Miss Nancy."
The flying beast made a long and sharp cry, flapped its wings and flew forward, and the hunting wind blew through his ears. Jonah also learned Morrel to wear goggles, looked back, and eleven camel eagles lined up. The wedge matrix began to accelerate at the same time, and Asai was waving his arms excitedly on the back of the second riding beast, not knowing what he was shouting,
In just five **** of its wings, this wonderful beast has increased its speed to the point of frightening. The whole body shrinks into the shape of a jujube nucleus. It uses its sharp beak to break through the air and shoots like a bullet. Through the white clouds, the distant earth is retreating rapidly. Morel led the team to climb the altitude. The Thirteenth Flying Cavalry began to cruise at high speed above the clouds. The bright red Eaglet gleamed in the eastern sky, bringing the golden sunlight to the sky. All over the camel eagle glowing with steel-lustrous feathers,
The strong wind blew Jonah almost unable to breathe. He clasped the armrest on the saddle tightly. He felt that as long as he relaxed slightly, he would be lifted off the back of the camel eagle and fell into an unfathomable void. This beautiful beast has a good impression. Who would have thought that it would become so terrifying after flying into the sky,
Half an hour ago, astrologers saw the legendary camel eagle for the first time in the backyard of the barracks. As a symbol of the royal family of the Tocharian Empire, this noble beast has been domesticated for hundreds of years. The Burning Blade Cavalry Regiment has ten flying cavalry teams and has hundreds of fighting camel eagles. Due to the usual laws of nature, female animals are generally larger and stronger than males. Therefore, the fighting camel eagles in service are all females. This creature is seven feet tall, weighs a thousand pounds, has a wingspan of more than 30 feet, and has an eagle-like head, wings and claws, but its body is very similar to a camel, with two humps that can store water and energy, and A body of fine and soft short hair,
The feathers on the wings of the twelve-headed camel eagle are different in iron gray, dark brown, brown, and cyan. Only the "Miss Nancy" of Captain Morell has a pair of black wings, which is compared with ordinary camel eagles. Said that this black camel eagle has better speed and strength, but at the same time it has less endurance, which is more conducive to short-range raids.
"You, how far are you talking about Ekbatana." Jonah asked loudly, unable to hear his own voice.
Lieutenant Morel did not look back, and stretched out his right hand to sign a "4" and a "2". The astrologer remembered, the captain of the flying cavalry said that the distance to the destination is 40 miles, and within 20 minutes. In fact, the energy consumed by such high-speed cruising is amazing. Camel eagles cannot maintain this speed for a long time. The fat and water stored in their hump can support about half an hour of high-speed cruising, or twelve hours of low-speed cruising. Flying,
The cavalry flew over a range of white clouds, and the blood-red river appeared below them. The river snaked up between the hills and pointed to a red sky. Jonah wiped the crystal windshield and was surprised to see The northwestern sky is burning fiercely. A ring of hills surrounds the dark basin like a big bowl. The fire is rising from the center of the basin. It is not the Ekra volcano that is erupting, but the huge furnace of the Flores. Working day and night, using the heat of volcanic lava to forge steam machinery parts,
"Where are we landing, shall we fly in?" the third-level astrologer asked loudly,
"No, Lieutenant Colonel." Lieutenant Morel shouted back, "That's too dangerous. The steam puppet of the pink hat dwarf will wipe out all the uninvited guests. We enter through the east gate, and Ambassador Tocharo will take care of it. We open the door."
"Understood." Jonah replied,
As Ekbatana gets closer, the hot metal smell of steam begins to appear in the air, and the temperature rises significantly. Looking down on this basin from a high altitude, you can see the houses built by the Flores, Squares and unknown huge machinery, steam pipes criss-cross the city, countless chimneys spewing white smoke into the sky, and towering hills are a natural barrier for Ekbatana, except for the gorge on the south side where the red river rushes. There are only two passages on the east and west cols. Several steam wagons that look as small as ants are loaded with all kinds of sophisticated steam machinery from the west gate to leave this hot land of steam puppet warlocks. ,
"Turn right at forty degrees." Lieutenant Morel stretched out his right hand and made two gestures. The twelve-headed camel eagle neatly deviated from the course and drew a beautiful arc in the air against Ekbata. Na’s invisible boundary line moved to the northeast, "Did you see it, Lieutenant Colonel." The cavalry captain pointed to a small black dot in the air on the left, "That is the steam puppet of the pink hat dwarf. This floating model is It's specially designed to deal with enemies from the sky."
Jona squinted his eyes and barely saw a cylindrical machine suspended in the air, "Can the steam puppet fly? The Flores can also build a steamship like'Cripple Henry' ?" The astrologer couldn’t help asking,
The speed of the camel eagle slowed down, and the annoying wind no longer hindered the conversation. Lieutenant Morel shook his head: "Flying is the most difficult thing. These magic puppets are hung in the sky using balloons. Look at it. Above, there is a steam-driven hot air balloon."
"The balloon can also be used to build a large ship that can cross the river between two continents." Jonah said brightly. The holy river is "beyond", which runs between the western and southern continents. He has a deep memory of the moat. If a safe transportation method can be found, there will not be so many waterside tragedies.
"I don't quite understand, Lieutenant Colonel." Morrell hesitated, "However, the flying height of the hot air balloon is very low, and the airflow over the holy river is very complicated. It is probably not very practical."
While speaking, the camel eagle spread its wings and flapped lightly, and the height of the cavalry began to drop, the green hills enlarged in front of them, and a road hovering at the foot of the mountain appeared in front of them, and a majestic steel gate at the end of the road." Huh, ha." The twelve cavalry shouted neatly, the camel eagle flapped its wings and descended vertically, blowing the whirlwind of take-off stones and broken grass,
"Boom." The heavy body finally touched the ground. The riding beast squeezed the ground with its paws, folded its wings and lowered its head. The cavalry team landed on a green grass, and at the end of the grass was a Tocharian-style white building. A middle-aged man in a white robe stood at the door of the house. Before the dust dissipated, the man rushed over, yelling excitedly,
Lieutenant Morel jumped off the camel eagle, reached out to help the astrologer step down to ride the beast, and then greeted the middle-aged man with a smile. The cavalry nailed the stakes on the ground, tied the reins of the camel eagle to it, and took off The windshields began to line up, and Asai came over with a smile: "It's wonderful, look, I said it is wise to fly over, we almost missed such a fun flying experience."
Jonah felt that his legs were weak, and she barely stood up straight with Sila Fauna on the ground: "I didn't think it was funny...Is that the Tocharo ambassador, what are they talking about."
The oriental listened, "Lieutenant Morel is introducing you to the ambassador, asking the ambassador to tell Ekbatana to open the east gate. This poor man has been alone in this place where birds don’t lay eggs. It's been years, and finally saw a Tocharo soldier alive, who looked a little overly excited."
"Only, aren’t there many steam puppet warlocks who come here to study? There should be a lot of humans." Jona was puzzled,
"Businessmen and apprentices all enter and exit from the west gate. The east gate is specially set up for the Tocharians. It is said to be a requirement of the dignity of the country." Asai spread his hands,
After hearing Morel’s words, the middle-aged man in the robe ran over to meet Baron Ekbatana with fear. Jonah helped the poor man up and repeated his request. The ambassador said that he would immediately notify the fans. Hat dwarf, but if the other party sells his own face, it’s hard to tell,
The thirty-foot steel door was coldly closed. The ambassador led the cavalry to the door, knelt down and opened a small window, explaining what was inside, through a foot Half-thick door, you can see a small guard opposite the window, holding a small spear, a small surprise on his small face,
"Tell them that they are the descendants of Gilberto Gilbernaion." The Easterners utterly said the name of the first mentor, ",, this trick definitely works."
I used Flores to translate the past. Jonah originally wanted to prevent this too straightforward behavior, but his figure solidified. It was not that he saw something extraordinary, but that there was a voice. There appeared in his mind, the long-lost voice, the voice of the descendant,