An ordinary airship manufacturer would, of course, want to create the most perfect product. But the reason why the anti-gravity device could not be popularized was, of course, the cost and technology.
The principle of the device was to use several precious magic materials to create a device called a floating stone. It would be fixed on the airship and take the airship out of gravity. Not only was the manufacturing cost high, but the continuous replenishment of power was also a shocking expense. And the best floating stones were undoubtedly used on the five sky islands, the top devices powered by the Mise nuclei.
On the other hand, mages who could create floating stones were rare, especially the larger the floating stone, the more difficult it was to create. It was not just a matter of enlarging a small floating stone by a few times.
In addition, the knowledge needed to integrate the magic array and the pipes to supply the power of magic, and install it on an airship with limited space to become a worthy "anti-gravity device" was even more extensive and complicated.
That being said, for someone who could modify a magic tower to the point that others could not imitate, the above was not a problem. Moreover, someone had completed the relevant design plan a long time ago, but he could not find the opportunity to put it into practice. Now was the best time to experiment.
After explaining the various parts of the new airship, Lin began to assign the work. "First, I will take the lead for the main hull, then Totokani, Polly, Jermaine, Marit, and Freya will be in charge of the six. Then, Riley, you will use the Battleship Slicing Blade. Your task is to get enough wood. I will give you the list of requirements and specifications later. "
"Use the Battleship Slicing Blade? I will be alone? " The simple and honest silver-bearded dwarf was a little surprised that he was excluded from the important work, and it was unknown whether he was flattered or surprised.
In this regard, Lin explained, "Don't be fooled by the name of the Battleship Slicing Blade. That thing was originally used to cut wood. As for the work of cutting wood, although this work seems boring and simple, the wood needed to repair the airship is not something that can be used casually. There will be a lot of requirements. Including the processing aspect, it will not be easier than forging. But we can't waste too much manpower on this, so we can only give it to you, who is the most trustworthy and capable of completing the work alone. You also know what your good brother is like. "
"Hey!" Jermaine shouted in dissatisfaction when he was caught in a meaningful glance.
"You're right. So leave it to me. "Larry gave his brother a stab at the right time. Of course, Jermaine said, "Hey! Am I that bad? "
Ignoring the dwarf's dissatisfaction, Lin turned to his two apprentices and said, "Your work isn't easy either. You'll have to distill and separate the oil from the airship, purifying its characteristics as much as possible. However, the remaining dregs can't be thrown away carelessly. They may come in handy depending on the situation. "
"Distillation?" "Separation?" The two girls each had their own questions as they tilted their heads and looked at their teacher.
Previously, when he discovered that Totokani's airship was powered by fuel, Lin had gone to take a look at the fuel situation. As expected, although oil was dug out, it was still in a rather primitive state. It had not undergone any refinement, and there were quite a lot of impurities.
Impurities meant that it was easy to accumulate carbon, which was the main source of black smoke. At the same time, the combustion efficiency would also decrease, making the machine unable to perform at its original design power. This situation would only worsen over time.
Using distillation to separate the oil didn't count on obtaining aviation grade fuel, but at least the impurities had to be removed and purified as much as possible. As long as this was done, the engine's lifespan, horsepower, and maintenance time could all be increased.
Thus, Lin said, "I've already taught you a lot of relevant chemistry knowledge in the past. If there's anything you don't understand, you can read books and ask others. However, don't think about relying on others for everything and only waiting for others to give you orders. If you only spend your life cleaning, cooking, and helping in experiments, then anyone can replace you. So work hard. If you want to leave this damned place as soon as possible, I don't have the spare time to keep an eye on your progress. "
These words were quite serious, and the two girls' expressions also became serious. Ever since they were young, when their teacher spoke very seriously, they didn't listen carefully. He would always use some method to leave a deep impression on them, and in the end, they would only suffer more. However, a certain someone's request caught them somewhat unprepared, so they both turned to look at their elder sister.
"No need to look," Lin said. "Your elder sister has things to do too."
Hearing her name being called, Fen looked at her curiously, but didn't say anything. Lin directly threw a list of requirements into Fen's virtual vision and said, "I'll have to trouble you with the program control part. I didn't take them with me to do the hardware part of the airship. I won't be at ease if they watch from the side. As for the software part, there's no one more suitable and more reassuring than you. "
After skimming through the requirements, it didn't seem like something that had been rushed out. The interfaces, processes, and situations of the various mechanical controls were all stated quite clearly. There wouldn't be any major problems if it was done, but the problem was that the quantity was too much.
She also didn't say anything, and only glanced at a certain someone. Lin said knowingly, "In the early stages, before the hardware is completed, the program only needs to build a rough framework. When it's combined with the hardware later, we'll make adjustments together. As long as the progress allows, I'll ask Freya to help you. Also, the requirements may change during the manufacturing process. Therefore, I'll have to trouble you to adjust the degree of freedom. "
Fen nodded and began to study the contents of the list. At this time, Uzov Gantia, who hadn't been called, said, "Sir Cupwood, I also need to rely on everyone's efforts to walk out of this mountain alive. However, I also know that my knowledge won't be of use when it comes to repairing the airship. Therefore, if there's a need for labor, please let me help. I'll do my best. "
"No, no, no. There's a very important job that I have to ask of you."
"Please speak."
"That's hunting."
"Hunting?" Although he didn't understand at first, Uzov soon noticed that after the airship crashed, most of the supplies and stored food had been destroyed in the fire. How to ensure a source of food became the most important thing. As for water, there was a silver-white world of snow outside, so there was no need to worry about the source of drinking water.
However, it was a bit difficult for him, who was originally an assassin, to do the work of a hunter. Especially now that the mountain was very cold, and the snow was everywhere, it was even more difficult to find prey. This didn't even take into account the level of the magic beasts active in the Jura Mountains. A few ordinary hunters would only be there to fill the gaps between the magic beasts' teeth.
However, he still had to do what he had to do. Otherwise, everyone would have to starve, let alone escape alive. Therefore, Uzov gritted his teeth and patted his chest as he promised, "Leave it to me."
"Oh, you're really trustworthy." After praising him, Lin poked his head out and said to Kaya, "Girl, bring that rifle over."
Someone had made a short gun and a machine gun. How could he not make a long gun? However, there weren't many uses for a long gun for this group of people.
In the war against the centaurs, a long gun wasn't of much use. Usually, it was the world of short guns for self-defense. Although it had been specially adjusted for hunting, Kaya preferred crossbows, and Halloumi was a slinger. Therefore, this rifle hadn't had a chance to be officially displayed since it was completed.
However, now that they had to ask Uzov to hunt, this rifle could come in handy. In order to deal with the situation where the magic bullet would cause a great deal of damage to the target after it hit, which meant that the part that was hit couldn't be eaten at all, the rifle had been designed with adjustments in mind.
Its attack was of the armor-piercing type, which meant that the magic bullet didn't stay in the target's body, but mainly penetrated. This way, it could prevent the magic power from expanding the range of damage inside the target, so that the edible part would be reduced.
This change caused the attack power of the magic gun to be greatly reduced. The lethality of this rifle wasn't even as good as the imitation PPK that the two girls were used to using. This was also one of the reasons why things were discarded after they were completed.
However, this rifle was also specially designed for hunting. It was equipped with a small Arcane Eye and a Water Mirror Magic Stone. When used together, it could detect within a radius of one to three kilometers, and no life form would be able to hide.
Moreover, because it was a magic gun, even an ordinary person would be able to control the direction of the shot due to their strong emotions during the process of aiming. Therefore, as long as the hole, the crosshairs, and the target were aligned, and the person had a strong desire to hit the target, the 100% accuracy would become the enchantment that came with the gun. The disadvantage was, of course, that it was easy to tire out because the process of shooting consumed spiritual power.
After demonstrating the various functions of the rifle, Lin placed it in Uzov's hands and warned, "Although it's very convenient to use, new weapons always have some weaknesses that we haven't discovered yet, so please be careful. If you are really faced with a life-threatening situation, please pull the trigger and fire the magic stone in the magazine in the form of a live bullet. This method is incomparable to the original power. However, this method has a limited amount of ammunition. Considering that we may need the magic stone to provide power to start or operate the airship when we leave, please use it carefully in this regard. "
After receiving the rifle, Uzov opened the life detection map and displayed it on the Water Mirror Magic Stone's screen. Because it was a rough map for hunting, the map displayed didn't have much useful information. There were only simple contour lines of the terrain and the light spots that marked life forms.
The light spots were white to seven colors. White represented ordinary beasts without magic power, while the color of the magical beasts corresponded to the classification of the Adventurer's Guild. From the map, it could be seen that most of the light spots were white, but there were also a few colored ones. Most of them were distributed between green and blue, and they were considered to be high-grade magical beasts.
By the way, according to the detection of the rifle, the group of snow wolves that were killed last night would be shown as yellow-green on the map. In terms of ability value, they could be said to be the weakest magical beasts in the detection range, but they had the advantage of numbers.
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