After everyone boarded the plane, Tilly walked up to Roland and asked, "What's wrong? Are you still worried?"
"You can tell?"
"It's only been a day, but everything you've said sounds like a farewell. It would be strange if I couldn't tell." Tilly shrugged and said, "Are you doubting my skills or Anna's ability?"
Faced with this dilemma, Roland could only smile bitterly for a moment.
The structure of "Seagull" was extremely simple. Apart from a few operating rods and corresponding steering surfaces, it was basically a container for people. It was not much more complicated than the prototype. With Anna's processing skills, it was difficult to even think of a problem.
After it was built, it had also conducted a few test flights and simulated an emergency landing. The results were very satisfactory — not to mention Tilly's extremely strong control skills, Vendy had also made great progress in the run-in. She could always find the right airflow to keep the plane stable at all times.
And for the safety of this long-distance flight, Shavi and Molly were also brought along. It could be said that it was foolproof.
But even so, he still felt nervous.
Half of the elite witches in Neverwinter were gathered on a brand new aircraft and were going alone to the hinterland of the Barbarian Land 500 kilometers away. This was enough reason for him to worry. If not for the fact that he still had a lot of work to do in Neverwinter, he even wanted to take "Seagull" with them.
After exhaling softly, he looked at Tilly and said, "I think it has nothing to do with suspicion. It's just that you care too much. I hope that all of you can live safely to the new era after the end of the Divine Will. "
After the two of them looked at each other for a moment, Tilly turned her head away and said, "I know, I'm just joking … If it were me, I would also feel uneasy."
Before Roland could react, she had already turned around and stepped onto the gangway.
"Then I'm off, brother."
…
After the cabin door closed, a guard walked over and said, "Your Majesty, everything is ready outside."
Roland took a deep breath and replied in a low voice, "Let's begin."
"Yes!"
As the command was given, the procedures began to run in an orderly manner.
"The limiter has been activated!"
"The road is cleared!"
"All personnel leave the runway!"
"Open the door!"
When the door of the hangar slowly slid open to both sides, the dazzling sunlight shone into the room, projecting a path of light on the ground.
The guide raised the green flag.
"Seagull, ready to take off!"
At the same time, the siren resounded throughout the airport —
Roland felt the wind rising.
It was a wonderful feeling. He was standing in a position where there should be absolutely no wind, but he could still feel the gentle breeze brushing his cheeks.
It was unfair to compare the 'Seagull' to its peers as a pure glider. What the latter had been trying so hard to obtain, the 'Seagull' had from the very beginning.
The airflow defied common sense and appeared precisely behind the wing surface. The breeze pushed the raised ailerons like an invisible hand. This kind of power seemed insignificant, but Roland knew that it was the result of Vendy's deliberate control. The remaining wind that dissipated was gentle and gentle, but within the range of a few fingers from the wing surface, it was a strong wind that could make it difficult for people to move even an inch.
In other words, within the area affected by Vendy's ability, the direction and speed of the wind were all controlled by her.
This also meant that the 'Seagull' did not need to rely on its wings to maintain flight. It could also perform actions that would leave other gliders dumbfounded. For example, it seemed to be a short vertical take-off and landing. Speed was only in exchange for greater lift. If it could directly obtain lift, speed would naturally not be an indispensable factor.
Of course, such a light flight might be a shocking feat in the eyes of an expert, but in the eyes of a layman, it was obviously lacking.
What could be more shocking than a huge thing that weighed several tons whizzing past one's head and then slowly climbing up until it disappeared into the clouds?
Thinking of Tilly's expression when she excitedly proposed this idea, Roland could not help but shake his head in amusement.
It seemed that she had completely treated the 'Seagull' as her big toy and could not wait to show it off to others.
…
"Woo — — — Woo — — —"
As the steam whistle sounded, Good also noticed the strange scene at the end of the blackstone road. The soldiers dispersed, and the iron door of the shed opened. A strange looking gray "giant bird" slowly glided out, turned a small half circle, and drove onto the road where they were.
"Hey, look, what's that?" Clearly, he was not the only one who had discovered the giant creature.
"A train? It doesn't look like it … There are no tracks on the ground. "
"It's probably a new machine invented by Her Majesty?"
"Could it be the one that Sir Eagle Face was talking about?"
"It seems to be coming towards us."
Wait, he seemed to have seen this thing somewhere before! Good pondered for a while, and suddenly a thought flashed through his mind. Wasn't there a similar cover image in the books that Princess Tilly had given him? It looked like a bird, but it was not. The slender and symmetrical wings indeed looked somewhat similar to the 'Seagull'.
But after thinking for a while, he felt that the two did not match at all. Not to mention the difference in appearance and the number of wings, from the cover, he could at least see the pilot, and he could roughly understand why the thing in the picture seemed to be floating in the air. After all, a skeleton not much bigger than a human supporting a pair of huge wings, in a sense, it was like a magnified kite. Although he knew that the thing that the king and princess valued would not be so simple, it was still reasonable to think it through.
But the thing in front of him was completely the type that could not be understood.
Comparing it to the surrounding soldiers, it could be seen that it was far larger than the former. Other than its wings, its entire body was round, and its whole body was wrapped tightly. Its slender belly seemed to be able to stuff a lot of things. According to this size, not to mention flying, it should even be difficult to crawl on the ground —
But the next moment, Good realized how ridiculous his thoughts were.
The other party began to accelerate.
And it soon surpassed the speed of a horse, and it did not seem to have the slightest intention of stopping.
The team, which had been discussing fervently at first, unknowingly quieted down.
Everyone could hear the rumbling sound coming from afar.
"My God..." Finkin swallowed. "It's going to hit us."
This was also the common feeling of most of the preparatory trainees.
Logically speaking, as long as they stood still, the two would not really hit each other. But even so, their bodies seemed to be trembling uncontrollably.
Not everyone could remain calm in the face of a giant beast that could trample them into meat paste with one foot.
And this was such a giant beast —
They were not even as tall as the other party's wheels!
As it got closer, the whistling sound of the wind was almost like a roar, and there was a slight tremor on the ground. It was said that when the Knight charged, the sound of the horse's hooves alone could make the enemy collapse. But compared to the monster that was pressing down on him like a mountain, Good found that the Knight was nothing.
He suddenly remembered the indecipherable sneer of Eagle Face.
Instructor... Had he already experienced it?
Before he could think about it, a gust of wind swept past!
In a short period of time, it had covered a distance of hundreds of meters, running straight through the crowd on both sides.
Under the impact of the airflow, Good finally could not control his feet. His knees gave way and he fell to the ground — perhaps he had subconsciously dodged before the gust arrived.
He did not bother to get up, but turned his head to look behind him.
And the next scene made him even more dumbfounded!
He saw the giant beast raise its head, its feet left the ground, and suddenly soar into the sky, flying toward the blue sky. The sun shone on its wings, forming a colorful circle of dazzling light spots.
Is this... the Aerial Knight?
Good could not help but clench his fists.
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