The first ray of sunlight in the morning passed through the mountain barrier in the east and cast a golden glow on the rolling hills. The howling wind swept through the shimmering shield above the sky fortress. After several layers of barriers filtered and channeled, the cold high-altitude airflow turned into a comfortable breeze. The imperial flag hanging above the control center swayed in the wind. The emblem of a sword and a plough drawn by a pale golden silk thread was undulating with the airflow. Rebecca stopped on the main road of the upper deck. She looked up at the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn, which was gradually glowing with a metallic texture in the morning light. A silly smile slowly appeared on her face.
She had gotten used to life on the sky fortress. Recently, she had become more and more fond of welcoming the sunrise on the upper deck of the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn.
"Good morning, creator." The voice of the fortress Cortex Prime came from a low-power speaker nearby. The Dawn of the Earthly Dawn had sensed Rebecca's location and took the initiative to greet her. "The sun is very good today."
"Good morning. It's a nice day today." Rebecca smiled and waved at the surveillance camera not far away. Her face was so happy that it almost glowed. "Feels like it's a good day to throw something artistic at the wasteland."
"As you said, today is a good day to depart." The voice of the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn sounded calm and gentle. A buzzing sound from low to high reverberated in the depths of the anti-gravity giant ship. It was the sound of the ship warming up its 22 auxiliary propulsion engines. "Do you need me to arrange rail transportation to Industrial Deck 2? The nearest pipeline entry is 50 meters to your left. "
"Okay." Rebecca nodded and stepped toward a bulge on the deck nearby. "By the way, by the way, tell Commander Gina that I have completed the calibration of the last supercritical accelerator. She can use it at any time."
"Understood. The message has been sent." The voice of the Cortex Prime immediately sounded. Rebecca had already come to the bulge. With a slight mechanical friction sound, the arc-shaped protective panel rose up, revealing a cylindrical rail transportation cabin that could accommodate several people. Rebecca got in and locked the safety lock. The transportation cabin then sank into the rail groove buried under the deck and sped toward Industrial Deck 2, where the component manufacturing factory of the purification device was located.
The scale of the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn was amazing, and its interior was a multi-level three-dimensional structure with high space utilization. It was not an easy task to travel in such a huge "flying city." To solve this problem, Rebecca, the magicians, and the mechanical engineers had designed a very comprehensive transportation system when they first designed the fortress. It included magic-powered vehicles on the deck surface, a rail transportation system that could move quickly between different floors, and a rapid lift mechanism that ran through the entire fortress from top to bottom and could lead to each "floor." Among these three systems, the rail transportation system played the most important role.
The original design inspiration for this thing came from the giant tree of Solin, which was bigger than the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn. Therefore, in order to facilitate the transportation of personnel and materials, Bertilla built a "transportation pipeline" that was like the nutrient vascular system in plants. This mature and effective design inspired the thinking of Rebecca's technical team. These smart people gathered together and successfully replicated this convenient transportation system with the power of industry and machinery. It was very useful.
The cylindrical transportation cabin slid quickly in the rail trough. Part of the structure of the rail trough was an observation window made of high-strength artificial crystal. Rebecca sat in her seat and looked outside through the observation window. The entire "road" was buried under the deck, but the surroundings of the rail were not dark. On the contrary, the main structure of the fortress was below the deck of the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn. Wrapped in layers of heavy armor and high-strength shields, it was the powerful heart of the war behemoth and the assembly factory of many killing machines. Most of the shipborne troops were also stationed in the soldiers' quarters below the deck most of the time, and today, there were still many areas under the deck that continued to be expanded.
There was a slightly dim space ahead. As the transportation cabin flew past quickly, Rebecca saw a huge platform emerging in the darkness. High-power engineering lights illuminated the central area of the platform. A large number of construction machines, uniformed magicians, and mechanical scholars were busy on the platform. The light of welding and cutting flashed in the behemoth's body. At the other end of the platform, there were a large number of prefabricated frames waiting to be disassembled and assembled. The obvious golden markings on the frames indicated that they were not produced by the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn's own factory, but from the nearby flying fortress, the Hector.
The Hector was a Gorgon-class flying fortress that had accompanied the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn for a long time. While it was not strong in combat, its "back" carried the largest foundry and composite industrial center of the entire aerial combat complex. Every five days, a massive "cloud bottom" aircraft would transport crude metal ingots and other materials from the surface to the industrial center of the Hector. The raw materials were processed into various components in the blazing forge and roaring machine tools, and then distributed to the various fortresses or fortresses, including the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn. That was how the Hector got its name. In human legend, "Hector" was the name of the greatest craftsman during the first pioneering period (the founding of the Kingdom of Gondor).
"That platform should be Maintenance Hangar No. 2. After such a long time, it is finally finished." The transportation cabin quickly flew over the platform. Rebecca looked away from below. "With this new hangar, our dragoons should be able to fight more efficiently. What else is left to be built?"
"Only a set of auxiliary cooling units in Area A12 is still under construction. After the completion of this facility, it will allow the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn to sail faster and reduce the cooling cycle of all the main cannon by 10%." The voice of the Cortex Prime came immediately. "Now the basic construction is more than half done. There are sufficient materials and personnel. The project will be completed as planned."
"Phew … That's good." Rebecca sighed softly. "This fortress is finally completed."
The Dawn of the Earthly Dawn was not completed when it set sail. Because the war broke out too quickly and was almost completely out of control in the early stages, the aerial fortress rushed to the battlefield the day after the main functions were completed. In addition to the basic navigation and combat capabilities, a large number of "sub-units" and fleet auxiliary modules were built as the battle went on. Its huge scale, functional factory facilities, and excellent thinking ability of the technical team made this unprecedented thing possible. Until today, the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn was finally nearing completion.
"Do you plan to build a second aerial fortress?" After a few seconds of silence, the voice of the Cortex Prime came again. "Just like what you said before … my sister ship."
"Of course, the ancestor said that decisive weapons that are gone after the war are not reliable. Weapons that can be mass-produced are the most reliable. From the beginning, we didn't plan to build just one Dawn of the Earthly Dawn. We need at least a formation." Rebecca immediately nodded. "With the experience accumulated from you and the technological advancement, your 'sister' should be born soon … In fact, I have even thought of a name in advance!"
"You have thought of a name?" The Cortex Prime expressed a moderate amount of curiosity. "I didn't find any relevant information in the database …"
"I haven't reported it yet. I didn't even tell Aunt Heti and the ancestor." Rebecca waved her hand. "Since you are called the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn, I plan to call the new fortress' Twilight of the Gods'. You see, it only takes one day to complete …"
The Cortex Prime suddenly fell silent. After a while, it spoke again. "I think the senior advisors of the Theocratic Council may be a little sensitive to this name …"
"Then I will discuss it with them later." Rebecca waved her hand again with an 'I think it's not a problem' look on her face. "At most, we can change the name to 'Twilight of the Gods' …"
The Cortex Prime was completely silent. It could handle the thousands of nerve signals coming from the massive fortress at any given moment, but it could not handle the whimsical ideas of the Imperial Lead Putter …
But the silence did not last long because the traffic cabin began to decelerate. With a slight mechanical friction and the unique click of the repulsive mechanism, Rebecca felt that she had come to a stop. Then, the entire cylindrical traffic cabin began to be pushed out of the exit. After the protective panel opened, she saw the pleasing open-air assembly platform of Industrial Deck No. 2. On the platform, she and nearly a hundred technicians were ready to go.
It was disassembled into 17 components that could be packaged and installed on a simple airdrop frame. It could be airdropped directly from the sky fortress to the surface for assembly.
She got out of the traffic cabin and walked happily to the assembly platform. Halfway there, she saw an unexpected figure standing there. It was a tall blonde woman wearing a close-fitting, lightweight air force commander's white uniform with a decorative short cape draped over one shoulder. Her soft, shiny blonde hair was tied into a single ponytail. She looked heroic and refreshing.
She was the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Air Force, Gina Prince, a former Griffin Knight and an experienced "Airbender". She had participated in almost every battle on the rise of the Imperial Air Force and became the first "pilot" of the Imperial Air Force when the dragon cavalry was established. As a young and emerging empire with many cutting-edge technologies, Cecil had young talents in both the military and technical fields, and this air force commander was undoubtedly one of the best.
But Rebecca felt that the most amazing thing about Miss Gina Prince was not her "air combat" ability, but the fact that more than a company of people had tried to introduce her to someone but failed. It was said that even Mr. Solderlin's mother had approached her. The two had a good talk and exchanged opinions on the breeding of griffins and war hawks for a whole day. In the end, if Solderlin had not arrived in time, the two would have become sisters of different races.
Rebecca shook her head hard to get rid of the wandering thoughts in her mind. She remembered that most of the gossip she heard came from Amber, so it was better not to let her imagination run wild. What's more, before departure, the ancestor and Aunt Heti had specifically reminded her to listen to Commander Gina's orders. Although she was the technical director of the Dawn of Earthly Dawn, she was only the technical director. The entire air force, including the Dawn of Earthly Dawn, still had to listen to the orders of this real professional soldier.
"Commander Gina, why are you here?" Rebecca stepped forward and greeted Gina, who did not seem to notice her approach. "I thought you were in the control center."
"Your Highness." Only then did Jenna notice Rebecca's presence. With a smile on her face, she nodded and said, "I received your message and was on my way to take a look at the last set of supercritical accelerators. I happened to pass by here on the way and decided to check on the purification device."
Rebecca smiled proudly. She had never learned to hide her feelings in front of compliments. "It looks good, right?"
Gina turned her head and looked at the shiny metal devices on the assembly platform. The purification core, which had been disassembled into three sections, stood in the center of the platform like three giant pillars made of crystal and metal. The technicians were carefully installing cushioning pads and fixing frames around them. The other components had been disassembled and packed. They were now neatly arranged on the edge of the platform, waiting for the heavy-duty vehicles to send them to the "drop port" on the edge of the Dawn of Earthly Dawn. There, the packaged components would be installed on a disposable airdrop frame, and after a series of attitude corrections and deceleration, it would fly to the ground and be reassembled by the surface recovery and engineering team on the spot.
"It's really an incredible result." Gina was not good at technology, but she was quite clear about the huge boost this plan would have on the entire war once it was implemented. "The Western Front is now the most backward part of the Alliance. But if the airdrop plan goes smoothly, we can catch up with our allies on the other fronts."
"There will be no problem. We have tested it. These disassembled components are easy to install." Rebecca looked very confident. "And there will be an entire aerial combat group covering the airdrop process. Until the purification device is activated, those monsters will not be able to interfere with the assembly process on the ground."
"No, I'm not worried about the assembly and activation on the ground. I'm worried about the drop itself." Gina looked worried. "Is the disposable airdrop frame really okay? Welding a high-power anti-gravity ring or something on the big iron frame. I went to take a look at the finished product yesterday. How should I put it? It feels a little too … rough? "
Rebecca touched her chin. "I think it's okay. How about I ask the mechanical engineers to weld two more fixed steel columns?"
"Not two more steel columns. Well, you are a technical expert. It's fine as long as you are sure there is no problem." Gina Prince's mouth twitched, and she nodded helplessly. "Duke Bodwin has just sent a message from the ground. His main force on the ground is ready to march. They are just waiting for us to set off."
The priority to ensure air superiority, followed by the ground forces to ensure the occupation of the area. This was what Gina had learned in this war.
"Yes, Commander Gina. Dawn Earthly Dawn is ready," Rebecca immediately straightened up and said loudly with a serious face. "We can go now!"
(End of Chapter)
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